Patent Publication Number: US-8986968-B2

Title: Thermostable DNA polymerase

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is the National Phase application of International Application No. PCT/GB2009/000411, filed Feb. 13, 2009, which claims the benefit of priority to GB Patent Application No. 0803628.7, filed Feb. 28, 2008, the disclosures of each of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. 
     FIELD OF INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to novel polypeptides having DNA polymerase activity, and their uses. 
     BACKGROUND 
     DNA polymerases are enzymes involved in vivo in DNA repair and replication, but have become an important in vitro diagnostic and analytical tool for the molecular biologist.  E. coli  DNA polymerase I encoded by the gene “DNA polA” was discovered in 1956, and cloned and characterised in the early 1970s. The enzyme has a variety of uses including DNA labelling by nick translation, second-strand cDNA synthesis in cDNA cloning, and DNA sequencing. The so-called “Klenow” or “Large” fragment of  E. coli  DNA polymerase I is a large protein fragment originally produced upon cleavage of the native enzyme by the protease enzyme subtilisin. This Large fragment exhibits 5′→3′ polymerase activity and 3′→5′ exonuclease proofreading activity, but loses 5′→3′ exonuclease activity which mediates nick translation during DNA repair in the native enzyme. 
     Since being discovered in  E. coli , DNA polymerase I-like enzymes have been characterised in many prokaryotes, although the non- E. coli  counterparts do not always have a 3′→5′ exonuclease proofreading function. Certain DNA polymerase I—like enzymes obtained from various thermophilic eubacteria, for example  Thermus flavus, Thermus aquaticus, Thermus brockianus, Thermus ruber, Thermus thermophilus, Thermus filiformis, Thermus lacteus, Thermus rubens, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus caldotenax  and  Thermotoga maritima , have been found to be thermostable, retaining polymerase activity at around 45° C. to 100° C. 
     In general, thermostable DNA polymerases have found wide use in methods for amplifying nucleic acid sequences by thermocycling amplification reactions such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or by isothermal amplification reactions such as strand displacement amplification (SDA), nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA), self-sustained sequence replication (3SR), and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP; see Notomi et al., 2000, Nucleic Acids Res. 28: e63). Thermostable DNA polymerases have different properties such as thermostability, strand displacement activity, fidelity (error rate) and binding affinity to template DNA and/or free nucleotides, and are therefore typically suited to different types of amplification reaction. 
     Isothermal amplification reactions require a DNA polymerase with strong strand displacement activity, and DNA polymerase I enzymes such as Bst DNA polymerase I Large fragment and Bca DNA polymerase I Large fragment are preferred in reactions such as LAMP (see Notomi et al., 2000, supra). 
     On the other hand, thermocycling amplification reactions such as PCR require a DNA polymerase with reasonable processivity and thermostability at the cycling temperatures used (typically up to 94° C.). Many of the commercially used DNA polymerases for PCR are DNA polymerase II-like enzymes (for example, Vent, Deep Vent, Pwo, Pfu, KOD, 9N7, Tfu DNA polymerases) which lack 5′→3′ exonuclease activity but have proofreading 3′→5′ exonuclease activity. Some DNA polymerase I enzymes (typically those from  Thermotoga  and  Thermus  species, for example Taq DNA polymerase) are used in PCR, but Taq DNA polymerase, for example, has insufficient strand displacement activity to function adequately in isothermal amplification reactions. 
     WO2007/127893 discloses thermostable DNA polymerases from  Thermotoga naphthophila  and  Thermotoga petrophellia.    
     Moussard et al. (Int. J. Systemic &amp; Evolutionary Microbiol. (2004) 54: 227-233) discloses the discovery of the genus  Thermodesulfatator , with  Thermodesulfatator  indicus as the type species. 
     The present invention provides a novel thermostable DNA polymerase I and Large fragment thereof for use in reactions requiring DNA polymerase activity such as nucleic acid amplification reactions. The polymerase, particularly its Large fragment, has surprisingly and advantageously been found to be useful in both thermocycling and isothermal amplification reactions. Included within the scope of the present invention are various mutants (deletion and substitution) that retain thermostability and the ability to replicate DNA. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a polypeptide having thermostable DNA polymerase activity and comprising or consisting essentially of an amino acid sequence with at least 51% identity, for example at least 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or even 99% identity, to  Thermodesulfatator indicus  DNA polymerase I Large (or “Klenow”) fragment shown in SEQ ID NO:1. Preferably, the polypeptide is isolated. 
     The Large fragment of  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I has the following amino acid sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 1) 
               
               
                 MGLLKELPATKTLSMTRYELVLDPDKVKEIVEKAKGAEVVAIDLESDT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KDPMRGKIVGVSLCFNPPKAYYFPFRHEGLEAQKQLPWEAFTHLASLI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EDPSVKKIGHNIKYDLIILARYGVTLKGLEGDTMLASYLLDPTRRTHG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 LDELAEEVLGHTMIFYKEVTKELAKGESFARVPLEKAKVYACEDAHVT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 YLLYQYFWPKLKEESLWKVFTEIDRPLIEVLAHMEMVGIKIDTAYLRG  
               
               
                   
               
               
                 LSREMAEKLKELEEKIYTLAGEKFNINSSKQLGQILFEKLKLPTVKKT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 PKKTAYSTDNEVLEELSAVHELPRLILEYRTLAKLKSTYVDALPKMVN 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 PETGRLHTSFNQTVTATGRLSSSDPNLQNIPVRGEEGLKIRQAFVPEE 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 IFAADYTQIDLRVLAHYSGDETLIKAFWQGEDIHRRTAAEIFGIPPEE 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 VTPEMRRMAKTINFGIVYGMSPYGLAKELKIGRREAKAFIERYFERYP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GVKRYMEQIVAEAREKGYVETLFGRKRPLPDINSPNRTAREFAERTAI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 NTPIQGTAADIIKLAMIKIHRIFKEKGFGTRMLLQVHDELIFEAPKEI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EEIQPIVRQIMEGVVELKVPLKVNLAIGKNWAEAKA. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     An alternative amino acid sequence, identified by further and improved sequencing analysis, for the Large fragment of  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I is SEQ ID NO:32 as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 32) 
               
               
                 MGLLKELPATKTLSYDQYELVLDPDKVKEIVEKAKGAEVVAIDLESDT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KDPMRGKIVGVSLCFNPPKAYYFPFRHEGLEAQKQLPWEAFTHLASLI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EDPSVKKIGHNIKYDLIILARYGVTLKGLEGDTMLASYLLDPTRRTHG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 LDELAEEVLGHTMIFYKEVTKELAKGESFARVPLEKAKVYACEDAHVT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 YLLYQYFWPKLKEESLWKVFTEIDRPLIEVLAHMEMVGIKIDTAYLRG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 LSREMAEKLKELEEKIYTLAGEKFNINSSKQLGQILFEKLKLPTVKKT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 PKKTAYSTDNEVLEELSAVHELPRLILEYRTLAKLKSTYVDALPKMVN 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 PETGRLHTSFNQTVTATGRLSSSDPNLQNIPVRGEEGLKIRQAFVPEE 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 IFAADYTQIDLRVLAHYSGDETLIKAFWQGEDIHRRTAAEIFGIPPEE 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 VTPEMRRMAKTINFGIVYGMSPYGLAKELKIGRREAKAFIERYFERYP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GVKRYMEQIVAEAREKGYVETLFGRKRPLPDINSPNRTAREFAERTAI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 NTPIQGTAADIIKLAMIKIHRIFKEKGFGTRMLLQVHDELLFEVPEKE 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 IEEIQPIVRQIMEGVVELKVPLKVNLAIGKNWAEAKA 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     This sequence is 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:1. 
     The predicted molecular weight of the 613 amino acid residue  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I Large fragment shown in SEQ ID NO:32 is about 69,990 Daltons. The predicted molecular weight of the 612 amino acid residue sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 is about 69,820 Daltons. 
     The amino acid sequence for inclusion in the polypeptide according to the invention may be an amino acid sequence with at least 51% identity, for example at least 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or even 99% identity, to the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:32. 
     The percentage sequence identity may be determined using the BLASTP computer program with SEQ ID NO:1 or 32 as the base sequence. This means that SEQ ID NO:1 or 32, as appropriate, is the sequence against which the percentage identity is determined. The BLAST software is publicly available at http://blast.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/Blast.cgi (accessible on 11 Feb. 2009). 
       T. indicus  is a thermophilic chemolithoautotrophic sulphate-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent site, and has a reported temperature range for growth of 55-80° C. and an optimum growth temperature of 70° C. (see Moussard et al., 2004, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 227-233). The inventors have isolated genomic DNA (gDNA) from  T. indicus  and used a sophisticated gene walking technique to clone a DNA polymerase A (polA) gene encoding a DNA polymerase I and corresponding Large fragment thereof. The Large fragment having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 has been shown to be surprisingly efficient in both PCR and LAMP amplification reactions when compared with the different preferred DNA polymerases for these reactions. The ability of the  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I Large fragment to be sufficiently thermostable to function in PCR, with temperatures rising to around 94° C., could not have been predicted based on the optimum growth temperature of 70° C. for this bacterium. 
     The polypeptide of the invention may exhibit strand displacement activity. The polypeptide may accordingly be suitable for carrying out isothermal amplification reactions such as LAMP. 
     The polypeptide may additionally or alternatively be suitable for carrying out thermocycling amplification reactions such as PCR. 
     The polypeptide as described herein may be about 613 amino acid residues in length, for example from about 610 to about 620, about 600 to about 630, about 550 to about 650, or about 500 to about 750 amino acids in length. 
     The polypeptide may comprise or consist essentially of the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:1 or 32, or of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or 32 with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, about 20, about 30, about 40, about 50, about 100, about 200, about 250, about 260, about 270, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287 or 288 contiguous amino acids added to or removed from any part of the polypeptide and/or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, about 20, about 30, about 40, about 50, about 100, about 150, about 200, about 250, about 260, about 270, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287 or 288 amino acids added to or removed from the N-terminus region and/or the C-terminus region. 
     In one embodiment where the polypeptide of the invention includes an N-terminal His tag, the full length may be 619 amino acid residues. 
     According to a further aspect of the invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide having thermostable DNA polymerase activity and comprising or consisting essentially of an amino acid sequence with at least 55% identity, for example at least 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or even 99% identity, to  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I as shown in SEQ ID NO:2. 
     Preferably, the polypeptide according to this aspect of the invention is a polypeptide according to the first aspect of the invention and, therefore, has at least 51% identity to  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I Large fragment shown in SEQ ID NO:1 
       T. indicus  DNA polymerase I has a full length amino acid sequence as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 2) 
               
               
                 MAQKSLFPKKLPFKDDKDPIFVIDGSSFVYRAYYAIRGHLSNRKGLPT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KAVFGFTQMLLKLLREMNPEYVVVCFDAKGPTFRHEMYKEYKANRPPM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 PDDLSVQIPYIKEVTRAFGVPILEIEGFEADDLIAAIATRMERPIVIV 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGDKDLFPLISEKVVMWDPMKDELIDESWIKKRFGIEPKKLLDVRALA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GDSIDNVPGVPGIGEKTALRLIKEYGSLEEVLNHAEEIKQKRLRENLI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KHAGDALISKKLVELEAKAPIPLEPDFYRKRPLNALKLRELFLELEFK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KLLKELPATKTLSMTRYELVLDPDKVKEIVEKAKGAEVVAIDLESDTK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 DPMRGKIVGVSLCFNPPKAYYFPFRHEGLEAQKQLPWEAFTHLASLIE 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 DPSVKKIGHNIKYDLIILARYGVTLKGLEGDTMLASYLLDPTRRTHGL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 DELAEEVLGHTMIFYKEVTKELAKGESFARVPLEKAKVYACEDAHVTY 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 LLYQYFWPKLKEESLWKVFTEIDRPLIEVLAHMEMVGIKIDTAYLRGL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 SREMAEKLKELEEKIYTLAGEKFNINSSKQLGQILFEKLKLPTVKKTP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KKTAYSTDNEVLEELSAVHELPRLILEYRTLAKLKSTYVDALPKMVNP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ETGRLHTSFNQTVTATGRLSSSDPNLQNIPVRGEEGLKIRQAFVPEEI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 FAADYTQIDLRVLAHYSGDETLIKAFWQGEDIHRRTAAEIFGIPPEEV 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TPEMRRMAKTINFGIVYGMSPYGLAKELKIGRREAKAFIERYFERYPG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 VKRYMEQIVAEAREKGYVETLFGRKRPLPDINSPNRTAREFAERTAIN 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TPIQGTAADIIKLAMIKIHRIFKEKGFGTRMLLQVHDELIFEAPEKEI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EEIQPIVRQIMEGVVELKVPLKVNLAIGKNWAEAKA. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     An alternative amino acid sequence, identified by further and improved sequencing analysis, for full length  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I is SEQ ID NO:34 as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 34) 
               
               
                 MAQKSLFPKKLPFKDDKDPIFVIDGSSFVYRAYYAIRGHLSNRKGLPT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KAVFGFTQMLLKLLREMNPEYVVVCFDAKGPTFRHEMYKEYKANRPPM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 PDDLSVQIPYIKEVTRAFGVPILEIEGFEADDLIAAIATRMERPIVIV 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGDKDLFPLISEKVVMWDPMKDELIDESWIKKRFGIEPKKLLDVRALA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GDSIDNVPGVPGIGEKTALRLIKEYGSLEEVLNHAEEIKQKRLRENLI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KHAGDALISKKLVELEAKAPIPLEPDFYRKRPLNALKLRELFLELEFK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KLLKELPATKTLSYDQYELVLDPDKVKEIVEKAKGAEVVAIDLESDTK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 DPMRGKIVGVSLCFNPPKAYYFPFRHEGLEAQKQLPWEAFTHLASLIE 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 DPSVKKIGHNIKYDLIILARYGVTLKGLEGDTMLASYLLDPTRRTHGL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 DELAEEVLGHTMIFYKEVTKELAKGESFARVPLEKAKVYACEDAHVTY 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 LLYQYFWPKLKEESLWKVFTEIDRPLIEVLAHMEMVGIKIDTAYLRGL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 SREMAEKLKELEEKIYTLAGEKFNINSSKQLGQILFEKLKLPTVKKTP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 KKTAYSTDNEVLEELSAVHELPRLILEYRTLAKLKSTYVDALPKMVNP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ETGRLHTSFNQTVTATGRLSSSDPNLQNIPVRGEEGLKIRQAFVPEEI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 FAADYTQIDLRVLAHYSGDETLIKAFWQGEDIHRRTAAEIFGIPPEEV 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TPEMRRMAKTINFGIVYGMSPYGLAKELKIGRREAKAFIERYFERYPG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 VKRYMEQIVAEAREKGYVETLFGRKRPLPDINSPNRTAREFAERTAIN 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TPIQGTAADIIKLAMIKIHRIFKEKGFGTRMLLQVHDELLFEVPEKEI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 EEIQPIVRQIMEGVVELKVPLKVNLAIGKNWAEAKA 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     This sequence is 99.44% identical to SEQ ID NO:2. 
     The predicted molecular weight of this 900 amino acid residue  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I shown in SEQ ID NO:34 is about 102,900 Daltons. The predicted molecular weight of the 900 amino acid residue sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2 is about 102,850 Daltons. 
     The amino acid sequence for inclusion in the polypeptide according to the invention may be an amino acid sequence with at least 51% identity, for example at least 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or even 99% identity, to the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:34. 
     The percentage sequence identity may be determined using the BLASTP computer program with SEQ ID NO:2 or 34 as the base sequence. This means that SEQ ID NO:2 or 34, as appropriate, is the sequence against which the percentage identity is determined. 
     The polypeptide may comprise or consist essentially of the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:2 or 34, or of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or 34 with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, about 20, about 30, about 40, about 50, about 100, about 150, about 200, about 250, about 260, about 270, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287 or 288 contiguous amino acids added to or removed from any part of the polypeptide and/or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, about 20, about 30, about 40, about 50, about 100, about 150, about 200, about 250, about 260, about 270, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287 or 288 amino acids added to or removed from the N-terminus region and/or the C-terminus region. 
     The polypeptide according to this aspect of the invention may be an isolated thermostable DNA polymerase I obtainable from  T. indicus  and having a molecular weight of about 102,500 to 103,500 Daltons (preferably about 102,900 or about 103,000 Daltons), or an enzymatically active fragment thereof. The term “enzymatically active fragment” means a fragment of such a polymerase obtainable from  T. indicus  and having enzyme activity which is at least 60%, preferably at least 70%, more preferably at least 80%, yet more preferably 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% that of the full length polymerase being compared to. The given activity may be determined by any standard measure, for example, the number of bases of nucleotides of the template sequence which can be replicated in a given time period. The skilled person is routinely able to determine such properties and activities. 
     Residues 3-612 of the  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I Large fragment shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 correspond with residues 290-900 of the full length DNA polymerase I shown in SEQ ID NO:2. Residues 1-2 of SEQ ID NO:1 are artificially introduced compared to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 to allow in vitro expression of the Large fragment in a host cell (see Examples below). Similarly, residues 3-613 of the  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I Large fragment shown in SEQ ID NO: 32 correspond with residues 290-900 of the full length DNA polymerase I shown in SEQ ID NO:34. 
     The polypeptide according to the invention may be greater in size where, according to a further aspect of the invention, it comprises additional functional or structural domains, for example an affinity purification tag (such as an H is purification tag), or DNA polymerase activity-enhancing domains such as the proliferating cell nuclear antigen homologue from  Archaeoglobus fulgidus , T3 DNA polymerase thioredoxin binding domain, DNA binding protein Sso7d from  Sulfolobus solfataricus , Sso7d-like proteins, or mutants thereof, or helix-hairpin-helix motifs derived from DNA topoisomerase V. The DNA polymerase activity-enhancing domain may also be a Cren7 enhancer domain or variant thereof, as defined and exemplified in co-pending International patent application no. PCT/GB2009/000063, which discloses that this highly conserved protein domain from Crenarchaeal organisms is useful to enhance the properties of a DNA polymerase. International patent application no. PCT/GB2009/000063 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     The polypeptides of the invention may be suitable for use in one or more reactions requiring DNA polymerase activity, for example one or more of the group consisting of: nick translation, second-strand cDNA synthesis in cDNA cloning, DNA sequencing, thermocycling amplification reactions such as PCR, and isothermal amplification reactions for example strand displacement amplification (SDA), nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA), self-sustained sequence replication (3SR) and LAMP. 
     Also provided according to the present invention is a polypeptide with thermostable 5′→3′ exonuclease activity and having at least 55% identity, for example at least 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or even 99% identity, to residues 1-289 of  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 34. 
     Based on sequence comparisons with known DNA polymerases, in one aspect the polypeptides of the invention have 3′→5′ exonuclease proofreading activity. 
     In a further aspect of the invention the polypeptides exhibit high fidelity polymerase activity during a thermocycling amplification reaction (such as PCR). High fidelity may be defined as a PCR error rate of less than 1 nucleotide per 300×10 6  amplified nucleotides, for example less than 1 nucleotide per 250×10 6 , 200×10 6 , 150×10 6 , 100×10 6  or 50×10 6  amplified nucleotides. Alternatively, the error rate of the polypeptides may be in the range 1-300 nucleotides per 10 6  amplified nucleotides, for example 1-200, 1-100, 100-300, 200-300, 100-200 or 75-200 nucleotides per 10 6  amplified nucleotides. Error rate may be determined using the opal reversion assay as described by Kunkel et al. (1987, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84: 4865-4869). 
     In another aspect of the invention there is provided a composition comprising the polypeptide as described herein. The composition may for example include a buffer, most or all ingredients for performing a reaction (such as a DNA amplification reaction for example PCR or LAMP), a stabilizer (such as  E. coli  GroEL protein, to enhance thermostability), and/or other compounds. 
     The invention further provides an isolated nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide with identity to the  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I Large fragment. The nucleic acid may, for example, have a sequence as shown below (5′-3′): 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 3) 
               
               
                 atgggcctcttaaaggaacttccagctactaaaaccctttcgatgacc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 agatacgagctggttcttgacccggataaagtaaaagaaattgtagaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaggccaaaggggccgaagtggtggctattgaccttgaaagtgatacg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaagaccccatgcgtgggaaaatagtaggggtctcgctttgttttaac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ccgcccaaagcctattatttcccttttagacatgaaggccttgaggcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 caaaagcagcttccctgggaggcctttactcatctggccagcctcatt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaagacccctcagttaaaaagataggccacaatatcaagtatgacttg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 attattcttgctcgctacggcgtaactttaaagggccttgaaggggat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 accatgctggcttcgtatctccttgatccaacacgtcgtacccacggc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cttgatgagctggccgaagaggtcctggggcataccatgattttttac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaggaagtgactaaagaactggccaaaggagagagctttgccagggtc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cctcttgaaaaggcaaaagtttacgcctgtgaagacgcccacgttacc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tatctgctttatcaatatttctggcccaaactcaaagaggaaagcctc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tggaaggtctttacggaaattgatcgacctttaatagaagttttggcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cacatggaaatggtaggtattaagattgacaccgcctatcttagagga 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctttcgcgagaaatggctgaaaagttaaaggagcttgaagaaaaaatt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tacaccctggctggtgaaaaatttaatatcaattccagcaaacaactg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggccagattttatttgaaaagctaaaactccctacggttaaaaagacc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ccaaaaaaaacggcctattcaacggataacgaagtattagaggaactt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tctgcggtccacgaacttccgcgtctgatacttgagtatagaactctg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gctaaactcaaatctacttatgttgatgccctcccgaagatggttaat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cctgaaactggtcgtcttcatacttcctttaaccagacggttacggcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 actggaagactttcaagcagtgaccctaatcttcaaaatattcctgtg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cgtggtgaagaggggcttaagattcgccaggcctttgtgccggaggag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Atttttgctgccgattacactcagatcgatctgcgagttttagcccat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tactcgggagatgaaaccttgattaaggccttctggcagggggaagac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 attcaccggcgcacggctgcagaaatttttggtatcccgccagaagaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gtaactcctgagatgcggcgtatggccaagactataaactttggcatt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gtttacggcatgagtccttacggtctggcgaaagaactcaaaattggc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cgccgtgaggccaaggcctttattgagcgctattttgaacgctaccca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggtgtgaaacgctatatggaacaaatcgtggctgaagcccgagaaaag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggctacgtggagacccttttcggacgcaaaaggcctcttcctgacatc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aatagccctaatcgtacggcgcgcgagtttgccgagcgcacggctata 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aacactcctattcaggggacagccgctgatattatcaagctcgccatg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ataaaaattcaccggatttttaaagaaaaaggctttgggacaaggatg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cttcttcaggtgcatgacgagcttatttttgaagcgccaaaagagatt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaagaaatccagccaattgtccgacaaatcatggaaggagtggttgaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ttgaaggttcctctaaaagtaaacctggcaatagggaaaaattgggca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaggcaaaggcataa.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The nucleotide of SEQ ID NO:3 encodes the  T. indicus  DNA polymerase I Large fragment of SEQ ID NO:1 as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
            
               
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                 atgggcctcttaaaggaacttccagctactaaaaccctttcgatgaccagatacgagctg 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                  M  G  L  L  K  E  L  P  A  T  K  T  L  S  M  T  R  Y  E  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 61 
                 gttcttgacccggataaagtaaaagaaattgtagaaaaggccaaaggggccgaagtggtg 
               
               
                 21 
                  V  L  D  P  D  K  V  K  E  I  V  E  K  A  K  G  A  E  V  V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 121 
                 gctattgaccttgaaagtgatacgaaagaccccatgcgtgggaaaatagtaggggtctcg 
               
               
                 41 
                  A  I  D  L  E  S  D  T  K  D  P  M  R  G  K  I  V  G  V  S 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 181 
                 ctttgttttaacccgcccaaagcctattatttcccttttagacatgaaggccttgaggcc 
               
               
                 61 
                  L  C  F  N  P  P  K  A  Y  Y  F  P  F  R  H  E  G  L  E  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 241 
                 caaaagcagcttccctgggaggcctttactcatctggccagcctcattgaagacccctca 
               
               
                 81 
                  Q  K  Q  L  P  W  E  A  F  T  H  L  A  S  L  I  E  D  P  S 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 301 
                 gttaaaaagataggccacaatatcaagtatgacttgattattcttgctcgctacggcgta 
               
               
                 101 
                  V  K  K  I  G  H  N  I  K  Y  D  L  I  I  L  A  R  Y  G  V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 361 
                 actttaaagggccttgaaggggataccatgctggcttcgtatctccttgatccaacacgt 
               
               
                 121 
                  T  L  K  G  L  E  G  D  T  M  L  A  S  Y  L  L  D  P  T  R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 421 
                 cgtacccacggccttgatgagctggccgaagaggtcctggggcataccatgattttttac 
               
               
                 141 
                  R  T  H  G  L  D  E  L  A  E  E  V  L  G  H  T  M  I  F  Y 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 481 
                 aaggaagtgactaaagaactggccaaaggagagagctttgccagggtccctcttgaaaag 
               
               
                 161 
                  K  E  V  T  K  E  L  A  K  G  E  S  F  A  R  V  P  L  E  K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 541 
                 gcaaaagtttacgcctgtgaagacgcccacgttacctatctgctttatcaatatttctgg 
               
               
                 181 
                  A  K  V  Y  A  C  E  D  A  H  V  T  Y  L  L  Y  Q  Y  F  W 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 601 
                 cccaaactcaaagaggaaagcctctggaaggtctttacggaaattgatcgacctttaata 
               
               
                 201 
                  P  K  L  K  E  E  S  L  W  K  V  F  T  E  I  D  R  P  L  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 661 
                 gaagttttggcccacatggaaatggtaggtattaagattgacaccgcctatcttagagga 
               
