394 results about "Nucleotide composition" patented technology

The invention concerns a method for the targeted selection of a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) consisting of two single strands that exhibits increased effectiveness in inhibiting the expression of a target gene by means of RNA interference, whereby the sequences of the single strands of the dsRNA are selected in such a way that on both ends of the dsRNA the last complementary nucleotide pair is a G-C, or at least two of the last four complementary nucleotide pairs are G-C pairs; whereby the dsRNA exhibits a single-stranded overhang consisting of 1 to 4 unpaired nucleotides at the first end, and no overhang at the second end; whereby the unpaired nucleotide of the single-stranded overhang that is directly adjacent to the last complementary nucleotide pair contains a purine base.

Labelled nucleotides and polynucleotides useful in the sequencing of nucleic acids are described. Methods of preparing photocleavable marker nucleotides and photocleavable marker-polynucleotide conjugates are described. Such photocleavable markere nucleotides can be incorporated into nucleic acid so as to create photocleavable marker-polynucleotide conjugates.

The present invention relates to preparation of nucleotide compositions and uses thereof for conducting nucleic acid analyses. The compositions and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for nucleic acid analyses that require high-resolution detection of labeled nucleotides or labeled nucleic acid targets.

Embodiments of labeled nucleotide compositions are described. Methods are described in which a sample containing RNA is contacted with an enzyme having an RNA ligation activity in the presence of a labeled nucleotide composition to provide labeled RNA. Methods of performing an array analysis of a labeled RNA sample are also described.

The present invention provides novel nucleotide compositions that enable the detection of DNA synthesis products and methods for use thereof. In one embodiment, the method can be used in PCR and allows the progress of the reaction to be monitored as it occurs. In one embodiment, the invention employs at least one fluorescence-quenched oligonucleotide that can prime DNA extension reactions. In a second embodiment, the invention employs at least one fluorescence-quenched oligonucleotide that can function as a template for DNA extension reactions. In both embodiments, the oligonucleotide also functions as a probe for detecting the progress of successive extension reaction cycles. Signal detection is dependent upon DNA synthesis and can occur with or without probe cleavage.

The invention discloses cathelicidin-BF and a gene and application thereof, which belong to the field of biomedicine. The cathelicidin-BF is straight chain polypeptide and contains thirty amino acid residues, the molecular weight is 3,637.54Da, and the isoelectric point is 11.79. The complete sequence of the cathelicidin-BF is lysine-phenyl alanine-phenyl alanine-arginine-lysine-leucine- lysine-lysine-serine-valine-lysine-lysine-arginine-lactamine-lysine-glutamic acid-phenyl alanine- phenyl alanine-lysine-lysine-proline-arginine-valine-isoleucine-glycin-valine-serine-isoleucine- praline-phenyl alanine. The gene for encoding the cathelicidin-BF consists of 750 ribonucleotides, wherein 484th to 573rd ribonucleotides are used for encoding a mature peptide part. The cathelicidin-BF has small molecular weight, strong sterilization effect, and quick action time, and has quite strong killing function to a plurality of kinds of clinical drug-fast bacteria. In addition, the cathelicidin-BF also has the advantages of broad-spectrum antibiotics, salt independence and so on.

The present invention relates to preparation of nucleotide compositions and uses thereof for conducting nucleic acid analyses. The compositions and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for nucleic acid analyses that require high-resolution detection of labeled nucleotides or labeled nucleic acid targets.

Disclosed are synthetic oligonucleotides having a nucleotide sequences specifically complementary to nucleotides 324 to 345 of a conserved gag region of the HIV-1 genome, the oligonucleotide consisting of 21 nucleotides which are linked via phosphorothioate internucleotide linkages. Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting and treating HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection.

Provided herein are methods and systems for detecting and / or sorting targets in a sample based on the combined use of polynucleotide-encoded protein and- substrate polynucleotides. The polyhucleotide-encoded protein is comprised of a protein that specifically binds to a predetermined target and of an encoding polynucleotide that specifically binds to a substrate polynucleotide, wherein the substrate polynucleotide is attached to a substrate.

This invention is directed to a method of preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with platelet aggregation. The method is also directed to a method of treating thrombosis or related disorders. The method comprises administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a non-nucleotide compound, preferably a P2Y12 receptor antagonist compound, wherein said amount is effective to inhibit platelet aggregation, preferably in a reversible manner. The compounds useful for this invention include compounds of general Formulae I and III-XII, or salts, hydrates, and solvates thereof. The present invention also provides novel compounds of Formulae I and III-XII.

A method of determining the base sequence of a nucleic acid characterized by involving: the step of amplifying a template nucleic acid in the presence of at least two primers each having a tag sequence, a primer specific to the template nucleic acid and a DNA polymerase, wherein the primers having tag sequences have each the tag sequence in the 5'-terminal side thereof and a specific base sequence consisting of three or more nucleotides in the 3'-terminal side; and the step of directly sequencing the amplified fragments obtained in the above step.

