Identification of molecular sequence signatures and methods involving the same
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing a mRNA, said mRNA comprising one or more exons having an order, said order defined by one or more sequence signatures, each said one or more sequence signatures comprising a sequence spanning two exons, said method comprising;
- providing said mRNA;
processing said mRNA to provide labeled nucleic acid fragments corresponding to said exons and said sequence signatures;
hybridizing said labeled fragments to a nucleic acid array, wherein said nucleic acid array comprises probes corresponding to said one or more exons and to said one or more sequence signatures; and
determining the identity of said sequence signatures and order of each said one or more exons to analyze the mRNA.
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Abstract
Novel means and methods for analyzing hybridization data derived from hybridization assays between a target nucleic acid and differently sequenced polynucleotide probes involve selecting probe sets that define reference sequences for sequence signatures and deriving useful data about the nature of the target nucleic acid molecule based on its hybridization to the probes. The methods are useful for determining whether the target contains a nucleic acid or polypeptide sequence signature, whether the target encodes a member of a gene family, or whether the target is derived from one of any number of genes.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing a mRNA, said mRNA comprising one or more exons having an order, said order defined by one or more sequence signatures, each said one or more sequence signatures comprising a sequence spanning two exons, said method comprising;
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providing said mRNA; processing said mRNA to provide labeled nucleic acid fragments corresponding to said exons and said sequence signatures; hybridizing said labeled fragments to a nucleic acid array, wherein said nucleic acid array comprises probes corresponding to said one or more exons and to said one or more sequence signatures; and determining the identity of said sequence signatures and order of each said one or more exons to analyze the mRNA. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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