Recombination efficiency measurement by real-time PCR: A strategy to evaluate ParA-mediated minicircle production.
Anal Biochem
; 628: 114285, 2021 09 01.
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ABSTRACT
Minicircles (MCs) are DNA molecules that are produced in Escherichia coli by replicating a parental plasmid (PP) and inducing its site-specific intramolecular recombination into miniplasmid (MP; containing the prokaryotic backbone) and MC molecules (comprised by the eukaryotic cassette). The determination of the recombination efficiency and the monitoring of PP, MC and MP species during processing and in the final product are critical aspects of MC manufacturing. This work describes a real-time PCR method for the specific identification of PP, MP or MC that uses sets of primers specific for each species. The method was evaluated using artificial mixtures of (i) PP and MP, (ii) PP and MC and (iii) MP and MC that were probed for all three DNA molecules. The ratio of molecules of each DNA species in these mixtures were determined with differences lower than 10% relatively to the expected ratio of the species in 90% of the mixtures. Next, the recombination efficiency was successfully estimated by analysing pre-purified DNA samples obtained from cell cultures. A standard deviation < 2% was obtained between replicas and results closely correlated with those obtained by densitometry analysis of agarose gels. Further optimization is required to determine recombination efficiency directly from whole cells.
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DNA Bacteriano
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real
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2021
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