Methods of labelling polynucleotides with dibenzorhodamine dyes
First Claim
1. A method of forming a dye-labeled polynucleotide comprising:
- annealing an oligonucleotide primer to a template DNA; and
extending the primer by polymerase-mediated incorporation of one or more nucleotide 5′
-triphosphates;
wherein the primer or at least one of the one or more nucleotide 5′
-triphosphates comprises a dibenzorhodamine dye comprising the structure;
including nitrogen- and aryl-substituted forms thereof;
whereby a dye-labeled polynucleotide is formed.
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Abstract
Dibenzorhodamine compounds having the structure:
are disclosed, including nitrogen- and aryl-substituted forms thereof. In addition, two intermediates useful for synthesizing such compounds are disclosed, a first intermediate having the structure:
including nitrogen- and aryl-substituted forms thereof, and a second intermediate having the structure
including nitrogen- and aryl-substituted forms thereof, wherein substituents at positions C14 to C18 taken separately are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, lower alkyl, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, —CH2OH, alkoxy, phenoxy, linking group, and substituted forms thereof. The invention further includes energy transfer dyes comprising the dibenzorhodamine compounds, nucleosides labeled with the dibenzorhodamine compounds, and nucleic acid analysis methods employing the dibenzorhodamine compounds.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of forming a dye-labeled polynucleotide comprising:
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annealing an oligonucleotide primer to a template DNA; and
extending the primer by polymerase-mediated incorporation of one or more nucleotide 5′
-triphosphates;
wherein the primer or at least one of the one or more nucleotide 5′
-triphosphates comprises a dibenzorhodamine dye comprising the structure;
including nitrogen- and aryl-substituted forms thereof;
whereby a dye-labeled polynucleotide is formed. - 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, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
forming a set of two or more labeled polynucleotides;
resolving two or more labeled polynucleotides contained within the set; and
detecting the resolved labeled polynucleotides.
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4. The method of claim 3 wherein the resolving step is an electrophoretic size-dependent separation process and the one or more labeled polynucleotides are detected by fluorescence.
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5. The method of claim 1 wherein the dibenzorhodamine dye is attached to a nucleotide 5′
- -triphosphate.
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6. The method of claim 5, wherein the dibenzorhodamine dye and the nucleotide 5′
- -triphosphate are attached to each other by a covalent linkage at a position on the nucleotide 5′
-triphosphate selected from the 8-position of a purine nucleobase, the 7- or 8- position of a 7-deazapurine nucleobase, and the 5-position of a pyrimidine nucleobase.
- -triphosphate are attached to each other by a covalent linkage at a position on the nucleotide 5′
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7. The method of claim 6 wherein the linkage is selected from the structures:
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wherein NUC is the nucleobase;
D is the dibenzorhodamine dye;
R3 is H or (C1-C8) alkyl, and X is selected from the structures;
wherein R1 is H or (C1-C8) alkyl, and n ranges from 1 to 5.
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8. The method of claim 1 wherein said extending comprises incorporating at least one 2′
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-dideoxynucleotide 5-triphosphate that comprises said dibenzorhodamine dye.
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9. The method of claim 1 wherein said extending comprises incorporating at least one 2′
- -deoxynucleotide 5′
triphosphate that comprises said dibenzorhodamine dye.
- -deoxynucleotide 5′
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10. The method of claim 1 wherein the dibenzorhodamine dye is attached to the primer.
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11. The method of claim 10, wherein the dibenzorhodamine dye and the primer are attached to each other by covalent linkage at a position on the primer selected from the 8-position of a purine nucleobase, the 7- or 8-position of a 7-deazapurine nucleobase, the 5-position of a pyrimidine nucleobase, and the 5′
- terminus.
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12. The method of claim 11 wherein the linkage comprises an aminohexyl linkage attached to the primer at the 5′
- terminus.
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13. The method of claim 1 wherein the templates DNA comprises one or more variable tandem repeat sequences.
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14. The method of claim 1 wherein the dibenzorhodamine dye comprises
a first bridging group which when taken together with the C-12-bonded nitrogen and the C-12 and C-13 carbons forms a second ring structure having from 4 to 7 ring members; - and and/or
a second bridging group which when taken together with the C-2-bonded-nitrogen and the C-1 and C-2 carbons forms a second ring structure having from 4 to 7 ring members.
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15. The method of claim 14 wherein one or both of the first and second ring structures is/are five membered rings.
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16. The method of claim 15 wherein the five membered ring structure(s) include(s) one gem disubstituted carbon.
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17. The method of claim 14 wherein the five membered ring is not aromatic.
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18. The method of claim 14 wherein the five membered ring is substituted with a linkage.
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19. The method of claim 14 wherein the five membered ring is substituted with a water-solubilizing group.
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20. The method of claim 15 wherein said dye comprises a five membered ring that is substituted with a linkage to said primer or nucleotide 5′
- triphosphate.
