Abstract:
The invention relates to sample analysis work flows for increasing the efficiency of experiments. Compositions and methods are described for selectively increase the abundance of methylated nucleic acid over non-methylated nucleic acid, followed by analysis of the nucleic acid to identify methylation sites.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are conjugates comprising a biomolecule linked to a label that have biological activity and are useful in a wide variety of biological applications. For example, provided herein are labeled polymerase conjugates including a polymerase linked to one or more labels, wherein the conjugate has polymerase activity. Such conjugates can exhibit enhanced biological activity and/or superior detectability as compared to conventional labeled polymerases. Also disclosed herein are improved methods for preparing such conjugates, and methods and systems for using such conjugates in biological applications such as nucleotide incorporation, primer extension and single molecule sequencing.
Abstract:
Provided herein are systems and methods for nucleotide incorporation reactions. The systems comprise polymerases having altered nucleotide incorporation kinetics and are linked to an energy transfer donor moiety, and nucleotide molecules linked with at least one energy transfer acceptor moiety. The donor and acceptor moieties undergo energy transfer when the polymerase and nucleotide are proximal to each other during nucleotide binding and/or nucleotide incorporation. As the donor and acceptor moieties undergo energy transfer, they generate an energy transfer signal which can be associated with nucleotide binding or incorporation. Detecting a time sequence of the generated signals, or the change in the signals, can be used to determine the order of the incorporated nucleotides, and can therefore be used to deduce the sequence of the target molecule.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of a sequencing system capable of rapidly imaging samples at multiple wavelengths are provided herein. In one embodiment, the system includes a fast- indexing filter wheel having a plurality of excitation and emission filters capable of being rapidly rotated into and out of communication with an excitation source (e.g., an arc lamp, a laser). For example, the filter wheel can be configured to index in an amount of time falling within a range of about 40 ms to about 60 ms, preferably 50 ms. The system can also be configured to account for vibrations resulting from the quick starts and stops of the fast- indexing filter wheel as well as vibrations resulting from other sources. Various methods of rapidly imaging a sample at multiple wavelength are also provided herein.
Abstract:
Disclosed are methods for gender determination in the intron 1 region of the amelogenin locus and a newly discovered single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within the X chromosome of the amelogenin locus which can cause allelic dropout. Also disclosed are kits useful in gender determination.
Abstract:
A method for indexing a reference genome is provided. The method includes selecting a reference genome to index, calculating a first minimum index region size, assigning a first position number to a first index region of the reference genome, assigning a second position number to a second index region of the reference genome, and storing the association of the first and second position numbers to index regions in a hash table. The size of the first index region can be greater than or equal to the first minimum index region size. The second index region can overlap with at least one base included in the first index region. The first minimum index region size can be calculated based on the reference genome size. In yet other embodiments of the present teachings, a method for mapping a sequence read to a reference genome is provided wherein a sequence read is compared to the index regions stored in the indexing hash table, and the sequence read is mapped to and aligned against a location on the reference genome. Systems configured to carry out the methods are also provided.
Abstract:
Disclosed are benzoxazole-based compounds, kits, and methods of producing and using the described compounds in fluorescence-based detection of analytes (e.g., metal ions). Also disclosed are uses of benzoxazole-based compounds as ratiometric metal ion indicators.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, the present inventions relates generally to compositions, methods and kits for use in discriminating sequence variation between different alleles. More specifically, in some embodiments, the present invention provides for compositions, methods and kits for quantitating rare (e.g., mutant) allelic variants, such as SNPs, or nucleotide (NT) insertions or deletions, in samples comprising abundant (e.g., wild type) allelic variants with high specificity and selectivity. In particular, in some embodiments, the invention relates to a highly selective method for mutation detection referred to as competitive allele-specific TaqMan PCR ("cast-PCR").
Abstract:
Methods for preparing core/shell nanocrystals are provided, using mismatched shell precursors and an electron transfer agent to control the nucleation and growth phases of particle formation.
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Systems and methods for normalizing signals from detection zones of a biological analysis device are disclosed. In certain embodiments, signals from a plurality of detection zones in a capillary electrophoresis device are normalized based on detection and analysis of a Raman line resulting from Raman scattering of excitation light from the buffer solution in the detection zones. Such normalization can account for systematic variations that, if not corrected, do not allow quantitative analysis of results from different capillaries. In certain embodiments, such normalization can be achieved using the same excitation light and detection zone as used for detecting analyte samples such as dye-labeled DNA fragments. Further, such normalization can be incorporated into an existing calibration file, such that capillary-to-capillary systematic variations can be corrected with minimum or no modifications to existing hardware and/or data collection software.