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Wolfel A, Jin M, Paez JI. Current strategies for ligand bioconjugation to poly(acrylamide) gels for 2D cell culture: Balancing chemo-selectivity, biofunctionality, and user-friendliness. Front Chem 2022; 10:1012443. [PMID: 36204147 PMCID: PMC9530631 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1012443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hydrogel biomaterials in combination with living cells are applied in cell biology, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In particular, poly(acrylamide) (PAM) hydrogels are frequently used in cell biology laboratories as soft substrates for 2D cell culture. These biomaterials present advantages such as the straightforward synthesis, regulable mechanical properties within physiological range of native soft tissues, the possibility to be biofunctionalized with ligands to support the culture of living cells, and their optical transparency that makes them compatible with microscopy methods. Due to the chemical inertness and protein repellant properties of PAM hydrogels, these materials alone do not support the adhesion of cells. Therefore, biofunctionalization of PAM gels is necessary to confer them bioactivity and to promote cell-material interactions. Herein, the current chemical strategies for the bioconjugation of ligands to PAM gels are reviewed. Different aspects of the existing bioconjugation methods such as chemo-selectivity and site-specificity of attachment, preservation of ligand’s functionality after binding, user-friendliness and cost are presented and compared. This work aims at guiding users in the choice of a strategy to biofunctionalize PAM gels with desired biochemical properties.
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Yamamoto J, Ebisuda S, Kong L, Yamago H, Iwai S. Post-synthetic Modification of 3′ Terminus of RNA with Propargylamine: A Versatile Scaffold for RNA Labeling through Copper-catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition. CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.170158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Junpei Yamamoto
- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569, USA
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531
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Khomyakova E, Liquier J, Huynh-Dinh T, Florentiev V, Mirzabekov A, Taillandier E. Targeting of Pu.Py Duplexes by GA and GT Rich Oligonucleotides on Microchip and in Solution. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2016; 17 Suppl 1:227-35. [PMID: 22607429 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2000.10506626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Abstract Formation of triple helices with GA and GT third strands has been studied. Besides the usual investigation techniques common for characterizing triple helical formation (CD spectroscopy, gel shift mobility assay, chemical probing and S1 nuclease footprinting) we have used a new technique in which targeting of polypurine sequences in duplexes was demonstrated on oligonucleotide microchips. This technique is very successful to quickly test a large number of potential triple helix formation. In this work we used oligonucleotide microairay to study the specificity of DNA duplex recognition by GA and GT strands. Generic 6-mer microchip containing all possible 4(6) = 4,096 single-stranded hexadeoxyribonucleotides immobilized within individual gel pads was applied. To study formation of intermolecular triple helices on the generic microchip, a number of Pu.Py duplexes were formed by hybridization of the mixture of purine octadeoxyribonucleotides on the microchip followed by targeting of the duplexes by GA or GT third strands. Melting behavior of the formed structures was investigated using fluorescence measurements under microscope. In solution we present the results obtained for GT triplexes and discuss the characteristics of the CD spectra. Results obtained by S1 nuclease footprinting, KMnO(4) and DMS chemical probing are consistent with the spectroscopic data reflecting triplex structure formation.
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- E Khomyakova
- a Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , 32 Vavilov St. , 117984 , Moscow , Russia
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Kierzek R, Turner DH, Kierzek E. Microarrays for identifying binding sites and probing structure of RNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 43:1-12. [PMID: 25505162 PMCID: PMC4288193 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Oligonucleotide microarrays are widely used in various biological studies. In this review, application of oligonucleotide microarrays for identifying binding sites and probing structure of RNAs is described. Deep sequencing allows fast determination of DNA and RNA sequence. High-throughput methods for determination of secondary structures of RNAs have also been developed. Those methods, however, do not reveal binding sites for oligonucleotides. In contrast, microarrays directly determine binding sites while also providing structural insights. Microarray mapping can be used over a wide range of experimental conditions, including temperature, pH, various cations at different concentrations and the presence of other molecules. Moreover, it is possible to make universal microarrays suitable for investigations of many different RNAs, and readout of results is rapid. Thus, microarrays are used to provide insight into oligonucleotide sequences potentially able to interfere with biological function. Better understanding of structure-function relationships of RNA can be facilitated by using microarrays to find RNA regions capable to bind oligonucleotides. That information is extremely important to design optimal sequences for antisense oligonucleotides and siRNA because both bind to single-stranded regions of target RNAs.
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- Ryszard Kierzek
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznan, Noskowskiego 12/14, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznan, Noskowskiego 12/14, Poland
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Zinkevich V, Sapojnikova N, Mitchell J, Kartvelishvili T, Asatiani N, Alkhalil S, Bogdarina I, Al-Humam AA. A novel cassette method for probe evaluation in the designed biochips. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98596. [PMID: 24897111 PMCID: PMC4045846 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A critical step in biochip design is the selection of probes with identical hybridisation characteristics. In this article we describe a novel method for evaluating DNA hybridisation probes, allowing the fine-tuning of biochips, that uses cassettes with multiple probes. Each cassette contains probes in equimolar proportions so that their hybridisation performance can be assessed in a single reaction. The model used to demonstrate this method was a series of probes developed to detect TORCH pathogens. DNA probes were designed for Toxoplasma gondii, Chlamidia trachomatis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes virus and these were used to construct the DNA cassettes. Five cassettes were constructed to detect TORCH pathogens using a variety of genes coding for membrane proteins, viral matrix protein, an early expressed viral protein, viral DNA polymerase and the repetitive gene B1 of Toxoplasma gondii. All of these probes, except that for the B1 gene, exhibited similar profiles under the same hybridisation conditions. The failure of the B1 gene probe to hybridise was not due to a position effect, and this indicated that the probe was unsuitable for inclusion in the biochip. The redesigned probe for the B1 gene exhibited identical hybridisation properties to the other probes, suitable for inclusion in a biochip.
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- Vitaly Zinkevich
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Andronikashvili Institute of Physics, I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Andronikashvili Institute of Physics, I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Andronikashvili Institute of Physics, I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Guzaev AP. Solid-phase supports for oligonucleotide synthesis. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN NUCLEIC ACID CHEMISTRY 2013; Chapter 3:3.1.1-3.1.60. [PMID: 23775808 DOI: 10.1002/0471142700.nc0301s53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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This unit attempts to provide a reasonably complete inventory of over 280 solid supports available to oligonucleotide chemists for preparation of natural and 3'-modified oligonucleotides. Emphasis is placed on non-nucleosidic solid supports. The relationship between the structural features of linkers and their behavior in oligonucleotide synthesis and deprotection is discussed wherever the relevant observations are available.
