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Zhang Y, Ai J, Gu Q, Gao Q, Qi H, Zhang C. Determination of mutated genes in the presence of wild-type DNA by using molecular beacons as probe. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 174:286-290. [PMID: 27960142 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2016.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2016] [Revised: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Low-abundance mutations in the presence of wild-type DNA can be determined using molecular beacon (MB) as probe. A MB is generally used as DNA probe because it can distinguish single-base mismatched target DNA from fully matched target DNA. However, the probe can not determine low-abundance mutations in the presence of wild-type DNA. In this study, this limitation is addressed by enhancing the stability of unpaired base-containing dsDNA with a hydrogen-bonding ligand, which was added after hybridization of the MB to the target DNA. The ligand formed hydrogen bonds with unpaired bases and stabilized the unpaired base-containing dsDNA if target DNA is mutated one. As a result, more MBs were opened by the mutant genes in the presence of the ligand and a further increase in the fluorescence intensity was obtained. By contrast, fluorescence intensity did not change if target DNA is wild-type one. Consequent increase in the fluorescence intensity of the MB was regarded as a signal derived from mutant genes. The proposed method was applied in synthetic template systems to determine point mutation in DNA obtained from PCR analysis. The method also allows rapid and simple discrimination of a signal if it is originated in the presence of mutant gene or alternatively by a lower concentration of wild gene.
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- Yonghua Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineer, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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Han JP, Sun J, Wang L, Liu P, Zhuang B, Zhao L, Liu Y, Li CX. The Optimization of Electrophoresis on a Glass Microfluidic Chip and its Application in Forensic Science. J Forensic Sci 2017; 62:1603-1612. [PMID: 28168694 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Microfluidic chips offer significant speed, cost, and sensitivity advantages, but numerous parameters must be optimized to provide microchip electrophoresis detection. Experiments were conducted to study the factors, including sieving matrices (the concentration and type), surface modification, analysis temperature, and electric field strengths, which all impact the effectiveness of microchip electrophoresis detection of DNA samples. Our results showed that the best resolution for ssDNA was observed using 4.5% w/v (7 M urea) lab-fabricated LPA gel, dynamic wall coating of the microchannel, electrophoresis temperatures between 55 and 60°C, and electrical fields between 350 and 450 V/cm on the microchip-based capillary electrophoresis (μCE) system. One base-pair resolution could be achieved in the 19-cm-length microchannel. Furthermore, both 9947A standard genomic DNA and DNA extracted from blood spots were demonstrated to be successfully separated with well-resolved DNA peaks in 8 min. Therefore, the microchip electrophoresis system demonstrated good potential for rapid forensic DNA analysis.
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- Jun P Han
- Key Laboratory of Forensic Genetics, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Crime Scene Evidence Examination, Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing, 100038, China.,Forensic Science and Technology Department of Chaoyang Sub-bureau, Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing, 100102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Genetics, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Crime Scene Evidence Examination, Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Genetics, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Crime Scene Evidence Examination, Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Genetics, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Crime Scene Evidence Examination, Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Genetics, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Crime Scene Evidence Examination, Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Genetics, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Crime Scene Evidence Examination, Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing, 100038, China
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Khoshfetrat SM, Ranjbari M, Shayan M, Mehrgardi MA, Kiani A. Wireless Electrochemiluminescence Bipolar Electrode Array for Visualized Genotyping of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism. Anal Chem 2015; 87:8123-31. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
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Mehdi khoshfetrat S, Mehrgardi MA. Electrochemical Genotyping of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms by using Monobase-Conjugated Modified Nanoparticles. ChemElectroChem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201300221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Yu MH, Huang YC, Chang PL. Rapid screening of the heterogeneity of DNA methylation by single-strand conformation polymorphism and CE-LIF in the presence of electro-osmotic flow. Electrophoresis 2014; 35:2378-85. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 12/14/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Meng-Hsuan Yu
- Department of Chemistry; Tunghai University; Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry; Tunghai University; Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry; Tunghai University; Taichung Taiwan
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Isolating a particular strand of DNA from a double stranded DNA duplex is an important step in aptamer generation as well as many other biotechnology applications. Here we describe a microfluidic, flow-through, dialysis device for isolating single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) from double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). The device consists of two channels fabricated in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) separated by a track etched polycarbonate membrane (800 nm pore size). To isolate ssDNA, dual-biotin labelled dsDNA was immobilized onto streptavidin-coated polystyrene beads. Alkaline treatment was used to denature dsDNA, releasing the non-biotinylated ssDNA. In the flow-through dialysis device the liberated ssDNA was able to cross the membrane and was collected in an outlet channel. The complementary sequence bound to the bead was unable to cross the membrane and was directed to a waste channel. The effect of NaOH concentration and flow rate on purity and yield were compared. >95% ssDNA purity was achieved at 25 mM NaOH. However, lower flow rates were necessary to achieve ssDNA yields approaching the 50% theoretical maximum of the concurrent-flow device. Under optimized conditions the microfluidic isolation achieved even higher purity ssDNA than analogous manual procedures.
