Efficient replacement for Tobacco Acid Pyrophosphatase
Cap0 and Cap1 are removed with equal efficiency
Suitable for 5′ RLM-RACE and RNA-seq
1 µl will decap 20 µg of a 1.7 kb mRNA in 15 minutes
Product Information
mRNA Decapping Enzyme catalyzes the removal of 7-methylguanosine cap (m7G) from 5´ end of mRNA, producing 5′ monophosphate and releasing m7GDP(1). mRNA Decapping Enzyme is capable of decapping mRNAs of various lengths and removes both Cap0 and Cap1 structures with similar efficiency. mRNA Decapping Enzyme also converts 5′ triphosphate ends to 5′ monophosphate, albeit with reduced efficiency. 5′ monophosphorylated RNA can be exploited in a variety of downstream applications, including 5′ RNA Ligase-mediated RACE, RNA-seq, and 5′-> 3′ exonuclease digestion.
Comparison of mRNA Decapping Enzyme and Tobacco Acid Pyrophosphatase Decapping Activity.
(Panel A) A 500 nM solution of 25 nucleotide 5′ capped RNA was treated with either mRNA Decapping Enzyme (MDE) or competitor Tobacco Acid Pyrophosphatase (TAP). Both reactions were carried out in the same reaction volume and using each enzyme’s appropriate reaction buffer. While the concentration of a competitor’s TAP used is unknown, this comparison reveals 0.62 units MDE to have a similar level of activity relative to 1 µl of TAP. Decapping reaction products were analyzed by capillary electrophoresis. Note that in the negative control reaction there is a contaminating amount of triphosphorylated RNA of ~10% in the synthetic substrate used.(Panel B) To test the impact of introducing length and termini heterogeneity into the reaction, 500 ng of total RNA for Jurkat cells was added while maintaining all other conditions unchanged. Decapping by MDE was unaffected, whereas TAP activity was markedly diminished, indicating that MDE is the more robust decapping enzyme under these test conditions.
Product Source
mRNA Decapping Enzyme from S.pombe is expressed as a His-tagged fusion in E. coli.
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The following reagents are supplied with this product:
NEB #
Component Name
Component #
Stored at (°C)
Amount
Concentration
M0608S
-20
mRNA Decapping Enzyme
M0608SVIAL
-20
1 x 0.02 ml
100,000 units/ml
mRNA Decapping Enzyme Reaction Buffer
B0608SVIAL
-20
1 x 1 ml
10 X
Properties & Usage
Unit Definition
One unit is defined as the amount of mRNA Decapping Enzyme required to convert 50% of a 500 nM m7G-capped substrate to a 5´-monophosphorylated form in a total reaction volume of 20 µl in 1 hour at 37˚C.
Reaction Conditions
1X mRNA Decapping Enzyme Reaction Buffer
Incubate at 37°C
1X mRNA Decapping Enzyme Reaction Buffer
50 mM Tris-HCl
50 mM Ammonium Chloride
5 mM MgCl2
1 mM DTT
0.1% Poloxamer 188
(pH 7.5 @ 25°C)
Storage Buffer
300 mM NaCl
10 mM Tris-HCl
0.1 mM DTT
50% Glycerol
pH 7.4 @ 25°C
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