摘要:
This invention relates to detecting nucleic acids. It employs a double-stranded oligonucleotide probe comprising i)a first probe comprising a first label moiety capable of emitting a measurable signal, and ii) a second probe being partially complementary with the first probe and comprising a second label moiety capable of interacting with the first moiety when brought in close proximity with each other, the second moiety being a quencher or acceptor of emission of the first moiety. The first or second probe comprises a sequence being complementary to that of a target nucleotide, and the second or first probe, respectively, comprises a sequence being complementary to a complement of the target nucleotide sequence of the nucleic acid to be detected. The first and the second moieties are attached to the first and second probes respectively in a manner wherein the distance between the first and second moieties is not more than 7 base pairs apart. The complementary sequences of the double-stranded probe is shorter than the full sequence of both the first and second single-stranded probes. The first and second probes have a higher T m when hybridized with the target nucleotide sequence compared to the T m of the double-stranded probe. The intensity of the signal of the first label when the first probe is not hybridized to the second probe is higher or lower than the intensity of the signal of the first label when the first probe is hybridized to the second probe. This invention also relates to oligonucleotides for determining Chlamydia trachomatis.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method to bind oligonucleotide molecules of a sample to an oligonucleotide probe with increased specificity comprising the steps of • providing a solid support with at least one immobilized oligonucleotide DNA probe comprising an oligonucleotide probe sequence, • in any order, contacting said probes with a sample potentially comprising oligonucleotide molecules binding said probes and contacting said probes with at least one competitive non-DNA oligonucleotide, wherein said competitive oligonucleotide comprises a sequence which is complementary to the oligonucleotide probe sequence; and/or as an alternative or in addition, in any order, contacting said probes with a sample comprising oligonucleotide molecules and contacting said oligonucleotide molecules with at least one competitive non-DNA oligonucleotide, wherein said competitive oligonucleotide comprises a sequence of the oligonucleotide probe sequence, • incubating said contacted probes with the oligonucleotide molecules of the sample and competitive oligonucleotides at a temperature of between 15°C below the melting temperature of DNA duplex oligonucleotides of the probe sequence up to said melting temperature,
thereby increasing binding specificity of the oligonucleotide probe to an oligonucleotide molecule comprising a sequence complementary to said probe sequence; as well as means for performing said method.
摘要:
Methods of identifying inhibitors of retroviral propagation, tRNA used in the methods, and kits, including the tRNA, which can be used in the methods, are disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing retroviral infections by administering an effective amount of the inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions including the inhibitors, are also disclosed. The methods involve forming a mixture comprising a linear sequence of a tRNA anticodon stem loop fragment that is not capable of forming a stem-loop, a target nucleic acid molecule capable of binding to the tRNA anticodon stem loop fragment, and a test compound. The mixture is incubated under conditions that allow binding of the tRNA anticodon stem loop fragment and the target nucleic acid molecule in the absence of the test compound. Assays can then be performed that detect whether or not the test compound inhibits the binding of the tRNA anticodon stem loop fragment and the target nucleic acid molecule.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a double-stranded probe intended for the fluorescent detection of at least one single-stranded or double-stranded target nucleic acid, comprising: - a first strand of formula X 1 -(L 1 ) a -S 1 -S' 1 -(L' 1 ) b -Y 1 intended for the detection of a first strand of the target nucleic acid which comprises a sequence of formula T' 1 -T 1 ; - a second strand of formula X 2 -(L 2 ) c -S 2 -S' 2 -(L' 2 ) d -Y 2 intended for the detection of a second strand of the target nucleic acid, if present, said second strand of the target nucleic acid comprising a sequence of formula T' 2 -T 2 ; wherein two of X 1 , X 2 , Y 1 , and Y 2 represent a fluorescent donor, while the two others represent a fluorescent acceptor, and X 1 and Y 2 can not both represent a fluorescent donor.
