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DNA recombination during PCR

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Meyerhans, Andreas, Vartanian, Jean-Pierre, Wain-Hobson, Simon·1990·Nucleic Acids Research

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PCR co-amplification of two distinct HIV1 tat gene sequences lead to the formation of recombinant DNA molecules. The frequency of such recombinants, up to 5.4% of all amplified molecules, could be decreased 2.7 fold by a 6 fold increase in Taq DNA polymerase elongation time. Crossover sites mapped essentially to three discrete regions suggesting specific Taq DNA polymerase pause or termination sites. PCR mediated recombination may be a problem when studying heterogeneous genetic material such as RNA viruses, multigene families, or repetitive sequences. This phenomenon can be exploited to create chimeric molecules from related sequences.

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Authors
Meyerhans, A., Vartanian, J.-P., & Wain-Hobson, S.
Venue
Nucleic Acids Research
Published
1990
Volume
18
Issue
7
Pages
1687-1691
ISSN
  • 0305-1048 (ISSN-L)
  • 1362-4962
OpenAlex
W2090081965
Cited by
574
References
2
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6.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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