How to covalently link DNA to beads?

[martin LEACH]

Well, 

according to the chemists at ABI/perkin elmer...there is no way of
deprotecting without cleavage..oh well could have worked...

perhaps it may still work with chemistries other than carruthers & beaucage
(used on the abi machines)

Martin

martin LEACH (leach at bu.edu) wrote:
: On a similar note....using a DNA synthesizer create your custom oligo...the
: oligo will remain bound to the glass beads they are synthesized (unless you
: hydrolyze the siloxane bond with NH4OH)....you want the trityl groups removed
: during synthesis. Then when finished dismantle the synthesis column and
: harvest
: the glass beads with oligo still attached.

: only problem is that this DNA is still in a form as base-protected
: phosphotriesters...(can you tell I am reading from the ABI manual..;)...they
: are usually deprotected using the NH4OH...but this also cleaves them from the
: column.....if there was a way of deprotecting without cleavage (a weaker
: base?? instead of NH4OH) then perhaps you could create your desired oligo this
: way??

: just my thruppeny bit...

: Martin



: : Marc:

: : How about this?  Make custom oligos (with attached 5' biotin or other "handle") that will anneal with the lambda cos site.  Mix with=
: :  your lambda DNA, link with ligase, then attach to streptavidin beads.

: : - Peter

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