CA2124928C - Hbv amplifier probes for use in solution phase sandwich hybridization assays - Google Patents

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CA2124928C
CA2124928C CA002124928A CA2124928A CA2124928C CA 2124928 C CA2124928 C CA 2124928C CA 002124928 A CA002124928 A CA 002124928A CA 2124928 A CA2124928 A CA 2124928A CA 2124928 C CA2124928 C CA 2124928C
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Novel DNA probe sequences for detection of HBV in a sample in a solution phase sandwich hybridization assay are de-scribed. Amplified nucleic acid hybridization assays using the probes are exemplified.

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WO 93/13120 PCf/US92/11165 HBV AMPLIFIER PROBES FOR USE IN SOLUTION PHASE
SANDWICH HYBRIDIZATION ASSAYS
TP~hnir_gl Field This invention is in the field of nucleic acid hybridization assays. More specifically, it relates to novel nucleic acid probes for detecting Hepatitis B Virus (HBV).
aa~ka_round Art Viral hepatitis is a systemic disease involving primarily the livez, with HBV being primarily responsible for most cases of serum or long-incubation hepatitis.
Antigenic characterization of HHV derives from the complex protein found on the virus's surface. One antigenic specificity, designated a, is common to all HHV
surface antigen (HHSAg), while two other sets of mutually exclusive determinants result in four principle subtypes of HHSAg: adw, ayw, adr, and ayr.
Pasek et al. (Nature 282:575-579, 1979) disclosed the entire nucleotide sequence of subtype ayw HSV genomic DNA. -Valenzuela et al. (An> > Vines Genetics, Field et al., eds., Academic press, NY, 1981) reported the complete nucleotide sequence of subtype adw2 HHV DNA.
EPA Pub. No. 0068719 disclosed the sequence and expression of HHsAg from the adw serotype.

2_ klijiyama et al. (Nucleic Acid Research 11:4601-4610, 1983) disclosed the entire nucleotide sequence of serotype adr HBV DNA.
British patent application No. 2034323A, ' published 6/4/80, describes the isolation and cloning of the HBV genome and its use to detect HBV in serum.
Herninger et al. (.7. Med. Virol. 9:57-68, 1982) discloses an assay based on nucleic acid hybridization which detects and quantitates HHV in serum, using the complete HBV genome as probe.
U.S. 4,562,159 discloses a method and test kit for the detection of HHV by DNA hybridization using cloned, genomic HBV DNA as a probe.
Commonly owned U.S. 4,868,105 describes a solution phase nucleic acid sandwich hybridization assay in which analyte nucleic acid is first hybridized in solution to a labeling probe set and to a capturing probe set in a first vessel. The probe-analyte complex is then transferred to a second vessel that contains a solid-phase-immobilized probe that is substantially complementary to a segment of the capturing probes. The segments hybridize to the immobilized pXObe, thus removing the complex from solution. Having the analyte in the form of an immobilized complex facilitates subsequent separation steps in the assay. Ultimately, single stranded segments of the labeling probe set are hybridized to labeled probes, thus permitting the analyte-containing complex to be detected via a signal generated directly or indirectly from the label.
Commonly owned European Patent Application (EPA) 883096976 discloses a variation in the assay described in U.S. 4,868,105 in which the signal generated by the labeled probes is amplified. The amplification involves the use of nucleic acid multimere. These multimers are branched polynucleotidea that are - 3 - 2i z~92s constructed to have a segment that hybridizes specifically to the analyte nucleic acid or to a nucleic acid (branched or linear) that is bound to the analyze and iterations of a second segment that hybridize specifically to the labeled probe. In the assay employing the multimer, the initial steps of hybridizing the analyte to label or amplifier probe sets and capturing probe sets is a first vessel and transferring the complex to another vessel containing immobilized nucleic acid that will hybridize to a segment of the capturing probes are followed. The multimer is then hybridized to the im~wbilized complex and the labeled ' probes in turn hybridized to the second segment iterations on the multimer. Since the multimers provide a large number of sites for label probe attachment, the signal is amplified. Amplifier and capture probe sequences are disclosed for Hepatitis H virus, Neisseria aonorrhoeag, penicillin and tetracycline- resistance in 1~
non, sad Chlamvdia a ho ~ in.
Commonly owned copending application W092/02526 describes the preparation of large comb-type branched polynucleotide multimers for use in the above-described solution phase assay. The combs provide greater signal enhancement in the assays than the smaller multimers.
Disclosure of the Invention One aspect of the invention is a synthetic oligonucleotide useful as an amplifier probe in a sandwich hybridization assay for IieV comprising a first segment having a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HHV nucleic acid and a second segment having a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide multimer.

._ 212128 Another aspect of the invention is a synthetic oligonucleotide useful as a capture probe in a sandwich hybridization assay for HHV comprising a first segment having a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary .
to a segment of HHV nucleic acid and a second segment having a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide bound to a solid phase.
Another aspect of the invention is a solution sandwich hybridization assay for detecting the presence of HHV in a sample, comprising (a) contacting the sample under hybridizing conditions with an excess of (i) an amplifier probe oligonucleotide comprising a first segment having a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HHV nucleic acid and a second segment having a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide unit of a nucleic acid multimer and (ii) a capture probe oligonucleotide comprising a first segment having a nucleotide sequence that is substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid and a second segment that is substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide bound to a solid phase;
(b) contacting the product of step (a) under hybridizing conditions with said oligonucleotide bound to the solid phase;
(c) thereafter separating materials not bound to the solid phase;
(d) contacting the bound product of step (c) under hybridization conditions with the nucleic acid multimer, said multimer comprising at least one oligonucleotide unit that is substantially complementary to the second segment of the amplifier probe polynucleotide and a multiplicity of second ,r WO 93/13120 2 ~. ~ ~ 9 2 g PCT/US92/11165 oligonucleotide units that are substantially complementary to a labeled oligonucleocide;
(e) removing unbound multimez;
(f) contacting under hybridizing conditions the solid phase complex product of step (e) with the labeled oligonucleotide;
(g) removing unbound labeled oligonucleotide;
and (h) detecting the presence of label in the solid phase complex product of step (g).
Another aspect of the invention is a kit for the detection of HHV comprising a kit for the detection of HBV in a sample comprising in combination (i) a net of amplifier probe oligonucleotidea wherein the amplifier probe oligonucleotide comprises a first segment having a nucleotide sequence aubacaatially complementary to a segment of HHV nucleic acid and a second segment having a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide unit of a nucleic acic multimer;
(ii) a set of capture probe oligonucleotides wherein the capture probe oligonucleotide comprises a first segment having a nucleotide sequence that is substantially complementary to a segment of HHV nucleic acid and a second segment that is substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide bound to a solid phase;
(iii) a nucleic acid multimer, said multimer comprising at least one oligonucleotide unit that is substantially complementary to the second segment of the amplifier probe polynucleotide and a multiplicity of second oligonucleotide unite that are aubataatially complementary to a labeled oligonucleotide; and (iv) a labeled oligonucleotide.

- 5a -According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a synthetic oligonucleotide useful as an amplifier probe in a sandwich hybridization assay for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) comprising a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV
nucleic acid; and a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide multimer and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV nucleic acid;
wherein said nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid is selected from the group consisting of:
CTGCYCCWT (SEQ ID N0:6), CCTRC1'CGTGTTACAGGCGGGGTZ'lTfCTT (SEQ ID N0:7), TCCATGGCTGCTAGGSTGTRCTGCCAACTG (SEQ ID NO: B), GCYTAYAGACCACCAAATGCCCCTATCYTA (SEQ ID'N0:9), ~TT~C~~~TGCC1TGGGT (SEQ ID N0:10), CATGGAGARCAYMAC11TCAGGATTCCTAGG (SEQ ID N0:11), TCCTGGYTATCGCTGGATGTGTCTGCGGCGT (SEQ ID N0:12), GGCGCTGAATCCYGCGGACGACCCHTCTCG (SEQ ID N0:13), CTTCGCTTCACCTCTGCACGTHGCATGGMG (SHQ ID N0:14), GGTCTSTGCCAAGTGTTTGCTGACGCAACC (SEQ ID N0:15), CCTKCGCGGGACGTCCTTTGTYTACGTCCC (SEQ ID N0:16), MCCTCTGCCfAATCATCTCWTGTWCATGTC (SE~ ID N0:17), CGACCACGGGGCGCACCTCTCTTTACGCGG (SEQ ID NO:lB), TGCCCAAGGTCTTACAYAAGAGGACTCTTG (SEQ ID N0:191, CGTCAATCTYCKCGAGGACTGGGGACCCTG (SEQ ID N0:20), ATGTTGCCCGTTTGTCCfCTAMTTCCAGGA (SEQ ID N0:21), ATCTTC'1'TRTIGG1TCTTCTGGAYTAYCAA (SEQ ID N0:22), ATCATM1'fCCTCT1'CATCCTGCTGCTATGC (SEQ ID N0:23), CAATCACTCACCAACCTCYTGTCCTCCAAY (SEQ ID N0:24), GTGTCYTGGCCAAAATTCGCAGTCCCCAAC (SHQ ID N0:25), CTCG2iGGTGGACITCfC'TCAATTTTCTAGG (SEQ ID N0:26), - 5b - 2124928 GACAAGAATCCTCAC31ATACCRCAGAGTCT (SEQID N0:27), TTTTGGGGTGGAGCCCKCAGGCTCAGGGCR (SEQWD N0:28), CACCATATTCTTGGGAACAAGARCTACAGC (SEQID N0:29), ACACTTCCGGARACTACTGTTGTTAGACGA (SEQID NQ:30), GTVTCTTTYGGAGTG1GGATTCGCACTCCT (SEQID N0:31), TTGGAGCWWC1GTGGAGTTACTCTCRTTIT (SEQID N0:32), ~~CATGGA~TYGAYCCRTATAAAG (SEQID N0:33), AAWGRTCTT1GTAYTAGGAGGCTGTAGGCA (SEQID N0:34), RGACTGGGAGGAGY2GGGGGAGGAGATTAG (SEQID N0:35), CCTTGAGGCMTACTfCAAAGACTGTRTGTT (SEQID N0:36), GTCTGTGCCTTCTCATCTGCCGGWCCG1GT (SEQID N0:37), AGCMGC1TGTT1'TGCTCGCAGSt~GTCIiGG (SEQID N0:38), GGCTCSTCDGCCGATCCATACTGCGGAACT (SEQID N0:39), MTKAACCTTTACCCCG1TGCTCGGCAACGG (SEQID N0:40), GTGGCTCCAGTTCMGGAACAGTAAACCCTG (SEQID N0:41), , RAARCAGGCTTTYACTTTCTCGCCAACTTA (SEQID N0:42), CCTCCRCCTGCCTCYACCAATCGSCAGTCA (SEQID N0:43), ACCAAIITfCI'TYTG'1~TYTGGGTATACAT (SEQID N0:44).

