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Real-time assays with molecular beacons and other fluorescent nucleic acid hybridization probes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16111667     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: A number of formats for nucleic acid hybridization have been developed to identify DNA and RNA sequences that are involved in cellular processes and that aid in the diagnosis of genetic and infectious diseases. METHODS: The introduction of hybridization probes with interactive fluorophore pairs has enabled the development of homogeneous hybridization assays for the direct identification of nucleic acids. A change in the fluorescence of these probes indicates the presence of a target nucleic acid, and there is no need to separate unbound probes from hybridized probes. CONCLUSIONS: The advantages of homogeneous hybridization assays are their speed and simplicity. In addition, homogeneous assays can be combined with nucleic acid amplification, enabling the detection of rare target nucleic acids. These assays can be followed in real time, providing quantitative determination of target nucleic acids over a broad range of concentrations.
Authors:
Salvatore A E Marras; Sanjay Tyagi; Fred Russell Kramer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review     Date:  2005-08-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry     Volume:  363     ISSN:  0009-8981     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Chim. Acta     Publication Date:  2006 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-12-06     Completed Date:  2006-03-02     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1302422     Medline TA:  Clin Chim Acta     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  48-60     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Genetics, Public Health Research Institute, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biological Assay / methods*,  trends
DNA / metabolism
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*,  metabolism
Gene Amplification
Humans
Molecular Probe Techniques*
Nucleic Acid Hybridization / methods*
Oligonucleotide Probes / chemistry*,  metabolism
RNA / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AI-056689/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; EB-000277/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; GM-070357/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fluorescent Dyes; 0/Oligonucleotide Probes; 63231-63-0/RNA; 9007-49-2/DNA

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