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Studying DNA Looping by Single-Molecule FRET
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2014
This study presents a detailed experimental procedure to measure looping dynamics of double-stranded DNA using single-molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET). The protocol also describes how to extract the looping probability density called the J factor.
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Self-assembly of Complex Two-dimensional Shapes from Single-stranded DNA Tiles
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2015
DNA tiling is an effective approach to make programmable nanostructures. We describe the protocols to construct complex two-dimensional shapes by the self-assembly of single-stranded DNA tiles.
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Direct Observation of Enzymes Replicating DNA Using a Single-molecule DNA Stretching Assay
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2010
We describe a method for observing real time replication of individual DNA molecules mediated by proteins of the bacteriophage replication system.
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Single-Molecule Fluorescence Visualization of DNA Polymerase Dynamics at G-Quadruplexes
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2025
This protocol outlines a fluorescence microscopy-based single-molecule DNA replication assay, enabling real-time visualization of interactions between DNA polymerases and obstacles such as G-quadruplex structures.
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Visualizing Single-molecule DNA Replication with Fluorescence Microscopy
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2009
This protocol demonstrates a simple single-molecule fluorescence microscopy technique for visualizing DNA replication by individual replisomes in real time.
FAQs
Keeping genetic material linked to its original specimen allows researchers to compare molecular findings with that specimen’s biological traits or research characteristics. It also prevents information from multiple sources from being combined, which can improve the resolution of genetic comparisons. This specimen-level connection is especially relevant when the research question concerns identification, inheritance, or variation in a limited sample.
Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, amplifies selected DNA regions so they can be examined in greater detail. In a single-specimen workflow, this step focuses analysis on genetic regions relevant to the research question before genotyping or sequencing. Amplifying selected targets therefore supports the detection and characterization of genetic variation when the available specimen is limited.
Genotyping examines genetic variation at selected regions, whereas sequencing analyzes the DNA sequence of the examined region. Both approaches can characterize material from one specimen, but they answer different levels of genetic questions. The choice depends on whether the study needs information about particular variants or a more direct analysis of sequence information within selected DNA regions.
A typical workflow begins by isolating DNA from the biological specimen. Researchers then amplify selected regions with PCR and analyze the resulting material through genotyping or sequencing. The final findings can be interpreted in relation to the specimen’s identity, genetic variation, inheritance pattern, mutation status, or the biological trait being investigated.
Single-specimen DNA analysis is useful when researchers need to study a limited or rare sample without combining it with material from other sources. Retaining the connection between the DNA and its specimen helps preserve information that could be lost through pooling. This makes the approach relevant to genetic comparisons and investigations focused on an individual sample.
In genetics, the approach can contribute to identification, inheritance studies, mutation detection, and characterization of genetic variation. Researchers can use genotyping or sequencing results to connect molecular observations with a biological trait or a defined research question. Because the findings remain associated with one specimen, the method can provide more resolved comparisons than analyses that combine multiple sources.