RAPID AND SENSITIVE COLORIMETRIC METHOD FOR VISUALIZING BIOTIN-LABELED DNA PROBES HYBRIDIZED TO DNA OR RNA IMMOBILIZED ON NITROCELLULOSE - BIO-BLOTS
RAPID AND SENSITIVE COLORIMETRIC METHOD FOR VISUALIZING BIOTIN-LABELED DNA PROBES HYBRIDIZED TO DNA OR RNA IMMOBILIZED ON NITROCELLULOSE - BIO-BLOTS
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.80.13.4045
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
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WARD, DC
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作者:
LEARY, JJ;BRIGATI, DJ;WARD, DC
Biotin-labeled DNA probes, prepared by nick-trnaslation in the presence of biotinylated analogs of TTP, are hybridized to DNA or RNA immobilized on nitrocellulose filters. After removal of residual probe, the filters are incubated for 2-5 min with a preformed complex made with avidin-DH (or streptavidin) and biotinylated polymers of [calf] intestinal alkaline phosphatase. The filters are then incubated with a mixture of 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate and nitro blue tetrazolium, which results in the deposition of a purple precipitate at the sites of hybridization. This procedure will detect target sequences in the 1-10 pg range after enzyme incubation periods of 1 h or less. The incubation period can be extended up to 24 h, if required, to increase the color intensity of the hybridization signal. At high probe concentrations (250-750 ng/ml), biotin-labeled DNA exhibits lower nonspecific binding to nitrocellulose than does radiolabeled DNA, so hybridization times required for the analysis of unique mammalian gene sequences can be decreased to 1-2 h. This nonradiographic method of probe detection should be of general utility for genetic studies using Southern, RNA or dot-blot hybridization protocols.