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Abstract
A method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence is described. A method of the invention involves the formation of a recombination intermediate without the prior denaturing of a nucleic acid duplex through the use of a recombination factor. The recombination intermediate is treated with a high fidelity polymerase to permit the replication and amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence. In preferred embodiments, the polymerase comprises a polymerase holoenzyme. In further preferred embodiments, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein or homologs from other species, and the polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein and a clamp loader protein, derived from viral, bacteriophage, prokaryotic, archaebacterial, or eukaryotic systems.
Description
Title of the Invention METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID MANIPULATION
Statement Regarding Federally Sponsored Research or Development This invention was made with United States Government support in the form of a grant from the National Institute of Health, Grant No. GM13306. The United States Government has certain rights in this invention.
Reference to a Microfiche Appendix Not applicable Background of the Invention The present invention is directed towards a process for the amplification of a target nucleic acid sequence contained in a larger nucleic acid independent of using a thermocycle or a thermostable polymerase. Unlike current technologies that employ a thermocycle and are therefore dependent upon a thermostable polymerase, the current invention allows for specific primer template association at a low temperature that will remain constant over the duration of the reaction.
A method for the site-specific amplification of a region of nucleic acid is described. Current amplification technology is based upon the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). This PCR system can be thought of as involving three main components. First DNA oligonucleotides complementary to the flanking ends of the target sequence are required. These DNA oligonucleotides serve as primers for the initiation of DNA replication by the second component of the system, a thermostable DNA dependent DNA polymerase, such as the Taq polymerase. The use of a thermostable DNA polymerase is absolutely required in PCR so that the polymerase activity can survive the third component, the thermal cycle. The thermal cycle uses high temperatures, usually 95 degrees Celsius, to melt the target duplex DNA so that a subsequent annealing temperature, usually in the range of 50 - 60 degrees Celsius, permits the annealing of the primers to the appropriate locations flanking the target DNA.
Following the annealing step, the thermal cycle incorporates a polymerization temperature, usually 72 degrees Celsius, which is the optimal temperature of polymerization for the current thermostable polymerases used in PCR.
The requirement of a thermal cycle to facilitate the annealing of the primers flanking the target DNA to be amplified has several drawbacks. Primer annealing temperature is an important parameter in the success of PCR
amplification. The annealing temperature is characteristic for each oligonucleotide: it is a function of the length and base composition of the primer as well as the ionic strength of the reaction buffer. The theoretical amplification value is never achieved in practice. Several factors prevent this from occurring, including: competition of complementary daughter strands with primers for reannealing (i.e. two daughter strands reannealing results in no amplification);
loss of enzyme activity due to thermal denaturation, especially in the later cycles; even without thermal denaturation, the amount of enzyme becomes limiting due to molar target excess in later cycles (i.e. after 25 - 30 cycles too many primers need extending); possible second site primer annealing and non-productive priming. Moreover, primers must avoid stretches of polybase sequences (e.g. poly dG) or repeating motifs - these can hybridize with inappropriate register on the template. Inverted repeat sequences should also be avoided so as to prevent formation of secondary structure in the primer, which would prevent hybridization to template.
An additional drawback is the costly need for temperature baths, which are required to shift their temperatures up and down rapidly, and in an automated programmed manner. These are known as thermal cyclers or PCR
machines.
A further problem with PCR is the lack of fidelity of the various Polymerases (Table 1) under different conditions. However, with increasing number of cycles the greater the probability of generating various artifacts (e.g.
mispriming products). It is unusual to find procedures that have more than 40 cycles. Errors made by DNA polymerase can affect the extension reaction of PCR during five distinct steps: (1) the binding of the correct dNTP by polymerase; (2) the rate of phosphodiester bond formation; (3) the rate of pyrophosphate release; (4) the continuation of extension after a misincorporation; and (5) the ability of the enzyme to adjust to a misincorporated base by providing 3'-to-5' exonuclease 'proofreading' activity.
Misincorporation rates for different polymerases are described in terms of errors per nucleotide polymerized, and the rate can be greatly affected by many parameters. Several studies have concluded that different thermostable DNA
polymerases have error rates as high as 2.1 x 10-4 to 1.6 x 10"6 errors per nucleotide per extension (Table 2).
Another major drawback is that standard PCR protocols can amplify DNA sequences of 3000 base pairs (3 kb) or less. Efficient long PCR requires the use of two polymerases: a non-proofreading polymerase is the main polymerase in the reaction, and a proofreading polymerase (3' to 5' exo) is present at a lower concentration. Following the results of Cheng et al.
[Cheng, S., Fockler, C., Barnes, W., Higuchi, R. Effective amplification of long targets from cloned inserts and human genomic DNA. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 91, 5695-5699 (1994)] the Tth enzyme (ABI/Perkin-Elmer) enzyme has been used as the main-component polymerase and Vent (New England Biolabs) as the fractional-component polymerase.. Other combinations of proofreading and non-proofreading polymerases are difficult to employ because different activities in specific buffer systems limits which combinations of polymerases can be used.
Moreover, all of the problems associated with standard PCR reactions become even more critical when attempting to amplify regions of DNA 3kb or longer.
The current invention eliminates these problems with traditional PCR by eliminating the need for a thermal cycle and a thermostable polymerase in the amplification of a sequence of DNA embedded within a longer target DNA.
The current invention replaces the thermal cycle required to anneal the primers to the flanking ends of a target template by utilizing the enzymes active during homologous recombination, more specifically during homologous pairing or D-loop formation.
In bacteriophage T4, DNA replication, as well as being initiated from specific origins of replication, is also very efficiently initiated from recombination intermediates. Therefore, the current invention is directed at a system that primes DNA replication, in a specific manner, via recombination intermediates formed at opposite ends of a target sequence embedded within a much larger sequence. This permits the reaction to be run at room temperature and therefore permits the use of a non-thermal stable polymerase. The primary advantage of employing a non-thermostable polymerase is that several polymerases have been characterized which have far superior fidelity.
Moreover, the characterization of accessory factors, such as sliding clamp proteins, are known to increase the length of DNA which can be amplified to entire genomes. In addition, the utilization of enzymes to deliver the primers eliminates all of the problems associated with annealing primers within the context of a thermal cycle mentioned above. Moreover, the homologous pairing reaction catalyzed by the bacteriophage T4 proteins is extremely efficient and would eliminate the problem of mis-priming.
Table 1. Thermostable DNA polymerases and their sources NA Polymerase ;Natural or rcombinan [Source D Taq ;Natural aquaticus [Thermus ................... _.........._......._.......................
_...................................__.................
Amplitaq "Recombinant T. aquaticus Amplitaq (Stoffel Recombinant T aquaticus fragment) Hot Tub TM 1P, [Natural Thermus flavis PyrostaseTM I Natural T. flavis VentTM Recombinant Thermococcus litoralis Deep VentTM Recombinant Pyrococcus GB-D
Tth Recombinant Thermus thermophilus Pfu _ _ _ Natural Pyrococcus furiosus ULTmaTM Recombinant Thermotoga maritima Table 2. Properties of DNA polymerases used in PCR
Stoffel Deep Taq/Amplitaq ' VentTM Pfu Tth ULTmaTM
fragment VentTM
95 C half- 400 1380 >120 i F 40 min F8Omin >50 min life min min min _......... -..... ......_......._!
3'S' exo Extension 75 >50 >80 Fo--F?
rate (nt/sec) RT activity Weak Weak ? ? ? Yes i ?
Resulting >95% >95%
_..... _..._....---- --------- __ !3'A !3'A Flunt."',11,,, FA"I, Flunt' ends blunt blunt ___- _i .-___..---__.-___._______-......___-_- Strand - + + -displacement E"~I -W. (kl) 94 61 92 94 70 ....... ....... ._.................. __._...._..............._..........-I.......__._........._.................; I....._._..-Error Rates 1. Taq (Thermus aquaticus) 1.1 x 10-4 base substitutions/bp [Tindall, K.R., and Kunkel, T.A. (1988) Biochemistry 27, p6008-6013, "Fidelity of DNA synthesis by the Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase."]
