A nucleic acid hybridization assay involving a labeled probe and formation of a hybrid having epitopes for an antibody reagent. The label provides a detectable response which is measurably different when the labeled probe is comprised in a hybrid that is bound by the antibody reagent compared to when not comprised in such a hybrid. Particularly useful antibody reagents are antibodies such as anti-DNA'RNA, anti-RNA'RNA and antibodies to intercalated duplexes which do not bind substantially to single stranded nucleic acids. Modulation of the label response can be accomplished in a variety of ways such as by steric inactivation or hindrance or by labeling the antibody reagent with a second label which interacts with the first label. The assay is particularly advantageous because no separation of hybridized and unhybridized probe is required.
一种核酸杂交试验,涉及标记探针和具有
抗体试剂表位的杂交体的形成。当标记探针与
抗体试剂结合的杂交体中含有标记探针时,与不含有标记探针的杂交体中含有标记探针时相比,标记探针会产生可测量的不同反应。特别有用的
抗体试剂是抗 DNA'RNA、抗 RNA'RNA 和不与单链核酸结合的夹层双链
抗体。标记反应的调节可以通过多种方式实现,如立体失活或阻碍,或用与第一个标记相互作用的第二个标记对
抗体试剂进行标记。由于无需分离杂交探针和未杂交探针,因此这种检测方法特别有优势。