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- Yixiao Sheng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Lomasney AR, Yi L, Roper MG. Simultaneous monitoring of insulin and islet amyloid polypeptide secretion from islets of Langerhans on a microfluidic device. Anal Chem 2013; 85:7919-25. [PMID: 23848226 DOI: 10.1021/ac401625g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A method was developed that allowed simultaneous monitoring of the acute secretory dynamics of insulin and islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) from islets of Langerhans using a microfluidic system with two-color detection. A flow-switching feature enabled changes in the perfusion media within 5 s, allowing rapid exchange of the glucose concentrations delivered to groups of islets. The perfusate was continuously sampled by electroosmotic flow and mixed online with Cy5-labeled insulin, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled IAPP, anti-insulin, and anti-IAPP antibodies in an 8.15 cm mixing channel maintained at 37 °C. The immunoassay mixture was injected for 0.3 s onto a 1.5 cm separation channel at 11.75 s intervals and immunoassay reagents detected using 488 and 635 nm lasers with two independent photomultiplier tubes for detection of the FITC and Cy5 signal. RSD of the bound-to-free immunoassay ratios ranged from 2 to 7% with LODs of 20 nM for insulin and 1 nM for IAPP. Simultaneous secretion profiles of the two peptides were monitored from groups of 4-10 islets during multiple step changes in glucose concentration. Insulin and IAPP were secreted in an approximately 10:1 ratio and displayed similar responses to step changes from 3 to 11 or 20 mM glucose. The ability to monitor the secretory dynamics of multiple peptides from islets of Langerhans in a highly automated fashion is expected to be a useful tool for investigating hormonal regulation of glucose homeostasis.
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- Anna R Lomasney
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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Krothapalli S, May MK, Hestekin CN. Capillary electrophoresis-single strand conformation polymorphism for the detection of multiple mutations leading to tuberculosis drug resistance. J Microbiol Methods 2012; 91:147-54. [PMID: 22884688 PMCID: PMC3699206 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2012] [Revised: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem in both developed and developing countries. Mutations in the Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis bacterial genome, such as those to the rpoB gene and mabA-inhA promoter region, have been linked to TB drug resistance in against rifampicin and isoniazid, respectively. The rapid, accurate, and inexpensive identification of these and other mutations leading to TB drug resistance is an essential tool for improving human health. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) can be a highly sensitive technique for the detection of genetic mutation that has not been previously explored for drug resistance mutations in M. tuberculosis. This work explores the potential of CE-SSCP through the optimization of variables such as polymer separation matrix concentration, capillary wall coating, electric field strength, and temperature on resolution of mutation detection. The successful detection of an rpoB gene mutation and two mabA-inhA promoter region mutations while simultaneously differentiating a TB-causing mycobacteria from a non-TB bacteria was accomplished using the optimum conditions of 4.5% (w/v) PDMA in a PDMA coated capillary at 20°C using a separation voltage of 278 V/cm. This multiplexed analysis that can be completed in a few hours demonstrates the potential of CE-SSCP to be an inexpensive and rapid analysis method.
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- Sowmya Krothapalli
- University of Arkansas, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fayetteville, AR 4188 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR-72701
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- University of Arkansas, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fayetteville, AR 4188 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR-72701
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- University of Arkansas, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fayetteville, AR 4188 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR-72701
- University of Arkansas, Department of Chemical Engineering, Fayetteville, AR 3202 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR-72701
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Desmarais SM, Leitner T, Barron AE. Quantitative experimental determination of primer-dimer formation risk by free-solution conjugate electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2012; 33:483-91. [PMID: 22331820 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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DNA barcodes are short, unique ssDNA primers that "mark" individual biomolecules. To gain better understanding of biophysical parameters constraining primer-dimer formation between primers that incorporate barcode sequences, we have developed a capillary electrophoresis method that utilizes drag-tag-DNA conjugates to quantify dimerization risk between primer-barcode pairs. Results obtained with this unique free-solution conjugate electrophoresis approach are useful as quantitatively precise input data to parameterize computation models of dimerization risk. A set of fluorescently labeled, model primer-barcode conjugates were designed with complementary regions of differing lengths to quantify heterodimerization as a function of temperature. Primer-dimer cases comprised two 30-mer primers, one of which was covalently conjugated to a lab-made, chemically synthesized poly-N-methoxyethylglycine drag-tag, which reduced electrophoretic mobility of ssDNA to distinguish it from ds primer-dimers. The drag-tags also provided a shift in mobility for the dsDNA species, which allowed us to quantitate primer-dimer formation. In the experimental studies, pairs of oligonucleotide primer barcodes with fully or partially complementary sequences were annealed, and then separated by free-solution conjugate CE at different temperatures, to assess effects on primer-dimer formation. When less than 30 out of 30 base-pairs were bonded, dimerization was inversely correlated to temperature. Dimerization occurred when more than 15 consecutive base-pairs formed, yet non-consecutive base-pairs did not create stable dimers even when 20 out of 30 possible base-pairs bonded. The use of free-solution electrophoresis in combination with a peptoid drag-tag and different fluorophores enabled precise separation of short DNA fragments to establish a new mobility shift assay for detection of primer-dimer formation.
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- Samantha M Desmarais
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5444, USA.
