EP1738829A1 - Systeme d'amplification en chaine par polymerase - Google Patents

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EP1738829A1
EP1738829A1 EP06020621A EP06020621A EP1738829A1 EP 1738829 A1 EP1738829 A1 EP 1738829A1 EP 06020621 A EP06020621 A EP 06020621A EP 06020621 A EP06020621 A EP 06020621A EP 1738829 A1 EP1738829 A1 EP 1738829A1
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William J. Benett
James B. Richards
Paul L. Stratton
Dean R. Hadley
Fred P. Milanovich
Phillip Belgrader
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  • the present invention relates to instruments for chemical reaction, amplification, and detection, and in particular, to a system for doing polymerase chain reaction, amplification, and detection.
  • U. S. Patent No. 5,589,136 for silicon-based sleeve devices for chemical reactions by Northrup et al, patented December 31,1996, provides the following description: "A silicon-based sleeve type chemical reaction chamber that combines heaters, such as doped polysilicon for heating, and bulk silicon for convection cooling.
  • the reaction chamber combines a critical ratio of silicon and silicon nitride to the volume of material to be heated (e.g., a liquid) in order to provide uniform heating, yet low power requirements.
  • the reaction chamber will also allow the introduction of a secondary tube (e.g., plastic) into the reaction sleeve that contains the reaction mixture thereby alleviating any potential materials incompatibility issues.
  • a secondary tube e.g., plastic
  • the reaction chamber may be utilized in any chemical reaction system for synthesis or processing of organic, inorganic, or biochemical reactions, such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or other DNA reactions, such as the ligase chain reaction, which are examples of a synthetic, thermal-cycling-based reaction.
  • PCR polymerase chain reaction
  • ligase chain reaction which are examples of a synthetic, thermal-cycling-based reaction.
  • the reaction chamber may also be used in synthesis instruments, particularly those for DNA amplification and synthesis.”
  • the present invention provides a polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection system.
  • An embodiment of the system includes one or more sample chamber modules adapted to contain biological sample volumes.
  • Each of the sample chamber modules has the ability to support a duplex assay and has parallel interrogation ports operatively connected to the chamber modules.
  • Each of the ports has an optical fluorescence detection system.
  • One embodiment of the invention provides a polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection system having a main body and one or more sample chamber modules adapted to contain biological sample volumes. Each of the sample chamber modules has the ability to support a duplex assay. Parallel interrogation ports are operatively connected to the sample chamber modules. Another embodiment of the polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection includes a linear detection system operatively connected to individual interrogation ports. Sample chamber modules have multiple interrogation ports that interrogate distinct regions within the sample volume. Each parallel interrogation port has its own optical
  • the present invention provides a polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection system comprising a main body with one or more sample chamber modules associated therewith and adapted to contain biological sample volumes, said main body and said one or more sample chamber modules capable of being handheld, each of said sample chamber modules having the ability to support a duplex assay, and parallel interrogation ports operatively connected to said sample chamber modules.
  • the invention of the first aspect may further include a linear detection system operatively connected to each of said interrogation ports.
  • the invention of the first aspect may further include a linear detection systems operatively connected to said interrogation ports, wherein said linear detection systems are positioned substantially parallel to each other.
  • one or more sample chamber modules may be removably connected to said main body.
  • the main body may be less than about 12 inches long, or 10 inches or less long, and it may be less than about 6 inches wide, or about 4 inches or less wide, and it may be less than about 4 inches deep, or 2 inches or less deep.
  • the main, body and said one or more sample chamber modules may weigh less than about 5 pounds, or about 2 pounds or less.
  • the main body and said one or more sample chamber modules may be battery operated.
  • each of said interrogation ports may have a unique optical fluorescence detection system.
  • each of said parallel interrogation ports has its own optical fluorescence detection system.
  • each of said sample chamber modules may have multiple ports which interrogate distinct regions within said sample volume using its own optical fluorescence detection system.
  • the invention of the first aspect may further include a sleeve reaction chamber having a plurality of grooves in the sleeve for reducing thermal mass and increasing surface area of the sleeve, wherein said plurality of grooves may include at least one longitudinally extending groove and at least one radially extending groove, and at least one radially extending groove connected to said longitudinally extending groove to form a passageway there-through.
  • the plurality of grooves may further include at least one longitudinally extending groove on opposite sides of said sleeve, and at least one radially extending groove connected to each of said longitudinally extending grooves to form passageways there-through.
