One-Step, One-Lane Chemical DNA Sequencing by N-Methylformamide in the Presence of Metal Ions
Author(s) -
Rodolfo Negri,
Giovanna Costanzo,
Raffaele Saladino,
Ernesto Di Mauro
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
biotechniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1940-9818
pISSN - 0736-6205
DOI - 10.2144/96215rr04
Subject(s) - phosphodiester bond , dna , chemistry , bond cleavage , cleavage (geology) , dna sequencing , metal ions in aqueous solution , denaturation (fissile materials) , biochemistry , ion , biology , gene , organic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , rna , paleontology , fracture (geology) , catalysis
We report on a chemical method that allows DNA sequencing by a single reaction. It is based on treatment of 5'-end-labeled DNA with N-methylformamide in the presence of manganese. This method allows the manipulation of samples to be kept to a minimum and consists of a single chemical step that requires about 30 minutes to complete base degradation, phosphodiester bond cleavage and denaturation. Examples of one-treatment, one-lane DNA sequencing of both radioactively and fluorescently 5'-end-labeled DNAs are reported.
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