2.4 x 10-5 frameshift mutations/bp [Tindall and Kunkel, Id.]
2.1 x 10-4 errors/bp [Keohavong, P., and Thilly, W.G. (1989) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 86(23), p9253-9257, "Fidelity of DNA polymerases in DNA amplification."]
7.2 x 10-5 errors/bp [Ling, L.L., Keohavong, P., Dias, C., and Thilly, W.G. (1991) PCR Methods Appl 1(1) p63-69, "Optimization of the polymerase chain reaction with regard to fidelity: modified T7, Taq, and Vent DNA polymerases."]
8.9 x 10-5 errors/bp [Cariello, N.F., Swenberg, J.A., and Skopek, T.R. (1991) Nucleic Acids Res 19(15), p4193-4198, "Fidelity of Thermococcus Litoralis DNA Polymerase (Vent) in PCR determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis."]
2.0 x 10-5 errors/bp [Lundberg, K.S., Shoemaker, D.D., Adams, M.W., Short, J.M., Sorge, J.A., and Mathur, E.J. (1991) Gene 108(1), p1-6, "High-fidelity amplification using a thermostable DNA polymerase isolated from Pyrococcus furiosus."]
1.1 x 10-4 errors/bp [Barnes, W.M. (1992) Gene 112(1), p29-35, "The Fidelity of Taq polymerise catalyzing PCR is improved by an N-terminal deletion."]
2. KlenTaq (Thermus aquaticus, N-terminal deletion mutant) 5.1 x 10-5 errors/bp [Barnes, W.M. (1992) Gene 112(1), p29-35, "The Fidelity of Taq polymerase catalyzing PCR is improved by an N-terminal deletion."]
3. Vent (Thermococcus litoralis) 2.4 x 10-5 errors/bp [Cariello, N.F., Swenberg, J.A., and Skopek, T.R. (1991) Nucleic Acids Res 19(15), p4193-4198, "Fidelity of Thermococcus Litoralis DNA Polymerase (Vent) in PCR determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis."]
4.5 x 10-5 errors/bp [Ling, L.L., Keohavong, P., Dias, C., and Thilly, W.G. (1991) PCR Methods Appl 1(1) p63-69, "Optimization of the polymerase chain reaction with regard to fidelity: modified T7, Taq, and Vent DNA polymerases."]
5.7 x 10-5 errors/bp [Matilla, P., Korpela, J., Tenkanen, T., and Pitkanen, K. (1991) Nucleic Acids Res 19(18), p4967-4973, "Fidelity of DNA
synthesis by the Thermococcus litoralis DNA polymerase--an extremely heat stable enzyme with proofreading activity."]
4. Vent(exo-) (Thermococcus litoralis) 1.9 x 10"4 errors/bp [Matilla et al., Id.]
5. Deep Vent (Pyrococcus species GB-D) No published literature. New England Biolabs claims fidelity is equal to or greater than that of Vent.
Statement Regarding Federally Sponsored Research or Development This invention was made with United States Government support in the form of a grant from the National Institute of Health, Grant No. GM13306. The United States Government has certain rights in this invention.
Reference to a Microfiche Appendix Not applicable Background of the Invention The present invention is directed towards a process for the amplification of a target nucleic acid sequence contained in a larger nucleic acid independent of using a thermocycle or a thermostable polymerase. Unlike current technologies that employ a thermocycle and are therefore dependent upon a thermostable polymerase, the current invention allows for specific primer template association at a low temperature that will remain constant over the duration of the reaction.
A method for the site-specific amplification of a region of nucleic acid is described. Current amplification technology is based upon the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). This PCR system can be thought of as involving three main components. First DNA oligonucleotides complementary to the flanking ends of the target sequence are required. These DNA oligonucleotides serve as primers for the initiation of DNA replication by the second component of the system, a thermostable DNA dependent DNA polymerase, such as the Taq polymerase. The use of a thermostable DNA polymerase is absolutely required in PCR so that the polymerase activity can survive the third component, the thermal cycle. The thermal cycle uses high temperatures, usually 95 degrees Celsius, to melt the target duplex DNA so that a subsequent annealing temperature, usually in the range of 50 - 60 degrees Celsius, permits the annealing of the primers to the appropriate locations flanking the target DNA.
Following the annealing step, the thermal cycle incorporates a polymerization temperature, usually 72 degrees Celsius, which is the optimal temperature of polymerization for the current thermostable polymerases used in PCR.
The requirement of a thermal cycle to facilitate the annealing of the primers flanking the target DNA to be amplified has several drawbacks. Primer annealing temperature is an important parameter in the success of PCR
amplification. The annealing temperature is characteristic for each oligonucleotide: it is a function of the length and base composition of the primer as well as the ionic strength of the reaction buffer. The theoretical amplification value is never achieved in practice. Several factors prevent this from occurring, including: competition of complementary daughter strands with primers for reannealing (i.e. two daughter strands reannealing results in no amplification);
loss of enzyme activity due to thermal denaturation, especially in the later cycles; even without thermal denaturation, the amount of enzyme becomes limiting due to molar target excess in later cycles (i.e. after 25 - 30 cycles too many primers need extending); possible second site primer annealing and non-productive priming. Moreover, primers must avoid stretches of polybase sequences (e.g. poly dG) or repeating motifs - these can hybridize with inappropriate register on the template. Inverted repeat sequences should also be avoided so as to prevent formation of secondary structure in the primer, which would prevent hybridization to template.
An additional drawback is the costly need for temperature baths, which are required to shift their temperatures up and down rapidly, and in an automated programmed manner. These are known as thermal cyclers or PCR
machines.
A further problem with PCR is the lack of fidelity of the various Polymerases (Table 1) under different conditions. However, with increasing number of cycles the greater the probability of generating various artifacts (e.g.
mispriming products). It is unusual to find procedures that have more than 40 cycles. Errors made by DNA polymerase can affect the extension reaction of PCR during five distinct steps: (1) the binding of the correct dNTP by polymerase; (2) the rate of phosphodiester bond formation; (3) the rate of pyrophosphate release; (4) the continuation of extension after a misincorporation; and (5) the ability of the enzyme to adjust to a misincorporated base by providing 3'-to-5' exonuclease 'proofreading' activity.
Misincorporation rates for different polymerases are described in terms of errors per nucleotide polymerized, and the rate can be greatly affected by many parameters. Several studies have concluded that different thermostable DNA
polymerases have error rates as high as 2.1 x 10-4 to 1.6 x 10"6 errors per nucleotide per extension (Table 2).
Another major drawback is that standard PCR protocols can amplify DNA sequences of 3000 base pairs (3 kb) or less. Efficient long PCR requires the use of two polymerases: a non-proofreading polymerase is the main polymerase in the reaction, and a proofreading polymerase (3' to 5' exo) is present at a lower concentration. Following the results of Cheng et al.
[Cheng, S., Fockler, C., Barnes, W., Higuchi, R. Effective amplification of long targets from cloned inserts and human genomic DNA. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 91, 5695-5699 (1994)] the Tth enzyme (ABI/Perkin-Elmer) enzyme has been used as the main-component polymerase and Vent (New England Biolabs) as the fractional-component polymerase.. Other combinations of proofreading and non-proofreading polymerases are difficult to employ because different activities in specific buffer systems limits which combinations of polymerases can be used.
Moreover, all of the problems associated with standard PCR reactions become even more critical when attempting to amplify regions of DNA 3kb or longer.
The current invention eliminates these problems with traditional PCR by eliminating the need for a thermal cycle and a thermostable polymerase in the amplification of a sequence of DNA embedded within a longer target DNA.
The current invention replaces the thermal cycle required to anneal the primers to the flanking ends of a target template by utilizing the enzymes active during homologous recombination, more specifically during homologous pairing or D-loop formation.