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Rendl M, Bönisch A, Mader A, Schuh K, Prucker O, Brandstetter T, Rühe J. Simple one-step process for immobilization of biomolecules on polymer substrates based on surface-attached polymer networks. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:6116-23. [PMID: 21491877 DOI: 10.1021/la1050833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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For the miniaturization of biological assays, especially for the fabrication of microarrays, immobilization of biomolecules at the surfaces of the chips is the decisive factor. Accordingly, a variety of binding techniques have been developed over the years to immobilize DNA or proteins onto such substrates. Most of them require rather complex fabrication processes and sophisticated surface chemistry. Here, a comparatively simple immobilization technique is presented, which is based on the local generation of small spots of surface attached polymer networks. Immobilization is achieved in a one-step procedure: probe molecules are mixed with a photoactive copolymer in aqueous buffer, spotted onto a solid support, and cross-linked as well as bound to the substrate during brief flood exposure to UV light. The described procedure permits spatially confined surface functionalization and allows reliable binding of biological species to conventional substrates such as glass microscope slides as well as various types of plastic substrates with comparable performance. The latter also permits immobilization on structured, thermoformed substrates resulting in an all-plastic biochip platform, which is simple and cheap and seems to be promising for a variety of microdiagnostic applications.
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- Martin Rendl
- Chemistry and Physics of Interfaces, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 103, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany
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Rapid screening of phenylketonuria using a CD microfluidic device. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:1907-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Revised: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Huang S, Li C, Lin B, Qin J. Microvalve and micropump controlled shuttle flow microfluidic device for rapid DNA hybridization. LAB ON A CHIP 2010; 10:2925-2931. [PMID: 20830429 DOI: 10.1039/c005227b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We present a novel microfluidic device integrated with microvalves and micropumps for rapid DNA hybridization using shuttle flow. The device is composed of 48 hybridization units containing 48 microvalves and 96 micropumps for the automation of shuttle flow. We used four serotypes of Dengue Virus genes (18mer) to demonstrate that the automatic shuttle flow shortened the hybridization time to 90 s, reduced sample consumption to 1 μL and lowered detection limit to 100 pM (100 amol in a 1 μL sample). Moreover, we applied this device to realize single base discrimination and analyze 48 samples containing different DNA targets, simultaneously. For kinetic measurements of nucleotide hybridization, on-line monitoring of the processes was carried out. This rapid hybridization device has the ability for accommodating the entire hybridization process (i.e., injection, hybridization, washing, detection, signal acquisition) in an automated and high-throughput fashion.
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- Shuqiang Huang
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Poellmann MJ, Harrell PA, King WP, Wagoner Johnson AJ. Geometric microenvironment directs cell morphology on topographically patterned hydrogel substrates. Acta Biomater 2010; 6:3514-23. [PMID: 20371305 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2010] [Revised: 03/11/2010] [Accepted: 03/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cell behavior is influenced by numerous factors in the physical environment, and a deep understanding of these interactions can lead to the design of better scaffolds for tissue engineering. In vitro substrates can be used to evaluate a wide range of factors, such as topography, and identify which show promise for further evaluating in vivo. Polyacrylamide hydrogels featuring a combinatorial, micropatterned array of posts with varied shape, width, and spacing were produced using a one-step technique. Substrates were covalently modified with collagen and seeded with D1 ORL UVA mesenchymal stem cells. Patterning was shown to direct several quantitative measures of cell morphology. Cell bodies tended to be located in gaps 15mum and wider, but on top of posts when gaps were 5mum and smaller. Cells on substrates with square posts and narrow gaps tended to elongate in the direction of gaps. Finally, smaller gaps on all substrates were also shown to influence the placement of cell extensions. The parameters identified may be incorporated into substrates to direct specific aspects of cell morphology.
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- Michael J Poellmann
- Department of Bioengineering, 1304 West Springfield Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Yu Y, Feng C, Caminade AM, Majoral JP, Knoll W. The detection of DNA hybridization on phosphorus dendrimer multilayer films by surface plasmon field enhanced-fluorescence spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:13680-13684. [PMID: 19711957 DOI: 10.1021/la901988r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Dendrimer multilayers on gold substrates prepared via layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly technique were characterized and used as substrates for DNA immobilization/hybridization. The multilayers, built using alternately polycationic and polyanionic phosphorus dendrimers of generation 4, were studied by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy. By varying the concentration of NaCl, the optimized optical thickness of a single dendrimer layer (about 4.5 nm) was achieved. Using the multilayers as the substrate, a high loading of DNA probes was obtained through covalent coupling of probe DNA on dendrimer multilayer film. The following hybridization of Cy5-dye labeled complementary target DNA with immobilized probe DNA was detected by surface plasmon field-enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS). The limit of detection of target DNA upon hybridization reached 50 pM and 30 pM on 1 bilayer and 4 bilayers, respectively. The phosphorus dendrimer multilayer films display high stability during repeated regeneration and hybridization cycles. The sensitive platforms based on dendrimer multilayers deposited in the presence of NaCl make them attractive candidates for application in DNA sensing.
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- Yaming Yu
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D55128, Mainz, Germany
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Li C, Li H, Qin J, Lin B. Rapid discrimination of single-nucleotide mismatches based on reciprocating flow on a compact disc microfluidic device. Electrophoresis 2009; 30:4270-6. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200900305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Marsden DM, Nicholson RL, Ladlow M, Spring DR. 3D small-molecule microarrays. Chem Commun (Camb) 2009:7107-9. [PMID: 19920998 DOI: 10.1039/b913665g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A PEG based 3D hydrogel slide was developed specifically for small-molecule microarraying purposes, which displayed improved loading capacity, signal sensitivity and spot morphology compared with a commercially available slide and comparative 2D slide.
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- David M Marsden
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK CB2 1EW
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Li C, Dong X, Qin J, Lin B. Rapid nanoliter DNA hybridization based on reciprocating flow on a compact disk microfluidic device. Anal Chim Acta 2009; 640:93-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2009] [Revised: 03/13/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jung C, Mun HY, Li T, Park HG. A simple gold nanoparticle-mediated immobilization method to fabricate highly homogeneous DNA microarrays having higher capacities than those prepared by using conventional techniques. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2009; 20:035607. [PMID: 19417302 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/3/035607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A simple, highly efficient immobilization method to fabricate DNA microarrays, that utilizes gold nanoparticles as the mediator, has been developed. The fabrication method begins with electrostatic attachment of amine-modified DNA to gold nanoparticles. The resulting gold-DNA complexes are immobilized on conventional amine or aldehyde functionalized glass slides. By employing gold nanoparticles as the immobilization mediator, implementation of this procedure yields highly homogeneous microarrays that have higher binding capacities than those produced by conventional methods. This outcome is due to the increased three-dimensional immobilization surface provided by the gold nanoparticles as well as the intrinsic effects of gold on emission properties. This novel immobilization strategy gives microarrays that produce more intense hybridization signals for the complementary DNA. Furthermore, the silver enhancement technique, made possible only in the case of immobilized gold nanoparticles on the microarrays, enables simple monitoring of the integrity of the immobilized DNA probe.
