Nucleic acid ligand binding site identification
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1. A method for identifying a nucleic acid binding protein'"'"'s binding site on a region of a DNA or RNA comprising:
- a) providing a nucleic acid ligand to the nucleic acid binding protein wherein said ligand has a sequence and a structure selected from the group consisting of loops, stems, hairpins, pseudoknots, helices and bulges;
b) adding said nucleic acid ligand to said nucleic acid binding protein and said DNA or RNA region; and
c) determining whether said added nucleic acid ligand inhibits said protein from binding to said RNA or DNA region, whereby if the nucleic acid ligand is inhibitory, the sequence or structure of said inhibitory nucleic acid ligand assists in the identification of the binding site in the DNA or RNA region or its structure.
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This invention comprises nucleic acid ligand for use as a diagnostic reagent for detecting the presence or absence of a target molecule in a sample, and a diagnostic reagent to measure the amount of a target molecule in a sample. In a preferred embodiment the nucleic acid ligands are identified by the method of the invention referred to as the Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment (SELEX), wherein a candidate mixture of nucleic acids are iteratively enriched in high affinity nucleic acids and amplified by further partitioning.
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1. A method for identifying a nucleic acid binding protein'"'"'s binding site on a region of a DNA or RNA comprising:
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a) providing a nucleic acid ligand to the nucleic acid binding protein wherein said ligand has a sequence and a structure selected from the group consisting of loops, stems, hairpins, pseudoknots, helices and bulges;
b) adding said nucleic acid ligand to said nucleic acid binding protein and said DNA or RNA region; and
c) determining whether said added nucleic acid ligand inhibits said protein from binding to said RNA or DNA region, whereby if the nucleic acid ligand is inhibitory, the sequence or structure of said inhibitory nucleic acid ligand assists in the identification of the binding site in the DNA or RNA region or its structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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