Thermostable group II intron reverse transcriptase fusion proteins and their use in cDNA synthesis and next-generation RNA sequencing

This paper describes unusual properties of group II intron-encoded reverse transcriptases. They have higher processivity, fidelity, and thermostability than retroviral enzymes. Moreover, they have an unexpected proclivity for template switching that makes them very useful for a number of cloning applications.

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