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- Cheulhee Jung
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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Jonkheijm P, Weinrich D, Schröder H, Niemeyer CM, Waldmann H. Chemical strategies for generating protein biochips. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2008; 47:9618-47. [PMID: 19025742 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200801711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 427] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Protein biochips are at the heart of many medical and bioanalytical applications. Increasing interest has been focused on surface activation and subsequent functionalization strategies for immobilizing these biomolecules. Different approaches using covalent and noncovalent chemistry are reviewed; particular emphasis is placed on the chemical specificity of protein attachment and on retention of protein function. Strategies for creating protein patterns (as opposed to protein arrays) are also outlined. An outlook on promising and challenging future directions for protein biochip research and applications is also offered.
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- Pascal Jonkheijm
- Department of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology and Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Technical University of Dortmund, Otto Hahn Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Jonkheijm P, Weinrich D, Schröder H, Niemeyer C, Waldmann H. Chemische Verfahren zur Herstellung von Proteinbiochips. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200801711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Battistella S, Damin F, Chiari M, Delgrosso K, Surrey S, Fortina P, Ferrari M, Cremonesi L. Genotyping beta-globin gene mutations on copolymer-coated glass slides with the ligation detection reaction. Clin Chem 2008; 54:1657-63. [PMID: 18703765 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.107870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Methods are needed to analyze small amounts of samples for variation in disease-causing genes. One means is to couple the sensitivity and multiplexing capability of the ligation detection reaction (LDR) with the use of simple glass slides specifically functionalized with a novel polymer coating to enhance sensitivity. METHODS We developed an array-based genotyping assay based on glass slides coated with copolymer (N,N-dimethylacrylamide, N,N-acryloyloxysuccinimide, and 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate). The assay consists of an LDR with genomic DNA followed by a universal PCR (U-PCR) of genomic DNA-templated LDR product. The LDR occurs in the presence of 3 primers for each sequence variant under investigation: 2 distinguishing primers (allele specific and perfectly complementary to wild-type and mutant alleles) and 1 common locus-specific primer. The 2 allele-specific primers have different capture sequences for binding different complementary probes on a tag array. The LDR product templated from genomic DNA is made fluorescent during the U-PCR via incorporation of a Cy5-labeled universal primer into all LDR products; detection occurs on the coated glass slides. RESULTS The assay was designed to detect 7 prevalent mutations in the beta-globin gene (HBB, hemoglobin, beta) in a multiplex format, and signals for the different alleles are detected by their fluorescence. The assay was applied to 40 genomic DNA samples from both control individuals and patients with known beta-thalassemia mutations. Results show good correspondence between the patients' genotypes as assessed by DNA sequence analysis and those generated from the LDR assays. CONCLUSIONS The developed technology allows accurate identification of sequence variants in a simple, cost-effective way and offers good flexibility for scaling to other applications with different numbers of single-nucleotide polymorphisms or mutations to be detected.
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- Stefania Battistella
- Genomic Unit for the Diagnosis of Human Pathologies, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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Pan Z, Li Y, Shan Q, Hong X, Zhou D, Zhang M, Chen P, Xiao P, Lu Z. Fabrication of 3-D gel microarrays directly with raw polymerase chain reaction products by heat-directed polymerization. Electrophoresis 2008; 29:2424-36. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200700570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Greenberg MM. Attachment of reporter and conjugate groups to the 3' termini of oligonucleotides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; Chapter 4:Unit 4.5. [PMID: 18428852 DOI: 10.1002/0471142700.nc0405s02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Conjugation of oligonucleotides at the 3 terminus is less common because this site is used for covalent linkage to solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis supports. However, 3-oligonucleotide conjugates have several valuable physicochemical properties, including their ability to stabilize nucleic acid hybridization complexes and to retard the activity of exonucleases. This unit discusses methods for preparing oligonucleotides conjugated at the 3 terminus.
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- M M Greenberg
- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Wang Y, Zhang D, Zheng W, Luo J, Bai Y, Lu Z. Multiple gene methylation of nonsmall cell lung cancers evaluated with 3-dimensional microarray. Cancer 2008; 112:1325-36. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Bavykin SG, Mikhailovich VM, Zakharyev VM, Lysov YP, Kelly JJ, Alferov OS, Gavin IM, Kukhtin AV, Jackman J, Stahl DA, Chandler D, Mirzabekov AD. Discrimination of Bacillus anthracis and closely related microorganisms by analysis of 16S and 23S rRNA with oligonucleotide microarray. Chem Biol Interact 2008; 171:212-35. [PMID: 17950718 PMCID: PMC3188417 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2007.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2007] [Revised: 08/23/2007] [Accepted: 09/03/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Analysis of 16S rRNA sequences is a commonly used method for the identification and discrimination of microorganisms. However, the high similarity of 16S and 23S rRNA sequences of Bacillus cereus group organisms (up to 99-100%) and repeatedly failed attempts to develop molecular typing systems that would use DNA sequences to discriminate between species within this group have resulted in several suggestions to consider B. cereus and B. thuringiensis, or these two species together with B. anthracis, as one species. Recently, we divided the B. cereus group into seven subgroups, Anthracis, Cereus A and B, Thuringiensis A and B, and Mycoides A and B, based on 16S rRNA, 23S rRNA and gyrB gene sequences and identified subgroup-specific makers in each of these three genes. Here we for the first time demonstrated discrimination of these seven subgroups, including subgroup Anthracis, with a 3D gel element microarray of oligonucleotide probes targeting 16S and 23S rRNA markers. This is the first microarray enabled identification of B. anthracis and discrimination of these seven subgroups in pure cell cultures and in environmental samples using rRNA sequences. The microarray bearing perfect match/mismatch (p/mm) probe pairs was specific enough to discriminate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and was able to identify targeted organisms in 5min. We also demonstrated the ability of the microarray to determine subgroup affiliations for B. cereus group isolates without rRNA sequencing. Correlation of these seven subgroups with groupings based on multilocus sequence typing (MLST), fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis (AFLP) and multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MME) analysis of a wide spectrum of different genes, and the demonstration of subgroup-specific differences in toxin profiles, psychrotolerance, and the ability to harbor some plasmids, suggest that these seven subgroups are not based solely on neutral genomic polymorphisms, but instead reflect differences in both the genotypes and phenotypes of the B. cereus group organisms.
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MESH Headings
- Bacillus anthracis/genetics
- Bacillus anthracis/isolation & purification
- Base Sequence
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/analysis
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/analysis
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/genetics
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Species Specificity
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- Sergei G Bavykin
- Center for Environmental and Security Science and Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
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Block copolymer-oligonucleotide conjugates for genotyping on microarrays. Anal Biochem 2007; 373:229-38. [PMID: 17936239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2007] [Revised: 09/05/2007] [Accepted: 09/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Polymer-oligonucleotide conjugates were synthesized from the amphiphilic block copolymer poly(tert-butylacrylamide-b-(N-acryloylmorpholine-co-N-acryloxysuccinimide)) using an original solid-phase DNA synthesis strategy. This method provided conjugates highly functionalized with oligonucleotides throughout the polymer chain. After purification, block copolymer-oligonucleotide conjugates were spotted on a multidetection microarray system developed by Apibio using a standard nanodroplet piezo inkjet spotting technique to develop the oligosorbent assay (OLISA). Two genotyping models (HLA-DQB1 and platelet glycoproteins [GPs]), which are particularly difficult to study with standard systems, were evaluated. For both models, block copolymer-oligonucleotide conjugates used as capture probes amplified the responses of in vitro diagnostic assays. The detection limit reached by using conjugates was estimated at 15 pM for a 219-bp DNA target (HLA-DQB1 model). Moreover, single nucleotide polymorphism was detected in the platelet GPs genotyping model. The use of polymer conjugates led to a significant improvement in both sensitivity and specificity of standard hybridization assays even when applied to complex biological models.
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Levina A, Pyshnaya I, Repkova M, Rar V, Zarytova V. Oligonucleotide probes containing polylysine residues for fabrication of DNA chips on various solid surfaces. Biotechnol J 2007; 2:879-85. [PMID: 17526055 DOI: 10.1002/biot.200700027] [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: 11/10/2022]
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Various materials, such as glass, plastic, metals, etc., are utilized for preparing DNA chips. In each particular case special approaches are used for immobilization of different oligonucleotide derivatives on the solid supports. We describe a general technique for DNA chips preparation on various unmodified surfaces using one type of oligonucleotide derivative, polylysine-oligonucleotide conjugates (PL-oligo). A long polyamine spacer in the PL-oligo conjugates provides a durable irreversible non-covalent immobilization onto a variety of solid supports and enough distance between oligonucleotides and the surface. The resulting DNA chips were shown to be useful for the detection of PCR DNA fragments and to be sensitive to single nucleotide discrepancies. They represent a promising instrument for revealing genetic diseases, genotyping viruses and bacteria, and for displaying their drug-resistant strains.
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- Asya Levina
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Pirri G, Chiari M, Damin F, Meo A. Microarray glass slides coated with block copolymer brushes obtained by reversible addition chain-transfer polymerization. Anal Chem 2007; 78:3118-24. [PMID: 16643002 DOI: 10.1021/ac0521091] [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: 11/28/2022]
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The reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization was used to prepare microarray slides grafted with polymer brushes for DNA-based applications. Block copolymer brushes of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), poly(DMA-b-GMA) were prepared by extending living poly(dimethylacrylamide) chains. The functional surface was used as a substrate for oligonucleotide hybridization experiments. The results were compared to those provided by glass slides coated by a self-assembled monolayer made of (3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane. Surfaces coated with block polymer brushes bearing oxirane groups are more efficient as substrates for oligonucleotide hybridization than surfaces coated with nonpolymeric self-assembled monolayers containing the same functional group. The high probe grafting density and hybridization efficiency achieved with this polymeric coating reveal the importance of the block architecture to ensure good accessibility of the immobilized probe. The new surface was characterized by static angle measurements and diffuse reflectance FT-IR spectroscopy on a silica model system.
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- Giovanna Pirri
- Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare, CNR, Milano, Italy.
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Pfander S, Fiammengo R, Kirin SI, Metzler-Nolte N, Jäschke A. Reversible site-specific tagging of enzymatically synthesized RNAs using aldehyde-hydrazine chemistry and protease-cleavable linkers. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:e25. [PMID: 17259220 PMCID: PMC1851632 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl1110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The investigation of RNA structure, dynamics and biological function often requires the site-specific incorporation of non-natural moieties. Here we describe the functionalization of RNA transcripts by aldehyde–hydrazine chemistry using a simple initiator nucleotide that carries an acetal-protected aldehyde function. This initiator nucleotide was efficiently incorporated into RNA, and the modified RNAs were quantitatively coupled to a peptide derivative displaying a hydrazine moiety at one end, a biotin tag at the other, and a trypsin-cleavable sequence in between. RNA conjugates could be easily isolated by affinity chromatography on streptavidin agarose and quantitatively cleaved off the support by trypsin treatment without detectable RNA degradation. The strategy described here may allow the incorporation of various new features into enzymatically synthesized RNA under mild conditions.
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- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +49 6221 544851; Fax: +49 6221 546430.
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Annenkov VV, Levina AS, Danilovtseva EN, Filina EA, Mikhaleva EA, Zarytova VF. [Functionalized nanocomposite coating of a glass surface for oligonucleotide immobilization]. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2006; 32:511-9. [PMID: 17042268 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162006050086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A new type of coating for manufacturing DNA chips was constructed of the basis of an organic-inorganic nanocomposite based on the polyvinylbutyral-tetraethoxysilane copolymer. The organosilicon composite was functionalized by introduction of ethanolamine vinyl ether copolymers, which contain amino groups and anchor vinyloxide units capable of reacting with silanol groups of the nanocomposite. The resulting coatings form a film on glass slides with a high surface density of amino groups (up to 700 groups/nm2) suitable for three-dimensional immobilization of oligonucleotides. The use of bifunctional reagents (e.g., phenylene diisothiocyanate) for the attachment of oligonucleotides bearing amino linkers to the amino-containing surface provides an immobilization density of 0.5-1.6 pmol/mm2. Immobilization with a higher density (10-12 pmol/mm2) was achieved for attachment to amino-containing glass slides upon the use of oligonucleotides containing selectively activated terminal phosphate groups. The activation of oligonucleotides was carried out with the triphenylphosphine-dithiodipyridine pair in the presence of dimethylaminopyridine N-oxide. The resulting DNA chips were shown to be useful in principle for DNA detection.
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Xiao PF, Cheng L, Wan Y, Sun BL, Chen ZZ, Zhang SY, Zhang CZ, Zhou GH, Lu ZH. An improved gel-based DNA microarray method for detecting single nucleotide mismatch. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:3904-15. [PMID: 16960844 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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3-D polyacrylamide gel-based DNA microarray platforms provide a high capacity for nucleic acids immobilization and a solution-mimicking environment for hybridization. However, several technological bottlenecks still remain in these platforms, such as difficult microarray preparation and high fluorescent background, which limit their application. In this study, two new approaches have been developed to improve the convenience in microarray preparation and to reduce the background after hybridization. To control the polymerization process, solutions containing acrylamide-modified oligonucleotide, acrylamide, glycerol and ammonium persulfate are spotted onto a functionalized glass slide, and then the slide is transferred to a vacuum chamber with TEMED, so that TEMED is vaporized and diffused into the spots to induce polymerization. By applying an electric field across a hybridized microarray to remove the nonspecifically bound labeled targets, this approach can solve the problem of high fluorescent background of the gel-based microarray after hybridization. Experimental results show that our immobilization method can be used to construct high quality microarrays and exhibits good reproducibility. Moreover, the polymerization is not affected by PCR medium, so that PCR products can be used for microarray construction without being treated by commercial purification cartridges. Electrophoresis can improve the signal-to-noise significantly and has the ability to differentiate single nucleotide variation between two homozygotes and a heterozygote. Our results demonstrated that this is a reliable novel method for high-throughput mutation analysis and disease diagnosis.
