Patent ID: 9434981
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: C12Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for preparing and analyzing a target analyte, the method comprising: a. providing a double-stranded DNA template having first and second DNA strands, each strand having a 5′ end and a 3′ end, b. contacting the template with a nicking endonuclease to form nicks at sequence-specific locations on the first DNA strand, c. conducting a first base extension reaction on the first DNA strand along the corresponding region of the second DNA strand, said reaction starting at each nick and progressing toward the 3′ end of the first DNA strand to thereby form single-stranded flap regions on the double-stranded DNA template adjacent to the sequence-specific nicking locations, d. conducting a second base extension reaction on at least one flap region to form at least one double-stranded flap, to thereby prepare the target analyte, e. translocating the target analyte through a fluidic channel, the fluidic channel comprising at least a pair of detector electrodes defining a detection volume therein, and e. monitoring changes in an electrical property across a fluidic channel as the target analyte is translocated therethrough, the changes in the electrical property being indicative of double-stranded regions of the target analyte and of the single-stranded flap regions.