Rapid detection of tdh and trh mRNAs of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by the transcription-reverse transcription concerted (TRC) method.

We developed a novel method named the transcription-reverse transcription concerted (TRC) method and an instrument that allowed rapid and completely homogeneous real-time monitoring of RNA isothermal sequence amplification without any post-amplification analysis in our previous study [Ishiguro et al., Anal. Biochem.

Fusion protein of interleukin-6 and interleukin-6 receptor without a polypeptide linker.

FP6, a novel recombinant fusion protein of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-6 receptor (IL-6R), was prepared in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. This protein was a potent activator of a cell surface transducing glycoprotein, gp130 and is a potential therapeutical reagent in the hemopoietic field. A linker is generally thought to be required for two fused molecules to retain their proper structures although it should preferably be removed to reduce possible antigenicity.

Isothermal RNA sequence amplification method for rapid antituberculosis drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

RNA transcript quantification by an isothermal sequence amplification reaction was evaluated for susceptibility testing of 15 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. Agreement with the proportion method on Ogawa egg medium and the BACTEC MGIT 960 system was 100 and 87% for rifampin, 93 and 100% for isoniazid, 60 and 53% for ethambutol, and 80 and 80% for streptomycin, respectively.

Rapid and specific detection of tdh, trh1, and trh2 mRNA of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by transcription-reverse transcription concerted reaction with an automated system.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains carrying the thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH) tdh gene, the TDH-related hemolysin (trh) gene, or both genes are considered virulent strains. We previously demonstrated that the transcription-reverse transcription concerted (TRC) method could be used to quantify the amount of mRNA transcribed from the tdh gene by using an automated detection system. In this study, we devised two TRC-based assays to quantify the mRNAs transcribed from the trh1 and trh2 genes, the two representative trh genes.

Intercalation activating fluorescence DNA probe and its application to homogeneous quantification of a target sequence by isothermal sequence amplification in a closed vessel.

We developed a completely homogeneous and isothermal method of detecting RNA sequences and demonstrated ultrarapid and direct quantification of pathogenic gene expression with high sensitivity. The assay is based on performing isothermal RNA sequence amplification in the presence of our novel DNA probe, an intercalation activating fluorescence DNA probe, and measuring the fluorescence intensity of the reaction mixture. When detecting mecA gene expression of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, we quantified starting copies ranging from 10 to 10(7) copies within 10min.