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ENZYMES THAT MODIFY DNA AND RNA 1. RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES AND METHYLASES

ENZYMES THAT MODIFY DNA AND RNA 1. RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES AND METHYLASES RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES EXIST IN NATURE IN PROKARYOTES

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ENZYMES THAT MODIFY DNA AND RNA 1. RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES AND METHYLASES

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  1. ENZYMES THAT MODIFY DNA AND RNA 1. RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES AND METHYLASES • RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES EXIST IN NATURE IN PROKARYOTES • Prokaryotic cells have restriction modification systems and will cleave foreign DNA that enters the bacteria cell (e.g. bacteriophage) but not host DNA that has been protected or modified by methylation • source of enzyme reagents, essential for generating recombinant DNA molecules • Need to understand how they work in order to avoid problems when manipulating recombinant DNA

  2. TYPES OF RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES There are 3 types; Type I, II and III Types I and III contain the restriction and modification activities in the same multiunit enzyme complex • Require ATP for cleavage • cleave DNA a substantial distance from the recognition sequence • not commonly used Type II • RE are not physically associated with methylases • do not require ATP for cleavage • generally cleave within or very near the recognition sequence • isolated 100's of different type II REs, many of which are available commercially • The first type II RE characterised was from E.coli and was designated E.coRI • EcoRI binds to DNA region with a specific palindromic sequence of 6 bp and cuts between the G and the A residues on each strand • It specifically cleaves the internucleotide bond between the oxygen of the 3'C of the sugar of one nucleotide and the phosphate group attached to the 5' carbon of the sugar of the adjacent nucleotide

  3. NAMING R.E. • A 3 letter abbreviation based on the genus and species of bacteria e.g. Eco = E.coli • a 4th letter can be used to indicate strain eg Hind • Roman numerals are used to designate the order of characterisation of the different R.E. from the same organism • e.g. HpaI and HpaII- the first and second R.E. isolated from Haemophilus parainfluenzae RECOGNITION SITES • The palindromic sequences where most type II R.E. bind and cut a DNA molecule are called recognition sites • Recognition sites of many type II R.E. contain 4-6 specific nucleotides CLEAVAGE • Can result in sticky ends or blunt ends

  4. Enzymes; Practical considerations • Expensive • Many are cloned recombinant enzymes but still can be expensive • One unit of a Restriction enzyme is defined as the amount that will cut 1ug of a test DNA in 1h at optimum temp • Rate of cutting is dependent on 1. Number of sites/ug DNA 2. linear, circular or supercoiled DNA 3. R.E. sites near ends may not cut well 4. Contaminated DNA may not cut well 5. More enzyme required if buffer conditions are not optimum 6. Ability to cleave depends on surrounding sequence

  5. Enzymes; Practical considerations cont……… • Manufacturers catalogues give optimum buffers, temps and stabilities • If xs enzyme is used may result in non specific cutting (called star activity) • Contamination of enzyme stocks is disasterous. Use clean tips all the time. • Enzymes should be stored in -20C freezer(not frost free) • Enzymes should be placed on ice immediately on removal from freezer • Enzymes should be used immediately and then returned to freezer • Diluted enzymes are generally unstable. Do not dilute for long term storage • Wear gloves to prevent contaminating enzymes with proteases and RNases often present on fingers

  6. ENZYMES THAT MODIFY DNA OR RNA cont. • 2. Polymerases • The purpose of all polymerases is to join single nucleotides into a polymer • 5’ to 3’ polymerase activity • All DNA polymerases use deoxynucleotide 5’ triphosphates (dNTPs) • Removes 2 phosphate groups (releasing a pyrophosphate and using the released energy) from NTP and attaches the newly exposed 5’ phosphate to the 3’ hydroxyl of another nucleotide, generating a phosphodiester bond • Most polymerases require a template • Most require a primer

  7. Polymerases can have other activities as well as polymerase (building) activity: 3’ to 5’ exonuclease activity Many polymerase have this activity, useful for proof reading Removes single mismatches Combination of 5’ to 3’ polymerase and 3’ to 5’ exonuclease activity is particularly useful for making blunt ends and labeling 3’ ends 5’ to 3’ exonuclease activity Only some polymerases have this activity Useful for removing RNA templates for nick translation Ribonuclease H activity Present in a few polymerases Degrades RNA in RNA/DNA complexes

  8. Properties of polymerases • Turnover number-nucleotides/min • Processivity-how many nucleotides added before disassociates • Error frequency- how frequently generates a mismatch(#errors/base pair) • Errors are dependent on conditions, pH, conc dNTP, divalent cations • Every polymerase makes a mistake about 1 in 100000bp. Usually caught and proofread. The proofread error frequency is 1/1000000, making an overall error frequency of 1 in 10 billion bp)

  9. Examples 1. DNA dependant DNA polymerase: E.coli polymerase 1 Acts primarily as proofreader (both 3 to 5 and 5 to 3 exonuc act and polym act.) Has RNase H act to degrade RNA primers Plays role in replication 2. DNA dependant RNA polymerase: RNA polymerase Transcribes ssRNA from dsDNA in transcription

  10. Polymerase cont. 3. RNA dependant DNA polymerase: Reverse transcriptase Makes DNA from RNA templates also has RNase H activity and can destroy the RNA in an RNA DNA hybrid molecule

  11. Polymerases cont. 4. Template independent polymerase: terminal deoxynucleotide transferase (TdT) No template Useful for generating restriction sites at blunt ends and labelling

  12. Polymerases cont Thermo tolerant polymerases used for PCR (polymerase chain reactions) reactions The total error rate of Taq polymerase has been variously reported between 1 x 10-4 to 2 x 10-5 errors per base pair. Pfu polymerase appears to have the lowest error rate at roughly 1.5 x 10-6 error per base pair Vent is intermediate between Taq and Pfu.

