Detecting SNPs Using a Synthetic Nanopore (original) (raw)

We have discovered a voltage threshold for permeation through a synthetic nanopore of dsDNA bound to a restriction enzyme that depends on the sequence. Molecular dynamic simulations reveal that the threshold is associated with a nanonewton force required to rupture the DNA−protein complex. A single mutation in the recognition site for the restriction enzyme, i.e., a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), can easily be detected as a change in the threshold voltage. Consequently, by measuring the threshold voltage in a synthetic nanopore, it may be possible to discriminate between two variants of the same gene (alleles) that differ in one base.

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