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In side-by-side comparisons, we determined that PfuTurbo DNA polymerase amplified longer complex targets (>3 kb) in higher yield than Taq DNA polymerase. High-fidelity amplification of genomic targets up to 10 kb, and cloned targets up to 15 kb, were previously achieved with PfuTurbo DNA polymerase.1 Although PfuTurbo and Taq DNA polymerases can amplify relatively easy targets (0 to 2 kb) with comparable yields, higher replication fidelity makes PfuTurbo DNA polymerase the better choice for amplifying DNA targets to be cloned, expressed, and/or sequenced. Thus, adding a novel PCR-enhancing factor makes PfuTurbo DNA polymerase superior to Taq DNA polymerase for both routine and high-performance PCR applications.
PCR amplifications were conducted with PfuTurbo DNA polymerase or Taq
DNA polymerase in their recommended buffers, using 200 M each dNTP, 100 to 300
ng of genomic DNA or 15 ng of lambda phage DNA, and 100 ng of each
oligonucleotide primer per 50 l reaction. PCR reactions were conducted in
Stratagenes RoboCycler Gradient 96
temperature cycler fitted with a Hot Top assembly, using 200 l thin-walled PCR
tubes. The temperature cycling parameters for all targets incorporated the
following: one cycle at 95C for one minute, followed by 30 cycles at 95C for
one minute (denaturation); 58 to 64C for one minute (annealing); 72C for one
minute per kb of target amplified (extension); and one final extension cycle of
72C for 10 minutes. The amplified reaction products were electrophoresed on a
1% agarose/1X TBE gel, stained with ethidium bromide, and imaged using the Eagle
Eye II Still Video System. Lanes labe
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