Abstract
DNA templated fluorogenic reactions have been used as a diagnostic tool for the sequence specific detection of nucleic acids; and it has been shown that the native chemical ligation between thioester- and 1,2-aminothiol-modified PNA probes is amongst the most selective DNA detection methods reported. We explored whether a DNA templated reaction can be interfaced with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This endeavor posed a significant challenge. The reactive groups involved must be sufficiently stable to tolerate the high temperature applied in the PCR process. Nevertheless, the ligation reaction must proceed very rapidly and sequence specifically within the short time available in the annealing and primer extension steps before denaturation is used after approx. 1min to commence the next PCR cycle. This required a careful optimization of the ternary complex architecture as well as adjustments of probe length and probe reactivities. Our results point to the prime importance of the ligation architecture. We show that once suitable annealing sites have been identified less reactive probe sets may be preferable if sequence specificity is of major concern. The reactivity tuning enabled the development of an in-PCR ligation, which was used for the single nucleotide specific typing of the V600E (T1799A) point mutation in the human BRaf gene. Showcasing the efficiency and sequence specificity of native chemical PNA ligation, attomolar template proofed sufficient to trigger signal while a 1000-fold higher load of single mismatched template failed to induce appreciable signal.
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