Primase-based whole genome amplification
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چکیده
In vitro DNA amplification methods, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), rely on synthetic oligonucleotide primers for initiation of the reaction. In vivo, primers are synthesized on-template by DNA primase. The bacteriophage T7 gene 4 protein (gp4) has both primase and helicase activities. In this study, we report the development of a primase-based Whole Genome Amplification (pWGA) method, which utilizes gp4 primase to synthesize primers, eliminating the requirement of adding synthetic primers. Typical yield of pWGA from 1 ng to 10 ng of human genomic DNA input is in the microgram range, reaching over a thousand-fold amplification after 1 h of incubation at 37 degrees C. The amplification bias on human genomic DNA is 6.3-fold among 20 loci on different chromosomes. In addition to amplifying total genomic DNA, pWGA can also be used for detection and quantification of contaminant DNA in a sample when combined with a fluorescent reporter dye. When circular DNA is used as template in pWGA, 10(8)-fold of amplification is observed from as low as 100 copies of input. The high efficiency of pWGA in amplifying circular DNA makes it a potential tool in diagnosis and genotyping of circular human DNA viruses such as human papillomavirus (HPV).
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