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ArticleBioscience reports2017

Mega primer-mediated molecular cloning strategy for chimaeragenesis and long DNA fragment insertion.

Hui Zhang, Chang-Jun Liu, Hui Jiang, Lu Zhou, Wen-Ying Li, Ling-Yun Zhu, Lei Wu, Er Meng, Dong-Yi Zhang

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Hui ZhangResearch Center of Biological Information, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China.
Chang-Jun LiuResearch Center of Biological Information, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China.
Hui JiangBeijing Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing 102205, China.
Lu ZhouKey Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China.
Wen-Ying LiResearch Center of Biological Information, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China.
Ling-Yun ZhuResearch Center of Biological Information, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China.
Lei WuResearch Center of Biological Information, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China.
Er MengResearch Center of Biological Information, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China dongyizhang@nudt.edu.cn er_meng@qq.com.
Dong-Yi ZhangResearch Center of Biological Information, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China dongyizhang@nudt.edu.cn er_meng@qq.com.

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Abstract

Molecular cloning methods based on primer and overlap-extension PCR are widely used due to their simplicity, reliability, low cost and high efficiency. In this article, an efficient mega primer-mediated (MP) cloning strategy for chimaeragenesis and long DNA fragment insertion is presented. MP cloning is a seamless, restriction/ligation-independent method that requires only three steps: (i) the first PCR for mega primer generation; (ii) the second PCR for exponential amplification mediated by the mega primers and (iii) DpnI digestion and transformation. Most importantly, for chimaeragenesis, genes can be assembled and constructed into the plasmid vector in a single PCR step. By employing this strategy, we successfully inserted four DNA fragments (approximately 500 bp each) into the same vector simultaneously. In conclusion, the strategy proved to be a simple and efficient tool for seamless cloning.

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Cloning, MolecularDNADNA PrimersGenetic VectorsMutagenesis, InsertionalPolymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsDNADNA PrimersDNA insertionMega PrimerSeamless cloning

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PMID28183872
PMCPMC5333777

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