PURIFICATION OF RECOMBINANT PFU DNA POLYMERASE BY DOUBLE STEP AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY

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Authors

A. Mussakhmetov

National Center for Biotechnology, Valikhanov str. 13/1, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan

A. Nurmagambetova

National Center for Biotechnology, Valikhanov str. 13/1, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan

S. Abeldenov

National Center for Biotechnology, Valikhanov str. 13/1, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan

B. Khassenov

National Center for Biotechnology, Valikhanov str. 13/1, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan

Abstract

In Kazakhstan, the production of enzymes for molecular biology is not established. This explains the absence of any high-tech production and low demand for this specific product. However, PCR diagnostics and genomic technologies in Kazakhstan is already a reality, and the need for thermostable polymerases in the country is growing up.

Recombinant Pfu DNA polymerase was purified from Escherichia coli. Expression vector with cloned gene coding Pfu DNA polymerase protein was made by standard genetic engineering methods. Recombinant protein has 20 additional amino acids at N-end and has a molecular mass of 92,3 kDa. Results of this work showed that PCR made with recombinant analog of Pfu DNA polymerase yields amplification products of different DNA sequence length. In addition, the experiment for thermostability was done and enzyme showed polymerase activity after several hours of heating.

Keywords

Pfu DNA polymerase, polymerase chain reaction, Pyrococcus furiosus, recombinant protein

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