A new, multiplex, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction system for nucleic acid detection and quantification

Methods Mol Biol. 2013:1039:51-68. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-535-4_4.

Abstract

Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) has emerged as a powerful investigative and diagnostic tool with potential to generate accurate and reproducible results. qPCR can be designed to fulfil the four key aspects required for the detection of nucleic acids: simplicity, speed, sensitivity, and specificity. This chapter reports the development of a novel real-time multiplex quantitative PCR technology, dubbed PrimRglo™, with a potential for high-degree multiplexing. It combines the capacity to simultaneously detect many viruses, bacteria, or nucleic acids, in a single reaction tube, with the ability to quantitate viral or bacterial load. The system utilizes oligonucleotide-tagged PCR primers, along with complementary fluorophore-labelled and quencher-labelled oligonucleotides. The analytic sensitivity of PrimRglo technology was compared with the widely used Taqman(®) and SYBR green detection systems.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Primers / chemistry
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • DNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Influenza A virus / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Neisseria meningitidis / genetics
  • Porins / genetics
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Viral
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Porins
  • RNA, Viral
  • porin protein, Neisseria