In bacteriophage T4, DNA replication, as well as being initiated from specific origins of replication, is also very efficiently initiated from recombination intermediates. Therefore, the current invention is directed at a system that primes DNA replication, in a specific manner, via recombination intermediates formed at opposite ends of a target sequence embedded within a much larger sequence. This permits the reaction to be run at room temperature and therefore permits the use of a non-thermal stable polymerase. The primary advantage of employing a non-thermostable polymerase is that several polymerases have been characterized which have far superior fidelity.
Moreover, the characterization of accessory factors, such as sliding clamp proteins, are known to increase the length of DNA which can be amplified to entire genomes. In addition, the utilization of enzymes to deliver the primers eliminates all of the problems associated with annealing primers within the context of a thermal cycle mentioned above. Moreover, the homologous pairing reaction catalyzed by the bacteriophage T4 proteins is extremely efficient and would eliminate the problem of mis-priming.
Table 1. Thermostable DNA polymerases and their sources NA Polymerase ;Natural or rcombinan [Source D Taq ;Natural aquaticus [Thermus ................... _.........._......._.......................
_...................................__.................
Amplitaq "Recombinant T. aquaticus Amplitaq (Stoffel Recombinant T aquaticus fragment) Hot Tub TM 1P, [Natural Thermus flavis PyrostaseTM I Natural T. flavis VentTM Recombinant Thermococcus litoralis Deep VentTM Recombinant Pyrococcus GB-D
Tth Recombinant Thermus thermophilus Pfu _ _ _ Natural Pyrococcus furiosus ULTmaTM Recombinant Thermotoga maritima Table 2. Properties of DNA polymerases used in PCR
Stoffel Deep Taq/Amplitaq ' VentTM Pfu Tth ULTmaTM
fragment VentTM
95 C half- 400 1380 >120 i F 40 min F8Omin >50 min life min min min _......... -..... ......_......._!
3'S' exo Extension 75 >50 >80 Fo--F?
rate (nt/sec) RT activity Weak Weak ? ? ? Yes i ?
Resulting >95% >95%
_..... _..._....---- --------- __ !3'A !3'A Flunt."',11,,, FA"I, Flunt' ends blunt blunt ___- _i .-___..---__.-___._______-......___-_- Strand - + + -displacement E"~I -W. (kl) 94 61 92 94 70 ....... ....... ._.................. __._...._..............._..........-I.......__._........._.................; I....._._..-Error Rates 1. Taq (Thermus aquaticus) 1.1 x 10-4 base substitutions/bp [Tindall, K.R., and Kunkel, T.A. (1988) Biochemistry 27, p6008-6013, "Fidelity of DNA synthesis by the Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase."]
2.4 x 10-5 frameshift mutations/bp [Tindall and Kunkel, Id.]
2.1 x 10-4 errors/bp [Keohavong, P., and Thilly, W.G. (1989) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 86(23), p9253-9257, "Fidelity of DNA polymerases in DNA amplification."]
7.2 x 10-5 errors/bp [Ling, L.L., Keohavong, P., Dias, C., and Thilly, W.G. (1991) PCR Methods Appl 1(1) p63-69, "Optimization of the polymerase chain reaction with regard to fidelity: modified T7, Taq, and Vent DNA polymerases."]
8.9 x 10-5 errors/bp [Cariello, N.F., Swenberg, J.A., and Skopek, T.R. (1991) Nucleic Acids Res 19(15), p4193-4198, "Fidelity of Thermococcus Litoralis DNA Polymerase (Vent) in PCR determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis."]
2.0 x 10-5 errors/bp [Lundberg, K.S., Shoemaker, D.D., Adams, M.W., Short, J.M., Sorge, J.A., and Mathur, E.J. (1991) Gene 108(1), p1-6, "High-fidelity amplification using a thermostable DNA polymerase isolated from Pyrococcus furiosus."]
1.1 x 10-4 errors/bp [Barnes, W.M. (1992) Gene 112(1), p29-35, "The Fidelity of Taq polymerise catalyzing PCR is improved by an N-terminal deletion."]
2. KlenTaq (Thermus aquaticus, N-terminal deletion mutant) 5.1 x 10-5 errors/bp [Barnes, W.M. (1992) Gene 112(1), p29-35, "The Fidelity of Taq polymerase catalyzing PCR is improved by an N-terminal deletion."]
3. Vent (Thermococcus litoralis) 2.4 x 10-5 errors/bp [Cariello, N.F., Swenberg, J.A., and Skopek, T.R. (1991) Nucleic Acids Res 19(15), p4193-4198, "Fidelity of Thermococcus Litoralis DNA Polymerase (Vent) in PCR determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis."]
4.5 x 10-5 errors/bp [Ling, L.L., Keohavong, P., Dias, C., and Thilly, W.G. (1991) PCR Methods Appl 1(1) p63-69, "Optimization of the polymerase chain reaction with regard to fidelity: modified T7, Taq, and Vent DNA polymerases."]
5.7 x 10-5 errors/bp [Matilla, P., Korpela, J., Tenkanen, T., and Pitkanen, K. (1991) Nucleic Acids Res 19(18), p4967-4973, "Fidelity of DNA
synthesis by the Thermococcus litoralis DNA polymerase--an extremely heat stable enzyme with proofreading activity."]
4. Vent(exo-) (Thermococcus litoralis) 1.9 x 10"4 errors/bp [Matilla et al., Id.]
5. Deep Vent (Pyrococcus species GB-D) No published literature. New England Biolabs claims fidelity is equal to or greater than that of Vent.
6. Deep Vent(exo-) No published literature.
7. Pfu (Pyrococcus furiosus) 1.6 x 10-6 errors/base [Lundberg, K.S., Shoemaker, D.D., Adams, M.W., Short, J.M., Sorge, J.A., and Mathur, E.J. (1991) Gene 108(1), pl-6, "High-fidelity amplification using a thermostable DNA polymerase isolated from Pyrococcus furiosus."]
8. Replinase (Thermus flavis) 1.03 x 104 errors/base [Matilla, P., Korpela, J., Tenkanen, T., and Pitkanen, K. (1991) Nucleic Acids Res 19(18), p4967-4973, "Fidelity of DNA
synthesis by the Thermococcus litoralis DNA polymerase--an extremely heat stable enzyme with proofreading activity."]
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one aspect, the present invention contemplates a method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising reacting a primer that is complementary to a target sequence within a nucleic acid duplex with the nucleic acid duplex in the presence of a recombination factor to form a recombination intermediate, without previously denaturing the nucleic acid duplex. The recombination intermediate so formed is then admixed with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby the polymerase replicates the target sequence. Preferably, the polymerase is a polymerase holoenzyme.
More preferably, the polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein, and a clamp loader protein. Although other sources and materials can be used, it is preferred that the recombination factor, the polymerase, the clamp protein and clamp loader be obtained from bacteriophage T4. Thus, the recombination factor is preferably bacteriophage T4 UvsX
protein, the polymerase is preferably bacteriophage T4 gene product (gp) 43 polymerase, the clamp protein is preferably bacteriophage T4 gp 45 clamp protein and the clamp loader is preferably bacteriophage T4 gp44/gp 62 clamp loader complex.
In one preferred embodiment, the primer is designed to anneal at complementary sites flanking the target nucleic acid sequence. In a further preferred embodiment, the polymerase holoenzyme complex comprises a viral, bacteriophage, eukaryotic, archaebacterial, or prokaryotic polymerase holoenzyme complex. Preferably, the bacteriophage is T4, and the holoenzyme complex includes the gene product 43 polymerase. Preferably, the bacteriophage is T4, and the holoenzyme complex includes the gene product 45 clamp protein.
In a further aspect, a contemplated method uses a single stranded binding protein to facilitate downstream strand displacement synthesis by the polymerase holoenzyme complex. The single stranded protein is preferably gene product 32 from the T4 bacteriophage system.
