Methods for nucleic acid manipulation
First Claim
1. In combination:
- (1) a composition for use in amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising;
a) bacteriophage T4 UvsX proteinb) two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence, andc) a polymerase; and
,(2) a detection system for detecting the presence of said amplified target nucleic acid sequence.
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Abstract
A method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence is described. A method of the invention involves the formation of a recombination intermediate without the prior denaturing of a nucleic acid duplex through the use of a recombination factor. The recombination intermediate is treated with a high fidelity polymerase to permit the replication and amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence. In preferred embodiments, the polymerase comprises a polymerase holoenzyme. In further preferred embodiments, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein or homologs from other species, and the polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein and a clamp loader protein, derived from viral, bacteriophage, prokaryotic, archaebacterial, or eukaryotic systems.
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11 Claims
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1. In combination:
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(1) a composition for use in amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising; a) bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein b) two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence, and c) a polymerase; and
,(2) a detection system for detecting the presence of said amplified target nucleic acid sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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