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Gene manipulation using artificial restriction DNA cutter
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
Artificial restriction DNA cutter (ARCUT), which we developed recently, was used for manipulation of plasmid DNA. PCR product was inserted into pBR322 plasmid vector using ARCUT, and E. coli cells were transfected with this recombinant plasmid DNA. Successful growth of cells shows that the recombination proceeds without any unexpected mutations. Furthermore, this artificial system was applied to PCR-free construction of chimera protein.