  • Two longitudinally extending grooves may be located on opposite sides of said sleeve, and said plurality of connecting radially extending grooves may be located along opposite end sections of said sleeve.
  • Each of said grooves may be of a V-shaped configuration.
  • the sleeve may be constructed of silicon, and may further be composed of two sections that are bonded or clamped together and that may further be configured to define a chamber to enclose an insert therebetween such that said insert is in direct contract with at least a portion of walls of said two sections defining the chamber.
  • the invention of the first aspect may further include an LED that directs light energy into each of said parallel interrogation ports.
  • Bandpass filters may be provided in each of said parallel interrogation ports.
  • the invention of the first aspect may further include a non-orthogonal fluorescence, highly compact optical detection system.
  • the invention of the first aspect may further include an assay status user interface.
  • the invention of the first aspect may further include one or more master microprocessors and one or more slave microcontrollers.
  • the invention of the first aspect may further include a positive calling algorithm for determining when a biological agent was present in said sample volume.
  • the invention of the first aspect may further include a status display that indicates the viability of a particular assay, and may further include electronics located in said main body and forced cooling ducts for efficiently coupling external air through said sleeve reaction chamber then out of said main body, thereby cooling said sample and said electronics simultaneously.
  • the present invention provides a method of polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection, comprising the steps of placing a biological sample in a sample chamber module that has the ability to support a duplex assay, said sample chamber module being associated with a main body, said main body and said one or more sample chamber modules capable of being handheld, and directing light energy into said biological sample through parallel interrogation ports operatively connected to said sample chamber module.
  • said light energy may be directed into said biological sample through a linear detection system.
  • the method may include the further step of heating said sample using a heating unit in a silicon base, and cooling said sample.
  • the method of the second aspect may include the further step of forcing cooling air through a sleeve reaction chamber to cooling said biological sample.
  • the sample chamber module may include an individual sample chamber and the method may include the step of temporarily overheating said sample chamber for the purpose of having said biological sample achieve and hold a desired temperature as rapidly as possible.
  • the method of the second aspect may include the further step of determining that an assay of said sample is positive based on the relationship between a multiplicity of signal increases and a per-cycle threshold value for said increases, and it may further include the step of displaying in real-time the degree of certainty or of reliability for each said assay.
  • fluorescence detection system Another embodiment of the system includes LEDs that direct light energy into the parallel interrogation ports.
  • Another embodiment of the polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection system includes a positive calling algorithm.
  • a sample is place in at least one of a multiplicity of sample chamber modules. The sample is heated using a heating unit in a silicon base and the sample is cooled. Light energy is directed into the sample through the parallel interrogation ports and characteristics of the sample are detected.
  • PCR polymerase chain reaction
  • the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is widely accepted as the gold standard for identification of biological organisms.
  • PCR is a biochemical method by which the concentration of DNA segments in solution is increased at an exponential rate over time. It is capable of distinguishing between strains of organisms of the same species.
  • PCR typically requires a sample to be repeatedly cycled between temperatures near 95 °C and a temperature below 60 °C. Theoretically, the concentration of the DNA segments doubles each cycle.
  • the present invention provides various embodiments of systems for doing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and detection.
  • the systems are lightweight, compact, and power efficient.
  • HANAA Handheld Advanced Nucleic Acid Analyzer
  • the system 10 is referred to as the "HANAA” (Handheld Advanced Nucleic Acid Analyzer).
  • the system 10 is a four chamber, battery powered, handheld instrument.
  • the system 10 consists of two basic component parts 11 and 12.
  • One component is the main body 11 of which contains the electronics (including detectors), batteries, and the operator interface.
  • the second component is the sample module 12.
  • the sample module 12 slides into a docking system on the end of the main body 11.
  • the instrument size is approximately 10 inches long x 4 inches wide x 2 inches deep. Additional details of the HANAA system 10 will be described subsequently.
  • the HANAA embodiment is designed to be used at any desired location including use by military or law enforcement personnel. It is also suited for use by medical personnel in a clinic setting. Applications for the HANAA include detection of any DNA or RNA based organisms or samples from such organisms. Examples include pathology, forensics, detection of biological warfare agents, infectious disease diagnostics, genetic testing, and environmental testing.
  • the HANAA embodiment of the present invention includes four chamber modules, 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D which are thermally cycled simultaneously or independently. This allows for positive and negative controls and varying sample concentrations.
