Processes for genetic manipulations using promoters
DCFirst Claim
1. A gene expression library derived from a cell or tissue sample, comprising two or more specific nucleic acid messages of various abundances, whose levels of representation relative to other messages within a population reflect the physiologic state of the sample, thereby permitting diagnosis of a disease or condition, wherein said library is prepared by the following steps:
- (a) adding a primer complex to a population of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) from said cell or cell population, said primer complex comprising;
(i) a primer sequence complementary to a plurality of said population of mRNAs of said cell or cell population, and(ii) a promoter sequence in antisense orientation, wherein said primer complex hybridizes to said plurality population of mRNAs;
(b) synthesizing double-stranded complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) by(i) extending said primer complex to form a first cDNA strand, and(ii) synthesizing a second cDNA strand complementary to said first cDNA strand without using an exogenous primer, wherein said second cDNA strand comprises said promoter sequence in sense orientation;
(c) linearly transcribing multiple copies of double-stranded cDNA into antisense RNAs (aRNAs) initiated from the promoter region of the primer complex; and
(d) quantitating specific aRNAs corresponding to specific mRNAs,wherein a plurality of said aRNAs represents an expression spectrum in said cell or cell population.
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Abstract
This invention relates to the use of promoters for ribonucleic acid amplification and other genetic manipulations. Processes are provided wherein complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) is synthesized from a ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequence using a complementary primer linked to an RNA polymerase promoter region complement and then anti-sense RNA (aRNA) is transcribed from the cDNA by introducing an RNA polymerase capable of binding to the promoter region. Additional processes using the resulting aRNA are also described.
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54 Claims
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1. A gene expression library derived from a cell or tissue sample, comprising two or more specific nucleic acid messages of various abundances, whose levels of representation relative to other messages within a population reflect the physiologic state of the sample, thereby permitting diagnosis of a disease or condition, wherein said library is prepared by the following steps:
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(a) adding a primer complex to a population of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) from said cell or cell population, said primer complex comprising; (i) a primer sequence complementary to a plurality of said population of mRNAs of said cell or cell population, and (ii) a promoter sequence in antisense orientation, wherein said primer complex hybridizes to said plurality population of mRNAs; (b) synthesizing double-stranded complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) by (i) extending said primer complex to form a first cDNA strand, and (ii) synthesizing a second cDNA strand complementary to said first cDNA strand without using an exogenous primer, wherein said second cDNA strand comprises said promoter sequence in sense orientation; (c) linearly transcribing multiple copies of double-stranded cDNA into antisense RNAs (aRNAs) initiated from the promoter region of the primer complex; and (d) quantitating specific aRNAs corresponding to specific mRNAs, wherein a plurality of said aRNAs represents an expression spectrum in said cell or cell population. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An expression library of a cell or cell population, prepared by the following steps:
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(a) adding a primer complex to a population of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) from said cell or cell population, said primer complex comprising; (i) a primer sequence complementary to a plurality of said population of mRNAs of said cell or cell population, and (ii) a promoter sequence in antisense orientation, wherein said primer complex hybridizes to said plurality of said population of mRNAs; (b) synthesizing double-stranded complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) by (i) extending said primer complex to form a first cDNA strand, and (ii) synthesizing a second cDNA strand complementary to said first cDNA strand without using an exogenous primer, wherein said second cDNA strand comprises said promoter sequence in sense orientation; (c) linearly transcribing multiple copies of double-stranded cDNA into antisense RNAs (aRNAs) initiated from the promoter region of the primer complex; and (d) quantitating specific aRNAs corresponding to specific mRNAs, wherein a plurality of said aRNAs represents an expression library in said cell or cell population. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of determining the presence of thalassemia disease, comprising the steps of:
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(a) adding primer complexes to a population of mRNAs from a mammalian cell or cell population, each primer complex comprising; (i) a primer sequence complementary to a plurality of said mRNAs of said cell or cell population, and (ii) a promoter sequence in antisense orientation, wherein said primer complexes hybridize to said plurality of said mRNAs; (b) synthesizing double-stranded complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) by (i) extending said primer complex to form a first cDNA strand, and (ii) synthesizing a second cDNA strand complementary to said first cDNA strand without using an exogenous primer, wherein said second cDNA strand comprises said promoter sequence in sense orientation; (c) linearly transcribing multiple copies of double-stranded cDNA into antisense RNAs (aRNAs) initiated from the promoter region of the primer complexes; and (d) quantitating specific aRNAs corresponding to specific mRNAs; wherein quantitation of said aRNAs generates an expression spectrum reflecting the population of mRNAs in said cell or cell population, allowing for the identification of abnormal hemoglobin gene expression, thus permitting determination of a thalassemia disease. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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- 24. A kit for detecting a thalassemia disease comprising a plurality of primer complex species and instructions for use of said primer complex species in a suitable container means, wherein said primer complex species comprise at least one primer sequence complementary to a plurality of hemoglobin genes and a promoter sequence in antisense orientation.
