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1. The thermal stability of Moloney murine leukaemia virus reverse transcriptase (MMLV RT) was tested by introducing positive charges into MMLV RT through site-directed mutagenesis.
2. Thirty-six variants were constructed and expressed in Escherichia coli, with half of them showing reduced thermal inactivation at 50°C in the presence of a template–primer (T/P).
3. Three mutations combined with one known mutation that abolishes RNase H activity increased the temperature at which the reverse transcription activity was reduced by 50% to 54 and 56°C respectively, higher than that observed for the wild type (45°C).
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