  • Each of the four chamber modules has the ability to support a duplex assay for two independent measurements on one sample.
  • the thermal cycler structure allows for two parallel interrogation ports while retaining an extremely small mechanical profile.
  • Each port has a unique, specialized optical detection system that retains the compact planar geometry of the chamber module. The output of the detection system is analyzed by an algorithm that automatically determines when a sample is positive while displaying assay information in real time in a unique, versatile format.
  • the HANAA includes sample modules, which incorporate an advanced silicon thermal cycler.
  • An advanced silicon thermal cycler is shown in U. S. Patent No. 5,589,136 , titled "Silicon-Based Sleeve Devices for Chemical Reactions, patented December 31,1996 by Northrup et al, assigned to the same assignee. The specification and drawings of U. S. Patent No. 5,589,136 are incorporated herein by this reference.
  • the HANAA thermal cycler design has an anisotropically etched architecture that reduces thermal mass and increases cooling efficiency. This combined with a thin film heater/temperature sensor enables extremely rapid and efficient thermal cycling.
  • the HANAA thermal cycler has two windows, allowing for two independent optical paths for excitation and detection while retaining an extremely small mechanical profile. Each port has its own light emitting diode -(LED) and an extremely simple and straightforward optical system, which lowers complexity, size and cost while increasing reliability and performance.
  • the HANAA monitors the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process using a TaqMan® based fluorescence assay with optical probes included in the sample solution.
  • the PCR procedure involves: 1) processing of the sample to release target DNA molecules into a crude extract; 2) addition of an aqueous solution containing enzymes, buffers, deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTPS), and oligonucleotide primers; 3) thermal cycling of the reaction mixture between two or three temperatures (e.g., 90°-96°, 72°, and 37°-55° C.); and 4) detection of amplified DNA.
  • Intermediate steps such as purification of the reaction products and the incorporation of surface-bending primers, for example, may be incorporated in the PCR procedure.
  • the probes may be TaqMan® probes available from Applied Biosystems, a business unit of PE Corporation, 761 Main Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06859-0001. These TaqMan® probes contain a dye molecule that is initially quenched by Forster energy transfer. During the replication process, an enzyme (Taq polymerase) chews apart the probe complex. This separates the dye from the quencher, at which point the reporter dye can emit its characteristic fluorescence.
  • Real-time detection reduces assay time as a sample need not cycle to completion to detect a positive. Also, follow-on processing steps such as gel electrophoresis are not required. Real-time detection is provided without sacrificing cycling speed or significantly increasing size or power consumption. This embodiment of the present invention provides a versatile hand held PCR thermal-cycler with real time detection.
  • the HANAA heater and sleeve reaction chamber is generally indicated at 20.
  • Sleeve-type reaction chambers are shown in U.S. Patent No. 5,589,136 issued December 31,1996 , as well as copending U.S. Application Serial No. 09/200309, filed 11/25/98 , entitled "An Improved PCR Thermocycler," each assigned to the same assignee.
  • the disclosures of U.S. Patent No. 5,589,136 and copending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/200309, filed 11/25/98 are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the HANAA heater and sleeve reaction chamber 20 is composed of two silicon body members or sections 21 and 22.
  • Each of the body members 21 and 22 have longitudinally extending cutaway 23 and 24 along the entire length thereof which form a opening for an insert 25 (also referred to as a reaction chamber 25) when the body sections 21 and 22 are secured together.
  • Longitudinally extending, spaced, V-shaped grooves 26 and 27 are formed in the external faces or sides of each of the body sections 21 and 22.
  • the V-shaped grooves 26 and 27 are formed on the inner surfaces of the outer sides of body sections 21 and 22, as illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B.
  • the V-shaped longitudinally extending grooves 26 and 27 form air flow passageways 28 and 29 as indicated by the arrows 30.
  • the grooves 26 and 27 and passageways 28 and 29 are anisotropically etched into the silicon wafers during the formation of the body sections or members 21 and 22. After etching the body members 21 and 22 to form the cutaways 23 and 24, which define the reaction chamber 25, and etching the body members to form the longitudinal extending grooves 26 and 27 which form air flow passageways 28 and 29, the body members 21 and 22 are secured together, such as by bonding, gluing, spring loading, etc.
  • a heater strip 31 provides the central heating element.
