Dual nucleic acid probes with resonance energy transfer moieties are provided. In particular, fluorescent or luminescent resonance energy transfer moieties are provided on hairpin stem-loop molecular beacon probes that hybridize sufficiently near each other on a subject nucleic acid, e.g. mRNA, to generate an observable interaction. The invention also provides lanthanide chelate luminescent resonance energy transfer moieties on linear and stem-loop probes that hybridize sufficiently near each other on a subject nucleic acid to generate an observable interaction. The invention thereby provides detectable signals for rapid, specific and sensitive hybridization determination in vivo. The probes are used in methods of detection of nucleic acid target hybridization for the identification and quantification of tissue and cell-specific gene expression levels, including response to external stimuli, such as drug candidates, and genetic variations associated with disease, such as cancer.
提供带有谐振能量转移基团的双核酸探针。具体来说,在发明中,在发生足够接近的发夹式干环分子信标探针上提供了荧光或发光谐振能量转移基团,这些探针在主体核酸(如mRNA)上发生足够接近的杂交以产生可观察的相互作用。该发明还提供了在线性和发夹式探针上的
镧系螯合物发光谐振能量转移基团,这些探针在主体核酸上发生足够接近的杂交以产生可观察的相互作用。因此,该发明提供了用于体内快速、特异和敏感的杂交测定的可检测信号。这些探针用于检测核酸靶标的杂交的方法,以确定和量化组织和细胞特异
基因表达
水平,包括对外部刺激(如药物候选物)的反应,以及与疾病(如癌症)相关的遗传变异。