E. coli Topoisomerase IV (C09-0881-057)

Product InfoIncluded Materials:A 2-part assay buffer and dilution buffer are included.DescriptionTopo IV is a type II topoisomerase that is encoded by two genes parC and parE in E. coli.  It is essential for decatenation and chromosomal segregation in E. coli; thus, topo IV tends to prefer intermolecular strand passing (catenating and decatenating reactions) over relaxation reactions.  Topoisomerase IV is also the target for quinolone-based antibacterial agents which act by subverting the enzyme into a DNA damaging agent. Aladdin offers purified Topo IV for use in all aspects of drug development and screening assays.  The enzyme is very active in decatenating kDNA (TG2013) but will also relax supercoiled plasmid DNA.  It is less robust in relaxation activity, however.  Topo IV is purified according to Peng and Marians.Shipping&storageThe enzyme is shipped on dry ice and should be stored at -70°C. We also recommend that the enzyme be aliquoted after the first thaw. Note that repeated rounds of freeze/thaw will lead to activity loss.Quality Control TestsTopo IV was overexpressed and purified using the published methods.  A single band on SDS-PAGE was detected by CB staining for each subunit.  Cross contamination by topo I was assessed by assaying for relaxation of supercoiled DNA under conditions optimized for type I activity.  Under these conditions, after 2 hours of incubation with pBR322, no relaxation products were detectable.Assay ConditionsReactions contained the following (20 ul): 40 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 6 mM MgCl2, 10 mM DDT, 100 mM potassium glutamate, 40 uM ATP, 50 ug BSA/ml, 0.2 ug kDNA.  Reactions were terminated after 30 min at 37°C with SDS (1%) followed by proteinase K digestion (50 ug/ml, 15 min at 56°C).  Reaction products were run on a 1% agarose gel containing 0.5 ug/ml ethidium bromide (monitored with hand held UV light to resolve decatenation products), destained with distilled water (20 min room temperature) and photographed. Related Document: https://ald-pub-files.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/aladdinsci/pdp/sds/1/E418746-SCI_b3d694d4bcb42e9378b57059262ab35d.pdf.