US 2001/0044109 A1 · Method of determining the sequence of nucleic acids employing solid-phase particles carrying transponders

Abstract

A method is described for determining the sequence of nucleic acids. The method employs small solid phase particles having transponders, with a primary layer of an oligonucleotide of known sequence attached to the outer surface of the particle. A read/write scanner device is used to encode and decode data on the transponder. The stored data includes the sequence of the oligonucleotide immobilized on the transponder. The sequence of sample nucleic acids is determined by detecting annealing to an oligonucleotide bound to a particle, followed by decoding the transponder to determine the sequence of the oligonucleotide.

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Dependent claims

A method of determining the sequence of a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a solid phase comprising particles having transponders, the particles having an oligonucleotide probe attached to a surface of the solid phase particles, the transponders having memory elements and an index number indicating sequence of the probe encoded on the transponders;
(c) contacting the solid phase with a sample to form a sample mixture;
(d) denaturing nucleic acids in the sample mixture;
(e) hybridizing the nucleic acids in the sample mixture, whereby target nucleic acid sequences hybridize to complementary probes;
(f) analyzing the solid phase to detect the presence of a label indicative of binding target nucleic acid to probes;
(g) decoding the data encoded on transponders using the dedicated read/write scanner to identify the sequence of the probes to which target nucleic acids are bound.

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Method of determining the sequence of nucleic acids employing solid-phase particles carrying transponders

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Method of determining the sequence of nucleic acids employing solid-phase particles carrying transponders

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