Method for immobilizing a nucleic acid molecule on solid support

1. A method for nucleic acid immobilization, comprising:

i) providing a reaction mixture comprising

at least one circular nucleic acid template having a first nucleotide target sequence;

at least one strand displacement polymerase;

deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs);

reaction buffer, and

at least one nucleic acid non-immobilized primer having a second nucleotide sequence, said second nucleotide sequence being complementary to at least a segment of said first nucleotide target sequence;

ii) incubating said reaction mixture under conditions allowing

said at least one nucleic acid non-immobilized primer to anneal to said at least one circular nucleic acid template, and

synthesizing at least one first nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product by extending said at least one nucleic acid non-immobilized primer by rolling circle amplification (RCA), said at least one first nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product comprises multiple copies of a third nucleotide sequence in a head-to-tail orientation, said third nucleotide sequence being complementary to at least a segment of said first nucleotide target sequence;

iii) providing at least one first nucleic acid immobilized primer having a fourth nucleotide sequence linked to a solid support, said fourth nucleotide sequence being complementary to at least a segment of said third nucleotide sequence;

iv) allowing said at least one first nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product to anneal to said at least one first nucleic acid immobilized primer and obtaining at least one first nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product-first nucleic acid immobilized primer complex immobilized to said solid support; and

v) incubating said at least one first nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product-first nucleic acid immobilized primer complex under conditions and synthesizing at least one second nucleic said concatemeric amplification product by extending said first nucleic acid immobilized primer in the presence of said strand displacement polymerase, said at least one second nucleic said concatemeric amplification product comprises multiple copies of a fifth nucleotide sequence in a head-to-tail orientation, said fifth nucleotide sequence being complementary to at least a segment of said third nucleotide sequence, thereby forming a hybrid of the first nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product and the second nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising the following further step:

vi) removing said at least one first nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product from the solid support.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein step vi) is performed by denaturing the hybrid of the first nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product and the second nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising the following further step:

vii) detecting said at least one first nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product and/or said at least one second nucleic acid concatemeric amplification product.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising at least one second nucleic acid immobilized primer having said second nucleotide sequence linked to said solid support, wherein said at least one second nucleic acid immobilized primer comprises a removable modification at its 3′ terminus which blocks the addition of nucleotides to said 3′ terminus, and wherein before or after step vii) said modification is removed from the 3′ terminus of said at least one second nucleic acid immobilized primer.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one second nucleic acid immobilized primer having said second nucleotide sequence linked to said solid support, wherein said at least one second nucleic acid immobilized primer comprises a removable modification at its 3′ terminus which blocks the addition of nucleotides to said 3′ terminus.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said at least one nucleic acid non-immobilized primer and/or said at least one first nucleic acid immobilized primer and/or said at least one second immobilized primer comprise/comprises an exonuclease protecting modification at its 3′ terminus or their 3′ termini.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said exonuclease protecting modification comprises a thioate bridge.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein step ii) and step iii) are executed in spatially separated compartments.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein step ii) and step iii) are executed in spatially connected compartments.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein step ii) is performed for a time period from approximate 1 minute to 60 minutes.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one nucleic acid non-immobilized primer and/or said at least one first nucleic acid immobilized primer comprise/comprises an exonuclease protecting modification at its 3′ terminus or their 3′ termini.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said exonuclease protecting modification comprises a thioate bridge.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one nucleic acid non-immobilized primer and/or said at least one first nucleic acid immobilized primer comprise/comprises a modification selected from the group consisting of: a fluorophore, a quencher, a biotin, and an abasic site.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one circular nucleic acid template is a single stranded nucleic acid.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein said solid support comprises a material selected from the group consisting of: metal, glass, silica, and plastics.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein step ii) is performed for a time period from approximate 2 minutes to 30 minutes.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein step ii) is performed for a time period from approximate 5 minutes to 20 minutes.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein step ii) is performed for a time period of approximate 15 minutes.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one circular nucleic acid template is a single stranded DNA.

21. The method of claim 1 , wherein said solid support is selected from the group consisting of: chips, beads, and capillaries.