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Liu Y, Liu Y, Guo L, Wu Y, Wang Y, Xu L, Xu M, Huang S, Chen P, Wang T, Huang Q, Li Q. Multiplex Asymmetric PCR by Combining the Amplification Refractory Mutation System with the Homo-Tag-Assisted Nondimer System. Anal Chem 2024; 96:9200-9208. [PMID: 38771984 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
Abstract
Asymmetric PCR is widely used to produce single-stranded amplicons (ss-amplicons) for various downstream applications. However, conventional asymmetric PCR schemes are susceptible to events that affect primer availability, which can be exacerbated by multiplex amplification. In this study, a new multiplex asymmetric PCR approach that combines the amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS) with the homo-Tag-assisted nondimer system (HANDS) is described. ARMS-HANDS (A-H) PCR utilizes equimolar-tailed forward and reverse primers and an excess Tag primer. The tailed primer pairs initiate exponential symmetric amplification, whereas the Tag primer drives linear asymmetric amplification along fully matched strands but not one-nucleotide mismatched strands, thereby generating excess ss-amplicons. The production of ss-amplicons is validated using agarose gel electrophoresis, sequencing, and melting curve analysis. Primer dimer alleviation is confirmed by both the reduced Loss function value and a 20-fold higher sensitivity in an 11-plex A-H PCR assay than in an 11-plex conventional asymmetric PCR assay. Moreover, A-H PCR demonstrates unbiased amplification by its allele quantitative ability in correct identification of all 31 trisomy 21 samples among 342 clinical samples. A-H PCR is a new generation of multiplex asymmetric amplification approach with various applications, especially when sensitive and quantitative detection is required.
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- Ying Liu
- Engineering Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Centre for Reproduction and Genetics, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou 215002, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Thalassemia Medicine, Key Laboratory of Thalassemia Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Thalassemia Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Centre for Reproduction and Genetics, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou 215002, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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Ortiz M, Jauset-Rubio M, Trummer O, Foessl I, Kodr D, Acero JL, Botero ML, Biggs P, Lenartowicz D, Trajanoska K, Rivadeneira F, Hocek M, Obermayer-Pietsch B, O’Sullivan CK. Generic Platform for the Multiplexed Targeted Electrochemical Detection of Osteoporosis-Associated Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Using Recombinase Polymerase Solid-Phase Primer Elongation and Ferrocene-Modified Nucleoside Triphosphates. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:1591-1602. [PMID: 37637735 PMCID: PMC10450878 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c00243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease influenced by genetic and environmental factors, which contributes to an increased risk of bone fracture, but early diagnosis of this disease cannot be achieved using current techniques. We describe a generic platform for the targeted electrochemical genotyping of SNPs identified by genome-wide association studies to be associated with a genetic predisposition to osteoporosis. The platform exploits isothermal solid-phase primer elongation with ferrocene-labeled nucleoside triphosphates. Thiolated reverse primers designed for each SNP were immobilized on individual gold electrodes of an array. These primers are designed to hybridize to the SNP site at their 3'OH terminal, and primer elongation occurs only where there is 100% complementarity, facilitating the identification and heterozygosity of each SNP under interrogation. The platform was applied to real blood samples, which were thermally lysed and directly used without the need for DNA extraction or purification. The results were validated using Taqman SNP genotyping assays and Sanger sequencing. The assay is complete in just 15 min with a total cost of 0.3€ per electrode. The platform is completely generic and has immense potential for deployment at the point of need in an automated device for targeted SNP genotyping with the only required end-user intervention being sample addition.
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- Mayreli Ortiz
- INTERFIBIO
Research Group, Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- INTERFIBIO
Research Group, Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Division
of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division
of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech
Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, CZ 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- INTERFIBIO
Research Group, Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- INTERFIBIO
Research Group, Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Labman
Automation
Ltd., Seamer Hill, Stokesley, North Yorkshire, TS9 5NQ U.K.
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- Labman
Automation
Ltd., Seamer Hill, Stokesley, North Yorkshire, TS9 5NQ U.K.
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- Department
of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, 40 3015 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech
Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, CZ 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, CZ-12843 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Division
of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- INTERFIBIO
Research Group, Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Institució
Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Solid-phase recombinase polymerase amplification using ferrocene-labelled dNTPs for electrochemical detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 198:113825. [PMID: 34838372 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathies (HCM) are the principal cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes and it is estimated that 1 in 500 people have HCM. The aim of this work was to develop an electrochemical platform for the detection of HCM-associated SNP in the Myosin Heavy Chain 7 (MYH7) gene, in fingerprick blood samples. The platform exploits isothermal solid-phase primer elongation using recombinase polymerase amplification with either individual or a combination of four ferrocene-labelled nucleoside triphosphates. Four thiolated reverse primers containing a variable base at their 3' end were immobilised on individual gold electrodes of an array. Following hybridisation with target DNA, solid phase recombinase polymerase amplification was carried out and primer elongation incorporating the ferrocene labelled oligonucleotides was only detected at one of the electrodes, thus facilitating identification of the SNP under interrogation. The assay was applied to the direct detection of the SNP in fingerprick blood samples from eight different individuals, with the results obtained corroborating with next generation sequencing. The ability to be able to robustly identify the SNP using a 10 μL fingerprick sample, demonstrates that SNP discrimination is achieved using low femtomolar (ca. 8 × 105 copies DNA) levels of DNA.
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Ortiz M, Jauset-Rubio M, Skouridou V, Machado D, Viveiros M, Clark TG, Simonova A, Kodr D, Hocek M, O’Sullivan CK. Electrochemical Detection of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Associated with Rifampicin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using Solid-Phase Primer Elongation with Ferrocene-Linked Redox-Labeled Nucleotides. ACS Sens 2021; 6:4398-4407. [PMID: 34797987 PMCID: PMC8715531 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
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Here, we report the
electrochemical detection of single-point mutations
using solid-phase isothermal primer elongation with redox-labeled
oligonucleotides. A single-base mutation associated with resistance
to rifampicin, an antibiotic commonly used for the treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, was used as a model system
to demonstrate a proof-of-concept of the approach. Four 5′-thiolated
primers, designed to be complementary with the same fragment of the
target sequence and differing only in the last base, addressing the
polymorphic site, were self-assembled via chemisorption on individual
gold electrodes of an array. Following hybridization with single-stranded
DNA, Klenow (exo-) DNA polymerase-mediated primer extension with ferrocene-labeled
2′-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNFcTPs) was
only observed to proceed at the electrode where there was full complementarity
between the surface-tethered probe and the target DNA being interrogated.
We tested all four ferrocenylethynyl-linked dNTPs and optimized the
ratio of labeled/natural nucleotides to achieve maximum sensitivity.
Following a 20 min hybridization step, Klenow (exo-) DNA polymerase-mediated
primer elongation at 37 °C for 5 min was optimal for the enzymatic
incorporation of a ferrocene-labeled nucleotide, achieving unequivocal
electrochemical detection of a single-point mutation in 14 samples
of genomic DNA extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. The approach is rapid, cost-effective, facile, and can
be extended to multiplexed electrochemical single-point mutation genotyping.
