摘要:
A method of analysing for a single stranded nucleic acid present, or potentially present, in a sample comprises a step in which the target nucleic acid (if present in the sample) displaces—and hybridises to—a reporter strand originally present in an interrogating duplex structure comprised of the reporter strand and a displaceable shorter strand. The reporter strand is tagged at or adjacent one end thereof with a reporter moiety capable of providing a detectable signal. The reporter/target duplex structure is such that the reporter strand may be selectively enzymatically digested (e.g. by means of λ-exonuclease) from its end opposite the reporter moiety to release that moiety for direct or indirect detection and regenerate single stranded target, which may then cycle through a plurality of the displacement and digestion steps to result in amplification of signal.
摘要:
The present technology relates to molecular sciences, such as genomics. More particularly, the present technology relates to nucleic acid sequencing.
摘要:
Methods and compositions are described for isothermal nucleic acid amplification of a nucleic acid template strand by using an oligonucleotide primer that includes an AT-rich nucleotide sequence and a polymerase having strand displacement activity.
摘要:
A method for detecting a target nucleic acid comprises the steps of reacting a sample with a probe in the presence of two or more kinds of reagents capable of being made an irreversible change capable of being detected and accumulating by an interaction through a double helix structure under a condition enabling the replication of the formation and dissociation of a hybrid composed of the target nucleic acid in the sample and the probe, accumulating the irreversible change caused by the interaction of the reagents, and then detecting the accumulated change.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for producing multiple copies of a primary polynucleotide sequence located at the 3′ terminus of a polynucleotide. The method comprises (a) forming in the presence of nucleoside triphosphates and template-dependent polynucleotide polymerase an extension of a primary polynucleotide sequence hybridized with a template sequence of a single stranded pattern polynucleotide comprising two or more template sequences each containing one or more cleavable sites (b) cleaving into fragments said extension at cleavable sites in the presence of means for specifically cleaving said cleavable sites when said extension is hybridized with said template sequence, (c) dissociating said fragments, (d) hybridizing said fragments with single stranded pattern polynucleotide, and repeating steps (a)-(d). Steps (a)-(d) may be conducted simultaneously or wholly or partially sequentially. The method may be applied in the detection of a polynucleotide analyte in a sample suspected of containing such analyte to facilitate such detection. Also disclosed are compositions for conducting the method of the invention.
摘要:
A method for detecting an analyte in a sample includes the steps of binding a first catalytic precursor to the analyte at a first epitope and binding a second catalytic precursor to the analyte at a second, different epitope to generate a catalytic complex. The catalytic complex is reacted with a multiplex molecular substrate to generate a first target molecule and an intermediate substrate containing the bound catalytic complex. The intermediate substrate is reacted with a dummy reactant to generate a second target molecule, wherein the reaction further generates a waste molecule containing the dummy reactant and a free catalytic complex. An optical signal that is generated by one or more dye(s) specific to the first target molecule and/or the second target molecule is detected to detect the presence of the analyte in the sample. The overall reaction has substantially net zero enthalpy and a positive entropy change.