PMID: 11311341Apr 20, 2001Paper

Quantitation of HIV-1 by real-time PCR with a unique fluorogenic probe

Journal of Virological Methods
B K SahaR P Bucy

Abstract

Quantitation of HIV-1 specific RNA and DNA is pivotal to understanding the pathophysiology of HIV-1 diseases. A method has been developed for quantitation of HIV-1 DNA/RNA by real-time PCR using a unique fluorogenic primer-probe adduct known as scorpion. The probe hybridises to the extension of the adjoining primer intramolecularly, a process kinetically and thermodynamically more favourable than the conventional bimolecular probe-target hybridisation. Data presented in this paper indicate that the scorpion assay is extremely robust and is quite comparable to beacon-based assays. The scorpion assay is also comparable to quantitative competitive PCR (QC--PCR) assays but requires only a fraction of time and effort. Additionally, the dynamic range of the scorpion assay is several log-fold higher than the conventional end point PCR assays. As few as ten copies of vDNA can be detected in the presence of a large excess of exogenously added genomic DNA. Limiting dilution analysis indicates that the assay is capable of detecting a single copy of the viral template. Thus, the scorpion assay presents a specific and sensitive approach for quantitation of DNA/RNA templates by real-time PCR.

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