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- Peng Feng Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Antsypovich SI, von Kiedrowski G. A novel versatile phosphoramidite building block for the synthesis of 5'- and 3'-hydrazide modified oligonucleotides. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2006; 24:211-26. [PMID: 15892260 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-55723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We introduce a novel versatile phosphoramidite building block for the modification of oligonucleotides (ONs) with acyl hydrazides on the 5'- or 3'-terminus, or both. The reaction of these hydrazide functionalized ONs with 4-methoxyphenylaldehyde is demonstrated for solution derivatization. Hydrazides are considered nowadays as promising reactants, which show enhanced reactivity at neutral and slightly acidic conditions and higher stability of yielding products as compared to the aliphatic amines, which are broadly used for ONs derivatization. Our method to introduce hydrazides into ONs employs a phosphoramidite modifier designed to split, during ammonia or lithium hydroxide treatment, into two hydrazides via beta-elimination of a central bis-2-carbonylethoxysulfone unit. It allows the creation of ONs derivatized with a hydrazide moiety at the 5'-, 3'- and both 5'- and 3'-termini, as well as two different hydrazide containing ONs at the same time, viz. in one sequence on the same solid support In latter case one can, for example, synthesize two hydrazide containing ONs, where one is 5'-modified and second one is 3'-modified.
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Suriano R, Levi M, Pirri G, Damin F, Chiari M, Turri S. Surface Behavior and Molecular Recognition in DNA Microarrays fromN,N-Dimethylacrylamide Terpolymers with Activated Esters as Linking Groups. Macromol Biosci 2006; 6:719-29. [PMID: 16967476 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200600088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A series of terpolymers made of DMA, NAS and MAPS were synthesized by free radical copolymerization and used as functional coatings for the fabrication of glass slide DNA microarrays. The surface properties of coated glass slides were investigated through contact angle measurements, ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy. The terpolymer molecular weight showed a moderate effect on surface tension (gamma(s) = 56-62 mN x m(-1)), but no clear effect on polymeric layer thickness (5-8 nm) and roughness. Hybridization experiments with amine-functionalized oligonucleotides gave the best fluorescence intensity results for microarrays coated with intermediate-molecular-weight terpolymers. Finally, an accelerated ageing test of the microarray in a humidity chamber showed a nice relationship between decay curves of contact angle against water and fluorescence intensity.
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- Raffaella Suriano
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica Giulio Natta, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Oh SJ, Hong BJ, Choi KY, Park JW. Surface Modification for DNA and Protein Microarrays. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2006; 10:327-43. [PMID: 17069511 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2006.10.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Microarrays of biomolecules are emerging as powerful tools for genomics, proteomics, and clinical assays, since they make it possible to screen biologically important binding events in a parallel and high throughput fashion. Because the microarrays are fabricated on a solid support, coating of the surface and immobilization strategy of the biomolecules are major issues for successful microarray fabrication. This review deals with both DNA microarrays and protein microarrays, and focuses on the various modification approaches for the two-dimensional surface materials and three-dimensional ones. In addition, the immobilization strategies including adsorption, covalent attachment, physical entrapment, and affinity attachment of the biomolecules are summarized, and advantage and limitation of representative efforts are discussed.
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- Soon Jin Oh
- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
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Kojima N, Sugino M, Mikami A, Nonaka K, Fujinawa Y, Muto I, Matsubara K, Ohtsuka E, Komatsu Y. Enhanced reactivity of amino-modified oligonucleotides by insertion of aromatic residue. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:5118-21. [PMID: 16876408 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2006] [Revised: 06/28/2006] [Accepted: 07/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We developed novel amino-modifying reagents, of which an amino group was connected with an aromatic residue by aliphatic linker. It was proved that the insertion of the aromatic residue could increase the reactivity of the amino group on oligonucleotides in comparison with conventional amino-modification.
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- Naoshi Kojima
- Research Institute of Genome-based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST, 2-17-2-1 Tsukisamu-Higashi, Sapporo 062-8517, Japan
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Soto CM, Patterson CH, Charles PT, Martin BD, Spector MS. Immobilization and hybridization of DNA in a sugar polyacrylate hydrogel. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 92:934-42. [PMID: 16155955 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Using a non-contact microarrayer, amine-terminated probe oligonucleotides representing 20-, 50-, and 70-mer fragments of the fliC gene were covalently coupled into three-dimensional regions in a "sugar polyacrylate" hydrogel based on poly(6-acryloyl-beta-O-methyl galactopyranoside-co-aminopropyl methacrylamide). The arrayer deposited the solution containing ssDNA probes in discrete regions on the surface of the gel (i.e. as a droplet with a ca. 450 microm diameter), allowing penetration and attachment of the ss DNA within the three dimensional region of the gel. The attachment was mediated by the homobifunctional crosslinker bis-succinimidyl suberate. Confocal microscopy showed the density of attached probe DNA was greatest in the interior-most regions of the gel volume. Target ssDNA (20- and 70-mer) was able to diffuse through the gel and undergo successful hybridization with the probes. For target ssDNA in the concentration range 0.19 microM to 6.0 microM, there was a linear correlation between DNA concentration and the fluorescence of the gel region where hybridization occurred.
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- Carissa M Soto
- Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, 4555 Overlook Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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Damljanović V, Lagerholm BC, Jacobson K. Bulk and micropatterned conjugation of extracellular matrix proteins to characterized polyacrylamide substrates for cell mechanotransduction assays. Biotechniques 2006; 39:847-51. [PMID: 16382902 DOI: 10.2144/000112026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Increasing numbers of cell mechanotransduction studies are currently utilizing elastic substrates fabricated from polyacrylamide in the form of thin gels. Their versatility depends on the ability to ensure the appropriate gel stiffness and control the uniformity and geometry of extracellular matrix protein coating of the gel. Beginning with a brief quantitative emphasis on the elastic properties of polyacrylamide gels, we present an inexpensive and highly reproducible method for uniform coating with a wide variety of extracellular matrix proteins. We used a reducing agent, hydrazine hydrate, to modify nonreactive amide groups in polyacrylamide to highly reactive hydrazide groups that can form covalent bonds with aldehyde or ketone groups in oxidized proteins. This simple conjugation method overcomes the limitations of previously used photoactivatable cross-linkers: nonuniform coating due to nonuniformity of irradiation and technically challenging procedures for micropatterning. As demonstrated in our study of cell polarity during constrained migration, this conjugation method is especially effective in gel micropatterning by manual microcontact printing of protein patterns as small as 5 microm and enables numerous studies of constrained cell attachment and migration that were previously unfeasible due to high cost or difficulty in controlling the protein coating.
