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Adding poly dA at 3' ends of the vector and poly dT at the 3' ends of DNA clone

In this method, DNA can be cut at the desired position both in the vector and in the clone, without staggered cleavage. Using precursor dA TP, poly dA is added at both the 3' cut ends of the vector with the help of enzyme terminal transferase.

Cloning of DNA segment in a plasmid vectror by poly dA; poly dT tailing technique

Cloning of DNA segment in a Plasmid Vector by Poly dA Poly dT tailing Technique



Similarly using precursor dTTP poly dT is added at both the 3' cut ends of the DNA sequence to be cloned. The vector and clone can then be joined by annealing the poly dA with poly dT tails and then ligating them using DNA ligase enzyme In this techinque, there is no chance of reannealing between the two cut ends of the same DNA molecule or of the two similar DNA molecules, so that one of the disadvantages of the first method has been overcome in this case.

However, in this technique it will not be easy to retrieve the cloned DNA, because the recognition site of the enzyme has been lost in this case due to insertion of poly dA and poly dT.


But if poly dG and poly dC are used instead (which serve the same purpose), cloned sequence can be retrieved, since poly dG and poly dC regenerate the recognition site for the enzyme PstI..

 

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