DNA Hybridization Assays Using Temperature Gradient Focusing and Peptide Nucleic Acids
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Abstract
Two types of DNA hybridization assays are demonstrated with temperature gradient focusing (TGF) and peptide nucleic acids (PNAs). In TGF, the application of a controlled temperature gradient along the length of a microchannel filled with an appropriate temperature-dependent buffer results in the formation of a gradient in both the electric field and electrophoretic velocity. Ionic species move in this gradient and concentrate at a unique point where the total velocity sums to zero. The first assay is a mixing assay in which PNA is allowed to flow through spatially focused DNA targets within a capillary. The second assay detects single base pair mutations (SBPM) by monitoring the fluorescence intensity of PNA/DNA duplexes as a function of temperature within the capillary. The SBPM analysis can be performed in less than 5 min with 100-fold more dilute analyte compared to conventional UV melting measurements.
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