Abstract:
The use of semiconductor nanocrystals as detectable labels in various chemical and biological applications is disclosed. The methods find use for detecting a single analyte, as well as multiple analytes by using more than one semiconductor nanocrystal as a detectable label, each of which emits at a distinct wavelength.
Abstract:
The use of semiconductor nanocrystals as detectable labels in various chemical and biological applications is disclosed. The methods find use for detecting a single analyte, as well as multiple analytes by using more than one semiconductor nanocrystal as a detectable label, each of which emits at a distinct wavelength.
Abstract:
Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for assaying a sample for a target polynucleotide and/or an amplification product therefrom are provided. The methods comprise contacting a sample suspected of containing the target polynucleotide with a polynucleotide that can bind specifically thereto; this polynucleotide is conjugated to a substrate, preferably an encoded bead conjugate. An amplification reaction can first be used to produce the amplification product from the target polynucleotide so that it can be used to indirectly assay for the target polynucleotide. An amplification product detection complex and method of forming the same are also provided. The methods are particularly useful in multiplex settings where a plurality of targets are present. Amplification product assay complexes and amplification product assay arrays are also provided, along with methods of forming the same. Kits comprising reagents for performing such methods are also provided.
Abstract:
Methods for assaying a sample for a probe polynucleotide are provided. The methods comprise forming a complex between a target on a substrate, the probe polynucleotide that binds to the target, and a conjugate comprising a semiconductor nanocrystal that binds to the probe polynucleotide by way of a tag sequence on the probe polynucleotide. The complex is formed when the probe polynucleotide is present in the sample. The methods are useful in any technique in which the detection of a target that can bind to a probe polynucleotide is desired, for example in fluorescence in situ hybridization. The methods are particularly useful in multiplex settings such as hybridization to microarrays where a plurality of targets are present. Assay complexes produced by such methods and kits useful for performing such methods are also provided.