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del Campo A, Bruce IJ. Substrate Patterning and Activation Strategies for DNA Chip Fabrication. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/b137073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Achilles K, Kiedrowski GV. Kinetic model studies on the chemical ligation of oligonucleotides via hydrazone formation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:1229-33. [PMID: 15686948 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.11.068] [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] [Received: 10/19/2004] [Revised: 11/23/2004] [Accepted: 11/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We report on the suitability of hydrazone formation for activator-free ligation of oligonucleotides. 5'-Acyl hydrazides were synthesized using a previously described phosphoramidite modifier, whereas 3'-hydrazides resulted from a hydrazinolysis of an ester group serving as a linker to the solid support. Aromatic aldehydes could be directly introduced on the 5'-terminus via the respective phosphoramidates. Aliphatic aldehydes were generated by periodate cleavage of the corresponding 3'- and 5'-modified diol precursors. Ligation of a 3'-hydrazide-modified oligonucleotide with oligonucleotides bearing an aromatic aldehyde in 5'-position showed a fast reaction kinetics (k(1) about 10(-1) M(-1)s(-1)) [corrected] and irreversible hydrazone formation. The ligation of a 5'-hydrazide-modified oligonucleotide and a 3'-ribobisaldehyde appeared to proceed reversibly at the beginning, but became irreversible with increasing reaction time. Hydrazide-modified oligonucleotides were found to be somewhat unstable in aqueous solutions.
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- K Achilles
- Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität-Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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Flaim CJ, Chien S, Bhatia SN. An extracellular matrix microarray for probing cellular differentiation. Nat Methods 2005; 2:119-25. [PMID: 15782209 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 574] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2004] [Accepted: 12/21/2004] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We present an extracellular matrix (ECM) microarray platform for the culture of patterned cells atop combinatorial matrix mixtures. This platform enables the study of differentiation in response to a multitude of microenvironments in parallel. The fabrication process required only access to a standard robotic DNA spotter, off-the-shelf materials and 1,000 times less protein than conventional means of investigating cell-ECM interactions. To demonstrate its utility, we applied this platform to study the effects of 32 different combinations of five extracellular matrix molecules (collagen I, collagen III, collagen IV, laminin and fibronectin) on cellular differentiation in two contexts: maintenance of primary rat hepatocyte phenotype indicated by intracellular albumin staining and differentiation of mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells toward an early hepatic fate, indicated by expression of a beta-galactosidase reporter fused to the fetal liver-specific gene, Ankrd17 (also known as gtar). Using this technique, we identified combinations of ECM that synergistically impacted both hepatocyte function and ES cell differentiation. This versatile technique can be easily adapted to other applications, as it is amenable to studying almost any insoluble microenvironmental cue in a combinatorial fashion and is compatible with several cell types.
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- Christopher J Flaim
- Departments of Bioengineering and Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive- MC 0412, La Jolla, California 92093-0412, USA
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We have developed a highly sensitive method for DNA analysis on 3D gel element microarrays, a technique we call multiplex microarray-enhanced PCR (MME-PCR). Two amplification strategies are carried out simultaneously in the reaction chamber: on or within gel elements, and in bulk solution over the gel element array. MME-PCR is initiated by multiple complex primers containing gene-specific, forward and reverse, sequences appended to the 3′ end of a universal amplification primer. The complex primer pair is covalently tethered through its 5′ end to the polyacryl- amide backbone. In the bulk solution above the gel element array, a single pair of unattached universal primers simultaneously directs pseudo-monoplex PCR of all targets according to normal solution-phase PCR. The presence of a single universal PCR primer pair in solution accelerates amplification within gel elements and eliminates the problem of primer interference that is common to conventional multiplex PCR. We show 106-fold amplification of targeted DNA after 50 cycles with average amplification efficiency 1.34 per cycle, and demonstrate specific on-chip amplification of six genes in Bacillus subtilis. All six genes were detected at 4.5 pg of bacterial genomic DNA (equivalent to 103 genomes) in 60 independent amplification reactions performed simultaneously in single reaction chamber.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 630 252 3980; Fax: +1 630 252 9155;
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Rubina AY, Pan'kov SV, Dementieva EI, Pen'kov DN, Butygin AV, Vasiliskov VA, Chudinov AV, Mikheikin AL, Mikhailovich VM, Mirzabekov AD. Hydrogel drop microchips with immobilized DNA: properties and methods for large-scale production. Anal Biochem 2004; 325:92-106. [PMID: 14715289 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2003.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Although gel-based microchips offer significant advantages over two-dimensional arrays, their use has been impeded by the lack of an efficient manufacturing procedure. Here we describe two simple, fast, and reproducible methods of fabrication of DNA gel drop microchips. In the first, copolymerization method, unsaturated groups are chemically attached to immobilized molecules, which are then mixed with gel-forming monomers. In the second, simpler polymerization-mediated immobilization method, aminated DNA without prior modification is added to a polymerization mixture. Droplets of polymerization mixtures are spotted by a robot onto glass slides and the slides are illuminated with UV light to induce copolymerization of DNA with gel-forming monomers. This results in immobilization of DNA within the whole volume of semispherical gel drops. The first method can be better controlled while the second one is less expensive, faster, and better suited to large-scale production. The microchips manufactured by both methods are similar in properties. Gel elements of the chip are porous enough to allow penetration of DNA up to 500 nucleotides long and its hybridization with immobilized oligonucleotides. As shown with confocal microscope studies, DNA is hybridized uniformly in the whole volume of gel drops. The gels are mechanically and thermally stable and withstand 20 subsequent hybridizations or 30-40 PCR cycles without decrease in hybridization signal. A method for quality control of the chips by staining with fluorescence dye is proposed. Applications of hydrogel microchips in research and clinical diagnostics are summarized.
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- A Yu Rubina
- Center for Biological Microchips, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 ul. Vavilova, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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Elaissari A, Ganachaud F, Pichot C. Biorelevant Latexes and Microgels for the Interaction with Nucleic Acids. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/3-540-36412-9_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Urakawa H, El Fantroussi S, Smidt H, Smoot JC, Tribou EH, Kelly JJ, Noble PA, Stahl DA. Optimization of single-base-pair mismatch discrimination in oligonucleotide microarrays. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003; 69:2848-56. [PMID: 12732557 PMCID: PMC154504 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.5.2848-2856.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The discrimination between perfect-match and single-base-pair-mismatched nucleic acid duplexes was investigated by using oligonucleotide DNA microarrays and nonequilibrium dissociation rates (melting profiles). DNA and RNA versions of two synthetic targets corresponding to the 16S rRNA sequences of Staphylococcus epidermidis (38 nucleotides) and Nitrosomonas eutropha (39 nucleotides) were hybridized to perfect-match probes (18-mer and 19-mer) and to a set of probes having all possible single-base-pair mismatches. The melting profiles of all probe-target duplexes were determined in parallel by using an imposed temperature step gradient. We derived an optimum wash temperature for each probe and target by using a simple formula to calculate a discrimination index for each temperature of the step gradient. This optimum corresponded to the output of an independent analysis using a customized neural network program. These results together provide an experimental and analytical framework for optimizing mismatch discrimination among all probes on a DNA microarray.