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a synthetic oligonucleotide useful as a capture probe in a'saadwich hybridization assay for HBv comprising a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of FD3V
nucleic acid; and a second segment eamprising a nucleotide sequence aubetantially complementary to an oligonucleotide bound to a solid phase and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV nucleic acid, wherein said nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid is Selected from the group consisting of:
TATTCCCATCCCATCRTCC1GGGCTTTCGS (SEQ ID N0:45), TATATGGATGATG1GG1'AT1GGGGGCCAAG (SEQ ID N0:46), CGTAGGGCTTTCCCCCACTGTTTGGCTTTC (SEQ ID N0:47), GCTCAGTTTAC~fAGIGCCATTTGTTCAGTG (SEQ ID NOa48), CCTATGGGAGRGGGCCTCAGYCCGTTTCTC (SEQ N0:49), ID

GTCCCCTAGAAGAAGAACTCCCTCGCCTCG (SEQ NO:50), ID

ACGMAGRTCTCMATCGCCGCGTCGCAGAAGA (SEQ
ID
NO:51), CAATCTCGGGAATCTCAATGTTAGTATYCC (SEQ N0:52), ID

GACTCATAAGGTSGGRAACTTTACRGGGCT (SEQ N0:53).
ID

According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a set of synthetic oligonucleotides useful as amplifier probes in a sandwich hybridization assay for HBV, comprising two oligonucleotides, wherein each member of the set comprises a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of E03V
nucleic acid; and a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide multimer and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV nucleic acid, wherein said nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid is selected from the group consisting of:
TTGTGGGTCITrfGGGYTTTGCTGCYCCWT (SEQIDN0:6), CCTRCTCGTGTTACAGGCGGGGTiITTCIT (SEQIDN0:7), TCCATGGCTGCTAGGS1GTRC'1'GCCAAC1G (SEQIDN0:8), GCYTAYAGACCACCAAATGCCCC'TATCYTA (SEQIDN0:9), CTGTTCAAGCCTCCAAGCTGTGCCTTGGGT (SEQIDN0:10), CATGGAGARCAYMACATCAGGATTCCTAGG (SEQIDN0:11), TCCTGGYTATCGCTC,GA1'GTGTCTGCGGCGT (SEQ
ID
N0:12), GGCGCTGAATCCYGCGGACGACCCHTCTCG (SEQIDN0:13), CTTCGCTTCACCTCfGCACGTHGCATGGMG (SEQIDN0:14), - Sd - 2124928 GGTCTS1GCCAAG1GTTIGC1GACGCAACC (SEQID NO:15), CCTKCGCGGGACGTCCT1TGTYTACGTCCC (SEQID N0:16), MCCTCTGCCTAATCATCTCWIGTWCATGTC (SEQID N0:17), CGACCACGGGGCGCACCTCTCT1TACGCGG (SEQID NOslH), TGCCCAAGGTCTTACAYAAGAGGACfCTTG (SEQID N0:19), CGTCAATCTSCCRCGAGGACTGGGGACCCTG (SEQID N0:20), ATGTTGCCCGTTTGTCCTCTAM1TCCAGGA (SEQID N0:21), AT~~~T~GTfCTTCfGGAYTAYCAA (SEQID N0:22), ATCATM11'CCTCTTC11TCCTGC1GCTATGC (SHQID N0:23), CAATCACTCACCAACCTCYTGTCCTCCAAY (SEQID N0:24), GTGTCYTGGCCAAAATTCGCAGTCCCCAAC (SEQID N0:25), CTCGTGGTGGAC1TCTCTC31AT1TTCTAGG (SEQID N0:26), GACAAGAATCCTCACAATACCRCAGAGTCT (SEQID N0:27), TTTTGGGGTGGAGCCCRCAGGCT'CAGGGCR (SEQID N0:28), CACCATATTCTTGGGAACAAGARCTACAGC (SEQID N0:29), ACAC2TCCGGARACTACTGTTGTTAGACGA (SEQID N0:30), GTVTC1'fT7CGGAGTGTGGATTCGCACTCCT (SHQID N0:31), TTGGAGCWWCTGTGGAGTTAC1Y.TCRTtTf (SEQID N0:32), TTTGGGGCATGGACATYGAYCCRTATAAAG (SHQID N0:33), AAWGRTCTTTGTAYTAGGAGGCiGTAGGCA (SEQID N0:34), RGACTGGGAGGAGYTGGGGGAGGAGATTAG (SEQID N0:35), CCTTGAGGCMTACTTCAAAGACTGTICTGTT (SEQID N0:36), GTCTGTGCCTTCTCATC1GCCGGWCCG1GT (SEQID N0:37), AGCMGCTTGTTTTGCTCGCAGSMGGTCTGG (SEQID N0:38), GGCTCSTCTGCCGATCCATACTGCGGAACT (SEQID N0:39), htfKAACCTtfACCCCGTTGCTCGGCAACGG (SEQID N0:40), GTGGCTCCAGTTCMGGAACAGTAAACCCTG (SEQID N0:41), RAARCAGGCITf7CACTTTCTCGCCAAC'i'fA (SEQID N0:42) , CCTCCRCC2GCCTCYACCAATCGSCAGTCA (SEQID N0:43), ACCAATTTTCTTYTGTCTYTGGGTATACAT (SHQID N0:44).

According to yet another aspect of the invention there is provided a set of synthetic oligonucleotides useful as capture probes in a sandwich hybridization assay for HBV, comprising two oligonucleotides, wherein each member of the set comprises a first ae9ment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementazy to a segment of HBV
nucleic acid; and 5e a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide bound to a solid phase and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV
nucleic acid, wherein said nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid is selected from the group consisting of:
TATTCCCATCCCATC&TCCTGGGCTT'i'CGS ( SEQ ID NO ;.4 5 ) , .TATATGGATGA'IGTGGTATt'GGGGGCCAAG (SEQ ID N0:46), CGTAGGGCTTTCCCCCACZGTTT'GGCTTTC (SEQ ID N0:4~), GCTCAGTTTACTAGZGCCATZ'IGTT~UGTG (SEQ ID N0:48) , CCTATC'~GGA~GKG~C~C~Ct~TCAGYCCGTTTGTC (SEQ ID N0:49I , GTCCCCTAGA~1G~LAGAACTCCCI'C't;CCTCG ( S EQ ID NO : 5 0 ) , ACGI~GRTC'rC~ITOGCCGCGTCG~AAGA (SEQ ID NO:51) , CAATGTCGGGAATCTCAATGZ'rAGTATYCC (SEQ ID N0:52), 6ACTCATAAGGTSGGRAAC1'ITAC1CGGGCT (SEQ ID NO: 53 ) .
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a solution sandwich hybridization assay for detecting the presence of HBV in a sample, comprising (a) contacting the sample under conditions of specific hybridization with an excess of (i) a set of synthetic oligonucleotides useful as amplifier probes in a sandwich hybridization assay for HBV
and (ii) a set of capture probe oligonucleotides wherein the capture probe oligonucleotide comprises a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence that is substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid and a second segment that is substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide bound to a solid phase and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV nucleic acid;
(b) contacting the product of step (a) under hybridizing conditions with said oligonucleotide bound to the solid phase;

5f (c) thereafter separating materials not bound to the solid phase;
(d) contacting the bound product of step (c) under hybridization conditions with a nucleic acid multimer, said multimer comprising at least one oligonucleotide unit that is substantially complementary to the second segment of the amplifier probe polynucleotide and a multiplicity of second oligonucleotide units that are substantially complementary to a labeled oligonucleotide;
(e) removing unbound multimer;
(f) contacting under hybridizing conditions the solid phase complex product of step (e) with the labeled oligonucleotide;
(g) removing unbound labeled oligonucleotide; and (h) detecting the presence of label in the solid phase complex product of step (g).
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a solution sandwich hybridization assay for detecting the presence of HBV in a sample, comprising (a) contacting the sample under conditions of specific hybridization with an excess of (i) a set of amplifier probe oligonucleotides wherein the amplifier probe oligonucleotide comprises a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid and a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide unit of a nucleic acid multimer and (ii) a set of synthetic oligonucleotides useful as capture probes in a sandwich hybridization assay for HBV;
(b) contacting the product of step (a) under hybridizing conditions with said oligonucleotide bound to the solid phase;

