These HR/NHEJ kits are cell based, meaning they have the HR or NHEJ GFP reporters pre-installed. A single plasmid (I-Sce1) is transfected to activate repair. Please see this table for a summary and comparison/application of each kit.
Transfection-based HR and NHEJ kits use transient transfections to make a pool of cells containing the DNA reporters to allow the investigator to interrogate the 2 major DNA repair pathways. The advantages are:
It uses GFP readout to measure the efficiency of repair.
There is zero background when repair is blocked or inhibited
The reporters for HR or NHEJ can be installed in virtually any cell line that can be transiently transfect
It is rapid and robust
It is ideal for drug screens to find novel inhibitors of HR/NHEJ
The kits are highly specific and can only report HR or NHEJ
Readout GFP can be done by FACS or Imaging
Entire pathway can be followed by live imaging in viable cells
Ideal to track repair kinetics at the single cell level
The E. coli DNA Gyrase and Relaxed DNA Assay Kit is designed to provide the investigator quick and specific assays for DNA gyrase. These kits facilitate the purification and characterization of gyrase by providing controlled reagents that we certify to work. These kits are also appropriate for the researcher who is interested in large scale screening for novel anti-gyrase active agents. We matched the amount of DNA gyrase enzyme with the amount of Relaxed pHOT-1 DNA to get you going and keep you going on the hunt for new actives and leads.
Gyrase and Relaxed DNA Kit (100 Reaction size displayed)
-High purity E. coli DNA gyrase enzyme (100 units)
-Relaxed pHOT-1 DNA (50 μg)
-Supercoiled pHOT-1 DNA Marker (25 μl)
-Assay buffer (0.6 ml)
-Dilution buffer for enzyme (0.6 ml)
-Stop Buffer/Gel Loading Dye (0.6 ml)
–Detailed instruction manual
NOTE: Do not confuse this kit with the Gyrase Drug Kit which is designed for researchers who wish to assay for gyrase activity in extracts prepared by the investigator. That kit does not include enzyme.
This kit is shipped on dry ice and must be stored at -70°C for long term or -20°C for shorter term. Note that ATP containing buffers can and will deactivate with repetitive freeze thawing cycles. Given the excellent stability and purity of our gyrase, we recommend that you first check buffer deterioration before assuming loss of enzyme activity.
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