Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 33(12), 1457 (2017).
A Fluorescence Quenching Assay Based on Molecular Beacon Formation through a Ligase Detection Reaction for Facile and Rapid Detection of Point Mutations
Kensuke SAWAMURA and Masahiko HASHIMOTO
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University, 1-3 Tataramiyakodani, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0321, Japan
A fluorescence quenching assay based on a ligase detection reaction was developed for facile and rapid detection of point mutations present in a mixed population of non-variant DNA. If the test DNA carried a targeted mutation, then the two allele-specific primers were ligated to form a molecular beacon resulting in the expected fluorescence quenching signatures. Using this method, we successfully detected as low as 5% mutant DNA in a mixture of wild-type DNA (t test at 99% confidence level).
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