- Sg - 212492a (c) thereafter separating materials not bound to the solid phase;
(d) contacting the bound product of step (c) under hybridization conditions with a nucleic acid auiltimer. said multimer comprising at least one oligonucleotide unit that is substantially complementary to the second segment of the amplifier probe polynucleotide and a multiplicity of second oligonucleotide units that are substantially complementary to a labeled oligonucleotide;
(e) removing unbound multimer;
(f) contacting under hybridizing conditions the solid phase complex product of step (e) with the labeled oligonucleotide;
(g) removing unbound labeled oliqonucleotide;
and (h) detecting Che presence of label in the solid phase complex product of step (g).
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a kit for the detection of HBV in a sample comprising in combination (i) a set of amplifier probe oligonucleotides wherein the amplifier probe oligonucleotide comprises a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HHV nucleic acid and a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide unit of a nucleic acid multimer and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV
nucleic acid, (ii) a set of capture probe oligonucleotides wherein the capture probe oligonucleotide comprises a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence that is substantially complementary to a segment of FD3V DNA sad a second segment that is substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide bound to a solid phase;

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(iii) a nucleic acid multimer, said multimer , comprising at least one oligonucleotide unit that is substantially complemenEary to the second segment of the amplifier probe polynucleotide and a multiplicity of aecoad oligonucleotide units that are subetantialiy complementary to a labeled oligonucleotide; and (iv) a labeled oligoaucleotide.

z~ z~9za These and other embodiments will readily occur to those of ordinary skill is view of the disclosure herein.
' , Modes for Carzvina out the Invention Definitions In defining the present invention, the following terms will be employed, and are intended to be defined as indicated below.
~SOiutioa phase nucleic acid hybridization assay" intends the assay techniques described and claimed in commonly owned U.S. Patent No: 4,868,105 sad EPA
883096976.
A "modified nucleotide' intends a nucleotide monomer that may be atably incorporated into a polyaucleotide and which has an additional functional group. Preferably, the modified nucleotide is a 5'-cytidine is which the N4-position is modified to provide a functional hydroxy group.
An 'amplifier multimer~ intends a branched polynucleotide that is capable of hybridizing simultaneously directly or indirectly to analyte nucleic acid and to a multiplicity of polyhucleotide iterations (i.e., either iterations of another multimer or iterations of a labeled probe). The branching in the multimers is effected through covalent bonds and the multimers are'composed of two types of oligonucleotide unite that are capable of hybridizing, respectively, to analyte nucleic acid or nucleic acid hybridized to analyte nucleic acid and to a multiplicity of labeled probes. The composition and preparation of such multimers are described in EPA 883096976 and W092/02526.
The term "amplifier probe" is intended as a branched or linear polynucleotide that is constructed to 7_ hav= a segment that hybridizes specifically to the ana~~ nucleic acid and iterations of a second segment that h_bridize specifically to an amplifier multimer.
The term ~captuze probe~ is intended as an oligonucleotide having a segment substantially complementary to a nucleotide sequence of the target DNA
and a segment that is substantially complementary to a nucleotide sequence of a solid-phase-immobilized probe.
~Large' as used herein to describe the comb-type branched polynucleotides of the invention intends a molecule having at least about 15 branch sites and at least about 20 iterations of the labeled probe binding sequence.
'Comb-type' as used herein to describe the structure of the branched polynucleotldea of the invention intends a polynucleotide having a linear backbone with a multiplicity of sidechaina extending from the backbone.
A "cleavable linker molecule" intends a molecule that may be atably incorporated into a polynucleotide chain and w_:ich includes a covalent bond that may be broken or cleaved by chemical treatment or physical treatment such as by irradiation.
All nucleic acid sequences disclosed herein are written in a 5' to 3' direction unless otherwise indicated. Nucleotides are designated according to the nucleotide symbols recommended by the IUPAC-IUB
Biochemical Nomenclature.
The general protocol for the solution phase sandwich hybridizations is as follows. The analyte nucleic acid is placed in a microtiter well with an excess of two single-stranded nucleic acid probe seta:
(1) a set of capture probes, each having a first binding WO 93/13t20 PCT/US92/11165 sequence substantially complementary to the analyze and a second binding sequence that is substantially complementary to nucleic acid bound to a solid support, for example, the well surface or a bead, and (2) a set of S amplifier probes (branched or linear), each having a first binding sequence that is capable of specific binding to the analyte and a second binding sequence that is capable of specific binding to a segment of the multimer. The resulting product is a three component nucleic acid complex of the two probes hybridized to the analyze by their first binding sequences. The second binding sequences of the probes regain as single-stranded segments as they are not complementary to the analyte.
This complex hybridizes to the immobilized probe on the solid surface via the second binding sequence of the capture probe. The resulting product comprises the complex bound to the solid surface via the duplex formed by the oligonucleotide bound to the solid surface sad the second binding sequence of the capture probe. Unbound materials are then removed from the surface such as by washing.
The amplification multimer is then added to the bound complex under hybridization conditions to permit the multimer to hybridize to the available second binding sequences) of the amplifier probe of the complex. The resulting complex is then separated from any unbound multimer by washing. The labeled oligonucleotide is then added under conditions which permit it to hybridize to the substantially complementary oligonucleotide units of the multimer. The resulting immobilized labeled nucleic acid complex is then washed to remove unbound labeled oligonucleotide, and read.
The analyte nucleic acids may be from a variety of sources, e.g., biological fluids or solids, and may be prepared for the hybridization analysis by a variety of WO 93/13120 ~ 1 ~ 4 9 2 8 P~/US92/11165 9_ means, e.g., proteinase K/SDS, chaotropic salts, etc.
Also, it may be of advantage to decrease the average size of the analyte nucleic acids by enzymatic, physical or chemical means, e.g., restriction enzymes, sonication, chemical degradation (e.g., metal ions), etc. The fragments may be as small as 0.1 kb, usually being at least about 0.5 kb and may be 1 kb or higher. The analyte sequence is provided in single-stranded form for analysis. Where the sequence is naturally present in single-stranded form, denaturation will not be required.
However, where the sequence may be present in double-stranded form, the sequence should be denatured.
Denaturation can be carried out by various techniques, such as alkali, generally from about 0.05 to 0.2 M
hydroxide, formamide, salts, heat, enzymes, or combinations thereof.
The first binding sequences of the capture probe and amplifier probe that are substantially complementary to the analyte sequence will each be of at least 15 nucleotides, usually at least 25 nucleotides, and not more than about 5 kb, usually not more than about 1 kb, preferably not more than about 100 nucleotides.
They will typically be approximately 30 nucleotides.
They will normally be chosen to bind to different sequences of the analyte. The first binding sequences may be selected based on a variety of considerations.
Depending upon the nature of the analyte, one may be interested in a consensus sequence, a aequeace associated with polymorphisma, a particular phenotype or genotype, a particular strain, or the like.
The number of different amplifier and capture probes used influences the sensitivity of the assay, because the more probe sequences used, the greater the signal provided by the assay system. Furthermore, the use of more probe sequences allows the use of more WO 93/13120 1 2 ~ g 2 g PCT/US92/11165 stringent hybridization conditions, thereby reducing the incidence of false positive results. Thus, the number of probes in a set will be at least one capture probe and at least one amplifier probe, more preferably two capture and two amplifier probes, and most preferably 5-100 capture probes and 5-100 amplifier probes.
Probes for HHV were designed as follows.
EPA 88309676 discloses a set of HBV probes designed by comparing the DNA sequences of the nine HHV subtypes reported in GenBank. Subsequent experimental analysis has demonstrated that these probes were complementary to the subgenomic strand (i.e. plus sense) of the incompletely double-stranded region of HHV, and thus different subsets of these probes hybridized to different viruses, since the length of the subgenomic strands varies among strains. Accordingly, the probe set has been redesigned to comprise sequences aubatantially complementary to the genomic-length strand (i.e, minus-sense) of HHV and to contain fewer spacer regions so as to include more oligonucleotides in the probe set, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the assay system.
In general, regions of greatest homology between the HBV isolates were selected as capture probes, while regions of lesser homology were selected as amplifier probes. Thus, as additional strains or isolates of HBV are made available, appropriate probes made be designed by aligning the sequence of the new strain or isolate with the nucleotide sequences used to design the probes of the present invention, and choosing regions of greatest homology for use as capture probes, with regions of lesser homology chosen ae amplifier probes. The set of presently preferred probes and their capture or amplifier overhang regions, i.e., the regions which hybridize to sequences immobilized on solid support or to an amplifier multimer, are listed in the examples.
2 1 2 4 9 2 8 P~/US92/11165 The second binding sequences of the capture probe and amplifier probe are selected to be substantially complementary, respectively, to the oligonucleotide bound to the solid surface and to a segment of the multimer and so as to not be encountered by endogenous sequences in the sample/analyte. The second binding sequence may be contiguous to the first binding sequence or be spaced therefrom by an intermediate noncomplemeatary sequence. The probes may include other noncomplementary sequences if desired.
These noncomplementary sequences must not hinder the binding of the binding sequences or cause nonspecific binding to occur.
The capture probe and amplifier probe may be prepared by oligonucleotide synthesis procedures or by cloning, preferably the former.
It will be appreciated that the binding sequences need not have perfect complementarity to provide homoduplexea. 1n many situations, heteroduplexes will suffice where fewer than about 101 of the bases are mismatches, ignoring loops of five or more nucleotides.
Accordingly, as used herein the term 'complementary"
intends exact complementarity wherein each base within the binding region corresponds exactly, and ~substantially complementary" intends 901 or greater homology.
The labeled oligonucleotide will include a sequence substantially complementary to the repeated oligonucleotide units of the multimer. The labeled oligonucleotide will include one or more molecules ("labels'), which directly or indirectly provide a detectable signal. The labels may be bound to individual members of the substantially complementary sequence or may be present as a terminal member or terminal tail having a plurality of labels. various means for providing labels bound to the oligonucleotide sequences have been reported in the literature. See, for example, Leaxy et al., proc Natl Acad Sc~ USA (1983) $Q:4045;
Renz and Kurz, Nucl. Acids Res. (1984) 1:3435;
Richardson and Gumport, Nucl. Acids Res. (1983) x:6167;
Smith et al., I~cl. Acids. Res. (1985) x:2399; Meinkoth and Wahl, Anal. Hiochem. (1984) x:267. The labels may be bound either covalently or non-covalently to the substantially complementary sequence. Labels which may be employed include radionuclides, fluorescera, chemiluminescers, dyes, enzymes, enzyme substrates, enzyme cofactors, enzyme inhibitors, enzyme subunita,' metal ions, and the like. Illustrative specific labels include fluoreacein, rhodamine, Texas red, phycoerythrin, umbelliferone, luminol, NADPH, a-B-galactoaidase, horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phoaphatase, etc.
The ratio of capture probe and amplifier probe to anticipated moles of analyte will each be at least stoichiometric and preferably in excess. This ratio is preferably at least about 1.5:1, and more preferably at least 2:1. It will normally be in the range of 2:1 to 106:1. Concentrations of each of the probes will generally range from about 10-5 to 10-9 M, with sample nucleic acid concentrations varying from 10-21 to 10-12 M. The hybridization steps of the assay will genezally take from about 10 minutes to 20 hours, frequently being completed in about 1 hour. Hybridization can be carried out at a mildly elevated temperature, generally in the range fran about 20°C to 80°C, more ueually from about 35°C to 70°C, particularly 65°C.
The hybridization reactions are usually done in an aqueous medium, particularly a buffered aqueous medium, which may include various additives. Additives which may be employed include low concentrations of detergent (0.01 to 1t), salts, e.g., sodium citrate (0.017 to 0.17 M), FicollT"', polyvinylpyrrolidone, carrier nucleic acids, carrier proteins, etc. Nonaqueous solvents may be added to the aqueous medium, such as dimethylformamide, dimethylaulfoxide, alcohols, and formamide. These other solvents are generally present in amounts ranging from 2 to SOt.
The stringency of the hybridization medium may be controlled by temperature, salt concentration, solvent system, sad the like. Thus, depending upon the length sad nature of the sequence of interest, the stringency will be varied.
Depending upon the nature of the label, various techniques can be employed for detecting the presence of the label. For fluorescers, a large number of different fluorometers are available. For chemilumineacera, l~nometers or films are available: With enzymes, a .
fluorescent, chemiluminescent, or colored product can be provided and determined fluorometrically, luminometrically, apectrophotometrically or visually.
The various labels which have been employed is immunoassays and the techniques applicable to immunoassays can be employed with the subject assays.
Rits for carrying out amplified nucleic acid hybridization assays according to the invention will comprise in packaged combination the following reagents:
the amplifier probe or sec of~probes; the. capture probe or set of probes; the amplifier multimer; and an appropriate labeled oligonucleotide. These reagents will typically be in separate containers in the kit. The kit may also include a denaturation reagent for denaturing the analyte, hybridization buffers, wash solutions, enzyme substrates, negative and positive controls and written instructions for carrying out the assay.

