申请人:Toray Industries, Inc.
公开号:EP2891721A1
公开(公告)日:2015-07-08
A method for detecting a target nucleic acid, which enables highly sensitive detection of the target nucleic acid without lowering the detection sensitivity (S/N ratio) even by use of a reduced amount of a detection probe, is disclosed. The method for detecting a target nucleic acid is based on sandwich hybridization using a detection probe that hybridizes with the target nucleic acid, and a capture probe immobilized on a support. In this method, at least one nucleic acid base in the nucleic acid molecule(s) of the detection probe and/or capture probe is substituted with a photoreactive group. The method comprises the step of irradiating, with light, a complex formed by hybridization between the target nucleic acid and the detection probe and/or capture probe to allow formation of a covalent bond(s) between the photoreactive group(s) and a nucleic acid base(s) in the target nucleic acid.
本发明公开了一种检测目标核酸的方法,即使使用较少量的检测探针,也能对目标核酸进行高灵敏度检测,而不会降低检测灵敏度(信噪比)。这种检测目标核酸的方法基于三明治杂交法,使用与目标核酸杂交的检测探针和固定在支持物上的捕获探针。在该方法中,检测探针和/或捕获探针的核酸分子中至少有一个核酸碱基被光活性基团取代。该方法包括以下步骤:用光照射目标核酸与检测探针和/或捕获探针杂交形成的复合物,使光活性基团与目标核酸中的核酸碱基形成共价键。