title: Template-free, polymerase-free DNA polymerization.
abstract: A combination of a DNA ligase and a restriction endonuclease provides a DNA polymerase activity, which might suggest a novel strategy for polymer synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Chengde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D011088:DNA Ligases / Q000737:chemistry*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D004261:DNA Replication; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000737:chemistry; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D013696:Temperature; D013698:Templates, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D011088:DNA Ligases