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Salt-T4® DNA Ligase
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Product Introduction

Salt-T4 will ligate these substrates:

dsDNA




Nicked DNA/RNA





 


  • Salt-T4 DNA Ligase is an engineered variant of T4 DNA Ligase with improved salt tolerance 
  • Capable of joining blunt end and cohesive end termini, as well as repairing single stranded nicks in duplex DNA and some DNA/RNA hybrids (1).
  • Supplied with both T4 DNA Ligase Buffer and StickTogether™ DNA Ligase Buffer.
  • This product can be purchased in larger volumes. Submit an inquiry to find out more.
  • Not sure which ligase to choose? Refer to our DNA and RNA Ligase Properties Chart or DNA Ligase Selection Chart
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Catalog # Size Concentration
M0467S 20000 units 400000 units/ml
M0467L 100000 units 400000 units/ml

Product Information

Description

For details on NEB's quality controls for DNA ligases, visit our Ligase Quality page. 

A salt tolerant variant of T4 DNA Ligase, Salt-T4 DNA Ligase catalyzes the formation of a phosphodiester bond between juxtaposed 5´ phosphate and 3´ hydroxyl termini in duplex DNA or RNA and is designed to function at higher salt concentrations than wild type T4 DNA Ligase. This enzyme will join cohesive end termini at salt concentrations as high as 300 mM without any loss in activity. This enzyme is insensitive to salt carried over from other reaction components (vector or insert DNA) and allows ligation reactions to proceed in alternative reaction buffers with higher levels of salt (e.g., NEBuffer 3.1).

Figure 1: Salt-T4 DNA Ligase displays increased salt tolerance on a cohesive end substrate as compared to T4 DNA Ligase.



400 units of T4 DNA Ligase (NEB #M0202) or Salt-T4 DNA Ligase (NEB #M0467) was incubated with 0.12 μM HindIII (cohesive end) fluorescent-labeled fragments at 25°C for 10 minutes in the presence of 1X T4 DNA Ligase Buffer containing increasing amounts of salt (0-1000 mM NaCl). Ligation products were detected by capillary electrophoresis. 
T4 DNA Ligase rapidly loses activity at salt concentrations above 200 mM, whereas Salt-T4 DNA Ligase retains > 60% activity on a cohesive end substrate at salt concentrations as high as 500 mM. 

Product Source

An E. coli strain that carries a plasmid encoding the engineered Salt-T4 DNA Ligase gene.
This product is related to the following categories:
DNA Ligases
This product can be used in the following applications:
BioBrick® Assembly,
Cloning Ligation,
NEBridge® Golden Gate Assembly

Reagents Supplied

Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration

Properties & Usage

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to give 50% ligation of 6 µg of Lambda-HindIII DNA in 30 minutes at 25°C in a total reaction volume of 20 µ in 1X T4 DNA Ligase Reaction Buffer supplemented with 100 mM NaCl.

Reaction Conditions

1X T4 DNA Ligase Reaction Buffer
Incubate at 25°C

T4 DNA Ligase Reaction Buffer
50 mM Tris-HCl
10 mM MgCl2
1 mM ATP
10 mM DTT
(pH 7.5 @ 25°C)

Storage Buffer

10 mM Tris-HCl
50 mM KCl
1 mM DTT
0.1 mM EDTA
50% Glycerol
pH 7.4 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

65°C for 10 minutes

Features

  • Cloning of restriction fragments
  • Joining linkers and adapters to blunt-ended DNA

Product Notes

  1. ATP is an essential cofactor for the reaction. This contrasts with E. coli DNA ligase which requires NAD.
  2. To dilute Salt-T4 DNA Ligase that will subsequently be stored at -20°C, 50% glycerol storage buffer (Diluent Buffer A, NEB #B8001S) should be used; to dilute for immediate use, 1X T4 DNA Ligase Reaction Buffer can be used.

  3. Ligation Temperature

    For convenience, ligations may be done at room temperature (20-25°C). For cohesive (sticky) ends (1X T4 DNA Ligase Buffer), use 1 µl of Salt-T4 DNA Ligase in a 20 µl reaction for 10 minutes. For blunt ends or single base overhangs (1X StickTogether™ DNA Ligase Buffer), use 1 µl of Salt-T4 DNA Ligase in a 20 µl reaction for 10 minutes. Do not heat kill the reaction because heat treating the PEG in the StickTogether™ DNA Ligase Buffer will inhibit transformation.

References

  1. Engler, M.J. and Richardson, C.C. (1982). P.D. Boyer(Ed.), 5, San Diego: Academic Press.

Tools & Resources

Selection Charts

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. What are some causes of ligation reaction failure that can lead to transformation failure?
  2. When should Salt-T4 DNA Ligase be the enzyme of choice?
  3. Which buffer should I use with Salt-T4 DNA Ligase?
  4. What is the activity of Salt-T4 DNA Ligase in other buffers?
  5. Can this ligase be heat inactivated?
  6. What is the difference between the unit definitions of T4 DNA Ligase (NEB #M0202) and Salt-T4 DNA Ligase (NEB #M0467)?
  7. How much DNA should be used in a ligation using this ligase?
  8. Does Salt-T4 DNA Ligase have a higher tolerance to salt than other ligases?
  9. Can the ligation reaction produced by Salt-T4 DNA Ligase be directly used to transform electrocompetent cells?

Quality, Safety & Legal

Quality Assurance Statement

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Specification Change Notifications

Effective June 16, 2022, buffer volume will change to 1.0 ml.

Specifications

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Safety DataSheets

The following is a list of Safety Data Sheet (SDS) that apply to this product to help you use it safely.

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