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Polynucleotide Kinase from T4-infected Escherichia coli

10 units/μL, buffered aqueous glycerol solution

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CAS Number:
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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.53

grade

for molecular biology

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

mol wt

33 kDa

concentration

10 units/μL

foreign activity

Endonuclease and exonuclease, none detected

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

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Application

Suitable for:
  • Sequencing or nucleic acid tagging (DNA and RNA) by 5′-end labeling
  • 5′ phosphorylation of oligonucleotides
  • Removal of 3′-phosphate groups from phosphorylpolynucleotides

Components

T4 Polynucleotide Kinase is supplied in a solution of 50% glycerol (v/v), 20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 25 mM KCl, 2mM DTT, 0.1 mM EDTA, and 0.1 μM ATP.

Principle

Polynucleotide kinase catalyses a "forward reaction" transfer of the γ-phosphate of ATP to the 5′ hydroxyl terminus of single- and double-stranded nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and 3′-nucleoside monophosphates. In exchange reactions containing ADP, the enzyme will catalyze the exchange of 5′-terminal phosphate groups and ATP. The 3′-phosphatase activity enables the enzyme to remove 3′-phosphoryl groups from phosphorylpolynucleotides.
1. Forward reaction: Transfer of the labeled γ-phosphate from [γ-32P]-ATP to the free 5′-hydroxyl group of the substrate.
5′-HO-DNA + [γ-32P]-ATP → 5′-32PO-DNA + ADP.
Substrates that do not have a free 5′-hydroxyl require prior dephosphorylation by alkaline phosphatase.
2. Exchange reaction: First, the terminal 5′-phosphate is transferred from the substrate to ADP present in the reaction mixture. Then, the labeled γ-phosphate from [γ-32P]-ATP is transferred to the free hydroxyl group of the substrate.
5′-PO-DNA + ADP → 5′-HO-DNA + ATP
5′-HO-DNA + [γ-32P]-ATP → 5′-32PO-DNA + ADP

Unit Definition

One unit catalyzes the transfer of one nanomole of 32P to the 5′-end of micrococcal nuclease-treated DNA in 30 min. at 37 °C. Transfer is detected as incorporation into acid-insoluble material.

Analysis Note

Activity is determined in a reaction mixture containing 40 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), with 10 mM MgCl2, 5 mM dithiothreitol, 0.5 mM 5′-OH polynucleotide ends, and mM [γ-32P]-ATP.

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Polynucleotide kinase exchange reaction: quantitave assay for restriction endonuclease-generated 5'-phosphoroyl termini in DNA.
K L Berkner et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 252(10), 3176-3184 (1977-05-25)
Lei Lin et al.
Analytical chemistry, 83(22), 8396-8402 (2011-10-27)
Phosphorylation of DNA with 5'-hydroxyl termini plays a critical role in a majority of normal cellular events, including DNA recombination, DNA replication, and repair of DNA during strand interruption. Determination of nucleotide kinase activity and inhibition is under intense development
Ga Tremblay et al.
Bioanalysis, 3(5), 499-508 (2011-03-11)
Oligonucleotide-based therapeutics are quantified with hybridization assays in biological matrices such as plasma and tissues. Current hybridization methods do not entirely discriminate the parent compound from 5´- or 3´-N-X truncated metabolites. A dual ligation-based hybridization assay was developed to circumvent
Sandeep K Sharma et al.
Nature chemical biology, 6(12), 914-920 (2010-10-19)
Hsp70-Hsp40-NEF and possibly Hsp100 are the only known molecular chaperones that can use the energy of ATP to convert stably pre-aggregated polypeptides into natively refolded proteins. However, the kinetic parameters and ATP costs have remained elusive because refolding reactions have
Problem-solving test: restriction endonuclease mapping.
József Szeberényi
Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 39(5), 393-395 (2011-09-29)

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