Molecular Beacons: Signalling Nucleic Acid Probes, Methods, and Protocols

Basic Principles of Fluorescence and Energy Transfer.- Applications.- Multiplex Detection of Mutations.- Detection of Salmonella Species in Foodstuffs.- Identification of Homozygous Transgenic Mice by Genomic Real-Time PCR.- Quantitative Analysis of Gene Expression Relative to 18S rRNA in Carcinoma Samples Using the LightCycler® Instrument and a SYBR GreenI-based Assay: Determining FAT10 mRNA Levels in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Absolute Quantitation of Feline Leukemia Virus Proviral DNA and Viral RNA Loads by TaqMan® Real-time PCR and RT-PCR.- High-Throughput Real-Time PCR.- Design and Use of Scorpions Fluorescent Signaling Molecules.- Hybridization Probe Pairs and Single-Labeled Probes: an Alternative Approach for Genotyping and Quantification.- New Technologies.- EasyBeacons™ for the Detection of Methylation Status of Single CpG Duplets.- Quenched Autoligation Probes.- HyBeacon® Probes for Rapid DNA Sequence Detection and Allele Discrimination.- FIT-Probes in Real-Time PCR.- SNP Genotyping by Unlabeled Probe Melting Analysis.- Non-Nucleic Acid Targets.- Molecular Beacons for Protein—DNA Interaction Studies.- DNA Polymerase Profiling.- Modular Reporter Hairpin Ribozymes for Analyzing Molecular Interactions.- Screening of Molecular Interactions Using Reporter Hammerhead Ribozymes.