The invention discloses dsRNA (double-stranded ribonucleic acid) and application to aphid growth inhibition. The dsRNA provided by the invention is dsRNA as expressed by 1) or 2) as follows: 1) dsRNA consisting of ribonucleic acid as shown by a sequence 4 in a sequence table and ribonucleic acid as shown by a reverse complementary sequence of the sequence 4; and 2) dsRNA consisting of ribonucleicacid as shown by a sequence 5 in the sequence table and ribonucleic acid as shown by a reverse complementary sequence of the sequence 5. According to experiments, the obtained dsRNA of a conserved sequence of cytochrome P450cDNA (complementary deoxyribonucleic acid) of English grain aphids and green peach aphids can inhibit growth and development of the English grain aphids and the green peach aphids and can cause a lethal effect by adopting a method of feeding the dsRNA in vitro and using an RNAi (ribonucleic acid interfere) technology to silence the in-vivo cytochrome p450 of the English grain aphids and the green peach aphids.

The present invention relates in one aspect to a method for analysing the frequency of interaction of a target nucleotide sequence with one or more nucleotide sequences of interest (eg. one or more genomic loci) comprising the steps of: (a) providing a sample of cross-linked DNA; (b) digesting the cross-linked DNA with a primary restriction enzyme; (c) ligating the cross-linked nucleotide sequences; (d) reversing the cross linking; (e) optionally digesting the nucleotide sequences with a secondary restriction enzyme; (f) optionally ligating one or more DNA sequences of known nucleotide composition to the available secondary restriction enzyme digestion site(s) that flank the one or more nucleotide sequences of interest; (g) amplifying the one or more nucleotide sequences of interest using at least two oligonucleotide primers, wherein each primer hybridises to the DNA sequences that flank the nucleotide sequences of interest; (h) hybridising the amplified sequence(s) to an array; and (i) determining the frequency of interaction between the DNA sequences.

The present invention is directed to a method of treating pain. The method comprises administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a P2X receptor antagonist. The methods of the present invention are useful in reducing pain, such as traumatic pain, neuropathic pain, organ pain and / or pain associated with diseases. The P2X receptor antagonists useful for this invention are non-nucleotide compounds of general Formula I. Compounds of Formula I can be used alone to treat pain. Compounds of Formula I can also be used in conjunction with other therapeutic agents or adjunctive therapies commonly used to treat pain, thus enhancing the therapeutic effect of pain reduction.

Isolated nucleotide compositions and sequences are provided for Arabidopsis thaliana genes. The nucleic acid compositions find use in identifying homologous or related genes; in producing compositions that modulate the expression or function of its encoded protein, mapping functional regions of the protein; and in studying associated physiological pathways. The genetic sequences may also be used for the genetic manipulation of cells, particularly of plant cells. The encoded gene products and modified organisms are useful for screening of biologically active agents, e.g. fungicides, insecticides, etc.; for elucidating biochemical pathways; and the like.

The invention discloses an amplification primer for a grouper catostomidae mitochondrial genome complete sequence and a design method thereof, relates to groupers, and particularly relates to 16 pairs of amplification primers mainly used for specifically amplifying most grouper catostomidae mitochondrial genome complete sequences and a design method thereof. The invention provides an amplification primer for a grouper catostomidae mitochondrial genome complete sequence, a design method thereof and application thereof. The amplification primer for the grouper catostomidae mitochondrial genome complete sequence consists of 16 pairs of single-chain oligonucleotides, wherein each pair consists of one light-chain primer and one heavy-chain primer. The amplification primer for the grouper catostomidae mitochondrial genome complete sequence can be used in the aspects of variety authentication, geographical population authentication, germplasm resource evaluation and the like.

The present invention relates in one aspect to a method for analysing the frequency of interaction of a target nucleotide sequence with one or more nucleotide sequences of interest (eg. one or more genomic loci) comprising the steps of: (a) providing a sample of cross-linked DNA; (b) digesting the cross-linked DNA with a primary restriction enzyme; (c) ligating the cross-linked nucleotide sequences; (d) reversing the cross linking; (e) digesting the nucleotide sequences with a secondary restriction enzyme; (f) ligating one or more DNA sequences of known nucleotide composition to the available secondary restriction enzyme digestion site(s) that flank the one or more nucleotide sequences of interest; (g) amplifying the one or more nucleotide sequences of interest using at least two oligonucleotide primers, wherein each primer hybridises to the DNA sequences that flank the nucleotide sequences of interest; (h) hybridising the amplified sequence(s) to an array or sequencing the amplified sequences; and (i) determining the frequency of interaction between the DNA sequences.