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- Mayreli Ortiz
- Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira, 100, 1349-008 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira, 100, 1349-008 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira, 100, 1349-008 Lisbon, Portugal
- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, WC1E 7HT London, U.K
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam.2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 12843 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam.2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam.2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 12843 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Passeig Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Sugimoto N, Endoh T, Takahashi S, Tateishi-Karimata H. Chemical Biology of Double Helical and Non-Double Helical Nucleic Acids: “To B or Not To B, That Is the Question”. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Naoki Sugimoto
- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 17-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
- Graduate School of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 17-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 17-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 17-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 17-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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An Optimized Preparation Method for Long ssDNA Donors to Facilitate Quick Knock-In Mouse Generation. Cells 2021; 10:cells10051076. [PMID: 33946570 PMCID: PMC8147208 DOI: 10.3390/cells10051076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Fluorescent reporter mouse lines and Cre/Flp recombinase driver lines play essential roles in investigating various molecular functions in vivo. Now that applications of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing system to mouse fertilized eggs have drastically accelerated these knock-in mouse generations, the next need is to establish easier, quicker, and cheaper methods for knock-in donor preparation. Here, we reverify and optimize the phospho-PCR method to obtain highly pure long single-stranded DNAs (ssDNAs) suitable for knock-in mouse generation via genome editing. The sophisticated sequential use of two exonucleases, in which double-stranded DNAs (dsDNAs) amplified by a pair of 5′-phosphorylated primer and normal primer are digested by Lambda exonuclease to yield ssDNA and the following Exonuclease III treatment degrades the remaining dsDNAs, enables much easier long ssDNA productions without laborious gel extraction steps. By microinjecting these donor DNAs along with CRISPR/Cas9 components into mouse zygotes, we have effectively generated fluorescent reporter lines and recombinase drivers. To further broaden the applicability, we have prepared long ssDNA donors in higher concentrations and electroporated them into mouse eggs to successfully obtain knock-in embryos. This classical yet improved method, which is regaining attention on the progress of CRISPR/Cas9 development, shall be the first choice for long donor DNA preparation, and the resulting knock-in lines could accelerate life science research.
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Tateishi-Karimata H, Sugimoto N. Biological and nanotechnological applications using interactions between ionic liquids and nucleic acids. Biophys Rev 2018; 10:931-940. [PMID: 29687271 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-018-0422-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Nucleic acids have emerged as powerful biological and nanotechnological tools. In biological and nanotechnological experiments, methods of extracting and purifying nucleic acids from various types of cells and their storage are critical for obtaining reproducible experimental results. In nanotechnological experiments, methods for regulating the conformational polymorphism of nucleic acids and increasing sequence selectivity for base pairing of nucleic acids are important for developing nucleic acid-based nanomaterials. However, dearth of media that foster favourable behaviour of nucleic acids has been a bottleneck for promoting the biology and nanotechnology using the nucleic acids. Ionic liquids (ILs) are solvents that may be potentially used for controlling the properties of the nucleic acids. Here, we review researches regarding the behaviour of nucleic acids in ILs. The efficiency of extraction and purification of nucleic acids from biological samples is increased by IL addition. Moreover, nucleic acids in ILs show long-term stability, which maintains their structures and enhances nuclease resistance. Nucleic acids in ILs can be used directly in polymerase chain reaction and gene expression analysis with high efficiency. Moreover, the stabilities of the nucleic acids for duplex, triplex, and quadruplex (G-quadruplex and i-motif) structures change drastically with IL cation-nucleic acid interactions. Highly sensitive DNA sensors have been developed based on the unique changes in the stability of nucleic acids in ILs. The behaviours of nucleic acids in ILs detailed here should be useful in the design of nucleic acids to use as biological and nanotechnological tools.
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- Hisae Tateishi-Karimata
- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojimaminamimachi, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojimaminamimachi, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan. .,Faculty of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojimaminamimachi, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan.
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Tateishi-Karimata H, Pramanik S, Sugimoto N. DNA sensor's selectivity enhancement and protection from contaminating nucleases due to a hydrated ionic liquid. Analyst 2016; 140:4393-8. [PMID: 25919083 DOI: 10.1039/c5an00545k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The thermodynamic stability of certain mismatched base pairs has made the development of DNA sequence sensing systems challenging. Thus, the stability of fully matched and mismatched DNA oligonucleotides in the hydrated ionic liquid choline dihydrogen phosphate (choline dhp) was investigated. Mismatched base pairs were significantly destabilized in choline dhp relative to those in aqueous buffer. A molecular beacon that forms a triplex with a conserved HIV-1 sequence was then designed and tested in choline dhp. The molecular beacon specifically detected the target duplex via triplex formation at concentrations as low as 1 pmol per 10 μL with 10,000-fold sequence selectivity. Moreover, the molecular beacon was protected from a contaminating nuclease in choline dhp, and DNAs in aqueous solutions were not sufficiently stable for practical use.
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- Hisae Tateishi-Karimata
- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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Lu Y, Liu Q, Xu W, Li Z, Jiang M, Li X, Zhao N, Liu W, Sui Y, Ma C, Feng W, Han W, Li J. TGFA and IRF6 contribute to the risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in northeast China. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70754. [PMID: 23940636 PMCID: PMC3735505 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) are common birth defects with a complex etiology. Multiple interacting loci and possible environmental factors influence the risk of NSCL/P. 12 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 7 candidate genes were tested using an allele-specific primer extension for case-control and case-parent analyses in northeast China in 236 unrelated patients, 185 mothers and 154 fathers, including 128 complete trios, and 400 control individuals. TGFA and IRF6 genes showed a significant association with NSCL/P. In IRF6, statistical evidence of an association between rs2235371 (p = 0.003), rs2013162 (p<0.0001) and NSCL/P was observed in case-control analyses. Family based association tests (FBATs) showed over-transmission of the C allele at the rs2235371 polymorphism (p = 0.007). In TGFA, associations between rs3771494, rs3771523 (G3822A), rs11466285 (T3851C) and NSCL/P were observed in case-control and FBAT analyses. Associations between other genes (BCL3, TGFB3, MTHFR, PVRL1 and SUMO1) and NSCL/P were not detected.
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- Yongping Lu
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
- * E-mail: (JL); (WH)
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Liaoning Province Research Institute of Family Planning, Shenyang, China
- * E-mail: (JL); (WH)
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Xu W, Han W, Lu Y, Yao W, Li Z, Fang K, Liu Q, Li J. Microarray analysis of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms of transforming growth factor alpha in patients with nonsyndromic cleft of north china. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2013; 51:486-92. [PMID: 23742131 DOI: 10.1597/12-145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between the TGFA:c.3851T > C (rs11466285) and TGFA:c.3822G > A (rs3771523) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P) with microarray in north China. DESIGN AND SETTING Test association by both case-control and case-parent analysis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Two SNPs of 150 controls, 166 cases, and 271 of their parents were genotyped using microarray based on the allele-specific primer extension, and chi-square statistics and family-based association test analyses were performed. RESULTS Both sequencing and microarray analysis produced identical results. We found significant evidence of overtransmission of the C allele of c.3851T > C and the A allele of c.3822G > A in case-parent trios for CL/P but not for cleft palate only (CP). Significant differences for both genotypic and allelic distributions between cases and controls were found at c.3822G > A and c.3851T > C for CL/P but not for CP. The TGFA [C; G] and [T; A] haplotypes showed significant overtransmission. CONCLUSIONS These results support that two SNPs are associated with nonsyndromic CL/P but not for CP in northern Chinese populations. It was demonstrated that this microarray is suitable to test SNPs associated with nonsyndromic CL/P.