The following examples further illustrate the invention. These examples are not intended to limit the invention in any manner.
EXAMPLES
Example I
~ynrhesis of Comb tyke Branched Polvnucleotide This example illustrates the synthesis of a comb-type branched polynucleotide having 15 branch sites and sidechain extensions having three labeled probe binding sites. This polynucleotide was designed to be used in a solution phase hybridization se described in EPA 883096976.
All chemical syntheses of oligonucleotides were performed on an automatic DNA synthesizer (Applied Biosystems, Inc., (AHI) model 380 H). Phosphoramidite chemistry of the beta cyanoethyl type was used including 5'-phosphorylation which employed Phostel° reagent (AHN).
Standard AHI protocols were used except as indicated.
where it is indicated that a multiple of a cycle was used (e.g., 1.2 cycle), the multiple of the standard amount of amidite recommended by AHI waa employed in the specified cycle. Appended hereto are the programs for carrying out cycles 1.2 and 6.4 as run on the Applied Biosystema Model 380 H DNA Synthesizer.
A comb body of the following stricture was first prepared:
3'T18(TTX')15GTTTGTGG-5' (RGTCAGTp-5')15 wherein X' is a branching_monomer, and R is a periodate cleavable linker.
The portion of the comb body through the 15 (TTX') repeats is first synthesized using 33.8 mg ,. WO 93/13120 PCT/US92/11165 a- aopropyl-derivatized thymidine controlled pore glass (CPG) (2000 A, 7.4 micromoles thymidine per gram support) with a 1.2 cycle protocol. The branching site nucleotide was of the foxacula:

O
where R2 represents O
For synthesis of the comb body (not including sidechains), the concentration of beta cyanoethylphosphoramidite monomers was 0.1 M for A, C, G

WO 93/13120 12 r~ 9 2 g PCT/US92/11165 and T, 0.15 M for the branching site monomer E, and 0.2 M
for Phostel° reagent. Detritylation was done with 3t trichloroacetic acid in methylene chloride using stepped flowthrough for the duration of the deprotection. At'the conclusion the 5' DMT was replaced with an acetyl group.
Cleavable linker R and six base aidechain extensions of the formula 3'-RGTCAGTp (SEQ ID N0:1) were synthesized at each branching monomer site as follows.
The base protecting group removal (R2 in the formula above) was performed manually while retaining the CPG
support in the same column used for synthesizing the comb body. In the case of R2 - levulinyl, a solution of 0.5 M
hydrazine hydrate in pyridine/glacial acetic acid (1:1 v/v) was introduced and kept in contact with the CPG
support for 90 min with renewal of the liquid every 15 min, followed by extensive washing with pyridine/glacial acetic acid (1:1 v/v) and then by acetonitrile. After the deprotection the cleavable linker R and nix baae sidechain extensions were added using a 6.4 cycle.
In these syntheses the concentration of phosphoramidites was 0.1 M (except 0.2 MR and Phostel°
reagent; R was 2-(4-(4-(2-Dimethoxytrityloxy)ethyl-)phenoxy 2,3-di(benzoyloxy)-butyloxy)phenyl)ethyl-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramiditel.
Detritylation is effected with a solution of 31< trichloroacetic acid in methylene chloride using continuous flowthrough, followed by a rinse solution of toluene/chloromethane (1:1 v/v). Branched polynucleotide chains were removed from the solid supports automatically in the 380H using the cycle ~CE
NH3.~ The ammonium hydroxide solution was collected in 4 ml screw-capped Wheaton vials and heated at 60°C for 12 hr to remove all base-protecting groups. After cooling to room temperature the solvent was removed in a Speed-Vac''N' evaporator and the residue dissolved in 100 ~1 water.
3' backbone extensions (segment A), sidechaia extensions and ligation template/linkers of the following structures were also made using the automatic ' synthesizer:
3' Backbone extension 3'-TCCGTATCC'fGGGCACAGAGGTGCp-5' (SEQ ID N0:2) Sidechain extension 3'-GATGCG(TTCATGCTGTTGGTGTAG)3-5' (SEQ ID N0:3) Ligation template for linking 3' backbone extension 3'-AAAAAAAAAAGCACCTp-5' (SEQ ID N0:4) Ligation tem-plate for link-ing sidechain extension 3'-CGCATCACTGAC-5' (SEQ ID NO: S) r The crude comb body was purified by a standard polyacrylamide gel (7% with 7 M urea and 1X TBE zunning buffer) method.
The 3' backbone extension and the sidechain~
extensions were ligated to the comb body as follows. The comb body (4 pmole/~1), 3' backbone extension (6.25 pmole/~1), sidechain extension (93.75 pmole/~1), sidechain linking template (75 pmoles/~1) and backbone linking template (5 pmole/P1) were combined in 1 mM ATP/
5 mM DTT/ 50 mM Tris-HC1, pH 8.0/ 10 mM MgCl2/ 2 mM
spermidine, with 0.5 units/W1 T4 polynucleotide kinase.
The mixture was incubated at 37°C for 2 hr, then heated in a water bath to 95°C, and then slowly cooled to below 35°C over a 1 hr period. 2 mM ATP, 10 mM DTT, 14%
polyethylene glycol, and 0.21 units/P1 T4 ligase were added, and the mixture incubated for 16-24 hr at 23°C.
The DNA was precipitated in NaCl/ethanol, resuspended in water, and subjected to a second ligation as follows.
..,~... .. The mixture was adjusted to 1 mM ATP, 5 mM DTT, 14%
polyethylene glycol, 50 mM Tris-HC1, pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl2, 2 mM spermidine, 0.5 unita/~1 T4 polynucleotide kinase, and 0.21 units/~1 T4 ligase were added, and the mixture incubated at 23°C for 16-24 hr. Ligation products were then purified by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
After ligation and purification, a portion of the product was labeled with 32P and subjected to cleavage at the site of R achieved by oxidation with aqueous NaI04 for 1 hr. The sample was then analyzed by PAGE to determine the number of sidechain extensions incorporated by quantitating the radioactive label in the bands on the gel. The product was found to have a total of 45 labeled probe binding sites.

