Multiple overlap extension PCR (MOE-PCR): an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology

The current study describes multiple-overlap-extension PCR (MOE-PCR) as a simple and effective approach to assembling multiple DNA fragments with various sizes and features in a single in vitro reaction. In this research, 50 bp of homology in overlapping DNA fragments and a specific touchdown PCR pr...

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Main Authors: Kadkhodaei, Saeid, Memari, Hamid Rajabi, Abbasiliasi, Sahar, Rezaei, Morvarid Akhavan, Movahedi, Ali, Tan, Joo Shun, Ariff, Arbakariya
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
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author Kadkhodaei, Saeid
Memari, Hamid Rajabi
Abbasiliasi, Sahar
Rezaei, Morvarid Akhavan
Movahedi, Ali
Tan, Joo Shun
Ariff, Arbakariya
author_facet Kadkhodaei, Saeid
Memari, Hamid Rajabi
Abbasiliasi, Sahar
Rezaei, Morvarid Akhavan
Movahedi, Ali
Tan, Joo Shun
Ariff, Arbakariya
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description The current study describes multiple-overlap-extension PCR (MOE-PCR) as a simple and effective approach to assembling multiple DNA fragments with various sizes and features in a single in vitro reaction. In this research, 50 bp of homology in overlapping DNA fragments and a specific touchdown PCR program resulted in successful assembly of eight different DNA fragments using a single PCR protocol. The simplicity, speed, reliability and cost-effectiveness of MOE-PCR offers it as an attractive method for assembling and/or cloning single and multiple DNA fragments. Indeed, the method is a one-step approach that eliminates some of the routine steps such as ligation and complex enzymatic reactions as well as sequence limitations of the other methods. The applications of this relatively high fidelity method could be extended to the construction of chimeric recombinant sequences that can be widely used in metabolic engineering, functional analysis of genes and genetic elements, expression studies of multi-domain proteins, protein engineering and the most recent genome editing strategies which together with synthetic biology are revolutionizing the life sciences. We expect the technique to be used as a robust, reliable and fast method in synthetic biology.
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spelling upm.eprints-533512017-11-10T04:51:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53351/ Multiple overlap extension PCR (MOE-PCR): an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology Kadkhodaei, Saeid Memari, Hamid Rajabi Abbasiliasi, Sahar Rezaei, Morvarid Akhavan Movahedi, Ali Tan, Joo Shun Ariff, Arbakariya The current study describes multiple-overlap-extension PCR (MOE-PCR) as a simple and effective approach to assembling multiple DNA fragments with various sizes and features in a single in vitro reaction. In this research, 50 bp of homology in overlapping DNA fragments and a specific touchdown PCR program resulted in successful assembly of eight different DNA fragments using a single PCR protocol. The simplicity, speed, reliability and cost-effectiveness of MOE-PCR offers it as an attractive method for assembling and/or cloning single and multiple DNA fragments. Indeed, the method is a one-step approach that eliminates some of the routine steps such as ligation and complex enzymatic reactions as well as sequence limitations of the other methods. The applications of this relatively high fidelity method could be extended to the construction of chimeric recombinant sequences that can be widely used in metabolic engineering, functional analysis of genes and genetic elements, expression studies of multi-domain proteins, protein engineering and the most recent genome editing strategies which together with synthetic biology are revolutionizing the life sciences. We expect the technique to be used as a robust, reliable and fast method in synthetic biology. Royal Society of Chemistry 2016 Article PeerReviewed Kadkhodaei, Saeid and Memari, Hamid Rajabi and Abbasiliasi, Sahar and Rezaei, Morvarid Akhavan and Movahedi, Ali and Tan, Joo Shun and Ariff, Arbakariya (2016) Multiple overlap extension PCR (MOE-PCR): an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology. RSC Advances, 6 (71). pp. 66682-66694. ISSN 2046-2069 http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/ra/c6ra13172g#!divAbstract 10.1039/C6RA13172G
spellingShingle Kadkhodaei, Saeid
Memari, Hamid Rajabi
Abbasiliasi, Sahar
Rezaei, Morvarid Akhavan
Movahedi, Ali
Tan, Joo Shun
Ariff, Arbakariya
Multiple overlap extension PCR (MOE-PCR): an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology
title Multiple overlap extension PCR (MOE-PCR): an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology
title_full Multiple overlap extension PCR (MOE-PCR): an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology
title_fullStr Multiple overlap extension PCR (MOE-PCR): an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology
title_full_unstemmed Multiple overlap extension PCR (MOE-PCR): an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology
title_short Multiple overlap extension PCR (MOE-PCR): an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology
title_sort multiple overlap extension pcr moe pcr an effective technical shortcut to high throughput synthetic biology
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