The following program describes in detail the PCR amplification of high GC content antique fragments. This experiment was derived from PCR Laboratory Guide (Second Edition) by Seed Kang and Qu Lijia.
Operation method
PCR amplification of high GC content fragments
Materials and Instruments
Betaine dNTP solution Dimethyl sulfoxide Tetramethyl sulfone Taq enzyme and enzyme buffer primers Move I. Materials For more product details, please visit Aladdin Scientific website.
PCR Instrument
1. Reagents
Betaine (Sigma)
dNTP solution (four dNTPs, 25 mmol/L each)
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) (Sigma)
Tetramethyl sulfoxide (Sigma)
2. Enzyme and enzyme buffer
Taq enzyme
Taq enzyme buffer (supplied by Taq enzyme manufacturer)
3. Nucleic acids and oligonucleotides
Human genomic DNA, 20 ng per reaction.
hRF3(hGSPTl) Primer: hRF3f CCGC/CTCT/GTCG/TCGT/CGC
hRF3r CCGC/GCTG/AGGT/TCTC/CC
Klotho exon la Primer: klolaf CTCG/CAGG/TAAT/TATT/GCCAG
klolar GATG/GACG/CACC/CTTG
Klotho exon lc Primer: klolcf GTGC/AGCC/CGTG/GTCAC
klolcr GACT/CAGT/TCCC/ACAC/TTC
4. Equipment
PCR instrument
5. Other
Equipment and reagents required for agarose coagulation electrophoresis
II. Methods
1. Add the following reagents to a sterilized 0.2 ml PCR tube.
Genomic DNA 20ng
Primers (each) 15pmol
Taq enzyme 0.5U
10 x buffer 2.5ul
dNTP solution (containing four types of dNTP) 250umol/L
Add H20 to 25ul
Contains DMSO (5%), betaine (lmol/L), betaine (2 mol/L), betaine (lmol/L) and DMS0 (5%), betaine (2 mol/L) and DMS0 (5%), and tetramethylsulfone (0.4 mol/L), depending on the treatment conditions, and the control without any other reagents.
2. Run 30 cycles using program A or B below. 