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21. The method of claim 1 wherein the linkage is attached at one position selected from the C-2-bonded nitrogen and the C-12-bonded nitrogen of the dibenzorhodamine dye.
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22. The method of claim 1 wherein the dibenzorhodamine dye comprises the structure:
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including aryl-substituted forms thereof; wherein the primer or a nucleotide 5′
-triphosphate is covalently attached to the dye by a linkage at R1, R2 or an aryl substituent position, andR1 and R2 are individually selected from (C1-C8) alkyl, (C2-C8) alkene, (C2-C8) alkyne, phenyl, benzyl, aryl, heterocycle, polycyclic aromatic, water-solubilizing group, and a linkage, including substituted forms thereof.
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23. The method of claim 22 wherein the linkage is attached at one position selected from the C-2-bonded nitrogen and the C-12-bonded nitrogen of the dibenzorhodamine dye.
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24. The method of claim 1 wherein the dibenzorhodamine dye comprises one or more nitrogen substituents selected from (C1-C8) alkyl, (C2-C8) alkene, (C2-C8) alkyne, phenyl, benzyl, aryl, heterocycle, polycyclic aromatic, water-solubilizing group, and a linkage, including substituted forms thereof.
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25. The method of claim 24 wherein the at least one of the one or more nitrogen substituents comprise(s) alkylsufonate.
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26. The method of claim 1 wherein the dibenzorhodamine dye comprises one or more aryl substituents at one or more of positions C-1, C-3 to C-6, C-8 to C-11, and C-13, selected from flourine, chlorine, (C1-C8) alkyl, (C2-C8) alkene, (C2-C8) alkyne, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfone, sulfonamide, sulfoxide, amino, ammonium, amido, nitrile, (C1-C8) alkoxy, phenoxy, aromatic, phenyl, polycyclic aromatic, water-solubilizing group, heterocycle, and a linkage, including substituted formed thereof.
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27. The method of claim 26 wherein at least one of the one or more aryl substituents comprise(s) alkylsulfonate.
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28. The method of claim 26 wherein the dibenzorhodamine dye comprises a water-solubilizing group selected from quaternary amine, sulfate, sulfonate, carboxylate, phosphate, polyether, and boronate.
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29. The method of claim 1 comprising a third bridging group which when taken together with the C-12-bonded nitrogen and the C-11 and C-12 carbons forms a third ring structure having from 5 to 7 ring members;
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a fourth bridging group which when taken together with the C-2-bonded nitrogen and the C-2 and C-3 carbons forms a fourth ring structure having from 5 to 7 ring members.
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30. The method of claim 29 wherein one or both of the third and fourth ring structures is/are six-membered rings.
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31. The method of claim 30 wherein the six membered ring structure(s) include(s) one gem disubstituted carbon.
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32. The method of claim 28 wherein the six membered ring is not aromatic.
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33. The method of claim 27 wherein one or both of the third and fourth ring structures has five members.
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34. The method of claim 33 wherein the five membered ring structure includes one gem disubstituted carbon.
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35. The method of claim 29 wherein one or both of the third and fourth ring structures is/are five-membered rings.
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36. The method of claim 35 wherein the five-membered ring structure(s) include(s) one gem disubstituted carbon.
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37. The method of claim 1 wherein the primer or the nucleotide 5′
- -triphosphate is attached to a donor dye and an acceptor dye; and
at least one of the donor dye and acceptor dye is a dibenzorhodamine dye.
- -triphosphate is attached to a donor dye and an acceptor dye; and
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38. The method of claim 37 wherein the donor dye or acceptor dye is a dibenzorhodamine dye and the donor dye or acceptor dye is a fluorescein dye.
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39. The method of claim 1 wherein the primer or the nucleotide 5′
- -triphosphate comprises a donor dye and an acceptor dye; and
at least one of the donor dye and acceptor dye comprises said dibenzorhodamine dye.
- -triphosphate comprises a donor dye and an acceptor dye; and
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40. The methof of claim 39 wherein one of the donor dye or acceptor dye comprises said dibenzorhodamine dye and the other of the donor dye or acceptor dye comprises a fluorescein dye.
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41. The method of claim 37 wherein the linkage has the structure:
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wherein Z2 is selected from the group consisting of —
NH, sulfur and oxygen; and
R29 is a (C1-C8) alkyl.
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42. The method of claim 41 wherein R22 is a five or six membered ring selected from cyclopentene, cyclohexene, cyclopentadiene, cyclohexadiene, furan, thiofuran, pyrrole, isopyrrole, isoazole, pyrazole, isoimidazole, pyran, pyrone, benzene, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine oxazine, indene, benzofuran, thionaphthene, indole and naphthalene.
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43. The method of claim 41 wherein the linkage has the structure:
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wherein Z2 is selected from the group consisting of —
NH, sulfur and oxygen; and
R29 is a (C1-C8) alkyl.
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44. The method of claim 41 wherein the linkage has the structure:
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