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. 1984 Feb;3(2):397–402. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1984.tb01819.x

Sequence and cloning of bacteriophage T4 gene 63 encoding RNA ligase and tail fibre attachment activities.

K N Rand, M J Gait
PMCID: PMC557357  PMID: 6370680

Abstract

The sequence of gene 63 of bacteriophage T4 was determined by a shotgun approach. Small DNA fragments, derived by sonication of a restriction fragment that encompasses the region of gene 63, were cloned in M13 vectors and sequenced by the 'dideoxy' method. The position of the gene was established by comparison with the sequence of a gene 63 amber mutant. Knowledge of the DNA sequence of gene 63 and surrounding regions has allowed the construction of a clone of gene 63 in which RNA ligase production is under the control of the lac promoter of bacteriophage M13mp8. Infected E. coli cells can be induced to produce a protein indistinguishable from commercially available RNA ligase.

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