Discovery and characterization of a thermostable bacteriophage RNA ligase homologous to T4 RNA ligase 1.

Abstract:

:Thermophilic viruses represent a novel source of genetic material and enzymes with great potential for use in biotechnology. We have isolated a number of thermophilic viruses from geothermal areas in Iceland, and by combining high throughput genome sequencing and state of the art bioinformatics we have identified a number of genes with potential use in biotechnology. We have also demonstrated the existence of thermostable counterparts of previously known bacteriophage enzymes. Here we describe a thermostable RNA ligase 1 from the thermophilic bacteriophage RM378 that infects the thermophilic eubacterium Rhodothermus marinus. The RM378 RNA ligase 1 has a temperature optimum of 60-64 degrees C and it ligates both RNA and single-stranded DNA. Its thermostability and ability to work under conditions of high temperature where nucleic acid secondary structures are removed makes it an ideal enzyme for RNA ligase-mediated rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RLM-RACE), and other RNA and DNA ligation applications.

journal_name

Nucleic Acids Res

journal_title

Nucleic acids research

authors

Blondal T,Hjorleifsdottir SH,Fridjonsson OF,Aevarsson A,Skirnisdottir S,Hermannsdottir AG,Hreggvidsson GO,Smith AV,Kristjansson JK

doi

10.1093/nar/gkg914

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-12-15 00:00:00

pages

7247-54

issue

24

eissn

0305-1048

issn

1362-4962

journal_volume

31

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