Figure 2: Bce95I activity assay and run-off sequencing to determine cut sites.

(A) Bce95I digestion of pBRFM, phage λ, XP12, and T4gt DNAs. Bce95I enzyme dilution factors are indicated on the top of each lane. ScaI, ScaI-linearized pBRFM; Fnu4HI, Fnu4HI-digested pBRFM (note: the plasmid is resistant to digestion due to methylation); pBR, Fnu4HI-digested pBR322; “--”, uncut DNA; 2-log, 2-log DNA ladder. (B) DNA run-off sequencing of the Bce95I cleavage site Gm5CTGC and Gm5CAG m5CCGC of pBRFM. The up arrow indicates the bottom strand (template) is cleaved. The extra A peak indicates a cut in the bottom strand template (indicated by ↑ arrow). The extra T peak indicates a cut in the top strand (indicated by ↓ arrow). The color-coded sequence traces are: A (green), T (red), C (blue), G (black). The extra A trace (or T on the opposite strand) was added at the end of the cleaved template by the Taq DNA polymerase (template-independent terminal nucleotide transferase activity).