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Gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B using ssDNA aptamers. Eur Food Res Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-013-1995-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Civit L, Fragoso A, O’Sullivan CK. Evaluation of techniques for generation of single-stranded DNA for quantitative detection. Anal Biochem 2012; 431:132-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Revised: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chandler DP, Bryant L, Griesemer SB, Gu R, Knickerbocker C, Kukhtin A, Parker J, Zimmerman C, George KS, Cooney CG. Integrated Amplification Microarrays for Infectious Disease Diagnostics. MICROARRAYS 2012; 1:107-24. [PMID: 27605339 PMCID: PMC5003434 DOI: 10.3390/microarrays1030107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Revised: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This overview describes microarray-based tests that combine solution-phase amplification chemistry and microarray hybridization within a single microfluidic chamber. The integrated biochemical approach improves microarray workflow for diagnostic applications by reducing the number of steps and minimizing the potential for sample or amplicon cross-contamination. Examples described herein illustrate a basic, integrated approach for DNA and RNA genomes, and a simple consumable architecture for incorporating wash steps while retaining an entirely closed system. It is anticipated that integrated microarray biochemistry will provide an opportunity to significantly reduce the complexity and cost of microarray consumables, equipment, and workflow, which in turn will enable a broader spectrum of users to exploit the intrinsic multiplexing power of microarrays for infectious disease diagnostics.
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- Darrell P Chandler
- Akonni Biosystems, Inc., 400 Sagner Avenue, Suite 300, Frederick, MD 21701, USA.
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- Akonni Biosystems, Inc., 400 Sagner Avenue, Suite 300, Frederick, MD 21701, USA.
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- Laboratory of Viral Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept of Health, 120 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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- Laboratory of Viral Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept of Health, 120 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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- Akonni Biosystems, Inc., 400 Sagner Avenue, Suite 300, Frederick, MD 21701, USA.
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- Akonni Biosystems, Inc., 400 Sagner Avenue, Suite 300, Frederick, MD 21701, USA.
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- Akonni Biosystems, Inc., 400 Sagner Avenue, Suite 300, Frederick, MD 21701, USA.
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- Laboratory of Viral Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept of Health, 120 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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- Akonni Biosystems, Inc., 400 Sagner Avenue, Suite 300, Frederick, MD 21701, USA.
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Hoffmann J, Trotter M, von Stetten F, Zengerle R, Roth G. Solid-phase PCR in a picowell array for immobilizing and arraying 100,000 PCR products to a microscope slide. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:3049-3054. [PMID: 22820686 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40534b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We present a method for performing highly parallel PCR reactions in a picowell array (PWA) simultaneously immobilizing generated PCR products in a covalent and spatially-resolved manner onto a microscope slide via solid-phase PCR (SP-PCR). This so called PWA-SP-PCR was performed in picowell arrays featuring 100,000 wells cm(-2) of 19 pL reaction volumes with a surface-to-volume ratio of 0.2 μm(-1). Positive signals were obtained in 97.2% of the 110,000 wells in an area of 110 mm(2). Immobilized DNA was either indirectly detected using streptavidin-Cy5 or directly by molecular hybridisation of Cy3- and/or Cy5-labelled probes. Amplification and immobilization was demonstrated for template DNA ranging from 100 bp up to 1513 bp lengths. Even single DNA molecules were successfully amplified and immobilized demonstrating digital solid-phase PCR. Compared to widely established emulsion based PCR (emPCR) approaches, leading to PCR products immobilized onto bead surfaces in a highly parallel manner, the novel technique results in direct spatial registration of immobilized PCR products in a microarray format. This enables the subsequent use for massively parallel analysis similar to standard microarrays.
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- Jochen Hoffmann
- Laboratory for MEMS Applications, Department of Microsystems Engineering - IMTEK, University of Freiburg, Georges-Koehler-Allee 103, Freiburg, 79110, Germany
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Ahn S, Spuhler PS, Chiari M, Cabodi M, Ünlü MS. Quantification of surface etching by common buffers and implications on the accuracy of label-free biological assays. Biosens Bioelectron 2012; 36:222-9. [PMID: 22560160 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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High throughput analyses in biochemical assays are gaining popularity in the post-genomic era. Multiple label-free detection methods are especially of interest, as they allow quantitative monitoring of biomolecular interactions. It is assumed that the sensor surface is stable to the surrounding medium while the biochemical processes are taking place. Using the Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor (IRIS), we found that buffers commonly used in biochemical reactions can remove silicon dioxide, a material frequently used as the solid support in the microarray industry. Here, we report 53 pm to 731 pm etching of the surface silicon oxide over a 12-h period for several different buffers, including various concentrations of SSC, SSPE, PBS, TRIS, MES, sodium phosphate, and potassium phosphate buffers, and found that PBS and MES buffers are much more benign than the others. We observe a linear dependence of the etch depth over time, and we find the etch rate of silicon dioxide in different buffers that ranges from 2.73±0.76 pm/h in 1M NaCl to 43.54±2.95 pm/h in 6×SSC. The protective effects by chemical modifications of the surface are explored. We demonstrate unaccounted glass etching leading to erroneous results with label-free detection of DNA microarrays, and offer remedies to increase the accuracy of quantitative analysis.
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- Sunmin Ahn
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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He Y, Zhang X, Zhang S, Kris MKL, Man FC, Liu G. Visual detection of single-base mismatches in DNA using hairpin oligonucleotide with double-target DNA binding sequences and gold nanoparticles. Biosens Bioelectron 2012; 34:37-43. [PMID: 22386491 PMCID: PMC4110906 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2011] [Revised: 12/24/2011] [Accepted: 12/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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We describe a hairpin oligonucleotide (HO) with double-target DNA binding sequences in the loop and 11-base in the stem for visual detection of single-base mismatches (SBM) in DNA with highly specificity. The thiol-modified HO was immobilized on gold nanoparticle (Au-NP) surface through a self-assembling process. The strategy of detecting SBM depends on the unique molecular recognition properties of HO to the perfect-matched DNA and SBM to generate different quantities of duplex DNA on the Au-NP surface, which are captured on the test zone of lateral flow test strip via the DNA hybridization reaction between the duplex DNA and preimmobilized DNA probe. Accumulation of Au-NPs produces the characteristic red bands, enabling visual detection of SBM. It was found that the ability of HO to differentiate perfect-matched DNA and SBM was increased dramatically by incorporating double-target DNA binding sequences in the loop of HO. The signal ratio between perfect-matched DNA and SBM was up to 28, which is much higher than that of conventional HO or molecular beacon. The approach was applied to detect the mutation sites, Arg142Cys and Gly529Ile, of transglutaminase 1 gene in autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis. The results presented here show that the new HO is a potential molecular recognition probe for the future development of nucleic acid-based biosensors and bioassays. The approach can be used for point-of-care diagnosis of genetic diseases and detecting infectious agents or warning against bio-warfare agents.
