Abstract:

Objective Due to the high cost in both time and money in gene cloning, a simple molecular cloning method based on polymerase chain reaction(PCR) is presented. Methods The vector and insert are amplified by PCR separately. After DpnI digestion of the mixture of the amplified vector and insert to eliminate the DNA templates used in PCR reactions, the mixture is directly transformed into competent E. coli DH5 cells to obtain the desired clones. Results Here we report a highly simplified,reliable and efficient PCR-based cloning technique to subclone total α-synuclein gene(cDNA) from vector pET into vector pGEX-4T-1, and place total nAChRβ2 gene from vector pCDNA3.1 into vector pGEMHE. Conclusion This technique has many advantages over other cloning methods. First, we can insert any interested DNA sequences into a vector anywhere by primer designation, and it does not need to consider the restriction of multiple cloning site. Second, there is no need for any specialized enzyme digestion, gel purification of PCR product and linearized vector and enzyme ligation.

Key words: molecular cloning, polymerase chain reaction, DNA polymerase, DpnI restriction enzyme