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To determine how locked nucleic acid (LNA) modifications influence mismatch discrimination across diverse sequence contexts and mismatch identities to optimize probe design.

April 28, 2006Nucleic Acids ResearchOpen Access

Design of LNA probes that improve mismatch discrimination

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To determine how locked nucleic acid (LNA) modifications influence mismatch discrimination across diverse sequence contexts and mismatch identities to optimize probe design.
Assessed thermal stability and mismatch discrimination across sequence contexts using ultraviolet (UV) melting experiments.
Analyzed base stacking interactions and duplex denaturation mechanics using 2-aminopurine fluorescence spectroscopy and counterion (Na+) release assays.
A triplet of LNA residues centered directly over the mismatch site provided the greatest mismatch discrimination power for most base configurations.
G-T mismatches served as an exception, showing reduced discrimination when the guanine residue or its flanking nucleotides were modified.
LNA modifications selectively enhanced base stacking in perfectly matched duplexes and destabilized stacking in mismatched pairs without altering sodium counterion release during denaturation.

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In vitro biophysical study reveals enhanced base mismatch discrimination in DNA duplexes via triplet locked nucleic acid modifications, indicating design rules for diagnostic probes.

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In vitro biophysical study reveals enhanced base mismatch discrimination in DNA duplexes via triplet locked nucleic acid modifications, indicating design rules for diagnostic probes.

Design of LNA probes that improve mismatch discrimination

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