Droplet-Based Pyrosequencing
The present invention relates to droplet-based pyrosequencing including a method of identifying a base at a target position in a sample nucleic acid. The method includes: (a) providing a droplet microactuator including a first droplet including a sample nucleic acid immobilized on a bead; and (b) on the droplet microactuator: (i) contacting the first droplet with one or more reagent droplets to yield a second droplet, wherein the one or more reagent droplets include reagents for extending a double stranded portion of the sample nucleic acid by incorporating a nucleotide at the target position; (ii) splitting the second droplet to yield a third droplet including the bead and a fourth droplet lacking the bead; and (iii) assaying the third droplet to determine whether the nucleotide was incorporated at the target position.
Attached files:Patents:US 20,100,291,578
Inventor(s):
POLLACK MICHAEL G [US]; PAMULA VAMSEE K [US]; ALLEN DWAYNE J [US]; FAIR RICHARD B [US]; GRIFFIN PETER [US]
Type of Offer:
Licensing
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