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Promega Notes 95: TSAP: a New Thermosensitive Alkaline Phosphatase 14867_PN095_body.qxp 1/17/07 10:30 AM Page 3 CLONING TSAP:A New Thermosensitive Alkaline Phosphatase ABSTRACT Here we describe TSAP, a new thermosensitive alkaline phosphatase.TSAP is active in all Promega restriction enzyme buffers, including MULTI-CORE™ Buffer, as well as both GoTaq® Buffers.The robust phosphatase activity effectively dephosphorylates all DNA termi- ni (5′,3′ and blunt) in 15 minutes at 37°C. As TSAP is active in restriction enzyme buffers, using TSAP offers the potential for simultaneous restriction digestion/dephosphorylation. Promega TSAP is thoroughly tested to ensure functionality and physical purity. John Brandon, M.A., and Michael R. Slater, Ph.D., Promega Corporation A. INTRODUCTION Enzyme ApaI XmaI RsaI NotI BamHI TSAP, Thermosensitive Alkaline Phosphatase Buffer A BCDE (Cat.# M9910), catalyzes the removal of 5′ Cut/Ligase uncut CLCLCLCLCL phosphate groups from DNA, thus preventing the recircularization of linearized cloning vector DNA during ligation. It is effective on 3′ overhangs, 5′ B. overhangs, and blunt ends. The phosphatase is Enzyme BamHI BamHI PstI PstI KpnI SphI Buffer MCB E/No H MCB J K supplied at a concentration of 1MBU/µl, which is a TSAP Cut/Ligase uncut CLCLCLCLCLCL sufficient quantity to dephosphorylate 1µg of plasmid (~3kb) in 15 minutes at 37ºC. It is also Robust activity useful for preparing DNA for 5′ end-labeling by Effectively dephosphory- ′ lates all types of DNA removing existing phosphate groups from the 5 end C. termini in 15 minutes. (T4 Polynucleotide Kinase, Cat.# M4101). TSAP is Colorless GoTaq® Green GoTaq® irreversibly inactivated by incubating at 74°C for Buffer Buffer 15 minutes. Therefore, a DNA cleanup step is not Enzyme StyI StyI StyI StyI StyI GoTaq®/ F GoTaq®/ F required before proceeding to a ligation reaction. Buffer F 2µl TSAP 1µl TSAP 2µl TSAP 1µl TSAP Most alkaline phosphatases have several disad- Cut/Ligase CLCLCLCLCL vantages in a practical world. Many require a metal cofactor such as Zn2+, which renders them incom- patible with common restriction enzyme buffers. 6364TA In addition, E. coli alkaline phosphatase and calf Figure 1. Phosphatase activity as demonstrated by ligation intestinal alkaline phosphatase are not inactivated inhibition. Two micrograms of pGEM®-3Zf(+), pGEM®-5Zf(+), or pBR322 plasmid DNA were incubated with 2 units of TSAP and by heating and require a DNA purification step 15 units of the indicated restriction enzyme and Promega buffer. before ligation. This can be costly and laborious and Following 15 minutes at 37°C, the TSAP/restriction enzyme cocktail was heat inactivated by incubating for 15 minutes at 74°C. can decrease yield. Finally, consecutive enzyme The resulting DNA was split into two aliquots. One aliquot was incubations, with resultant buffer additions, can saved (C=cut) and one aliquot was ligated using 20 units of ligase and 1X LigaFast™ Buffer for 15 minutes at 25°C (L=ligated).The result in added time, loss of DNA and increased ligation reaction was heat inactivated by incubating for 15 minutes chance for errors. at 65°C. Panel A. pGEM®-5Zf(+) Plasmid DNA (ApaI and NotI) and pGEM®-5Zf(+) Plasmid DNA (XmaI, RsaI and BamHI). Panel B. pGEM®-3Zf(+) Plasmid DNA. Panel C. pBR322 Plasmid Flexible and SIMULTANEOUS DEPHOSPHORYLATION DNA.Two units of TSAP/µg of DNA was used for StyI/buffer F and either Green GoTaq® Buffer or Colorless GoTaq® Buffer, as TSAP efficient ANDRESTRICTION DIGESTION is slightly less active at higher pH and Mg2+ levels. Compatible with all Active in Promega restriction buffers, TSAP will Promega restriction enzyme buffers,TSAP is allow simultaneous restriction enzyme digestion and active while the enzyme DNA dephosphorylation under the appropriate con- is cutting. ditions (Figure 1). Using TSAP for cloning can minimize the time and manipulation (Figure 2). 