title: PNA-based light-up probes for real-time detection of sequence-specific PCR products.
abstract: The aim of this study was to introduce the use of a peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-thiazole orange conjugate for real-time monitoring of PCR. When the so-called light-up probes hybridize sequence-specifically to the PCR product, an increase in the fluorescent signal is obtained. It was found that the light-up probe can quantitatively measure the amount of DNA or intact bacterial cells in the reaction mixture, without interfering with the PCR amplification. A linear detection range of at least 4 log units was obtained without optimization of the system. The detection limit of this light-up assay per reaction mixture was 0.4 pg genomic Yersinia enterocolitica DNA.
authors.affiliation: Lund University, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolffs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Knutsson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sjöback
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rådström
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D015342:DNA Probes; D005453:Fluorescence; D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids