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PCR method and related apparatus

a pcr and dna target technology, applied in the field of pcr method, can solve the problems of false positive and false positive, prone to contamination, and inability to analyze multiple dna targets within a sample in the same reaction tube through pcr (known as multiplexing), so as to reduce human error in methods and the potential for contamination.

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-14
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
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[0011] Also provided is a rapid RT-PCR method that is based upon the finding that the reverse transcription reaction of the RT-PCR method need not be performed for longer than about 10 minutes, and preferably only for about two minutes. This rapid step, when coupled with a rapid PCR procedure conducted sequentially with the RT reaction in the same reaction vessel as the RT reaction, permits intraoperative use of the RT-PCR reaction, especially when the entire process is automated.
[0013] The above-described methods may be automated in a cartridge-based system, thereby reducing human error in the methods, as well as the potential for contamination. In an automated system, reagents for the various reactions are added sequentially according to a programmed sequence. A cartridge, for use in an automated system, for performing the described methods also is provided.

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Additionally, it is also very prone to contamination.
The combination of these two above-mentioned factors results in false negative and false positive results respectively.
For technical reasons, analyzing multiple DNA targets within a sample in the same reaction tube through PCR (known as multiplexing) does not work well when the targets are not present in similar abundance at the beginning of the reaction.
Though this method can increase the difference in initial abundance between the two targets that will still result in the successful amplification of both targets, it does not allow for the detection of a rare target in the milieu of a second target that is several orders of magnitude more abundant.
Furthermore, when a rapid QPCR assay is called for, decreasing the primer concentration also worsens quantitation.
A further limitation of current PCR technologies is the time it takes to perform PCR diagnoses.

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One-Tube QRT-PCR

[0070] With the introduction of real-time, fluorescence-based 5′ nuclease PCR (Gibson, U. E., C. A. Heid and P. M. Williams. 1996. A novel method for real time quantitative RT PCR. Genome Res. 6:995-1001; Heid, C. A., J. Stevens, K. J. Livak and P. M. Williams. 1996. Real time quantitative PCR. Genome Res. 6:986-994) and instruments such as the ABI PRISMT™ 7700 (TaqMan®) sequence detector (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., USA), quantitative RT-PCR is now a widely accepted method for measuring gene expression levels. Quantitative RT-PCR is a sensitive technique and is particularly useful for the analysis of samples containing limited amounts of nucleic acids, such as in clinical tissues (Collins, C., J. M. Rommens, D. Kowbel, T. Godrey, M. Tanner, S. I. Hwang, D. Polikoff, G. Nonet et al. 1998. Positional cloning of ZNF217 and NABC1: genes amplified at 20q13.2 and overexpressed in breast carcinoma. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95:8703-8708). When quantitating ...

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Quantitative RT-PCR in Less than Twenty Minutes

[0078] The following is a one-tube two-step assay for quantitative reverse transcription followed by polymerase chain reaction (QRT-PCR), which can be completed in less than twenty minutes using Cepheid's Smart Cycler. Current methods of QRT-PCR for the 5′ fluorogenic assay in the Applied Biosystem's 7700 require more than two hours. By altering primer and probe concentrations and utilizing the fast ramping ability of the Smart Cycler, the reverse transcriptase reaction time was reduced to 2 minutes and the PCR time was reduced to 16 minutes using a 1 second denaturation and a 6 second extension for 40 cycles.

[0079] PCR reactions were designed for β-glucuronidase (β-gus) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) cDNA respectively in 25 μl volumes with the following final concentrations: 400 nM each β-gus PCR primer (GUS-F, 5′-CTC ATT TGG AAT TTT GCC GAT T-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 3); (GUS-R, 5′-CCG AGT GAA GAT CCC CTT TTT A-3′)(SEQ ID NO: 4) or CEA p...

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Rapid QRT-PCR: Multiplexed Assay

[0093] The Smart Cycler is currently capable of 4-color fluorescence detection and therefore allows multiplexing of QRT-PCR reactions. One goal is to multiplex internal controls for RT-PCR, an endogenous reference gene control to correct for RNA input, and the target gene (for example CEA) all in one tube. Initial tests multiplexing βGUS and CEA worked well at moderate CEA mRNA levels but failed when very low levels of CEA were present. Thus, the sensitivity of this reaction was not adequate for micrometastasis detection. One method to overcome this is to limit the amount of PCR primer used for the endogenous control gene. Theoretically this allows the rare CEA mRNA species to more effectively compete for PCR reagents, especially in later cycles. Attempts to do this with β-Gus, or a second endogenous control gene (18s ribosomal RNA), also failed to give adequate sensitivity.

[0094] It was hypothesized that the problem lay in the initial cycles, when...

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Abstract

A method for balancing multiplexed PCR methods is provided. In the method, two or more sequential temporal PCR stages are used to effectively separate two or more PCR reactions in a single tube as an alternative to primer limiting to modulate the relative rate of production of a first amplicon by a first primer set and a second amplicon by a second primer set during the first and second amplification stages. Also provided are rapid RT-PCR methods that find particular use in intraoperative diagnoses and prognoses, for instance in diagnosing malignant esophageal adenocarcenoma by determining expression levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in sentinel lymph nodes.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 090,326, filed Mar. 4, 2002, which, in turn, claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Application Ser. No. 60 / 273,277, filed Mar. 2, 2001, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERAL SUPPORT [0002] This invention was made with government support under Grant No. CA90665-01, awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in this invention.BACKGROUND [0003] This Application discloses a rapid PCR method, with particular focus on a rapid multiplex QRT-PCR method and related compositions and apparatus. [0004] Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a powerful tool in the field of molecular biology. This technique allows for replicating / amplifying trace amounts DNA fragments into quantities that can be analyzed in a meaningful way. As such this technology has been ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12Q1/68C12P19/34C12N15/00C12N15/09G01N33/53C12Q1/02C12Q1/6851C12Q1/6886
CPCC12Q1/6851C12Q1/6886C12Q2537/143C12Q2527/107C12Q2561/101C12Q2600/158C12Q2600/16C12Q2600/166
Inventor GODFREY, TONYLUKETICH, JAMESRAJA, SIVAKELLY, LORIFINKELSTEIN, SYDNEY
Owner UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
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