In yet another aspect, a contemplated method uses a single stranded binding protein to destabilize the helix at or near the point of the primer template junction.
In a still further aspect, the present invention contemplates a method for reproducing and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence at a temperature below about 45 Celsius and comprises catalytically inserting a primer into the target nucleic acid sequence without previously denaturing the duplex in whole or in part to form a recombination intermediate. The recombination intermediate so formed is then admixed with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby the polymerase replicates the target nucleic acid sequence.
The primer is preferably pretreated with single stranded nucleic acid binding protein. It is also preferred that the primer be pretreated with a recombination factor. A preferred recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX. A
preferred polymerase is gene product 43 DNA polymerase from the bacteriophage T4.
In a further aspect, an above-contemplated method uses a helicase to facilitate replication by the polymerase. A preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 gene product 41 DNA helicase. A further preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 replicative helicase complex, comprising bacteriophage T4 gp 41 and gp 59.
In another aspect, a contemplated method uses an accessory factor to stabilize the recombination factor. A preferred accessory factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsY. In a still further aspect, a contemplated method uses a combination of a helicase and an accessory factor. A preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 gp4l. A preferred accessory factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsY.
In yet another aspect, the present invention contemplates a method of creating a library of nucleic acid sequences. This method comprises incubating a first double-stranded nucleic acid with an enzyme with exonuclease activity to form a plurality of single stranded DNA regions having random sizes. This plurality of single stranded DNA regions is treated with a recombination factor to form a plurality of pretreated single stranded DNA regions. A second double-stranded nucleic acid is then added to the plurality of pretreated single stranded DNA regions to form a plurality of three stranded crossover junctions. The plurality of three stranded crossover junctions is incubated with a helicase to form a plurality of Holliday junctions. The plurality of Holliday junctions so formed is resolved by incubation with an endonuclease. Preferably, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX.
Preferably, the helicase is bacteriophage T4 gene products 41 and 59. A
further preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 UvsW. A preferred endonuclease is bacteriophage T4 gp 49.
Specific aspects of the invention include:
- a method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising reacting said nucleic acid sequence with two primers that are complementary to the target nucleic acid sequence within a nucleic acid duplex said reaction being carried out in the presence of a bacteriophage UvsX protein and a DNA polymerase without previously denaturing said nucleic acid duplex, wherein said nucleic acid, primers and protein form a recombination intermediate and said polymerase combines with said recombination intermediate to form a polymerase complex, whereby the polymerase replicates the target sequence;
- a method for reproducing and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence within a nucleic acid duplex at a temperature below about 45 C
comprising: a) reacting said target nucleic acid sequence with two primers that are complementary to said nucleic acid within a nucleic acid duplex in the presence of bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein without previously denaturing said nucleic acid duplex in whole or in part to form a recombination intermediate; and b) admixing said recombination intermediate with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby said polymerase replicates the target nucleic acid sequence;
synthesis by the Thermococcus litoralis DNA polymerase--an extremely heat stable enzyme with proofreading activity."]
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one aspect, the present invention contemplates a method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising reacting a primer that is complementary to a target sequence within a nucleic acid duplex with the nucleic acid duplex in the presence of a recombination factor to form a recombination intermediate, without previously denaturing the nucleic acid duplex. The recombination intermediate so formed is then admixed with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby the polymerase replicates the target sequence. Preferably, the polymerase is a polymerase holoenzyme.
More preferably, the polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein, and a clamp loader protein. Although other sources and materials can be used, it is preferred that the recombination factor, the polymerase, the clamp protein and clamp loader be obtained from bacteriophage T4. Thus, the recombination factor is preferably bacteriophage T4 UvsX
protein, the polymerase is preferably bacteriophage T4 gene product (gp) 43 polymerase, the clamp protein is preferably bacteriophage T4 gp 45 clamp protein and the clamp loader is preferably bacteriophage T4 gp44/gp 62 clamp loader complex.
In one preferred embodiment, the primer is designed to anneal at complementary sites flanking the target nucleic acid sequence. In a further preferred embodiment, the polymerase holoenzyme complex comprises a viral, bacteriophage, eukaryotic, archaebacterial, or prokaryotic polymerase holoenzyme complex. Preferably, the bacteriophage is T4, and the holoenzyme complex includes the gene product 43 polymerase. Preferably, the bacteriophage is T4, and the holoenzyme complex includes the gene product 45 clamp protein.
In a further aspect, a contemplated method uses a single stranded binding protein to facilitate downstream strand displacement synthesis by the polymerase holoenzyme complex. The single stranded protein is preferably gene product 32 from the T4 bacteriophage system.
In yet another aspect, a contemplated method uses a single stranded binding protein to destabilize the helix at or near the point of the primer template junction.
In a still further aspect, the present invention contemplates a method for reproducing and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence at a temperature below about 45 Celsius and comprises catalytically inserting a primer into the target nucleic acid sequence without previously denaturing the duplex in whole or in part to form a recombination intermediate. The recombination intermediate so formed is then admixed with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby the polymerase replicates the target nucleic acid sequence.
The primer is preferably pretreated with single stranded nucleic acid binding protein. It is also preferred that the primer be pretreated with a recombination factor. A preferred recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX. A
preferred polymerase is gene product 43 DNA polymerase from the bacteriophage T4.
In a further aspect, an above-contemplated method uses a helicase to facilitate replication by the polymerase. A preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 gene product 41 DNA helicase. A further preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 replicative helicase complex, comprising bacteriophage T4 gp 41 and gp 59.
In another aspect, a contemplated method uses an accessory factor to stabilize the recombination factor. A preferred accessory factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsY. In a still further aspect, a contemplated method uses a combination of a helicase and an accessory factor. A preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 gp4l. A preferred accessory factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsY.
In yet another aspect, the present invention contemplates a method of creating a library of nucleic acid sequences. This method comprises incubating a first double-stranded nucleic acid with an enzyme with exonuclease activity to form a plurality of single stranded DNA regions having random sizes. This plurality of single stranded DNA regions is treated with a recombination factor to form a plurality of pretreated single stranded DNA regions. A second double-stranded nucleic acid is then added to the plurality of pretreated single stranded DNA regions to form a plurality of three stranded crossover junctions. The plurality of three stranded crossover junctions is incubated with a helicase to form a plurality of Holliday junctions. The plurality of Holliday junctions so formed is resolved by incubation with an endonuclease. Preferably, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX.
Preferably, the helicase is bacteriophage T4 gene products 41 and 59. A
further preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 UvsW. A preferred endonuclease is bacteriophage T4 gp 49.
Specific aspects of the invention include:
- a method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising reacting said nucleic acid sequence with two primers that are complementary to the target nucleic acid sequence within a nucleic acid duplex said reaction being carried out in the presence of a bacteriophage UvsX protein and a DNA polymerase without previously denaturing said nucleic acid duplex, wherein said nucleic acid, primers and protein form a recombination intermediate and said polymerase combines with said recombination intermediate to form a polymerase complex, whereby the polymerase replicates the target sequence;
- a method for reproducing and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence within a nucleic acid duplex at a temperature below about 45 C
comprising: a) reacting said target nucleic acid sequence with two primers that are complementary to said nucleic acid within a nucleic acid duplex in the presence of bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein without previously denaturing said nucleic acid duplex in whole or in part to form a recombination intermediate; and b) admixing said recombination intermediate with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby said polymerase replicates the target nucleic acid sequence;
- a composition for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising: (a) bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein (b) two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence, and (c) a polymerase;
- a composition for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising: (a) bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein (b) two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence (c) a polymerase, and (d) a helicase;
- a method for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising contacting said target nucleic acid sequence with a composition comprising a polymerase, bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein, and two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence; and - a method for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising contacting said target nucleic acid sequence with a composition comprising a polymerase, bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein, and two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence at a temperature of about 37 C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the drawings forming a portion of this disclosure:
Fig. 1 depicts polymerase holoenzyme complex formation at a recombination D-loop.
