KR20170008131A - Kit and Method for detecting nucleic acids using nanoparticles - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kit and method for detecting nucleic acids using nanoparticles and, more specifically, to a method for detecting nucleic acids comprising a step of amplifying and binding nucleic acids, obtaining the same with nanoparticles, and performing centrifugation, and to a kit for detecting nucleic acids using the method. According to the present invention, positive and negative results with respect to a specific disease can be distinguished in a rapid, simple, sensitive, and reliable manner through the method for detecting nucleic acids, which does not include a separation step.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a kit for detecting nucleic acids using nanoparticles, and a kit for detecting nucleic acids using nanoparticles.

The present invention relates to a kit for detecting nucleic acids using nanoparticles and a nucleic acid detection method, and more particularly, to a nucleic acid detection method comprising amplifying and labeling nucleic acid, capturing the nucleic acid as nanoparticles, and centrifuging the nucleic acid. And a kit for detecting nucleic acid.

The need for ultra-fast nucleic acid testing is increasing in many areas. Nucleic acid testing is ultimately used for the purpose of lowering the overall cost of medical care through early detection of disease. It will be used for simultaneous analysis, demand, increase and field testing of various kinds of nucleic acids for pathogen testing, genotyping and cancer diagnosis Demand for available products is expected to surge. In order to solve this problem, DNA / RNA markers with high sensitivity and specificity for genotyping and cancer diagnosis should be developed. Although there are many problems to be solved in order for the nucleic acid test to be widely used, it is expected that the time when the nucleic acid test will dominate the diagnostic market will come only shortly, and the time required for the low cost nucleic acid test And the development of efficient DNA markers has become the center of research.

Nucleic acid tests must satisfy the analytical validity of sensitivity, specificity, precision, and accuracy, clinical validity and clinical utility of clinical sensitivity and specificity, negative predictive value, do. The target of nucleic acid test is divided into two major classes: nucleic acid derived from microorganisms infected with human body and nucleic acid derived directly from human body. The former is a test for the diagnosis of infection, accounting for more than 80% of the market for nucleic acid testing. The latter is a genetic test that analyzes the nucleic acids involved in disease induction and therapy, with a market share of less than 20%, but with potential value and marketability.

Nucleic acid detection using nanoparticles among various nucleic acid detection methods is a next-generation technology capable of dramatically improving low-speed and high-cost methods, which are disadvantages of the conventional methods using negative charged polyanion and silica membrane technology A system for producing nanoparticles and performing coating treatment capable of capturing nucleic acids to selectively bind to a target nucleic acid molecule to detect nucleic acids has been developed. US Patent No. US20140100131 uses magnetic particles as a method for detecting a target gene. US Patent No.20100009383 relates to a method for detecting a target biomolecule. After recovering a target material with magnetic particles, centrifugation To detect the aggregated target material. However, the conventional method has an inconvenience that additional DNA probe or antibody should be added, and further separation and washing steps are required, and a more rapid detection method of nucleic acid is required.

Thus, the present inventors have made gel-cards using amplified target nucleic acids and nanoparticles, and confirmed that they can be visualized / fluoresced after centrifugation. This nucleic acid detection method detects specific nucleic acids for specific diseases And that there was a remarkable effect in the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention has invented a nucleic acid detection method and a nucleic acid detection kit capable of discriminating a negative or positive test for a specific disease more rapidly, easily, sensitively and reliably through a nucleic acid detection method that does not include a separation step .

The present invention provides a kit for rapidly and accurately detecting nucleic acids.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a nanoparticle complex for detecting nucleic acids.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a gel card for detecting nanoparticle complexes.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for rapidly and accurately detecting a nucleic acid

The present invention provides a primer set that specifically binds to a nucleic acid to be detected; Captured nanoparticles; And a gel card in which a component generating a density difference and a gel component are sequentially laminated.

The present invention also provides a detectable nanoparticle complex comprising a nanoparticle in which a target nucleic acid is captured or bound, for use in an assay for detecting a target nucleic acid.

The present invention also provides a gel card in which a glass bead component and a gel component are sequentially laminated for detecting a nanoparticle composite.

The present invention also provides a method of amplifying a target nucleic acid comprising the steps of: (a) amplifying a target nucleic acid with a primer set that specifically binds to a target nucleic acid; (B) adding the nanoparticles to the nucleic acid amplified in the step (a) to capture or bind the nucleic acid to the nanoparticles; (C) placing the complex in which the nucleic acid is captured or bound to the nanoparticle in the gel-card container in the step (b); (D) centrifuging the mixture prepared in step (c); And (e) comparing the position of the precipitate in the gelcart container with a control. The present invention also provides a method for detecting nucleic acid using nanoparticles.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the primer set of the step (a) may be a biotin-labeled forward primer and a fluorescence-labeled reverse primer.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step (a) may be a step of amplifying a nucleic acid by a PCR or an isothermal amplification reaction.

The isothermal amplification reaction can be carried out by using an amplification reaction such as HDA (Helicase-Dependent Amplification), RPA (Recombinase Polymerase Amplification), RCA (Rolling Circle Amplification), LAMP (Loop mediated isothermal amplification), Nucleic Acid Sequence- Amplification, SMART, Strand Displacement Amplification (SDA), Isothermal Multiple Displacement Amplification (IMDA), Single Primer Isothermal Amplification (SPIA), and Circular Helicase-Dependent Amplification (cHDA) And may be carried out by any one of the methods and preferably performed by a method of Helicase-Dependent Amplification (HDA), Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA), Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA) and Loop mediated isothermal amplification And more preferably, by a method of HDA (Helicase-Dependent Amplification) or RPA (Recombinase Polymerase Amplification) It can be done.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the nanoparticles of the present invention can be used as magnetic beads, gold nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, platinum nanoparticles, quantum dots, ), An upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP), a graphene-nanoparticle complex, color dyed particles, and latex nanoparticles. have.

