Protocol

Dephosphorylation of Plasmid DNA

Abstract

This protocol presents a method to remove 5′-phosphate residues from protruding or blunt termini of linearized plasmids. This suppresses the recircularization of plasmid DNA during subsequent ligation procedures.

Footnotes

  • From the Molecular Cloning collection, edited by Michael R. Green and Joseph Sambrook.

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