title: The use of hybrid-selected template increases the specificity of the polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: An efficient method for generating full-length DNA sequences from apparently unsuccessful polymerase chain reactions (PCR) has been developed. In cases where nonspecific background interferes with detection of the PCR product, a second amplification is performed using a nested set of primers. The internal fragment of DNA amplified in this reaction is then blotted to a membrane and used to hybrid-select the desired DNA from the initial amplification. This DNA is eluted and used as the template for a third round of PCR. The re-use of the original primers from the initial reaction enables the final PCR to generate full-length DNA. This technique was used to clone a full-length gene segment 8 from a mutant influenza A/WSN/33 (H1N1) virus after initial PCR attempts had failed.
authors: Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15261.
authors: W T
authors: WT
authors: Lucas
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Youngner
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral