Description: EndonucleaseVIIistheproductofgene49ofbacteriophageT4.Ithasamassof18kDa.T4EndonucleaseVIIinvolvesinDNA-packaging,geneticrecombinationandmismatchrepairinvivo.Ithasalsobeendemonstratedinvitrotoresolvesingle-basemisparings,heteroduplexloopsandbranchedDNAs,suchasfour-wayHollidayjunctionsandthree-wayY-structures. 
Source: Arecombinant E.coli straincarryingtheclonedT4EndonucleaseVIIgene UnitDefinition: Oneunit(0.5ng)oftheenzymeresolves50%of1pmolFAMlabeled28meroligonucleotidesubstrate[1]withintheimmobile4-wayHollidayjunctionstructurein30minutesat37°Cin50mMTris-HCl,pH8.0,10mMMgCl2,10mM2-MEand0.1μg/μlBSA. SpecificActivity: 2000U/µg RecommendedStorageCondition: -20°C ExperimentalData:
  Figure1. PerformanceofMCLAB’sT4EndonucleaseVIIanalyzedbycapillaryelectrophoresis.(a)Negativecontrolsampleanalysis,10pmolofFAMlabeled28meroligonucleotidesubstrate.(b)40UofMCLAB’sT4EndonucleaseVIIwasabletofullyresolve10pmolofFAMlabeled28meroligonucleotidesubstratewitha4-wayHollidayjunctionstructure(30minutesat37°Cin50mMTris-HCl,pH8.0,10mMMgCl2,10mM2-MEand0.1μg/μlBSA).
 Figure2. MCLAB’sT4EndonucleaseVIIandT7EndonucleaseI(fromothersupplier)activitycomparison. (a)10U(275fmol)ofMCLABT4’sEndonucleaseVIIcanresolve64%of10pmolof4-wayjunctionsubstrate(enzymetosubstratemolarratio1:70)in30minutesat37°Cin50mMTris-HCl,pH8.0,10mMMgCl2,10mM2-MEand0.1μg/μlBSA.(b)40U(368fmol)ofT7EndonucleaseI(supplierN)onlyresolves43%of10pmolof4-wayjunctionsubstrate(enzymetosubstratemolarratio1:50)in30minutesat37°Cin50mMNaCl,10mMTris-HCl,pH7.9,10mMMgCl2,1mMDTT.ComparedtoT7EndonucleaseI(supplierN),MCLAB’sT4EndonucleaseVIIresolves4-wayHollidayJunctionsatahigheryieldin30minuteswithlessenzyme.
 T4EndonucleaseVIIProtocol For4-wayjunctionsubstrate: 1. Preparethefollowingreaction: Component | Volume | Water | 16µl | 10xEndoVIIreactionbuffer | 2µl | 10µM4-wayJunction(FAMlabeled) | 1µl | EndoVII(diluteifnecessary) | 1µl | Total | 20µl |
2. Mixwellandincubatethereaction@37°Cfor30min. 3. Use1µlreactiontoanalyzethecleavedfragmentsonCapillaryelectrophoresis. Forsinglebasemismatchsubstrate: 1. Useabout200-400ngDNAfragmentthatcontainssinglebasemismatchforeachreaction: Component | Volume | 10xEndoVIIbuffer | 1µl | Substrate | 200-400ng | EndoVIIenzyme(diluteifnecessary) | 1µl | Water | Tototalvolumeof10µl | Total | 10µl |
2. Mixwellandincubatethereaction@37°Cfor30min. 3. Runa2%agarosegelandcheckforcleavedbands. Table.ComparisonofT4EndonucleaseVIIandT7EndonucleaseI | T4EndonucleaseVII | T7EndonucleaseI | ProteinMass | 18KDa | 60kDa | Function | Resolvase | Resolvase | Application | Enzymaticmutationdetection ResolvebranchedDNA Detectorcleaveheteroduplexes | Enzymaticmutationdetection ResolvebranchedDNA Detectorcleaveheteroduplexes | Source | BacteriophageT4 | BacteriophageT7 | ProteinDesign | T4EndonucleaseVII | Afusionofmaltosebindingprotein(MBP)andT7EndonucleaseI | Activity (Testedwith4-wayHollidayjunctionsin30minutes.) | High* 10unitsoftheenzyme(278fmolprotein,molarratio1:70(Enzyme:Substrate))resolve64%of4-wayJunctions. | Low* 40unitsoftheenzyme(368fmolprotein,molarratio1:50(Enzyme:Substrate))resolve43%of4-wayJunctions. | Specificity | High*(singleresolvedpeakshownonCE) | Low*(multipleresolvedpeaksshownonCE) |
*SeeFigure2forT4endonucleaseVIIandT7endonucleaseIactivitycomparisonresult. Suppliedin: 10mMTris-HCl 50mMKCl 1mMDTT 0.1mMEDTA 50%Glycerol pH7.4@25°C SuppliedWith: 10xT4EndonucleaseVIIReactionBuffer: 500mMTris-HCl 100mMMgCl2 100mM2-mercaptoethanol 1mg/mlBSA pH8.0@25°C Reference: 1.Golz,S.,Birkenbihl,R.P.,andKemper,B.(1995),DNAResearch2,277-284. |