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- Yuqing He
- Department of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou 510095, PR China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58105
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- Department of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou 510095, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou 510095, PR China
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- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hongkong
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- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hongkong
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58105
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Meussen BJ, Weusthuis RA, Sanders JPM, de Graaff LH. Production of cyanophycin in Rhizopus oryzae through the expression of a cyanophycin synthetase encoding gene. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 93:1167-74. [PMID: 21972133 PMCID: PMC3264852 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3604-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Revised: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 09/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cyanophycin or cyanophycin granule peptide is a protein that results from non-ribosomal protein synthesis in microorganisms such as cyanobacteria. The amino acids in cyanophycin can be used as a feedstock in the production of a wide range of chemicals such as acrylonitrile, polyacrylic acid, 1,4-butanediamine, and urea. In this study, an auxotrophic mutant (Rhizopus oryzae M16) of the filamentous fungus R. oryzae 99-880 was selected to express cyanophycin synthetase encoding genes. These genes originated from Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803, Anabaena sp. strain PCC7120, and a codon optimized version of latter gene. The genes were under control of the pyruvate decarboxylase promoter and terminator elements of R. oryzae. Transformants were generated by the biolistic transformation method. In only two transformants both expressing the cyanophycin synthetase encoding gene from Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803 was a specific enzyme activity detected of 1.5 mU/mg protein. In one of these transformants was both water-soluble and insoluble cyanophycin detected. The water-soluble fraction formed the major fraction and accounted for 0.5% of the dry weight. The water-insoluble CGP was produced in trace amounts. The amino acid composition of the water-soluble form was determined and constitutes of equimolar amounts of arginine and aspartic acid.
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- Bas J. Meussen
- Valorisation of Plant Production Chains, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands
- Fungal Systems Biology, Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, NL 6708 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Valorisation of Plant Production Chains, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Valorisation of Plant Production Chains, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Fungal Systems Biology, Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, NL 6708 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Molina C, Zaman-Allah M, Khan F, Fatnassi N, Horres R, Rotter B, Steinhauer D, Amenc L, Drevon JJ, Winter P, Kahl G. The salt-responsive transcriptome of chickpea roots and nodules via deepSuperSAGE. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 11:31. [PMID: 21320317 PMCID: PMC3045889 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 02/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The combination of high-throughput transcript profiling and next-generation sequencing technologies is a prerequisite for genome-wide comprehensive transcriptome analysis. Our recent innovation of deepSuperSAGE is based on an advanced SuperSAGE protocol and its combination with massively parallel pyrosequencing on Roche's 454 sequencing platform. As a demonstration of the power of this combination, we have chosen the salt stress transcriptomes of roots and nodules of the third most important legume crop chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). While our report is more technology-oriented, it nevertheless addresses a major world-wide problem for crops generally: high salinity. Together with low temperatures and water stress, high salinity is responsible for crop losses of millions of tons of various legume (and other) crops. Continuously deteriorating environmental conditions will combine with salinity stress to further compromise crop yields. As a good example for such stress-exposed crop plants, we started to characterize salt stress responses of chickpeas on the transcriptome level. RESULTS We used deepSuperSAGE to detect early global transcriptome changes in salt-stressed chickpea. The salt stress responses of 86,919 transcripts representing 17,918 unique 26 bp deepSuperSAGE tags (UniTags) from roots of the salt-tolerant variety INRAT-93 two hours after treatment with 25 mM NaCl were characterized. Additionally, the expression of 57,281 transcripts representing 13,115 UniTags was monitored in nodules of the same plants. From a total of 144,200 analyzed 26 bp tags in roots and nodules together, 21,401 unique transcripts were identified. Of these, only 363 and 106 specific transcripts, respectively, were commonly up- or down-regulated (>3.0-fold) under salt stress in both organs, witnessing a differential organ-specific response to stress.Profiting from recent pioneer works on massive cDNA sequencing in chickpea, more than 9,400 UniTags were able to be linked to UniProt entries. Additionally, gene ontology (GO) categories over-representation analysis enabled to filter out enriched biological processes among the differentially expressed UniTags. Subsequently, the gathered information was further cross-checked with stress-related pathways. From several filtered pathways, here we focus exemplarily on transcripts associated with the generation and scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS), as well as on transcripts involved in Na+ homeostasis. Although both processes are already very well characterized in other plants, the information generated in the present work is of high value. Information on expression profiles and sequence similarity for several hundreds of transcripts of potential interest is now available. CONCLUSIONS This report demonstrates, that the combination of the high-throughput transcriptome profiling technology SuperSAGE with one of the next-generation sequencing platforms allows deep insights into the first molecular reactions of a plant exposed to salinity. Cross validation with recent reports enriched the information about the salt stress dynamics of more than 9,000 chickpea ESTs, and enlarged their pool of alternative transcripts isoforms. As an example for the high resolution of the employed technology that we coin deepSuperSAGE, we demonstrate that ROS-scavenging and -generating pathways undergo strong global transcriptome changes in chickpea roots and nodules already 2 hours after onset of moderate salt stress (25 mM NaCl). Additionally, a set of more than 15 candidate transcripts are proposed to be potential components of the salt overly sensitive (SOS) pathway in chickpea. Newly identified transcript isoforms are potential targets for breeding novel cultivars with high salinity tolerance. We demonstrate that these targets can be integrated into breeding schemes by micro-arrays and RT-PCR assays downstream of the generation of 26 bp tags by SuperSAGE.
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- Carlos Molina
- Molecular BioSciences, Biocenter, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60439 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Unité de Recherche en Légumineuses, INRA-URLEG, 17 Rue Sully, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Molecular BioSciences, Biocenter, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60439 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India
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- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, C/Profesor Albareda, 1, 18008-Granada, Spain
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- Molecular BioSciences, Biocenter, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60439 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- GenXPro GmbH, Frankfurt Innovation Center FIZ Biotechnology, Altendörferallee 3, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- GenXPro GmbH, Frankfurt Innovation Center FIZ Biotechnology, Altendörferallee 3, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Soil Symbiosis and Environment, INRA, 1 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier-Cedex, France
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- Soil Symbiosis and Environment, INRA, 1 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier-Cedex, France
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- GenXPro GmbH, Frankfurt Innovation Center FIZ Biotechnology, Altendörferallee 3, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Molecular BioSciences, Biocenter, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60439 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Upgrading SELEX technology by using lambda exonuclease digestion for single-stranded DNA generation. Molecules 2009; 15:1-11. [PMID: 20110867 PMCID: PMC6256929 DOI: 10.3390/molecules15010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Revised: 12/23/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The generation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) molecules plays a key role in the SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment) combinatorial chemistry process and numerous molecular biology techniques and applications, such as DNA sequencing, single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis, DNA chips, DNA single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis and many other techniques. The purity and yield of ssDNA can affect the success of each application. This study compares the two ssDNA production methods, the strand separation by streptavidin-coated magnetic beads and alkaline denaturation and the lambda exonuclease digestion, in regard to the purity of generated ssDNA and the efficiency. Here, we demonstrate the considerable benefits of ssDNA production by lambda exonuclease digestion for in vitro selection of DNA aptamers. We believe that the generation of ssDNA aptamers using this method will greatly improve the success rate of SELEX experiments concerning the recovery of target-specific aptamers.
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Tiemann-Boege I, Curtis C, Shinde DN, Goodman DB, Tavaré S, Arnheim N. Product length, dye choice, and detection chemistry in the bead-emulsion amplification of millions of single DNA molecules in parallel. Anal Chem 2009; 81:5770-6. [PMID: 19601653 DOI: 10.1021/ac900633y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The amplification of millions of single molecules in parallel can be performed on microscopic magnetic beads that are contained in aqueous compartments of an oil-buffer emulsion. These bead-emulsion amplification (BEA) reactions result in beads that are covered by almost-identical copies derived from a single template. The post-amplification analysis is performed using different fluorophore-labeled probes. We have identified BEA reaction conditions that efficiently produce longer amplicons of up to 450 base pairs. These conditions include the use of a Titanium Taq amplification system. Second, we explored alternate fluorophores coupled to probes for post-PCR DNA analysis. We demonstrate that four different Alexa fluorophores can be used simultaneously with extremely low crosstalk. Finally, we developed an allele-specific extension chemistry that is based on Alexa dyes to query individual nucleotides of the amplified material that is both highly efficient and specific.
