T7 RNA Polymerase

Catalog #	Concentration	Size
M0251L	50000 units/ml	25000 units
M0251S	50000 units/ml	5000 units

Catalog #	Concentration	Size
M0251L	50000 units/ml	25000 units
M0251S	50000 units/ml	5000 units

Bacteriophage T7 RNA Polymerase is a DNA-dependent RNA polymerase that is highly specific for the T7 phage promoters. The 99 KD enzyme catalyzes in vitro RNA synthesis from a cloned DNA sequence under the T7 promoters. RNA produced using the T7 RNA Polymerase is suitable for many applications in research and biotechnology.

Reaction Conditions
1X RNAPol Reaction Buffer, supplemented with 0.5 mM each ATP, UTP, GTP, CTP, and DNA template containing the T7 RNA Polymerase promoter. Incubate at 37°C.

Product Source

Isolated from E.coli carrying a plasmid which contains the T7 RNA Polymerase gene.

Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB #

Component Name

Component #

Stored at (°C)

Amount

Concentration

M0251S -20

	T7 RNA Polymerase	M0251SVIAL	-20	1 x 0.1 ml	50,000 units/ml
	RNAPol Reaction Buffer	B9012SVIAL	-20	1 x 1 ml	10 X

M0251L -20

	T7 RNA Polymerase	M0251LVIAL	-20	1 x 0.5 ml	50,000 units/ml
	RNAPol Reaction Buffer	B9012SVIAL	-20	1 x 1 ml	10 X

Application Features

Radiolabeled RNA probes
Non-isotopic RNA labeling
Preparation of RNA vaccines
Guide RNA for gene targeting
mRNA for in vitro translation and micro injection
RNA structure, processing and catalysis studies
RNA amplification
Anti-sense RNA for gene expression experiment

Properties & Usage

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that will incorporate 1 nmol ATP into acid-insoluble material in a total reaction volume of 50 μl in 1 hour at 37°C.

Reaction Conditions

1X RNAPol Reaction Buffer
Incubate at 37°C

1X RNAPol Reaction Buffer
40 mM Tris-HCl
6 mM MgCl₂
1 mM DTT
2 mM spermidine
(pH 7.9 @ 25°C)

Storage Buffer

50 mM Tris-HCl
100 mM NaCl
20 mM Î²-ME
1 mM EDTA
50% Glycerol
0.1% (w/v) TritonÂ® X-100
pH 7.9 @ 25°C

Unit Assay Conditions

1X RNAPol Reaction Buffer, supplemented with 0.5 mM each ATP, UTP, GTP, CTP, and 1 µg T7 DNA in 50 µl.

Companion Products

Notes

For radio labeled high specific activity RNA probes, the concentration of the radioactive nucleotide should be limited to 6 μM.
To protect RNA against ribonuclease, RNase inhibitor (NEB #M0314 or #M0307) should be added to a final concentration of 1 U/ μl.
T7 RNA Polymerase is extremely sensitive to salt inhibition. The overall salt concentration should not exceed 50 mM.

References

Schenborn, E.T. and Meirendorf, R.C. (1985). Nucl. Acids Res.. 13, 6223-6236.
Davanloo, P., Rosenberg, A.H., Dunn, J.J. and Studier, F.W. (1984). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 81, 2035-2039.
Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F. and Maniatis, T. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, (2nd Ed.). 10.27-10.37.
Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F. and Maniatis, T. (1989). Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, (2nd Ed.). 18.82-18.84.
Melton, D.A., Kreig, P.A., Rebagliati, M.R., Maniatis, T., Zinn, K. and Green, M.R. (1984). Nucl. Acids Res.. 12, 7035-7056.
Milligan, J.F., Groebe, D.R., Witherell, G.W. and Uhlenbeck, O.C. (1987). Nucl. Acids Res.. 15, 8783.
Noren, C.J. et al. (1990). Nucl. Acids Res.. 18, 83-88.
Kreig, P.A. and Melton, D.A. (1984). Nucl. Acids Res.. 12, 7057-7070.

Protocols

Protocol for Standard RNA Synthesis

Selection Charts

FAQs

Citations

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M0251S_L_v3

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