Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for amplifying a nucleic acid, which does not require complicated temperature control and which can be carried out without using special enzyme or special primers. The present invention provides a method for amplifying a nucleic acid, which comprises the following steps (1) and (2): (1) a step of incubating a reaction solution containing at least one type of deoxynucleotide triphosphate, at least one type of DNA polymerase, at least two types of oligonucleotide primers, and a nucleic acid fragment acting as a template, at temperature (T1); and (2) a step of incubating the reaction solution at temperature (T2) that is higher than the temperature (T1) and is between 50° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower, following the step (1).

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for replicating a nucleic acid sequence using oligonucleotide primers and DNA polymerase. The present invention provides a method for replicating a nucleic acid sequence, which comprises synthesizing a complementary strand with a polymerase that catalyzes a strand displacement complementary strand synthesis reaction, wherein a double-stranded template nucleic acid having a sequence A(Ac) consisting of 20 or more to 200 or less contiguous nucleotides at both ends is used as an origin.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide type IV collagen without contamination by other proteins and without degradation or denaturation. The present invention provides a type IV collagen which is derived and extracted from lens capsules without the use of an enzyme and has a minimum molecular weight of 160 to 180 kDa measured by SDS-PAGE under reduced conditions.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for discriminating between nucleic acid sequences with high accuracy by utilizing a method for specifically amplifying nucleic acid sequences under isothermal conditions.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for detecting a target substance in a specimen with the use of fine particles, whereby the target substance can be readily detected with the exclusive use of a single type of probe and the detection limit is improved. The present invention provides a method for detecting a target substance in a specimen which comprises the steps of: allowing a complex of a fine particle and a probe to come into contact with a specimen; and detecting changes in physical properties of the fine particle that are caused by desorption of the probe from the fine particle due to interaction between the target substance in the specimen and the probe.

Abstract: An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid amplification method by which a nucleic acid can be amplified substantially isothermally using oligonucleotide primers and DNA polymerase capable of strand displacement. The present invention provides a nucleic acid amplification method which comprises performing substantially isothermal incubation of a reaction solution containing at least one type of deoxynucleotide triphosphate, at least one type of DNA polymerase having strand displacement activity, a divalent cation, at least 0.01% or more surfactant, at least two types of oligonucleotide primer, and the nucleic acid fragment as a template so as to perform a polymerase reaction that initiates from the 3? end of the primer and thus amplifying the nucleic acid fragment.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for rapid, convenient, and highly sensitive detection of trace RNA wherein a risk of contamination is low. The present invention provides a method for amplification of nucleic acid which comprises the steps of: (i) allowing a reverse transcriptase to act on RNA so as to produce a nucleic acid fragment; and (ii) performing substantially isothermal incubation of a reaction solution containing at least one type of deoxynucleotide triphosphate, at least one type of DNA polymerase having strand displacement activity, a divalent cation, a surfactant accounting for at least 0.01% of the solution, at least two types of oligonucleotide primers, and the nucleic acid fragment as a template obtained in the step (i) so as to perform a polymerase reaction that is initiated from the 3? ends of the primers and thus amplify the nucleic acid fragment.

Abstract: An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid amplification method by which a nucleic acid can be amplified using oligonucleotide primers and DNA polymerase.

Abstract: An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid amplification method by which a nucleic acid can be amplified using oligonucleotide primers and DNA polymerase. The present invention provides a nucleic acid amplification method which comprises performing incubation of a reaction solution containing at least one type of deoxynucleotide triphosphate, at least one type of DNA polymerase having strand displacement activity, at least two types of oligonucleotide primer, and the nucleic acid fragment as a template so as to perform a polymerase reaction that initiates from the 3? end of the primer and thus amplifying the nucleic acid fragment, wherein a first oligonucleotide primer and a second oligonucleotide primer are designed in such a way that a region which contains two identical sequences X of serial 4 or more nucleotides within, the region of 200 or less nucleotides, or apart thereof can be amplified.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for detecting a target substance in a specimen with the use of fine particles, whereby the target substance can be readily detected with the exclusive use of a single type of probe and the detection limit is improved. The present invention provides a method for detecting a target substance in a specimen which comprises the steps of: allowing a complex of a fine particle and a probe to come into contact with a specimen; and detecting changes in physical properties of the fine particle that are caused by desorption of the probe from the fine particle due to interaction between the target substance in the specimen and the probe.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide type IV collagen without contamination by other proteins and without degradation or denaturation. The present invention provides a type IV collagen which is derived and extracted from lens capsules without the use of an enzyme and has a minimum molecular weight of 160 to 180 kDa measured by SDS-PAGE under reduced conditions.