               
                 221 
                  E  V  L  A  H  M  E  M  V  G  I  K  I  D  T  A  Y  L  R  G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 721 
                 ctttcgcgagaaatggctgaaaagttaaaggagcttgaagaaaaaatttacaccctggct 
               
               
                 241 
                  L  S  R  E  M  A  E  K  L  K  E  L  E  E  K  I  Y  T  L  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 781 
                 ggtgaaaaatttaatatcaattccagcaaacaactgggccagattttatttgaaaagcta 
               
               
                 261 
                  G  E  K  F  N  I  N  S  S  K  Q  L  G  Q  I  L  F  E  K  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 841 
                 aaactccctacggttaaaaagaccccaaaaaaaacggcctattcaacggataacgaagta 
               
               
                 281 
                  K  L  P  T  V  K  K  T  P  K  K  T  A  Y  S  T  D  N  E  V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 901 
                 ttagaggaactttctgcggtccacgaacttccgcgtctgatacttgagtatagaactctg 
               
               
                 301 
                  L  E  E  L  S  A  V  H  E  L  P  R  L  I  L  E  Y  R  T  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 961 
                 gctaaactcaaatctacttatgttgatgccctcccgaagatggttaatcctgaaactggt 
               
               
                 321 
                  A  K  L  K  S  T  Y  V  D  A  L  P  K  M  V  N  P  E  T  G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1021 
                 cgtcttcatacttcctttaaccagacggttacggccactggaagactttcaagcagtgac 
               
               
                 341 
                  R  L  H  T  S  F  N  Q  T  V  T  A  T  G  R  L  S  S  S  D 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1081 
                 cctaatcttcaaaatattcctgtgcgtggtgaagaggggcttaagattcgccaggccttt 
               
               
                 361 
                  P  N  L  Q  N  I  P  V  R  G  E  E  G  L  K  I  R  Q  A  F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1141 
                 gtgccggaggagatttttgctgccgattacactcagatcgatctgcgagttttagcccat 
               
               
                 381 
                  V  P  E  E  I  F  A  A  D  Y  T  Q  I  D  L  R  V  L  A  H 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1201 
                 tactcgggagatgaaaccttgattaaggccttctggcagggggaagacattcaccggcgc 
               
               
                 401 
                  Y  S  G  D  E  T  L  I  K  A  F  W  Q  G  E  D  I  H  R  R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1261 
                 acggctgcagaaatttttggtatcccgccagaagaagtaactcctgagatgcggcgtatg 
               
               
                 421 
                  T  A  A  E  I  F  G  I  P  P  E  E  V  T  P  E  M  R  R  M 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1321 
                 gccaagactataaactttggcattgtttacggcatgagtccttacggtctggcgaaagaa 
               
               
                 441 
                  A  K  T  I  N  F  G  I  V  Y  G  M  S  P  Y  G  L  A  K  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1381 
                 ctcaaaattggccgccgtgaggccaaggcctttattgagcgctattttgaacgctaccca 
               
               
                 461 
                  L  K  I  G  R  R  E  A  K  A  F  I  E  R  Y  F  E  R  Y  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1441 
                 ggtgtgaaacgctatatggaacaaatcgtggctgaagcccgagaaaagggctacgtggag 
               
               
                 481 
                  G  V  K  R  Y  M  E  Q  I  V  A  E  A  R  E  K  G  Y  V  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1501 
                 acccttttcggacgcaaaaggcctcttcctgacatcaatagccctaatcgtacggcgcgc 
               
               
                 501 
                  T  L  F  G  R  K  R  P  L  P  D  I  N  S  P  N  R  T  A  R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1561 
                 gagtttgccgagcgcacggctataaacactcctattcaggggacagccgctgatattatc 
               
               
                 521 
                  E  F  A  E  R  T  A  I  N  T  P  I  Q  G  T  A  A  D  I  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1621 
                 aagctcgccatgataaaaattcaccggatttttaaagaaaaaggctttgggacaaggatg 
               
               
                 541 
                  K  L  A  M  I  K  I  H  R  I  F  K  E  K  G  F  G  T  R  M 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1681 
                 cttcttcaggtgcatgacgagcttatttttgaagcgccaaaagagattgaagaaatccag 
               
               
                 561 
                  L  L  Q  V  H  D  E  L  I  F  E  A  P  K  E  I  E  E  I  Q 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1741 
                 ccaattgtccgacaaatcatggaaggagtggttgaattgaaggttcctctaaaagtaaac 
               
               
                 581 
                  P  I  V  R  Q  I  M  E  G  V  V  E  L  K  V  P  L  K  V  N 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1801 
                 ctggcaatagggaaaaattgggcagaggcaaaggcatga (SEQ ID NO: 3) 
               
               
                 601 
                  L  A  I  G  K  N  W  A  E  A  K  A  *. (SEQ ID NO: 1) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Alternatively, the nucleic acid has the sequence shown below (5′-3′): 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 33) 
               
               
                 atgggcctcttaaaggaacttccagctactaaaaccctttcgtatgac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cagtacgagctggttcttgacccggataaagtaaaagaaattgtagaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaggccaaaggggccgaagtggtggctattgaccttgaaagtgatacg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaagaccccatgcgtgggaaaatagtaggggtctcgctttgttttaac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ccgcccaaagcctattatttcccttttagacatgaaggccttgaggcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 caaaagcagcttccctgggaggcctttactcatctggccagcctcatt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaagacccctcagttaaaaagataggccacaatatcaagtatgacttg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 attattcttgctcgctacggcgtaactttaaagggccttgaaggggat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 accatgctggcttcgtatctccttgatccaacacgtcgtacccacggc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cttgatgagctggccgaagaggtcctggggcataccatgttttttaca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aggaagtgactaaagaactggccaaaggagagagctttgccagggtcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctcttgaaaaggcaaaagtttacgcctgtgaagacgcccacgttacct 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 atctgctttatcaatatttctggcccaaactcaaagaggaaagcctct 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggaaggtctttacggaaattgatcgacctttaatagaagttttggccc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 acatggaaatggtaggtattaagattgacaccgcctatcttagaggac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tttcgcgagaaatggctgaaaagttaaaggagcttgaagaaaaaattt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 acaccctggctggtgaaaaatttaatatcaattccagcaaacaactgg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gccagattttatttgaaaagctaaaactccctacggttaaaaagaccc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 caaaaaaaacggcctattcaacggataacgaagtattagaggaacttt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctgcggtccacgaacttccgcgtctgatacttgagtatagaactctgg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctaaactcaaatctacttatgttgatgccctcccgaagatggttaatc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctgaaactggtcgtcttcatacttcctttaaccagacggttacggcca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctggaagactttcaagcagtgaccctaatcttcaaaatattcctgtgc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gtggtgaagaggggcttaagattcgccaggcctttgtgccggaggaga 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tttttgctgccgattacactcagatcgatctgcgagttttagcccatt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 actcgggagatgaaaccttgattaaggccttctggcagggggaagaca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ttcaccggcgcacggctgcagaaatttttggtatcccgccagaagaag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 taactcctgagatgcggcgtatggccaagactataaactttggcattg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tttacggcatgagtccttacggtctggcgaaagaactcaaaattggcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gccgtgaggccaaggcctttattgagcgctattttgaacgctacccag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gtgtgaaacgctatatggaacaaatcgtggctgaagcccgagaaaagg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gctacgtggagacccttttcggacgcaaaaggcctcttcctgacatca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 atagccctaatcgtacggcgcgcgagtttgccgagcgcacggctataa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 acactcctattcaggggacagccgctgatattatcaagctcgccatga 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 taaaaattcaccggatttttaaagaaaaaggctttgggacaaggatgc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ttcttcaggtgcacgacgaacttctttttgaagtgcctgaaaaagaga 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ttgaagaaatccagccaattgtccgacaaatcatggaaggagtggttg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aattgaaggttcctctaaaagtaaacctggcaatagggaaaaattggg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cagaggcaaaggcataa.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The nucleotide of SEQ ID NO:33 encodes the  T. indicus  polymerase I Large fragment of SEQ ID NO:32 as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 atgggcctcttaaaggaacttccagctactaaaaccctttcgtatgaccagtacgagctg 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                  M  G  L  L  K  E  L  P  A  T  K  T  L  S  Y  D  Q  Y  E  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 61 
                 gttcttgacccggataaagtaaaagaaattgtagaaaaggccaaaggggccgaagtggtg 
               
               
                 21 
                  V  L  D  P  D  K  V  K  E  I  V  E  K  A  K  G  A  E  V  V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 121 
                 gctattgaccttgaaagtgatacgaaagaccccatgcgtgggaaaatagtaggggtctcg 
               
               
                 41 
                  A  I  D  L  E  S  D  T  K  D  P  M  R  G  K  I  V  G  V  S 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 181 
                 ctttgttttaacccgcccaaagcctattatttcccttttagacatgaaggccttgaggcc 
               
               
                 61 
                  L  C  F  N  P  P  K  A  Y  Y  F  P  F  R  H  E  G  L  E  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 241 
                 caaaagcagcttccctgggaggcctttactcatctggccagcctcattgaagacccctca 
               
               
                 81 
                  Q  K  Q  L  P  W  E  A  F  T  H  L  A  S  L  I  E  D  P  S 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 301 
                 gttaaaaagataggccacaatatcaagtatgacttgattattcttgctcgctacggcgta 
               
               
                 101 
                  V  K  K  I  G  H  N  I  K  Y  D  L  I  I  L  A  R  Y  G  V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 361 
                 actttaaagggccttgaaggggataccatgctggcttcgtatctccttgatccaacacgt 
               
               
                 121 
                  T  L  K  G  L  E  G  D  T  M  L  A  S  Y  L  L  D  P  T  R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 421 
                 cgtacccacggccttgatgagctggccgaagaggtcctggggcataccatgattttttac 
               
               
                 141 
                  R  T  H  G  L  D  E  L  A  E  E  V  L  G  H  T  M  I  F  Y 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 481 
                 aaggaagtgactaaagaactggccaaaggagagagctttgccagggtccctcttgaaaag 
               
               
                 161 
                  K  E  V  T  K  E  L  A  K  G  E  S  F  A  R  V  P  L  E  K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 541 
                 gcaaaagtttacgcctgtgaagacgcccacgttacctatctgctttatcaatatttctgg 
               
               
                 181 
                  A  K  V  Y  A  C  E  D  A  H  V  T  Y  L  L  Y  Q  Y  F  W 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 601 
                 cccaaactcaaagaggaaagcctctggaaggtctttacggaaattgatcgacctttaata 
               
               
                 201 
                  P  K  L  K  E  E  S  L  W  K  V  F  T  E  I  D  R  P  L  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 661 
                 gaagttttggcccacatggaaatggtaggtattaagattgacaccgcctatcttagagga 
               
               
                 221 
                  E  V  L  A  H  M  E  M  V  G  I  K  I  D  T  A  Y  L  R  G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 721 
                 ctttcgcgagaaatggctgaaaagttaaaggagcttgaagaaaaaatttacaccctggct 
               
               
                 241 
                  L  S  R  E  M  A  E  K  L  K  E  L  E  E  K  I  Y  T  L  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 781 
                 ggtgaaaaatttaatatcaattccagcaaacaactgggccagattttatttgaaaagcta 
               
               
                 261 
                  G  E  K  F  N  I  N  S  S  K  Q  L  G  Q  I  L  F  E  K  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 841 
                 aaactccctacggttaaaaagaccccaaaaaaaacggcctattcaacggataacgaagta 
               
               
                 281 
                  K  L  P  T  V  K  K  T  P  K  K  T  A  Y  S  T  D  N  E  V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 901 
                 ttagaggaactttctgcggtccacgaacttccgcgtctgatacttgagtatagaactctg 
               
               
                 301 
                  L  E  E  L  S  A  V  H  E  L  P  R  L  I  L  E  Y  R  T  L  
               
               
                   
               
               
                 961 
                 gctaaactcaaatctacttatgttgatgccctcccgaagatggttaatcctgaaactggt 
               
               
                 321 
                  A  K  L  K  S  T  Y  V  D  A  L  P  K  M  V  N  P  E  T  G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1021 
                 cgtcttcatacttcctttaaccagacggttacggccactggaagactttcaagcagtgac 
               
               
                 341 
                  R  L  H  T  S  F  N  Q  T  V  T  A  T  G  R  L  S  S  S  D 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1081 
                 cctaatcttcaaaatattcctgtgcgtggtgaagaggggcttaagattcgccaggccttt 
               
               
                 361 
                  P  N  L  Q  N  I  P  V  R  G  E  E  G  L  K  I  R  Q  A  F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1141 
                 gtgccggaggagatttttgctgccgattacactcagatcgatctgcgagttttagcccat 
               
               
                 381 
                  V  P  E  E  I  F  A  A  D  Y  T  Q  I  D  L  R  V  L  A  H 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1201 
                 tactcgggagatgaaaccttgattaaggccttctggcagggggaagacattcaccggcgc 
               
               
                 401 
                  Y  S  G  D  E  T  L  I  K  A  F  W  Q  G  E  D  I  H  R  R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1261 
                 acggctgcagaaatttttggtatcccgccagaagaagtaactcctgagatgcggcgtatg 
               