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Hestekin CN, Lin JS, Senderowicz L, Jakupciak JP, O'Connell C, Rademaker A, Barron AE. Blinded study determination of high sensitivity and specificity microchip electrophoresis-SSCP/HA to detect mutations in the p53 gene. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:2921-9. [PMID: 22002021 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Revised: 09/14/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Knowledge of the genetic changes that lead to disease has grown and continues to grow at a rapid pace. However, there is a need for clinical devices that can be used routinely to translate this knowledge into the treatment of patients. Use in a clinical setting requires high sensitivity and specificity (>97%) in order to prevent misdiagnoses. Single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) and heteroduplex analysis (HA) are two DNA-based, complementary methods for mutation detection that are inexpensive and relatively easy to implement. However, both methods are most commonly detected by slab gel electrophoresis, which can be labor-intensive, time-consuming, and often the methods are unable to produce high sensitivity and specificity without the use of multiple analysis conditions. Here, we demonstrate the first blinded study using microchip electrophoresis (ME)-SSCP/HA. We demonstrate the ability of ME-SSCP/HA to detect with 98% sensitivity and specificity >100 samples from the p53 gene exons 5-9 in a blinded study in an analysis time of <10 min.
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- Christa N Hestekin
- Northwestern University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Evanston, IL, USA
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Minarik M, Gassman M, Belsanova B, Pesek M, Schouten J, Chudoba R, Gas B, Benesova L. A novel high-resolution chipCE assay for rapid detection of EGFR gene mutations and amplifications in lung cancer therapy by a combination of fragment analysis, denaturing CE and MLPA. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:3518-24. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Benesova L, Pesek M, Belsanova B, Sekerka P, Minarik M. Denaturing capillary electrophoresis for automated detection of L858R mutation in exon 21 of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene in prediction of the outcome of lung cancer therapy. J Sep Sci 2010; 33:2349-55. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201000124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Kozlowski P, Krzyzosiak WJ. Economical protocol for combined single-strand conformation polymorphism and heteroduplex analysis on a standard capillary electrophoresis apparatus. Methods Mol Biol 2010; 653:181-192. [PMID: 20721743 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-759-4_10] [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: 05/29/2023]
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Combined single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) and heteroduplex (HD) analysis (SSCP-HD) take advantage of parallel mutation detection in single-strand and duplex fraction during the single capillary electrophoresis (CE) run. The high mutation detection rate of individual SSCP and HD in CE guarantees almost a 100% success rate of combined SSCP-HD. Described here, the protocol for SSCP-HD-CE does not require dedicated instrumentation but can be applied for any commonly available CE DNA analyzer. We focused mostly on the sample preparation step that is critical for the stability of generated fractions and reproducibility of a generated result. The application of universal primer for fluorescent labeling and omitting the PCR purification step also greatly reduce the cost of mutation detection by SSCP-HD-CE.
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- Piotr Kozlowski
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Jia ZP, Wang R, Chen QY, Xie H, Ma J, Liu YY, Wang J. CE of Small DNA Fragments Using Linear Polyacrylamide Matrices. Chromatographia 2009. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-009-1280-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hung CC, Su YN, Lin CY, Chang YF, Chang CH, Cheng WF, Chen CA, Lee CN, Lin WL. Comparison of the mismatch-specific endonuclease method and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography for the identification of HBB gene mutations. BMC Biotechnol 2008; 8:62. [PMID: 18694524 PMCID: PMC2525636 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-8-62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 08/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Beta-thalassemia is a common autosomal recessive hereditary disease in the Meditertanean, Asia and African areas. Over 600 mutations have been described in the beta-globin (HBB), of which more than 200 are associated with a beta-thalassemia phenotype. Results We used two highly-specific mutation screening methods, mismatch-specific endonuclease and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography, to identify mutations in the HBB gene. The sensitivity and specificity of these two methods were compared. We successfully distinguished mutations in the HBB gene by the mismatch-specific endonuclease method without need for further assay. This technique had 100% sensitivity and specificity for the study sample. Conclusion Compared to the DHPLC approach, the mismatch-specific endonuclease method allows mutational screening of a large number of samples because of its speed, sensitivity and adaptability to semi-automated systems. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of using the mismatch-specific endonuclease method as a tool for mutation screening.
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- Chia-Cheng Hung
- 1Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Dewald AH, Poe BL, Landers JP. Electrophoretic microfluidic devices for mutation detection in clinical diagnostics. EXPERT OPINION ON MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS 2008; 2:963-977. [PMID: 23495869 DOI: 10.1517/17530059.2.8.963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND In an era of growing interest in personalized medicine - where ubiquitous patient genotyping holds unprecedented clinical utility - rapid, sensitive and low-cost methodologies will be required for the detection of genetic variants correlative with disease. Electrophoretic microfluidic devices have emerged as a promising platform for such analyses, inherently offering faster analysis, excellent reagent economy, a small laboratory footprint and potentially seamless integration of multiple analytical steps. OBJECTIVE Although glass and polymeric microchips have recently been developed for a wide variety of medical applications, this review focuses on their application to the detection of clinically relevant genomic DNA mutations and polymorphisms. METHOD Mutation analysis techniques, including direct gene sizing, enzyme-based assays, heteroduplex analysis, single-strand conformational polymorphism analysis, and multiplex, allele-specific and methylation-specific PCR are included. CONCLUSION Further development of 'lab-on-a-chip' or 'micro total analysis system' technologies ultimately aims to streamline and miniaturize the entire genetic analysis process, enabling rapid, point-of-care analysis for molecular diagnostics.
