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Duplex Scorpion primers in SNP analysis and FRET applications

Duplex Scorpion primers in SNP analysis and FRET applications
Duplex Scorpion primers in SNP analysis and FRET applications
Scorpions are fluorogenic PCR primers with a probe element attached at the 5'-end via a PCR stopper. They are used in real-time amplicon-specific detection of PCR products in homogeneous solution. Two different formats are possible, the ‘stem–loop’ format and the ‘duplex’ format. In both cases the probing mechanism is intramolecular.

We have shown that duplex Scorpions are efficient probes in real-time PCR. They give a greater fluorescent signal than stem–loop Scorpions due to the vastly increased separation between fluorophore and quencher in the active form. We have demonstrated their use in allelic discrimination at the W1282X locus of the ABCC7 gene and shown that they can be used in assays where fluorescence resonance energy transfer is required.
cystic-fibrosis gene, energy-transfer, dna, fluorescence, identification, hybridization, probes
0305-1048
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Solinas, Antonio
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Brown, Lynda J.
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McKeen, Catherine
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Mellor, John M.
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Nicol, Jamie T.G.
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Thelwell, Nicky
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Brown, Tom
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Solinas, Antonio
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Brown, Lynda J.
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McKeen, Catherine
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Mellor, John M.
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Nicol, Jamie T.G.
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Thelwell, Nicky
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Brown, Tom
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Solinas, Antonio, Brown, Lynda J., McKeen, Catherine, Mellor, John M., Nicol, Jamie T.G., Thelwell, Nicky and Brown, Tom (2001) Duplex Scorpion primers in SNP analysis and FRET applications. Nucleic Acids Research, 29 (20), 1-9. (doi:10.1093/nar/29.20.e96). (PMID:11600715)

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Abstract

Scorpions are fluorogenic PCR primers with a probe element attached at the 5'-end via a PCR stopper. They are used in real-time amplicon-specific detection of PCR products in homogeneous solution. Two different formats are possible, the ‘stem–loop’ format and the ‘duplex’ format. In both cases the probing mechanism is intramolecular.

We have shown that duplex Scorpions are efficient probes in real-time PCR. They give a greater fluorescent signal than stem–loop Scorpions due to the vastly increased separation between fluorophore and quencher in the active form. We have demonstrated their use in allelic discrimination at the W1282X locus of the ABCC7 gene and shown that they can be used in assays where fluorescence resonance energy transfer is required.

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Published date: 15 October 2001
Keywords: cystic-fibrosis gene, energy-transfer, dna, fluorescence, identification, hybridization, probes

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Local EPrints ID: 19623
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/19623
ISSN: 0305-1048
PURE UUID: 6a20bea9-98ed-4cbb-ad4a-be575ce9ecdf
ORCID for Lynda J. Brown: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-0814

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Date deposited: 13 Feb 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:00

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Author: Antonio Solinas
Author: Lynda J. Brown ORCID iD
Author: Catherine McKeen
Author: John M. Mellor
Author: Jamie T.G. Nicol
Author: Nicky Thelwell
Author: Tom Brown

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