Scientists explore factors contributing to DNA mutations
...peats indicate a lower repeat number and mutability is lower for microsatellites with lower repeat numbers. At shorter lengths, explained Makova, DNA proofreading and repair mechanisms function more reliably and efficiently. The team also discovered that repeat composition was a significant predictor of micro...Molecular typesetting -- proofreading without a proofreader
Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Bristol (UK) have developed a model of how errors are corrected whilst proteins are being built. Ensuring that proteins are built correctly is essential to the proper functioning of our bodies, but the 'quality assurance' mechanisms that take place d...Elderly mice yield clues to the process of growing old
... spellchecker," says Prolla. "By introducing a malfunction in the (genetic) proofreading domain, these mutations accumulate much more rapidly." The new work lend...ipulating mouse embryonic stem cells to produce mice with the defective DNA proofreading protein. The mice develop normally, but age rapidly and develop such things...To Stop Evolution: New Way Of Fighting Antibiotic Resistance Demonstrated By Scripps Scientists
...es extremely well, and the "polymerase" enzymes that replicate our DNA rarely make mistakes. Even when they do, we have multiple, redundant repair and proofreading mechanisms that would make even the most six-sigma-compliant NASA engineer jealous. Nevertheless, all organisms are prone to some level of damage b...Pwo Master*: Simplify Setup of Your Proofreading PCRs
With the introduction of the Pwo Master, Roche Applied Science now offers a new, ready-to-use proofreading master mix for the robust amplification of fragments up to 3 kb, providing the highest possible fidelity during PC...Comparing Fidelity and Performance of Proofreading PCR Enzymes
PfuTurbo DNA polymerase is superior to Platinum Pfx DNA polymerase Michael Borns Janice Cline Holly Hogrefe Stratagene We recently evaluated the properties of Platinum Pfx DNA polymerase, a competitors new PCR enzyme formulation ...QIAGEN LongRange PCR and 2Step RT-PCR Kits
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... (4). This method employs the unique biochemical properties of Phi29 DNA polymerase, a highly processive enzyme with excellent strand displacement and proofreading ability, to amplify DNA.In this application note, we show array CGH data on DNA isolated from human liver FFPE slides, comparing DOP-PCR wi...
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