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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael M. Becker, San Diego, CA (US);
Gary P. Schroth, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The present invention features “molecular torches” and the use of molecular torches for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid sequence. Molecular torches contain a target binding domain, a target closing domain, and a joining region. The target binding domain is biased towards the target sequence such that the target binding domain forms a more stable hybrid with the target sequence than with the target closing domain under the same hybridization conditions. The joining region facilitates the formation or maintenance of a closed torch.