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- Alison H Dewald
- University of Virginia, Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA +1 434 243 8658 ; +1 434 924 3048 ;
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- Karel Klepárník
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Veveří 97, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Veveří 97, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Velasco E, Infante M, Durán M, Pérez-Cabornero L, Sanz DJ, Esteban-Cardeñosa E, Miner C. Heteroduplex analysis by capillary array electrophoresis for rapid mutation detection in large multiexon genes. Nat Protoc 2007; 2:237-46. [PMID: 17401359 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Heteroduplex analysis (HA) has proven to be a robust tool for mutation detection. HA by capillary array electrophoresis (HA-CAE) was developed to increase throughput and allow the scanning of large multiexon genes in multicapillary DNA sequencers. HA-CAE is a straightforward and high-throughput technique to detect both known and novel DNA variants with a high level of sensitivity and specificity. It consists of only three steps: multiplex-PCR using fluorescently labeled primers, heteroduplex formation and electrophoresis in a multicapillary DNA sequencer. It allows, e.g., the complete coding and flanking intronic sequences of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes from two patients (approximately 25 kb each) to be scanned in a single run of a 16-capillary sequencer, and has enabled us to detect 150 different mutations to date (both single nucleotide substitutions, or SNSs, and small insertions/deletions). Here, we describe the protocol developed in our laboratory to scan BRCA1, BRCA2, MLH1, MSH2 and MSH6 genes using an ABI3130XL sequencer. This protocol could be adapted to other instruments or to the study of other large multiexon genes and can be completed in 7-8 h.
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- Eladio Velasco
- Laboratorio de Genética del Cáncer, Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
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Rozanska M, Sobczak K, Jasinska A, Napierala M, Kaczynska D, Czerny A, Koziel M, Kozlowski P, Olejniczak M, Krzyzosiak WJ. CAG and CTG repeat polymorphism in exons of human genes shows distinct features at the expandable loci. Hum Mutat 2007; 28:451-8. [PMID: 17226796 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Although the trinucleotide repeats are present in the exons of numerous human genes, the allele distribution is not well known, and the factors responsible for their intergenic and intragenic variability are not well understood. We have analyzed the length and sequence variation within the most commonly occurring CAG and CTG repeats in a large number of human genes selected to contain the longest reported repeat tracts. Our study revealed that in genes other than those implicated in the Triplet Repeat Expansion Diseases (TREDs), the very long and highly polymorphic repeats are rather infrequent. The length of pure repeat tract in the most frequent allele was found to correlate well with the rate of the repeat length polymorphism, and CAA triplets were shown to be the most frequent CAG repeat interruptions. As both the CAG and CAA triplets code for glutamine, our results may suggest that the selective pressure disfavors the long uninterrupted CAG repeats in genes and transcripts but not the long normal polyglutamine tracts in proteins. This may indicate that hairpin structures formed in ssDNA and RNA by long pure CAG repeats would be selected against as they may impede normal cellular processes.
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- Matylda Rozanska
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Jespersgaard C, Larsen LA, Baba S, Kukita Y, Tahira T, Christiansen M, Vuust J, Hayashi K, Andersen PS. Optimization of capillary array electrophoresis single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis for routine molecular diagnostics. Electrophoresis 2007; 27:3816-22. [PMID: 16941449 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mutation screening is widely used for molecular diagnostics of inherited disorders. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the present and future identification of genetic risk factors for complex disorders will increase the need for high-throughput mutation screening technologies. Capillary array electrophoresis (CAE) SSCP analysis is a low-cost, automated method with a high throughput and high reproducibility. Thus, the method fulfills many of the demands to be met for application in routine molecular diagnostics. However, the need for performing the electrophoresis at three temperatures between 18 degrees C and 35 degrees C for achievement of high sensitivity is a disadvantage of the method. Using a panel of 185 mutant samples, we have analyzed the effect of sample purification, sample medium and separation matrix on the sensitivity of CAE-SSCP analysis to optimize the method for molecular diagnostic use. We observed different effects from sample purification and sample medium at different electrophoresis temperatures, probably reflecting the complex interplay between sequence composition, electrophoresis conditions and sensitivity in SSCP analysis. The effect on assay sensitivity from three different polymers was tested using a single electrophoresis temperature of 27 degrees C. The data suggest that a sensitivity of 98-99% can be obtained using a 10% long chain poly-N,N-dimethylacrylamide polymer.
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Hestekin CN, Barron AE. The potential of electrophoretic mobility shift assays for clinical mutation detection. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:3805-15. [PMID: 17031787 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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As the understanding of the links between genetic mutations and diseases continues to grow, there is an increasing need for techniques that can rapidly, inexpensively, and sensitively detect DNA sequence alterations. Typically, such analyses are performed on PCR-amplified gene regions. Automated DNA sequencing by capillary array electrophoresis can be used, but is expensive to apply to large numbers of patient samples and/or large genes, and may not always reveal low-abundance mutations in heterozygous samples. Many different types of genetic differences need to be detected, including single-base substitutions and larger sequence alterations such as insertions, deletions, and inversions. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays seem well suited to this purpose and could be used for the efficient screening of patient samples for sequence alterations, effectively reducing the number of samples that must be subjected to full and careful sequencing. While there is much promise, many of the mobility shift assays presently under development have yet to be demonstrated to have the high sensitivity and specificity of mutation detection required for routine clinical application. Hence, further studies and optimization are required, in particular the application of these methods not only to particular genes but also to large numbers of patient samples in blinded studies aimed at the rigorous determination of sensitivity and specificity. This review examines the state-of-the-art of the most commonly used mobility shift assays for mutation detection, including denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, TGGE, SSCP, heteroduplex analysis, and denaturing HPLC.