               
                 421 
                  T  A  A  E  I  F  G  I  P  P  E  E  V  T  P  E  M  R  R  M 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1321 
                 gccaagactataaactttggcattgtttacggcatgagtccttacggtctggcgaaagaa 
               
               
                 441 
                  A  K  T  I  N  F  G  I  V  Y  G  M  S  P  Y  G  L  A  K  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1381 
                 ctcaaaattggccgccgtgaggccaaggcctttattgagcgctattttgaacgctaccca 
               
               
                 461 
                  L  K  I  G  R  R  E  A  K  A  F  I  E  R  Y  F  E  R  Y  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1441 
                 ggtgtgaaacgctatatggaacaaatcgtggctgaagcccgagaaaagggctacgtggag 
               
               
                 481 
                  G  V  K  R  Y  M  E  Q  I  V  A  E  A  R  E  K  G  Y  V  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1501 
                 acccttttcggacgcaaaaggcctcttcctgacatcaatagccctaatcgtacggcgcgc 
               
               
                 501 
                  T  L  F  G  R  K  R  P  L  P  D  I  N  S  P  N  R  T  A  R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1561 
                 gagtttgccgagcgcacggctataaacactcctattcaggggacagccgctgatattatc 
               
               
                 521 
                  E  F  A  E  R  T  A  I  N  T  P  I  Q  G  T  A  A  D  I  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1621 
                 aagctcgccatgataaaaattcaccggatttttaaagaaaaaggctttgggacaaggatg 
               
               
                 541 
                  K  L  A  M  I  K  I  H  R  I  F  K  E  K  G  F  G  T  R  M 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1681 
                 cttcttcaggtgcacgacgaacttctttttgaagtgcctgaaaaagagattgaagaaatc 
               
               
                 561 
                  L  L  Q  V  H  D  E  L  L  F  E  V  P  E  K  E  I  E  E  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1741 
                 cagccaattgtccgacaaatcatggaaggagtggttgaattgaaggttcctctaaaagta 
               
               
                 581 
                  Q  P  I  V  R  Q  I  M  E  G  V  V  E  L  K  V  P  L  K  V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1801 
                 aacctggcaatagggaaaaattgggcagaggcaaaggcataa (SEQ ID NO: 33) 
               
               
                 601 
                  N  L  A  I  G  K  N  W  A  E  A  K  A  *. (SEQ ID NO: 32) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The invention further provides an isolated nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide with identity to the  T. indicus  full length DNA polymerase I. The nucleic acid may, for example, have a sequence as shown below (5′-3′): 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 4) 
               
               
                 atggcgcagaaaagcttgtttcctaaaaaattaccatttaaagatgat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaagaccccatcttcgttattgacgggagttcttttgtttaccgggct 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tactatgccataagagggcatctatcaaaccgcaaagggctcccaacc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaggcggtctttgggtttacccagatgcttttaaagcttttgcgtgag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 atgaaccctgagtatgtggtggtgtgctttgacgccaaagggcctact 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tttcgccacgagatgtacaaagaatacaaagccaaccgcccccccatg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ccagatgatctttccgtccagattccctatatcaaagaggtaaccagg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gcctttggagtccctattcttgaaatagaaggctttgaagctgacgat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctcatcgccgctattgccactcgtatggaaagaccaattgtcatcgtt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggtggagataaagatttgttcccccttatttcagagaaagttgtcatg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tgggaccccatgaaagacgaactgattgacgaaagctggataaagaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cgttttggcattgaacctaaaaagctccttgatgtaagggcccttgcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggcgatagcattgataacgtgccaggggttccgggtattggtgaaaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 acggccctaaggctcataaaagaatacggttcccttgaagaagtcctt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaccatgccgaagaaataaaacaaaagcgcttgcgtgaaaacctcatc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaacacgccggagacgcccttatttccaaaaaactggttgagcttgag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gccaaagccccaatcccccttgagcctgatttttaccgcaaacggcca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ttaaatgccctaaaactaagggaactcttccttgagcttgaatttaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aagctcttaaaggaacttccagctactaaaaccctttcgatgaccaga 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tacgagctggttcttgacccggataaagtaaaagaaattgtagaaaag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gccaaaggggccgaagtggtggctattgaccttgaaagtgatacgaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaccccatgcgtgggaaaatagtaggggtctcgctttgttttaacccg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cccaaagcctattatttcccttttagacatgaaggccttgaggcccaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aagcagcttccctgggaggcctttactcatctggccagcctcattgaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gacccctcagttaaaaagataggccacaatatcaagtatgacttgatt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 attcttgctcgctacggcgtaactttaaagggccttgaaggggatacc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 atgctggcttcgtatctccttgatccaacacgtcgtacccacggcctt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gatgagctggccgaagaggtcctggggcataccatgattttttacaag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaagtgactaaagaactggccaaaggagagagctttgccagggtccct 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cttgaaaaggcaaaagtttacgcctgtgaagacgcccacgttacctat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctgctttatcaatatttctggcccaaactcaaagaggaaagcctctgg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaggtctttacggaaattgatcgacctttaatagaagttttggcccac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 atggaaatggtaggtattaagattgacaccgcctatcttagaggactt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tcgcgagaaatggctgaaaagttaaaggagcttgaagaaaaaatttac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 accctggctggtgaaaaatttaatatcaattccagcaaacaactgggc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cagattttatttgaaaagctaaaactccctacggttaaaaagacccca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaaaaaacggcctattcaacggataacgaagtattagaggaactttct 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gcggtccacgaacttccgcgtctgatacttgagtatagaactctggct 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaactcaaatctacttatgttgatgccctcccgaagatggttaatcct 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaaactggtcgtcttcatacttcctttaaccagacggttacggccact 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggaagactttcaagcagtgaccctaatcttcaaaatattcctgtgcgt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggtgaagaggggcttaagattcgccaggcctttgtgccggaggagatt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tttgctgccgattacactcagatcgatctgcgagttttagcccattac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tcgggagatgaaaccttgattaaggccttctggcagggggaagacatt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 caccggcgcacggctgcagaaatttttggtatcccgccagaagaagta 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 actcctgagatgcggcgtatggccaagactataaactttggcattgtt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tacggcatgagtccttacggtctggcgaaagaactcaaaattggccgc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cgtgaggccaaggcctttattgagcgctattttgaacgctacccaggt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gtgaaacgctatatggaacaaatcgtggctgaagcccgagaaaagggc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tacgtggagaccattttcggacgcaaaaggcctcttcctgacatcaat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 agccctaatcgtacggcgcgcgagtttgccgagcgcacggctataaac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 actcctattcaggggacagccgctgatattatcaagctcgccatgata 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaaattcaccggatttttaaagaaaaaggctttgggacaaggatgctt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cttcaggtgcatgacgagatatttttgaagcgcctgaaaaagagattg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aagaaatccagccaattgtccgacaaatcatggaaggagtggttgaat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tgaaggttcctctaaaagtaaacctggcaatagggaaaaattgggcag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aggcaaaggcataa. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The nucleotide of SEQ ID NO:4 encodes the  T. indicus  full length DNA polymerase I of SEQ ID NO:2 as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 atggctcaaaaaagtttgtttcctaaaaaattaccatttaaagatgataaagaccccatc 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                  M  A  Q  K  S  L  F  P  K  K  L  P  F  K  D  D  K  D  P  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 61 
                 ttcgttattgacgggagttcttttgtttaccgggcttactatgccataagagggcatcta 
               
               
                 21 
                  F  V  I  D  G  S  S  F  V  Y  R  A  Y  Y  A  I  R  G  H  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 121 
                 tcaaaccgcaaagggctcccaaccaaggcggtctttgggtttacccagatgcttttaaag 
               
               
                 41 
                  S  N  R  K  G  L  P  T  K  A  V  F  G  F  T  Q  M  L  L  K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 181 
                 cttttgcgtgagatgaaccctgagtatgtggtggtgtgctttgacgccaaagggcctact 
               
               
                 61 
                  L  L  R  E  M  N  P  E  Y  V  V  V  C  F  D  A  K  G  P  T 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 241 
                 tttcgccacgagatgtacaaagaatacaaagccaaccgcccccccatgccagatgatctt 
               
               
                 81 
                  F  R  H  E  M  Y  K  E  Y  K  A  N  R  P  P  M  P  D  D  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 301 
                 tccgtccagattccctatatcaaagaggtaaccagggcctttggagtccctattcttgaa 
               
               
                 101 
                  S  V  Q  I  P  Y  I  K  E  V  T  R  A  F  G  V  P  I  L  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 361 
                 atagaaggctttgaagctgacgatctcatcgccgctattgccactcgtatggaaagacca 
               
               
                 121 
                  I  E  G  F  E  A  D  D  L  I  A  A  I  A  T  R  M  E  R  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 421 
                 attgtcatcgttggtggagataaagatttgttcccccttatttcagagaaagttgtcatg 
               
               
                 141 
                  I  V  I  V  G  G  D  K  D  L  F  P  L  I  S  E  K  V  V  M 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 481 
                 tgggaccccatgaaagacgaactgattgacgaaagctggataaagaaacgttttggcatt 
               
               
                 161 
                  W  D  P  M  K  D  E  L  I  D  E  S  W  I  K  K  R  F  G  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 541 
                 gaacctaaaaagctccttgatgtaagggcccttgccggcgatagcattgataacgtgcca 
               
               
                 181 
                  E  P  K  K  L  L  D  V  R  A  L  A  G  D  S  I  D  N  V  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 601 
                 ggggttccgggtattggtgaaaaaacggccctaaggctcataaaagaatacggttccctt 
               
               
                 201 
                  G  V  P  G  I  G  E  K  T  A  L  R  L  I  K  E  Y  G  S  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 661 
                 gaagaagtccttaaccatgccgaagaaataaaacaaaagcgcttgcgtgaaaacctcatc 
               
               
                 221 
                  E  E  V  L  N  H  A  E  E  I  K  Q  K  R  L  R  E  N  L  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 721 
                 aaacacgccggagacgcccttatttccaaaaaactggttgagcttgaggccaaagcccca 
               
               
                 241 
                  K  H  A  G  D  A  L  I  S  K  K  L  V  E  L  E  A  K  A  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 781 
                 atcccccttgagcctgatttttaccgcaaacggccattaaatgccctaaaactaagggaa 
               
               
                 261 
                  I  P  L  E  P  D  F  Y  R  K  R  P  L  N  A  L  K  L  R  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 841 
                 ctcttccttgagcttgaatttaaaaagctcttaaaggaacttccagctactaaaaccctt 
               
               
                 281 
                  L  F  L  E  L  E  F  K  K  L  L  K  E  L  P  A  T  K  T  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 901 
                 tcgatgaccagatacgagctggttcttgacccggataaagtaaaagaaattgtagaaaag 
               
               
                 301 
                  S  M  T  R  Y  E  L  V  L  D  P  D  K  V  K  E  I  V  E  K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 961 
                 gccaaaggggccgaagtggtggctattgaccttgaaagtgatacgaaagaccccatgcgt 
               
               
                 321 
                  A  K  G  A  E  V  V  A  I  D  L  E  S  D  T  K  D  P  M  R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1021 
                 gggaaaatagtaggggtctcgctttgttttaacccgcccaaagcctattatttccctttt 
               
               
                 341 
                  G  K  I  V  G  V  S  L  C  F  N  P  P  K  A  Y  Y  F  P  F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1081 
                 agacatgaaggccttgaggcccaaaagcagcttccctgggaggcctttactcatctggcc 
               
               
                 361 
                  R  H  E  G  L  E  A  Q  K  Q  L  P  W  E  A  F  T  H  L  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1141 
                 agcctcattgaagacccctcagttaaaaagataggccacaatatcaagtatgacttgatt 
               
               
                 381 
                  S  L  I  E  D  P  S  V  K  K  I  G  H  N  I  K  Y  D  L  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1201 
                 attcttgctcgctacggcgtaactttaaagggccttgaaggggataccatgctggcttcg 
               
               
                 401 
                  I  L  A  R  Y  G  V  T  L  K  G  L  E  G  D  T  M  L  A  S 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1261 
                 tatctccttgatccaacacgtcgtacccacggccttgatgagctggccgaagaggtcctg 
               
               
                 421 
                  Y  L  L  D  P  T  R  R  T  H  G  L  D  E  L  A  E  E  V  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1321 
                 gggcataccatgattttttacaaggaagtgactaaagaactggccaaaggagagagcttt 
               
               
                 441 
                  G  H  T  M  I  F  Y  K  E  V  I  K  E  L  A  K  G  E  S  F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1381 
                 gccagggtccctcttgaaaaggcaaaagtttacgcctgtgaagacgcccacgttacctat 
               
               
                 461 
                  A  R  V  P  L  E  K  A  K  V  Y  A  C  E  D  A  H  V  T  Y 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1441 
                 ctgctttatcaatatttctggcccaaactcaaagaggaaagcctctggaaggtctttacg 
               