The invention discloses a single-chain molecular identifier adapter and a single-chain DNA database creating method and application thereof to circulating tumor DNA detection. The single-chain molecular identifier adapter comprises a stem structure formed by 14 base pairing, a sequencing primer sequence and a molecular identifier sequence formed by 8 random nucleotides, wherein a base 'U' is inserted between the sequencing primer sequence and a stem structure sequence, and a stem-loop structure can be formed by annealing denaturation of the single-chain nucleotide sequence. By single-chain DNAdatabase creating, technical problems of low sensitivity, fragmentation, low concentration and short ctDNA fragments in liquid biopsy in application of an existing detection technique are solved. Accurately distinguishing whether sequencing reads identical in genome coordinate beginning and end loci come from cfDNA released by the same one or multiple germinal cell is realized, sequencing reads derived from original positive and negative chains of the same cell are paired for analysis, and accordingly sequencing rehandling is reduced, and the distinguishing rate of false positive mutation isincreased.

The invention discloses a circular RNA-MET gene in liver cancer as well as an expression method and a fluorescent quantitative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) detection method of the circular RNA-MET gene. The cDNA nucleotide sequence of the circular RNA-MET gene in the liver cancer is shown by SEQ ID NO:1. By designing a specific primer capable of amplifying the circular RNA, the circular RNA of the MET gene is amplified out by PCR, and an accurate cyclization site of circular RNA-MET is measured by a method for sequencing a PCR product namely cloned DNA; and the MET gene is determined to objectively contain the circular RNA consisting of 1214 nucleotides. By using the fluorescent quantitative PCR detection method of the circular RNA-MET gene in the liver cancer, the existence and expressive differences of the circular RNA-MET in samples of liver cancer cells and liver cancer clinical tissues can be specifically detected. The invention can provide an ideal gene detection method for early clinical diagnosis of liver cancer.

The invention discloses application of two dsRNAs (double-stranded ribonucleic acids) and combination thereof in controlling aphid damage. The dsRNA provided by the invention is disclosed as 1), 2) or 3): 1) dsRNA composed of nucleotide disclosed as Sequence 4 in the sequence table and nucleotide disclosed as reverse complementary sequence thereof; 2) dsRNA composed of nucleotide disclosed as Sequence 5 in the sequence table and nucleotide disclosed as reverse complementary sequence thereof; and 3) composed of the following two dsRNAs: dsRNA disclosed as 1) and dsRNA disclosed as 2). The experiment proves that dsRNAs of grain aphid growth and development related gene 23028 and salivary secretion protein gene coo2 are obtained, and the grain aphid in-vivo growth and development related gene 23028 and salivary secretion protein gene coo2 are silenced by an in-vitro dsRNA feeding method by using an RNAi (ribonucleic acid interference) technique, thereby resulting in hindrance of grain aphid growth and development and generating lethal effect.

The invention discloses a nucleotide composition, a kit containing nucleotide and a detection method. When a sample to be detected contains target molecules to be detected, a large amount of single-chain products can be obtained through subjecting a composition II and a primer pair, which are designed in the invention, to an asymmetric PCR, these single-chain products can be hybridized with a silver nanocluster probe prepared by using a composition I designed in the invention and then can emit fluorescence, and thus, the visible detection on the target molecules to be detected is achieve; thedisadvantage that the traditional methods are dependent on instrument discrimination is overcome, a visualized qualitative quantitative novel detection method which is independent of complicated instruments is established, the existing detection techniques and methods are enriched, and thus, a way of think and a technical base are provided for applying silver nano clusters in the aspect of transgenosis in the future. In a specific embodiment, the compositions and the method, disclosed by the invention, have the sensitivity of 0.5ng per microliter and are good in repeatability and high in specificity.

This invention is directed to a method of preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with platelet aggregation. The method is also directed to a method of treating thrombosis or related disorders. The method comprises administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a non-nucleotide compound, preferably a P2Y12 receptor antagonist compound, wherein said amount is effective to inhibit platelet aggregation. The compounds useful for this invention include compounds of general Formulae I and III-XI, or salts, hydrates, and solvates thereof. The present invention also provides novel compounds according to Formulae I and III-XI.

The present invention relates to a gene sequence of an artificially synthesized protein expressing high toxicity to Lepidoptera pests and an application thereof in the field of plant protection, which belongs to the technical field of biological control. The gene sequence of the artificially synthesized protein expressing high toxicity to Lepidoptera pests is characterized in that a coding area is provided with a nucleotide sequence which is 81 percent similar to crylAh gene and can encode the same amino acid sequence as the crylAh gene does. The present invention adjusts the nucleotide composition of the crylAh gene, so that the crylAh gene can approach the codon usage frequency of plant genes but does not change the encoded amino acid sequence; by building the gene sequence obtained by the present invention into an appropriate backbone vector and converting a receptor plant, the gene sequence can be expressed in the plant; the result of a test shows that because of expressing the gene, a positive plant acquires resistibility to Lepidoptera pests.

Provided herein are methods and systems for detecting and / or sorting targets in a sample based on the combined use of polynucleotide-encoded protein and substrate polynucleotides. The polynucleotide-encoded protein is comprised of a protein that specifically binds to a predetermined target and of an encoding polynucleotide that specifically binds to a substrate polynucleotide, wherein the substrate polynucleotide is attached to a substrate.