摘要:
The present invention provides for polycationic buffers for the gel electrophoresis of and methods for obtaining improved separation and resolution of nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides for a buffer consisting essentially of histidine for the gel electrophoresis of oligonucleotides ranging from a few to about 70 nucleotides in length. Polycationic buffers may be used for both analytical and preparative purposes and result in a nearly two-fold improvement in both separation and resolution of the nucleic acid bands. Furthermore, the use of polycationic buffers reduces the electrophoresis time by a factor of about three due to the low conductivity of the buffers.
摘要:
Provided are methods and apparatus including an injector system adapted for injecting a microchip comprising: an inserter comprising a rod or tube having a proximal and distal end and having a point at the distal end that defines a skin-piercing side of the inserter; a means for engaging the microchip near the distal end of the inserter, but removed in the proximal direction from the distal tip of the inserter, which means prevents rotation of an engaged microchip in two or three axes of rotation; and means for releasing the microchip from the inserter once the inserter has been inserted into a perforatable substrate.
摘要:
Provided is an assay method for acquiring sequence information about a single ribonucleic acid, the method comprising: (A) contacting components including a ribosomal particle comprising a ribosome and the ribonucleic acid with a complex comprising moieties that are aa1-tRNA, EF-Tu and GTP or a functional analog, wherein at least one said moiety is labeled with a fluorescent molecule, wherein aa1-tRNA is a tRNA for first amino acid aa1; (B) providing, in conjunction with the contacted components, a ribosomal translation component mixture; (C) generating a fluorescent signal from a labeled moiety in correlation with the incorporation of aa1 into protein and the labeled moiety is thereby separated from the complex; and (D) detecting the signal to provide sequence information about the ribonucleic acid.
摘要:
Disclosed are materials and methods for performing multiplex assays for nucleic acids, in which a transponder is associated with the bead(s) forming the solid phase used in the assay, nucleic acid probes are bound to the surface of the particles, and data concerning the assay is encoded on the transponder. A dedicated read/write device is used to remotely encode or read the data.
摘要:
Disclosed are materials and methods for performing multiplex assays for nucleic acids, in which a transponder is associated with the bead(s) forming the solid phase used in the assay, nucleic acid probes are bound to the surface of the particles, and data concerning the assay is encoded on the transponder. A dedicated read/write device is used to remotely encode or read the data.
摘要:
Provided, among other things, is a multiplex assay comprising: conducting a fluorescence-developing assay on microtabs having at least one surface that shows plasmonic enhancement, wherein a plurality of the microtabs have unique probes affixed to their plasmonically enhanced surfaces; and measuring the fluorescence associated with the substrates and identifying the correlated probe by for the microtab. The microtabs can be, for example, MTPs that send a unique identifier, and the correlated probe can be identified by querying the MTPs for their identifier.
摘要:
Provided are methods and apparatus including an injector system adapted for injecting a microchip comprising: an inserter comprising a rod or tube having a proximal and distal end and having a point at the distal end that defines a skin-piercing side of the inserter; a means for engaging the microchip near the distal end of the inserter, but removed in the proximal direction from the distal tip of the inserter, which means prevents rotation of an engaged microchip in two or three axes of rotation; and means for releasing the microchip from the inserter once the inserter has been inserted into a perforatable substrate.
摘要:
The present invention provides peptides that bind to the active site of the growth hormone receptor. The present invention also provides methods of using these peptides to identify small organic molecules, which are novel agonists or antagonists of the growth hormone receptor. In addition, the present invention provides kits and therapeutic compositions comprising the peptides that bind to growth hormone receptor.
摘要:
An assay method for acquiring sequence information about a single nucleic acid molecule is provided. Probes and kits are also provided for practicing the method of the invention.