               
                 481 
                  L  L  Y  Q  Y  F  W  P  K  L  K  E  E  S  L  W  K  V  F  T 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1501 
                 gaaattgatcgacctttaatagaagttttggcccacatggaaatggtaggtattaagatt 
               
               
                 501 
                  E  I  D  R  P  L  I  E  V  L  A  H  M  E  M  V  G  I  K  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1561 
                 gacaccgcctatcttagaggactttcgcgagaaatggctgaaaagttaaaggagcttgaa 
               
               
                 521 
                  D  T  A  Y  L  R  G  L  S  R  E  M  A  E  K  L  K  E  L  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1621 
                 gaaaaaatttacaccctggctggtgaaaaatttaatatcaattccagcaaacaactgggc 
               
               
                 541 
                  E  K  I  Y  T  L  A  G  E  K  F  N  I  N  S  S  K  Q  L  G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1681 
                 cagattttatttgaaaagctaaaactccctacggttaaaaagaccccaaaaaaaacggcc 
               
               
                 561 
                  Q  I  L  F  E  K  L  K  L  P  T  V  K  K  T  P  K  K  T  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1741 
                 tattcaacggataacgaagtattagaggaactttctgcggtccacgaacttccgcgtctg 
               
               
                 581 
                  Y  S  T  D  N  E  V  L  E  E  L  S  A  V  H  E  L  P  R  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1801 
                 atacttgagtatagaactctggctaaactcaaatctacttatgttgatgccctcccgaag 
               
               
                 601 
                  I  L  E  Y  R  T  L  A  K  L  K  S  T  Y  V  D  A  L  P  K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1861 
                 atggttaatcctgaaactggtcgtcttcatacttcctttaaccagacggttacggccact 
               
               
                 621 
                  M  V  N  P  E  T  G  R  L  H  T  S  F  N  Q  T  V  T  A  T 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1921 
                 ggaagactttcaagcagtgaccctaatcttcaaaatattcctgtgcgtggtgaagagggg 
               
               
                 641 
                  G  R  L  S  S  S  D  P  N  L  Q  N  I  P  V  R  G  E  E  G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1981 
                 cttaagattcgccaggcctttgtgccggaggagatttttgctgccgattacactcagatc 
               
               
                 661 
                  L  K  I  R  Q  A  F  V  P  E  E  I  F  A  A  D  Y  T  Q  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2041 
                 gatctgcgagttttagcccattactcgggagatgaaaccttgattaaggccttctggcag 
               
               
                 681 
                  D  L  R  V  L  A  H  Y  S  G  D  E  T  L  I  K  A  F  W  Q 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2101 
                 ggggaagacattcaccggcgcacggctgcagaaatttttggtatcccgccagaagaagta 
               
               
                 701 
                  G  E  D  I  H  R  R  T  A  A  E  I  F  G  I  P  P  E  E  V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2161 
                 actcctgagatgcggcgtatggccaagactataaactttggcattgtttacggcatgagt 
               
               
                 721 
                  T  P  E  M  R  R  M  A  K  T  I  N  F  G  I  V  Y  G  M  S 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2221 
                 ccttacggtctggcgaaagaactcaaaattggccgccgtgaggccaaggcctttattgag 
               
               
                 741 
                  P  Y  G  L  A  K  E  L  K  I  G  R  R  E  A  K  A  F  I  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2281 
                 cgctattttgaacgctacccaggtgtgaaacgctatatggaacaaatcgtggctgaagcc 
               
               
                 761 
                  R  Y  F  E  R  Y  P  G  V  K  R  Y  M  E  Q  I  V  A  E  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2341 
                 cgagaaaagggctacgtggagacccttttcggacgcaaaaggcctcttcctgacatcaat 
               
               
                 781 
                  R  E  K  G  Y  V  E  T  L  F  G  R  K  R  P  L  P  D  I  N 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2401 
                 agccctaatcgtacggcgcgcgagtttgccgagcgcacggctataaacactcctattcag 
               
               
                 801 
                  S  P  N  R  T  A  R  E  F  A  E  R  T  A  I  N  T  P  I  Q 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2461 
                 gggacagccgctgatattatcaagctcgccatgataaaaattcaccggatttttaaagaa 
               
               
                 821 
                  G  T  A  A  D  I  I  K  L  A  M  I  K  I  H  R  I  F  K  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2521 
                 aaaggctttgggacaaggatgcttcttcaggtgcatgacgagcttatttttgaagcgcct 
               
               
                 841 
                  K  G  F  G  T  R  M  L  L  Q  V  H  D  E  L  I  F  E  A  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2581 
                 gaaaaagagattgaagaaatccagccaattgtccgacaaatcatggaaggagtggttgaa 
               
               
                 861 
                  E  K  E  I  E  E  I  Q  P  I  V  R  Q  I  M  E  G  V  V  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2641 
                 ttgaaggttcctctaaaagtaaacctggcaatagggaaaaattgggcagaggcaaaggca 
               
               
                 881 
                  L  K  V  P  L  K  V  N  L  A  I  G  K  N  W  A  E  A  K  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2701 
                 taa (SEQ ID NO: 4) 
               
               
                 901 
                  *. (SEQ ID NO: 2) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Alternatively, the nucleic acid has the sequence shown below (5′-3′): 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 35) 
               
               
                 atggcgcagaaaagcttgtttcctaaaaaattaccatttaaagatgat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaagaccccatcttcgttattgacgggagttcttttgtttaccgggct 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tactatgccataagagggcatctatcaaaccgcaaagggctcccaacc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaggcggtctttgggtttacccagatgcttttaaagcttttgcgtgag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 atgaaccctgagtatgtggtggtgtgctttgacgccaaagggcctact 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tttcgccacgagatgtacaaagaatacaaagccaaccgcccccccatg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ccagatgatctttccgtccagattccctatatcaaagaggtaaccagg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gcctttggagtccctattcttgaaatagaaggctttgaagctgacgat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctcatcgccgctattgccactcgtatggaaagaccaattgtcatcgtt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggtggagataaagatttgttcccccttatttcagagaaagttgtcatg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tgggaccccatgaaagacgaactgattgacgaaagctggataaagaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cgttttggcattgaacctaaaaagctccttgatgtaagggcccttgcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggcgatagcattgataacgtgccaggggttccgggtattggtgaaaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 acggccctaaggctcataaaagaatacggttcccttgaagaagtcctt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaccatgccgaagaaataaaacaaaagcgcttgcgtgaaaacctcatc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaacacgccggagacgcccttatttccaaaaaactggttgagcttgag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gccaaagccccaatcccccttgagcctgatttttaccgcaaacggcca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ttaaatgccctaaaactaagggaactcttccttgagcttgaatttaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aagctcttaaaggaacttccagctactaaaaccctttcgtatgaccag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tacgagctggttcttgacccggataaagtaaaagaaattgtagaaaag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gccaaaggggccgaagtggtggctattgaccttgaaagtgatacgaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaccccatgcgtgggaaaatagtaggggtctcgctttgttttaacccg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cccaaagcctattatttcccttttagacatgaaggccttgaggcccaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aagcagatccctgggaggcctttactcatctggccagcctcattgaag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 acccctcagttaaaaagataggccacaatatcaagtatgacttgatta 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ttcttgctcgctacggcgtaactttaaagggccttgaaggggatacca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tgctggatcgtataccttgatccaacacgtcgtacccacggccttgat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gagctggccgaagaggtcctggggcataccatgattttttacaaggaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gtgactaaagaactggccaaaggagagagctttgccagggtccctctt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaaaaggcaaaagtttacgcctgtgaagacgcccacgttacctatctg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctttatcaatatttctggcccaaactcaaagaggaaagcctctggaag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gtctttacggaaattgatcgacctttaatagaagttttggcccacatg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaaatggtaggtattaagattgacaccgcctatcttagaggactttcg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 cgagaaatggctgaaaagttaaaggagcttgaagaaaaaatttacacc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctggctggtgaaaaatttaatatcaattccagcaaacaactgggccag 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 attttatttgaaaagctaaaactccctacggttaaaaagaccccaaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaaacggcctattcaacggataacgaagtattagaggaactttctgcg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gtccacgaacttccgcgtctgatacttgagtatagaactctggctaaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ctcaaatctacttatgttgatgccctcccgaagatggttaatcctgaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 actggtcgtcttcatacttcctttaaccagacggttacggccactgga 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 agactttcaagcagtgaccctaatcttcaaaatattcctgtgcgtggt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gaagaggggataagattcgccaggcctttgtgccggaggagattttgc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tgccgattacactcagatcgatctgcgagttttagcccattactcggg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 agatgaaaccttgattaaggccttctggcagggggaagacattcaccg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 gcgcacggctgcagaaatttttggtatcccgccagaagaagtaactcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tgagatgcggcgtatggccaagactataaactttggcattgtttacgg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 catgagtccttacggtctggcgaaagaactcaaaattggccgccgtga 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggccaaggcctttattgagcgctattttgaacgctacccaggtgtgaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 acgctatatggaacaaatcgtggctgaagcccgagaaaagggctacgt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggagacccttttcggacgcaaaaggcctcttcctgacatcaatagccc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 taatcgtacggcgcgcgagtttgccgagcgcacggctataaacactcc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tattcaggggacagccgctgatattatcaagctcgccatgataaaaat 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 tcaccggatttttaaagaaaaaggctttgggacaaggatgcttcttca 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggtgcacgacgaacttctttttgaagtgcctgaaaaagagattgaaga 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aatccagccaattgtccgacaaatcatggaaggagtggttgaattgaa 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ggttcctctaaaagtaaacctggcaatagggaaaaattgggcagaggc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 aaaggcataa. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The nucleotide of SEQ ID NO:35 encodes the  T. indicus  full length DNA polymerase I of SEQ ID NO:34 as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 atggcgcagaaaagcttgtttcctaaaaaattaccatttaaagatgataaagaccccatc 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                  M  A  Q  K  S  L  F  P  K  K  L  P  F  K  D  D  K  D  P  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 61 
                 ttcgttattgacgggagttcttttgtttaccgggcttactatgccataagagggcatcta 
               
               
                 21 
                  F  V  I  D  G  S  S  F  V  Y  R  A  Y  Y  A  I  R  G  H  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 121 
                 tcaaaccgcaaagggctcccaaccaaggcggtctttgggtttacccagatgcttttaaag 
               
               
                 41 
                  S  N  R  K  G  L  P  T  K  A  V  F  G  F  T  Q  M  L  L  K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 181 
                 cttttgcgtgagatgaaccctgagtatgtggtggtgtgctttgacgccaaagggcctact 
               
               
                 61 
                  L  L  R  E  M  N  P  E  Y  V  V  V  C  F  D  A  K  G  P  T 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 241 
                 tttcgccacgagatgtacaaagaatacaaagccaaccgcccccccatgccagatgatctt 
               
               
                 81 
                  F  R  H  E  M  Y  K  E  Y  K  A  N  R  P  P  M  P  D  D  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 301 
                 tccgtccagattccctatatcaaagaggtaaccagggcctttggagtccctattcttgaa 
               
               
                 101 
                  S  V  Q  I  P  Y  I  K  E  V  T  R  A  F  G  V  P  I  L  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 361 
                 atagaaggctttgaagctgacgatctcatcgccgctattgccactcgtatggaaagacca 
               
               
                 121 
                  I  E  G  F  E  A  D  D  L  I  A  A  I  A  T  R  M  E  R  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 421 
                 attgtcatcgttggtggagataaagatttgttcccccttatttcagagaaagttgtcatg 
               
               
                 141 
                  I  V  I  V  G  G  D  K  D  L  F  P  L  I  S  E  K  V  V  M 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 481 
                 tgggaccccatgaaagacgaactgattgacgaaagctggataaagaaacgttttggcatt 
               
               
                 161 
                  W  D  P  M  K  D  E  L  I  D  E  S  W  I  K  K  R  F  G  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 541 
                 gaacctaaaaagctccttgatgtaagggcccttgccggcgatagcattgataacgtgcca 
               
               
                 181 
                  E  P  K  K  L  L  D  V  R  A  L  A  G  D  S  I  D  N  V  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 601 
                 ggggttccgggtattggtgaaaaaacggccctaaggctcataaaagaatacggttccctt 
               
               
                 201 
                  G  V  P  G  I  G  E  K  T  A  L  R  L  I  K  E  Y  G  S  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 661 
                 gaagaagtccttaaccatgccgaagaaataaaacaaaagcgcttgcgtgaaaacctcatc 
               
               
                 221 
                  E  E  V  L  N  H  A  E  E  I  K  Q  K  R  L  R  E  N  L  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 721 
                 aaacacgccggagacgcccttatttccaaaaaactggttgagcttgaggccaaagcccca 
               
               
                 241 
                  K  H  A  G  D  A  L  I  S  K  K  L  V  E  L  E  A  K  A  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 781 
                 atcccccttgagcctgatttttaccgcaaacggccattaaatgccctaaaactaagggaa 
               
               
                 261 
                  I  P  L  E  P  D  F  Y  R  K  R  P  L  N  A  L  K  L  R  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 841 
                 ctcttccttgagcttgaatttaaaaagctcttaaaggaacttccagctactaaaaccctt 
               
