The present invention provides a method for measuring cellular nascent nucleic acid synthesis by dual pulse labeling of nucleic acid. The first pulse labeling of nucleic acid with a nucleoside analog allows establishment of a baseline nucleic acid synthesis rate. Pulse labeling of the nucleic acid with a second nucleoside analog then allows measurement of any changes to nucleic acid synthesis. The nucleic acid synthesis can be measured as cell proliferation, DNA, or gene expression, RNA. This method does not require a potentially artifact-inducing intermediary wash step between pulse labels. Additionally, this method may be used to screen compounds for their affect on cellular proliferation by treating cells or an organism with the test compound simultaneous to or before treatment with a competitive nucleoside analog.
本发明提供了一种通过核酸双脉冲标记测量细胞新生核酸合成的方法。用核苷类似物对核酸进行第一次脉冲标记,可以确定核酸合成的基线速率。然后用第二种核苷类似物对核酸进行脉冲标记,以测量核酸合成的任何变化。核酸合成可以用细胞增殖(DNA)或
基因表达(RNA)来测量。这种方法不需要在脉冲标记之间进行可能导致伪影的中间清洗步骤。此外,在用竞争性核苷类似物处理细胞或
生物体的同时或之前,用测试化合物处理细胞或
生物体,这种方法可用于筛选对细胞增殖有影响的化合物。