DNA PRODUCTION METHOD AND DNA FRAGMENT-JOINING KIT

1 . A DNA production method, the method comprising:

preparing a reaction solution containing two or more types of DNA fragments and a protein having RecA family recombinase activity, and

producing linear or circular DNA in the reaction solution by joining the two or more types of DNA fragments to each other at regions having homologous base sequences or regions having complementary base sequences.

2 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reaction solution further contains an exonuclease.

3 . The DNA production method according to claim 2 ,

wherein the exonuclease is 3′→5′ exonuclease.

4 . (canceled)

5 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reaction solution further contains a linear double-stranded DNA-specific 3′→5′ exonuclease and single-stranded DNA-specific 3′→5′ exonuclease.

6 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reaction solution contains a regenerating enzyme for nucleoside triphosphates or deoxynucleotide triphosphates and its substrate.

7 - 8 . (canceled)

9 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the joining reaction of the two or more types of DNA fragments is performed within a temperature range of 25 to 48° C.

10 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

wherein linear or circular DNA is obtained by joining 7 or more DNA fragments.

11 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reaction solution contains one or more selected from the group consisting of tetramethylammonium chloride and dimethyl sulfoxide.

12 . (canceled)

13 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the protein having RecA family recombinase activity is uvsX, and

the reaction solution further contains uvsY.

14 - 15 . (canceled)

16 . The DNA production method according to any one of claims 1 15 claim 1 ,

wherein the reaction solution at the start of the joining reaction of the two or more types of DNA fragments contains two or more types of DNA fragments with the same molar concentration.

17 . The DNA production method according to any one of claims 1 to 16 claim 1 ,

further comprising repairing gaps and nicks in the obtained linear or circular DNA using gap repair enzymes.

18 . The DNA production method according to claim 17 ,

further comprising heat-treating the obtained linear or circular DNA at 50 to 70° C., followed by rapidly cooling it to 10° C. or lower, and then repairing the gaps and nicks using gap repair enzymes.

19 . (canceled)

20 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the DNA obtained by joining is linear, and

performing PCR using the linear DNA directly as a template.

21 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the DNA obtained by joining is a circular DNA containing a replication origin sequence capable of binding to an enzyme having DnaA activity, and

forming a reaction mixture which contains the circular DNA, a first enzyme group that catalyzes replication of circular DNA, a second enzyme group that catalyzes an Okazaki fragment joining reaction and synthesizes two sister circular DNAs constituting a catenane, a third enzyme group that catalyzes a separation of two sister circular DNAs, and dNTP.

22 . (canceled)

23 . The DNA production method according to claim 1 ,

further comprising introducing the obtained linear or circular DNA into a microorganism, and amplifying the double-stranded DNA with gaps and nicks repaired.

24 . A DNA fragment-joining kit, comprising:

containing a protein having RecA family recombinase activity, and

wherein the kit is used for producing linear or circular DNA by joining two or more types of DNA fragments to each other at regions having homologous base sequences or regions having complementary base sequences.

25 . The DNA fragment-joining kit according to claim 24 ,

further comprising an exonuclease.

26 . The DNA fragment-joining kit according to claim 25 ,

wherein the exonuclease is 3′→5′ exonuclease.

27 . (canceled)

28 . The DNA fragment-joining kit according to claim 24 ,

further containing a linear double-stranded DNA-specific exonuclease and a single-stranded DNA-specific 3′→5′ exonuclease.

29 . The DNA fragment-joining kit according to claim 24 ,

further containing a regenerating enzyme for nucleoside triphosphates or deoxynucleotide triphosphates and its substrates.

30 . The DNA fragment-joining kit according to claim 24 ,

further containing one or more selected from the group consisting of tetramethylammonium chloride and dimethyl sulfoxide.

31 . (canceled)