               
                 281 
                  L  F  L  E  L  E  F  K  K  L  L  K  E  L  P  A  T  K  T  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 901 
                 tcgtatgaccagtacgagctggttcttgacccggataaagtaaaagaaattgtagaaaag 
               
               
                 301 
                  S  Y  D  Q  Y  E  L  V  L  D  P  D  K  V  K  E  I  V  E  K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 961 
                 gccaaaggggccgaagtggtggctattgaccttgaaagtgatacgaaagaccccatgcgt 
               
               
                 321 
                  A  K  G  A  E  V  V  A  I  D  L  E  S  D  T  K  D  P  M  R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1021 
                 gggaaaatagtaggggtctcgctttgttttaacccgcccaaagcctattatttccctttt 
               
               
                 341 
                  G  K  I  V  G  V  S  L  C  F  N  P  P  K  A  Y  Y  F  P  F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1081 
                 agacatgaaggccttgaggcccaaaagcagcttccctgggaggcctttactcatctggcc 
               
               
                 361 
                  R  H  E  G  L  E  A  Q  K  Q  L  P  W  E  A  F  T  H  L  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1141 
                 agcctcattgaagacccctcagttaaaaagataggccacaatatcaagtatgacttgatt 
               
               
                 381 
                  S  L  I  E  D  P  S  V  K  K  I  G  H  N  I  K  Y  D  L  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1201 
                 attcttgctcgctacggcgtaactttaaagggccttgaaggggataccatgctggcttcg 
               
               
                 401 
                  I  L  A  R  Y  G  V  T  L  K  G  L  E  G  D  T  M  L  A  S 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1261 
                 tatctccttgatccaacacgtcgtacccacggccttgatgagctggccgaagaggtcctg 
               
               
                 421 
                  Y  L  L  D  P  T  R  R  T  H  G  L  D  E  L  A  E  E  V  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1321 
                 gggcataccatgattttttacaaggaagtgactaaagaactggccaaaggagagagcttt 
               
               
                 441 
                  G  H  T  M  I  F  Y  K  E  V  T  K  E  L  A  K  G  E  S  F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1381 
                 gccagggtccctcttgaaaaggcaaaagtttacgcctgtgaagacgcccacgttacctat 
               
               
                 461 
                  A  R  V  P  L  E  K  A  K  V  Y  A  C  E  D  A  H  V  T  Y 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1441 
                 ctgctttatcaatatttctggcccaaactcaaagaggaaagcctctggaaggtctttacg 
               
               
                 481 
                  L  L  Y  Q  Y  F  W  P  K  L  K  E  E  S  L  W  K  V  F  T 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1501 
                 gaaattgatcgacctttaatagaagttttggcccacatggaaatggtaggtattaagatt 
               
               
                 501 
                  E  I  D  R  P  L  I  E  V  L  A  H  M  E  M  V  G  I  K  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1561 
                 gacaccgcctatcttagaggactttcgcgagaaatggctgaaaagttaaaggagcttgaa 
               
               
                 521 
                  D  T  A  Y  L  R  G  L  S  R  E  M  A  E  K  L  K  E  L  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1621 
                 gaaaaaatttacaccctggctggtgaaaaatttaatatcaattccagcaaacaactgggc 
               
               
                 541 
                  E  K  I  Y  T  L  A  G  E  K  E  N  I  N  S  S  K  Q  L  G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1681 
                 cagattttatttgaaaagctaaaactccctacggttaaaaagaccccaaaaaaaacggcc 
               
               
                 561 
                  Q  I  L  F  E  K  L  K  L  P  T  V  K  K  T  P  K  K  T  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1741 
                 tattcaacggataacgaagtattagaggaactttctgcggtccacgaacttccgcgtctg 
               
               
                 581 
                  Y  S  T  D  N  E  V  L  E  E  L  S  A  V  H  E  L  P  R  L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1801 
                 atacttgagtatagaactctggctaaactcaaatctacttatgttgatgccctcccgaag 
               
               
                 601 
                  I  L  E  Y  R  T  L  A  K  L  K  S  T  Y  V  D  A  L  P  K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1861 
                 atggttaatcctgaaactggtcgtcttcatacttcctttaaccagacggttacggccact 
               
               
                 621 
                  M  V  N  P  E  T  G  R  L  H  T  S  F  N  Q  T  V  T  A  T 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1921 
                 ggaagactttcaagcagtgaccctaatcttcaaaatattcctgtgcgtggtgaagagggg 
               
               
                 641 
                  G  R  L  S  S  S  D  P  N  L  Q  N  I  P  V  R  G  E  E  G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1981 
                 cttaagattcgccaggcctttgtgccggaggagatttttgctgccgattacactcagatc 
               
               
                 661 
                  L  K  I  R  Q  A  F  V  P  E  E  I  F  A  A  D  Y  T  Q  I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2041 
                 gatctgcgagttttagcccattactcgggagatgaaaccttgattaaggccttctggcag 
               
               
                 681 
                  D  L  R  V  L  A  H  Y  S  G  D  E  T  L  I  K  A  F  W  Q 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2101 
                 ggggaagacattcaccggcgcacggctgcagaaatttttggtatcccgccagaagaagta 
               
               
                 701 
                  G  E  D  I  H  R  R  T  A  A  E  I  E  G  I  P  P  E  E  V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2161 
                 actcctgagatgcggcgtatggccaagactataaactttggcattgtttacggcatgagt 
               
               
                 721 
                  T  P  E  M  R  R  M  A  K  T  I  N  F  G  I  V  Y  G  M  S 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2221 
                 ccttacggtctggcgaaagaactcaaaattggccgccgtgaggccaaggcctttattgag 
               
               
                 741 
                  P  Y  G  L  A  K  E  L  K  I  G  R  R  E  A  K  A  F  I  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2281 
                 cgctattttgaacgctacccaggtgtgaaacgctatatggaacaaatcgtggctgaagcc 
               
               
                 761 
                  R  Y  F  E  R  Y  P  G  V  K  R  Y  M  E  Q  I  V  A  E  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2341 
                 cgagaaaagggctacgtggagacccttttcggacgcaaaaggcctcttcctgacatcaat 
               
               
                 781 
                  R  E  K  G  Y  V  E  T  L  F  G  R  K  R  P  L  P  D  I  N 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2401 
                 agccctaatcgtacggcgcgcgagtttgccgagcgcacggctataaacactcctattcag 
               
               
                 801 
                  S  P  N  R  T  A  R  E  F  A  E  R  T  A  I  N  T  P  I  Q 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2461 
                 gggacagccgctgatattatcaagctcgccatgataaaaattcaccggatttttaaagaa 
               
               
                 821 
                  G  T  A  A  D  I  I  K  L  A  M  I  K  I  H  R  I  F  K  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2521 
                 aaaggctttgggacaaggatgcttcttcaggtgcacgacgaacttctttttgaagtgcct 
               
               
                 841 
                  K  G  F  G  T  R  M  L  L  Q  V  H  D  E  L  L  F  E  V  P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2581 
                 gaaaaagagattgaagaaatccagccaattgtccgacaaatcatggaaggagtggttgaa 
               
               
                 861 
                  E  K  E  I  E  E  I  Q  P  I  V  R  Q  I  M  E  G  V  V  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2641 
                 ttgaaggttcctctaaaagtaaacctggcaatagggaaaaattgggcagaggcaaaggca 
               
               
                 881 
                  L  K  V  P  L  K  V  N  L  A  I  G  K  N  W  A  E  A  K  A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 2701 
                 taa (SEQ ID NO: 35) 
               
               
                 901 
                  *. (SEQ ID NO: 34) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Also encompassed by the invention are variants of the nucleic acids, as defined below. 
     Further provided is a vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid as described herein. 
     Additionally provided is a host cell transformed with the nucleic acid or the vector of the invention. 
     A recombinant polypeptide expression from the host cell is also encompassed by the invention. 
     In another aspect of the invention there is provided a kit comprising the polypeptide as described herein and/or the composition described herein and/or the isolated nucleic acid as described herein and/or the vector as described herein and/or the host cell as described herein, together with packaging materials therefor. The kit may, for example, comprise components including the polypeptide for carrying out a reaction requiring DNA polymerase activity, such as PCR or LAMP. 
     The invention further provides a method of amplifying a sequence of a target nucleic acid using a thermocycling reaction, for example PCR, comprising the steps of: 
     (1) contacting the target nucleic acid with the polypeptide having thermostable DNA polymerase activity as described herein; and 
     (2) incubating the target nucleic acid with the polypeptide under thermocycling reaction conditions which allow amplification of the target nucleic acid. 
     Another aspect of the invention encompasses a method of amplifying a sequence of a target nucleic acid using an isothermal reaction, for example LAMP, comprising the steps of: 
     (1) contacting the target nucleic acid with the polypeptide having thermostable DNA polymerase activity as described herein; and 
     (2) incubating the target nucleic acid with the polypeptide under isothermal reaction conditions which allow amplification of the target nucleic acid. 
     The present invention also encompasses structural variants of the polypeptides as defined herein. As used herein, a “variant” means a polypeptide in which the amino acid sequence differs from the base sequence from which it is derived in that one or more amino acids within the sequence are substituted for other amino acids. Amino acid substitutions may be regarded as “conservative” where an amino acid is replaced with a different amino acid with broadly similar properties. Non-conservative substitutions are where amino acids are replaced with amino acids of a different type. 
     By “conservative substitution” is meant the substitution of an amino acid by another amino acid of the same class, in which the classes are defined as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Class 
                 Amino acid examples 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 Nonpolar: 
                 A, V, L, I, P, M, F, W 
               
               
                   
                 Uncharged polar: 
                 G, S, T, C, Y, N, Q 
               
               
                   
                 Acidic: 
                 D, E 
               
               
                   
