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Advances in ligase-based nucleic acid amplification technology for detecting gene mutations: a review
Ying Li1, Xiangjun Wang1, Minghui Wang1
1Department of Experiment Center, School of Medical Technology, Beihua University, No. 3999 Binjiang East Road, Fengman District, Jilin City, Jilin Province, China.
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
|November 28, 2022
Summary
Researchers are exploring ligase-based methods for accurate gene mutation detection, offering potential improvements over current techniques for disease diagnosis and personalized medicine.
Area of Science:
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
Background:
- Gene mutations cause genetic variations, driving research into detection methods for disease diagnosis and treatment.
- Existing gene mutation detection methods like whole-genome sequencing and polymerase chain reaction face limitations in cost and sensitivity.
- Ligase enzymes, capable of recognizing base mismatches, are central to novel nucleic acid amplification technologies for mutation detection.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and analyze ligase-related nucleic acid amplification techniques for gene mutation detection.
- To compare the advantages, disadvantages, sensitivity, specificity, cost, and detection time of various methods.
- To provide a foundation for future research in gene mutation detection technologies.
Main Methods:
- Ligase Detection Reaction (LDR)
- Ligase Chain Reaction (LCR)
- Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA)
- Enzyme-Assisted Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)
Main Results:
- Analysis of LDR, LCR, RCA, enzyme-assisted PCR, and LAMP techniques for gene mutation detection.
- Evaluation of each method's performance metrics including sensitivity, specificity, cost, and speed.
- Identification of strengths and weaknesses of ligase-based amplification strategies.
Conclusions:
- Ligase-related nucleic acid amplification technologies show promise for sensitive and specific gene mutation detection.
- These methods may overcome limitations of current techniques, impacting diagnostics and therapeutics.
- Further research is warranted to optimize these ligase-based approaches for clinical applications.
