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T4 RNA Ligase 2, truncated

Catalog # Concentration Size List Price Quantity Your Price
M0242L 200000 units/ml 10000 units $477.00
$429.30
M0242S 200000 units/ml 2000 units $119.00
$107.10
Catalog # Size List Price Your Price
M0242L 10000 units $477.00
$429.30
M0242S 2000 units $119.00
$107.10
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  • T4 RNA Ligase 2, truncated (T4 Rnl2tr) specifically ligates the pre-adenylated 5´ end of DNA or RNA to the 3´ end of RNA.
  • The enzyme does not require ATP for ligation but does need the pre-adenylated substrate.
  • T4 Rnl2tr is expressed from a plasmid in E. coli, which encodes the first 249 amino acids of the full length T4 RNA Ligase 2.
  • Unlike the full length ligase, T4 Rnl2tr cannot ligate the phosphorylated 5´ end of RNA or DNA to the 3´ end of RNA.
  • This enzyme, also known as Rnl2 (1–249) has been used for optimized linker ligation for the cloning of microRNAs.
  • This enzyme reduces background ligation because it can only use pre-adenylated linkers.
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T4 RNA Ligase 2, truncated (T4 Rnl2 truncated) specifically ligates the pre-adenylated 5´ end of DNA or RNA to the 3´ end of RNA. The enzyme does not require ATP for ligation but does need the pre-adenylated substrate. T4 Rnl2 truncated is expressed from a plasmid in E. coli which encodes the first 249 amino acids of the full length T4 RNA Ligase 2. Unlike the full length ligase, T4 Rnl2 truncated is unable to adenylate the 5´ end of the substrate, and as a result it cannot ligate the phosphorylated 5´ end of RNA or DNA to the 3´ end of RNA (1-3). This enzyme, also known as Rnl2 (1-249) has been used for optimized linker ligation for the cloning of microRNAs. This enzyme reduces background ligation because it can only use adenylated primers (4-5).
Product Source
An E. coli strain that carries the cloned truncated T4 RNA Ligase 2 gene.
Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
  T4 RNA Ligase 2, truncated M0242SVIAL -20 1 x 0.01 ml 200,000 units/ml
  T4 RNA Ligase Reaction Buffer B0216SVIAL -20 1 x 1.5 ml 10 X
  PEG 8000 B1004SVIAL -20 1 x 1 ml 1 X
  T4 RNA Ligase 2, truncated M0242LVIAL -20 1 x 0.05 ml 200,000 units/ml
  T4 RNA Ligase Reaction Buffer B0216SVIAL -20 1 x 1.5 ml 10 X
  PEG 8000 B1004SVIAL -20 1 x 1 ml 1 X
Application Features
  • Ligate a pre-adenylated DNA or RNA sequence tag to any RNA 3´-end
  • Join a single stranded adenylated primer to small RNAs for cDNA library creation
  • Join a single stranded adenylated primer to RNA for strand-specific cDNA library construction

Properties & Usage

Unit Definition

200 units is defined as the amount of enzyme required to give 80% ligation of a 31-mer RNA to the pre-adenylated end of a 17-mer DNA Universal miRNA Cloning Linker (#S1315) in a total reaction volume of 20 µl in 1 hour at 25°C. 

5´-FAM-rArGrUrCrGrUrArGrCrCrUrUrUrArUrCrCrGrArGrArUrUrCrArGrCrArArUrA-3´ 

5´-rAppCTGTAGGCACCATCAAT–NH2-3´ 

Molarity = 14 μM

Reaction Conditions

1X T4 RNA Ligase Reaction Buffer 
Incubate at 25°C

1X T4 RNA Ligase Reaction Buffer 
50 mM Tris-HCl
10 mM MgCl2
1 mM DTT
(pH 7.5 @ 25°C)

Storage Buffer

10 mM Tris-HCl
100 mM NaCl
1 mM DTT
0.1 mM EDTA
50% Glycerol
pH 7.5 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

65°C for 20 minutes

Unit Assay Conditions

1X T4 RNA Ligase Reaction Buffer supplemented to 10% (w/v) PEG MW 8000, 20 pmol of 5´-FAM labeled RNA, and 40 pmol preadenylated DNA linker. After incubation at 25°C for 1 hour, the ligated product is detected on a 15% denaturing polyacrylamide gel.

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References
  • Ho, C.K. et al. (2004). Structure. 12, 327-339.
  • Ho, C.K. and Shuman, S. (2002). Proc. Natl.Acad.Sci. USA. 99, 12709-12714.
  • Nandakumar, J. et al. (2004). J. Biol. Chem. 279, 31337-31347.
  • Aravin, A. and Tusch, T. (2005). FEBS Letters. 579, 5830-5840.
  • Pfeffer, S. et al. (2005). Nat. Meth.. 2, 269-276.
FAQs
Tech Tips

  • Since pre-adenylated oligos are used in the reaction, the ligation efficiency is very high. Usually 1-2 hr at 25C is sufficient to achieve desirable results.

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