for diagnostics. Here we describe that modified dGTP analogues as well as modified primers are able to sense the presence or absence of a single methylation of C, even though this modification does not interfere directly with Watson-Crick nucleobase pairing. By screening several modified nucleotide scaffolds, O(6)-modified 2'-deoxyguanosine analogues were identified as discriminating between C and 5mC
5-Methyl-2'-deoxycytosine 是真核细胞中最常见的 DNA 表观遗传标记,在
基因调控中起关键作用,并影响发育和癌变等各种细胞过程。因此,5mC的检测可以作为诊断的重要
生物标志物。在这里,我们描述了修饰的 dGTP 类似物以及修饰的引物能够感知 C 的单个甲基化是否存在,即使这种修饰不会直接干扰 Watson-Crick 核碱基配对。通过筛选几个修饰的核苷酸支架,O(6)-修饰的
2'-脱氧鸟苷类似物被确定为区分 C 和 5mC。这些修饰的核苷酸可能会在位点特异性 5mC 检测中得到应用,例如,通过实时 PCR 方法。