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Micrococcal Nuclease

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M0247S 2000000 gel units/ml 320000 gel units $122.00
$109.80
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M0247S 320000 gel units $122.00
$109.80
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  • DNA and RNA endonuclease
  • Degrades double-stranded and single-stranded DNA and RNA
  • Products are mononucleotides and oligonucleotides with terminal 3'-phosphates
  • Also known as Staphylococcal Nuclease
  • Need help finding the right exonuclease for your experiments? Try Exo Selector 

Micrococcal Nuclease is ideal for:

  • Preparation of double-stranded DNA fragments with 5'-OH and 3'-phosphate
  • Studies of chromatin structure
  • Degradation of nucleic acids in crude cell-free extracts
  • Preparation of rabbit reticulocyte

 

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    What are exonucleases and their applications?
Micrococcal nuclease is derived from Staphylococcus aureus and is a relatively non-specific endo-exonuclease. It is purified from a recombinant E. coli strain that digests double-stranded, single-stranded, circular and linear nucleic acids. The enzyme is active in the pH range of 7.0 - 10.0, with optimal activity at pH 9.2 for both RNA and DNA substrates. Cleavage preferences have been observed at sites rich in adenylate, deoxyadenylate or thymidylate (1). Both DNA and RNA are degraded to 3´ phosphomononucleotides and dinucleotides.

Micrococcal Nuclease works well with the SimpleChIP® Enzymatic Chromatin IP Kit (Magnetic Beads) #9003 from Cell Signaling Technology. Please follow the link to see product information and protocols on their website.

Figure 1:Figure 1
Digestion of 1 µg of Lambda genomic DNA with Micrococcal Nuclease in a 3-fold dilution series. The amount of enzyme used in Lane 2 is defined as 1 gel unit. Lane M is the PCR Marker (NEB #N3234).
Product Source
An E. coli strain containing a genetic fusion of the micrococcal nuclease gene (Gene ID: 3238436) and the gene coding for maltose binding protein, or MBP. The micrococcal nuclease is cleaved from the fusion protein and purified away from MBP.
Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
  Micrococcal Nuclease M0247SVIAL -20 1 x 0.16 ml 2,000,000 gel units/ml
  Micrococcal Nuclease Reaction Buffer B0247SVIAL -20 1 x 1.5 ml 10 X
  Recombinant Albumin, Molecular Biology Grade B9200SVIAL -20 1 x 0.6 ml 20 mg/ml
Application Features
  • Degrade nucleic acids present in protein preparations
  • In vitro translation (2)
  • Reduce the viscosity of cell lysates during non-mechanic cell lysis preparation
  • Chromatic structure analysis (3)
  • Rapid RNA sequencing

Properties & Usage

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to digest 1 µg of Lambda DNA in 15 minutes at 37°C, to the extent that the accumulation of low molecular DNA fragments is <400 base pairs as determined by agarose gel electrophoresis.

Reaction Conditions

1X Micrococcal Nuclease Reaction Buffer
Supplement with 100 µg/ml Recombinant Albumin, Molecular Biology Grade
Incubate at 37°C

1X Micrococcal Nuclease Reaction Buffer
50 mM Tris-HCl
5 mM CaCl2
(pH 7.9 @ 25°C)

Storage Buffer

10 mM Tris-HCl
50 mM NaCl
1 mM EDTA
50% Glycerol
pH 7.5 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

No

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Notes
  • This enzyme does not work in NEBuffers r1.1-r3.1 or rCutSmart due to the lack of Ca2+. Additional Ca2+ in NEBuffers only shows 10% activity.
  • 1-5 mM Ca2+ is required for activity.
  • The enzyme is active in the pH range 7-10, with optimal activity at 9.2, as long as salt concentration is less than 100 mM.
  • Enzyme can be inactivated by addition of excess EGTA.
References
  • Cuatrecasas, S.F., and Anfinsen, C.B. (1967). J. Biol. Chem. 242, 1541-1547.
  • Craig, D. et al. (1992). Nucl. Acids Res. 20, 4957-4987.
  • O'Neill, L.P. and Turner B.M. (2003). Methods. 31, 76-82.
FAQs
Tech Tips
  • Addition of 1-5 mM Ca++ will increase activity if there is any EDTA or EGTA present
  • Addition of 1-5 mM EDTA or EGTA will chelate Ca++ and substantially decrease activity
  • Enzyme inhibited by higher than 100 mM NaCl
  • Used for chromatin structure analysis (CHiP)
Quality Control Assay
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Change Notifications
Effective May 2, 2023, Recombinant Albumin (#B9200 at 20 mg/ml) replaced Purified BSA (#B9001 at 10 mg/ml).
Specifications
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Certificate of Analysis
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