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RNase HII
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  • DNA endonuclease
  • Catalyzes the cleavage of the DNA phosphodiester backbone 5' to ribonucleotide, or string of ribonucleotides, embedded within dsDNA leaving a 3' OH and 5' phosphate
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  • Ribonuclease HII (RNase HII) is an endoribonuclease that preferentially nicks 5´ to a ribonucleotide within the context of a DNA duplex. The enzyme leaves 5´ phosphate and 3´ hydroxyl ends (1). RNase HII will also nick at multiple sites along the RNA portion of an Okazaki fragment.

    Product Source

    An E. coli strain containing a genetic fusion of the RNase HII gene (rnhB) from E. coli and the gene coding for maltose binding protein (MBP). Following affinity chromatography, RNase HII is cleaved from the fusion construct by Factor Xa and then purified away from both MBP and Factor Xa. RNase HII cleaved from MBP has four additional amino acids at its N-terminus (Ile-Ser-Glu-Phe).
    This product is related to the following categories:
    RNases,
    Epitranscriptome Analysis

    • Reagents Supplied

      The following reagents are supplied with this product:

      NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration

    • Properties & Usage

      Unit Definition

      One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to yield a fluorescence signal consistent with the nicking of 100 picomol of synthetic double-stranded DNA substrate containing a single ribonucleotide near the quencher of a fluorophore/quencher pair in 30 minutes at 37°C in 1X ThermoPol Buffer.

      Reaction Conditions

      1X ThermoPol® Reaction Buffer
      Incubate at 37°C

      1X ThermoPol® Reaction Buffer
      20 mM Tris-HCl
      10 mM (NH4)2SO4
      10 mM KCl
      2 mM MgSO4
      0.1% Triton® X-100
      (pH 8.8 @ 25°C)

      Storage Buffer

      20 mM Tris-HCl
      100 mM NaCl
      1 mM DTT
      1 mM EDTA
      50% Glycerol

      Heat Inactivation

      No

      Unit Assay Conditions

      1X ThermoPol Reaction Buffer with 30 nM of a synthetic dsDNA 26-mer containing an internal ribonucleotide in a total reaction volume of 150 µl.

    • Advantages and Features

      Application Features

      Nicking of products generated with a polymerase that will incorporate ribonucleotides
      Generation of a double-stranded break at the site of an incorporated ribonucleotide when used with T7 Endo I
      Degradation of the RNA portion of Okazaki fragments

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    • Product Notes

      1. RNase HII displays reduced hybridase activity compared to RNase H (2).
      2. Okazaki fragments are preferentially nicked 5´ to the ribonucleotide at the junction of the RNA/DNA sequence (1).
      3. RNase HII prefers a dsDNA duplex containing a single ribonucleotide over a RNA/DNA hybrid substrate (1) or an Okazaki fragment (3).
      4. Incubation with 0.1% SDS is sufficient to inactivate RNase HII.

    • References

      1. Rydberg, B. and Game, J. (2002). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.. 99,
      2. Itaya, M. (1990). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.. 87,
      3. Nichols, N.M. Unpublished Observation.

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    • Specifications & Change Notifications

      The Specification sheet is a document that includes the storage temperature, shelf life and the specifications designated for the product. The following file naming structure is used to name these document files: [Product Number]_[Size]_[Version]

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