.-.. WO 93/13120 212 ~ 9 2 ~ PCT/US92/t t 165 Hybridization Assav for HHV DNA
A "15 X 3" amplified solution phase nucleic acid sandwich hybridization assay format was employed in this example. The "15 x 3" designation derives from the fact that the format employs two multimers: (1) an amplifier probe having a first segment (A) that binds to HHV nucleic acid and a second segment (H) that hybridizes to (2) an amplifier multimer having a first segment (H~) that hybridizes to the segment (H) and fifteen iterations of a segment (C), wherein segment C hybridizes to three labeled oligonucleotides.
The amplifier and capture probe segments and their respective names used in this assay were as follows.
H6V Amplifier Probes HHV.104* (SEQ ID N0:6) HHV.94~ (SEQ ID N0:7) CCTRCTCGTGTTACAGGCGGGGTTTTTCTT
HBV.76* (SEQ ID N0:8) TCCATGGCTGCTAGGSTGTRCTGCCAACTG
HBV.87~ (SEQ ID N0:9) GCYTAYAGACCACCAAATGCCCCTATCYTA
HBV.45~ (SEQ ID NO:10) CTGTTCAAGCCTCCAAGCTGTGCCT'1GGGT
HHV.93~ (SEQ ID NO:11) CATGGAGARCAYMACATCAGGATTCCTAGG
HHV.99~ (S~Q ID N0:12) TCCTGGYTATCGCTGGATGTGTCTGCGGCGT
FIHV.78~ (SEQ ID N0:13) GGCGCTGAATCCYGCGGACGACCCHTCTCG
HSV.81~ (SEQ ID N0:14) C'ITCGCTTCACCTCTGCACGTHGCA1C~
HHV.73~070590-C (SEQ ID N0:15) GGTCTSTGCCAAGTGTTTGCTGACGCAACC
HBV.77~070590-b (SEQ ID N0:16) CCTRCGCGGGACGTCCTTTGTYTACGTCCC
HHV.D44~070590-A (SEQ ID N0:17) , '' MCCTCTGCCTAATCATCTCWT'GTWCATGTC
HHV.79~ (SEQ ID N0:1B) CGACCACGGGGCGCACCTCTCTTTACGCGG
HHV.82~ (SEQ ID N0:19) TGCCCAAGGTCTTACAYAAGAGGACTCTTG
HHV.7lt (SEQ ID N0:20) CGTCAATCTYCRCGAGGACZGGGGACCCTG
HBV.102~ (SEQ ID N0:21) ATGTTGCCCGTTTGTCCTCTAMTTCCAGGA
HHV.lOlt (SEQ ID N0:22) ATC'iTCTTRTTGGTTCTTCTGGAYTAYCAA
HBV.100~ (SEQ IDN0:23) ATCATMTTCCTCTTCATCCTGCTGCTATGC
HHV.98~ (SEQ ID N0:24) CAATCACTCACCAACCfCYTGTCCTCCAAY
HHV.97t (SEQ ID N0:25) GTGTCYTGGCCAAAATTCGCAGTCCCCAAC
HHV.96~ (SEQ ID N0:26) CTCGTGGTGGACTTCTCTCAATTTTCTAGG
HHV.95~ (SEQ ID N0:27) GACAAGAATCCTCACAATACCRCAGAGTCT
HHV.92~ (SEQ ID N0:28) TTTTGGGGTGGAGCCCRCAGGCTCAGGGCR
HBV.91~ (SEQ ID N0:29) CACCATATTCIZGGGAACppGARCTACAGC
HHV.88~ (SEQ ID N0:30) A~CTTCCGG~ACTAC'IGT'IGTTAGACGA
HHV.86t (SEQ ID N0:31) GTVTCITTYGGAGTGTGGATTCGCACTCCT
HHV.D47t (SEQ ID N0:32) ,... W093/13120 212 4 ~ 2 f3 PCT/US92/11165 HBV.D46. (SEQ ID N0:33) TTTGGGGCATGGACATYGAYCCRTATAAAG

HHV.BS (SEQ ID N0:34) AAWGRTCTTTGTAYTAGGAGGCTGTAGGCA

HHV.84 (SEQ ID N0:35) RGACTGGGAGGAGYTGGGGGAGGAGATTAG

HBV.83 (SEQ ID N0:36) CCTTGAGGCMTACTTCAAAGACTGTRTGTT

HHV.80 (SEQ ID N0:37) GTCTGTGCCTTCTCATCTGCCGGWCCGTGT

HHV.75* (SEQ ID N0:38) AGCMGCTTGTTTTGCTCGCAGSMGGTCTGG

HHV.74 (SEQ ID N0:39) GGCTCSTCTGCCGATCCATACTGCGGAACT

HBV.72* (SEQ ID N0:40) MTRAACCTiTACCCCGTTGCTCGGCAACGG

HHV.51 (SEQ ID N0:41) GTGGCTCCAGTTChGGAACAGTAAACCC2G

HHV.67 (SEQ ID N0:42) RAARCAGGCTTTYACTTTCTCGCCAACTTA

HBV.70* 062890-A (~3Q ID N0:43) CCTCCRCCTGCCTCYACCAATCGSCAGTCA

HHV.65 (SEQ ID N0:44) HHV Capture Probes HBV. 60'(SEQ ID N0:45) TATTCCCATCCCATCYTCCIGGGCZ'ITCGS

HHV. 64 (SEQ ID N0:46) TATATGGATGATGTGGTATTGGGGGCCAAG

HHV. 63'(SEQ ID N0:47) CGTAGGGCTTTCCCCCACTGTTTGGCTTTC

HHV. 62 (SEQ ID N0:48) GCTCAGTTTACTAGTGCCATTTGTTCAGTG

HHV. 61 (SEQ ID N0:49) _ CCTATGGGAGRGGGCCTCAGYCCGTTTCTC
HHV.89~ (SEQ ID NO: SO) ' GTCCCCTAGAAGAAGAACTCCCTCGCCTCG
HBV.90~ (SEQ ID NO:51) ACGMAGRTCTCMATCGCCGCGTCGCAGAAGA
HBV.D13~ (SEQ ID N0:52) . ~TCT~~TCTCJiATGTTAGTATYCC
HBV.D14~ (SEQ ID N0:53) GACTCATAAGGTSGGRAACTTTACRGGGCT
ooh ~Plifier probe contained, in addition to the sequences substantially complementary to the HBV
sequences, the following S' extension complementary to a segment of the amplifier multimer, AGGCATAGGACCCGTGTCTT (SEQ ID N0:54).
Each capture probe contained, in addition to the sequences substantially complementary to HHV DNA, the following downstream sequence complementary to DNA bound to. the solid phase (i.e, complementary to XT1~), CTTCITTGGAGAAAGTGGTG (SEQ ID NO:SS).
Microtiter plates were prepared as follows.
White Microlite 1 RemovawellT"~ strips (polystyrene microtiter plates, 96 wells/plate) were purchased from Dynatech Inc. Each well vas filled with 200 ~1 1 N HC1 and incubated at room temperature for 15-20 min. The plates were then washed 4 times with 1X PBS and the wells aspirated to remove liquid. The wells were then filled with 200 P1 1 N NaOH and incubated at room temperature for 15-20 min. The plates were again washed 4 times with 1X PHS and the wells aspirated to remove liquid.
Poly(phe-lys) was purchased from Sigma Chemicals, Inc. This polypeptide hoe a 1:1 molar ratio of phe:lys and an average m.w. of 47,900 gm/mole. It has an average length of 309 amino acids and contains 155 amines/mole. A 1 mq/ml solution of the polypeptide was mixed with 2M NaCl/1X PHS to a final concentration of 0.1 mg/m1 (pH 6.0). 100 p1 of this solution was added to each well. The plate was wrapped in plastic to prevent dzying and incubated at 30°C overnight. The plate was then washed 4 times with 1X PHS and the wells aspirated to remove liquid.
The following procedure was used to couple the oligonucleotide XT1~ to the plates. Synthesis of XT1~
was described in EPA 883096976. 20 mg diauccinimidyl suberate was dissolved in 300 ~1 dimethyl fozaamide (DMF). 26 OD260 unite of XT1~ was added to 100 ~1 coupling buffer (50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.8). The coupling mixture was then added to the DSS-DMF solution and stirred with a magnetic stirrer for 30 mia. An NAP-25 column was equilibrated with 10 sM sodium phosphate, pH 6.5. The coupling mixture DSS-DMF solution was added to 2 ml 10 mM sodium phosphate, pH 6.5, at 4°C.
The mixture was vortexed to mix and loaded onto the equilibrated NAP-25 column. DSS-activated XTl~ DNA was eluted from the column with 3.5 m1 10 mM sodium phosphate, pH 6.5. 5.6 OD260 units of eluted DSS-activated XT1~ DNA was added to 1500 m1 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.8. 50 ~1 of this solution was added to each well and the plates were incubated overnight. The plate was then washed 4 times with 1X PHS and the wells aspirated to remove liquid.
Final stripping of plates was accomplished as follows. 200 ~L of 0.2N NaOH containing O.St (w/v) SDS
was added to each well. The plate was wrapped in plastic and incubated at 65°C far 60 min. The plate was then washed 4 times with 1X PHS and the wells aspirated to remove liquid. The stripped plate was stored with desiccant beads at 2-8°C.