  • the heater strip 31 is constructed from platinum and operates as a resistance heater. Because of platinum's relatively high temperature coefficient of resistance the heater 31 is also used as a temperature sensor. This enables more accurate thermal control and greatly simplifies the overall design.
  • Thermal profiles are most efficient when the transition time between high and low temperatures is minimized. This can be done by having rapid heating and cooling rates.
  • the "corners" of the profile where the rapid rate stops and the heater maintains a fixed (hold) setpoint temperature, need to be as sharp as possible.
  • the HANAA achieves this by overheating the chamber during the heating cycle (and overcooling during the cooling cycle).
  • the heater current is instantly dropped to the simmer level when the liquid is very close to the desired hold temperature. With a low mass chamber, there is virtually no overshoot of temperature beyond when the current is reduced. This leads to a very sharp knee when compared to conventional methods, which either lower the heating rate as the temperature nears the setpoint, overshoot the setpoint due to temperature oscillations or react so slowly that such a method is not applicable in the first place.
  • Cooling the chamber requires blowers and a ducting system that pull air in from outside the instrument, circulate it as close to the heated surfaces as possible, then redirect it out of the chamber and back to the outside. Air enters through two plenums at the top of the dividing walls on either side of the module. It is directed through apertures in the walls that line up with the array of cooling ports on the chamber, then exits the chamber through apertures in the walls, mid-way between the input apertures. From that point, the air is pulled into the plenum below the module, into the blowers, into the main body, then out vents in the side of the main housing.
  • FIG. 5 shows one of the sample modules 14A with filter holders 34 and 35 removed.
  • the optical system is shown in FIG. 6, where the light travels from right to left along two parallel paths.
  • LEDs 36 and 37 meet the size, power consumption and cost criteria for the HANAA. Standard 5 mm LED packages are used based on availability and relatively low divergence angles.
  • the blue LED 37 has a very low divergence half angle of 10 degrees. Given the extremely short optical path, the forgiving focusing requirement, and the large aperture throughout the module, this divergence works well.
  • the green LED 36 is specified to be 15 degrees divergence, which is significantly more, but still narrow enough for the HANAA system to preclude the need for a collimating lens prior to the bandpass clean up filter.
  • Bandpass filters 38 and 39 are needed in front of the LEDs to filter out the long wavelength shoulders of the LED spectra. These wavelengths directly overlay the emission wavelengths and therefore must be highly attenuated. Given the diverging optical beams from the LEDs, light impinges on the filters over a range of angles, resulting in a shift in transmission to lower wavelengths. In general, all filters within the HANAA chamber modules have been specified conservatively to allow for the effect of this tilt factor. In particular, the emission filters have band edges with a bit longer wavelength than normal to allow for the transmission of shorter wavelengths incident over a shallow cone of angles. The interference excitation filter is backed up by absorbing glass to eliminate long wavelength radiation beyond the emission band.
  • the window apertures 32 and 33 in the silicon chambers are relatively large (1.4 by 1.4 mm). As such, the focusing requirements of the LED lenses are minimal and standard plano-convex lenses can be used.
  • the excited volume for the sample inside each window is approximately one cubic millimeter.
  • Standard silicon photodiodes are used for detection, followed by a charge integration circuit.
  • the integration time can be varied depending on the assay.
  • the detector circuit for the negative assay is turned off.
  • the negative assay is interrogated, its LED is far less efficient at exciting the positive assays fluorophore.
  • the combination of inefficient excitation and inefficient collection of emission enables the HANAA to discriminate between assays without a compensation algorithm.
  • Assay discrimination actually takes place as part of the positive calling algorithm that processes the raw data from the optical detection system.
  • the algorithm is designed to preclude false positives while reliably calling true positives. False positives from a simplex assay could result from signal noise or linearly increasing signals. With a duplex assay, false positives can also occur as a result of cross talk from the neighboring assay as discussed above.
  • the algorithm used on the HANAA is a modified slope detection processor. It relies on the rate of rise in signal level, not the absolute level. The latter can be a function of the initial chemistry, system noise or linear signal drift as opposed to an exponential increase.
  • All raw signals are essentially normalized to the signal obtained after the tenth cycle. That is, the processed signal data always has a value of 1.0 at cycle ten. Cycle ten is used to avoid any initial signal changes due to effects such as incomplete mixing of the sample solution. It is also early enough to avoid interfering with a true positive. Before normalization, all raw signals are offset by a value equal to the difference between 200 counts and the number of counts recorded on cycle ten. This is done to compensate for differences in background signal from assay to assay or from chamber to chamber. It also has the effect of diluting signals that are very weak.
