DuraScribe T7 Transcription Kit,

Product RNase-resistant transcripts for RNAi and SELEX applications.

Contents: DuraScribe T7 Enzyme Mix, RNase-Free DuraScribe T7 10X Reaction Buffer, ATP, GTP, 2-F-dCTP, 2-F-dUTP, DNase I, DTT, Control Template DNA (linearised), Sterile Deionised Water.

Product information

The DuraScribe® T7 Transcription Kit* is an in vitro transcription kit that produces RNA - called DuraScript® RNA - that is completely resistant to RNase A digestion.

The DuraScribe T7 Transcription Kit includes DuraScribe T7 RNA Polymerase, an enhanced formulation of the Y639F mutant ¹ of T7 RNA Polymerase that efficiently incorporates 2´-Fluorine-CTP (2´-F-dCTP), 2´-Fluorine-UTP (2´-F-dUTP), ATP and GTP into RNase-resistant RNA transcripts called DuraScript RNA (Figure 1). The DuraScribe T7 RNA Polymerase uses the same T7 promoters as the wild-type T7 RNA Polymerase.

Applications

DuraScript RNA has demonstrated advantages for RNA aptamer synthesis, and ribozyme, RNA interference (RNAi) and antisense RNA studies.

Features

• DuraScript RNA is resistant to RNase A and DNase
• High Yields of DuraScript RNA
• T7 in vitro transcription reactions. DuraScribe T7 RNA Polymerase uses the same T7 promoters as the wild type T7 RNA Polymerase.
• Ideal for RNA aptamer studies. Numerous citations using the DuraScribe Kit with RNA aptamers
• SELEX-compatible. DuraScript RNA can be used in SELEX selection processes.
• Make long or short DuraScript RNA. Double-strand oligos, linearized plasmids, and PCR products with a T7 polymerase promoter can be transcribed.

Table 1. Yield of DuraScript RNA from a DuraScribe Kit reaction. One microgram of a 3-Kb DNA template was linearised at different sites and then transcribed in a DuraScribe T7 Transcription Kit reaction for 4 hours. The yield of DuraScript RNA produced from each template is shown in micrograms (µg) and in picomoles (pmol).

Figure 1 (click to enlarge). The DuraScribe T7 RNA Polymerase efficiently incorporates 2´-F-dCTP and 2´-F-dUTP into full-length DuraScript RNA. The presence of the fluorine at the 2´-position of the 2´-F-dC and 2´-F-dU nucleotides prevents digestion by RNase A.

Figure 2. Yield of RNA from a DuraScribe® T7 Transcription reaction. A standard reaction (4-6 hours) produced 40-60 µg of a 1.4-kb DuraScript® RNA.

Figure 3. DuraScript® RNA is resistant to RNase A digestion. A 1.4-kb standard RNA transcript and a 1.4-kb DuraScript RNA transcript were each incubated with 1 U of highly purified RNase A for 30 minutes. The standard RNA transcript was completely degraded while the DuraScript RNA transcript remained intact. Lane M, size ladder; lane 1, 1.4-kb standard RNA transcript; lane 2, standard RNA after RNase A treatment; lane 3, 1.4-kb DuraScript RNA; lane 4, DuraScript RNA after RNase A treatment. Denaturing 1% agarose gel ².

Figure 4. DuraScript RNA is completely resistant to "finger" nucleases. A 1.4-kb standard RNA transcript and a 1.4-kb DuraScript RNA transcript were produced using sterile water or water that had been contaminated by exposure to the hands of a test subject. The standard RNA shows extensive degradation from "finger" nucleases in the contaminated water while the DuraScript RNA remains fully intact. M, Size ladder; Lane 1, Standard RNA transcript; Lane 2, Standard RNA after "finger" nuclease exposure; Lane 3, DuraScript RNA; Lane 4, DuraScript RNA after "finger" nuclease exposure. Denaturing 1% agarose gel ².

* Covered by issued and/or pending patents.

Key features

• Produce fully RNase A-resistant RNA that is perfectly suited for RNA aptamer synthesis, as well as antisense RNA and RNA interference (RNAi) experiments.
• Protect transcribed RNA from RNAse degradation
• Produce high RNA yields
• Select and optimise RNA aptamers using SELEX screening

Durascribe t7 transcription kit

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