Product Class: Kit

NEBuilder® HiFi DNA Assembly Bundle for Large Fragments

Product Introduction

NEB recommends NEB 10-beta Competent E. coli, High Efficiency (NEB #C3019) for assemblies larger than 15 kb. NEBuilder® HiFi DNA Assembly Bundle for Large Fragments offers a discount for purchasing these competent cells with the NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Master Mix.

NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Master Mix was developed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of DNA assembly. This method allows for seamless assembly of multiple DNA fragments, regardless of fragment length or end compatibility. This method has been used to assemble either single-stranded oligonucleotides or different sizes of DNA fragments with varied overlaps (15–30 bp). It has utility for the synthetic biology community, as well as those interested in one-step cloning of multiple fragments due to its ease of use, flexibility and simple master-mix format. Visit NEBuilderHifi.com for more information.

  • Enjoy less screening/re-sequencing of constructs, with virtually error-free, high-fidelity assembly
  • Flexible sequence design (scar-less cloning)
  • No PCR clean-up step required
  • Join DNA fragments together more efficiently, even with larger fragments or low DNA inputs
  • Use NEBuilder HiFi in successive rounds of assembly, because it removes 5´ and 3´ end mismatches. (Save time by avoiding time-consuming PCR amplification steps.)
  • Bridge two ds-fragments with a synthetic ss-DNA oligo for simple and fast construction (e.g., linker insertion or gRNA library)
  • Use with lower DNA input requirements
  • Easily adapted for multiple DNA manipulations, including site-directed mutagenesis
  • No licensing fee requirements from NEB for NEBuilder products
  • Supplied with competent cells

Catalog # Size Concentration
E2623S 20.0 reactions

Protocols, Manuals & Usage

Protocols

  1. NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Reaction Protocol
  2. NEBuilder® HiFi DNA Assembly Chemical Transformation Protocol (E2621, E5520, E2623)
  3. NEBuilder Assembly of a PCR Fragment
  4. Protocol for cloning DNA containing repeat elements (C3040)
  5. Protocol for Bridging double-stranded DNA with a single-stranded DNA oligo using NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly (NEB #E2621)
  6. Protocol for assembling annealed DNA oligonucleotides and a double-stranded DNA vector using NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly (NEB #E2621)

Manuals

The Product Manual includes details for how to use the product, as well as details of its formulation and quality controls.

Usage & Guidelines

Application Notes

Tools & Resources

Selection Charts

Web Tools

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. I am not sure whether to choose NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly or NEB Gibson Assembly? How are the products different?
  2. What are the advantages of this method compared to traditional cloning methods?
  3. What is the largest single fragment that has been assembled with NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Master Mix?
  4. How many fragments of DNA can be assembled in one reaction?
  5. What are the shortest overlaps that can be used with this assembly method?
  6. Can ≤ 200 bp dsDNA fragments be assembled by this method?
  7. Can multiple ssDNA oligonucleotides be assembled with dsDNA fragments?
  8. Can longer or shorter incubation times be used?
  9. Will the reaction work at other temperatures?
  10. Is it necessary to purify PCR products when doing DNA assemblies using either NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Master Mix or Gibson Assembly Master Mix?
  11. Is it necessary to inactivate restriction enzymes after vector digestion?
  12. I would like to produce overlapping dsDNA fragments by PCR. Do I need to use PCR primers that have been purified by PAGE or HPLC?
  13. I would like to assemble ssDNA oligonucleotides into dsDNA fragments. Do I need to use oligonucleotides that have been purified by PAGE or HPLC?
  14. Can I PCR-amplify the assembled product?
  15. What should I do if my assembly reaction yields no colonies, a small number of colonies, or clones with the incorrect insert size following transformation into E. coli?
  16. How can I reduce the number of vector-only background colonies?
  17. Can I use electroporation instead of chemical transformation?
  18. Are there any differences between the requirements for 2–3 fragment assemblies versus 4+?
  19. Can I use PCR product amplified from Taq DNA polymerase?
  20. Can I Use other primer design tools such as SnapGene for Gibson Assembly, to design primers for NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly?
  21. Are there any differences between NEBuilder HIFi DNA Assembly Master Mix, the NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Cloning Kit and NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Bundle for Large Fragments?
  22. What type of competent cells are suitable for transformation of DNA constructs created using NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Master Mix?
  23. Can I use a 15-nt overlap that is entirely composed of His-tag repeats (i.e., CACCACCACCACCAC)?
  24. Is this method applicable to the assembly of repetitive sequences?
  25. What is the difference between NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Master Mix/DNA Assembly Cloning kit/Bundle for Large Fragments kit and the current NEB Gibson Assembly Master Mix/Cloning Kit?
  26. Can NEBuilder® HiFi DNA Assembly master mix remove both 3′ and 5′ end mismatches? 
  27. How should fragments be prepared for assembly using NEBuilder HiFi?
  28. I would like to miniaturize DNA assembly with NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Master Mix using the Labcyte Echo Liquid Handler. Do you have any information that I can refer to help me automate DNA assembly?
  29. How does overlap length affect NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly efficiency?
  30. What antibiotic resistance is encoded in the NEBuilder Positive Control (assembly control)?