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Endonuclease IV
NEB3 cloned at NEB recombinant 37 85 Heat

Product Introduction

  • DNA AP endonuclease
  • Catalyzes the cleavage of DNA phosphodiester backbone at AP sites via hydrolysis leaving a 1 nucleotide gap with 3'-hydroxyl and 5' deoxyribose phosphate (dRP) termini
  • Also has 3'-diesterase activity which can remove 3' phosphate, 3'-α, β-unsaturated aldehyde, phosphoglycoaldehyde, and other 3' blocking groups
Catalog # Size Concentration
M0304S 1000.0 units 10000 units/ml
M0304L 5000.0 units 10000 units/ml

Product Information

Description

Endonuclease IV can act on a variety of oxidative damage in DNA (1). The enzyme is apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease that will hydrolyse intact AP sites in DNA. AP sites are cleaved at the first phosphodiester bond that is 5´ to the lesion leaving a hydroxyl group at the 3´ terminus and a deoxyribose 5´-phosphate at the 5´ terminus. The enzyme also has a 3´ -diesterease activity and can release phosphoglycolaldehyde, intact deoxyribose 5-phosphate and phosphate from the 3´ end of DNA.


Product Source

An E.coli strain which carries the cloned Endo IV gene.
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Reagents Supplied

Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration

Properties & Usage

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to cleave 1 pmol of a 34-mer oligonucleotide duplex containing a single AP site* in a total reaction volume of 10 µl in 1 hour at 37°C.

*An AP site is created by treating 10 pmol of a 34 mer oligonucleotide duplex containing a single uracil residue with 1 unit of Uracil-DNA Glycosylase (UDG) for 2 minutes at 37°C.

Reaction Conditions

1X NEBuffer™ 3
Incubate at 37°C

1X NEBuffer™ 3
100 mM NaCl
50 mM Tris-HCl
10 mM MgCl2
1 mM DTT
(pH 7.9 @ 25°C)

Storage Buffer

10 mM Tris-HCl
250 mM NaCl
1 mM DTT
0.1 mM EDTA
200 µg/ml BSA
50% Glycerol
0.15% Triton® X-100
pH 7.4 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

85°C for 20 minutes

Unit Assay Conditions

1X NEBuffer 3 containing 10 pmol of fluorescently labeled oligonucleotide duplex in a total reaction volume of 10 μl.

Application Features

  • Single cell gel electrophoresis (Comet assay)(2,3,4)
  • Alkaline elution (5)
  • Alkaline unwinding (6)

Product Notes

  1. Recommended Dilution for the Comet Assay: 1.104 to 1:105(2,3,4,7). For a protocol please visit: //cometassay.com
  2. The Endo IV optimum buffer is 1X NEBuffer 3 (NEB #B7003). The enzyme has 100% activity in NEBuffer 2 (NEB #B7002) and 25% activity in CutSmart Buffer (NEB #B7204). The use of Endo IV in NEBuffer 1 (NEB #B7001) is not recommended. 
  3. The enzyme is also active in ThermoPol® Reaction Buffer (NEB #B9005).

References

  1. Levin, J. et al. (1988). J. Gen. Physiol. . 33, 349-362.
  2. Singh, N. et al. (1961). Experimental Cell  Research . 175, 184-191.
  3. Collins, A. etal. (1993). Carcinogenesis . 14, 1733-1735.
  4. Collins, A. et al. (1996). Environmental Health Perspectives . 104, 465-469.
  5. Pflaum, M. et al. (1998). Free Rad. Res. 29, 585-594.
  6. Hartwig, A. et al. (1996). Toxicology Letters. 88, 85-90.
  7. Marks, K., New England Biolabs, Inc. unpublished observations.

Protocols, Manuals & Usage

Protocols

  1. Protocol for Endonuclease IV (M0304)

Usage & Guidelines

Tools & Resources

Selection Charts

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. What is the activity of Endonuclease IV in the NEBuffers?
  2. What is the molecular weight for Endonuclease IV?
  3. Does Endonuclease IV cleave ssDNA?
  4. Will the 5' terminus left by an Endonuclease IV cleavage be suitable for subsequent ligation by T4 DNA ligase?
  5. In addition to AP sites, does Endonuclease IV have cleavage activity on other types of DNA damage?
  6. Can an abasic site be created and then cleaved with Endonuclease IV in the same reaction? How active is Uracil-DNA-Glycosylase (cat# M0280S) in Endonuclease IV buffer?

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