g WO 93/13120 12 ~ g 2 g PCT/US92/11165 Sample preparation consisted of delivering 12.5 ~1 P-R buffer (2 mg/ml proteinase R in 10 mM Tris-HC1, pH 8.0/ 0.15 M NaCl/ 10 mM EDTA, pH 8.0/ 1t SDS/ 40 ~g/ml sonicated salmon sperm DNA) to each well.
A standard curve of HsV DNA was prepared by diluting cloned HHV, subtype adw, DNA in HHV negative human serum and delivering aliquots of dilutions corresponding co 1000, 3000, 10,000, 30,000, or 100,000 molecules to each well. Tests for cross-hybridization to heterologoua DNAs were done by adding either purified DNA or infected cells to each well. Amounts for each organism are indicated in the Table.
Plates were covered and agitated to mix samples, then incubated at 65° C to release nucleic acids.
A cocktail of the HHV-specific amplifier and capture probes listed above was added to each well (5 fmoles of each probe/well, diluted in 1 N NaOH). Plates were covered and gently agitated to mix reagents and then incubated at 65° C for 30 min.
Neutralization buffer was then added to each well (0.'7'7 M 3-(N-moipholino)propane aulfonic acid/1.895 M NaCl/0.185 sodium citrate). Plates were covered and incubated for 12-18 hr at 65° C.
After an additional 10 min at room temperature, the contents of each well were aspirated to remove all fluid, and the wells washed 2X with washing buffer (0.1t SDS/0.015 M NaCl/ 0.0015 sodium citrate).
Amplifier muitimer was then added to each well (30 fmoles/well). After covering plates and agitating to mix the contents in the wells, the plates were incubated for 30 min at 55° C.
After a further 5-10 min period at room temperature, the wells were washed as described above.

WO 93/13120 2 1 ? 4 ~ 2 $ PCT/US92/11165 Alkaline phosphatase label probe, disclosed in EP 883096976, was then added to each well (40 ~1/well of 2.5 fmoles/~1). After incubation at 55°C for 15 min, and min at room temperature, the wells were washed twice as S above and then 3X with 0.015 M NaCl/0.0015 M sodium citrate.
An enzyme-triggered dioxetane (SChaap et al., Tet. Lett. (1987) 28:1159-1162 and EPA Pub. No. 0254051), obtained from Lumiqen, Inc., was employed. 20 ~1 Lumiphos 530 (Lumigen) was added to each well. The wells were tapped lightly so that the reagent would fall to the bottom and gently swirled to distribute the reagent evenly over the bottom. The wells were covered and incubated at 37°C for 40 min.
Plates were then read on a Dynatech ML 1000 luminometer. Output was given as the full integral of the light produced during the reaction.
Results from an exclusivity study of the HHV
probes is shown in the Table below. Results for each standard sample are expressed as the difference between the mean of the negative control plus two standard deviations and the mean of the sample minus two standard deviations (delta). If delta is greater than zero, the sample is considered positive. These results indicate the ability of these probe sets to distinguish HHV DNA
from heterologous organisms and a sensitivity of about 1000-3000 H8V molecules.
Table Sample Amount Delta HHV 1 X 105 25.99 HHV 3 X 104 6.51 HBV 1 X 104 3.00 HHV 3 X 103 0.93 HBV 1 X 103 -0.20 Control __ H~ ~ 8 X i05 -0.39 ~1 3 .3X 106 -0.48 HTLV-II2 1 X 105 -0.07 HT'LV-I2 1 X 105 -0.23 HIV 1 X 107 -0.31 pBR325 1 X 107 -0.27 Streptococcus sanguis 1 X 107 -0.31 Streptococcus pyogenes 1 X 107 -0.36 Streptococcus pneumoniae 1 X 107 -0.38 Streptococcus fecalis 1 X 107 -0.28 Streptococcus agalactiae 1 X 107 -0.26 Streptococcus epidermidis 1 X 107 -0.31 Staphylococcus aureus 1 X 107 -0.34 Serratia marceacena 1 X 107 -0.30 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1 X 107 -0.23 Proteua mir3bilis 1 X 107 -0.43 Peptostreptococcus 1 X 107 -0,46 anerobius Lactobacillus acidophilus 1 X 107 -0.33 Rlebaiella pneumoniae 1 X 107 -0.12 Haemophilus influenza 1 X 107 -0.34 Escherichia coli 1 X 107 -0.44 Enterobacter aerogenea 1 X 107 -0.23 Mycobacterium leprae 1 X 107 -0.18 1 denotes pfu in infected cells 2 denotes proviral copies Modifications of the above-described modes for carrying out the invention that are obvious to those of skill in biochemiatzy, nucleic acid hybridization assays, and related fields are intended to be within the scope of the following claims.

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(1) GENERAL INFORMATION:
(i) APPLICANT: Irvine, Bruce D.
Rolberg, Janice A.
Running, Joyce A.
Urdea, Michael S.
(ii) TITLE OF INVENTION: HBV PROBES FOR USE IN SOLUTION
PHASE SANDWICH HYBRIDIZATION ASSAYS
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(i) SEQUENCB CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs 30 (H) 'TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:12:

WO 93/13120 1 2 ~ 9 2 g PCT/US92/11165 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:13:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:13:
GGCGC'TGAAT CCYGCGGACG ACCCBTCTCG 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:14:
(i1 SEQUENCfi CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:14:
CT1'CGCTTCA CCTC1~GCACG TFIGCA1'GQ~Ti 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15:
(i) SEQUENCB CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:15: ' GG1'CfST'GCC AAGTG'ITIGC TGACGCAACC 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:16:
(i1 SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LfiNGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDHDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCfi DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:16:
CC17CCGCGGG ACGTCCITiG TYTACGTCCC 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:17:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:17:
MCCTCTGCCT AATCATCTC4I TGTSiCATGTC 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:18:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:18:

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:19:
(i) SEQUENCB CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ZD N0:19:
~'CCCAAGGT C1TACAYAAG 71GGACfC'ITG 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:20:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs -(H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear WO 93/13120 1 ~ ~ 9 2 g PCT/US92/11165 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:20:
CGTCAATCTY CKCGAGGALT GGGGACCCfG
~ 37 5 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:21:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:21:
ATGTTGCCCG TTTGTCC'f'CT AM! I'CC~,C,p (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:22:
15 (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (Dl TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:22:
ATCTTCTTRT TGGTTCTTCT GGAYTAYCAA
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:23:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
25 (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear 3p (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:23:

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:24:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid WO 93/13120 2 1 2 4 9 2 8 P~/US92/11165 (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:24:
CAATCACTCA CCAACCfCYT GTCCTCCAAY 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:25:
(i1 SEQUENCfi CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid to (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:25:
GTGTCYT'GGC CAAAATTCGC AGT'CCCCWC 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:26:
(i) SEQUENCB CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNBSS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCB DfiSCRIPTION: S8Q ID N0:26:
CTCGTGGTGG ACTCCTCrCA ATTTTCTAGG 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:27:
(i) SEQUENCB CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUBNCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:27:
GACAAGAATC CTCACAATAC CRCAGArTCT 30 (2)INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:28:

WO 93/13120 ~ 12 ~ 9 2 8 PCT/US92/I 1 t65 (i> SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:28:

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:29:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single ' (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:29:
CACCATATTC TTGGGAAC)1A GAKCTACAGC 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:30:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDSDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:30:
ACACTTCCGG ARAC1'ACfGT' TGTTAGACGA 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:31:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:31:
GTVI'CITrYG GAGIGTGGAT TCGCACTCCS 30 WO 93/13120 ~ 12 ~ 9 2 8 PCT/US92/11165 (2) INFQRMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:32:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:32:
T1'GGAGCWWC TGTG«AG1TA CTCTCKTTrT 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:33:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQU~NCB DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:33:

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:34:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:34:
AAWGRTCZTr GTAYTAGGAG GClGTAGGC~1 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:35:
(i1 SEQUENCB CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear ~12~928 WO 93/13120 PCf/US92/11165 _37_ (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:35:
RGAC'IGGC''AG GAGYTGGC,GG AGGAGATTAG

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:36:
5 (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear 10 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:36:
CCTTGAGrCM TACTT'CJIpT~G A~,T~.~

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:37: w (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
15 (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCB DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:37:

cTCrcTCCCr TcrcaTCrcc cccwcccn;T

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:3B:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid 25 (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCB DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:38:
3 0 ~ T~~G csteccTCrcc (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:39:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRAND&DNfiSS: single 35 (D) TOPOLOGY: linear WO 93/13120 PCr/US92/11165 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:39:
GGCTCSTCfG CCGATCCATA CTGCGGAACT ~ 30.
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:40:
(I) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:40:

