Multicolor molecular beacons for allele discrimination (original) (raw)
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Abstract
Molecular beacons are hairpin-shaped oligonucleotide probes that report the presence of specific nucleic acids in homogenous solutions. When they bind to their targets they undergo a conformationsl reorganization that restores the fluorescence of an internally quenched fluorophore. We found that their hairpin conformation enables the use of a wide variety of differently colored fluorophores. Using several molecular beacons, each designed to recognize a different target and each labeled with a different fluorophore, we demonstrate that multiple targets can be distinguished in the same solution, even if they differ from one another by as little as a single nucleotide. A comparison of “hairpin probes” with corresponding “linear probes” confirms that the presence of the hairpin stem in molecular beacons significantly enhances their specificity.
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Sanjay Tyagi, Diana P. Bratu & Fred Russell Kramer
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Tyagi, S., Bratu, D. & Kramer, F. Multicolor molecular beacons for allele discrimination.Nat Biotechnol 16, 49–53 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0198-49
- Received: 03 October 1997
- Accepted: 04 December 1997
- Issue Date: 01 January 1998
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0198-49