Development of a modified method for sequencing high G:C regions in chicken anemia virus genome

Two areas in the chicken anemia virus (CAV) genome have high G:C content with secondary structures. These two G:C rich areas could not be sequenced with Perkin Elmer's Big Dye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit. Several modifications were carried out to solve the problem. Finally, a package of mod...

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Main Authors: Chowdhury, S.M.Z.H., Omar, A.R., Aini, I., Hair-Bejo, M.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2002
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115317/
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Summary:Two areas in the chicken anemia virus (CAV) genome have high G:C content with secondary structures. These two G:C rich areas could not be sequenced with Perkin Elmer's Big Dye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit. Several modifications were carried out to solve the problem. Finally, a package of modified method was developed to sequence the high G:C areas. The result showed that the Perkin Elmer's Big Dye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit with the normal procedures are not suitable for sequencing the high G:C regions of the CAV genome. The present developed method made the Perkin Elmer's Kit useful for the first time to sequence the G:C rich hairpin structures of the CAV genome. The system may be useful to sequence all other G:C rich DNA templates.