NdeI

NdeI is an endonuclease isolated from Neisseria denitrificans.

In molecular biology, it is commonly used as a restriction enzyme.

Recognition sequence

Recognition sequence of NdeI:[1] 

5'CATATG
3'GTATAC

The ends generated by NdeI digest: 

5'---CA     TATG---3'
3'---GTAT     AC---5'

Use in molecular biology

NdeI is a specific Type II restriction enzyme that cuts open specific target sequences, unlike exonucleases.[2] This enzyme is used in gene cloning to cut open reading frames in the plasmid of certain bacteria such as E. coli and insert a foreign gene, such as the gfpuv gene that codes for bio fluorescence of the jelly fish Aequorea victoria.

NdeI is useful in generating heterologous DNA construct because it contains the start codon ATG. It therefore can be used in some expression vectors, such as those in the pET series of vectors, for the ligation of the start of a gene when making an expression construct.[3][4] However, NdeI generates only a two-base overhang and therefore has a lower melting temperature than other restriction enzymes that generate a four-base overhang.[2] It has a lower ligation efficiency,[5] since ligation is affected by the ability of the ends to anneal and a two-base overhang has a significantly lower melting temperature compared to a 4-base overhang. Ligation of NdeI-generated ends is therefore best performed with higher ligase concentration with a longer ligation time, whether at room temperature, 14-16°C, or at 4°C.

References

  1. ^ Watson RJ, Schildraut I, Qiang BQ, Martin SM, Visentin LP (Dec 13, 1982). "NdeI: a restriction endonuclease from Neisseria denitrificans which cleaves DNA at 5'-CATATG-3' sequences". FEBS Lett. 150 (1): 114–6. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(82)81315-x. PMID 6297965. S2CID 30803809.
  2. ^ a b "NdeI". REBASE.
  3. ^ "pET System manual" (PDF). Novagen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  4. ^ "pET-21a-d(+) Vectors" (PDF). Novagen.
  5. ^ Chang E.; Ge B.; Lee M.; So M.; Wang W. (2005). "Investigation of the Ligation Efficiency of NdeI Digested Fragments" (PDF). Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology. 7: 68–72. Retrieved 2012-10-29. (Note that this paper has an error describing NdeI as a four-base cutter.)


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