Full-Length cDNA Cloning and Determination of mRNA 5′and 3′Ends by Amplification of Adaptor-Ligated cDNA

An efficient cDNA amplification procedure is described for determining of the 5′ and 3′ ends of mRNAs and cloning full-length cDNAs. In this approach, a double-stranded (ds) adaptor is ligated to both ends of a library of ds cDNA by T4 DNA ligase. This adaptor-ligated ds cDNA is then used to selecti...

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Main Authors: A. Chenchik, L. Diachenko, F. Moqadam, V. Tarabykin, S. Lukyanov, P.D. Siebert
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 1996-09-01
Series:BioTechniques
Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/96213pf02
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L. Diachenko
F. Moqadam
V. Tarabykin
S. Lukyanov
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description An efficient cDNA amplification procedure is described for determining of the 5′ and 3′ ends of mRNAs and cloning full-length cDNAs. In this approach, a double-stranded (ds) adaptor is ligated to both ends of a library of ds cDNA by T4 DNA ligase. This adaptor-ligated ds cDNA is then used to selectively amplify 5′- or 3′-cDNA fragments by PCR with a combination of gene-specific and adaptor-specific primers. This is a unified method for 5′and 3′rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) from the same adaptor-ligated ds cDNA template. A specially designed adaptor combines features of “vectorette PCR” and “suppression PCR” technologies that significantly reduce background during amplification. The application of “long and accurate PCR” (LA PCR) technology makes possible the amplification of large RACE products and full-length cDNAs with high fidelity to the original mRNA. We investigated efficacy and limitations of this PCR-based approach for cDNA cloning by amplification of 5′- and 3′-RACE fragments and full-length cDNAs of three members of the abundant human actin gene family (1.3–1.9 kb), the medium abundance transferrin receptor mRNA (5.0 kb) and the low-medium abundance insulin-like growth factor II receptor mRNA (9.1 kb).
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spelling doaj-art-ac64c38bc743409bac11b2bf9684be752025-08-20T02:26:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBioTechniques0736-62051940-98181996-09-0121352653410.2144/96213pf02Full-Length cDNA Cloning and Determination of mRNA 5′and 3′Ends by Amplification of Adaptor-Ligated cDNAA. Chenchik0L. Diachenko1F. Moqadam2V. Tarabykin3S. Lukyanov4P.D. Siebert51CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA1CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA1CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA1CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA1CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA1CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USAAn efficient cDNA amplification procedure is described for determining of the 5′ and 3′ ends of mRNAs and cloning full-length cDNAs. In this approach, a double-stranded (ds) adaptor is ligated to both ends of a library of ds cDNA by T4 DNA ligase. This adaptor-ligated ds cDNA is then used to selectively amplify 5′- or 3′-cDNA fragments by PCR with a combination of gene-specific and adaptor-specific primers. This is a unified method for 5′and 3′rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) from the same adaptor-ligated ds cDNA template. A specially designed adaptor combines features of “vectorette PCR” and “suppression PCR” technologies that significantly reduce background during amplification. The application of “long and accurate PCR” (LA PCR) technology makes possible the amplification of large RACE products and full-length cDNAs with high fidelity to the original mRNA. We investigated efficacy and limitations of this PCR-based approach for cDNA cloning by amplification of 5′- and 3′-RACE fragments and full-length cDNAs of three members of the abundant human actin gene family (1.3–1.9 kb), the medium abundance transferrin receptor mRNA (5.0 kb) and the low-medium abundance insulin-like growth factor II receptor mRNA (9.1 kb).https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/96213pf02
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V. Tarabykin
S. Lukyanov
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Full-Length cDNA Cloning and Determination of mRNA 5′and 3′Ends by Amplification of Adaptor-Ligated cDNA
BioTechniques
title Full-Length cDNA Cloning and Determination of mRNA 5′and 3′Ends by Amplification of Adaptor-Ligated cDNA
title_full Full-Length cDNA Cloning and Determination of mRNA 5′and 3′Ends by Amplification of Adaptor-Ligated cDNA
title_fullStr Full-Length cDNA Cloning and Determination of mRNA 5′and 3′Ends by Amplification of Adaptor-Ligated cDNA
title_full_unstemmed Full-Length cDNA Cloning and Determination of mRNA 5′and 3′Ends by Amplification of Adaptor-Ligated cDNA
title_short Full-Length cDNA Cloning and Determination of mRNA 5′and 3′Ends by Amplification of Adaptor-Ligated cDNA
title_sort full length cdna cloning and determination of mrna 5 and 3 ends by amplification of adaptor ligated cdna
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