Materials and methods for detection of nucleic acids

Details Materials and methods for detection of nucleic acids Materials and methods for detection of nucleic acids

2008-09-09

2008-09-09

Benzion, Gary (Department: 1637)

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...

Involving nucleic acid

C435S091100, C435S091200

Reexamination Certificate

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09861292

ABSTRACT:
Assays using non-natural bases are described. In one embodiment, the method involves contacting a sample suspected of containing the target nucleic acid with a polymerase and first and second primers; amplifying the target nucleic acid, if present in the sample, by PCR using the first and second primers to generate an amplification product having a double-stranded region and a single-stranded region that comprises the non-natural base; contacting the sample with a reporter comprising a label and a non-natural base that is complementary to the non-natural base of the single-stranded region; annealing at least a portion of the reporter to the single-stranded region of the amplification product; cleaving, after annealing, at least a portion of the reporter to release at least one reporter fragment; and correlating the release of the at least one reporter fragment with the presence of the target nucleic acid in the sample. The invention also provides corresponding kits for use in detecting target nucleic acids in a sample. Alternatively, the reporter can be incorporated into the amplification product rather than annealing and then cleaving.

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