Fig. 2 depicts a gene amplification system using a method of the invention.
Fig. 3 depicts creation of a library of novel recombinant nucleic acid sequences using a method of the invention.
9a DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A. Basic Replication And Amplification Process In one aspect, a process of the invention comprises treating a nucleic acid, such as RNA or DNA, with an oligonucleotide primer, which primer is complementary to a predetermined target sequence within that nucleic acid.
Preferably, the nucleic acid is double stranded, such as in the form of a DNA
heteroduplex. A process of the invention contemplates reacting separate complementary strands of a nucleic acid heteroduplex with a molar excess of two oligonucleotide primers. Significantly, this treatment does not require the prior denaturation of the complementary strands of the nucleic acid heteroduplex.
Rather, the hybridization of the primer with its target sequence is mediated by a recombination factor. The recombination factor functions to 9b form a recombination intermediate. An exemplary recombination intermediate is a D-loop structure between the primer and the complementary strands of the nucleic acid heteroduplex. The recombination factor can be used to pre-treat the primer at temperatures below 90 C, more preferably below 45 C, and most preferably at 37 C.
A preferred recombination factor is the bacteriophage T4 UvsX gene product. A recombination factors, such as UvsX, can require additional components, such as ATP, in order to optimally function. The bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein functions to facilitate formation of a presynaptic filament capable of undergoing homologous pairing (See Figure 1). When mixed with the target nucleic acid, the resultant recombination intermediates, positioned at opposite ends of the target nucleic acid, can serve as sites for attachment of a polymerase. A preferred polymerase is a polymerase holoenzyme. Preferably, the polymerase holoenzyme is the polymerase holoenzyme of bacteriophage T4.
The formation of the bacteriophage T4 polymerase holoenzyme complex is shown in Fig. 2. This polymerase holoenzyme complex includes the gene product (gp) 43 DNA polymerase, the gene product 45 clamp protein, and the gene products 44 and 62, which together facilitate association of the gene 45 clamp with the gene product 43 polymerase explicitly at the recombination intermediate primer/template junction (See Figure 2).
The gene product 32 single-stranded binding protein is added to facilitate strand displacement synthesis by the polymerase holoenzyme complex (See Figure 2). The addition of accessory factors to stabilize the recombination factor is also contemplated. For example, the bacteriophage UvsY protein, a UvsX protein accessory factor, serves to stabilize the initial presynaptic filament permitting the introduction of the bacteriophage T4 replicative helicase complex, the products of the genes 41 and 59. An intact replication fork is thus assembled which can extend the range of site specific nucleic acid amplification beyond what can be expected using available thermostable polymerases alone during a thermocycle.
In some embodiments of a method of the invention, a polymerase with high fidelity and high processivity is used, namely bacteriophage T4 gp 43 DNA polymerase. This polymerase has been shown to have an accuracy in replication that is orders of magnitude greater than those polymerases commonly associated with PCR, and with the PCR technique. This polymerase has a built in proofreading/editing function which, when used in connection with a self contained DNA duplication process, significantly increases the accuracy of that duplication process.
Not only does this increase in processivity produce a more accurate duplicate, it enhances the ability of the technique to accurately replicate target nucleic acids with many thousands of base pairs. Homologous polymerase holoenzymes are found in other species, such as the DNA polymerase III found in prokaryotic systems, and DNA polymerase delta and epsilon holoenzymes in eukaryotic systems.
In other embodiments of a method of the invention, use of a holoenzyme complex, a gene clamp, and a helicase complex, enables polymerase to efficiently operate along much longer nucleic acid sequences than can predictably be duplicated with existing PCR technologies.
In a further aspect, the present invention contemplates a method for reproducing and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence at a temperature below about 45 Celsius and comprises catalytically inserting a primer into the target nucleic acid sequence without previously denaturing the duplex in whole or in part to form a recombination intermediate. The entire duplication and amplification process can occur at temperatures below about 90 C, more preferably below about 45 C, and most preferably at about 37 C, due to the catalytic nature of the involved processes. Because no thermostable enzymes are required, the problems associated with magnesium chloride solutions and their concentrations are avoided. Similarly, the use of mineral oil is eliminated.
Because the present invention is based upon the creation of a recombination intermediate, such as a D-loop, without previously denaturing the duplex, and can be conducted at temperatures of about 37 C, it eliminates the extraneous and undesirable/nonspecific annealing that occurs along the length of the denatured duplex, and eliminates issues of having the wrong primer concentrations, programming difficulties with PCR machines, and having excessive or insufficient templates.
Avoiding these problems commonly associated with PCR further augments the capability of a process of the invention to replicate and amplify with greater fidelity and processivity.
The recombination intermediate so formed is then admixed with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby the polymerase replicates the target nucleic acid sequence. The primer is preferably pretreated with single stranded nucleic acid binding protein. It is also preferred that the primer be pretreated with a recombination factor. A preferred recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX. A preferred polymerase is gene product 43 DNA
polymerase from the bacteriophage T4.
As is understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, the replication and amplification of a target nucleic acid sequence by a polymerase requires the presence of nucleotide triphosphates in concentrations sufficient to permit elongation of the nascent copies. In addition, the concentrations of the other components of a method of the invention can readily be determined by one of ordinary skill in the art, based upon empirical determinations as well as the examples that follow.
Moreover, as is well understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, a method of the present invention permits additional rounds, or cycles, of replication of a target nucleic acid sequence, by virtue of the re-initiation of a method of the invention. As such, not only is a target nucleic acid sequence copied or replicated, it is amplified as a result of the repetition of a method of the invention. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the presence of a molar excess of a primer in embodiments of the invention permits the repeated formation of a recombination intermediate and subsequent replication of a nucleic acid target. In this sense, the present invention provides an alternative to the target amplification of PCR.
B. Use Of Process To Create Libraries In addition to specific nucleic acid amplification, a process of the invention contemplates the use of the bacteriophage T4 presynaptic filament (gene products of the UvsX, UvsY, and gp32 genes) to promote the recombination of different nucleic acid sequences to produce a protein with desired novel functional characteristics. This method comprises incubating a first double-stranded nucleic acid with an enzyme having exonuclease activity to form a plurality of single stranded DNA regions having random sizes. The exonuclease treatment is performed under conditions that would randomize the size and distribution of the resultant single stranded DNA region.
This plurality of single stranded DNA regions is treated with a recombination factor to form a plurality of pretreated single stranded DNA
regions. For example, in a preferred embodiment, in the presence of the bacteriophage T4 UvsX and UvsY gene products and a second undigested target nucleic acid sequence, an initial three stranded crossover reaction occurs in a random manner as dictated by the distribution of the exonuclease digestion of the first nucleic acid upon which the presynaptic filament is formed.
A second double-stranded nucleic acid is then added to the plurality of pretreated single stranded DNA regions to form a plurality of three stranded crossover junctions. The plurality of three stranded crossover junctions is incubated with a helicase to form a plurality of Holliday junctions. The plurality of Holliday junctions so formed is resolved by incubation with an endonuclease. Preferably, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX.
Preferably, the helicase is bacteriophage T4 gene products 41 and 59. A
further preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 UvsW. A preferred endonuclease is bacteriophage T4 gp 49.
Upon addition of helicase activity derived from the products of genes 41 and 59, branch migration extends regions of heteroduplex DNA beyond regions of non- or partial homology. The final products of the reaction can be resolved with the bacteriophage gene product 49 protein, an endonuclease that will specifically recognize and cleave recombination crossover junctions (Holliday junctions) (See figure 3).
