METHOD FOR ASSAY OF MONONUCLEOTIDE CHANGES IN KNOWN NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: molecular biology, medicine, biochemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention proposes a method for assay of mononucleotide changes in the known sequences of nucleic acids. Method involves hybridization with PCR-amplified matrix DNA and the following ligation a tandem on its consisting of tetranucleotide that comprises the diagnosed change and two oligonucleotides of the size 8-10 nucleotides being one of that is immobilized on surface of a solid-phase carrier through a 5'-phosphate linker, and the second oligonucleotide is labeled by 3'-end with biotin label. Then tetranucleotide is hybridized with the matrix DNA chain between two oligonucleotides directly that can be ligated with immobilized oligonucleotide through the 5'-end and with non-immobilized oligonucleotide through the 3'-end. The ligation product is detected by its transformation to enzyme label through the complex with high-affinity enzymatic catalyst followed by development of enzyme label in the presence of chromogenic, luminogenic or fluorogenic substrates. Applying a method provides preparing the simple and highly selective agent used for detection of known changes in gene structure.

EFFECT: improved assay method.

8 cl, 3 dwg, 30 ex