Fluorescent-labeled oligonucleotides that exhibit a measurable signal in the presence of complementary DNA. |
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Authors: | K Yamana Y Ohashi K Nunota M Aoki H Nakano O Sangen |
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Institution: | Department of Applied Chemistry, Himeji Institute of Technology, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Oligonucleotide derivatives with a fluorescent dye were designed for exhibiting a measurable signal only when they bind to complementary DNA in aqueous solution. The oligonucleotide with a dansyl group at the specific 2'-sugar residue was synthesized by using the protected 2'-dansylaminouridine phosphorobisamidite. The dansyl-oligonucleotide conjugate binds to its complementary DNA to form duplex with a normal stability and exhibits enhanced fluorescence together with a blue-shift in emission maxima after the hybridization. Another possible candidate involved the use of pyrene-excimer emission upon forming ternary complex between two pyrene-labeled oligonucleotide probes with target DNA. A new and general method for introduction of a pyrene fluorophore into the 3'- or 5'-terminal hydroxyl group of oligonucleotides via different linkers was developed. |
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