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Shi X, Tang C, Zhou D, Sun J, Lu Z. PCR-product microarray based on polyacrylic acid-modified surface for SNP genotyping. Electrophoresis 2009; 30:1286-96. [PMID: 19382131 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200800450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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PCR-product microarray has great efficiency in SNP genotyping, mutation screening and epigenetic analyzing from a large number of samples. The current PCR-product microarray technology is mostly based on the 3-D gel microarray technologies due to its high loading capacity for PCR products, while there is little progress for PCR-product microarray on planar glass, which gives low background and convenient fabrication. In this study, we improved the PCR-product microarray on planar glass by employing a polyacrylic acid-covered slide. The raw amino-modified PCR products were simply precipitated with ethanol and directly spotted for DNA immobilization. Three detection methods of hybridization, solid-single base extension and solid-multiple bases elongation were carried out for single nucleotide variation identification on the PCR-product microarray. The experimental results showed that the high immobilization yield for raw PCR product was achieved, and the high specificity and high ratio of S/N for genotyping on the microarray were obtained. SNP genotyping of cytochrome P450 2D6 gene in 30 individuals was successfully demonstrated. This study has significantly increased the performances of PCR-product microarray, which could improve its applications in SNP genotyping and mutation screening in large number of individuals.
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- Xiaolong Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China
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Petersen J, Poulsen L, Dufva M. Target preparation for genotyping specific genes or gene segments. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 529:147-155. [PMID: 19381981 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-538-1_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Generation of single stranded target is of high importance for hybridization reactions on oligonucleotide microarrays. Several methods have been established for production of single stranded DNA and in vitro transcribed RNA. Here we describe three robust methods for target amplification from purified genomic DNA or pre-amplified DNA. The protocols include incorporation of biotin labels in the target molecules and allow for biotin/streptavidin chemistry to be utilized for flexibility in choice of visualization strategy.
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Du W, Li W, Chen G, Cao H, Tang H, Tang X, Jin Q, Sun Z, Zhao H, Zhou W, He S, Lv Y, Zhao J, Zhang X. Detection of known base substitution mutations in human mitochondrial DNA of MERRF and MELAS by biochip technology. Biosens Bioelectron 2008; 24:2371-6. [PMID: 19155171 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 11/07/2008] [Accepted: 12/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We developed a DNA biochip specialized for detection of known base substitution mutations in mitochondrial DNA causing mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and myoclonic epilepsy associated with ragged-red fibers (MERRF). A set of probes sharing a given allele-specific sequence with a single base substitution near the middle of the sequence was covalently immobilized. Cy5-labeled DNA targets were amplified from sample DNAs containing 31 potential MELAS and/or MERRF mutations by a multiplex PCR method. Detection parameters for the DNA biochip-based assay were accordingly optimized. Seven clinically confirmed patients with MELAS, 5 patients with MERRF, 1 suspected MERRF case and 25 healthy controls were tested using the DNA biochip. For discriminating of homoplasmic and heteroplasmic point mutations in mtDNA, a diagnostic factor based on the ratio between the hybridization signals from the reference and test targets with each probe was used. The results showed that all the cases with MELAS had a causal heteroplasmic A3243G tRNA(Leu(UUR)) mutation. In the MERRF patients, four cases were found to be a homoplasmic A8344G tRNA(Lys) mutation and one case was a heteroplasmic T8356C tRNA(Lys) mutation. None of the healthy controls carried the potential mutations. The results of the DNA biochip were completely consistent with those by DNA sequencing. Thus, the DNA biochip would potentially become a valuable tool in clinical specific screening of the mtDNA point mutations associated with MELAS and/or MERRF syndrome.
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- Weidong Du
- Key Lab of Gene Resource Utilization for Severe Hereditary Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
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CHEN G. Development of a DNA biochip for detection of known mtDNA mutations associated with MELAS and MERRF syndromes. YI CHUAN = HEREDITAS 2008; 30:1279-86. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2008.01279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hansen RR, Avens HJ, Shenoy R, Bowman CN. Quantitative evaluation of oligonucleotide surface concentrations using polymerization-based amplification. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 392:167-75. [PMID: 18661123 PMCID: PMC2517095 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2259-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2008] [Revised: 06/17/2008] [Accepted: 06/18/2008] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Quantitative evaluation of minimal polynucleotide concentrations has become a critical analysis among a myriad of applications found in molecular diagnostic technology. Development of high-throughput, nonenzymatic assays that are sensitive, quantitative and yet feasible for point-of-care testing are thus beneficial for routine implementation. Here, we develop a nonenzymatic method for quantifying surface concentrations of labeled DNA targets by coupling regulated amounts of polymer growth to complementary biomolecular binding on array-based biochips. Polymer film thickness measurements in the 20–220 nm range vary logarithmically with labeled DNA surface concentrations over two orders of magnitude with a lower limit of quantitation at 60 molecules/μm2 (∼106 target molecules). In an effort to develop this amplification method towards compatibility with fluorescence-based methods of characterization, incorporation of fluorescent nanoparticles into the polymer films is also evaluated. The resulting gains in fluorescent signal enable quantification using detection instrumentation amenable to point-of-care settings. Polymerization-based amplification for quantitative evaluation of 3’ biotinylated oligonucleotide surface concentrations ![]()
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- Ryan R Hansen
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, ECCH 111 CB 424, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Microarray technology provides new analytical devices that allow the parallel and simultaneous detection of several thousands of probes within one sample. Microarrays, sometimes called DNA chips, are widely used in gene-expression analysis, genotyping of individuals, analysis of point mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) as well as other genomic or transcriptomic variations. In this chapter we give a survey of common microarray manufacturing, the selection of support material, immobilisation and hybridisation and the detection with labelled complementary strands. However, DNA arrays may also serve as the basis for more complex analysis based on the action of enzymes on the immobilized templates. This property gives DNA microarrays the potential for being the template for whole PCR and transcription experiments with high parallelism, as will be discussed in the last section of this chapter.
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King RA, Read DS, Traugott M, Symondson WOC. Molecular analysis of predation: a review of best practice for DNA-based approaches. Mol Ecol 2008; 17:947-63. [PMID: 18208490 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2007.03613.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 338] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Molecular analysis of predation, through polymerase chain reaction amplification of prey remains within the faeces or digestive systems of predators, is a rapidly growing field, impeded by a lack of readily accessible advice on best practice. Here, we review the techniques used to date and provide guidelines accessible to those new to this field or from a different molecular biology background. Optimization begins with field collection, sample preservation, predator dissection and DNA extraction techniques, all designed to ensure good quality, uncontaminated DNA from semidigested samples. The advantages of nuclear vs. mitochondrial DNA as primer targets are reviewed, along with choice of genes and advice on primer design to maximize specificity and detection periods following ingestion of the prey by the predators. Primer and assay optimization are discussed, including cross-amplification tests and calibratory feeding experiments. Once primers have been made, the screening of field samples must guard against (through appropriate controls) cross contamination. Multiplex polymerase chain reactions provide a means of screening for many different species simultaneously. We discuss visualization of amplicons on gels, with and without incorporation of fluorescent primers. In more specialized areas, we examine the utility of temperature and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to examine responses of predators to prey diversity, and review the potential of quantitative polymerase chain reaction systems to quantify predation. Alternative routes by which prey DNA might get into the guts of a predator (scavenging, secondary predation) are highlighted. We look ahead to new technologies, including microarrays and pyrosequencing, which might one day be applied to this field.