Enzymes from other species can be used in a contemplated method of the invention, in addition to enzymes from the bacteriophage T4 system.. For example, enzymes from E. coli, including RecA, RecF, RecO, RecR, RuvA, RuvB, RecG, and RuvC, can be used. A recombination factor useful in some embodiments of a method of the invention includes the UvsX protein from bacteriophage T4, the RecA protein from E. coli, and the Rad51 protein from yeast, as well as Rad51 homologs from other eukaryotic species. An accessory factor useful in some embodiments of a method of the invention includes the UvsY protein from bacteriophage T4, the Rec F, 0 and R proteins from E. coli, and the Rad52 protein from yeast, as well as Rad52 homologs from other eukaryotic species.
In addition to the bacteriophage T4 polymerase, clamp and clamp loading complex, the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme, the beta-clamp clamp and the gamma-complex clamp loading complex from prokaryotic species can be used in a method of the invention. Still further, the DNA polymerase delta and epsilon holoenzymes, the PCNA clamp, and the replication factor C
complex clamp loading complex from eukaryotic species can be used in a method of the invention.
EXAMPLES
Example 1.
Homologous recombination directed nucleic acid amplification of closed circular plasmid DNA using the T4 holoenzyme complex and the T4 homologous recombination proteins UvsX and gene product 32 were performed as follows. Oligonucleotide primers were designed to amplify a 3220 base pair fragment from M 13mp 18 plasmid DNA as follows:
1940 - 5'TGATACACCTATTCCGGGCTATACTTATAT-3' (SEQ ID. NO. 1) and 5160 5'-CGCTCAATCGTCTGAAATGGATTATTTACATTGGCAGATT-3' (SEQ ID. NO. 2).
These primers were used for the amplification of a 3220 base pair fragment from closed circular Ml3mp18 plasmid DNA. Reaction conditions were set up to facilitate the assembly of the polymerase holoenzyme, including bacteriophage T4 gene products 43, 45, and 44/62, on recombination intermediates formed by the action of bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein. The concentration of double stranded closed circular M13mp18 plasmid DNA was set at 10 micrograms per milliliter (2.1 nanomolar as nucleotides). Both oligonucleotides, 1940 (SEQ ID NO. 1) and 5160 (SEQ ID NO. 2), were used at a concentration of 210 nanomolar (as molecules). The concentration of UvsX
was present to ensure about 50% coverage of the 40mer oligonucleotide primers (UvsX monomer/4 base site size). The concentration of ATP was set at 2 millimolar during the D-loop reaction, and an ATP regeneration system was employed consisting. of phosphocreatine kinase and phosphoenol pyruvate. The gene product (gp) 32 single stranded protein was present at 25 micromolar. The holoenzyme was constructed using lmicromolar gp43 (polymerase), I
micromolar gp45 (as trimers, sliding clamp) and 500 nanomolar gp44/62 complex (ATP dependent clamp loader). The deoxyribonucleotides were present at 3 millimolar.
The reaction order was designed to allow for the initial formation of a recombination intermediate, or D-loop, followed by the formation of a polymerase holoenzyme complex. The M13mp18 closed circular double stranded DNA template was first incubated in holoenzyme complex formation buffer (20millimolar Tris (pH7.5), 150 millimolar KOAc, 10 millimolar Mg(OAc)2) in the presence of the primers, 2 millimolar ATP, phosphoenol pyruvate and pyruvate kinase.
Homologous pairing, or D-loop formation, was then initiated by the addition of the T4 UvsX strand tranferase protein. After 2 minutes at 37 C, an additional 1 millimolar ATP, 3 millimolar deoxyribonucleotide mix, gp 32 single stranded binding protein and the gp43 polymerase and the gp45 and gp44/62 accessory factors were added to initiate polymerase holoenzyme formation at recombination intermediates and initiate strand displacement DNA
synthesis. At 10, 20 and 30 minutes aliquots of the reaction mix were removed and quenched with SDS and EDTA followed by heating to 60 C for 10 minutes.
The reactions were then loaded onto a 1.0% TBE agarose gel and visualized using ethidium bromide.
The gels show that the 3220 base pair fragment from M 13mp 18 plasmid DNA is replicated and amplified.
Example 2.
Homologous recombination directed nucleic acid amplification of linear plasmid DNA using the T4 holoenzyme complex and the T4 homologous recombination proteins UvsX and gene product 32. M 13mp 18 double stranded closed circular plasmid DNA was made linear by digestion with the BamHl restriction endonuclease. 10 micrograms M13mp18 and the BamHl restriction endonuclease were incubated at 37 C using standard buffer conditions for 2 hours followed by phenol/chloroform extraction and passage through two G-25 spin columns. Reaction conditions were as described for Example 1. The results show that the nucleic acid target fragment from M13mp18 plasmid DNA
is replicated and amplified.
The use of the article "a" or "an" is intended to include one or more.
The foregoing description and the examples are intended as illustrative and are not to be taken as limiting. Still other variations within the spirit and scope of this invention are possible and will readily present themselves to those skilled in the art.
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- a composition for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising: (a) bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein (b) two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence (c) a polymerase, and (d) a helicase;
- a method for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising contacting said target nucleic acid sequence with a composition comprising a polymerase, bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein, and two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence; and - a method for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising contacting said target nucleic acid sequence with a composition comprising a polymerase, bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein, and two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence at a temperature of about 37 C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the drawings forming a portion of this disclosure:
Fig. 1 depicts polymerase holoenzyme complex formation at a recombination D-loop.
Fig. 2 depicts a gene amplification system using a method of the invention.
Fig. 3 depicts creation of a library of novel recombinant nucleic acid sequences using a method of the invention.
9a DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A. Basic Replication And Amplification Process In one aspect, a process of the invention comprises treating a nucleic acid, such as RNA or DNA, with an oligonucleotide primer, which primer is complementary to a predetermined target sequence within that nucleic acid.
Preferably, the nucleic acid is double stranded, such as in the form of a DNA
heteroduplex. A process of the invention contemplates reacting separate complementary strands of a nucleic acid heteroduplex with a molar excess of two oligonucleotide primers. Significantly, this treatment does not require the prior denaturation of the complementary strands of the nucleic acid heteroduplex.
Rather, the hybridization of the primer with its target sequence is mediated by a recombination factor. The recombination factor functions to 9b form a recombination intermediate. An exemplary recombination intermediate is a D-loop structure between the primer and the complementary strands of the nucleic acid heteroduplex. The recombination factor can be used to pre-treat the primer at temperatures below 90 C, more preferably below 45 C, and most preferably at 37 C.
A preferred recombination factor is the bacteriophage T4 UvsX gene product. A recombination factors, such as UvsX, can require additional components, such as ATP, in order to optimally function. The bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein functions to facilitate formation of a presynaptic filament capable of undergoing homologous pairing (See Figure 1). When mixed with the target nucleic acid, the resultant recombination intermediates, positioned at opposite ends of the target nucleic acid, can serve as sites for attachment of a polymerase. A preferred polymerase is a polymerase holoenzyme. Preferably, the polymerase holoenzyme is the polymerase holoenzyme of bacteriophage T4.
The formation of the bacteriophage T4 polymerase holoenzyme complex is shown in Fig. 2. This polymerase holoenzyme complex includes the gene product (gp) 43 DNA polymerase, the gene product 45 clamp protein, and the gene products 44 and 62, which together facilitate association of the gene 45 clamp with the gene product 43 polymerase explicitly at the recombination intermediate primer/template junction (See Figure 2).
The gene product 32 single-stranded binding protein is added to facilitate strand displacement synthesis by the polymerase holoenzyme complex (See Figure 2). The addition of accessory factors to stabilize the recombination factor is also contemplated. For example, the bacteriophage UvsY protein, a UvsX protein accessory factor, serves to stabilize the initial presynaptic filament permitting the introduction of the bacteriophage T4 replicative helicase complex, the products of the genes 41 and 59. An intact replication fork is thus assembled which can extend the range of site specific nucleic acid amplification beyond what can be expected using available thermostable polymerases alone during a thermocycle.