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:41:
(I) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SSQ ID N0:41:
GTGGCTCCAG TTC29'.,GAACA GTAAACCCTG 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:42:
(I) SEQUENCB CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:42:
KAARCAGGCT TTYAC1TIY.T CGCCAACTTA 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:43:
(I) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs 3S (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:43:
CCTCCKCCTG CCtCYACCAA TCGSCAGTCA 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:44:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:44:
ACCAATTTTC T1'YTGIrTYT GGGTATACAT 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:45:
(i) SEQUfiNCB CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:45:
TATTCCCATC CCATCRTCCT GGGC1'P1'CGS 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:46:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:46:

(2)INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:47:

WO 93/13120 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PCT/US92/t 1165 (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:47:
CGTAGGGCIT TCCCCCACfG TTTGGCI1TC 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:48:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single -(D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:48:
GCTCAGTTTA CfAGIGCCAT TTGTTCAGTG 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:49:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:49:
CCTATGGGAG KGGGCCTCAG YCCGTTI'CTC 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:50:
GTCCCCTAGA AGAAGAACTC CCTCGCCfCG 30 ", WO 93/13120 ~ 1 2 ~ g 2 g PCT/US92/11165 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:51:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:51:
ACGMAGRTCT CMATCGCCGC C1'CGCAGAAG A 31 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:52:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:52:

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:53:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single, (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:53:
GACTCATAAG GTSGGRAACT TTACKGGGCZ' 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:54:
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear WO 93/13120 12 4 ~ 2 g PCT/US92/1116s (xi) SEQUENCB DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:54:
AGGCATAGGA CCCG1'GTCZT 20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:55:
(i1 SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:
(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (H) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear 10 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:55:
crrcrrrcca caraacTCCrc ?o WO 93/13120 ? 1 2 L~ 9 2 ~ PCT/US92/11165 FIL°_ NP11E LAST ACCE66 OAT~ ~..~EFTEC cILE NAHE ~9T ACCES- PATE
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WO 93/13120 ~ 12 4 9 2 8 PC1'/US92/11165 STEP FUNCTION STEP STEP ACTIVE FOR HR9E9 SAF=
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WO 93/13120 ~ 2 ~ 9 2 8 PCT/US92/1 I 165 9TE? FUNCTION 9TE. gTE? ACTIVE FOfY 8H9E9 SAFc N h x NtIwE TIME 9 r r E '~ c-.~~

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99 !9 9+TET To Col - B Yea YesYeaYesYea Tes Yes 1 Yes 90 90 TET To Coluwn a Yea Y-_sYesYeaTes Yes Yes Yes 91 -ao Group I Off 1 Yes YesYeaYeaYea Yes Yes Yes 91 a7 Group Z On I Yea YesYesYeaYea Yes Yes Yea 93 9d TET To Coluwn 10 Yea YeaYeaYesYes Yea Yaa Yes 9a 20 6+TET To Col 8 Yea YeaYeaYeaYes Yea Yes Z Yea 95 90 TET To Coluwn a Yea YeaYesYeaYea Yea Yea Yea 95 ' Group 2 Otf 1 Yea YesYesYeaTea Vas Yes -a8 ~ Yea 97 +a9 6rouo 3 On 1 Yea YeaYesYeaYes Yea Yea Yea 99 9A TET To Coluwn 10 Yes YeaYeaYeaYes Yea Yea Yaa 99 21 8+TET To Col 8 Yea YeaYeaYeaYea Yes Yea 3 Yna 100 98 TET To Coluwn a Yea YeaYesYnaYaa Yea Yea Yes 101 -~d 6rou0 3 Off I Yea YeaYesYesYea Yaa Yes Yea 102 ~ Wait 30 Yas YeaYeaYeaYea Yes Yes Yea 103 +a5 Grpup t On 1 Yea YeaYesYeaYes Yes Yes Yea Ida 90 TET To Coluwn t0 Yes YeaYeaYeaYea Yea Yea Yes 105 19 6+TET To Col 6 Yea YeaYeaYeaYea Yna Yes I Yea 106 9A TET To Column 4 Yes YeaYeaYaaYna Yes Yes Yna 107 -a6 Group 1 Off I Yes YeaYeaYeaYna Yea Yes Yea 188 +a7 Group 2 On I Yaa YeaYeaYeaYea Yes Yaa Yaa 109 98 TeT To Coluwn 18 Yss YeaYeaYeaYea Yas Yes Yea 118 20 B+TET To Col 6 Yas YeaYesYeaYea Yes Yea 2 Yea 111 90 TET To Coluwn a' Yea YeaYesYeaYea Ysa Yas Yea I11 -aA Group 2 Off I Yaa YasYesYaaYea Yas Yes Yea 113 +a9 6rpup 3 On 1 Yea YesYeaYesYes Yea Yea Yea Ila 90 TET To Caluwn i0 Yaa YeaYeaYaaYna Yea Yes Yea 115 21 B+TET To Col B Yea YeaYesYeaYea Yea Yea 3 Yea 116 90 TET To Coluwn 4 Yes YesYeaYeaYaa Yea Yes Yaa 117 -~d Group 3 Off 1 Yes YesYeaYesYea Yea Yea Yes 118 a halt 3A Yne YaaYeaYasYes Yes Yea Yes I19 +a5 Group 1 On 1 Yea YeaYeaYaaYes Yaa Yea Yns 110 9A TET To Coluwn IA Ysa YeaYaaYesYns Yaa Yes Yea 121 ' B+TET To Col H Yas YeaYaaYeaYea Yes Yes 19 1 Yea 1ZZ 9i TET To Coluwn a Yea YnsYeaYeaYea Yaa Yas Yea 123 -a6 Group 1 Off I Yna YnaYnsYesYea Yas Yes Yea 126 +a7 Group Z On 1 Yes Yaa Yea Yes Yes Yns Yaa Yna IZS 90 TET To Coluwn 18 Yes Yna Yea.
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Claims (10)

Claims
1. A synthetic oligonucleotide useful as an amplifier probe in a sandwich hybridization assay for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) comprising a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV
nucleic acid; and a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide multimer and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV nucleic acid;
wherein said nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid is selected from the group consisting of:
TTGTGGGTCTTTTGGGYTTTGCTGCYCCWT(SEQ ID N0:6), CCTKCTCGTGTTACAGGCGGGGTTTTTCTT(SEQ ID N0:7), TCCATGGCTGCTAGGSTGTRCTGCCAACTG(SEQ ID NO:8), GCYTAYAGACCACCAAATGCCCCTATCYTA(SEQ ID N0:9), CTGTTCAAGCCTCCAAGCTGTGCCTTGGGT (SEQ ID NO:10), CATGGAGARCAYMACATCAGGATTCCTAGG (SEQ ID N0:11), TCCTGGYTATCGCTGGATGTGTCTGCGGCGT (SEQ ID N0:12), GGCGCTGAATCCYGCGGACGACCCBTCTCG (SEQ ID N0:13), CTTCGCTTCACCTCTGCACGTHGCATGGMG (SEQ ID N0:14), GGTCTSTGCCAAGTGTTTGCTGACGCAACC (SEQ ID NO:15), CCTKCGCGGGACGTCCTTTGTYTACGTCCC (SEQ ID N0:16), MCCTCTGCCTAATCATCTCWTGTWCATGTC (SEQ ID N0:17), CGACCACGGGGCGCACCTCTCTTTACGCGG (SEQ ID N0:18), TGCCCAAGGTCTTACAYAAGAGGACTCTTG (SEQ ID N0:19), CGTCAATCTYCKCGAGGACTGGGGACCCTG (SEQ ID N0:20), ATGTTGCCCGTTTGTCCTCTAMTTCCAGGA (SEQ ID N0:21), ATCTTCTTRTTGGTTCTTCTGGAYTAYCAA (SEQ ID N0:22), ATCATMTTCCTCTTCATCCTGCTGCTATGC (SEQ ID N0:23), CAATCACTCACCAACCTCYTGTCCTCCAAY (SEQ ID N0:24), GTGTCYTGGCCAAAATTCGCAGTCCCCAAC (SEQ ID N0:25), CTCGTGGTGGACTTCTCTCAATTTTTCTAGG (SEQ ID N0:26) , GACAAGAATCCTCACAATACCRCAGAGTCT (SEQ ID N0:27), TTTTGGGGTGGAGCCCKCAGGCTCAGGGCR (SEQ ID N0:28), CACCATATTCTTGGGAACAAGAKCTACAGC (SEQ ID N0:29), ACACTTCCGGARACTACTGTTGTTAGACGA (SEQ ID NQ:30), GTVTCTTTYGGAGTGTGGATTCGCACTCCT (SEQ ID N0:31), TTGGAGCWWTCGTGGAGTTACTCTCKTTTT (SEQ ID N0:32), TTTGGGGCATGGACATYGAYCCKTATAAAG (SEQ ID N0:33), AAWGRTCTTTGTAYTAGGAGGCTGTAGGCA (SEQ ID N0:34), RGACTGGGAGGAGYTGGGGGAGGAGATTAG (SEQ ID N0:35), CCTTGAGGCMTACTTCAAAGACTGTKTGTT (SEQ ID N0:36), GTCTGTGCCTTCTCATCTGCCGGWCCGTGT (SEQ ID N0:37), AGCMGCTTGTTTTGCTCGCAGSMGGTCTGG (SEQ ID N0:38), GGCTCSTCTGCCGATCCATACTGCGGAACT (SEQ ID N0:39), MTKAACCTTTACCCCGTTGCTCGGCAACGG (SEQ ID N0:40), GTGGCTCCAGTTCMGGAACAGTAAACCCTG (SEQ ID N0:41), , KAARCAGGCTTTYACTTTCTCGCCAACTTA (SEQ ID N0:42), CCTCCKCCTGCCTCYACCAATCGSCAGTCA (SEQ ID N0:43), ACCAATTTTCTTYTGTCTYTGGGTATACAT (SEQ ID N0:44).
2. The synthetic oligoaucleotide of claim 1, wherein said second segment comprises AGGCATAGGACCCGTGTCTT (SEQ ID N0:54).
3. A synthetic oligonucleotide useful as a capture probe in a sandwich hybridization assay for HBV
comprising a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV
nucleic acid; and a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide bound to a solid phase and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV nucleic acid, wherein said nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid is selected from the group consisting of:

