Detection of nucleic acids
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1. A method for detecting an miRNA target, comprising:
- a) providing;
i) a sample suspected of containing an miRNA target, said miRNA target comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region, wherein said first region is downstream of and contiguous to said second region, and wherein said second region is downstream of and contiguous to said third region;
ii) a first oligonucleotide that comprises a 3′
portion that is complementary to said first region of said miRNA target, and a 5′
portion that is not complementary to said miRNA target;
iii) a second oligonucleotide that comprises a 3′
portion that is substantially homologous to a said third region of said miRNA target and a 5′
portion that is not homologous to said third region of said miRNA target;
iv) a reverse transcriptase;
v) a DNA polymerase;
vi) a 5′
nuclease;
vii) a probe oligonucleotide, wherein at least a portion of said probe oligonucleotide is complementary to at least a portion of said second region of said miRNA target; and
viii) a first stacker oligonucleotide comprising a 5′
terminal portion, wherein at least the 5′
terminal portion of said stacker oligonucleotide is complementary to a region in said 5′
portion of said first oligonucleotide adjacent to said 3′
portion of said first oligonucleotide;
b) incubating components (i) through (viii) under conditions such that an invasive cleavage structure forms and is cleaved, wherein under said conditions;
1) said first oligonucleotide hybridizes to said miRNA target and said first stacker oligonucleotide and is extended by said reverse transcriptase to produce a first extended product complementary to said miRNA target;
2) said first extended product is amplified by polymerase chain reaction using said first oligonucleotide and said second oligonucleotide as primers to form an miRNA cDNA target;
3) said probe oligonucleotide and said first oligonucleotide hybridize to said miRNA cDNA target to form an invasive cleavage structure; and
4) said probe oligonucleotide in said invasive cleavage structure is cleaved by said 5′
nuclease to produce non-target cleavage product;
andc) detecting cleavage of said probe oligonucleotide, wherein cleavage of said probe oligonucleotide is indicative of the presence of said miRNA target.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the detection and characterization of small nucleic acid molecules (e.g., RNA (e.g., small RNAs such as micro RNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs)) and other short nucleic acid molecules). More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for the detection and quantification of RNA expression. The present invention further provides for the detection of miRNA and siRNA variants.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting an miRNA target, comprising:
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a) providing; i) a sample suspected of containing an miRNA target, said miRNA target comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region, wherein said first region is downstream of and contiguous to said second region, and wherein said second region is downstream of and contiguous to said third region; ii) a first oligonucleotide that comprises a 3′
portion that is complementary to said first region of said miRNA target, and a 5′
portion that is not complementary to said miRNA target;iii) a second oligonucleotide that comprises a 3′
portion that is substantially homologous to a said third region of said miRNA target and a 5′
portion that is not homologous to said third region of said miRNA target;iv) a reverse transcriptase; v) a DNA polymerase; vi) a 5′
nuclease;vii) a probe oligonucleotide, wherein at least a portion of said probe oligonucleotide is complementary to at least a portion of said second region of said miRNA target; and viii) a first stacker oligonucleotide comprising a 5′
terminal portion, wherein at least the 5′
terminal portion of said stacker oligonucleotide is complementary to a region in said 5′
portion of said first oligonucleotide adjacent to said 3′
portion of said first oligonucleotide;b) incubating components (i) through (viii) under conditions such that an invasive cleavage structure forms and is cleaved, wherein under said conditions; 1) said first oligonucleotide hybridizes to said miRNA target and said first stacker oligonucleotide and is extended by said reverse transcriptase to produce a first extended product complementary to said miRNA target; 2) said first extended product is amplified by polymerase chain reaction using said first oligonucleotide and said second oligonucleotide as primers to form an miRNA cDNA target; 3) said probe oligonucleotide and said first oligonucleotide hybridize to said miRNA cDNA target to form an invasive cleavage structure; and 4) said probe oligonucleotide in said invasive cleavage structure is cleaved by said 5′
nuclease to produce non-target cleavage product;and c) detecting cleavage of said probe oligonucleotide, wherein cleavage of said probe oligonucleotide is indicative of the presence of said miRNA target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for detecting an miRNA target, comprising:
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a) providing; i) a sample suspected of containing an miRNA target, said miRNA target comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region, wherein said first region is downstream of and contiguous to said second region, and wherein said second region is downstream of and contiguous to said third region; ii) a first oligonucleotide that comprises a 3′
portion that is complementary to said first region of said miRNA target, and a 5′
portion that is not complementary to said miRNA target;iii) a second oligonucleotide that comprises a 3′
portion that is substantially homologous to a said third region of said miRNA target and a 5′
portion that is not homologous to said third region of said miRNA target;iv) a reverse transcriptase; v) a DNA polymerase; vi) a FEN-1 endonuclease; vii) a probe oligonucleotide, wherein at least a portion of said probe oligonucleotide is complementary to at least a portion of said second region of said miRNA target; and viii) a first stacker oligonucleotide comprising a 5′
terminal portion, wherein at least the 5′
terminal portion of said stacker oligonucleotide is complementary to a region in said 5′
portion of said first oligonucleotide adjacent to said 3′
portion of said first oligonucleotide;b) incubating components (i) through (viii) under conditions such that an invasive cleavage-structure forms and is cleaved, wherein under said conditions; 1) said first oligonucleotide hybridizes to said miRNA target and said first stacker oligonucleotide and is extended by said reverse transcriptase to produce a first extended product complementary to said miRNA target; 2) said first extended product is amplified by polymerase chain reaction using said first oligonucleotide and said second oligonucleotide as primers to form an miRNA cDNA target; 3) said probe oligonucleotide and said first oligonucleotide hybridize to said miRNA cDNA target to form an invasive cleavage structure; and 4) said probe oligonucleotide in said invasive cleavage structure is cleaved by said FEN-1 endonuclease to produce non-target cleavage product; and c) detecting cleavage of said probe oligonucleotide, wherein cleavage of said probe oligonucleotide is indicative of the presence of said miRNA target. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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