Abstract:
Provided herein are mutant endonuclease V enzymes that are capable of nicking an inosine-containing DNA sequence. Nucleic acid assays and agents that employ such mutant endonuclease V enzymes to introduce a nick into a target DNA including one or more inosine, and uses a DNA polymerase to generate amplicons of a target DNA are also described.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods and kits for isothermal nucleic acid amplifications that use a target nucleic acid template; a reaction mixture comprising a DNA polymerase having a strand displacement activity, a deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) mixture, a primer with a 3′ end and a 5′ end, a molecular crowding reagent, and a buffer solution for amplifying the target nucleic acid template. The buffer solution maintains a low salt concentration of the reaction mixture, and wherein the salt concentration results in a melting temperature (Tm) of the primer at least 10° C. below the reaction temperature. The amplification is effected under isothermal condition.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods for amplification a target dsDNA that is impregnated within a porous matrix using endonuclease-assisted DNA amplification. The amplicons may be subsequent detected within the porous matrix or may be eluted out of the porous matrix. Methods for extracting a genetic material from a biological sample using endonuclease-assisted DNA amplification within a porous matrix are also provided.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods and kits for isothermal nucleic acid amplifications that use an oligocation-oligonucleotide conjugate primer for amplifying a target nucleic acid to generate amplicons. Isothermal DNA amplification methods that employ a strand displacing DNA polymerase and polyamine-oligonucleotide conjugate primer are also provided.
Abstract:
Methods for developing a binding-element are provided. A mixture comprising a target molecule, a plurality of oligonucleotides and a ligase is provided, followed by binding the oligonucleotides to the target molecule to form an oligonucleotides-target molecule complex. The oligonucleotides bound to the target molecule are ligated to form the binding-element. The binding-elements are separated from the mixture.
Abstract:
Methods and kits for generating contamination-free reagents and reagent solutions for use in nucleic acid amplification are provided. Methods include processing of polymerase solutions, nucleotide solutions and primer solutions to render contaminating nucleic acid inert. The methods employ the proofreading activity of the polymerase and/or exonucleases to de-contaminate the reagents and reagent solutions. Methods and kits for contamination-free nucleic acid amplification are provided.