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26. A method of detecting the expression of mutant hemoglobin genes in a mammalian cell or cell population, comprising the steps:
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(a) adding primer complexes to a population of mRNAs from said mammalian cell or cell population, each primer complex comprising (i) a primer sequence complementary to a plurality of said mRNAs of said cell or cell population, and (ii) a promoter sequence in antisense orientation, wherein said primer complexes hybridize to said plurality of said mRNAs; (b) synthesizing double-stranded complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) by (i) extending said primer complex to form a first cDNA strand, and (ii) synthesizing a second cDNA strand complementary to said first cDNA strand without using an exogenous primer, wherein said second cDNA strand comprises said promoter sequence in sense orientation; (c) linearly transcribing multiple copies of double-stranded cDNA into antisense RNAs (aRNAs) initiated from the promoter region of said primer complexes; and (d) quantitating specific aRNAs corresponding to specific mRNAs; wherein the quantitation of said aRNAs indicates expression of mutant hemoglobin genes in said cell or cell population, as compared to expression of hemoglobin genes in a normal mammalian cell or cell population.
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27. A method of identifying a pathogen-specific nucleic acid sequence in a cell or tissue of a mammal, comprising the steps:
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(a) adding a primer complex to a population of nucleic acid sequences from said cell or tissue, said primer complex comprising (i) a primer sequence complementary to a plurality of pathogen-specific nucleic acid sequences, and (ii) a promoter sequence in antisense orientation, wherein said primer complex hybridizes to said plurality of pathogen-specific nucleic acid sequences; (b) synthesizing double-stranded complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) by (i) extending said primer complex to form a first cDNA strand, and (ii) synthesizing a second cDNA strand complementary to said first cDNA strand without using an exogenous primer, wherein said second cDNA strand comprises said promoter sequence in sense orientation; and (c) linearly transcribing multiple copies of double-stranded cDNA into antisense RNAs (aRNAs) initiated from the promoter region of said primer complex; wherein the presence of said aRNAs is indicative of at least one pathogen-specific nucleic acid sequence in said cell or tissue. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of identifying at least one member of a gene family in a cell or tissue, comprising the steps of:
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(a) adding a primer complex to a population of mRNAs from said cell or tissue, said primer complex comprising; (i) a primer sequence complementary to mRNAs of said gene family, and (ii) a promoter sequence in antisense orientation, wherein said primer complex hybridizes to a commonly shared sequence in said mRNAs of said gene family; (b) synthesizing double-stranded complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) by (i) extending said primer complex to form a first cDNA strand, and (ii) synthesizing a second cDNA strand complementary to said first cDNA strand without using an exogenous primer, wherein said second cDNA strand comprises said promoter sequence in sense orientation; and (c) linearly transcribing multiple copies of double-stranded cDNA into antisense RNAs (aRNAs) initiated from the promoter region of said primer complex; wherein the presence of said aRNAs is indicative of at least one member of a gene family in said cell or tissue. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of identifying alternatively spliced mRNA transcripts of a gene in a cell or tissue, comprising the steps of:
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(a) adding a primer complex to a population of mRNAs from a cell or tissue, said primer complex comprising (i) a primer sequence complementary to said gene, and (ii) a promoter sequence in antisense orientation, wherein said primer complex hybridizes to said MRNA transcripts of said gene; (b) synthesizing double-stranded complementary-deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) by (i) extending said primer complex to form a first cDNA strand, and (ii) synthesizing a second cDNA strand complementary to said first cDNA strand without using an exogenous primer, wherein said second cDNA strand comprises said promoter sequence in sense orientation; and (c) linearly transcribing multiple copies of double-stranded cDNA into antisense RNAs (aRNAs) initiated from the promoter region of said primer complex; wherein the presence of aRNAs of variant lengths reflects alternatively spliced mRNA transcripts of said gene in said cell or tissue. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for identifying genetic polymorphisms of a gene in a cell or cell population, comprising the steps of:
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(a) adding a primer complex to a population of mRNAs from a cell or cell population, the primer complex comprising; (i) a primer sequence complementary to a plurality of mRNAs from said gene, and (ii) a promoter sequence in antisense orientation, wherein the primer complex hybridizes to said plurality of mRNAs; (b) synthesizing double-stranded complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) by (i) extending the primer complex to form a first cDNA strand, and (ii) synthesizing a second cDNA strand complementary to the first cDNA strand without using an exogenous primer, wherein the second cDNA strand comprises said promoter sequence in sense orientation; (c) linearly transcribing multiple copies of double-stranded cDNA into antisense RNA (aRNA) initiated from the promoter region of the primer complex; and (d) determining the sequence of the aRNAs; wherein differences in the aRNA sequences are indicative of genetic polymorphisms in said cell or cell population. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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