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- Christa N Hestekin
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Hestekin CN, Jakupciak JP, Chiesl TN, Kan CW, O'Connell CD, Barron AE. An optimized microchip electrophoresis system for mutation detection by tandem SSCP and heteroduplex analysis for p53 gene exons 5–9. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:3823-35. [PMID: 16972304 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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With the complete sequencing of the human genome, there is a growing need for rapid, highly sensitive genetic mutation detection methods suitable for clinical implementation. DNA-based diagnostics such as single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) and heteroduplex analysis (HA) are commonly used in research laboratories to screen for mutations, but the slab gel electrophoresis (SGE) format is ill-suited for routine clinical use. The translation of these assays from SGE to microfluidic chips offers significant speed, cost, and sensitivity advantages; however, numerous parameters must be optimized to provide highly sensitive mutation detection. Here we present a methodical study of system parameters including polymer matrix, wall coating, analysis temperature, and electric field strengths on the effectiveness of mutation detection by tandem SSCP/HA for DNA samples from exons 5-9 of the p53 gene. The effects of polymer matrix concentration and average molar mass were studied for linear polyacrylamide (LPA) solutions. We determined that a matrix of 8% w/v 600 kDa LPA provides the most reliable SSCP/HA mutation detection on chips. The inclusion of a small amount of the dynamic wall-coating polymer poly-N-hydroxyethylacrylamide in the matrix substantially improves the resolution of SSCP conformers and extends the coating lifetime. We investigated electrophoresis temperatures between 17 and 35 degrees C and found that the lowest temperature accessible on our chip electrophoresis system gives the best condition for high sensitivity of the tandem SSCP/HA method, especially for the SSCP conformers. Finally, the use of electrical fields between 350 and 450 V/cm provided rapid separations (<10 min) with well-resolved DNA peaks for both SSCP and HA.
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- Christa N Hestekin
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Lin YW, Chang HT. Analysis of double-stranded DNA by capillary electrophoresis using poly(ethylene oxide) in the presence of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1130:206-11. [PMID: 16597443 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2006] [Revised: 03/01/2006] [Accepted: 03/17/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The impact of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) on the separation of ds-DNA by capillary electrophoresis in conjunction with laser-induced fluorescence (CE-LIF) detection using poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) solution is described. The use of CTAB for improved separation reproducibility and efficiency of DNA has not been demonstrated although it is widely used for controlling the magnitude and direction of electroosmotic flow in CE. With increasing CTAB concentration, the interactions of DNA with ethidium bromide (EtBr) and with the capillary wall decrease. For the separation of DNA fragments with the sizes ranging from several base pairs (bp) to 2,176 bp, a polymer solution consisting of 0.75% poly(ethylene oxide), 100 mM TB buffer (pH 8.0), 25 microg/mL EtBr, and 0.36 microg/mL CTAB is proper. Using the PEO solution, we separated a mixture of DNA markers V (pBR 322/HaeIII digest) and VI (pBR 328/BglI digest and pBR 328/HinfI digest) within 8 min at -375 V/cm, with the limit of detection of 2.0 ng/mL based on the peak height for the 18-bp DNA fragment. The method is highly efficient (>10(6)plate/m), repeatable (RSD of the migration times <1.5%), and sensitive. In addition, it is convenient to fill a capillary (75 microm in diameter) with such a low-viscosity PEO solution by syringe pushing.
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- Yang-Wei Lin
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Weber J, Looten R, Houdayer C, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Viovy JL. Improving sensitivity of electrophoretic heteroduplex analysis using nucleosides as additives: Application to the breast cancer predisposition geneBRCA2. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:1444-52. [PMID: 16550498 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A new method for the detection of unknown mutations, enhanced mismatch mutation analysis (EMMA), is proposed. It is based on electrophoretic heteroduplex analysis (HDA). The resolution is considerably improved, thanks to the combination of high-resolution block-copolymer sieving matrix, and nucleosides as additives in the electrophoretic medium. The EMMA method is compared to denaturing HPLC (DHPLC) in a large-scale study of mutations in the breast cancer-associated gene BRCA2, involving 4655 DNA amplicons from 94 patients. The rate of false positives was 0.09%. The raw success rate, without optimization of the amplicons tiling, was 94%, a value much higher than that achieved earlier with HDA, and comparable with that obtained with DHPLC. An analysis of the missed mutations suggest that the success rate could be improved up to about 97%, simply by redesigning the amplicons, while retaining the speed, cost effectiveness, and simplicity of the method.
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- Jérémie Weber
- Laboratoire Physicochimie-Curie, UMR/CNRS 168, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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Capillary Electrophoresis Using Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism for the Analysis of Human Obesity DNA. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DAEHAN HWAHAK HOE JEE 2005. [DOI: 10.5012/jkcs.2005.49.6.537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Endo Y, Zhang L, Katashima R, Itakura M, Doherty EAS, Barron AE, Baba Y. Effect of polymer matrix and glycerol on rapid single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis by capillary and microchip electrophoresis for detection of mutations in K-ras gene. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:3380-6. [PMID: 16097023 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500142] [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] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We present the rapid single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis by capillary and microchip electrophoresis to detect the mutations in K-ras gene. Parameters that might affect the analysis of mutation in K-ras gene, such as the polymer and the additive in the sieving matrix, have been studied systematically. Under the optimal conditions, the analysis of seven mutants of K-ras gene could be finished within 10 min by capillary electrophoresis (CE). Furthermore, with the wild-type gene as the inner standard, the analysis accuracy of mutations could be improved. In addition, by studying the properties of polymer solutions, the matrix suitable for microchip electrophoresis was found, and the detection of mutations in K-ras gene could be further shortened to 1 min.
