Description
PURExpress is a novel coupled cell-free transcription/translation system reconstituted from purified components necessary for E. coli translation. Recombinant histidine-tagged aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (20), initiation factors (3), elongation factors (3), release factors (3), ribosome recycling factor, methionyl-tRNA transformylase, T7 RNA polymerase, creatine kinase, myokinase, nucleoside-di-phosphate kinase, and pyrophophatase provide the activities required for coupled transcription and translation and energy regeneration. Purified 70S ribosomes, amino acids, rNTPs, and tRNAs complete the system. NEB currently offers two PURExpress kits: in #E6800 all the components are contained in two solutions (A&B); in #E3313 the ribosomes are added to the reaction separately.