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Uracil Glycosylase Inhibitor (UGI)
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Product Introduction

  • Uracil Glycosylase Inhibitor is a small protein (9.5 kDa) which inhibits E. coli uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) as well as UDG from other species
  • Remains partially active following heat treatment at 95°C
  • Can be used to prevent subsequent degradation of product DNA
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Catalog # Size Concentration
M0281S 200 units 2000 units/ml
M0281L 1000 units 2000 units/ml

Product Information

Description

The Uracil Glycosylase Inhibitor (UGI) of Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage PBS1 is a small protein (9.5 kDa) which inhibits E. coli uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) as well as UDG from other species. Inhibition of UDG occurs by reversible protein binding with a 1:1 UGD:UGI stoichiometry. UGI is capable of dissociating UDG-DNA complexes.

Product Source

An E. coli strain that carries the cloned UGI gene from Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage PBS1.
This product is related to the following categories:
DNA Repair Enzymes and Structure-specific Endonucleases,

Reagents Supplied

Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
  • NEB # Stored at (°C)
    M0281S -20
    Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
    Uracil Glycosylase Inhibitor (UGI) M0281SVIAL -20 1 x 0.1 ml 2,000 units/ml
    UDG Reaction Buffer B0280SVIAL -20 1 x 1.5 ml 10 X
  • NEB # Stored at (°C)
    M0281L -20
    Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
    Uracil Glycosylase Inhibitor (UGI) M0281LVIAL -20 1 x 0.5 ml 2,000 units/ml
    UDG Reaction Buffer B0280SVIAL -20 1 x 1.5 ml 10 X

Properties & Usage

Unit Definition

One unit of UGI is defined as the amount of protein required to inhibit one unit of E. coli UDG in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 50 µl. One unit of UDG is the amount of enzyme which will catalyze the release of 60 pmol of uracil per minute from double stranded, uracil-containing DNA.

Reaction Conditions

1X UDG Reaction Buffer
Incubate at 37°C

1X UDG Reaction Buffer
20 mM Tris-HCl
1 mM DTT
1 mM EDTA
(pH 8 @ 25°C)

Storage Buffer

10 mM Tris-HCl
50 mM KCl
1 mM DTT
0.1 mM EDTA
200 µg/ml BSA
50% Glycerol
pH 7.4 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

70°C for 10 minutes

Application Features

  • Uracil glycosylase inhibitor (UGI) inhibits uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG). Since UDG remains partially active following heat treatment at 95°C, UGI can be used to prevent subsequent degradation of product DNA.

Product Notes

  1. Since UDG remains partially active following heat treatment at 95°C, UGI can be used to prevent subsequent degradation of product DNA.
  2. Works only on E. coli UDG (NEB #M0280).  
  3. Use equal or more units of UGI than units of UDG in the original reaction.
  4. Active in NEBuffers 1-4.  (NEB #B7001, NEB #B7002, NEB #B7003, NEB #B7004)
  5. UGI is extremely thermostable, retaining > 95% activity after boiling for 10 minutes.

References

  1. Lindahl, T. et al. (1977). J. Biol.Chem.. 252, 3286-3294.
  2. Wang, Z., et al. (1991). Gene. 99, 31-37.
  3. Bennett, S. E. and Mosbaugh, D. W. (1992). J. Biol. Chem.. 267, 22512-22521.

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. What is the nature of the Uracil Glycosylase Inhibitor?
  2. How does UGI inhibit UDG?
  3. Does UGI inhibit the activity of all UDGs?
  4. What is the molecular weight of UGI?
  5. Why is it necessary to use UGI in a reaction?

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