Molecular Cloning Using In Vivo DNA Assembly

Arroyo-Urea S, Watson J, García-Nafría J. 2023.Molecular Cloning Using In Vivo DNA Assembly. In: DNA Manipulation and Analysis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 2633, 33–44.

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Arroyo-Urea, Sandra; Watson, JakeISTA ; García-Nafría, Javier
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Scarlett, Garry
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Methods in Molecular Biology
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Here we describe the in vivo DNA assembly approach, where molecular cloning procedures are performed using an E. coli recA-independent recombination pathway, which assembles linear fragments of DNA with short homologous termini. This pathway is present in all standard laboratory E. coli strains and, by bypassing the need for in vitro DNA assembly, allows simplified molecular cloning to be performed without the plasmid instability issues associated with specialized recombination-cloning bacterial strains. The methodology requires specific primer design and can perform all standard plasmid modifications (insertions, deletions, mutagenesis, and sub-cloning) in a rapid, simple, and cost-efficient manner, as it does not require commercial kits or specialized bacterial strains. Additionally, this approach can be used to perform complex procedures such as multiple modifications to a plasmid, as up to 6 linear fragments can be assembled in vivo by this recombination pathway. Procedures generally require less than 3 h, involving PCR amplification, DpnI digestion of template DNA, and transformation, upon which circular plasmids are assembled. In this chapter we describe the requirements, procedure, and potential pitfalls when using this technique, as well as protocol variations to overcome the most common issues.
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2023-03-01
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DNA Manipulation and Analysis
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Springer Nature
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2633
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33-44
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Arroyo-Urea S, Watson J, García-Nafría J. Molecular Cloning Using In Vivo DNA Assembly. In: Scarlett G, ed. DNA Manipulation and Analysis. Vol 2633. MIMB. New York, NY, United States: Springer Nature; 2023:33-44. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3004-4_3
Arroyo-Urea, S., Watson, J., & García-Nafría, J. (2023). Molecular Cloning Using In Vivo DNA Assembly. In G. Scarlett (Ed.), DNA Manipulation and Analysis (Vol. 2633, pp. 33–44). New York, NY, United States: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3004-4_3
Arroyo-Urea, Sandra, Jake Watson, and Javier García-Nafría. “Molecular Cloning Using In Vivo DNA Assembly.” In DNA Manipulation and Analysis, edited by Garry Scarlett, 2633:33–44. MIMB. New York, NY, United States: Springer Nature, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3004-4_3.
S. Arroyo-Urea, J. Watson, and J. García-Nafría, “Molecular Cloning Using In Vivo DNA Assembly,” in DNA Manipulation and Analysis, vol. 2633, G. Scarlett, Ed. New York, NY, United States: Springer Nature, 2023, pp. 33–44.
Arroyo-Urea S, Watson J, García-Nafría J. 2023.Molecular Cloning Using In Vivo DNA Assembly. In: DNA Manipulation and Analysis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 2633, 33–44.
Arroyo-Urea, Sandra, et al. “Molecular Cloning Using In Vivo DNA Assembly.” DNA Manipulation and Analysis, edited by Garry Scarlett, vol. 2633, Springer Nature, 2023, pp. 33–44, doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3004-4_3.

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