A DNA sequencing system and method are described to detect the presence of radiant energy emitted from different excited reporter dye-labeled species (DNA fragments) following separation in time and/or space, and the identity of the species which emit radiant energy closely spaced in wavelength. Functions of the emitted energy are obtained which vary over the wavelengths of the closely spaced spectra in different senses and the functions ratioed, whereby the ratio is indicative of the identity of the DNA fragments. The emitting portion of the reporter-labeled DNA fragment is preferably one of a family of fluorescent dyes based on 9-carboxyethyl-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthene. These xanthene dyes are covalently attached to the DNA fragments through the carboxylic acid functionality, preferably via an amide linkage. The dyes may be protected by including an alkoxy group at the 9-position. A spacer may be inserted between the dye and the amine. The fluorescent dye preferably is attached to the DNA chain terminators and provides many advantages. Thus only DNA sequencing fragments resulting from bona fide termination events will carry a reporter. The DNA sequencing may also be labeled using the xanthene dyes which have general utility as fluorescent labels. Also acyclonucleoside triphosphates are described as being useful as chain terminators in DNA sequencing using a modification of the Sanger method.
本文描述了一种DNA测序系统和方法,用于检测不同激发报告
染料标记物(DNA片段)在时间和/或空间分离后发出的辐射能量的存在,并且发出辐射能量的标记物种类在波长上密集排列。通过获取在不同光谱密集区域波长上变化的发射能量的功能,并对这些功能进行比率,从而比率指示DNA片段的标识。最好的报告
染料标记DNA片段的发射部分是基于9-羧基乙基-6-羟基-3-氧代-3H-黄色素的一族荧光
染料之一。这些黄色素
染料通过
羧酸官能团,最好通过酰胺键连接到DNA片段上。
染料可以通过在9位位置包含烷氧基来保护。在
染料和胺之间可以插入一个间隔物。荧光
染料最好连接到DNA链终止子上,并提供许多优点。因此,只有由真正终止事件产生的DNA测序片段才会携带报告物。DNA测序也可以使用黄色素
染料标记,这些
染料具有荧光标记的通用性。此外,还描述了使用Sanger方法的修饰来使用无环核苷酸
三磷酸盐作为DNA测序中的链
终止剂。