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Glowing locked nucleic acids: brightly fluorescent probes for detection of nucleic acids in cells. 2010

Michael E Østergaard, and Pallavi Cheguru, and Madhusudhan R Papasani, and Rodney A Hill, and Patrick J Hrdlicka
Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, USA.

Fluorophore-modified oligonucleotides have found widespread use in genomics and enable detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms, real-time monitoring of PCR, and imaging of mRNA in living cells. Hybridization probes modified with polarity-sensitive fluorophores and molecular beacons (MBs) are among the most popular approaches to produce hybridization-induced increases in fluorescence intensity for nucleic acid detection. In the present study, we demonstrate that the 2'-N-(pyren-1-yl)carbonyl-2'-amino locked nucleic acid (LNA) monomer X is a highly versatile building block for generation of efficient hybridization probes and quencher-free MBs. The hybridization and fluorescence properties of these Glowing LNA probes are efficiently modulated and optimized by changes in probe backbone chemistry and architecture. Correctly designed probes are shown to exhibit (a) high affinity toward RNA targets, (b) excellent mismatch discrimination, (c) high biostability, and (d) pronounced hybridization-induced increases in fluorescence intensity leading to formation of brightly fluorescent duplexes with unprecedented emission quantum yields (Φ(F) = 0.45-0.89) among pyrene-labeled oligonucleotides. Finally, specific binding between messenger RNA and multilabeled quencher-free MBs based on Glowing LNA monomers is demonstrated (a) using in vitro transcription assays and (b) by quantitative fluorometric assays and direct microscopic observation of probes bound to mRNA in its native form. These features render Glowing LNA as promising diagnostic probes for biomedical applications.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009693 Nucleic Acid Hybridization Widely used technique which exploits the ability of complementary sequences in single-stranded DNAs or RNAs to pair with each other to form a double helix. Hybridization can take place between two complimentary DNA sequences, between a single-stranded DNA and a complementary RNA, or between two RNA sequences. The technique is used to detect and isolate specific sequences, measure homology, or define other characteristics of one or both strands. (Kendrew, Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994, p503) Genomic Hybridization,Acid Hybridization, Nucleic,Acid Hybridizations, Nucleic,Genomic Hybridizations,Hybridization, Genomic,Hybridization, Nucleic Acid,Hybridizations, Genomic,Hybridizations, Nucleic Acid,Nucleic Acid Hybridizations
D009696 Nucleic Acids High molecular weight polymers containing a mixture of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides chained together by ribose or deoxyribose linkages. Nucleic Acid,Acid, Nucleic,Acids, Nucleic
D005453 Fluorescence The property of emitting radiation while being irradiated. The radiation emitted is usually of longer wavelength than that incident or absorbed, e.g., a substance can be irradiated with invisible radiation and emit visible light. X-ray fluorescence is used in diagnosis.
D005456 Fluorescent Dyes Chemicals that emit light after excitation by light. The wave length of the emitted light is usually longer than that of the incident light. Fluorochromes are substances that cause fluorescence in other substances, i.e., dyes used to mark or label other compounds with fluorescent tags. Flourescent Agent,Fluorescent Dye,Fluorescent Probe,Fluorescent Probes,Fluorochrome,Fluorochromes,Fluorogenic Substrates,Fluorescence Agents,Fluorescent Agents,Fluorogenic Substrate,Agents, Fluorescence,Agents, Fluorescent,Dyes, Fluorescent,Probes, Fluorescent,Substrates, Fluorogenic
D016133 Polymerase Chain Reaction In vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments of defined length and sequence from small amounts of short oligonucleotide flanking sequences (primers). The essential steps include thermal denaturation of the double-stranded target molecules, annealing of the primers to their complementary sequences, and extension of the annealed primers by enzymatic synthesis with DNA polymerase. The reaction is efficient, specific, and extremely sensitive. Uses for the reaction include disease diagnosis, detection of difficult-to-isolate pathogens, mutation analysis, genetic testing, DNA sequencing, and analyzing evolutionary relationships. Anchored PCR,Inverse PCR,Nested PCR,PCR,Anchored Polymerase Chain Reaction,Inverse Polymerase Chain Reaction,Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction,PCR, Anchored,PCR, Inverse,PCR, Nested,Polymerase Chain Reactions,Reaction, Polymerase Chain,Reactions, Polymerase Chain

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