US 7,556,958 B1
	Enzyme derived from thermophilic organisms that functions as a chromosomal replicase, and preparation and uses thereof
Olga Yurieva, New York, N.Y. (US); John Kuriyan, Riverdale, N.Y. (US); Michael E. O'Donnell, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. (US); and David Jeruzalmi, New York, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to The Rockefeller University, New York, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/642,218.
Application 09/642218 is a continuation of application No. 09/057416, filed on Apr. 08, 1998, abandoned.
Int. Cl. C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 9/12 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 435—252.3  [435/194; 435/183; 435/6; 435/320.1; 536/23.1; 536/23.2; 536/23.7]

8 Claims

1. An isolated polynucleotide encoding a τ subunit or a γ subunit of a DNA polymerase III-type enzyme of a thermophilic bacterium, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence that encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, or the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5.