In addition, the nanoparticles of the present invention can be prepared by reacting an avidin, an amine, streptavidin, which can capture nucleic acid on the surface, an antibody capable of binding to an antigen bound to a primer through an antigen- (E. G., Equivalents such as digoxigenin / anti-digoxigenin antibody, Cy3 / anti-Cy3 antibody, etc.), aptamer, and oligonucleotide.

In the present invention, the gel component may be any one selected from the group consisting of IgG-agarose, agarose, agar, cellulose acetate, and polyacrylamide gel have.

The nucleic acid detection method of the present invention may further include a step of processing the enhancer, and the separation process and the washing process, which are included in the conventional method, are unnecessary.

The present invention relates to a nucleic acid detection method and a kit nucleic acid detection method using nanoparticles, and more particularly, to a nucleic acid detection method comprising amplifying and labeling nucleic acid, capturing the nucleic acid into nanoparticles, and centrifuging the nucleic acid. And a kit for detecting nucleic acid. The present invention is effective because nucleic acid detection methods that do not include a separation step can distinguish voice and benignity for a specific disease more quickly, easily, sensitively, and reliably.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a nucleic acid detection method of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a photograph showing a positive / negative result according to a nucleic acid detection method of the present invention and a nucleic acid detection method using a reverse primer labeled with the NHS modification method.
FIG. 3 is a photograph showing the positive / negative results according to the nucleic acid detection method using the reverse primer labeled with the phosphoramidite method.
4 is a photograph showing the result of nucleic acid detection according to centrifugation time.
5 is a photograph showing the result of nucleic acid detection according to the presence or absence of the enhancer.
FIG. 6 is a photograph showing that the result of detection of HPV DNA nucleic acid can be discriminated by naked eye or fluorescence.
FIG. 7 is a photograph showing the result of measuring the detection sensitivity according to DNA concentration.
FIG. 8 is a photograph of the nucleic acid detection method of the present invention as the HPV clinical sample (1-3 tube: HPV DNA negative sample; 4-6 tube: HPV DNA positive sample).

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

As described above, in the case of a negative and positive diagnosis of a disease-related specific nucleic acid of the present invention, it takes a long time of usually 4 to 6 hours, and the accuracy is lowered. Therefore, it was difficult to make a quick prescription for a positive patient.

In addition, in the case of U.S. Patent Publication No. 2014-0100131, an antibody is used as a method for detecting a target gene, and only magnetic particles must be used as nanoparticles.

Accordingly, the present inventors have devised a method for rapidly and purposively detecting a disease-related nucleic acid through a simple method of amplifying a target nucleic acid and injecting it into a gel-card together with nanoparticles and gel components, followed by centrifugation.

The terms used in the present invention are defined as follows.

"Nucleic acid" in the present invention means a polymer of nucleotides of arbitrary length, and includes DNA and RNA.

The term "capture" in the present invention means that at least a part of one or more of the preparations (or the linker moiety attached to the preparation) is collected, adsorbed, electrostatically bound, Covalent linkage, complementary oligonucleotide linkage, binding or immobilization through an antigen-antibody reaction.

In the present invention, the term "primer " means an oligonucleotide in which the synthesis of a primer extension product complementary to a nucleic acid chain (template) is induced, that is, the presence of a polymerizing agent such as a nucleotide and a DNA polymerase, It can act as a starting point for synthesis under pH conditions. Preferably, the primer is a deoxyribonucleotide and is a single strand. The primers used in the present invention may include naturally occurring dNMPs (i.e., dAMP, dGMP, dCMP and dTMP), modified nucleotides or non-natural nucleotides. In addition, the primers may also include ribonucleotides. The primer should be long enough to be able to prime the synthesis of the extension product in the presence of the polymerizing agent. The suitable length of the primer is determined by a number of factors, such as the temperature, the application, and the source of the primer, but is typically 15-30 nucleotides. Short primer molecules generally require lower temperatures to form a sufficiently stable hybrid complex with the template. The term " annealing " or " priming " means that the oligodeoxynucleotide or nucleic acid is apposited to the template nucleic acid, which polymerizes the nucleotide to form a complementary nucleic acid molecule to the template nucleic acid or a portion thereof .

The term " inhancer " in the present invention means a substance which helps to judge the positive and negative of a specimen more accurately and clearly. For example, it may be a substance which binds to a nucleic acid or a primer to fluoresce or develop color.

In the present invention, a "gel card" can be defined with reference to the gel column described in WO9999050673. In the present invention, a gel-card is a gel card in which a component generating a density difference and a gel component are sequentially laminated, and more preferably a glass bead and an agarose gel are sequentially contained in a container.

The present invention relates to a primer set that specifically binds to a nucleic acid to be detected; Capture nanoparticles; And a gel card in which a component generating a density difference and a gel component are sequentially laminated.

The primer set may be a biotin-labeled forward primer and a fluorescence-labeled reverse primer. The primer contained in the nucleic acid detection kit of the present invention may be labeled with biotin, and the biotin-labeled primer can be more easily captured or bound to the nanoparticles, so that it is easy to detect the nucleic acid. In addition, the primer contained in the kit of the present invention can be labeled with fluorescence, and the fluorescence-labeled primer can be identified by fluorescence and the presence or absence of nucleic acid can be determined through the position of the band.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the negative or positive can be distinguished visually according to the labeling method of the primer, and the fluorescence can distinguish the negative or positive (see FIG. 6).

The fluorescent label of the primer is not limited to Cy3, Cy5, TAMRA, TEX, TYE, HEX, FAM, TET, JOE, MAX, ROX, VIC, Cy3.5, Texas Red, Cy5.5, TYE, BHQ, Iowa Black RQ, and IRDye.

In addition, the fluorescent labeling of the primer can be largely divided into two methods: N-hydroxysuccinimide modification or phosphoramidite synthesis.

The labeling method of the Cy dye can be carried out by the method described in the catalog " labeling of oligonucleotides with CyDye fluors for fluorescent applications using the LEAD seeker homogeneous imaging system, amersham biosciences, Vol. L6, 2000 "

In the present invention, when a nucleic acid is detected using a primer labeled with the NHS modification method, the positive specimen forms a band below the negative specimen; When the nucleic acid is detected using a fluorescently labeled primer by the phosphoramidation method, the positive specimen forms a band above the negative specimen. These differences are judged to differ depending on the fluorescent label position of the primer.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when nucleic acid was detected using a fluorescently labeled primer by the NHS modification method, a positive sample formed a band below (see FIG. 2), and a fluorescently labeled primer by the phosphoramidite method When the nucleic acid was detected using the positive sample, a band was formed on the sample (see FIG. 3).

The nanoparticles of the present invention can be used as magnetic beads, gold nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, platinum nanoparticles, quaternary dots, upconversion nanoparticles, UCNPs Graphene-nanoparticle complexes, color dyed particles, and latex nanoparticles. The graphene-nanoparticle complexes may be graphene nanoparticles, graphene-nanoparticle composites, color dyed particles, and latex nanoparticles.

In one embodiment of the present invention, Dynabead (MyOne Streptavidin C1) is used as the nanoparticles. In addition, magnetic particles, metal particles, quantum dots, up-converting nanoparticles, graphene- Nanoparticle complexes, color-dyed nanoparticles or latex nanoparticles can be used. More preferably, it may be magnetic particles or metal particles.

The nanoparticles of the present invention can be prepared by mixing avidin, amine, streptavidin, which can capture a nucleic acid on the surface, an antibody capable of binding to an antigen bound to a primer through an antigen- (For example, a digoxigenin / anti-digoxigenin antibody, a Cy3 / anti-Cy3 antibody and its equivalent), an aptamer, and an oligonucleotide.

When the target nucleic acid is amplified, a primer containing an antigen is used, and when the antibody against the antigen is bound to the surface of the nanoparticle, the nanoparticle can capture the target nucleic acid through an antigen-antibody reaction.

The component that generates the density difference serves to support the gel component below, and when the density of the nucleic acid-nanoparticle complex is higher than that of the component that generates the density difference, the nucleic acid- When the density of the particle complex is low, it plays a role of separating negative and positive so that they can be discriminated by using density difference so that they do not sink. This eliminates the need for separate cleaning or separation steps.

The density difference-generating component of the present invention is not limited as long as it is a material capable of generating a density difference, but is preferably a glass bead, a quartz based matrix, a percoll, a colloidal silica solution ), And ficoll, and more preferably a glass bead.

The gel component of the present invention may be any one selected from the group consisting of IgG-agarose, agarose, agar, cellulose acetate, and polyacrylamide gel , And preferably the component may be an IgG-agarose or an agarose.

In one embodiment of the present invention, IgG-agarose was used and showed minimal time and high discrimination in determining positive and negative in IgG-agarose of 10 to 30 쨉 l, preferably 15 to 25 쨉 l And more preferably 20 μl.

The nucleic acid detection kit of the present invention may further comprise an enhancer which is an intercalating agent. The present invention further provides an enhancer capable of further distinguishing between positive and negative, and includes, but is not limited to, SYBR green, ethidium bromide, biotium gelred, biotium gelgreen , JOJO, POPO, SYTO, BOBO, TOTO, actinomycin, adriamycin, anthracene, benzopyran, Beryline, proflavine, daunomycin, doxorubicin, thalidomycin, cyanine dyes, or LDS 751. In one embodiment, It may be any one selected from the group consisting of SYBR green, ethidium bromide, biotium gelred, biotium gelgreen, JOJO series, POPO series, SYTO series, BOBO series and TOTO series.

The nucleic acid detection kit of the present invention preferably comprises a primer set consisting of a biotin-labeled forward primer and a fluorescent label reverse primer and specifically binding to a nucleic acid to be detected; Capture nanoparticles; Intercalating agents; And a gel card in which a component generating a density difference and a gel component are sequentially laminated; In situ nucleic acid detection kit.

The present invention provides a detectable nanoparticle complex comprising nanoparticles in which a target nucleic acid is captured or bound, for use in an assay for detection of a target nucleic acid.

The present invention provides a gel card in which a glass bead component and a gel component are sequentially laminated for detecting a nanoparticle composite.

The gel card in which the glass bead component and the gel component are laminated is contained in a test container. The test container can be used as any solid container and can be processed into various other types. For example, any container such as a test tube or a microplate well can be used.

(A) amplifying a target nucleic acid with a primer set that specifically binds to a target nucleic acid; (B) adding the nanoparticles to the nucleic acid amplified in the step (a) to capture or bind the nucleic acid to the nanoparticles; (C) placing the complex in which the nucleic acid is captured or bound to the nanoparticle in the gel-card container in the step (b); (D) centrifuging the mixture prepared in step (c); And (e) comparing the position of the precipitate in the gelcart container with a control. The present invention also provides a method for detecting nucleic acid using nanoparticles.

The primer set may be a biotin-labeled forward primer and a fluorescence-labeled reverse primer. The primer contained in the nucleic acid detection kit of the present invention may be labeled with biotin, and the biotin-labeled primer can be more easily captured or bound to the nanoparticles, so that it is easy to detect the nucleic acid.

More preferably, the primer set may be a biotin-labeled forward primer and a Cy3-labeled reverse primer.

It binds to nanoparticles coated with a substance capable of specifically binding to biotin (for example, avidin etc.) through a biotin-labeled forward primer and the position of the precipitate in the naked eye or fluorescence by the Cy3-labeled reverse primer Can be confirmed. In addition, Cy3 also serves as an enhancer that can more clearly distinguish the amplified product.

In one embodiment of the present invention, HPV nucleic acids were detected with the primer sets shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2 or the primer sets shown in SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4, respectively.

The nucleic acid of the present invention includes DNA and RNA, and amplification of DNA can be performed using any known amplification method. It may preferably be PCR or isothermal amplification. In addition, any amplification method known in the art may be used for the amplification of RNA. Preferably, the amplification method may be a method of synthesizing cDNA and amplification, and more preferably, it may be a reverse transcription PCR (rt-PCR) method .

The step (a) of the present invention is characterized in that the nucleic acid is amplified by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or an isothermal amplification reaction.

The nucleic acid of the present invention includes DNA and RNA, and amplification of DNA can be performed using any known amplification method. It may preferably be PCR or isothermal amplification.

The isothermal amplification reaction of the present invention can be carried out by using an amplification reaction such as HDA (Helicase-Dependent Amplification), RPA (Recombinase Polymerase Amplification), Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA), Loop mediated isothermal amplification (NASA), Nucleic Acid Sequence- (Transcription Mediated Amplification), SMART (Signal Mediated Amplification of RNA Technology), SDA (Strand Displacement Amplification), IMDA (Isothermal Multiple Displacement Amplification), SPIA (Single Primer Isothermal Amplification) and cHDA (circular Helicase-Dependent Amplification) The method of the present invention is characterized by being performed in any one of the following methods.

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a fast and selective method, but it is required to change the temperature periodically during the reaction. Isothermal amplification is a technique that allows DNA / RNA amplification at isothermal temperature without changing the temperature. Isothermal amplification technology does not need time to change the temperature, so it is possible to amplify a large amount of DNA in a short time and it is highly utilized as a technology for detecting nucleic acid rapidly. A representative example is loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). LAMP is a technique for amplifying a specific target sequence using 4-6 primers. When magnesium pyrophosphate or SYBR green is added, It is very likely to be applied to on-site rapid detection technology in the future.

In the case of NASBA and TMA, RNA synthesis is performed by self-sustained synthesis of cDNA using RNA template. SMART is a method that can amplify and detect target DNA or RNA without temperature change by a method dependent on target. For SDA, four primers are required, using restriction enzymes and the application of HincII's cognate base sequence (GTTGAC). RCA is a method in which the Φ29 DNA polymerase cyclically extends the primer to amplify the circular DNA of the polymer into long strands. RCA is tightly coupled and is used as an important underlying technology in DNA diagnosis among other isothermal amplification techniques. Recently, it has been used for genetic testing, immunoassay, sequencing, SNP scoring and gene expression analysis. IMDA is a method in which a primer sticks to double-stranded nucleic acid on both sides and stretches as it is. HDA is separated into single strands using helicase, so that denaturation time is not necessary and all reactions can be performed at a temperature. SPIA synthesizes cDNA from RNA, removes the RNA by RNase H, attaches a primer for SPIA, and amplifies by DNA polymerase. It is a method in which multiple strands are generated from one strand of cDNA through continuous amplification of SPIA primer and polymerase. cHDA is a technique that uses DNA polymerase and helicase together to perform all reactions at a temperature.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the nucleic acid is amplified by HDA and RPA reactions, and the LAMP and RCA reactions are one of the amplification reactions suitable for on-site molecular diagnosis. Therefore, the isothermal amplification reaction of the present invention is preferably performed using a Helicase-Dependent Amplification (HDA) , Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA), Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA), and Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), and more preferably HDA (Helicase-Dependent Amplification) and RPA (Recombinase Polymerase Amplification).

In the amplification of RNA, any known amplification method can be used. Preferably, it can be a rt-PCR reaction using NASBA reaction using RNA as a template, or synthesizing cDNA and amplifying.

The nanoparticles are not limited as long as they are nanoparticles capable of capturing or binding nucleic acids. Any nanoparticle that can coat or bind a substance capable of capturing nucleic acid can be applied. However, since the present invention judges the positive or negative of a specific nucleic acid by using the difference in density, there is a difference from the density of the medium. In an embodiment of the present invention, a glass bead is used as a medium, and since the medium density thereof is 1.04 g / 쨉 l, particles having a density larger than that are all possible. However, it is possible to use a medium having a different density, or to apply the medium with a density smaller than the density of the medium.

Preferably, the nanoparticles of the present invention can be used as magnetic beads, gold nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, platinum nanoparticles, quantum dots, upconversion nanoparticles, UCNP), graphene-nanoparticle complexes, color dyed particles, or latex nanoparticles.

In one embodiment of the present invention, Dynabead (MyOne Streptavidin C1) is used as the nanoparticles. In addition, magnetic particles, metal particles, quantum dots, up-converting nanoparticles, graphene- Nanoparticle complexes, color-dyed nanoparticles or latex nanoparticles can be used. More preferably, it may be magnetic particles or metal particles.

The nanoparticles of the present invention can be prepared by mixing avidin, amine, streptavidin, which can capture a nucleic acid on the surface, an antibody capable of binding to an antigen bound to a primer through an antigen- (For example, digoxigenin / anti-digoxigenin antibody, Cy3 / anti-Cy3 antibody and its equivalent), an aptamer, and an oligonucleotide.

When the target nucleic acid is amplified, a primer containing an antigen is used, and when the antibody against the antigen is bound to the surface of the nanoparticle, the nanoparticle can capture the target nucleic acid through an antigen-antibody reaction.

The gel component of the present invention may be any one selected from the group consisting of IgG-agarose, agarose, agar, cellulose acetate, and polyacrylamide gel. have.

In one embodiment of the present invention, IgG-agarose was used and showed minimal time and a high discrimination power in discriminating positive and negative in 10 to 30 [mu] l of IgG-agarose, 25 [mu] l, and more preferably 20 [mu] l.

In the step (c) of the present invention, the enhancer of the intercalating agent may be further processed.

The enhancer may be an intercalating agent and the intercalating agent may be selected from the group consisting of SYBR green, ethidium bromide, biotium gelated , biotium gelgreen, JOJO series, POPO series, SYTO series, BOBO series, TOTO series, actinomycin, adriamycin, anthracene, benzopyran, propidium diiodide-intertwining, distamycin, It may be any one selected from the group consisting of robin and acridine, parenteral, berberine, proflavine, daunomycin, doxorubicin, thalidomycin, cyanine dye and LDS 751 SYBR green, bromide etid, biotium gelred, biotium gelgreen, JOJO series, POPO series, SYTO series, BOBO series and TOTO series. It may be any one selected from the group true.

In one embodiment of the present invention, GelRed (10,000X, Biotium) and nanoparticles were mixed with the amplified nucleic acid as an enhancer and gel-card treated. As a result, as shown in Fig. 5, when the enhancer was treated, it was confirmed that the positive and the negative were more clearly distinguished.

On the other hand, not only the intercalating agent but also a fluorescent dye can be bound to the primer and used as an enhancer. Examples of fluorescent dyes include Cy3, Cy5, TAMRA, TEX, TYE, HEX, FAM, TET, JOE, MAX, ROX, VIC, Cy3.5, Texas Red, Cy5.5, TYE, BHQ, Iowa Black RQ, IRDye series, and the like.

In the step of comparing the position of the precipitate in the container with the control group, when a primer fluorescently labeled with the NHS modification method is used, if the precipitate in the container is located lower than the negative control and the precipitate is located at a position similar to the negative control, . FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating the present invention. When a target nucleic acid is contained in a specimen, the target nucleic acid is captured by the nanoparticles, and the nucleic acid is located at a lower position through centrifugation using density difference. On the other hand, if the target nucleic acid is not contained, the nanoparticles are not bonded to each other, and the density is relatively low, so that the precipitate is located at the center of the tube.

On the other hand, when a fluorescently labeled primer was used by the phosphoramidite method, if the precipitate in the container is located below the negative control, it can be judged positive if the precipitate is located at a position similar to the negative or negative control. The experimental results are shown in Fig.

The present invention is characterized in that it does not include a separation process and a cleaning process separately before the step (d).

In the case of U.S. Patent Publication No. 2014-0100131, which is a prior art document, a magnetic particle and a capture antibody are used as a nickname for a method for detecting a target gene, and a target gene is detected through a separation step. Also, in the prior art, U.S. Patent Publication No. 2010-0009383, a target biomolecule can be detected only by using a magnetic particle and a capture antibody and performing a separation step. On the other hand, the present invention has no limitation on the particle size, and it is possible to use an antibody without using a separation and washing step, so that the objective nucleic acid can be detected easily, simply and quickly.

The present invention is characterized in that, in the step (a), two or more primers labeled with fluorescence of different colors are treated, and the presence or absence of nucleic acid is confirmed by multiplexing.

In the step of amplifying the nucleic acid, it is possible to confirm the presence or absence of the nucleic acid by multiplexing two or more primers labeled with different colors. Therefore, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of multiple nucleic acids through one experiment, and it is an effective nucleic acid detection method because it can save time and cost.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that these examples are for illustrative purposes only and that the scope of the present invention is not construed as being limited by these examples.

From the sample genomic DNA  Extraction and Amplification

Genomic DNA was extracted from a cervical specimen using a nucleic acid extraction kit (QIAamp DNA Micro Kit, QIAGEN, Valencia, CA, USA or ChargeSwitch gDNA 1 Ser Serum Kit, Life Technologies, NY, USA) (HPV) DNA standard was submitted to the Food and Drug Administration and National Institute of Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) for preparation of nucleic acid.

Primer Information Sequence of primers (5 '- > 3') Size of  fragment ( bp ) SEQ ID NO: Forward 5'-biotin-TTGTTGGGGTAACCAACTATTTGTTACTGTT 136 One Reverse 5'-Cy3-CCTCCCCATGTCTGAGGTACTCCTTAAAG 2 Forward 5'-biotin-TGTCAGAACCATATGGCGACAGCTT 95 3 Reverse 5'-Cy3-TTCACCAACAGCACCAGCCCTATTA 4

An amplification product of each sample was obtained using the PCR primer set of Table 1 above. The primer set of the present invention was designed to be capable of not only PCR amplification but also isothermal amplification (preferably, helicase dependent amplification (HDA), recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA)) and has been modified by referring to existing literature (Virol J. 2010 Aug 19; 7: 194).

PCR reaction composition Components of PCR Volume Forward / reverse primer (10 pmole / l) 1 μl HotStarTaq plus Master Mix 10 μl Template DNA (1 ng / mu l) 5 μl Deionized water 4 μl Total 20 μl

RPA reaction composition Components of PCR Volume Forward / reverse primer (10 pmole / l) 3 μl 재화수 버퍼 29.5 [mu] l Template DNA (1 ng / mu l) 5 μl Deionized water 11.5 μl Mg2 ⁺ 1 μl Total 50 μl

RPA reaction composition Components of PCR Volume Forward / reverse primer (10 pmole / l) 3 μl 10X reaction buffer (tris-HCl; pH 9.0, (NH 4) 2 SO 4 2.5 μl IsoAmp III tHDA master mix 25 μl IsoAmp enzyme mix 2 μl Template DNA (1 ng / mu l) 5 μl Deionized water 16.5 μl MgSO ₄ 1 μl NaCl 2 μl Total 50 μl

One) PCR

The amplification conditions of the PCR reaction composition were as follows: amplification conditions were 95 ° C for 10 minutes, 95 ° C for 30 seconds, 55 ° C for 30 seconds, and 72 ° C for 30 seconds.

2) RPA

The RPA reaction composition was as shown in Table 3, and was subjected to isothermal amplification at 37 DEG C for 40 minutes using the primer set and twist amplifier basic kit (TwistDx, Cambridge, UK) shown in Table 1 above.

3) HDA

The HDA reaction composition liquid was as shown in Table 4, and was subjected to isothermal amplification at 65 ° C for 60 minutes using the primer set described in Table 1 and the isoamp III universal tHDA kit (Biohelix).

By electrophoresis Amplified  Confirm

PCR products were analyzed using Mupid-a (Advance, Japan) electrophoresis apparatus using 1.5% (w / v) agarose gel. Agarose (1.5 g) was placed in an Erlenmeyer flask (250 μl), filled with 100 μl of 0.5 × TBE (tris boric acid EDTA) buffer, and then dissolved in a microwave oven for 2 to 3 minutes. The solution was poured into a gel container and hardened for 30 minutes . The gel was confirmed to be completely hardened and the gel was collected. The collected gel is placed in an electrophoresis apparatus and filled with 0.5 X TBE buffer solution. Then, 4 μl of the PCR product and 0.8 μl of 6 × BPB (bromo phenol blue) dye were mixed and 4 μl was loaded and electrophoresed at 100 V for 25 minutes. The gel was then removed, stained with EtBr (ethidium bromide) for 10 minutes, and washed again with EtBr, which was not bound to DNA with distilled water for 10 minutes. Finally, an agarose gel was placed on a UV transilluminator and PCR amplification was confirmed.

As a result of carrying out electrophoresis on the PCR amplification product, a band of 136 bp was confirmed, and it was confirmed that the target DNA was amplified normally from the method described in Example 1 (result not shown).

3-1. Nanoparticle and gel-card preparation

The nanoparticles are all theoretically usable as long as they can capture nucleic acids and are larger than the density of the medium. In Example 3, Dynabead (MyOne Streptavidin C1) was used as nanoparticles to capture nucleic acid molecules. The surface of the dynabead is treated with streptavidin, which binds to biotin-labeled primers. The gel-card was purchased from a polyspecific Ortho BioVue System (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, NJ, USA).

3-2. NHS  As a variant Labeled Primer  Nucleic acid detection

HPV nucleic acids were amplified from HPV samples by isothermal amplification using the primer set consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2 described in Table 1 above. The primer represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 was labeled with a Cy3 fluorescent substance at the 5 'end and labeled with the NHS (N-hydroxysuccinimide) modification method. The primers labeled with the NHS modification method can be represented by the following formula (1).

[Chemical Formula 1]

4 μl of the amplified nucleic acid and 4 μl of Dynabead were mixed and placed in a gel card, followed by reaction at 37 ° C for 5 minutes, followed by centrifugation for 2 minutes to 4 minutes. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the above process. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, in the gel-card in which nucleic acid was detected (positive), the PCR product was found to form a band on the lower side, (Voice) gel-card, it was confirmed that it forms a band on the upper side.

3-3. By phosphoramidation method Labeled Primer  Nucleic acid detection

HPV nucleic acids were amplified from HPV samples by isothermal amplification using a primer set consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4 described in Table 1 above. The primer represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 was labeled with the fluorescent material Cy3 at the 5 'end, and the labeling method was carried out by the phosphoramidite method. The primers labeled with the phosphoramidite method may be represented by the following formula (2).

(2)

4 μl of the amplified product and 4 μl of Dynabead were mixed and placed in a gel card, followed by reaction at 37 ° C for 5 minutes, followed by centrifugation. At this time, the degree of descent at 2 minutes, 4 minutes, and 6 minutes was observed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, it was confirmed that the band was lowered in the first tube corresponding to the voice, and the band was formed in the second tube, which was a positive sample.

As a result, the nucleic acid detection method using the nanoparticles of the present invention can rapidly and sensitively detect nucleic acids even in clinical specimens, and can easily change the negative and positive determination method according to the fluorescent labeling method.

Optimization of nucleic acid detection method

1) Centrifugation speed

In order to determine the most optimal centrifugation speed for detecting nucleic acid, the gel-card was treated with nucleic acid and nanoparticles according to the method of Example 3-2 above. Thereafter, centrifugation was performed for two minutes at 100 rpm, 200 rpm, 400 rpm, 600 rpm, 800 rpm, 1200 rpm and 1600 rpm, respectively.

As a result, it was confirmed that 600 rpm to 1200 rpm was the optimal centrifugation speed for detecting nucleic acid, and more preferably 800 rpm x 2 min (about 55 g) was most preferable for detecting 136 bp of HPV16 DNA Not shown).

The centrifugation speed can be adjusted by adjusting the length of the nucleic acid to be detected or the size / density of the nanoparticles to be used to adjust the g-force.

2) Centrifugation time

In order to determine the most optimal centrifugation time for detecting the nucleic acid, the gel-card was treated with the nucleic acid and the nanoparticles according to the method of Example 3-2. The centrifugation speed was set at 800 rpm (about 55 g) and observed at intervals of 1 minute for 8 minutes each.

As a result, as shown in Fig. 3 (only 2 minutes, 4 minutes, and 6 minutes were shown), it was possible to distinguish between positive and negative by the first 2 minutes of centrifugation, and when centrifugation was performed for 2 minutes to 6 minutes , And it was confirmed that the positive and negative distinctions were not clear when centrifuging for more than 6 minutes.

The centrifugation time of the present invention can be controlled by the size, density, amount of reaction, concentration of the medium, centrifugal force, etc. of the nanoparticles used.

3) Amount of nucleic acid

After the nucleic acid was amplified through the above Example 1, 2 to 6 μl (most preferably, 4 μl) of the amplified product in the resulting master mix was treated on the gel-card prepared in Example 3 to detect the nucleic acid. When treated with too little nucleic acid, the number of nucleic acids binding to the nanoparticles is small, and the band for judging positive and negative is not clear.

In the nucleic acid detection using the gel-card of the present invention, the amount of the nucleic acid to be processed on the gel-card can be adjusted depending on the kind and amount of the reacting nanoparticles, and the whole master mix can also be used.

4) Sheep of agarose

To measure the most optimal amount of agarose in the gel-card for detecting nucleic acid, 5 쨉 l, 10 쨉 l, 20 쨉 l, 30 쨉 l, 40 쨉 l and 50 쨉 l of agarose (anti-mouse IgG agarose) The PCR amplification products and nanoparticles obtained by the method of Example 1 were treated in the gel-card.

As a result, 10 to 30 [mu] l of agarose showed a minimum time and a high discrimination power in discriminating positive and negative. More preferably, it may be a gel-card containing 20 μl of agarose (not shown).

5) Enhancer addition

In positive and negative determinations, an enhancer can be added for a more distinctive discrimination.

First, 1 μl of GelRed (10,000 ×, Biotium) 1/100 was mixed with the nanoparticles as an enhancer in the nucleic acid amplified by the method of Example 1, and the gel-card was treated. As a result, as shown in Fig. 4, when the enhancer was treated, it was confirmed that the positive and the negative were clearly distinguished (see Fig. 5).

Secondly, the nucleic acid was amplified by attaching fluorescent Cy3 to the primer with an enhancer, and the nanoparticles and the amplification product were mixed and processed into a gel-card. In this case, not only the positive and negative can be judged by the naked eye, but also the fluorescence can be observed, and the detection result becomes clearer (see FIG. 6).

Nucleic Acid Detection Sensitivity Measurement

10 ² , 10 ³ , 10 ^4, and 10 ⁵ copies / μl of HPV 16 DNA standard (WHO International Standard for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 16 DNA, 10 ⁷ copies / Respectively.

Whether the amplified product was properly diluted was observed through the method of Example 2, and the results are shown in Fig. 7A. 4 μl of the amplified product and 4 μl of Dynabead were mixed and added to a gel-card containing 20 μl of 1/50 of anti-mouse IgG agarose, reacted at 37 ° C for 5 minutes, and centrifuged. At this time, the degree of descent was observed at 2 minutes, 4 minutes, and 6 minutes (FIG. 7B).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, it was confirmed that both positive and negative nucleic acid determinations were possible at 10 ² to 10 ⁵ copies / μl. That is, nucleic acid detection was possible with only 10 ² copies / μl of nucleic acid.

HPV  Detection of nucleic acids in clinical specimens

To determine whether HPV DNA can be detected sensitively and specifically in HPV clinical specimens, HPV DNA tests were performed for the detection of HPV DNA, and the remaining samples were used for nucleic acid detection. HPV DNA positive and negative specimens were selected from three specimens from Roche Cobas 4800 HPV test.

HPV nucleic acids were amplified from HPV samples by isothermal amplification using a primer set consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2 described in Table 1, as in the method described in the above example. The primer represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 was labeled with a Cy3 fluorescent substance at the 5 'end and labeled with the NHS (N-hydroxysuccinimide) modification method.

Then, 4 μl of the amplified product and 4 μl of Dynabead were mixed and added to a gel-card containing 20 μl of 1/50 of anti-mouse IgG agarose, reacted at 37 ° C for 5 minutes, and centrifuged. At this time, the degree of descent at 2 minutes, 4 minutes, and 6 minutes was observed.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, it was confirmed that the band was formed on the upper side in the first to third tubes corresponding to the voice, and the band was observed on the lower side in the fourth to sixth tubes I could. As a result, it was confirmed that nucleic acid can be detected quickly and sensitively by clinical samples.