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- Hidetoshi Urakawa
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Zasedateleva OA, Krylov AS, Prokopenko DV, Skabkin MA, Ovchinnikov LP, Kolchinsky A, Mirzabekov AD. Specificity of mammalian Y-box binding protein p50 in interaction with ss and ds DNA analyzed with generic oligonucleotide microchip. J Mol Biol 2002; 324:73-87. [PMID: 12421560 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(02)00937-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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p50 protein is a member of the Y-box binding transcription factor family and is a counterpart of YB-1 protein. The generic microchip was used to analyze the sequence specificity of p50 binding to single (ss) and double-stranded (ds) oligodeoxyribonucleotides. The generic microchip contained 4,096 single-stranded octadeoxyribonucleotides in which all possible core 6-mers (4(6)=4,096) were flanked at their 3' and 5'-ends with degenerated nucleotides. The oligonucleotides were chemically immobilized within polyacrylamide gel pads fixed on a glass slide. The binding of p50 to the generic microchip was shown to be the most specific to ss GGGG motif and then to ss CACC and CATC motifs. GC-rich ds oligonucleotides of the generic microchip, and particularly those containing GGTG/CACC, GATG/CATC, and GTGG/CCAC heterogeneous motifs, were most efficiently destabilized due to interaction with p50. Gel-shift electrophoresis has shown that the protein exhibits much higher binding specificity to 24-mer oligoA-TGGGGG-oligoA containing G-rich 6-mer, in comparison with 24-mer oligoA-AAATAT-oligoA carrying A,T-rich 6-mer in full correspondence with the data obtained with the microchip. Studies of DNA-binding proteins using gel-immobilized ss and ds DNA fragments provide a unique possibility to detect low-affinity complexes of these proteins with short sequence motifs and assess the role of these motifs in sequence-specific interactions with long recognition sites.
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- O A Zasedateleva
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov Street, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Raddatz S, Mueller-Ibeler J, Kluge J, Wäss L, Burdinski G, Havens JR, Onofrey TJ, Wang D, Schweitzer M. Hydrazide oligonucleotides: new chemical modification for chip array attachment and conjugation. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:4793-802. [PMID: 12409470 PMCID: PMC135808 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkf594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report the synthesis of new phosphoramidite building blocks and their use for the modification of oligonucleotides with hydrazides. The reaction of these hydrazide oligonucleotides with active esters and aldehydes is demonstrated for solution conjugation and immobilization. Compared with the established amino modified oligonucleotides, hydrazides show enhanced reactivity at neutral and acidic buffer conditions. One method to introduce hydrazides is using amidites with preformed, protected hydrazides. A completely novel approach is the generation of the hydrazide functionality during the oligonucleotide cleavage and deprotection with hydrazine. Therefore, building blocks for the introduction of esters as hydrazide precursors are described. For the enhanced attachment on surfaces branched modifier amidites, which introduce up to four reactive groups to the oligonucleotide, are applied. The efficiency of branched hydrazide oligonucleotides compared with standard amino modified oligonucleotides for the immobilization of DNA on active electronic Nanogen chips is demonstrated.
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- Stefan Raddatz
- Nanogen Recognomics GmbH, Industriepark Höchst G830, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany and. Nanogen Inc., 10398 Pacific Center Court, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Kolchinsky A, Mirzabekov A. Analysis of SNPs and other genomic variations using gel-based chips. Hum Mutat 2002; 19:343-60. [PMID: 11933189 DOI: 10.1002/humu.10077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Application of microarrays for the analysis of point mutations and SNPs in genomic DNAs is currently under intensive development. Various technologies are being investigated, employing enzymatic, chemical, and physical tools [for review, see Tillib and Mirzabekov, 2001]. Our current approach is based on the use of IMAGE chips (immobilized microarrays of gel elements) consisting of an array of gel pads attached to a hydrophobic glass surface. The gel pads range in size from picoliters to nanoliters and are used for immobilization of oligonucleotide probes, as well as miniature test tubes for chemical or enzymatic reactions with tethered compounds. Nucleic acids are hybridized, fractionated, modified, and subjected to enzymatic reactions inside the pads. All steps of sequence analysis (PCR-amplification, activation or release of primers and products, DNA extension, hybridization, and reading of the results) can be performed within the same pad. A flexible and inexpensive technology platform enables one to monitor processes in the arrays in both real time and steady-state. Identification of SNPs, microsequencing, and other specific tasks are easily performed. In particular, stacking interactions with short oligonucleotides enhance the capability of high-throughput screening. The IMAGE chips can be analyzed using a variety of equipment, from a dedicated multi-color fluorescent microscope or MALDI-spectrometer to an inexpensive portable analyzer suitable for field conditions. Customized gel-based chips were successfully used for screening of SNPs in a broad range of biologically meaningful genes.
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Lapa S, Mikheev M, Shchelkunov S, Mikhailovich V, Sobolev A, Blinov V, Babkin I, Guskov A, Sokunova E, Zasedatelev A, Sandakhchiev L, Mirzabekov A. Species-level identification of orthopoxviruses with an oligonucleotide microchip. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:753-7. [PMID: 11880388 PMCID: PMC120230 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.3.753-757.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A method for species-specific detection of orthopoxviruses pathogenic for humans and animals is described. The method is based on hybridization of a fluorescently labeled amplified DNA specimen with the oligonucleotide DNA probes immobilized on a microchip (MAGIChip). The probes identify species-specific sites within the crmB gene encoding the viral analogue of tumor necrosis factor receptor, one of the most important determinants of pathogenicity in this genus of viruses. The diagnostic procedure takes 6 h and does not require any sophisticated equipment (a portable fluorescence reader can be used).
