The invention relates to methods, compositions, and systems for calibrating a fluorescent polynucleotide separation apparatus. One aspect of the invention is multiple color calibration standards and their use. A multiple color calibration standard is a mixture of at least two polynucleotide of different length, wherein each of the polynucleotide is labeled with a spectrally distinct fluorescent dye. Another aspect of the invention is to produce total emission temporal profiles of multiple color calibration standards for use in calibrating fluorescent polynucleotide separation apparatus. The peaks corresponding to the fluorescently labeled polynucleotide in the total emission temporal profile may be detected using a peak detector that is driven by changes in the slopes of the total emission temporal profile. Calibration of fluorescent polynucleotide separation apparatus with various embodiments ofthe methods ofthe invention include the step of identification of the labeled polynucleotide of the multiple color calibration standards. The process of spectral calibration of fluorescent polynucleotide separation apparatus using multiple color calibration standard may include the step of the estimating (extracting) of the dyes' reference spectra, using information from the peak detection process performed on the total emission temporal profile. Other aspects of the invention include systems for separating and detecting fluorescently labeled polynucleotide, wherein the system is designed for spectral calibration in accordance with the subject calibration methods employing multiple color calibration standards. Another aspect of the invention is methods and compositions for detecting the flow of electrical current through a separation channel of a fluorescent polynucleotide separation apparatus. These methods an compositions employ monitoring dyes. Monitoring dyes are fluorescent dyes that are spectrally distinct from the dye on the polynucleotide intended to convey genetic information, e.g., fluorescent polynucleotide sequencing reaction products.
本发明涉及校准荧光多核苷酸分离装置的方法、组合物和系统。本发明的一个方面是多色校准标准及其使用。多色校准标准是至少两种不同长度的多核苷酸的混合物,其中每种多核苷酸都用光谱不同的荧光
染料标记。本发明的另一方面是制作多色校准标准的总发射时间曲线,用于校准荧光多核苷酸分离装置。总发射时间曲线中对应于荧光标记多核苷酸的峰值可使用峰值检测器进行检测,该检测器由总发射时间曲线斜率的变化驱动。用本发明方法的各种实施例校准荧光多核苷酸分离装置,包括识别多色校准标准中的标记多核苷酸的步骤。使用多色校准标准对荧光多核苷酸分离装置进行光谱校准的过程可包括利用在总发射时间曲线上执行的峰值检测过程中获得的信息估算(提取)
染料参考光谱的步骤。本发明的其他方面包括用于分离和检测荧光标记多核苷酸的系统,其中该系统是根据采用多色校准标准的主题校准方法设计的光谱校准系统。本发明的另一方面是检测电流流经荧光多核苷酸分离装置的分离通道的方法和组合物。这些方法和组合物采用监测
染料。监测
染料是一种荧光
染料,在光谱上与多核苷酸上的
染料(如荧光多核苷酸测序反应产物)不同,后者旨在传递遗传信息。