Optimization for DNA integrity and mammalian transfection.

(A) Schematic representing T5 exonuclease digestion of nicked, linear, and ssDNA. (B) Representative gel electrophoresis of a construct with and without T5 exonuclease treatment prior to purification and after purification. (C) Construct yields after T5 exonuclease treatment after initial purification (after) or directly in the second strand synthesis reaction (before), relative to non-T5 exonuclease treated construct (none). Error bars represent the standard deviation. (D) Live cell images of Ogg1^-/- MEFs nucleofected with EGFP construct treated or not treated with T5 exonuclease or EGFP bacterial plasmid maxiprep, and stained with Hoechst 33342 dye. T5 exonuclease digestion of nicked and linear construct does not improve transfection efficiencies.