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- Sergey Lapa
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Urakawa H, Noble PA, El Fantroussi S, Kelly JJ, Stahl DA. Single-base-pair discrimination of terminal mismatches by using oligonucleotide microarrays and neural network analyses. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002; 68:235-44. [PMID: 11772632 PMCID: PMC126557 DOI: 10.1128/aem.68.1.235-244.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The effects of single-base-pair near-terminal and terminal mismatches on the dissociation temperature (T(d)) and signal intensity of short DNA duplexes were determined by using oligonucleotide microarrays and neural network (NN) analyses. Two perfect-match probes and 29 probes having a single-base-pair mismatch at positions 1 to 5 from the 5' terminus of the probe were designed to target one of two short sequences representing 16S rRNA. Nonequilibrium dissociation rates (i.e., melting profiles) of all probe-target duplexes were determined simultaneously. Analysis of variance revealed that position of the mismatch, type of mismatch, and formamide concentration significantly affected the T(d) and signal intensity. Increasing the concentration of formamide in the washing buffer decreased the T(d) and signal intensity, and it decreased the variability of the signal. Although T(d)s of probe-target duplexes with mismatches in the first or second position were not significantly different from one another, duplexes with mismatches in the third to fifth positions had significantly lower T(d)s than those with mismatches in the first or second position. The trained NNs predicted the T(d) with high accuracies (R(2) = 0.93). However, the NNs predicted the signal intensity only moderately accurately (R(2) = 0.67), presumably due to increased noise in the signal intensity at low formamide concentrations. Sensitivity analysis revealed that the concentration of formamide explained most (75%) of the variability in T(d)s, followed by position of the mismatch (19%) and type of mismatch (6%). The results suggest that position of the mismatch at or near the 5' terminus plays a greater role in determining the T(d) and signal intensity of duplexes than the type of mismatch.
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- Hidetoshi Urakawa
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Dhiman N, Bonilla R, O'Kane DJ, Poland GA. Gene expression microarrays: a 21st century tool for directed vaccine design. Vaccine 2001; 20:22-30. [PMID: 11567742 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(01)00319-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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DNA microarray technology is a new and powerful tool that allows the simultaneous analysis of a large number of nucleic acid hybridization experiments in a rapid and efficient fashion. The development of the DNA microarray chip has been driven by modern techniques of microelectronic fabrication, miniaturization and integration to produce what is referred to as "laboratory-on-chip" devices. The application of DNA chip technology includes the comprehensive analysis of multiple gene mutations and expressed sequences with regard to newer drug designs, host-pathogen interactions and the design of new vaccines. An advantage of microarray technology is that it can assist researchers to better define and understand the expression profile of a given genotype associated with disease, adverse effects from exposure to certain stimuli, or the ability to understand or predict immune responses to specific antigens. This paper briefly reviews DNA microarray technology and its implications with special reference to vaccine design. The technical aspects comprising array manufacturing and design, array hybridization, formatting, scanning and data handling are also briefly discussed.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens/chemistry
- Antigens/genetics
- Antigens/immunology
- Antigens, Neoplasm/chemistry
- Antigens, Neoplasm/genetics
- Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology
- Cluster Analysis
- Computational Biology
- DNA Mutational Analysis/instrumentation
- DNA Mutational Analysis/methods
- DNA Probes
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Databases, Factual
- Drug Design
- Forecasting
- Gene Expression Profiling/instrumentation
- Gene Expression Profiling/methods
- Genome, Bacterial
- Genome, Viral
- HLA Antigens/immunology
- Humans
- Ligands
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis/instrumentation
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis/methods
- Subtraction Technique
- Templates, Genetic
- Vaccines/chemistry
- Vaccines, DNA/chemistry
- Vaccines, DNA/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/chemistry
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
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- N Dhiman
- Mayo Vaccine Research Group, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, 611C Guggenheim Building, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Ganachaud F, Laayoun A, Chaix C, Delair T, Pichot C, Elaïssari A. Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Activation with 2,4-Phenylenediisothiocyanate and Their Covalent Grafting onto Amine-Functionalized Latex Microspheres. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2001. [DOI: 10.1081/dis-100107856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Vasiliskov VA, Prokopenko DV, Mirzabekov AD. Parallel multiplex thermodynamic analysis of coaxial base stacking in DNA duplexes by oligodeoxyribonucleotide microchips. Nucleic Acids Res 2001; 29:2303-13. [PMID: 11376149 PMCID: PMC55716 DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.11.2303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Parallel thermodynamic analysis of the coaxial stacking effect of two bases localized in one strand of DNA duplexes has been performed. Oligonucleotides were immobilized in an array of three-dimensional polyacrylamide gel pads of microchips (MAGIChips'). The stacking effect was studied for all combinations of two bases and assessed by measuring the increase in melting temperature and in the free energy of duplexes formed by 5mers stacked to microchip-immobilized 10mers. For any given interface, the effect was studied for perfectly paired bases, as well as terminal mismatches, single base overlaps, single and double gaps, and modified terminal bases. Thermodynamic parameters of contiguous stacking determined by using microchips closely correlated with data obtained in solution. The extension of immobilized oligonucleotides with 5,6-dihydroxyuridine, a urea derivative of deoxyribose, or by phosphate, decreased the stacking effect moderately, while extension with FITC or Texas Red virtually eliminated stacking. The extension of the immobilized oligonucleotides with either acridine or 5-nitroindole increased stacking to mispaired bases and in some GC-rich interfaces. The measurements of stacking parameters were performed in different melting buffers. Although melting temperatures of AT- and GC-rich oligonucleotides in 5 M tetramethylammonium chloride were equalized, the energy of stacking interaction was significantly diminished.
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- V A Vasiliskov
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Timofeev E, Mirzabekov A. Binding specificity and stability of duplexes formed by modified oligonucleotides with a 4096-hexanucleotide microarray. Nucleic Acids Res 2001; 29:2626-34. [PMID: 11410672 PMCID: PMC55729 DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.12.2626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The binding of oligodeoxynucleotides modified with adenine 2'-O-methyl riboside, 2,6-diaminopurine 2'-O-methyl riboside, cytosine 2'-O-methyl riboside, 2,6-diaminopurine deoxyriboside or 5-bromodeoxyuridine was studied with a microarray containing all possible (4096) polyacrylamide-bound hexadeoxynucleotides (a generic microchip). The generic microchip was manufactured by using reductive immobilization of aminooligonucleotides in the activated copolymer of acrylamide, bis-acrylamide and N-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl) acrylamide. The binding of the fluorescently labeled modified octanucleotides to the array was analyzed with the use of both melting profiles and the fluorescence distribution at selected temperatures. Up to three substitutions of adenosines in the octamer sequence by adenine 2'-O-methyl ribosides (A(m)), 2,6-diaminopurine 2'-O-methyl ribosides (D(m)) or 2,6-diaminopurine deoxyribosides (D) resulted in increased mismatch discrimination measured at the melting temperature of the corresponding perfect duplex. The stability of complexes formed by 2'-O-methyl-adenosine-modified oligodeoxynucleotides was slightly decreased with every additional substitution, yielding approximately 4 degrees C of total loss in melting temperature for three modifications, as followed from microchip thermal denaturation experiments. 2,6-Diaminopurine 2'-O-methyl riboside modifications led to considerable duplex stabilization. The cytosine 2'-O-methyl riboside and 5-bromodeoxyuridine modifications generally did not change either duplex stability or mismatch resolution. Denaturation experiments conducted with selected perfect duplexes on microchips and in solution showed similar results on thermal stabilities. Some hybridization artifacts were observed that might indicate the formation of parallel DNA.
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- E Timofeev
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, 32 Vavilov Str., B-334, Moscow 117984, Russia
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