摘要:
A method is provided for detecting the presence of nucleotides or monitoring nucleotide amplification. It utilizes fluorescence energy transfer by competitive hybridization. Competitive hybridization is achieved by using unequal length complementary probes which have a fluorophore on one probe and a quencher on the other. The fluorophore and quencher are juxtaposed in a manner wherein the proximity of the quencher to the fluorophore produces quenching of the fluorescence of the fluorphore.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method of detecting a target oligonucleotide in a sample, comprising: (a) providing a support-bound capture probe (CP) comprising a region having a nucleic acid sequence C-3; (b) providing a label probe (LP) comprising a region having a nucleic acid sequence L-3, wherein the label probe contains a label moiety that is capable of generating a detectable signal; (c) providing a label extender (LE) comprising a region having first and second nucleic acid sequences, wherein the first LE nucleic acid sequences L-2 is complementary to nucleic acid sequences L-3 and the second LE nucleic acid sequence L-1 is complementary to a nucleic acid sequence in the target analyte; (d) providing a capture extender (CE) comprising a region having first and second nucleic acid sequences, wherein the first CE nucleic acid sequences C-2 is complementary to nucleic acid sequence C-3 and the second CE nucleic acid sequence C-1 is complementary to the second LE nucleic acid sequence L-1; (e) incubating the sample with the LE and the LP under first hybridizing conditions to form a first reaction mixture containing an LP/LE/target hybrid complex and an unbound LP/LE hybrid complex; (f) incubating the first reaction mixture with a solid support surface containing a surface-bound CE/CP hybrid complex under second hybridizing conditions, thereby forming a second reaction mixture containing a surface-bound LP/LE/target/CE/CP hybrid complex and an unbound LP/LE/target complex; (g) thereafter separating materials not bound to the solid support from those bound to the solid support; and (h) detecting the presence of label in the support-bound, LP/LE/target/CE/CP hybrid complex.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及一种检测样品中靶寡核苷酸的方法,包括:(a)提供包含具有核酸序列C-3的区域的载体结合捕获探针(CP); (b)提供包含具有核酸序列L-3的区域的标记探针(LP),其中所述标记探针含有能够产生可检测信号的标记部分; (c)提供包含具有第一和第二核酸序列的区域的标签扩增物(LE),其中第一LE核酸序列L-2与核酸序列L-3和第二LE核酸序列L-1互补 与靶分析物中的核酸序列互补; (d)提供包含具有第一和第二核酸序列的区域的捕获扩增体(CE),其中第一CE核酸序列C-2与核酸序列C-3和第二CE核酸序列C-1互补 与第二LE核酸序列L-1互补; (e)在第一杂交条件下将样品与LE和LP孵育以形成含有LP / LE /靶混合复合物和未结合的LP / LE杂交复合物的第一反应混合物; (f)在第二杂交条件下将第一反应混合物与包含表面结合的CE / CP杂化复合物的固体支持物表面孵育,从而形成含有表面结合的LP / LE /靶/ CE / CP杂化复合物的第二反应混合物 和一个未绑定的LP / LE /目标复合体; (g)此后分离与固体支持物结合的物质不结合到固体支持物上; 和(h)检测载体结合的LP / LE /靶/ CE / CP杂合体中标记的存在。
摘要:
A method and apparatus for implementing the method is provided. The method involves performing an indirect competitive binding assay on a microarray to identify biological or chemical targets and screen for compounds of interest. The microarray comprises a common ligand located among membrane-, lipid- or protein-associated active binding sites. The method takes advantage of known or well-characterized binding kinetics, and steric interference between biological or chemicals targets of interest and universal readout units for different binding sites within the limited confines of a microspot. The biological targets, chemicals or organisms can specifically bind to target-binding sites, while the universal readout unit binds to the ligands in the microspot.
摘要:
The invention relates to the use of a nucleic acid (1) for detecting an explosive (2). The nucleic acid (1) binds specifically to the molecular substructure (3) or to the molecular overall structure of the explosive (2). A binding event is detected between the molecular substructure (3) or the molecular overall structure and the nucleic acid (1). The invention also relates to nucleic acids (1) used for said purposes and to a device used for said purposes.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for detecting the presence of a predetermined infectious agent in a human or animal subject comprising obtaining a preselected portion of a whole blood sample containing at least one intact blood cell from the subject and detecting the presence of a nucleic acid from the predetermined infectious agent in the intact blood cell by nucleic acid hybridization. The preselected portion of the blood sample can include any portion which contains at least one intact blood cell, for example a peripheral blood smear or cytospin buffy coat preparation. The intact blood cell can be any blood cell including, but not limited to white blood cells and red blood cells. In one embodiment, the blood cell is a lymphocyte.