Patent ID: 8178659

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid represented by formula VI: Z 1 -[L] m -[T 1 ]-[L] n -[T 2 ]-[L] p -[T 3 ]-[L] q -Z 2 VI (5′→3′) wherein, independently for each occurrence, T 1 , T 2 and T 3 are selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO 29, 30 and 31; L is a nucleic acid selected from the group consisting of adenosine, cytidine, guanosine and uridine; optionally substituted with one substituent selected from the group consisting of biotin, fluorescein, tetrachlorofluorescein, hexachlorofluorescein, Cy3 amidite, Cy5 amidite, digoxigenin, TEXAS RED® maleimide and tetramethylrhodamine; Z 1 and Z 2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C 1 -C 5 )alkyl, biotin, fluorescein, tetrachlorofluorescein, hexachlorofluorescein, Cy3 amidite, Cy5 amidite, digoxigenin and resin beads; and m, n, p and q are integers from 0-40.