Description: MCLAB’struncatedT4RNALigase2wasdevelopedspecificallyfordemandingNext-GenerationRNASequencingapplications.Thetruncatedligase2specificallyligatestheadenylated5'-endofanadaptertothe3'-endofRNA.TheenzymedoesnotrequireATPforligationbutdoesneedanadenylatedsubstrate.BynothavingextraATPinthereaction,theamountofligationbetweenrandomRNAmoleculesisdramaticallyreduced.UnlikethefulllengthT4RNAligase2,thetruncatedligasedoesnotligatethephosphorylated5'-endofRNAorDNAwithouttheadenylatedsubstrate,makingitanexcellentchoiceforsmallRNAlibrarypreparation.WhetheryourplantosequencemiRNAsortoperformdirectionalmRNA-Seq,thetruncatedligase2willhelptoenhanceyourlibrarypreparations.  Figure,BioanalyzertraceofligationproductwithT4RNALigase2(dsRNALigase).Theenzymecanefficientlyligate3'OHofRNAfragmenttothe5'phosphateofDNAfragmentinadoublestrandedstructure.Redcolortrace:Newlotenzymereaction;Bluecolortrace:Previouslotenzymereaction(shelflifewasnear12months).
Features: -DevelopedforNext-GenerationRNASequencingapplications -Efficiencyofligationatnearly100% -IncreaseABIlitytoidentifymiRNAs
Source: PurifiedfromanE.colistraincarryingtruncatedT4RNALigase2(1-249)overproducingplasmid.
HeatInactivation:65°Cfor20minutes
ReactionConditions: 1xT4RNALigaseReactionBuffer Incubateat25°C
1xT4RNALigaseReactionBuffer: 50mMTris-HCl 10mMMgCl2 1mMDTT pH7.5@25°C
StorageConditions: 10mMTris-HCl(pH7.5) 100mMNaCl 0.1mMEDTA 0.1mMDTTand50%Glycerol UnitDefinition: Oneunitisdefinedastheamountoftheenzymerequiredtogive50%ligationofa17-meradenylatedoligonucleotidetoapurifiedcontrolRNAtemplatein30minutesat37°C.
SpecificActivity:1,200U/μg RecommendedStorageCondition:-20°C
QualityControl: Enzymepreparationsareroutinelyassessedforrelativepurity,activityandabsenceofRNaseandDNase
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