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- R A King
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Biomedical Sciences Building, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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Decock J, Paridaens R, Ye S. Genetic polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinases in lung, breast and colorectal cancer. Clin Genet 2007; 73:197-211. [PMID: 18177467 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00946.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) can degrade various components of the extracellular matrix and are implicated in the development and progression of cancer. There is evidence suggesting an association of MMP gene polymorphisms with cancer susceptibility and/or metastasis. This paper reviews the findings on several single nucleotide polymorphisms in the collagenase, stromelysin and gelatinase genes in lung cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
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- J Decock
- Laboratory for Experimental Oncology (LEO), Department of Oncology, K. U. Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Wu Z, Luo J, Ge Q, Zhang D, Wang Y, Jia C, Lu Z. Allele-specific extension on microarray for DNA methylation analysis. Anal Chim Acta 2007; 603:199-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2007.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2007] [Revised: 09/04/2007] [Accepted: 09/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu H, Li S, Wang Z, Ji M, Nie L, He N. High-throughput SNP genotyping based on solid-phase PCR on magnetic nanoparticles with dual-color hybridization. J Biotechnol 2007; 131:217-22. [PMID: 17719116 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2007] [Revised: 06/04/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are one-base variations in DNA sequence that can often be helpful when trying to find genes responsible for inherited diseases. In this paper, a microarray-based method for typing single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using solid-phase polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) was developed. One primer with biotin-label was captured by streptavidin coated magnetic nanoparticles (SA-MNPs), and PCR products were directly amplified on the surface of SA-MNPs in a 96-well plate. The samples were interrogated by hybridization with a pair of dual-color probes to determine SNP, and then genotype of each sample can be simultaneously identified by scanning the microarray printed with the denatured fluorescent probes. The C677T polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene from 126 samples were interrogated using this method. The results showed that three different genotypes were discriminated by three fluorescence patterns on the microarray. Without any purification and reduction procedure, and all reactions can be performed in the same vessel, this approach will be a simple and labor-saving method for SNP genotyping and can be applicable towards the automation system to achieve high-throughput SNP detection.
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- Hongna Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics (Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory), School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Gaster J, Rangam G, Marx A. Increased single nucleotide discrimination in arrayed primer elongation by 4'C-modified primer probes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2007:1692-4. [PMID: 17457410 DOI: 10.1039/b616129d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Herein we describe the beneficial impact of immobilized 4'C-modified primer probes on detecting single nucleotide variations in arrayed primer extension by a DNA polymerase.
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- Jens Gaster
- Universität Konstanz, Fachbereich Chemie, Universitätsstr. 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Determination of nucleic acids based on the fluorescence quenching of Hoechst 33258 at pH 4.5. Anal Chim Acta 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.03.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Crimi M, O'Hearn SF, Wallace DC, Comi GP. Molecular research technologies in mitochondrial diseases: The microarray approach. IUBMB Life 2005; 57:811-8. [PMID: 16393784 DOI: 10.1080/15216540500460269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mitochondria are ubiquitous in eukaryotic cells where they generate much of the cellular energy by the process of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). The approximately 1500 genes of the mitochondrial genome are distributed between the cytoplasmic, maternally-inherited, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) which encodes 37 genes and the nuclear DNA (nDNA) which encompasses the remaining mitochondrial genes. The interplay between the mtDNA and nDNA encoded mitochondrial genes and their role in mitochondrial disorders is still largely unclear. One approach for elucidating the pathophysiology of mitochondrial diseases has been to look at changes in the expression of mtDNA and nDNA-encoded genes in response to specific mitochondrial genetic defects. Initial studies of gene expression changes in response to mtDNA defect employed blot technologies to analyze changes in the expression of individual genes one at a time. While Southern/Northern blot experiments confirmed the importance of nDNA-mtDNA interactions in the pathophysiology of mitochondrial myopathy, the methodology used limited the number of genes that could be analyzed from each patient. This barrier has been overcome, in part by the advent of DNA microarray technology. In DNA microarrays gene sequences or oligonucleotides homologous to gene sequences are arrayed on a solid support. The RNA from the subject is then isolated, the mRNA converted to cDNA and the cDNA labeled with a fluorescent probe. The labeled cDNA is hybridized on the microarray and the fluorescence bound to each array is then quantified. Recently, these technologies have been applied to mitochondrial disease patient tissues and the presence of coordinate changes in mitochondrial gene expression confirmed.
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- Marco Crimi
- Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-3940, USA.
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Qin S, Zhao X, Pan Y, Liu J, Feng G, Fu J, Bao J, Zhang Z, He L. An association study of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor NR1 subunit gene (GRIN1) and NR2B subunit gene (GRIN2B) in schizophrenia with universal DNA microarray. Eur J Hum Genet 2005; 13:807-14. [PMID: 15841096 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Dysfunction of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors has been implicated in the etiology of schizophrenia based on psychotomimetic properties of several antagonists and on observation of genetic animal models. To conduct association analysis of the NMDA receptors in the Chinese population, we examined 16 reported SNPs across the NMDA receptor NR1 subunit gene (GRIN1) and NR2B subunit gene (GRIN2B), five of which were identified in the Chinese population. In this study, we combined universal DNA microarray and ligase detection reaction (LDR) for the purposes of association analysis, an approach we considered to be highly specific as well as offering a potentially high throughput of SNP genotyping. The association study was performed using 253 Chinese patients with schizophrenia and 140 Chinese control subjects. No significant frequency differences were found in the analysis of the alleles but some were found in the haplotypes of the GRIN2B gene. The interactions between the GRIN1 and GRIN2B genes were evaluated using the multifactor-dimensionality reduction (MDR) method, which showed a significant genetic interaction between the G1001C in the GRIN1 gene and the T4197C and T5988C polymorphisms in the GRIN2B gene. These findings suggest that the combined effects of the polymorphisms in the GRIN1 and GRIN2B genes might be involved in the etiology of schizophrenia.European Journal of Human Genetics (2005) 13, 807-814. doi:10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201418 Published online 20 April 2005.
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- Shengying Qin
- Bio-X Life Science Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 230030, PR China
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von Nickisch-Rosenegk M, Marschan X, Andresen D, Abraham A, Heise C, Bier FF. On-chip PCR amplification of very long templates using immobilized primers on glassy surfaces. Biosens Bioelectron 2005; 20:1491-8. [PMID: 15626602 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2004] [Revised: 06/28/2004] [Accepted: 07/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this paper we describe a novel method for visualizing very long DNA fragments (for example >6 kb) which are difficult to spot with commonly used arrayers or capillary samplers with very small nanoliter volumes, using directly bound primers on "on-chip" polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We have used the genomes of the M13 bacteriophage (7.2 kb) the human mitochondrion (16.5 kb) as examples of long DNA templates to test the PCR and were able to elicit robust reactivity. Over 75% of the immobilized primers could be elongated to their fullest extent. In addition we were able to elicit the PCR reaction with double stranded templates in which one primer was immobilized and the other suspended in the reaction solution. These synthesized PCR products were visualized by either confocal microarray scanning or fluorescence microscopy using Cy5-dye fluorescence of the modified free primer, or the fluorescence of intercalating dyes.
