The invention belongs to the technical field of
molecular biology, and particularly discloses heat-resistant MMLV
reverse transcriptase and application thereof. According to the heat-resistant MMLV
reverse transcriptase provided by the invention, T246K
mutation is introduced into
a DNA polymerase active structural domain of a
wild type MMLV
reverse transcriptase, so that the
heat stability and reverse transcription activity of the
enzyme are remarkably improved. E286R, E302K and / or L435R mutations are further introduced into a
thumb domain and a connecting structural domain, and the
heat resistance of the
enzyme can be improved by cooperating with T246K mutations. Meanwhile, D524G, E562Q and / or D583N mutations are introduced into an
RNase H active structural domain, so that the
RNase H activity of the
enzyme can be reduced or removed. Compared with a commercial enzyme, the heat-resistant MMLV reverse transcriptase has the optimal
reaction temperature higher than 50 DEG C, is suitable for high-temperature reverse transcription reaction, and has wide application prospects and higher economic value in the fields of molecular diagnosis and medical examination.