Cloning and expression of the gene for bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase
Abstract
This application describes a means to clone a functional gene for bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase. Active T7 RNA polymerase is produced from the cloned gene, and a plasmid has been constructed that can produce the active enzyme in large amounts. T7 RNA polymerase transcribes DNA very efficiently and is highly selective for a relatively long promoter sequence. This enzyme is useful for synthesizing large amounts of RNA in vivo or in vitro, and is capable of producing a single RNA selectively from a complex mixture of DNAs. The procedure used to obtain a clone of the T7 RNA polymerase gene can be applied to other T7-like phages to obtain clones that produce RNA polymerases having different promoter specificities, different bacterial hosts, or other desirable properties. T7 RNA polymerase is also used in a system for selective, high-level synthesis of RNAs and proteins in suitable host cells.
- Inventors:
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- Stony Brook, NY
- Basel, CH
- Setauket, NY
- East Lansing, MI
- Bellport, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867506
- Patent Number(s):
- 4952496
- Assignee:
- Associated Universities, Inc. (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- cloning; expression; bacteriophage; t7; rna; polymerase; application; describes; means; clone; functional; active; produced; cloned; plasmid; constructed; produce; enzyme; amounts; transcribes; dna; efficiently; highly; selective; relatively; promoter; sequence; useful; synthesizing; vivo; vitro; capable; producing; single; selectively; complex; mixture; dnas; procedure; obtain; applied; t7-like; phages; clones; polymerases; specificities; bacterial; hosts; desirable; properties; high-level; synthesis; rnas; proteins; suitable; host; cells; bacteriophage t7; bacterial host; application describes; suitable host; rna polymerase; host cells; t7 rna; highly selective; rna polymerases; desirable properties; host cell; promoter specificities; promoter sequence; rna selectively; t7-like phages; single rna; active t7; bacterial hosts; produce rna; polymerase transcribes; active enzyme; obtain clones; complex mixture; transcribes dna; high-level synthesis; rna poly; /435/999/
Citation Formats
Studier, F William, Davanloo, Parichehre, Rosenberg, Alan H, Moffatt, Barbara A, and Dunn, John J. Cloning and expression of the gene for bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase. United States: N. p., 1990.
Web.
Studier, F William, Davanloo, Parichehre, Rosenberg, Alan H, Moffatt, Barbara A, & Dunn, John J. Cloning and expression of the gene for bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase. United States.
Studier, F William, Davanloo, Parichehre, Rosenberg, Alan H, Moffatt, Barbara A, and Dunn, John J. Mon .
"Cloning and expression of the gene for bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867506.
@article{osti_867506,
title = {Cloning and expression of the gene for bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase},
author = {Studier, F William and Davanloo, Parichehre and Rosenberg, Alan H and Moffatt, Barbara A and Dunn, John J},
abstractNote = {This application describes a means to clone a functional gene for bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase. Active T7 RNA polymerase is produced from the cloned gene, and a plasmid has been constructed that can produce the active enzyme in large amounts. T7 RNA polymerase transcribes DNA very efficiently and is highly selective for a relatively long promoter sequence. This enzyme is useful for synthesizing large amounts of RNA in vivo or in vitro, and is capable of producing a single RNA selectively from a complex mixture of DNAs. The procedure used to obtain a clone of the T7 RNA polymerase gene can be applied to other T7-like phages to obtain clones that produce RNA polymerases having different promoter specificities, different bacterial hosts, or other desirable properties. T7 RNA polymerase is also used in a system for selective, high-level synthesis of RNAs and proteins in suitable host cells.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
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