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  • Title: Poly(dG) spacers lead to increased surface coverage of DNA probes: an XPS study of oligonucleotide binding to zirconium phosphonate modified surfaces.
    Author: Lane SM, Monot J, Petit M, Tellier C, Bujoli B, Talham DR.
    Journal: Langmuir; 2008 Jul 15; 24(14):7394-9. PubMed ID: 18547070.
    Abstract:
    A spacer is often employed between the surface linking group and the probe sequence to improve the performance of DNA microarrays. Previous work demonstrated that a consecutive stretch of guanines as a spacer increased target capture during hybridization relative to probes with either no spacer or a similar stretch of one of the other nucleotides. Using zirconium phosphonate modified surfaces with 5'-phosphorylated ssDNA probes, the present study compares the surface coverage of ssDNA probes containing either a poly(dG) spacer or a poly(dA) spacer. Surface coverages are quantified by XPS using a modified overlayer model. The results show that after treatment to mimic conditions of the passivation and hybridization steps the probe with the poly(dG) spacer has about twice the surface coverage as the probe with the poly(dA) spacer, indicating that increased target capture is due to higher probe coverage. When monitoring the surface coverage after each rinsing step, it is observed that the probe with the poly(dA) spacer is more susceptible to rinsing, suggesting the interaction with the surface is different for the two probes. It is suggested that the formation of G quadruplexes causes an increased avidity of the probe for the zirconium phosphonate surface.
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