                 Basic: 
                 K, R, H. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As is well known to those skilled in the art, altering the primary structure of a peptide by a conservative substitution may not significantly alter the activity of that peptide because the side-chain of the amino acid which is inserted into the sequence may be able to form similar bonds and contacts as the side chain of the amino acid which has been substituted out. This is so even when the substitution is in a region which is critical in determining the peptides conformation. 
     Non-conservative substitutions are possible provided that these do not interrupt with the function of the DNA binding domain polypeptides. 
     Broadly speaking, fewer non-conservative substitutions will be possible without altering the biological activity of the polypeptides. Determination of the effect of any substitution (and, indeed, of any amino acid deletion or insertion) is wholly within the routine capabilities of the skilled person, who can readily determine whether a variant polypeptide retains the thermostable DNA polymerase activity according to the invention. For example, when determining whether a variant of the polypeptide falls within the scope of the invention, the skilled person will determine whether the variant retains enzyme activity (i.e., polymerase activity) at least 60%, preferably at least 70%, more preferably at least 80%, yet more preferably 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% of the non-variant polypeptide. Activity may be measured by, for example, any standard measure such as the number of bases of a template sequence which can be replicated in a given time period. 
     Suitably, variants may have a sequence which is at least 55% identical, 60% identical, 65% identical, for example at least 70% or 75% identical, such as at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or even 99% identical to the sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs:1, 2, 32 or 34. 
     For example, the invention encompasses a polypeptide having thermostable DNA polymerase activity and comprising or consisting essentially of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 32 or 34 with up to about one third of the amino acid sequence from the N- or C-terminus having been deleted, or having at least 55% sequence identity to such a sequence. For example, up to about 300 amino acids may be removed from either the N- or C-terminus of SEQ ID NOs:2 or 34; up to about 205 amino acids may be removed from either the N- or C-terminus of SEQ ID NOs:1 or 32. 
     Using the standard genetic code, further nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides may readily be conceived and manufactured by the skilled person. The nucleic acid may be DNA or RNA, and where it is a DNA molecule, it may for example comprise a cDNA or genomic DNA. 
     The invention encompasses variant nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides of the invention. The term “variant” in relation to a nucleic acid sequences means any substitution of, variation of, modification of, replacement of, deletion of, or addition of one or more nucleic acid(s) from or to a polynucleotide sequence providing the resultant polypeptide sequence encoded by the polynucleotide exhibits at least the same properties as the polypeptide encoded by the basic sequence. The term therefore includes allelic variants and also includes a polynucleotide which substantially hybridises to the polynucleotide sequence of the present invention. Such hybridisation may occur at or between low and high stringency conditions. In general terms, low stringency conditions can be defined a hybridisation in which the washing step takes place in a 0.330-0.825 M NaCl buffer solution at a temperature of about 40-48° C. below the calculated or actual melting temperature (T m ) of the probe sequence (for example, about ambient laboratory temperature to about 55° C.), while high stringency conditions involve a wash in a 0.0165-0.0330 M NaCl buffer solution at a temperature of about 5-10° C. below the calculated or actual T m  of the probe(for example, about 65° C.). The buffer solution may, for example, be SSC buffer (0.15M NaCl and 0.015M tri-sodium citrate), with the low stringency wash taking place in 3×SSC buffer and the high stringency wash taking place in 0.1×SSC buffer. Steps involved in hybridisation of nucleic acid sequences have been described for example in Sambrook et al. (1989; Molecular Cloning, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor). 
     Typically, variants have 55% or more of the nucleotides in common with the nucleic acid sequence of the present invention, more typically 60%, 65%, 70%, 80%, 85%, or even 90%, 95%, 98% or 99% or greater sequence identity. 
     Variant nucleic acids of the invention may be codon-optimised for expression in a particular host cell. 
     DNA polymerases and nucleic acids of the invention may be prepared synthetically using conventional synthesizers. Alternatively, they may be produced using recombinant DNA technology or isolated from natural sources followed by any chemical modification, if required. In these cases, a nucleic acid encoding the chimeric protein is incorporated into a suitable expression vector, which is then used to transform a suitable host cell, such as a prokaryotic cell such as  E. coli . The transformed host cells are cultured and the protein isolated therefrom. Vectors, cells and methods of this type form further aspects of the present invention. 
     Sequence identity between nucleotide and amino acid sequences can be determined by comparing an alignment of the sequences. When an equivalent position in the compared sequences is occupied by the same amino acid or base, then the molecules are identical at that position. Scoring an alignment as a percentage of identity is a function of the number of identical amino acids or bases at positions shared by the compared sequences. When comparing sequences, optimal alignments may require gaps to be introduced into one or more of the sequences to take into consideration possible insertions and deletions in the sequences. Sequence comparison methods may employ gap penalties so that, for the same number of identical molecules in sequences being compared, a sequence alignment with as few gaps as possible, reflecting higher relatedness between the two compared sequences, will achieve a higher score than one with many gaps. Calculation of maximum percent identity involves the production of an optimal alignment, taking into consideration gap penalties. 
     In addition to the BLASTP program mentioned above, further suitable computer programs for carrying out sequence comparisons are widely available in the commercial and public sector. Examples include the MatGat program (Campanella et al., 2003, BMC Bioinformatics 4: 29), the Gap program (Needleman &amp; Wunsch, 1970, J. MoI. Biol. 48: 443-453) and the FASTA program (Altschul et al., 1990, J. MoI. Biol. 215: 403-410). MatGAT v2.03 is freely available and has also been submitted for public distribution to the Indiana University Biology Archive (IUBIO Archive). Gap and FASTA are available as part of the Accelrys GCG Package Version 11.1 (Accelrys, Cambridge, UK), formerly known as the GCG Wisconsin Package. The FASTA program can alternatively be accessed publically from the European Bioinformatics Institute and the University of Virginia. FASTA may be used to search a sequence database with a given sequence or to compare two given sequences. Typically, default parameters set by the computer programs should be used when comparing sequences. The default parameters may change depending on the type and length of sequences being compared. A sequence comparison using the MatGAT program may use default parameters of Scoring Matrix=Blosum50, First Gap=16, Extending Gap=4 for DNA, and Scoring Matrix=Blosum50, First Gap=12, Extending Gap=2 for protein. A comparison using the FASTA program may use default parameters of Ktup=2, Scoring matrix=Blosum50, gap=−10 and ext=−2. 
     In one aspect of the invention, sequence identity is determined using the MatGAT program v2.03 using default parameters as noted above. 
     As used herein, a “DNA polymerase” refers to any enzyme that catalyzes polynucleotide synthesis by addition of nucleotide units to a nucleotide chain using a nucleic acid such as DNA as a template. The term includes any variants and recombinant functional derivatives of naturally occurring nucleic acid polymerases, whether derived by genetic modification or chemical modification or other methods known in the art. 
     As used herein, “thermostable” DNA polymerase activity means DNA polymerase activity which is relatively stable to heat and which functions at high temperatures, for example 45-100° C., preferably 55-100° C., 65-100° C., 75-100° C., 85-100° C. or 95-100° C., as compared, for example, to a non-thermostable form of DNA polymerase. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES 
       Particular non-limiting embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the following Figures, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating a gene walking method employed in cloning a novel DNA polymerase from  Thermodesulfatator indicus  according to one embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram showing the structure of a new pET24a(+)HIS region used in cloning of the  T. indicus  DNA polymerase; 
         FIG. 3  is an SDS PAGE gel showing expression of Large fragments of the cloned  T. indicus  DNA polymerase. Lane 1 is a size marker, lane 2 is induced control with pET24a(+)HIS vector without insert, lane 3 is 100 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment with N-terminal HIS tag, lane 4 is 100 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment without N-terminal HIS tag, lane 5 is 20 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment with N-terminal HIS tag, lane 6 is 20 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment without N-terminal HIS tag, lane 7 is 50  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment with N-terminal HIS tag, lane 8 is 50  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment without N-terminal HIS tag, lane 9 is 50u  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment with N-terminal HIS tag purified via single step chelating sepharose purification, and lane 10 is 12.5u KlenTaq DNA polymerase. Volumes refer to amount of protein loaded from that volume of induced  E. coli  KRX culture; 
         FIG. 4  is an SDS PAGE gel showing expression of full length embodiments of the cloned  T. indicus  DNA polymerase. Lane 1 is a size marker, lane 2 is induced Control with pET24a(+)HIS vector without insert, lane 3 is 100 μl  T. indicus  DNA Polymerase, full length with N-terminal HIS tag, lane 4 is 1000  T. indicus  DNA Polymerase, full length without N-terminal HIS tag, and lane 5 is 25u Pfu DNA Polymerase. Volumes refer to amount of protein loaded from that volume of induced  E. coli  KRX culture; 
         FIG. 5  is an agarose gel of PCR reaction samples showing amplification of lambda (λ) DNA using the cloned  T. indicus  DNA polymerase. Lane 1 is a lambda EcoR I/Hind III Size Marker, lane 2 is a 500 bp, 400 bp, 350 bp, 275 bp, 225 bp and 175 bp size marker, lane 3 shows amplification product using 1.25u Taq DNA polymerase, lane 4 shows 41 induced  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment without N-terminal HIS tag, lane 5 shows 2 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment with N-terminal HIS tag, lane 6 shows 8 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment with N-terminal HIS tag and purified via single step chelating sepharose purification, lane 7 shows 10 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, full length with N-terminal HIS tag, and lane 8 shows amplification product using induced pET24a(+)HIS vector lacking insert (as negative control). Volumes refer to amount of protein loaded from that volume of induced  E. coli  KRX culture; and 
         FIG. 6  is an agarose gel of LAMP reaction samples showing amplification results using the cloned  T. indicus  DNA polymerase. Lane 1 is a lambda EcoR I/Hind III Size Marker, lane 2 is a 500 bp, 400 bp, 350 bp, 275 bp, 225 bp and 175 bp size marker, lane 3 shows amplification product using 8u Bst DNA polymerase, Large fragment, lane 4 shows 2 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment without N-terminal HIS tag, lane 5 shows 2 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment with N-terminal HIS tag, lane 6 shows 8 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, Large fragment with N-terminal HIS tag and purified via single step chelating sepharose purification, lane 7 shows 10 μl  T. indicus  DNA polymerase, full length with N-terminal HIS tag, and lane 8 shows amplification product using induced pET24a(+)HIS vector lacking insert (as negative control). Volumes refer to amount of protein loaded from that volume of induced  E. coli  KRX culture. 
     
    
    
     EXAMPLES 
     Agar-plated cultures of  Thermodesulfatator indicus  were obtained from the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen and Zellkulturen GmbH (German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures; Accession No. DSM 15286). As described below, following extraction and amplification of gDNA from the cultures, a gene walking method was used as outlined below to reach the predicted 5′ start and the 3′ stop of DNA polymerase A gene (“DNA polA”, encoding DNA polymerase I). A Large (or Klenow) fragment of the DNA polymerase I was found to be highly efficient in both PCR and LAMP reactions. 
     Example 1 
     Genomic DNA Extraction 
     The method for genomic DNA extraction from  T. indicus  cultures was derived from Gotz et al. (2002; Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 1349-1359) which is a modification of a method described in Ausubel et al. (1994; Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Wiley, New York). 
     Cell pellets were resuspended in 567 μl 1× TE buffer (10 mM Tris/HCl, pH8.0; 1 mM EDTA), 7.5% Chelex 100 (Sigma), 50 mM EDTA (pH7.0), 1% (w/v) SDS and 200 μg Proteinase K and incubated with slow rotation for 1 h at 50° C. Chelex was removed by centrifugation. Then 100 μl M NaCl and 80 μl 10% (w/v) cetyltrimethylammonium bromide in 0.7M NaCl were added to the cell lysate and the sample incubated for 30 mins at 65° C. The DNA was extracted with phenol/chloroform, isopropanol precipitated and the DNA resuspended in water. DNA concentration was estimated on a 1% agarose gel. 
     Example 2 
     Initial Screening for DNA polA Gene 
     The screening method was derived from Shandilya et al. (2004, Extremophiles 8: 243-251). 
     Using degenerate polA primers PolATF1 and PolATR (see below), a ˜570 bp fragment was amplified from 10 ng  T. indicus  gDNA. 
     The PolATF1 primer has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 (SEQ ID NO: 5) 
               
               
                   
                 5′-CATTTTTGCTGCCGATTAywsncarathga-3′; 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     and the PolATR primer has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                 5′-AACCGCGAAGTTTTTATTyragyagyac-3′. 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 6) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The PCR reaction mix was as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 10x PCR Buffer 
                 10  
                 μl 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 (750 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.8, 200 mM  
                   
               
               
                   
                 (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , 0.1% (v/v) Tween-20) 
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 5 mM dNTP&#39;s 
                 2  
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 5′ primer (10 pM/μl) 
                 2.5  
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 3′ primer (10 pM/μl) 
                 2.5  
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 gDNA 
                 10  
                 ng 
               
               
                   
                 Taq DNA Polymerase (5 u/μl) 
                 0.25  
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 Water 
                 To 50  
                 μl. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     PCR cycling conditions were 4 minute initial denaturation at 94° C. followed by 45 cycles of: 10 seconds denaturation at 94° C., 30 seconds annealing at 42° C., 30 second extension at 72° C. Final extension at 72° C. for 7 mins. 4° C. hold. 
     A ˜570 bp amplified product was TA cloned (Invitrogen pCR2.1 kit. Cat#1(2000-01) and sequenced using M13 Forward (5′-TGT AAA ACG ACG GCC AGT-3′) (SEQ ID NO:7) and Reverse (5′-AGC GGA TAA CAA TTT CAC ACA GGA-3′) (SEQ ID NO:8) primers on an ABI-3100 DNA sequencer. Sequencing data confirmed the fragment was DNA polymerase A (DNA polA) gene. 
     Example 3 
     DNA polA Gene Walking 
     From the amplification product obtained in Example 2, primers were designed to ‘walk along’  T. indicus  gDNA to reach the 5′ start and 3′ stop of the DNA polA gene. 
     10 ng gDNA was digested individually with 5u of various 6 base pair-cutter restriction endonucleases in 10 μl reaction volume and incubated for 3 h at 37° C. 12 individual digest reactions were run, using a unique 6-cutter restriction enzyme (RE) for each. 5 μl digested template was then self-ligated using 12.5u T4 DNA Ligase, 1 μl 10× ligase buffer in 50 μl reaction volume, with an overnight incubation at 16° C. 
     Self-ligated DNA was then used as template in two rounds of PCR. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the first round of PCR employed primers 2 and 3 (see below), while a second round (nested-round) used primers 1 and 4 (see below) to give specificity to amplification. 
     First Round PCR: 
     The first round PCR reaction mix was as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Self-ligation reaction (~100 pg/μl DNA) 
                 2 
                 μl 
               
               
                 10x PCR Buffer 
                 5 
                 μl 
               
               
                 (200 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.8, 100 mM KCl, 100 mM  
                   
                   
               
               
                 (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , 1% (v/v) Triton X-100, 20 mM MgSO 4 ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 5 mM dNTP&#39;s 
                 2 
                 μl 
               
               
                 Primer 2 
                 25 
                 pM 
               
               
                 Primer 3 
                 25 
                 pM 
               
               
                 Taq/Pfu (20:1) (5 u/μl) 
                 1.25 
                 u 
               
               
                 Water 
                 To 50 
                 μl. 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Cycling conditions were 4 minute initial denaturation at 94° C. followed by 35 cycles of: 10 seconds denaturation at 94° C., 10 seconds annealing at 55° C., 5 minute extension at 72° C. Final extension at 72° C. for 7 mins. 4° C. hold. 
     Primer 2 [15286 — 2_(pos.2085)] has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 5′-AATCAAGGTTTCATCTCCCG-3′; 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 9) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     and Primer 3 [15286 — 3_(pos.2453)] has the sequence: 
                                5′-TATTCAGGGGACAGCCGCTG-3′.   (SEQ ID NO: 10)            
Second Round (Nested) PCR:
 
     The second round PCR reaction mix was as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 First round PCR reaction 
                 1 
                 μl 
               
               
                 10x PCR Buffer 
                 5 
                 μl 
               
               
                 (200 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.8, 100 mM KCl, 100 mM  
                   
                   
               
               
                 (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , 1% (v/v) Triton X-100, 20 mM MgSO 4 ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 5 mM dNTP&#39;s 
                 2 
                 μl 
               