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- Yuki Endo
- Department of Molecular and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Li Q, Deka C, Glassner BJ, Arnold K, Li-Sucholeiki XC, Tomita-Mitchell A, Thilly WG, Karger BL. Design of an automated multicapillary instrument with fraction collection for DNA mutation discovery by constant denaturant capillary electrophoresis (CDCE). J Sep Sci 2005; 28:1375-89. [PMID: 16138690 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200500023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A fundamental goal ingenomics is the discovery of genetic variation that contributes to disease states or to differential drug responses. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) detection has been the focus of much attention in the study of genetic variation over the last decade. These SNPs typically occur at a frequency greater than 1% in the human genome. Recently, low-frequency alleles are also being increasingly recognized as critical to obtain an improved understanding of the correlation between genetic variation and disease. Although many methods have been reported for the discovery and scoringof SNPs, sensitive, automated, and cost-effective methods and platforms for the discovery of low-frequency alleles are not yet readily available. We describe here an automated multicapillary instrument for high-throughput detection of low-frequency alleles from pooled samples using constant denaturant capillary electrophoresis. The instrument features high optical sensitivity (1 x 10(-12) M fluorescein detection limit), precise and stable temperature control (+/- 0.01degrees C), and automation for sample delivery, injection, matrix replacement, and fraction collection. The capillary array is divided into six groups of four capillaries, each of which can be independently set at any temperature ranging from room temperature to 90 degrees C. The key performance characteristics of the instrument are reported.
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- Qingbo Li
- SpectruMedix LLC, State College, PA, USA.
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Buch JS, Rosenberger F, Highsmith WE, Kimball C, DeVoe DL, Lee CS. Denaturing gradient-based two-dimensional gene mutation scanning in a polymer microfluidic network. LAB ON A CHIP 2005; 5:392-400. [PMID: 15791336 DOI: 10.1039/b416682e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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An integrated two-dimensional (2-D) DNA separation platform, combining standard gel electrophoresis with temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE) on a polymer microfluidic chip, is reported. Rather than sequentially sampling DNA fragments eluted from standard gel electrophoresis, size-resolved fragments are simultaneously electrokinetically transferred into an array of orthogonal microchannels and screened for the presence of sequence heterogeneity by TGGE in a parallel and high throughput format. A bulk heater assembly is designed and employed to externally generate a temporal temperature gradient along an array of TGGE channels. Extensive finite element modeling is performed to determine the optimal geometries of the microfluidic network for minimizing analyte band dispersion caused by interconnected channels in the network. A pH-mediated on-chip analyte stacking strategy is employed prior to the parallel TGGE separations to further reduce additional band broadening acquired during the electrokinetic transfer of DNA fragments between the first and second separation dimensions. A comprehensive 2-D DNA separation is completed in less than 5 min for positive detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in multiplex PCR products that vary in size and sequence.
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- Jesse S Buch
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Kozlowski P, Olejniczak M, Krzyzosiak WJ. Rapid heteroduplex analysis by capillary electrophoresis. Clin Chim Acta 2005; 353:209-14. [PMID: 15698610 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2004] [Revised: 11/05/2004] [Accepted: 11/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The very important parameters for mutation screening are short time of analysis and high throughput. The analytical platform which fulfills these criteria most satisfactorily is capillary electrophoresis. Here we show the influence of several parameters such as temperature, presence of glycerol, capillary length and polymer concentration on the electrophoretic properties of DNA duplexes and evaluate their contribution to the overall time of analysis. The careful optimization of analyzed conditions allowed us to significantly decrease the time required for the detection of the 185delAG and 4153delA mutations by heteroduplex analysis. It enabled us to analyze these typical BRCA1 gene deleterious mutations in several minutes only by using very popular and widely accessible capillary electrophoresis instrumentation.
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- Piotr Kozlowski
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznan, Poland
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Zheng Y, Footz T, Manage DP, Backhouse CJ. Rapid self-assembly of DNA on a microfluidic chip. J Nanobiotechnology 2005; 3:2. [PMID: 15717935 PMCID: PMC552323 DOI: 10.1186/1477-3155-3-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2004] [Accepted: 02/18/2005] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background DNA self-assembly methods have played a major role in enabling methods for acquiring genetic information without having to resort to sequencing, a relatively slow and costly procedure. However, even self-assembly processes tend to be very slow when they rely upon diffusion on a large scale. Miniaturisation and integration therefore hold the promise of greatly increasing this speed of operation. Results We have developed a rapid method for implementing the self-assembly of DNA within a microfluidic system by electrically extracting the DNA from an environment containing an uncharged denaturant. By controlling the parameters of the electrophoretic extraction and subsequent analysis of the DNA we are able to control when the hybridisation occurs as well as the degree of hybridisation. By avoiding off-chip processing or long thermal treatments we are able to perform this hybridisation rapidly and can perform hybridisation, sizing, heteroduplex analysis and single-stranded conformation analysis within a matter of minutes. The rapidity of this analysis allows the sampling of transient effects that may improve the sensitivity of mutation detection. Conclusions We believe that this method will aid the integration of self-assembly methods upon microfluidic chips. The speed of this analysis also appears to provide information upon the dynamics of the self-assembly process.
