Termination of DNA synthesis by novel 3'-modified-deoxyribonucleoside 5'-triphosphates. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Eight 3'-modified-dNTPs were synthesized and tested in two different DNA template assays for incorporation activity. From this enzymatic screen, two 3'-O-methyl-dNTPs were shown to terminate DNA syntheses mediated by a number of polymerases and may be used as alternative terminators in Sanger sequencing. 3'-O-(2-Nitrobenzyl)-dATP is a UV sensitive nucleotide and was shown to be incorporated by several thermostable DNA polymerases. Base specific termination and efficient photolytic removal of the 3'-protecting group was demonstrated. Following deprotection, DNA synthesis was reinitiated by the incorporation of natural nucleotides into DNA. The identification of this labile terminator and the demonstration of a one cycle stop-start DNA synthesis are initial steps in the development of a novel sequencing strategy.

published proceedings

  • Nucleic Acids Res

altmetric score

  • 12

author list (cited authors)

  • Metzker, M. L., Raghavachari, R., Richards, S., Jacutin, S. E., Civitello, A., Burgess, K., & Gibbs, R. A.

citation count

  • 67

complete list of authors

  • Metzker, ML||Raghavachari, R||Richards, S||Jacutin, SE||Civitello, A||Burgess, K||Gibbs, RA

publication date

  • October 1994