               
                 Primer 1 
                 25 
                 pM 
               
               
                 Primer 4 
                 25 
                 pM 
               
               
                 Taq/Pfu (20:1) (5 u/μl) 
                 1.25 
                 u 
               
               
                 Water 
                 To 50 
                 μl. 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Cycling conditions were 4 minute initial denaturation at 94° C. followed by 25 cycles of: 10 seconds denaturation at 94° C., 10 seconds annealing at 55° C., 5 minute extension at 72° C. Final extension at 72° C. for 7 minutes. 4° C. hold. 
     Primer 1 [15286 — 1_(pos.2063)] has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 5′-TAATGGGCTAAAACTCGCAG-3′; 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 11) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     and Primer 4 [15286 — 4_(pos.2521)] has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 5′-AAGGCTTTGGGACAAGGATG-3′. 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 12) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Amplified PCR fragments were ExoSAP treated and sequenced using the nested primers to reveal further DNA polA sequence data from which new gene walking primers could be designed. Two further separate steps of gene walking were required to generate fragments reaching the start and end of the  T. indicus  DNA polA gene. 
     Further Gene Walking Step 1: 
     1 st  round PCR using Primers 2 and 3 (as above), followed by nested PCR using Primers 1 and 4 (as above). 
     PCR fragments between ˜1.5 kb and ˜2.5 kb were obtained from Hind III, Kpn I, and EcoR V digested/self-ligated reaction templates. 
     These fragments were sequenced using the nested primers (Primers 1 and 4). Sequencing of fragments reached the C-terminal STOP codon for DNA polA and gave a further ˜1100 bp of sequence data towards the N-terminal. New gene walking primers were designed to walk towards the N-terminal. 
     Further Gene Walking Step 2: 
     1 St  round PCR using Primers 6 and 7 (see below), followed by nested PCR using Primers 5 and 8 (see below). 
     Primer 5 [15286 — 5_(pos.1036)] has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                 5′-TCT CGC TTT GTT TTA ACC C-3′; 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 13) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Primer 6 [15286 — 6_(pos.1013)] has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                 5′-CAT GCG TGG GAA AAT AGT A-3′; 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 14) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Primer 7 [15286 — 7_(pos.1008)] has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                 5′-ACT TTA TCC GGG TCA AGA AC-3′; 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 15) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     and Primer 8 [15286 — 8_(pos.941)] has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                 5′-TTT CGT ATC ACT TTC AAG GTC-3′. 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 16) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     PCR fragments between ˜750 bp and 2 kb were obtained from Hind III, P st I, and Kpn I digested/self-ligated reaction templates. 
     These fragments were sequenced using the nested primers (Primers 5 and 8). This sequence data showed the fragments reached the N-terminal ATG start codon for DNA polA. 
     Example 4 
     Amplification of Full Length (“FL”) and Large (Klenow) Fragment (“LF”) DNA polA 
     Based on the sequence data derived from the gene walking protocol described in Example 3, a start and stop for the Large (Klenow) fragment could be predicted (based on alignment with known DNA polA sequences, for example the Taq KlenTaq fragment), allowing specific primers to be designed to amplify the entire Large fragment gene (˜1.7 kb). 
     These specific primers were: 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 15286_FL_Upper(NdeI) 
               
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 17) 
               
               
                 5′-GTC CAC  CAT ATG  GCG CAG AAA AGC TTG TTT  
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CCT AAA AAA TTA CCA TTT AAA GAT GA-3′; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 15286_LF_Upper(NdeI) 
               
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 18) 
               
               
                 5′-CTT GAA  CAT ATG  GGC CTC TTA AAA GAA CTT  
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CCA GCT AC-3′; 
               
               
                 and 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 15286_Lower(SalI) 
               
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 19) 
               
               
                 5′-AGC CCT  GTC GAC  GGA TCC GCC AGC TTA TGC  
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CTT TGC CTC TGC -3′. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Restriction sites (underlined in the above primer sequences) for NdeI or SalI, as noted above, were built into the primers to facilitate cloning into expression vectors. 
     Gene products were amplified using a high fidelity Phusion DNA polymerase (New England Biolabs). 
     The PCR reaction mix was as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 5x HF Phusion reaction Buffer 
                 20 
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 5 mM dNTP&#39;s 
                 4 
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 Upper primer (FL or LF) 
                 25 
                 pM 
               
               
                   
                 Lower primer 
                 25 
                 pM 
               
               
                   
                 gDNA 
                 10 
                 ng 
               
               
                   
                 Phusion DNA Polymerase (2 u/μl) 
                 0.5 
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 Water 
                 To 100 
                 μl. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Cycling conditions were 30 seconds initial denaturation at 98° C. followed by 25 cycles of: 3 seconds denaturation at 98° C., 10 seconds annealing at 55° C., 1.5 minute extension at 72° C. Final extension at 72° C. for 7 mins. 4° C. hold. 
     Example 5 
     pET24a(+)HIS Vector Construction 
     The pET24a(+) vector (Novagen) was modified to add a 6×HIS tag upstream of NdeI site (see  FIG. 2 ). The HIS tag was inserted between XbaI and BamHI sites as follows. 
     An overlapping primer pair, of which an upper primer (XbaI) has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 20) 
               
               
                 5′-TTC CCC TCT AGA AAT AAT TTT GTT TAA CTT TAA GAA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGA GAT ATA CTA TG CAC CA-3′, 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     and a lower primer (BamHI) has the sequence: 
                    (SEQ ID NO: 21)       5′-GAA TTC GGA TCC GCT AGC CAT ATG GTG ATG GTG ATG               GTG CAT AGT ATA TCT CCT T-3′.            
were amplified by PCR, RE digested and ligated into pET24a(+). The ligation reaction was transformed into  E. coli  TOP10F′ (Invitrogen) and plated on Luria Broth plates plus kanamycin. Colonies were screened by PCR and verified by sequencing using T7 sequencing primers:
 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 T7_Promoter: 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 5′-AAATTAATACGACTCACTATAGGG-3′, 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 22) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 T7_Terminator: 
                   
               
               
                 5′-GCTAGTTATTGCTCAGCGG-3′. 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 23) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 6 
     Cloning of Full Length and Large Fragment DNA polA 
     PCR products from Example 4 were purified using Promega Wizard purification kit and then RE digested using Nde I/Sal I. DNA was phenol/chloroform extracted, ethanol-precipitated and resuspended in water. The full length (“FL”) and Large fragment (“LF”) sequences were then each ligated into pET24a(+) and pET24a(+)HIS, between Nde I and Sal I, and electroporated into KRX cells (Promega). Colonies were screened by PCR using vector-specific T7 primers. 
     Example 7 
     Expression of Full Length and Large Fragment DNA Polymerases 
     Recombinant colonies from Example 6 were grown up overnight in 5 ml Luria Broth (including Kanamycin/Chloramphenicol). 50 ml Terrific Broth baffled shake flasks were inoculated by 1/100 dilution of overnight culture. Cultures were grown at 37° C., 275 rpm to OD 600 ˜1 then brought down to 24° C. and induced with L-rhamnose to 0.1% final concentration, and IPTG to 10 mM final concentration. Cultures were incubated for a further 18 h at 24° C., 275 rpm. 10 ml of the culture was then harvested by centrifugation for 10 mins at 5,000×g and cells were resuspended in 1 ml Lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH8.0, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA) and sonicated for 2 bursts of 30 s (40v) on ice. Samples were centrifuged at 5,000×g for 5 min and heat lysed at 70° C. for 20 min to denature background  E. coli  proteins. Samples were centrifuged and aliquots of supernatant were size fractionated on 8% SDS-PAGE. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 ,  T. indicus  Large fragment DNA polymerase I was expressed at the predicted ˜70 kDa. 
       FIG. 4  shows that  T. indicus  full length DNA polymerase I was expressed at the predicted ˜103 kDa. 
     DNA polymerases are known to sometimes run slightly faster than expected on SDS PAGE gels, so that their apparent molecular weight is smaller than predicted. 
     Example 8 
     PCR Activity Assay 
     PCR activity of the samples obtained in Example 7 were tested in a 500 bp λDNA PCR assay. Taq DNA polymerase (1.25 u) was used as positive control. 
     The PCR solution contained: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 10x PCR Buffer 
                 5  
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 (750 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.8, 200 mM  
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , 0.1% (v/v) Tween-20) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 5 mM dNTP mix 
                 2 
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 Enzyme test sample 
                 1 
                 μl 
               
               
                   
                 Upper λ primer 
                 25 
                 pM 
               
               
                   
                 Lower λ primer 
                 25 
                 pM 
               
               
                   
                 λDNA 
                 1 
                 ng 
               
               
                   
                 Water 
                 To 50 
                 μl. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The Upper λ primer has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                 5′-GATGAGTTCGTGTCCGTACAACTGG-3′, 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 24) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     while the Lower primer has the sequence: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                 5′-GGTTATCGAAATCAGCCACAGCGCC-3′. 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 25) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     PCR proceeded with 35 cycles of: 3 seconds denaturation at 94° C., 10 seconds annealing at 55° C., 30 seconds extension at 72° C. Final extension at 72° C. for 7 mins. 4° C. hold. 
     An aliquot of the reaction products were run out on a 1.5% agarose gel, and the results are shown in  FIG. 5 . Under the PCR conditions used, the  T. indicus  Large fragment, both with and without an N-terminal HIS tag, showed comparable PCR activity to Taq DNA polymerase (lane 3), while the  T. indicus  full length DNA polymerase did not yield detectable PCR product (lane 7). Under the PCR assay conditions used here, Bst DNA polymerase did not yield any detectable PCR product (data not shown). 
     Example 9 
     LAMP Activity Assay 
     Samples obtained in Example 7 were also tested for loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) activity. 
     LAMP primers (see Nagamine et al., 2002) used were: 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 Lambda-FIP-LAMP (“FIP”) 
               
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 26) 
               
               
                 5′-CAGCCAGCCGCAGCACGTTCGCTCATAGGAGATATGGTAGAGCCG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 C-3′; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Lambda-BIP-LAMP (“BIP”) 
               
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 27) 
               
               
                 5′-GAGAGAATTTGTACCACCTCCCACCGGGCACATAGCAGTCCTAGG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GACAGT-3′; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Lambda-F3-LAMP (“F3”) 
               
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 28) 
               
               
                 5′-GGCTTGGCTCTGCTAACACGTT-3′; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Lambda-B3-LAMP (“B3”) 
               
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 29) 
               
               
                 5′-GGACGTTTGTAATGTCCGCTCC-3′; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Lambda-loopF-LAMP (“loopF”) 
               
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 30) 
               
               
                 5′-CTGCATACGACGTGTCT-3′; 
               
               
                 and 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Lambda-loopB-LAMP (“loopB”) 
               
               
                 (SEQ ID NO: 31) 
               
               
                 5′-ACCATCTATGACTGTACGCC-3′. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     LAMP was performed in a total 25 μl reaction mixture containing 0.8 μM each of FIP and BIP, 0.2 μM each of F3 and B3, 0.4 μM each of loopF and loopB primers, 1.6 mM dNTPs, 1M betaine (Sigma), 2 mM MgSO 4 , 1× Bst buffer (New England Biolabs), 1 ng λDNA, and either 8u Bst DNA polymerase large fragment (New England Biolabs; positive control) or 1 μl test sample (from Example 7), made up to volume with water. The mixture was incubated at 65° C. for 1 h and an aliquot run out on 1% agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide for detection of amplification. 
     Results of the LAMP assay are shown in  FIG. 6 . Under the LAMP conditions used, the  T. indicus  Large fragment, both with and without an N-terminal HIS tag, showed comparable PCR activity to Bst DNA polymerase Large fragment (lane 3), while the  T. indicus  full length DNA polymerase did not yield detectable LAMP product (lane 7). It is possible that under these LAMP conditions, the full length DNA polymerase has 5′→3′ exonuclease activity which destroys any LAMP amplification product. Under the LAMP assay conditions used here, Taq DNA polymerase did not yield any detectable LAMP product (data not shown). 
     Example 10 
     Thermostability Assay 
     Thermostability of the  T. indicus  Large fragment was tested using the 500 bp λDNA PCR assay as described above in Example 7. Samples of the induced Large fragment were incubated at 95° C. for 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15 or 20 min, then used in the 500 bp DNA PCR assay. Under the conditions used, the Large fragment was found to be unaffected by up to 4 min incubation at 95° C., showed reduced PCR activity after 6 min incubation, and was unable to produce detectable PCR product after 8 min incubation (data not shown). 
     This example demonstrates that the  T. indicus  Large fragment was thermostable for a sufficient duration to be effective in PCR but that prolonged incubation at a denaturation temperature of 95° C. affected DNA polymerase activity. 
     Although the present invention has been described with reference to preferred or exemplary embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications and variations to the same can be accomplished without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention and that such modifications are clearly contemplated herein. No limitation with respect to the specific embodiments disclosed herein and set forth in the appended claims is intended nor should any be inferred. 
     All documents cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety.