Reduction of Background Generated from Template-Template Hybridizations in the Exponential Amplification Reaction
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Abstract
The Exponential Amplification Reaction (EXPAR) enables isothermal amplification of nucleic acids. However, applications of EXPAR for the amplification of trace amounts of nucleic acids are hindered by high background. The mechanism of background generation is currently not well understood, although it is assumed to involve nonspecific extension of EXPAR templates by DNA polymerase. We present here a study of the mechanisms of triggering EXPAR background amplification. We show that interactions of EXPAR templates lead to background amplification via polymerase extension of the templates. We further designed and tested two strategies to minimize background amplification: blocking of the 3'-end of the template and sequence-independent weakening of the template-template interactions. Sequence-specific 3'-end blocking showed reduced background, suggesting that 3'-end template interactions are a contributing factor to background amplification. Sequence-independent binding of the whole EXPAR template substantially reduced background amplification by competing with template-template interactions along the entire template sequence. This study provided evidence that nonspecific template interactions and extension by DNA polymerase triggered the amplification of background in EXPAR. The addition of single stranded binding protein to bind nonspecifically with the EXPAR template decreased background by 3 orders of magnitude.
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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