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Manganese-independent Reverse Transcriptase Activity of Tth DNA Polymerase with Two Amino Acid Substitutions

Author(s): Zhidan Luo, Yong Xue, Xiaoyu Chen, Jian Zhang and Chen Lu*

Volume 30, Issue 3, 2023

Published on: 03 March, 2023

Page: [193 - 200] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/0929866530666230216113348

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Abstract

Background: The DNA polymerase of Thermus thermophilus (Tth pol) presents reverse transcriptase activity with Mn2+, and can be used for one-step RT-qPCR. However, Mn2+ would reduce amplification fidelity and cause nonspecific products.

Objective: Eliminating the Mn2+ dependence of the reverse transcriptase activity of Tth pol by point mutations.

Methods: We constructed three variants I640F, I709K, and I640F/I709K, and measured their DNA polymerase and reverse transcriptase activities without Mn2+. Their enzymatic characteristics and PCR inhibitor resistance were also tested. Finally, these variants were applied in one-step RT-qPCR.

Results: All three variants presented reverse transcriptase activity with Mg2+ only and increased DNA polymerase activity. The variants, except I709K, showed no significant difference in thermostability, optimal pH, optimal NaCl concentration, storage stability and PCR inhibitor resistance compared to the wild type. Variant I640F/I709K had good performance in one-step RT-qPCR with Mg2+ only, whereas both variants with single substitution exhibited nonspecific amplification.

Conclusion: We successfully constructed three Tth pol variants possessing Mn2+ independent reverse transcriptase activity. The variant I640F/I709K was suitable for one-step RT-qPCR because of its good performance.

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