Process for producing two or more copies of nucleic acids in a library, and process for detecting or quantifiying more than one nucleic acid in a library
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1. A process for producing two or more copies of nucleic acids of interest in a library comprising the steps of:
- a) providing;
(i) an array of solid surfaces comprising a plurality of discrete areas;
wherein at least two of said discrete areas each comprises fixed or immobilized thereto;
(1) a first set of nucleic acid primers; and
(2) a second set of nucleic acid primers;
wherein the nucleotide sequences in said first set of nucleic acid primers are different from the nucleotide sequences in said second set of nucleic acid primers;
wherein the nucleotide sequences of a first set of nucleic acid primers of a first discrete area and the nucleotide sequences of a first set of nucleic acid primers of a second discrete area differ from each other by at least one base; and
wherein the nucleotide sequences of the second set of nucleic acid primers of a first discrete area and the nucleotide sequences of the second set of nucleic acid primers of a second discrete area are the same or identical;
(ii) a library of nucleic acid analytes which may contain the nucleic acids of interest;
(iii) polymerizing means for synthesizing nucleic acid copies of said nucleic acids of interest;
b) contacting a fixed or immobilized primer of said first set with a complementary sequence in said nucleic acid of interest;
c) separating said fixed or immobilized extended first primer from said nucleic acid of interest template;
d) extending said fixed or immobilized primer in the first set using said nucleic acid of interest as a template to generate a fixed or immobilized extended first primer;
e) contacting a primer in said second set with a complementary sequence in said extended fixed or immobilized first primer;
f) extending said fixed or immobilized primer in the second set using said fixed or immobilized extended first primer as a template to generate a fixed or immobilized extended second primer;
g) separating said fixed or immobilized extended second primer from said extended first primer template;
h) contacting a fixed or immobilized primer in the first set with a complementary sequence in said fixed or immobilized extended second primer;
i) extending said fixed or immobilized primer in the first set using said fixed or immobilized extended second primer as a template to generate a fixed or immobilized extended first primer;
j) separating said fixed or immobilized extended first primer from said extended second primer template; and
k) repeating steps e) through j) above one or more times.
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Abstract
This invention provides novel compositions and processes for analyte detection, quantification and amplification. Nucleic acid arrays and libraries of analytes are usefully incorporated into such compositions and processes. Universal detection elements, signaling entities and the like are employed to detect and if necessary or desirable, to quantify analytes. Amplification of target analytes are also provided by the compositions and processes of this invention.
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1. A process for producing two or more copies of nucleic acids of interest in a library comprising the steps of:
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a) providing; (i) an array of solid surfaces comprising a plurality of discrete areas; wherein at least two of said discrete areas each comprises fixed or immobilized thereto; (1) a first set of nucleic acid primers; and (2) a second set of nucleic acid primers; wherein the nucleotide sequences in said first set of nucleic acid primers are different from the nucleotide sequences in said second set of nucleic acid primers; wherein the nucleotide sequences of a first set of nucleic acid primers of a first discrete area and the nucleotide sequences of a first set of nucleic acid primers of a second discrete area differ from each other by at least one base; and wherein the nucleotide sequences of the second set of nucleic acid primers of a first discrete area and the nucleotide sequences of the second set of nucleic acid primers of a second discrete area are the same or identical; (ii) a library of nucleic acid analytes which may contain the nucleic acids of interest; (iii) polymerizing means for synthesizing nucleic acid copies of said nucleic acids of interest; b) contacting a fixed or immobilized primer of said first set with a complementary sequence in said nucleic acid of interest; c) separating said fixed or immobilized extended first primer from said nucleic acid of interest template; d) extending said fixed or immobilized primer in the first set using said nucleic acid of interest as a template to generate a fixed or immobilized extended first primer; e) contacting a primer in said second set with a complementary sequence in said extended fixed or immobilized first primer; f) extending said fixed or immobilized primer in the second set using said fixed or immobilized extended first primer as a template to generate a fixed or immobilized extended second primer; g) separating said fixed or immobilized extended second primer from said extended first primer template; h) contacting a fixed or immobilized primer in the first set with a complementary sequence in said fixed or immobilized extended second primer; i) extending said fixed or immobilized primer in the first set using said fixed or immobilized extended second primer as a template to generate a fixed or immobilized extended first primer; j) separating said fixed or immobilized extended first primer from said extended second primer template; and k) repeating steps e) through j) above one or more times. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 33, 35)
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14. A process for detecting or quantifying more than one nucleic acid of interest in a library comprising the steps of:
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a) providing; (i) an array of solid surfaces comprising a plurality of discrete areas; wherein at least two of said discrete areas each comprises fixed or immobilized thereto; (1) a first set of nucleic acid primers; and (2) a second set of nucleic acid primers; wherein the nucleotide sequences in said first set of nucleic acid primers are different from the nucleotide sequences in said second set of nucleic acid primers; wherein the nucleotide sequences of a first set of nucleic acid primers of a first discrete area and the nucleotide sequences of a first set of nucleic acid primers of a second discrete area differ from each other by at least one base; and wherein the nucleotide sequences of the second set of nucleic acid primers of a first discrete area and the nucleotide sequences of the second set of nucleic acid primers of a second discrete area are substantially the same or identical; (ii) a library of nucleic acid analytes which may contain the nucleic acids of interest; (iii) polymerizing means for synthesizing nucleic acid copies of said nucleic acids of interest; and (iv) non-radioactive signal generating means capable of being attached to or incorporated into nucleic acids; b) contacting a fixed or immobilized primer of said first set with a complementary sequence in said nucleic acid of interest; c) extending said fixed or immobilized primer in the first set using said nucleic acid of interest as a template to generate a fixed or immobilized extended first primer; d) separating said fixed or immobilized extended first primer from said nucleic acid of interest template; e) contacting a primer in said second set with a complementary sequence in said extended fixed or immobilized first primer; f) extending said fixed or immobilized primer in the second set using said fixed or immobilized extended first primer as a template to generate an a fixed or immobilized extended second primer; g) separating said fixed or immobilized extended second primer from said extended first primer template; h) contacting a fixed or immobilized primer in the first set with a complementary sequence in said fixed or immobilized extended second primer; i) extending said fixed or immobilized primer in the first set using said fixed or immobilized extended second primer as a template to generate a fixed or immobilized extended first primer; j) separating said fixed or immobilized extended first primer from said extended second primer template; k) repeating steps d) through i) above one or more times; and l) detecting or quantifying by means of said non-radioactive signal generating means attached to or incorporated into any of said extended primers in steps c), f), i), and k). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36)
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