The precise engineering of expression vectors using high-throughput In-Fusion PCR cloning

Methods Mol Biol. 2009:498:75-90. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-196-3_5.

Abstract

In this chapter, protocols for the construction of expression vectors using In-Fusion PCR cloning are presented. The method enables vector and insert DNA sequences to be seamlessly joined in a ligation-independent reaction. This property of the In-Fusion process has been exploited in the design of a suite of multi-host compatible vectors for the expression of proteins with precisely engineered His-tags. Vector preparation, PCR amplification of the sequence to be cloned and the procedure for inserting the PCR product into the vector by In-Fusion are described.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Culture Techniques
  • Cloning, Molecular / methods*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Genetic Vectors*
  • Glycerol / chemistry
  • Histidine / chemistry
  • Plasmids
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Protein Engineering / methods
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Transformation, Genetic

Substances

  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Histidine
  • Glycerol