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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2022

Wristwatch PCR: A Versatile and Efficient Genome Walking Strategy.

Lingqin Wang, Mengya Jia, Zhaoqin Li, Xiaohua Liu, Tianyi Sun, Jinfeng Pei, Cheng Wei, Zhiyu Lin, Haixing Li

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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Lingqin WangState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Mengya JiaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zhaoqin LiCharles W. Davidson College of Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, United States.
Xiaohua LiuState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Tianyi SunState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jinfeng PeiState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Cheng WeiState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zhiyu LinState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Haixing LiState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

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Abstract

Genome walking is a method used to retrieve unknown flanking DNA. Here, we reported wristwatch (WW) PCR, an efficient genome walking technique mediated by WW primers (WWPs). WWPs feature 5'- and 3'-overlap and a heterologous interval. Therefore, a wristwatch-like structure can be formed between WWPs under relatively low temperatures. Each WW-PCR set is composed of three nested (primary, secondary, and tertiary) PCRs individually performed by three WWPs. The WWP is arbitrarily annealed somewhere on the genome in the one low-stringency cycle of the primary PCR, or directionally to the previous WWP site in one reduced-stringency cycle of the secondary/tertiary PCR, producing a pool of single-stranded DNAs (ssDNAs). A target ssDNA incorporates a gene-specific primer (GSP) complementary at the 3'-end and the WWP at the 5'-end and thus can be exponentially amplified in the next high-stringency cycles. Nevertheless, a non-target ssDNA cannot be amplified as it lacks a perfect binding site for any primers. The practicability of the WW-PCR was validated by successfully accessing unknown regions flanking

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genome walkingpartially annealingwristwatch-like DNAwristwatch PCRwristwatch primer

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PMCPMC9039356

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