SP6 RNA Polymerase

Catalog #	Concentration	Size	List Price	Quantity	Your Price
M0207S	20000 units/ml	2000 units	$113.00		$101.70

Catalog #	Size	List Price	Your Price
M0207S	2000 units	$113.00	$101.70

Bacteriophage SP6 RNA Polymerase is a DNA-dependent RNA polymerase that is highly specific for the SP6 phage promoter. The 98.5 KD polymerase catalyzes in vitro RNA synthesis from a cloned DNA template under the SP6 promoter. RNA synthesized using the SP6 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 SP6 RNA Polymerase promoter. Incubate at 37°C.

Product Source

An E. coli strain that carries the cloned gene for SP6 RNA Polymerase from Salmonella typhimurium LT2Z.

Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB #

Component Name

Component #

Stored at (°C)

Amount

Concentration

M0207S -20

	SP6 RNA Polymerase	M0207SVIAL	-20	1 x 0.1 ml	20,000 units/ml
	RNAPol Reaction Buffer	B9012SVIAL	-20	1 x 1 ml	10 X

Application Features

Radiolabeled RNA probe preparation
Non-isotopic RNA labeling
Preparation for 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 required to incorporate 1 nmol ATP into an acid-insoluble material in 1 hour at 37°C.

Reaction Conditions

1X RNAPol Reaction Buffer
Supplement with 0.5 mM ATP, 0.5 mM GTP, 0.5 mM UTPÂ and 0.5 mM CTPÂ
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 DNA containing the SP6 promoter in 50 μl.

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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.
SP6 RNA Polymerase is extremely sensitive to salt inhibition. The overall salt concentration should not exceed 50 mM.
SP6 RNA Polymerase is slightly more active at 40°C than at 37°C. Incubation at 40°C may be considered for RNA transcript containing strong secondary structures.

References

Schenborn, E.T. and Meirendorf, R.C. (1985). Nucl. Acids Res. 13, 6223-6236.
Zinn, K. et al. (1983). Cell. 34, 865-879.
Butler, E.T. and Chamberlin, J. (1982). J. Biol. Chem. 257, 5772-5778.
Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F. and Maniatis, T. (1989). 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., Krieg, P.A., Rebagliati, M.R., Maniatis, T., Zinn, K. and Green, M.R. (1984). Nucl. Acids Res. 12, 7057-7070.
Kreig, P.A. and Melton, D.A. (1984). Nucl. Acids Res. 12, 7057-7070.
Green, M.R., Maniatis, R. and Melton, D.A. (1983). Cell. 32, 681-694.
Melton, D.A. (1985). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 82, 144-128.
Milligan, J.F., Groebe, D.R., Witherell, G.W. and Uhlenbeck, O.C. (1987). Nucl. Acids Res. 15, 8783.

Protocols

SP6 In Vitro Transcription Reaction Protocol (M0207)

Selection Charts

FAQs

Tech Tips

Supplement reactions with fresh DTT if buffer is > 6 months old.
Increase yields by raising rNTP concentrations to 4 mM each and MgCl2 to 20 mM.

Citations

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M0207S_L_v1

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