Patent ID: 6297365
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: C07H,C12Q

Abstract:
A purified decoy probe comprising:a first nucleotide base recognition sequence region, wherein said first region binds to an RNA polymerase; anda second nucleotide base recognition sequence region joined directly to the 5' end of said first region or is joined to the 3' end or 5' end of said first region by a non-nucleotide linker, wherein said optionally present second region is present if said first region can be used to produce a functional double-stranded promoter sequence using a complementary oligonucleotide,further provided that if said first region is nucleic acid which can be used to produce said functional double-stranded promoter sequence using said complementary oligonucleotide, then said decoy probe does not have a nucleic acid sequence greater than about 10 nucleotides in length joined directly to the 3' end of said first region and said decoy probe does not have a 3' end that can participate in a polymerase reaction.