摘要:
Novel methods for assaying a nucleic acid analyte are provided, which employ polynucleotides having oligonucleotide sequences substantially homologous to a sequence of interest in the analyte, where the presence or absence of hybridization at a predetermined stringency provides for the release of a label from a support. Particularly, various techniques are employed for binding a label to a support, whereupon cleavage of either a single or double strand, a label may be released from a support, where the release of the label can be detected as indicative of the presence of a particular oligonucleotide sequence in a sample. The method finds use in diagnosis of disease, genetic monitoring, and analysis of nucleic acid mixtures.
摘要:
The present application features nucleic acid, peptide and antibody compositions relating to genotypes of hepatitis C virus and methods of using such compositions for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
摘要:
This invention relates to a method of measuring the relative populations of first and second variants of a target nucleotide sequence of a target genome in a sample utilizing an amplification step, followed by probing with first and second variant probes and a control probe. Specific embodiments include an assay to monitor the conversion of codon 215 for HIV-1 reverse transcriptase from wild type to mutant form.
摘要:
Methods are provided for substantially reducing background signals encountered in nucleic acid hybridization assays. The method is premised on the elimination or significant reduction of the phenomenon of nonspecific hybridization, so as to provide a detectable signal which is produced only in the presence the target polynucleotide of interest. In addition, a novel method for the chemical synthesis of isoguanosine or 2'-deoxy-isoguanosine is provided. The invention also has applications in antisense and aptamer therapeutics and drug discovery.
摘要:
Nucleic acid probes are immobilized on polystyrene surfaces such as the wells of microtiter plates for use in solution phase nucleic acid sandwich hybridization assays, particularly those using large branched DNA amplification multimers, by: (a) cleansing the surface by washing it sequentially with a strong acid, a strong base, and water, (b) passively adsorbing a polypeptide having primary amino groups onto the cleansed surface, and (c) covalently bonding the probe to the adsorbed polypeptide via a base-stable bifunctional crosslinking agent, and (d) subjecting the surface to conditions that simulate the hybridization conditions used in the assay.
摘要:
Linear or branched oligonucleotide multimers useful as amplifiers in biochemical assays which comprise (1) at least one first single-stranded oligonucleotide unit that is complementary to a single-stranded oligonucleotide sequence of interest, and (2) a multiplicity of second single-stranded oligonucleotide units that are complementary to a single-stranded labeled oligonucleotide. Amplified sandwich nucleic acid hybridizations and immunoassays using the multimers are exemplified.
摘要:
Novel N-4 modified pyrimidine analogs are provided having the structure (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, acid-sensitive, base-stable blocking groups and acyl capping groups; R.sup.2 is lower alkyl; R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene containing 0 to 6 linkages selected from the group consisting of --0--, --S-- and --NH--; R.sup.4 is ##STR2## in which R.sup.9 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted aliphatic group; R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 are hydrocarbyl or together form a mono- or polyheterocyclic ring; R.sup.5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, bromo and iodo; R.sup.7 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene containing 0 to 6 linkages selected from the group consisting of --O--, --S-- and --NR.sup.12 -- wherein R.sup.12 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and R.sup.8 is a protecting group that can be removed and replaced by reduction. Synthetic methods for preparing the compounds are provided as well, as are methods for making and using polynucleotide probes containing the novel pyrimidine analogs.
摘要翻译:提供具有结构(I)或(II)的新型N-4修饰的嘧啶类似物,其中:R1选自氢,酸敏感,碱稳定 封闭基团和酰基封端基团; R2是低级烷基; R3是含有0-6个选自-O - , - S - 和-NH-的键的C1-C12亚烷基; R4是,其中R9是氢或任选取代的脂族基; R 10和R 11是烃基或一起形成单或多杂环; R5是氢或低级烷基; R 6选自氢,甲基,溴和碘; R7是含有0-6个选自-O - , - S-和-NR12-的键的C1-C12亚烷基,其中R12是氢或低级烷基; R8是可以除去并被还原代替的保护基。 还提供了制备化合物的合成方法,以及制备和使用含有新型嘧啶类似物的多核苷酸探针的方法。
摘要:
Novel reagents useful in a variety of biochemical and chemical contexts, including nucleic hybridization assays and chemical phosphorylation of hydroxyl-containing compounds. The reagents are particularly useful for introducing cleavable sites and/or abasic sites into oligonucleotide or polynucleotide chains.
摘要:
Polynucleotides containing abasic, cleavable sites are provided. These polynucleotides are useful in a variety of biochemical and chemical contexts, particularly in solid phase nucleic acid hybridization assays because a captured probe can be released from the support. The polynucleotides have the structure ##STR1## where R is selected from the group consisting of 2-nitrobenzyl, 4-penten-1-yl, ##STR2## where R', R.sub.i and R.sub.j are as defined herein. One of the preferred embodiments is a polynucleotide where R is ##STR3##