In some embodiments of a method of the invention, a polymerase with high fidelity and high processivity is used, namely bacteriophage T4 gp 43 DNA polymerase. This polymerase has been shown to have an accuracy in replication that is orders of magnitude greater than those polymerases commonly associated with PCR, and with the PCR technique. This polymerase has a built in proofreading/editing function which, when used in connection with a self contained DNA duplication process, significantly increases the accuracy of that duplication process.
Not only does this increase in processivity produce a more accurate duplicate, it enhances the ability of the technique to accurately replicate target nucleic acids with many thousands of base pairs. Homologous polymerase holoenzymes are found in other species, such as the DNA polymerase III found in prokaryotic systems, and DNA polymerase delta and epsilon holoenzymes in eukaryotic systems.
In other embodiments of a method of the invention, use of a holoenzyme complex, a gene clamp, and a helicase complex, enables polymerase to efficiently operate along much longer nucleic acid sequences than can predictably be duplicated with existing PCR technologies.
In a further aspect, the present invention contemplates a method for reproducing and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence at a temperature below about 45 Celsius and comprises catalytically inserting a primer into the target nucleic acid sequence without previously denaturing the duplex in whole or in part to form a recombination intermediate. The entire duplication and amplification process can occur at temperatures below about 90 C, more preferably below about 45 C, and most preferably at about 37 C, due to the catalytic nature of the involved processes. Because no thermostable enzymes are required, the problems associated with magnesium chloride solutions and their concentrations are avoided. Similarly, the use of mineral oil is eliminated.
Because the present invention is based upon the creation of a recombination intermediate, such as a D-loop, without previously denaturing the duplex, and can be conducted at temperatures of about 37 C, it eliminates the extraneous and undesirable/nonspecific annealing that occurs along the length of the denatured duplex, and eliminates issues of having the wrong primer concentrations, programming difficulties with PCR machines, and having excessive or insufficient templates.
Avoiding these problems commonly associated with PCR further augments the capability of a process of the invention to replicate and amplify with greater fidelity and processivity.
The recombination intermediate so formed is then admixed with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby the polymerase replicates the target nucleic acid sequence. The primer is preferably pretreated with single stranded nucleic acid binding protein. It is also preferred that the primer be pretreated with a recombination factor. A preferred recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX. A preferred polymerase is gene product 43 DNA
polymerase from the bacteriophage T4.
As is understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, the replication and amplification of a target nucleic acid sequence by a polymerase requires the presence of nucleotide triphosphates in concentrations sufficient to permit elongation of the nascent copies. In addition, the concentrations of the other components of a method of the invention can readily be determined by one of ordinary skill in the art, based upon empirical determinations as well as the examples that follow.
Moreover, as is well understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, a method of the present invention permits additional rounds, or cycles, of replication of a target nucleic acid sequence, by virtue of the re-initiation of a method of the invention. As such, not only is a target nucleic acid sequence copied or replicated, it is amplified as a result of the repetition of a method of the invention. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the presence of a molar excess of a primer in embodiments of the invention permits the repeated formation of a recombination intermediate and subsequent replication of a nucleic acid target. In this sense, the present invention provides an alternative to the target amplification of PCR.
B. Use Of Process To Create Libraries In addition to specific nucleic acid amplification, a process of the invention contemplates the use of the bacteriophage T4 presynaptic filament (gene products of the UvsX, UvsY, and gp32 genes) to promote the recombination of different nucleic acid sequences to produce a protein with desired novel functional characteristics. This method comprises incubating a first double-stranded nucleic acid with an enzyme having exonuclease activity to form a plurality of single stranded DNA regions having random sizes. The exonuclease treatment is performed under conditions that would randomize the size and distribution of the resultant single stranded DNA region.
This plurality of single stranded DNA regions is treated with a recombination factor to form a plurality of pretreated single stranded DNA
regions. For example, in a preferred embodiment, in the presence of the bacteriophage T4 UvsX and UvsY gene products and a second undigested target nucleic acid sequence, an initial three stranded crossover reaction occurs in a random manner as dictated by the distribution of the exonuclease digestion of the first nucleic acid upon which the presynaptic filament is formed.
A second double-stranded nucleic acid is then added to the plurality of pretreated single stranded DNA regions to form a plurality of three stranded crossover junctions. The plurality of three stranded crossover junctions is incubated with a helicase to form a plurality of Holliday junctions. The plurality of Holliday junctions so formed is resolved by incubation with an endonuclease. Preferably, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX.
Preferably, the helicase is bacteriophage T4 gene products 41 and 59. A
further preferred helicase is bacteriophage T4 UvsW. A preferred endonuclease is bacteriophage T4 gp 49.
Upon addition of helicase activity derived from the products of genes 41 and 59, branch migration extends regions of heteroduplex DNA beyond regions of non- or partial homology. The final products of the reaction can be resolved with the bacteriophage gene product 49 protein, an endonuclease that will specifically recognize and cleave recombination crossover junctions (Holliday junctions) (See figure 3).
Enzymes from other species can be used in a contemplated method of the invention, in addition to enzymes from the bacteriophage T4 system.. For example, enzymes from E. coli, including RecA, RecF, RecO, RecR, RuvA, RuvB, RecG, and RuvC, can be used. A recombination factor useful in some embodiments of a method of the invention includes the UvsX protein from bacteriophage T4, the RecA protein from E. coli, and the Rad51 protein from yeast, as well as Rad51 homologs from other eukaryotic species. An accessory factor useful in some embodiments of a method of the invention includes the UvsY protein from bacteriophage T4, the Rec F, 0 and R proteins from E. coli, and the Rad52 protein from yeast, as well as Rad52 homologs from other eukaryotic species.
In addition to the bacteriophage T4 polymerase, clamp and clamp loading complex, the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme, the beta-clamp clamp and the gamma-complex clamp loading complex from prokaryotic species can be used in a method of the invention. Still further, the DNA polymerase delta and epsilon holoenzymes, the PCNA clamp, and the replication factor C
complex clamp loading complex from eukaryotic species can be used in a method of the invention.
EXAMPLES
Example 1.
Homologous recombination directed nucleic acid amplification of closed circular plasmid DNA using the T4 holoenzyme complex and the T4 homologous recombination proteins UvsX and gene product 32 were performed as follows. Oligonucleotide primers were designed to amplify a 3220 base pair fragment from M 13mp 18 plasmid DNA as follows:
1940 - 5'TGATACACCTATTCCGGGCTATACTTATAT-3' (SEQ ID. NO. 1) and 5160 5'-CGCTCAATCGTCTGAAATGGATTATTTACATTGGCAGATT-3' (SEQ ID. NO. 2).
These primers were used for the amplification of a 3220 base pair fragment from closed circular Ml3mp18 plasmid DNA. Reaction conditions were set up to facilitate the assembly of the polymerase holoenzyme, including bacteriophage T4 gene products 43, 45, and 44/62, on recombination intermediates formed by the action of bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein. The concentration of double stranded closed circular M13mp18 plasmid DNA was set at 10 micrograms per milliliter (2.1 nanomolar as nucleotides). Both oligonucleotides, 1940 (SEQ ID NO. 1) and 5160 (SEQ ID NO. 2), were used at a concentration of 210 nanomolar (as molecules). The concentration of UvsX
was present to ensure about 50% coverage of the 40mer oligonucleotide primers (UvsX monomer/4 base site size). The concentration of ATP was set at 2 millimolar during the D-loop reaction, and an ATP regeneration system was employed consisting. of phosphocreatine kinase and phosphoenol pyruvate. The gene product (gp) 32 single stranded protein was present at 25 micromolar. The holoenzyme was constructed using lmicromolar gp43 (polymerase), I
micromolar gp45 (as trimers, sliding clamp) and 500 nanomolar gp44/62 complex (ATP dependent clamp loader). The deoxyribonucleotides were present at 3 millimolar.