TATTCCCATCCCATCRTCCTGGGCTTTCGS (SEQ ID NO:45), TATATGGATGATGTGGTATTGGGGGCCAAG (SEQ ID NO:46), CGTAGGGCTTTCCCCCACTGTTTGGCTTTC (SEQ ID NO:47), GCTCAGTTTACTAGTGCCATTTGTTCAGTG (SEQ ID NO;48), CCTATGGGAGRGGGCCTG,GYCCGTTTCTC (SEQ ID NO:49), GTCCCCTAGAAGAAGAACTCCCTCGCCTCG (SEQ ID NO:50), ACGMAGRTCTCMATCGCCGCGTCGCAGAAGA (SEQ ID NO:51), CAATCTCGGGAATCTCAATGTTAGTATYCC (SEQ ID NO:52), GACTCATAAGGTSGGRAACTTTACRGGGCT (SEQ ID N:53).
4. The synthetic oligonucleotide of claim 3, wherein said second segment is CTTCTTTGGAGAAAGTGGTG (SEQ ID NO:55).
5. A set of synthetic oligonucleotides useful as amplifier probes in a sandwich hybridization assay for HBV, comprising two oligonucleotides, wherein each member of the set comprises a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV
nucleic acid; and a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide multimer and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV nucleic acid, wherein said nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid is selected from the group consisting of:
TTGTGGGTCTTTTGGGYTTTGCTGCYCCWT (SEQ ID NO:6), CCTKCTCGTGTTACAGGCGGGGTTTTTCTT (SEQ ID NO:7), TCCATGGCTGCTAGGSTGTRCTGCCAACTG (SEQ ID NO:8), GCYTAYAGACCACCAAATGCCCCTATCYTA (SEQ ID NO:9), CTGTTCAAGCCTCCAAGCTGTGCCTTGGGT (SEQ ID NO:10), CATGGAGARCAYMACATCAGGATTCCTAGG (SEQ ID NO:11), TCCTGGYTATCGCTGGATGTGTCTGCGGCGT (SEQ ID NO:12), GGCGCTGAATCCYGCGGACGACCCBTCTCG (SEQ ID NO:13), CTTCGCTTCACCTCTGCACGTAGCATGGMG (SEQ ID NO:14), GGTCTSTGCCAAGTGTTTGCTGACGCAACC (SEQ ID NO:15), CCTKCGCGGGACGTCCTTTGTYTACGTCCC (SEQ ID NO:16), MCCTCTGCCTAATCATCTCWTGTWCATGTC (SEQ ID NO:17), CGACCACGGGGCGCACCTCTCTTTACGCGG (SEQ ID NO:18), TGCCCAAGGTCTTACAYAAGAGGACTCTTG (SEQ ID NO:19), CGTCAATCTYCKCGAGGACTGGGGACCCTG (SEQ ID NO:20), ATGTTGCCCGTTTGTCCTCTAMTTCCAGGA (SEQ ID NO:21), ATCTTCTTRTTGGTTCTTCTGGAYTAYCAA (SEQ ID NO:22), ATCATMTTCCTCTTCATCCTGCTGCTATGC (SEQ ID NO:23), CAATCACTCACCAACCTCYTGTCCTCCAAY (SEQ ID NO:24), GTGTCYTGGCCAAAATTCGCAGTCCCCAAC (SEQ ID NO:25), CTCGTGGTGGACTTCTCTCTIATTTCTAGG (SEQ ID NO:26), GACAAGAATCCTCACAATACCRCAGAGTCT (SEQ ID NO:27), TTTTGGGGTGGAGCCCRCAGGCTCAGGGCR (SEQ ID NO:28), CACCATATTCTTGGGAACAAGARCTACAGC (SEQ ID NO:29), ACACTTCCGGARACTACTGTTGTTAGACGA (SEQ ID NO:3O), GTVTCTITYGGAGTGTGGATTCGCACTCCT (SEQ ID NO:31), TTGGAGCWWCTGTGGAGTTACTCTCRTTTT (SEQ ID NO:32), TTTGGGGCATGGACATYGAYCCRTATAAAG (SEQ ID NO:33), AAWGRTCTTTGTAYTAGGAGGC1GTAGGCA (SEQ ID NO:34), RGACTGGGAGGAGYTGGGGGAGGAGATTAG (SEQ ID NO:35), CCTTGAGGCMTACTTCAAAGACTGTR1GTT (SEQ ID NO:36), GTCTGTGCCTTCTCATCTGCCGGWCCGTGT (SEQ ID NO:37), AGCMGCTTGTTTTGCTCGCAGSMGGTC1GG (SEQ ID NO:38), GGCTCSTCTGCCGATCCATAC1GCGGAACT (SHQ ID NO:39), MTKAACCTTTACCCCGTTGCTCGGCAACGG (SEQ ID NO:4O), GTGGCTCCAGTTCMGGAACAGTAAACCCTG (SEQ ID NO:41), RAARCAGGCTTTYACTTTCTCGCCAACITA (SEQ ID NO:42), CCTCCRCCTGCCTCYACCAATCGSCAGTCA (SEQ ID NO:43), ACCAATTTTCTTYTGTCTYTGGGTATACAT (SHQ ID NO:44).
6. The set of synthetic oligonucleotides of claim 5, wherein said second segment comprises AGGCATAGGACCCGTGTCTT (SEQ ID NO:54).
7. A set of synthetic oligonucleotides useful as capture probes in a sandwich hybridization assay for HBV, comprising two oligonucleotides, wherein each member of the set comprises a first segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid; and a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to an oligonucleotide bound to a solid phase and substantially non-complementary to said segment of HBV
nucleic acid, wherein said nucleotide sequence substantially complementary to a segment of HBV nucleic acid is selected from the group consisting of:
TATTCCCATCCCATCRTCCTGGGCTTTCGS (SEQ ID NO;45), TATATGGATGATGTGGTATTGGGGGCCAAG (SEQ ID NO:46), CGTAGGGCTTTCCCCCACTGTTTGGCTTTC (SEQ ID NO:47), GCTCAGTTTACTTTGTGCCATTGTTCAGTG (SEQ ID NO:48), CCTATGGGAGXGGGGGTCAGYCCGTITCTC (SEQ ID NO:49), ACGMAGRTCTCMAGTCCCCTGGGTCACTCG (SEQ ID NO:50), ACGMAGRTCTCATCGCCCGCGCCGCAGAAGA (SEQ ID NO:51), CAATCTCGGGAATCTCAATGTTATGATYCC (SEQ ID NO:52), GACTCATAATGGTSGGRAACTTTAKGGGCT (SEQ ID NO:53).
8. The set of synthetic oligonucleotides of claim 7, wherein said second segment comprises CTTCTTTGGAGAAAGTGGTG (SEQ ID NO:55) .
9. A solution sandwich hybridization assay for detecting the presence of HBV in a sample, comprising (a) contacting the sample under conditions of specific hybridization with (i) an excess of amplifier probes comprising the set of synthetic oligonucleotides of claim 5 and (ii) an excess of capture probes comprising the set of synthetic oligonucleotides of claim 7;

(b) contacting the product of step (a) under conditions of specific hybridization with said oligonucleotide bound to the solid phase;
(c) thereafter separating materials not bound to the solid phase;
(d) contacting the bound product of step (c) under conditions of specific hybridization with a nucleic acid multimer, said multimer comprising at least one oligonucleotide unit that is substantially complementary to the second segment of the amplifier probe polynucleotide and a multiplicity of second oligonucleotide units that are substantially complementary to a labeled oligonucleotide;
(e) removing unbound multimer;
(f) contacting under conditions of specific hybridization the solid phase complex product of step (e) with the labeled oligonucleotide;
(g) removing unbound labeled oligonucleotide; and (h) detecting the presence of label in the solid phase complex product of step (g).
10. A kit for the detection of HBV in a sample comprising in combination (i) amplifier probes comprising the set of synthetic oligonucleotides of claim 5;
(ii) capture probes comprising the set of synthetic oligonucleotides of claim 7;
(iii) a nucleic acid multimer, said multimer comprising at least one oligonucleotide unit that is substantially complementary to the second segment of the amplifier probe polynucleotide and a multiplicity of second oligonucleotide units that are substantially complementary to a labeled oligonucleotide; and Iv) a labeled oligonucleotide.
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