摘要:
In some embodiments, a method for manipulating DNA molecules for use in a microfluidic device is provided, where the method may comprise providing a solution of a plurality of DNA molecules having a first radius of gyration under under a zero flow velocity, and maintaining the DNA molecules in a spherical shape under a flow velocity.
摘要:
Methods for determining the presence of a target polynucleotide sequence using chemical hybridization in sequential probe and displacement complex formation with potential for signal gain prior to detection are disclosed.
摘要:
Methods, systems and apparatus for automated extraction, purification, and processing of nucleic acids from biological samples are presented. In some embodiments, hydrogel supports are used to immobilize particulate biological input samples and extract nucleic acids during operations. The use of hydrogel facilitates automated sample processing on robotic liquid handling systems. Devices, methods, and systems are also provided for electrophoretic sample preparation.
摘要:
The present invention pertains to a method and compositions for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a test sample in which the sample to be tested for the presence of the target nucleic acid is introduced into a solution containing the probe-tether complex under conditions suitable for hybridization to occur between the first probe nucleic acid sequence and the target nucleic acid sequence so that the second tether nucleic acid sequence is displaced from the probe-tether complex, and a new complex is formed by the hybridization of the first probe nucleic acid sequence and the target nucleic acid sequence
摘要:
A sample containing particles having high-molecular-weight (HMW) DNA is entrapped in a gel matrix, and the gel matrix is exposed to a lysis reagent configured to release the HMW DNA from the particles. The HMW DNA may be purified by subjecting the gel matrix to an electrophoretic field that removes the HMW DNA from the particles, lysis reagents, and/or other sample constituents, from the gel matrix such that the HMW DNA remains. The gel matrix may be subjected with DNA cleavase reagents configured to cleave at specific DNA sequences within the HMW DNA to liberate defined segments of the DNA as fragments of reduced size. The gel matrix may also be subjected to an electrophoretic field, which moves and separates the DNA fragments from uncleaved DNA of the HMW DNA, which remains substantially immobile. The electrophoretically separated DNA fragments may be isolated from the gel matrix.
摘要:
A method is provided for immobilizing a ligand, e.g., a nucleic acid, on a solid support. The method includes providing a solid support containing an immobilized latent thiol group, activating the thiol group, contacting the activated thiol group with a nucleic acid comprising an acrylamide functional group, and forming a covalent bond between the two groups, thereby immobilizing the nucleic acid to the solid support. Kits containing the solid supports and method of utilizing the solid supports are also provided.
摘要:
A multi-stage bridge amplification method which uses a recovered single-stranded amplification single-stranded nucleic acid molecule to initiate second and subsequent stages of bridge amplification is described.