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- Yao Zheng
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2Floor, ECERF Building (9107 – 116St.) University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2V4 Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2Floor, ECERF Building (9107 – 116St.) University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2V4 Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2Floor, ECERF Building (9107 – 116St.) University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2V4 Canada
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Kozlowski P, Krzyzosiak WJ. Structural factors determining DNA length limitations in conformation-sensitive mutation detection methods. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:71-81. [PMID: 15624145 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200406125] [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] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Numerous mutations and polymorphisms in human genes remain to be identified using reliable methods. Of the available mutation scanning methods those dependent on structural change-induced mobility shifts are highly effective. Their efficiency is, however, DNA length-sensitive and the reasons for that are poorly understood. In this study, we explain why scanning genes for mutations is less effective in longer DNA fragments, and reveal the factors which are behind this effect. We have performed a systematic analysis of the same sequence variants of exon 11 of the BRCA1 gene in DNA fragments of three different lengths using the combined single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and heteroduplex analysis (DA) by capillary electrophoresis (CE). There are two major structural factors responsible for the reduced mutation detection rate in long amplicons. The first is increased contribution from other secondary structure modules and domains in longer fragments, which mask the structural change induced by the mutation. The second is higher frequency of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) including common polymorphisms in longer fragments. This makes it necessary to distinguish the structural effect of the mutation from that of each polymorphic variant, which is often difficult to achieve. Taking these factors into account, an efficient scanning of genes for sequence variants by conformation-sensitive methods may be performed.
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- Piotr Kozlowski
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Kan CW, Fredlake CP, Doherty EAS, Barron AE. DNA sequencing and genotyping in miniaturized electrophoresis systems. Electrophoresis 2004; 25:3564-88. [PMID: 15565709 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200406161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Advances in microchannel electrophoretic separation systems for DNA analyses have had important impacts on biological and biomedical sciences, as exemplified by the successes of the Human Genome Project (HGP). As we enter a new era in genomic science, further technological innovations promise to provide other far-reaching benefits, many of which will require continual increases in sequencing and genotyping efficiency and throughput, as well as major decreases in the cost per analysis. Since the high-resolution size- and/or conformation-based electrophoretic separation of DNA is the most critical step in many genetic analyses, continual advances in the development of materials and methods for microchannel electrophoretic separations will be needed to meet the massive demand for high-quality, low-cost genomic data. In particular, the development (and commercialization) of miniaturized genotyping platforms is needed to support and enable the future breakthroughs of biomedical science. In this review, we briefly discuss the major sequencing and genotyping techniques in which high-throughput and high-resolution electrophoretic separations of DNA play a significant role. We review recent advances in the development of technology for capillary electrophoresis (CE), including capillary array electrophoresis (CAE) systems. Most of these CE/CAE innovations are equally applicable to implementation on microfabricated electrophoresis chips. Major effort is devoted to discussing various key elements needed for the development of integrated and practical microfluidic sequencing and genotyping platforms, including chip substrate selection, microchannel design and fabrication, microchannel surface modification, sample preparation, analyte detection, DNA sieving matrices, and device integration. Finally, we identify some of the remaining challenges, and some of the possible routes to further advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing and genotyping technologies.
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- Cheuk-Wai Kan
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Footz T, Somerville MJ, Tomaszewski R, Sprysak KA, Backhouse CJ. Heteroduplex-based genotyping with microchip electrophoresis and dHPLC. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 7:283-93. [PMID: 15000804 DOI: 10.1089/109065703322783635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This work compares the methods of mutation detection via denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (dHPLC) and a microchip-based heteroduplex analysis (HA) method. The mutations analyzed were 185delAG and 5382insC in BRCA1 and 6174delT in BRCA2 with, as additional examples, 188del11 and 5396 + 1G --> A in BRCA1. Our HA method is based upon the use of a replaceable, highly denaturing sieving matrix that has dynamic coating capabilities, rendering our method relatively insensitive to contamination. We have found significant advantages in the microchip analysis in terms of reagent consumption, ease of use, versatility, simplicity of the protocol, the lack of constraints upon sample preparation or content, and the lack of parameters that need be adjusted. Although HA methods have a lower sensitivity than that of dHPLC, the electropherograms of the present HA method appear to provide more information and may allow mutations within the same amplicon to be distinguished. Although the dHPLC method has a remarkably high sensitivity, with this sensitivity there come constraints that may prevent it, in its present form, from being used in some applications, particularly those involving higher levels of integration. The advantages of the present HA method, along with recent developments in microchip-based single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) detection and high-throughput arrays, suggest that microchip-based systems could provide compact and integrated platforms capable of large-scale genotyping or mutational screening.
