摘要:
Methods and systems for ordering assays which detect SNPs or gene expression are provided. The methods use PCR and RT-PCR procedures. Collections of stock assays are assembled using pre- and post-manufacturing quality control procedures and made available to consumers via the Internet. In addition, custom assays are prepared upon order from the consumer and these assays are also prepared using pre- and post-manufacturing quality control procedures. The assays are then delivered to the consumer.
摘要:
Disclosed is a kit useful for determining the number of repeat units in a repeat region of a target nucleic acid comprising: a plurality of different-sequence primers, each containing (i) a target binding segment and (ii) a tag segment having a nucleotide sequence that uniquely identifies the target binding segment, a first primer extension reagent; and a second primer extension reagent, wherein at least one of the first or second primer extension reagents includes an extendible nucleotide having a photodestructible label attached thereto.
摘要:
A method is provided for genotyping a target sequence at least two allelic sites by a 5′ nuclease amplification reaction. In one embodiment, the method includes performing a nucleic acid amplification on a target sequence having at least two different allelic sites using a nucleic acid polymerase having 5′-3′ nuclease activity and a primer capable of hybridizing to the target sequence in the presence of two or more sets of allelic oligonucleotide probes wherein: each set of allelic oligonucleotide probes is for detecting a different allelic site of the target sequence, each set of allelic oligonucleotide probes includes two or more probes which are complementary to different allelic variants at the allelic site being detected by the set of probes, the allelic site being 5′ relative to a sequence to which the primer hybridizes to the target sequence, and at least all but one of the allelic oligonucleotide probes include a different fluorescer than the other probes and a quencher positioned on the probe to quench the fluorescence of the fluorescer; detecting a fluorescence spectrum of the amplification; calculating a fluorescence contribution of each fluorescer to the fluorescence spectrum; and determining a presence or absence of the different allelic variants at the two or more different allelic sites based on the fluorescence contribution of each fluorescer to the combined fluorescence spectrum.
摘要:
Binary probe and clamp compositions conduct methods for target hybridization detection. Where the probe is a substrate for exonuclease cleavage, the composition provides quantitation and detection of PCR products, by real-time and end-point measurements. Where the probe is an amplification primer, the composition provides an improved method for labelling and detection of PCR products. Probes and clamps may be labelled with fluorescent dyes, quenchers, hybridization-stabilizing moieties, chemiluminescent dyes, and affinity ligands. Clamps may be nucleic acid analogs, such as 2-aminoethylglycine PNA.
摘要:
The invention relates to improved methods of detecting and characterizing polynucleotide sequences and variations in polynucleotide sequences. The invention further relates to a device that can be used to detect and characterize polynucleotide sequences and variations in polynucleotide sequences.
摘要:
Binary probe and clamp compositions conduct methods for target hybridization detection. Where the probe is a substrate for exonuclease cleavage, the composition provides quantitation and detection of PCR products, by real-time and end-point measurements. Where the probe is an amplification primer, the composition provides an improved method for labelling and detection of PCR products. Probes and clamps may be labelled with fluorescent dyes, quenchers, hybridization-stabilizing moieties, chemiluminescent dyes, and affinity ligands. Clamps may be nucleic acid analogs, such as 2-aminoethylglycine PNA.
摘要:
Reporter-quencher probe assays of nucleic acid amplification, such as PCR, are rendered more meaningful by the addition of internal control reagents. An internal control polynucleotide is amplified with internal control primers and the product is measured by correlation with increased fluorescence by polymerase mediated-exonuclease cleavage or hybridization of the internal control probe. Probes specific for target and internal control polynucleotides are labelled with spectrally resolvable reporters, allowing for concurrent detection and measurement of target and control amplification. A kit of all PCR reagents can be dispensed into reaction chambers in a high-throughput system for rapid and accurate nucleic acid amplification assay, with real-time or end-point measurements. Fluorescent signals correlated to target and internal control levels are spectrally resolvable and measured concurrently. A non-extending oligonucleotide or nucleic analog "block", complementary to the internal control polynucleotide, is added to the amplification mixture to preclude amplification of the internal control polynucleotide and function as an internal negative control. The amplification control reagents, kits, and methods of the present invention provide positive and negative control tests occurring within, and measurable within, the reaction chamber.
摘要:
The invention relates to passive internal references for use in quantitating the formation of amplification products in a nucleic amplification reaction. The internal amplification reference molecules of the invention comprise a first and second fluorophore joined together through a backbone connector. The first and second fluorophores are joined on the backbone in a configuration that permits the energy transfer from the first fluorophore to the second fluorophore. The backbone connector is selected so as not to bind to the target nucleic acid sequence under nucleic acid amplification conditions. Preferably, the backbone connector is a polynucleotide. Another aspect of the invention is to provide passive internal reference molecule containing reagent compositions for use in nucleic acid amplification reactions. The compositions comprise the internal amplification reference molecule of the invention and a nucleic acid amplification reaction buffer. The reagent compositions, optionally, include additional components required for nucleic acid amplification reactions. The invention also provides improved methods of measuring the amount of amplification product in nucleic acid amplification reactions employing fluorescer-quencher probe assays, including methods for the real-time measurement of amplification product formation. The methods comprise the step of adding the internal reference molecule of the invention to the amplification reaction mixture. Fluorescence of the second fluorophore on the internal reference may then be measured and used to calculate changes in fluorescence of the fluorophore on a fluorescer-quencher probe.
摘要:
A process for distinguishing nucleic acid segments on the basis of nucleotide differences, thereby providing a rapid, convenient means for detecting mutation, is disclosed. The present process comprises synthesizing separately complementary nucleic acid strands on each of at least two target nucleic acid templates using a nucleic acid polymerase and nucleoside triphosphate substrates, wherein at least one of the natural nucleoside triphosphate substrates is replaced with a mobility-shifting analog; denaturing the synthesized strands from the templates if necessary; and comparing the mobility of the separately synthesized strands through a size-fractionation medium. A difference in mobility indicates that the target nucleic acid templates contain different numbers of total nucleotides and/or different numbers of nucleotides complementary to the mobility-shifting analogs. Thus, the process of the present invention can be used to distinguish homologous DNAs or RNAs differing by nucleotide substitutions that affect the number of mobility-shifting analog residues incorporated into synthesized strands, as well as to distinguish differences due to nucleotide insertion or deletion.
摘要:
The present teachings provide methods, compositions, and kits for performing primer extension reactions. In some embodiments, a reverse transcription reaction is performed on a target polynucleotide with a hot start primer comprising a blunt-ended self-complementary stem, and a loop, and extension products form at high temperatures but reduce extension product formation at low temperatures.