The reaction order was designed to allow for the initial formation of a recombination intermediate, or D-loop, followed by the formation of a polymerase holoenzyme complex. The M13mp18 closed circular double stranded DNA template was first incubated in holoenzyme complex formation buffer (20millimolar Tris (pH7.5), 150 millimolar KOAc, 10 millimolar Mg(OAc)2) in the presence of the primers, 2 millimolar ATP, phosphoenol pyruvate and pyruvate kinase.
Homologous pairing, or D-loop formation, was then initiated by the addition of the T4 UvsX strand tranferase protein. After 2 minutes at 37 C, an additional 1 millimolar ATP, 3 millimolar deoxyribonucleotide mix, gp 32 single stranded binding protein and the gp43 polymerase and the gp45 and gp44/62 accessory factors were added to initiate polymerase holoenzyme formation at recombination intermediates and initiate strand displacement DNA
synthesis. At 10, 20 and 30 minutes aliquots of the reaction mix were removed and quenched with SDS and EDTA followed by heating to 60 C for 10 minutes.
The reactions were then loaded onto a 1.0% TBE agarose gel and visualized using ethidium bromide.
The gels show that the 3220 base pair fragment from M 13mp 18 plasmid DNA is replicated and amplified.
Example 2.
Homologous recombination directed nucleic acid amplification of linear plasmid DNA using the T4 holoenzyme complex and the T4 homologous recombination proteins UvsX and gene product 32. M 13mp 18 double stranded closed circular plasmid DNA was made linear by digestion with the BamHl restriction endonuclease. 10 micrograms M13mp18 and the BamHl restriction endonuclease were incubated at 37 C using standard buffer conditions for 2 hours followed by phenol/chloroform extraction and passage through two G-25 spin columns. Reaction conditions were as described for Example 1. The results show that the nucleic acid target fragment from M13mp18 plasmid DNA
is replicated and amplified.
The use of the article "a" or "an" is intended to include one or more.
The foregoing description and the examples are intended as illustrative and are not to be taken as limiting. Still other variations within the spirit and scope of this invention are possible and will readily present themselves to those skilled in the art.
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1. A method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising reacting said nucleic acid sequence with two primers that are complementary to the target nucleic acid sequence within a nucleic acid duplex said reaction being carried out in the presence of a bacteriophage UvsX protein and a DNA polymerase without previously denaturing said nucleic acid duplex, wherein said nucleic acid, primers and protein form a recombination intermediate and said polymerase combines with said recombination intermediate to form a polymerase complex, whereby the polymerase replicates the target sequence.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said polymerase is a polymerase holoenzyme.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein, and a clamp loader protein.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said polymerase enzyme, said clamp protein and said clamp loader are obtained from bacteriophage T4.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein said polymerase is bacteriophage T4 gene product 43 polymerase, said clamp protein is bacteriophage T4 gene product 45 clamp protein and said clamp loader is bacteriophage T4 gene product 44/gene product 62 clamp loader complex.
6. The method of claim 2 wherein said polymerase holoenzyme complex comprises a viral, bacteriophage, eukaryote archaebacteria, or prokaryote polymerase holoenzyme complex.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein said bacteriophage is bacteriophage T4, and said polymerase holoenzyme complex includes a bacteriophage T4 gene product 43 polymerase.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein said bacteriophage is bacteriophage T4, and said polymerase holoenzyme complex includes a bacteriophage T4 gene product 45 clamp protein.
9. The method of claim 6 wherein said prokaryote is E. coli and said polymerase holoenzyme complex includes DNA polymerase III holoenzyme.
10. The method of claim 6 wherein said eukaryote is yeast and said polymerase holoenzyme complex includes DNA polymerase delta.
11. The method of claim 6 wherein said eukaryote is yeast and said polymerase holoenzyme complex includes DNA polymerase epsilon.
12. The method of any one of claims 1 to 11 wherein a single stranded binding protein is used to facilitate downstream strand displacement synthesis by said polymerase.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein said single stranded binding protein is bacteriophage T4 gene product 32.
14. The method of any one of claims 1 to 11 wherein a single stranded binding protein is used to destabilize the helix at or near the point of the primer template junction.
15. A method for reproducing and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence within a nucleic acid duplex at a temperature below about 45°C
comprising:
a) reacting said target nucleic acid sequence with two primers that are complementary to said nucleic acid within a nucleic acid duplex in the presence of bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein without previously denaturing said nucleic acid duplex in whole or in part to form a recombination intermediate;
and b) admixing said recombination intermediate with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby said polymerase replicates the target nucleic acid sequence.
comprising:
a) reacting said target nucleic acid sequence with two primers that are complementary to said nucleic acid within a nucleic acid duplex in the presence of bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein without previously denaturing said nucleic acid duplex in whole or in part to form a recombination intermediate;
and b) admixing said recombination intermediate with a polymerase to form a polymerase complex, whereby said polymerase replicates the target nucleic acid sequence.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein said two primers are pretreated with a single stranded nucleic acid binding protein.
17. The method of claim 15 or 16 wherein said two primers are pretreated with bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein.
18. The method of any one of claims 15 to 17 wherein said polymerase is bacteriophage T4 gene product 43 DNA polymerase.
19. The method of any one of claims 1 to 18 wherein an accessory factor is used to stabilize bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein said accessory factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsY.
21. The method of any one of claims 1 to 20 wherein said method is carried out in the presence of an ATP regeneration system.
22. A composition for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising: (a) bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein (b) two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence, and (c) a polymerase.
23. A composition according to claim 22, further comprising bacteriophage T4 UvsY protein.
24. A composition according to claim 22, wherein said polymerase is a polymerase holoenzyme.
25. A composition according to claim 24, wherein said polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein, and a clamp loader protein.
26. A composition according to claim 22, further comprising nucleotide triphosphates in amounts sufficient to permit amplification of said target nucleic acid sequence.
27. A composition according to claim 22, further comprising said target nucleic acid sequence.
28. A composition according to claim 22, further comprising bacteriophage T4 gene product 32 protein.
29. A composition according to claim 22, wherein said primers are present in a molar excess relative to said target nucleic acid sequence.
30. A method for amplifying a target nucleic acid comprising contacting said target nucleic acid sequence with the composition of claim 22.
31. A composition according to claim 22, further comprising a helicase.
32. A composition according to claim 31, wherein said helicase is bacteriophage T4 gene product 41 DNA helicase.
33. A composition according to claim 31, wherein said helicase is bacteriophage T4 replicative helicase complex, comprising bacteriophage T4 gene product 41 and gene product 59.
34. A composition for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising: (a) bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein (b) two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence (c) a polymerase, and (d) a helicase.
35. A method for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising contacting said target nucleic acid sequence with a composition comprising a polymerase, bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein, and two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence.
36. The method of claim 35, carried out in the presence of bacteriophage T4 UvsY protein.
37. The method of claim 35, carried out in the presence of bacteriophage T4 gene product 32 protein.
38. The method of claim 35, carried out at a constant temperature.
39. The method of claim 35, carried out at a temperature of below about 45°C.
40. The method of claim 35, wherein said primers are present in a molar excess relative to said target nucleic acid sequence.
41. The method of claim 35, carried out in the presence of a helicase.
42. The method of claim 41, wherein said helicase is bacteriophage T4 gene product 41 DNA helicase.
43. The method of claim 41, wherein said helicase is bacteriophage T4 replicative helicase complex, comprising bacteriophage T4 gene product 41 and gene product 59.
44. The method of claim 35, carried out in the presence of nucleotide triphosphates in amounts sufficient to permit amplification of said target nucleic acid sequence.
45. The method of claim 35, carried out at a temperature of about 37°C.
46. A method for amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence comprising contacting said target nucleic acid sequence with a composition comprising a polymerase, bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein, and two primers that are complementary to the flanking ends of said target nucleic acid sequence at a temperature of about 37°C.
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