申请人:Sequenom, Inc.
公开号:US06818394B1
公开(公告)日:2004-11-16
Processes and kits for immobilizing a high density of nucleic acids on an insoluble surface, which are particularly useful for mass spectrometric detection of nucleic acids, are disclosed. Arrays containing the immobilized nucleic acids and use of the immobilized nucleic acids in a variety of solid phase nucleic acid chemistry applications, including nucleic acid synthesis (chemical and enzymatic), hybridization and/or extension, and sequencing, are provided. Serial and parallel dispensing tools that can deliver defined volumes of fluid to generate multi-element arrays of sample material on a substrate surface are further provided. Tools provided herein can include an assembly of vesicle elements, or pins, wherein each of the pins can include a narrow interior chamber suitable for holding nanoliter volumes of fluid. Methods for dispensing tools that can be employed to generate multi-element arrays of sample material on a substrate surface are also provided. The tool can dispense a spot of fluid to a substrate surface by spraying the fluid from the pin, contacting the substrate surface or forming a drop that touches against the substrate surface. The tool can form an array of sample material by dispensing sample material in a series of steps, while moving the pin to different locations above the substrate surface to form the sample array, The prepared sample arrays may be passed to a plate assembly that disposes the sample arrays for analysis by mass spectrometry.
本发明公开了用于将高密度核酸固定在不溶性表面上的工艺和试剂盒,特别适用于质谱检测核酸。本发明还提供了包含固定核酸的阵列,并将固定核酸用于各种固相核酸化学应用,包括核酸合成(化学和酶促)、杂交和/或延伸以及测序。此外,还提供了串行和并行分配工具,可提供定义的液体体积,以在基板表面生成多元素样品阵列。所提供的工具可以包括一个小泡元件或针,其中每个针可以包括一个适用于容纳纳升级液体的窄内腔。还提供了用于分配工具的方法,可用于在基板表面上生成多元素样品阵列。该工具可以通过从针喷射液体、接触基板表面或形成接触基板表面的液滴,向基板表面分配液体斑点。该工具可以通过在移动针到基板表面上不同位置的同时,在一系列步骤中分配样品材料来形成样品阵列。制备好的样品阵列可以传递给一个板组件,该板组件将样品阵列放置以通过质谱分析进行分析。