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Claims (23)

A primer set that specifically binds to a nucleic acid to be detected;
Capture nanoparticles; And
A gel card in which a component generating a density difference and a gel component are sequentially laminated;
And a nucleic acid detection kit.
The kit for detecting nucleic acid according to claim 1, wherein the primer set is a biotin-labeled forward primer and a fluorescence-labeled reverse primer.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the fluorescent label primer is N-hydroxysuccinimide modification or
Characterized in that the nucleic acid is fluorescently labeled through a phosphoramidite syntheis.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the fluorescent label is Cy3, Cy5, TAMRA, TEX, TYE, HEX, FAM, TET, JOE, MAX, ROX, VIC, Cy3.5, Texas Red, Cy5.5, TYE, BHQ, Iowa Wherein the marker is labeled with any one selected from the group consisting of BLACK, RQ, and IRDye.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein when the nucleic acid is detected using a fluorescently labeled primer by the NHS modification method, the positive specimen forms a band below the negative specimen;
Wherein when the nucleic acid is detected using a fluorescently labeled primer by the phosphoramidation method, the positive specimen forms a band above the negative specimen.
The method of claim 1, wherein the nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of magnetic beads, Au nanoparticles, Ag nanoparticles, Pt nanoparticles, Quaantum dots, a nanoparticle, a nanoparticle, a UCNP) graphene-nanoparticle complex, color dyed particles, and a latex nanoparticle.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the density difference generating component is selected from the group consisting of a glass bead, a quartz based matrix, a percoll, a colloidal silica media, and a ficoll. Wherein the nucleic acid detection kit is a nucleic acid detection kit.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the gel component is selected from the group consisting of IgG-agarose, agarose, agar, cellulose acetate, and polyacrylamide gel. Wherein the nucleic acid detection kit is a nucleic acid detection kit.
The kit of claim 1, further comprising an enhancer of the intercalating agent.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the intercalating agent is selected from the group consisting of SYBR green, ethidium bromide, biotium gelred, biotium gelgreen, JOJO series, POPO series, SYTO series, BOBO series, TOTO series, actinomycin, , Anthracene, benzopyrylene, propidium diiodide-intertwining, distamycin, netropine and acridine, parenteral, berberine, proflavine, daunomycin, Wherein the nucleic acid detection kit is one or more selected from the group consisting of doxorubicin, thalidomycin, cyanine dye, and LDS 751.
A primer set composed of a biotin-labeled forward primer and a fluorescence-labeled reverse primer and specifically binding to a nucleic acid to be detected;
Capture nanoparticles;
Intercalating agents; And
A gel card in which a component generating a density difference and a gel component are sequentially laminated;
And an in situ nucleic acid detection kit.
A detectable nanoparticle complex comprising nanoparticles in which a target nucleic acid is captured or bound, for use in an assay for nucleic acid detection.
A gel card for sequentially detecting a glass bead component and a gel component for detecting the nanoparticle composite of claim 12.
(A) amplifying the target nucleic acid with a primer set that specifically binds to the target nucleic acid;
(B) adding the nanoparticles to the nucleic acid amplified in the step (a) to capture or bind the nucleic acid to the nanoparticles;
(C) placing the complex in which the nucleic acid is captured or bound to the nanoparticle in the gel-card container in the step (b);
(D) centrifuging the mixture prepared in step (c); And
(E) comparing the position of the precipitate in the gelcart container with the control.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the primer set in step (a) is a biotin-labeled forward primer and a fluorescence-labeled reverse primer. Way.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the step (a) comprises amplifying a nucleic acid by PCR or isothermal amplification.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the isothermal amplification reaction is performed using a hybridization method selected from the group consisting of Helicase-Dependent Amplification (HDA), Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA), Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA), Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), Nucleic Acid Sequence- ), TMA (Transcription Mediated Amplification), SMART (Signal Mediated Amplification of RNA Technology), SDA (Strand Displacement Amplification), IMDA (Isothermal Multiple Displacement Amplification), SPIA (Single Primer Isothermal Amplification) and cHDA (circular Helicase- Wherein the nucleic acid detection method is performed by a method selected from the group consisting of:
The method of claim 14, wherein the nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of magnetic beads, gold nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, platinum nanoparticles, quantum dots, wherein the nanoparticles are any one selected from the group consisting of nanoparticles, nanoparticles, UCNP, graphene-nanoparticle complexes, color dyed particles, and latex nanoparticles.
The method of claim 18, wherein the nanoparticles are bound to an antigen bound to an avidin, an amine, a streptavidin, or a primer capable of capturing a nucleic acid on a surface thereof through an antigen-antibody reaction Wherein the antibody is coated with any one selected from the group consisting of an antibody, an aptamer, and an oligonucleotide.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the gel component is selected from the group consisting of IgG-agarose, agarose, agar, cellulose acetate, and polyacrylamide gel. Wherein the nucleic acid detection method comprises the steps of:
15. The nucleic acid detection method according to claim 14, wherein the enhancer of the intercalating agent is further treated in step (c).
15. The nucleic acid detection method according to claim 14, wherein the step (d) does not include a separate separation step or a washing step.
23. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 22, wherein at the step (a), two or more sets of primers labeled with fluorescence of different colors are processed to check whether nucleic acids are present in multiple Nucleic acid detection method.

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