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  • Title: Use of the T4 polynucleotide ligase in the joining of flush-ended DNA segments generated by restriction endonucleases.
    Author: Sgaramella V, Ehrlich SD.
    Journal: Eur J Biochem; 1978 May 16; 86(2):531-7. PubMed ID: 350585.
    Abstract:
    Double-stranded DNA segments with completely base-paired ends were obtained by the action of various restriction endonucleases on phage and plasmid DNAs. These segments were joined covalently by the T4 polynucleotide ligase. The joining was monitored by the electron microscopy count of intramolecularly circularized segments. The highest extent of joining, close to 75%, was observed at 15-25 degrees C with the segments resulting from the action of the Bacillus subtilis (strain R) restriction endonuclease Bsu on the DNA of bacteriophage SPPI or of the plasmid pSC 101. The joining of double-stranded termini required about 10 times more enzyme than the short single-stranded termini produced by the Escherichia coli restriction endonuclease EcoRI. A shortened purification of the T4 ligase was found to give an enzyme devoid of interfacing nucleases.
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