3 PROMEGA NOTES WWW.PROMEGA.COM NUMBER 95 JANUARY 2007 14867_PN095_body.qxp 1/17/07 10:30 AM Page 4 CLONING UNITS DEFINED BY FUNCTION pGEM® Promega defines unit activity on a functional basis. DNA Cut A B C One unit of TSAP will dephosphorylate 1µg of DNA (~3kb plasmid with a 3′, 5′ or blunt end) in 15 minutes 10ng 1µg HincII HindIII PstI HincII HindIII PstI HincII HindIII PstI HincII HindIII PstI at 37ºC. TSAP is heat inactivated with a 15-minute incubation at 74ºC. While many manufacturers use p-nitrophenyl phosphate (PNPP) as a substrate in their unit definition, it should be noted that TSAP does not exhibit strong activity on PNPP. However, reduced PNPP 6328TA activity does not affect DNA dephosphorylation. Figure 4. Gel analysis of TSAP activity. Functional purity is gauged by the absence of altered DNA ends. pGEM®-3Zf(+) Vector DNA was digested with either HincII (blunt end), HindIII (5′ end) or PstI (3′ end). TSAP Other alkaline The digested DNA was then subjected to different treatments. phosphatases Treatment A: Cut DNA (2µg) was ligated using 1X ligase buffer (Cat.# C1263), 8u LC Ligase (Cat.# M1801) and incubated at 4°C for 16 hours. Treatment B: Cut DNA (2µg) was incubated with TSAP for 1 hour at 37°C, purified with the Wizard® Plus Minipreps DNA Purification System Vector cut and (Cat.# A7100) and then ligated.Treatment C: Cut DNA (4µg) was incu- dephosphorylate Vector cut bated with TSAP,treated with T4 Polynucleotide Kinase using 1X PNK Buffer (Cat.# C1313) with added ATP,40 units/4µg T4 PNK (Cat.# 15 minutes 1 hour (buffer addition, M4101) and incubated at 37°C for 10 minutes, and then ligated. heat inactivation, Following these treatments, aliquots (1µg) were separated on a 1% Heat inactivate purification) agarose gel, visualized by ethidium bromide staining and captured with a digital camera. 15 minutes Dephosphorylate 15 minutes Ligate vector and to 1 hour insert, and heat PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PURITY (DNA purification) inactivate ligation TSAP is manufactured in an ISO-certified facility, ensur- 30 minutes Heat inactivate ing consistent quality as evidenced by the physical and functional purity of the TSAP enzyme (Figures 3 and 4). 15 minutes Transform and plate Ligate vector and SUMMARY 2 hours insert, and heat Promega TSAP offers increased efficiency, effectively inactivate ligation Total time: 3 hours dephosphorylating all types of DNA termini in 15 min- 30 minutes utes. TSAP is compatible with all Promega restriction enzyme buffers, offering the potential of simultaneous Transform and plate restriction enzyme digestion and DNA dephosphoryla- 2 hours tion. Because TSAP can be irreversibly heat inactivated, a DNA purification step is not required prior to ligation. Total time: 4–4.75 hours Finally, TSAP comes with the assurance in quality that 6327MA Figure 2. Comparison of TSAP protocol to standard alkaline phosphatase protocol. arises from extensive testing using methods that are sen- sitive to contaminating activities. kDa M 1µl 3µl 10µl ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 49 We wish to acknowledge Ray Williams and Erik Gulliksen for their continual support and sound advice. 38 28 ORDERING INFORMATION Product Size Cat.# 17 TSAP Thermosensitive Alkaline 14 Phosphatase 100 units M9910 For Laboratory Use. Units listed are MBU (molecular biology units). 6 Products may be covered by pending or issued patents or may have certain limita- tions. Please visit our Web site for more information. 6329TA GoTaq, pGEM and Wizard are registered trademarks of Promega Corporation. Figure 3. Polyacrylamide gel analysis of TSAP purity. One, 3 and 10µl (MBU) of two LigaFast and MULTI-CORE are trademarks of Promega Corporation. different lots of TSAP were separated on a 4–12% NuPage® polyacrylamide gel (Invitrogen), NuPage and SeeBlue are registered trademarks and SimplyBlue is a trademark of visualized using SimplyBlue™ stain (Invitrogen) and captured with a digital camera. Lane M, Invitrogen Corporation. SeeBlue® prestained protein standard (Invitrogen). 4 NUMBER 95 JANUARY 2007 WWW.PROMEGA.COM.
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