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ArticlePloS one2014

Detection of DNA sequences refractory to PCR amplification using a biophysical SERRS assay (Surface Enhanced Resonant Raman Spectroscopy).

Cécile Feuillie, Maxime M Merheb, Benjamin Gillet, Gilles Montagnac, Isabelle Daniel, Catherine Hänni

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Cécile FeuillieLaboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement, UMR 5276, ENS de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
Maxime M MerhebInstitut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, UMR 5242, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
Benjamin GilletInstitut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, UMR 5242, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France; Plateforme nationale de Paléogénétique PALGENE, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
Gilles MontagnacLaboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement, UMR 5276, ENS de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
Isabelle DanielLaboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement, UMR 5276, ENS de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
Catherine HänniInstitut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, UMR 5242, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France; Plateforme nationale de Paléogénétique PALGENE, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRÉcole Normale Supérieure de Lyon · FRLaboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement · FRUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The analysis of ancient or processed DNA samples is often a great challenge, because traditional Polymerase Chain Reaction - based amplification is impeded by DNA damage. Blocking lesions such as abasic sites are known to block the bypass of DNA polymerases, thus stopping primer elongation. In the present work, we applied the SERRS-hybridization assay, a fully non-enzymatic method, to the detection of DNA refractory to PCR amplification. This method combines specific hybridization with detection by Surface Enhanced Resonant Raman Scattering (SERRS). It allows the detection of a series of double-stranded DNA molecules containing a varying number of abasic sites on both strands, when PCR failed to detect the most degraded sequences. Our SERRS approach can quickly detect DNA molecules without any need for DNA repair. This assay could be applied as a pre-requisite analysis prior to enzymatic reparation or amplification. A whole new set of samples, both forensic and archaeological, could then deliver information that was not yet available due to a high degree of DNA damage.

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Polymerase Chain ReactionArtifactsBase SequenceDNADNA DamageDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid HybridizationSpectrum Analysis, RamanDNADNA-Directed DNA Polymerase

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PMID25502338
PMCPMC4264738
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