  13. Kinase 3. Kinase – catalyses the transfer of the gamma phosphate group of ATP to the 5’ hydroxyl of polynucleotide (all phosphates have to be removed from end). By combining a Phosphatase with a kinase the 5’ end of DNA can be labeled with a labeled phosphate group. • e.g. Polynucleotide Kinase • It is a product of the T4 bacteriophage, and commercial preparations are usually products of the cloned phage gene expressed in E. coli. The enzymatic activity of PNK is utilized in two types of reactions: • PNK transfers the gamma phosphate from ATP to the 5' end of a polynucleotide (DNA or RNA). The target nucleotide is lacking a 5' phosphate either because it has been dephorphorylated or has been synthesized chemically. • In the "exchange reaction", target DNA or RNA that has a 5' phosphate is incubated with an excess of ADP - in this setting, PNK will first transfer the phosphate from the nucleic acid onto an ADP, forming ATP and leaving a dephosphorylated target. PNK will then perform a forward reaction and transfer a phosphate from ATP onto the target nucleic acid.

  14. Kinase reactions

  15. Phosphatases 4. Phosphatase- catalyses the hydrolysis of 5’ phosphate groups from DNA or RNA or single nucleotides. Often used to prevent relegation of plasmids once they have been opened by restriction digest (since ligase requires a 5’ phosphate for ligation ) e.g. Alkaline phosphatase removes 5' phosphate groups from DNA and RNA. It will also remove phosphates from nucleotides and proteins. These enzymes are most active at alkaline pH There are several sources of alkaline phosphatase that differ in how easily they can be inactivated: • Bacterial alkaline phosphatase (BAP) is the most active of the enzymes, but also the most difficult to • Calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase (CIP) most widely used in molecular, less active than BAP, but it can be effectively destroyed by protease digestion or heat • Shrimp alkaline is readily destroyed by heat (65C for 15 minutes). Primary uses for alkaline phosphatase in DNA manipulations: • Removing 5' phosphates from plasmid and bacteriophage vectors and preventing self-ligation • Removing 5' phosphates from fragments of DNA prior to labeling with labelled phosphate.

  16. Ligase 5. DNA ligases catalyze formation of a phosphodiester bond between the 5' phosphate of one strand of DNA and the 3' hydroxyl of the another to permit joining of 2 DNA molecules together • e.g. The most widely used DNA ligase is derived from the T4 bacteriophage. T4 DNA ligase requires ATP as a cofactor. It also requires ds DNA. • T4 RNA ligase can use ssRNA or ssDNA substrates 1- Ligation of DNA with complementary cohesive termini

  17. Ligase continued 2- Repair reaction • H bonds are not enough to hold sticky ends together. A means of reforming the internucleotide linkage between 3’OH and 5’phosphate groups is required and ligase does this

  18. Nucleases 6. Nucleases: DNase and RNase Most of the time nucleases are evil when you are trying to preserve the integrity of RNA or DNA samples. Many types differing in substrate specificity, cofactor requirements, and whether they cleave nucleic acids internally (endonucleases), chew in from the ends (exonucleases) or attack in both of these modes. The most widely used nucleases are DNase I and RNase A Deoxyribonuclease I cleaves double-stranded or single stranded DNA. • Cleavage preferentially occurs adjacent to pyrimidine (C or T) residues • an endonuclease. • Major products are 5'-phosphorylated di, tri and tetranucleotides. • In the presence of magnesium ions, DNase I hydrolyzes each strand of duplex DNA independently, generating random cleavages. • In the presence of manganese ions, the enzyme cleaves both strands of DNA at approximately the same site, producing blunt ends or fragments with 1-2 base overhangs. • DNase I does not cleave RNA Some of the common applications of DNase I are: • Eliminating DNA (e.g. plasmid) from preparations of RNA. • Analyzing DNA-protein interactions via DNase footprinting. • Nicking DNA prior to labeling by nick translation.

  19. Nucleases cont. Ribonuclease A is an endoribonuclease that cleaves single-stranded RNA at the 3' end of pyrimidine residues. • It degrades the RNA into 3'-phosphorylated mononucleotides and oligonucleotides. Some of the major use of RNase A are: • Eliminating or reducing RNA contamination in preparations of plasmid DNA. • Mapping mutations in DNA or RNA by mismatch cleavage. RNase will cleave the RNA in RNA:DNA hybrids at sites of single base mismatches, and the cleavage products can be analyzed.

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