When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity
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...ligase is a NAD+-dependent DNA ligase from a thermostable bacterium that can survive high temperatures...advantage of the high fidelity of Taq and other thermostable DNA ligases. These applications detect specific...amplified fragment) and treated with a high fidelity thermostable DNA ligase. If the target sequence is present...helix shape (22). Large purine:purine mismatches and most smaller pyrimidine:pyrimidine mismatches are typically...several DNA ligases bound to substrate (23, 24).
Thermostable DNA ligases, including Taq DNA ligase, are naturally...detectably ligate many T:G, T:T, and A:C mismatches. Thermostable DNA ligases are active at elevated temperatures...below).
Conclusion
It is important to note that thermostable, high fidelity, nick-selective DNA ligases like...