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- Markus von Nickisch-Rosenegk
- Department of Molecular Bioanalysis and Bioelectronics, Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany.
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Gunderson KL, Steemers FJ, Lee G, Mendoza LG, Chee MS. A genome-wide scalable SNP genotyping assay using microarray technology. Nat Genet 2005; 37:549-54. [PMID: 15838508 DOI: 10.1038/ng1547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 502] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2004] [Accepted: 03/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Oligonucleotide probe arrays have enabled massively parallel analysis of gene expression levels from a single cDNA sample. Application of microarray technology to analyzing genomic DNA has been stymied by the sequence complexity of the entire human genome. A robust, single base-resolution direct genomic assay would extend the reach of microarray technology. We developed an array-based whole-genome genotyping assay that does not require PCR and enables effectively unlimited multiplexing. The assay achieves a high signal-to-noise ratio by combining specific hybridization of picomolar concentrations of whole genome-amplified DNA to arrayed probes with allele-specific primer extension and signal amplification. As proof of principle, we genotyped several hundred previously characterized SNPs. The conversion rate, call rate and accuracy were comparable to those of high-performance PCR-based genotyping assays.
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- Kevin L Gunderson
- Illumina, Inc., 9885 Towne Centre Dr., San Diego, California 92121, USA.
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Zhang ZW, Zhou YM, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Tao SC, Li Z, Zhang Q, Cheng J. Sensitive detection of SARS coronavirus RNA by a novel asymmetric multiplex nested RT-PCR amplification coupled with oligonucleotide microarray hybridization. METHODS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE 2005; 114:59-78. [PMID: 16156097 PMCID: PMC7122606 DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-923-0:59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We have developed a sensitive method for the detection of specific genes simultaneously. First, DNA was amplified by a novel asymmetric multiplex PCR with universal primer(s). Second, the 6-carboxytetramethylrhodamine (TAMRA)-labeled PCR products were hybridized specifically with oligonucleotide microarrays. Finally, matched duplexes were detected by using a laser-induced fluorescence scanner. The usefulness of this method was illustrated by analyzing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus RNA. The detection limit was 10(0) copies/microL. The results of the asymmetric multiplex nested reverse transcription-PCR were in agreement with the results of the microarray hybridization; no hybridization signal was lost as happened with applicons from symmetric amplifications. This reliable method can be used to the identification of other microorganisms, screening of genetic diseases, and other applications.
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- Zhi-wei Zhang
- Department of Biiological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Käller M, Ahmadian A, Lundeberg J. Microarray-based AMASE as a novel approach for mutation detection. Mutat Res 2004; 554:77-88. [PMID: 15450406 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2003] [Revised: 03/16/2004] [Accepted: 03/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Alterations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene are important events in many cases of human cancers. We have developed a novel microarray based approach for re-sequencing and mutation detection of the p53 gene. The method facilitates rapid and simple scanning of the target gene sequence and could be expanded to include other candidate cancer genes. The methodology employs the previously described apyrase-mediated allele-specific extension reaction (AMASE). In order to re-sequence the selected region, four extension oligonucleotides with different 3'-termini were used for each base position and they were covalently attached to the glass slide's surface. The amplified single-stranded DNA templates were then hybridized to the array followed by in situ extension with fluorescently labeled dNTPs in the presence of apyrase. The model system used was based on analysis of a 15 bp stretch in exon 5 of the p53 gene. Mutations were scored as allelic fractions calculated as (wt)/(wt + mut) signals. When apyrase was included in the extension reactions of wild type templates, the mean allelic fraction was 0.96. When apyrase was excluded with the same wild type templates, significantly lower allelic fractions were obtained. Two 60-mer synthetic oligonucleotides were used to establish the detectable amount of mutations with AMASE and a clear distinction between all the points could be made. Several samples from different stages of skin malignancies were also analyzed. The results from this study imply the possibility to efficiently and accurately re-sequence the entire p53 gene with AMASE technology.
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- Max Käller
- Department of Biotechnology, The Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, Roslagstullsbacken 21, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Elgort MG, Herrmann MG, Erali M, Durtschi JD, Voelkerding KV, Smith RE. Extraction and amplification of genomic DNA from human blood on nanoporous aluminum oxide membranes. Clin Chem 2004; 50:1817-9. [PMID: 15192032 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.035162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Marc G Elgort
- ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
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Wu X, Zhou Y, Xu S. Chemiluminescent detection of genetic polymorphisms based on mismatch hybridization: application to cytochrome P4501A1. Mol Cell Probes 2004; 18:17-22. [PMID: 15036365 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2003.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2002] [Accepted: 07/11/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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An assay that makes use of differences in thermal stability between perfectly and imperfectly matched hybrids in combination with a sensitive chemiluminescence detection system was developed and applied to the identification of CYP1A1 polymorphisms. In this assay, two oligonucleotide probes for each polymorphic site were designed: one perfectly matching the wild type allele, the other perfectly matching the mutant allele. The genotypes were determined by calculating the ratio of signals obtained from the two probes. The method described here allows for the rapid, simple and cost-effective detection of DNA polymorphisms. Compared with fluorescence- and microarray-based assays, this method provides an alternative for genotyping where costly equipment or specialized reagents are not available.
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- Xiaoming Wu
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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The alpha and beta thalassaemias are the commonest genetic disorders worldwide. The homozygous state is associated with high morbidity and mortality, thus screening of at-risk pregnancies and prenatal testing are strongly advocated. A thalassaemia (thal) array has been designed using allele-specific arrayed primer extension (AS-APEX) for the simultaneous analysis of 15 non-deletion alpha-gene defects and 23 beta-gene mutations commonly found in southeast Asian countries, where thalassaemias are highly prevalent. This overcomes the problem of using multiple reverse dot blot analysis. The array showed 100% sensitivity and specificity in the detection of 120 beta-thal mutants and 35 non-deletion alpha-thal mutants. It is robust enough to be produced in a single place and shipped to other laboratories for use. The production cost of the array is low, each slide can be used for three different test samples and is therefore amenable to large scale antenatal screening in southeast Asian countries.
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- Kaimin Chan
- University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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Tao SC, Gao HF, Cao F, Ma XM, Cheng J. Blocking oligo--a novel approach for improving chip-based DNA hybridization efficiency. Mol Cell Probes 2003; 17:197-202. [PMID: 12944123 DOI: 10.1016/s0890-8508(03)00053-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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For most of the commonly used DNA chips, the probes are usually single-stranded oligonucleotides and the targets are double-stranded DNAs (dsDNAs). Only one strand of the DNA serves as the target while the other competes with the probes immobilized on the chip for the target and therefore is regarded as the interfering strand. In this report, a novel technique was developed for improving the hybridization efficiency on DNA chips by using blocking oligos, which is complimentary to the target interfering strand to reduce the influence of the interfering strand. The hybridization efficiency of dsDNA was much lower than that of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) when synthesized DNA targets were tested on the DNA chip. Blocking oligos can improve the hybridization efficiency of dsDNA to about 2/3 that of ssDNA. Blocking oligos have also been applied to PCR products of different lengths for hybridization. The hybridization efficiency with blocking oligos is about three times higher than that without blocking oligos. We have tested PCR products of 1054 and 435 bp using our blocking procedure, and the results are consistent.