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- Tim Footz
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2V4
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Ozawa S, Sugano K, Sonehara T, Fukuzono S, Ichikawa A, Fukayama N, Taylor M, Miyahara Y, Irie T. High Resolution for Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis by Capillary Electrophoresis. Anal Chem 2004; 76:6122-9. [PMID: 15481962 DOI: 10.1021/ac049385k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Since the successful completion of the Human Genome Project, increasing concern is being directed toward the polymorphic aspect of the genome and its clinical relevance. A form of single-strand DNA-conformation polymorphism analysis (SSCP) employing nondenaturing slab-gel electrophoresis (SGE) is applicable to the genetic diagnosis of bladder cancer from urine samples. To bring this technique into routine clinical practice, the use of capillary electrophoresis (CE) is naturally favorable in terms of speed and automation. However, the resolving power of SSCP, a prerequisite basis for reliability required in diagnostics, remains as a challenge for CE systems. We thus focused on this topic and conducted studies on CE instruments equipped with a single capillary or an array of multiple capillaries, using the resolution (Rs) as a quantitative scale for the resolving power. Polymer concentration and buffer are shown to be the decisive parameters. High Rs values of >2.5 are achieved for representative SNPs markers under the optimized conditions, without sacrificing such intrinsic advantages of CE over SGE as the 10-fold quicker migration time and operation that is reproducible, continuous, and automatic. The strategies presented broaden the limits of CE in both the current and related applications.
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- Satoshi Ozawa
- Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo 185-8601, Japan.
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Kerman K, Saito M, Morita Y, Takamura Y, Ozsoz M, Tamiya E. Electrochemical Coding of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms By Monobase-Modified Gold Nanoparticles. Anal Chem 2004; 76:1877-84. [PMID: 15053647 DOI: 10.1021/ac0351872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rapidly increasing information about the human genome requires a fast and simple method for the detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). To date, the conventional SNP detection technologies have been unable to identify all possible SNPs and needed further development in cost, speed, and sensitivity. Here we describe a novel method to discriminate and code all possible combinations. SNPs were coded by monitoring the changes in the electrochemical signal of the monobase-modified colloidal gold (Au) nanoparticles. First, a chitosan layer was formed on the alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer-modified Au nanoparticle. The monobases were then attached onto the chitosan-coated Au nanoparticles through their 5' phosphate group via the formation of a phosphoramidate bond with the free amino groups of chitosan. The size of the surface-modified Au nanoparticle was found to be 8.46 +/- 1.53 nm by using atomic force microscopy. If there is a SNP in DNA and the mismatched bases are complementary to the monobase, Au nanoparticles accumulate on the electrode surface in the presence of DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment), thus resulting in a significant change in the Au oxide wave. In this report, monobase-modified Au nanoparticles show not only the presence of a SNP, but also identify which bases are involved within the pair. Especially, the identification of a transversion SNP, which contains a couple of the same pyrimidine or purine bases, is greatly simplified. A model study was performed by using a synthetic 21-base DNA probe related to tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) along with its all possible mutant combinations. This versatile nanoparticle-based electrochemical protocol is a promising candidate for coding all mutational changes.
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- Kagan Kerman
- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Tatsunokuchi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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Zhao C, Xu G, Shi X, Ma J, Zhang Y, Lv S, Weng Q, Yang Q. Fluorescent-based Single-strand Conformation Polymorphism/Heteroduplex Capillary Electrophoretic Mutation Analysis of the P53 Gene. ANAL SCI 2004; 20:1001-5. [PMID: 15293391 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.20.1001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fluorescent-based single-strand conformation polymorphism (F-SSCP) analysis with capillary electrophoresis (CE) is the most common method for the detection of mutation because of its high sensitivity and resolution. In this study, we prepared an inexpensive linear polyacrylamide (LPA), and successfully applied it to CE-SSCP analysis and tandem CE-SSCP/heteroduplex analysis (HA) of the P53 gene on an ABI capillary genetic analyzer. A comparison of the sieving capabilities of a homemade LPA and commercial polydimethylacrylamide (PDMA) demonstrates that the homemade LPA has a higher resolution, a shorter analysis time, and is more suitable for tandem SSCP/HA than commercial PDMA. To show the usefulness, mutations of P53 gene exon 7 - 8 in 37 tumor samples were investigated by using homemade LPA. The results indicate that 10 mutations were found in 9 of 37 cases; the majority of P53 mutations were missense mutations, and 70% were located in exon 7, which plays an important role in neoplastic progression in human tumorigenesis.
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- Chunxia Zhao
- National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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Qin J, Fung Y, Lin B. DNA diagnosis by capillary electrophoresis and microfabricated electrophoretic devices. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2003; 3:387-94. [PMID: 12779012 DOI: 10.1586/14737159.3.3.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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DNA diagnosis is experiencing an impressive progression towards the development of novel technology to identify various clinically relevant categories of genetic changes and to meet the exponential growth of genomics. The introduction of capillary electrophoresis has dramatically accelerated the completion of the first draft of the human DNA sequence in the Human Genome Project, and thus, has become the method of choice for analysis of various genetic variants. The recent development of microfabricated electrophoretic devices has led to the possibility of integrating multiple sample handling with the actual measurement steps required for automation of molecular diagnostics. This review highlights the most recent progress in capillary electrophoresis and electrophoretic microdevices for DNA-based diagnostics, including the important areas of genotyping for point mutation, single nucleotide polymorphisms, short tandem repeats and organism identification. The application of these techniques for infectious and genetic disease diagnosis, as well as forensic identification purpose, are covered. The promising development and the challenges for techinical problems are also discussed.
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- Jianhua Qin
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshang Road 457, 116023 Dalian, China
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