Invention Application
- Patent Title: OLIGONUCLEOTIDE-COATED AFFINITY MEMBRANES AND USES THEREOF
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Application No.: PCT/US2010/020680Application Date: 2010-01-11
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Publication No.: WO2010081114A3Publication Date: 2010-07-15
- Inventor: JAMES, William, M. , RAIT, Vladimir
- Applicant: 20/20 GENESYSTEMS, INC. , JAMES, William, M. , RAIT, Vladimir
- Applicant Address: 20/20 GeneSystems, Inc. 9430 Key West Avenue Rockville, Maryland 20850 US
- Assignee: 20/20 GENESYSTEMS, INC.,JAMES, William, M.,RAIT, Vladimir
- Current Assignee: 20/20 GENESYSTEMS, INC.,JAMES, William, M.,RAIT, Vladimir
- Current Assignee Address: 20/20 GeneSystems, Inc. 9430 Key West Avenue Rockville, Maryland 20850 US
- Agency: MORALES, Joseph, L. et al.
- Priority: US61/193,946 20090112
- Main IPC: C12Q1/68
- IPC: C12Q1/68
Abstract:
A method of analyzing tissue sections in a manner that provides information about the presence and expression levels of multiple biomarkers at each location within the tissue section. The method comprises the preparation of membranes having covalently bound oligonucleotides and the use of those membranes for evaluation of various markers in the sample. The membranes may be arranged in stacks, wherein each layer has a different oligonucleotide capture strand. Transfer oligonucleotides complementary to the capture strands are attached through a cleavable bond to antibodies that recognize and bind to specific biomarkers present in the tissue sample. The tissue sample is exposed to the antibody-transfer strand conjugate and then treated with a cleaving reagent. Upon cleavage, the transfer strand migrates through the stack and binds to the capture strand. The level of expression of the biomarker may be determined by measuring expression of a reporter on the transfer strand.
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