… Molecular beacons are single-stranded oligonucleotides that possess a stem-and-loop … of
the molecular beacons can report the presence of a specific complementary nucleic acid. The …

… molecular beacon structural conformation changes in the presence of both proteins and nucleic
acids… stems in the presence of target nucleic acids. Two complementary sticky ends from …

… In summary, we have illustrated that quencher-free molecular beacons (QF-MBs) play a
significant role in nucleic acid analysis. The QF-MBs are designed mainly for sensitive …

… of the exciting applications of molecular beacons in DNA, RNA and protein studies. …
Molecular beacons can also be used in assays that employ isothermal nucleic acid amplification …

… Phosphorylation of nucleic acids is an indispensable process to repair strand interruption
of nucleic acids. We have studied the process of phosphorylation using molecular beacon (MB…

… To demonstrate the use of molecular beacons in extremely sensitive, high-throughput,
clinical tests, an assay was developed for the detection of retroviral nucleic acids in blood …

… Molecular beacons can be used to monitor the dynamics of mRNA in living cells and reveal
the response of gene expression to external stimuli, such as drug molecules, hormones, …

… , and investigated a novel molecular beacon (MB) using locked nucleic acid (LNA) bases. …
One such probe is the molecular beacon (MB), 1 a short hairpin oligonucleotide probe that …

Molecular beacons (MBs) of DNA and RNA have aroused increasing interest because they
allow a continuous readout, excellent spatial and temporal resolution to observe in real time. …

… We have developed novel nucleic acid probes that recognize and report the presence of …
Results Design and construction of molecular beacons. We prepared two molecular beacons …