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ArticleScientific reports2021

A high-efficiency method for site-directed mutagenesis of large plasmids based on large DNA fragment amplification and recombinational ligation.

Kewei Zhang, Xiaomei Yin, Kaituo Shi, Shihua Zhang, Juan Wang, Shasha Zhao, Huan Deng, Cheng Zhang, Zihui Wu, Yuan Li and 2 more

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Kewei Zhang *College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Xiaomei Yin *College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Kaituo Shi *College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Shihua ZhangCollege of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Juan WangCollege of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China.
Shasha ZhaoCollege of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Huan DengCollege of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Cheng ZhangCollege of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Zihui WuCollege of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Yuan LiCollege of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Xiangyu ZhouCollege of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Wensheng DengCollege of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China. dengwensheng@wust.edu.cn.

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Abstract

Site-directed mutagenesis for large plasmids is a difficult task that cannot easily be solved by the conventional methods used in many laboratories. In this study, we developed an effective method for Site-directed Mutagenesis for Large Plasmids (SMLP) based on a PCR technique. The SMLP method combines several effective approaches, including a high-efficiency DNA polymerase for the large DNA amplification, two independent PCR reactions and a fast recombinational ligation. Using this method, we have achieved a variety of mutants for the filamin A gene (7.9 kb) cloned in the pcDNA (5.4 kb) or the pLV-U6-CMV-EGFP (9.4 kb) plasmids, indicating that this method can be applied to site-directed mutagenesis for the plasmids up to 17.3 kb. We show that the SMLP method has a greater advantage than the conventional methods tested in this study, and this method can be applied to substitution, deletion, and insertion mutations for both large and small plasmids as well as the assembly of three fragments from PCR reactions. Altogether, the SMLP method is simple, effective, and beneficial to the laboratories that require completing the mutagenesis of large plasmids.

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Cloning, MolecularDNAMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPlasmidsPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombination, GeneticDNA

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PMID34001951
PMCPMC8129136

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