Nakano M, Komatsu J, Kurita H, Yasuda H, Katsura S, Mizuno A. Adaptor polymerase chain reaction for single molecule amplification.
J Biosci Bioeng 2005;
100:216-8. [PMID:
16198268 DOI:
10.1263/jbb.100.216]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2005] [Accepted: 04/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The adaptor polymerase chain reaction (PCR) permits the amplification of DNA fragments with arbitrary sequences. In this paper, we describe the successful amplification of plasmid-derived single molecule DNAs digested by a restriction enzyme. By using adaptors made of short and long oligonucleotides, nonspecific interactions during PCR were suppressed. The method will be applicable to the detection of single molecule DNA fragments even if their sequence is unknown.
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