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Gene Cloning and Expression of Thermostable DNA Polymerase from Thermus thermophilus HJ6  

Seo, Min-Ho (Department of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Dong-Eui University)
Kim, Bu-Kyoung (Department of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Dong-Eui University)
Kwak, Pyung-Hwa (Department of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Dong-Eui University)
Kim, Han-Woo (Research Institute of Cell Engineering National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST))
Kim, Yeon-Hee (Department of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Dong-Eui University)
Nam, Soo-Wan (Department of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Dong-Eui University)
Jeon, Sung-Jong (Department of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Dong-Eui University)
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Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters / v.37, no.1, 2009 , pp. 17-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
The gene encoding Thermus thermophilus HJ6 DNA polymerase (Tod) was cloned and sequenced. The open reading frame (ORF) of the Tod gene was composed of 2,505 nucleotides and encoded a protein (843 amino acids) with a predicted molecular weight of 93,795 Da. The deduced amino acid sequence of Tod showed 98% and 86% identities to the Thermus thermophilus HB8 DNA pol and Thermus aquaticus DNA pol, respectively, The Tod gene was expressed under the control of the bacteriophage $\lambda$ promoters PR and PL on the expression vector pJLA503 in Escherichia coli strain BL21 (DE3) codon plus. The expressed enzyme was purified by heat treatment, $HiTrap^{TM}$ Q column, and $HiPrep^{TM}$ Sephacryl S-200 HR 26/60 column chromatographies. The optimal temperature and pH for DNA polymerase activity were found to be $75{\sim}80^{\circ}C$ and 9.0, respectively. The optimal concentrations of $Mg^{2+}$ and $Mn^{2+}$ were 2.5 mM and 1 mM, respectively. The enzyme activity was activated by divalent cations, and was inhibited by monovalent cations. The result of the PCR experiment with Tod DNA polymerase indicates that this enzyme might be useful in DNA amplification and PCR-based applications.
Keywords
DNA polymerase; PCR; Thermus thermophilus; pJLA503;
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