申请人:MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
公开号:EP1647592A1
公开(公告)日:2006-04-19
A method for modifying a nucleotide chain, which includes: allowing a catabolic enzyme specific to a nucleotide sequence containing a specific base such as hypoxanthine (Hx) to act on a nucleotide chain (I) to be modified having the above described nucleotide sequence containing a specific base on the 3'-terminal side thereof; and forming a functional group (for example, an aldehyde group) capable of binding to a desired modifier (for example, NH2R having an amino group) on the 3'-terminus of the nucleotide chain (I); so as to bind the above described modifier to the 3'-terminus of the nucleotide chain. Using a nucleotide chain as a modification target which has a nucleotide sequence containing a specific base acting as an enzyme substrate on its 3'-terminal side, this method enables decomposition of only the above described nucleotide sequence portion, thereby forming a functional group that reacts with a desired modifier and binds thereto. By this method, a nucleotide chain can directly be modified with a modifier, thereby easily labeling or conjugating the nucleotide chain. Further, when immobilization of a nucleotide chain is intended, stable and strong immobilization can be attained using a modifier as a linker.
一种修饰核苷酸链的方法,包括让对含有特定碱基(如次黄嘌呤(Hx))的核苷酸序列具有特异性的分解酶作用于待修饰的核苷酸链(I),该核苷酸链具有在其 3'- 末端侧含有特定碱基的上述核苷酸序列;并在核苷酸链(I)的 3'末端形成能够与所需修饰剂(例如具有氨基的 NH2R)结合的官能团(例如醛基),从而将上述修饰剂结合到核苷酸链的 3'末端。使用核苷酸链作为修饰靶,该核苷酸链的 3'- 末端含有作为酶底物的特定碱基的核苷酸序列,这种方法可以只分解上述核苷酸序列部分,从而形成与所需修饰剂反应并结合的官能团。通过这种方法,核苷酸链可以直接被修饰剂修饰,从而方便地标记或连接核苷酸链。此外,当需要固定核苷酸链时,使用修饰剂作为连接剂可以实现稳定而牢固的固定。