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- Sheng-ce Tao
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, 100084, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Ketomäki K, Hakala H, Kuronen O, Lönnberg H. Hybridization properties of support-bound oligonucleotides: the effect of the site of immobilization on the stability and selectivity of duplex formation. Bioconjug Chem 2003; 14:811-6. [PMID: 12862435 DOI: 10.1021/bc0340058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Four 12-mer oligodeoxyribonucleotide sequences were immobilized to uniformly sized (50 microm) polymer particles through C5-tethered thymine and N(4)-tethered cytosine bases at four different sites in each sequence. The effect of the site of immobilization on the efficiency and selectivity of hybridization of the particle-bound probes was quantified by a sandwich-type assay based on a time-resolved fluorometric measurement of an oligonucleotide probe labeled with a photoluminescent europium(III) chelate directly from the surface of a single particle. Immobilization through a base in the central part of the sequence was observed to destablize the duplex more markedly than tethering through a terminal base. The effect of a one-base mismatch on the duplex stability increased with the increasing distance from the site of immobilization.
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- Kaisa Ketomäki
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland.
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Lutz-Bonengel S, Schmidt U, Schmitt T, Pollak S. Sequence polymorphisms within the human mitochondrial genes MTATP6, MTATP8 and MTND4. Int J Legal Med 2003; 117:133-42. [PMID: 12734709 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-002-0356-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2002] [Accepted: 11/19/2002] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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By sequencing the control region of mitochondrial DNA, the majority of human DNA samples can be differentiated. A further increase in differentiation probability may be possible, e.g. by extending the sequenced region to coding regions of the mitochondrial genome. Restriction to those positions that do not result in a change of the amino acids guarantees that the information thus obtained does not refer to phenotypically relevant information. In the present study the sequence data of the mitochondrial genes MTATP6, MTATP8 and MTND4 were collected from 109 subjects and analyzed in order to define variable positions suitable for identification purposes. There were 32 variable base positions among 850 bases studied from MTATPase genes and 1,200 bases of the MTND4 gene showed 28 variable positions. "Hot spots" for base exchanges were found in both regions and one position (position 11,719 in the MTND4 gene) seems to be suitable for SNP investigation for forensic purposes.
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- Sabine Lutz-Bonengel
- Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Klinikum der Universität Freiburg, Albertstrasse 9, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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Brintrup J, Du W, Ortigao F, Krause M, Debatin KM, Kohne E, Hug H. Easy and Rapid Detection of Point Mutations in the Human β-hemoglobin Gene with DNA-chips. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2003.121.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gao H, Tao S, Wang D, Zhang C, Ma X, Cheng J, Zhou Y. Comparison of Different Methods for Preparing Single Stranded DNA for Oligonucleotide Microarray. ANAL LETT 2003. [DOI: 10.1081/al-120025260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In this review, recent advances in DNA microarray technology and their applications are examined. The many varieties of DNA microarray or DNA chip devices and systems are described along with their methods for fabrication and their use. This includes both high-density microarrays for high-throughput screening applications and lower-density microarrays for various diagnostic applications. The methods for microarray fabrication that are reviewed include various inkjet and microjet deposition or spotting technologies and processes, in situ or on-chip photolithographic oligonucleotide synthesis processes, and electronic DNA probe addressing processes. The DNA microarray hybridization applications reviewed include the important areas of gene expression analysis and genotyping for point mutations, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and short tandem repeats (STRs). In addition to the many molecular biological and genomic research uses, this review covers applications of microarray devices and systems for pharmacogenomic research and drug discovery, infectious and genetic disease and cancer diagnostics, and forensic and genetic identification purposes. Additionally, microarray technology being developed and applied to new areas of proteomic and cellular analysis are reviewed.
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- Michael J Heller
- Department of Bioengineering/Electronic, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA.
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O'Meara D, Ahmadian A, Odeberg J, Lundeberg J. SNP typing by apyrase-mediated allele-specific primer extension on DNA microarrays. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:e75. [PMID: 12140337 PMCID: PMC137093 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gnf074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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This study reports the development of a microarray-based allele-specific extension method for typing of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The use of allele-specific primers has been employed previously to identify single base variations but it is acknowledged that certain mismatches are not refractory to extension. Here we have overcome this limitation by introducing apyrase, a nucleotide-degrading enzyme, to the extension reaction. We have shown previously that DNA polymerases exhibit slower reaction kinetics when extending a mismatched primer compared with a matched primer. This kinetic difference is exploited in the apyrase-mediated allele-specific extension (AMASE) assay, allowing incorporation of nucleotides when the reaction kinetics are fast but degrading the nucleotides before extension when the reaction kinetics are slow. Here we show that five homozygous variants (14% of the total number of variants) that were incorrectly scored in the absence of apyrase were correctly typed when apyrase was included in the extension reaction. AMASE was performed in situ on the oligonucleotide microarrays using fluorescent nucleotides to type 10 SNPs and two indels in 17 individuals generating approximately 200 genotypes. Cluster analysis of these data shows three distinct clusters with clear-cut boundaries. We conclude that SNP typing on oligonucleotide microarrays by AMASE is an efficient, rapid and accurate technique for large-scale genotyping.
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- Deirdre O'Meara
- Department of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Center, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Brazill SA, Kuhr WG. A single base extension technique for the analysis of known mutations utilizing capillary gel electrophoreisis with electrochemical detection. Anal Chem 2002; 74:3421-8. [PMID: 12139049 DOI: 10.1021/ac025569s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) detection system is described in which the accuracy of DNA polymerase and advantages of electrochemical detection are demonstrated. A model SNP system is presented to illustrate the potential advantages in coupling the single base extension (SBE) technique to capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE) with electrochemical detection. An electrochemically labeled primer, with a ferrocene acetate covalently attached to its 5' end, is used in the extension reaction. When the Watson-Crick complementary ddNTP is added to the SBE reaction, the primer is extended by a single nucleotide. The reaction mixture is subsequently separated by CGE, and the ferrocene-tagged fragments are detected at the separation anode with sinusoidal voltammetry. This work demonstrates the first single base resolution separation of DNA coupled with electrochemical detection. The unextended primer (20-mer) and the 21-mer extension product are separated with a resolution of 0.8.
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- Sara A Brazill
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA
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Trau D, Lee TMH, Lao AIK, Lenigk R, Hsing IM, Ip NY, Carles MC, Sucher NJ. Genotyping on a complementary metal oxide semiconductor silicon polymerase chain reaction chip with integrated DNA microarray. Anal Chem 2002; 74:3168-73. [PMID: 12141679 DOI: 10.1021/ac020053u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A novel method for the fast identification of genetic material utilizing a micro-DNA amplification and analysis device (micro-DAAD) consisting of multiple PCR microreactors with integrated DNA microarrays was developed. The device was fabricated in Si-technology and used for the genotyping of Chinese medicinal plants on the basis of differences in the noncoding region of the 5S-rRNA gene. Successful amplification of the genetic material and the consecutive analysis of the fluorescent-labeled amplicons in the micro-DAAD by the integrated oligonucleotide probes were demonstrated. Parallel analysis was performed by loading the four PCR reactors of the micro-DAAD with different samples of 3-microL volume. Temperature sensors and heating elements of the micro-DAAD enable precise temperature control and fast cycling, allowing the rapid completion of a combined amplification and analysis (hybridization) experiment.
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- Dieter Trau
- Biotechnology Research Institute and Department of Biochemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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