Branched and multi-chain nucleic acid switches for sensing and screening
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    发明授权
    Branched and multi-chain nucleic acid switches for sensing and screening 有权
    支链和多链核酸开关,用于感测和筛选

    公开(公告)号:US08080379B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-20

    申请号:US12901762

    申请日:2010-10-11

    IPC分类号: C12Q1/68

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention relate to a branched or multichain nucleic acid switch adapted to switch from a first conformation to a second conformation upon ligand binding. The switch includes a probe strand, P, which includes the ligand binding domain; a switching framework which includes a cover strand (C), and a tether that holds P and C together and a signaling apparatus. Some embodiments include a toggle strand (T) where now the tether holds P, C, T, and the signaling apparatus together. As the switch changes between the first and second conformations; the signaling apparatus reports the state of the switch. The signaling entity is typically a lumiphore and a quencher located along the switching framework. Nucleic acid switches have applications in real time assays for diverse agents including infectious agents, environmental toxins, and terrorist agents, as well as screening methods for such agents. Further applications are found for nanoelectronics, nanofabrication and nanomachines.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施方案涉及一种支链或多链核酸开关,其适于在配体结合时从第一构象切换到第二构象。 该开关包括探针链,其包括配体结合结构域; 包括盖链(C)和将P和C保持在一起的系链和信号装置的切换框架。 一些实施例包括切换链(T),其中系绳将P,C,T和信令装置保持在一起。 当开关在第一和第二构象之间变化时; 信令装置报告交换机的状态。 信令实体通常是沿着交换框架定位的集线器和猝灭器。 核酸开关具有用于多种试剂(包括感染因子,环境毒素和恐怖分子)的实时分析的应用,以及这些试剂的筛选方法。 发现纳米电子学,纳米制造和纳米机械的其他应用。

    DNA analysis method and DNA analyzer

    公开(公告)号:US20110278179A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-17

    申请号:US13064682

    申请日:2011-04-08

    IPC分类号: G01N33/50

    摘要: Disclosed is a DNA analysis method and a DNA analyzer whose signal intensity is not lowered even when a material at a higher density is measured. There is supplied dATP, dTTP, dGTP, or dCTP from a dATP solution vessel, a dTTP solution vessel, a dGTP solution vessel, or a dCTP solution vessel, and this causes an extension reaction of a double-stranded DNA immobilized to a bead, to yield pyrophosphoric acid. The pyrophosphoric acid is converted into a redox compound by the actions of a reagent and an enzyme contained in a reaction buffer in a reaction buffer vessel. The redox compound causes a variation in surface potential of a measuring electrode bearing an electrochemically active material immobilized thereto through an insulating molecule, and this variation causes a variation in drain current of a field-effect transistor electrically connected to the measuring electrode. Thus, the extension reaction is detected.