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CAPRRESI: Chimera Assembly by Plasmid Recovery and Restriction Enzyme Site Insertion
Published on: June 25, 2017
Exponential megapriming PCR (EMP) cloning--seamless DNA insertion into any target plasmid without sequence
Alexander Ulrich1, Kasper R Andersen, Thomas U Schwartz
1Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Abstract:
We present a fast, reliable and inexpensive restriction-free cloning method for seamless DNA insertion into any plasmid without sequence limitation. Exponential megapriming PCR (EMP) cloning requires two consecutive PCR steps and can be carried out in one day. We show that EMP cloning has a higher efficiency than restriction-free (RF) cloning, especially for long inserts above 2.5 kb. EMP further enables simultaneous cloning of multiple inserts.
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