  • the positive calling algorithm doesn't start analyzing the data until cycle 12. At that point, it starts comparing the increase in normalized signal from the previous cycle to the current cycle. If the increase exceeds a pre-defined threshold value (typically .02), a hit is recorded for that cycle. If three out of four consecutive cycles record hits, the assay is declared to be positive and the user is alerted.
  • a pre-defined threshold value typically .02
  • Table 1 Analytical depiction of algorithm.
  • the HANAA doesn't display signal versus cycle during a run. (In part, this is due to the fact that the monochrome display resolution is only 64 x 128 and up to 8 individual assays can be running simultaneously.) Rather, the display is used to convey information about the robustness of the assay and whether or not it is a positive. As such, the display shows a simple bar chart for each of the 8 assays, where the level of the bar corresponds to the number of hits that have occurred in the last four cycles, from 0 to a maximum of 4. A miss is indicated by lowering the level slightly below an integer value. Figure 8 shows all the available levels depicted as a sequence.
  • a poor assay would have the bar going up and down during the run from 1 to slightly below 1 to 0, with perhaps an occasional rise to just below the 2 level. The 2 level would only be reached if there were two consecutive hits. When 3 of 4 cycles have hits, the bar becomes shaded and the instrument beeps (optional) to indicate a positive. The maximum shaded level is latched for the duration of the run. Standard positive assays have the bar steadily rise from 1 to 2 to 3 (shaded) to 4 (shaded). The 4 level is used as a further indication of a good assay. If the bar never reaches level 4, then the assay was weak and almost wasn't called positive. If the assay is seen to be weak, the user should consider decreasing the slope threshold.
  • the control system consists of one or more master microprocessors, and one or more slave microcontrollers. Both types of processor are programmable while in the circuit, allowing for code expansion/modification without opening the system case.
  • the master processor is an Intel 80386EX running DOS. It has 500k of RAM a clock/calendar, six serial ports and a 2Mb Flash disk. This processor provides the user interface, log data to disk, allow editing of thermal profiles, run calibration routines for the chambers and perform data analysis (real-time detection of organisms).
  • the slave microcontrollers are 8 bit devices compatible with the Intel 8051 series. Each controller has 32k RAM, and 32k EEPROM, two Pulse Width Modulated outputs for driving the reaction chamber heaters, binary I/O for controlling the cooling fan, LEDs, and control signals, analog inputs for measuring chamber temperature, battery voltage and current and recording the DNA signal from the PCR process.
  • One embodiment provides a polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection system having a main body and one or more sample chamber modules adapted to contain biological sample volumes. Each of the sample chamber modules has the ability to support a duplex assay. Parallel interrogation ports are operatively connected to the sample chamber modules.
  • Another embodiment of the polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection includes a linear detection system operatively connected to each of said interrogation ports.
  • the linear detection systems are positioned substantially parallel to each other.
  • the sample chamber modules are removeably connected to the main body.
  • Another embodiment of the polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection system is capable of being handheld.
  • the main body is about 10 inches or less long, about 4 inches or less wide, about 2 inches or less deep, and weighs about 2 pounds or less.
  • Another embodiment of the polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection system is battery operated.
  • Each of the sample chamber modules has multiple ports which interrogate distinct regions within the sample volume.
  • Each of the parallel interrogation ports has its own optical fluorescence detection system.
  • Another embodiment of the polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection system includes a sleeve reaction chamber having a plurality of grooves in the sleeve for reducing thermal mass and increasing surface area of the sleeve.
  • the plurality of grooves include at least one longitudinally extending groove, at least one radially extending groove, and at least one radially extending groove connected to the longitudinally extending groove to form a passageway there-through.
  • Another embodiment of the system includes a LED which directs light energy into each of the parallel interrogation ports and bandpass filters are located in each of the parallel interrogation ports.
  • Another embodiment of the polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification and detection system includes a positive calling algorithm, an assay status user interface, one or more master microprocessors, and one or more slave microcontrollers.
  • a sample is place in at least one of a multiplicity of sample chamber modules.
  • the sample is heated using a heating unit in a silicon base and the sample is cooled.
  • Light energy is directed into the sample through the parallel interrogation ports and characteristics of the sample are detected.
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