EMBODIMENTS OF A PROBE AND METHOD FOR TARGETING NUCLEIC ACIDS
First Claim
1. A double stranded probe, comprising:
- a pair of monomers comprising a first monomer having a formula
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments concern a probe comprising one or more pairs of monomers capable of targeting a nucleic acid target. The pair of monomers may be arranged in a manner that promotes thermoinstability of the probe complex, thus producing a probe capable of locating and/or detecting a target. The probe also may comprise one or more natural or non-natural nucleotides capable of Watson-Crick base pairing with an isosequential nucleic acid target. Particular disclosed embodiments concern a method of using the disclosed probe to target nucleic acids. In particular disclosed embodiments, the probe may be incubated with a target nucleic acid and then be detected.
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79 Claims
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1. A double stranded probe, comprising:
a pair of monomers comprising a first monomer having a formula - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 16, 17, 20, 22, 25, 26, 28, 33, 36, 39, 40, 43)
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44. A method for associating a probe with a target, comprising:
selecting a double stranded probe comprising a monomer having a formula - View Dependent Claims (45, 47, 50, 51, 55, 65, 69, 70)
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78. A kit, comprising:
a double stranded nucleic acid probe comprising a pair of monomers comprising a first monomer having a formula
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