An efficient fluorometric detection system of DNA methylation has been developed by a combination of a photooxidative DNA cleavage reaction with 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (NQ) chromophore and an invasive cleavage reaction with human Flap endonuclease-1. Enzymatic treatment of a mixture of photochemically fragmented target oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) at 5-methylcytosine (C-m) and hairpin-like probe oligomer possessing a fluorophore (F) and a quencher (D) resulted in a dramatic enhancement of fluorescence. In contrast, fluorescence emission for the ODN containing cytosine but not mC at the target,sequence was extremely weak. In addition, by monitoring the fluorescence change, this system allows for the detection of C-m in DNA at subfemtomole amounts. This system would provide a highly sensitive protocol for determining the methylation status in DNA by fluorescence emission.
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