Transient electrical signal based methods and devices for characterizing molecular interaction and/or motion in a sample
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1. A method of characterizing a first molecule X and a second immobilized molecule Y in a sample of a conducting medium, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a system comprising said immobilized second molecule Y, said conducting medium sample, and said first molecule X;
(b) detecting a transient electrical signal produced by a monodirectional movement of said first molecule X through said conducting medium sample relative to said immobilized second molecule Y; and
(c) relating said detected transient electrical signal to at least one characterizing feature of said first molecule X and said second molecule Y in said sample.
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Abstract
Devices for detecting a transient electrical signal in a sample are provided. Also provided are systems that include the subject devices. The subject devices and systems find use in a variety of applications, particularly in the characterization of a sample, and more particularly in the characterization of molecular entities in the sample.
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1. A method of characterizing a first molecule X and a second immobilized molecule Y in a sample of a conducting medium, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a system comprising said immobilized second molecule Y, said conducting medium sample, and said first molecule X;
(b) detecting a transient electrical signal produced by a monodirectional movement of said first molecule X through said conducting medium sample relative to said immobilized second molecule Y; and
(c) relating said detected transient electrical signal to at least one characterizing feature of said first molecule X and said second molecule Y in said sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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34. A method of detecting the occurrence of a polymerase mediated template dependent primer extension reaction in a medium, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a system comprising an immobilized template primer duplex nucleic acid made up of template and primer nucleic acids in contact with said medium, wherein said medium comprises a polymerase and at least one nucleotide;
(b) detecting a transient electrical signal produced in said medium by covalent bonding of said at least one nucleotide to a terminus of said primer nucleic acid; and
(c) relating said detected transient electrical signal to the occurrence of a polymerase mediated template dependent primer extension reaction in said medium.
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50. A method of sequencing a nucleic acid, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a system comprising an immobilized template primer duplex nucleic acid made up of said nucleic acid hybridized to a primer nucleic acid, wherein said immobilized template primer duplex nucleic acid is immobilized on a surface of a working electrode and is in contact with a medium comprising a polymerase and at least one nucleotide;
(b) detecting a transient electrical signal produced in said medium by covalent bonding of said at least one nucleotide to a terminus of said template nucleic acid; and
(c) determining said sequence of said nucleic acid using said detected transient electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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57. A method of detecting the occurrence of a binding event between a first molecule and an immobilized second molecule in a medium, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a system comprising said immobilized second molecule immobilized on a surface of a working electrode and in contact with a medium comprising said first molecule;
(b) detecting a transient electrical signal in said medium produced by a binding event between said first molecule said immobilized second molecule; and
(c) relating said detected transient electrical signal to the occurrence of said binding event between said first and second molecule.
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62. An apparatus comprising:
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(a) a medium containment element containing a medium having a first molecule;
(b) a working electrode having a second molecule immobilized on a surface thereof, wherein said surface is in contact with said medium;
(c) a driver to drive said working electrode; and
(e) a signal processor to obtain a response of said first and to generate a transient electrical signal based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65)
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- 98. A computer readable medium on which is recorded an algorithm for relating a transient electrical signal caused by movement of a first molecule X through a conducting medium relative to second immobilized molecule Y to at least one characterizing feature of said first molecule X and said second molecule Y in said medium.
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