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Wang S, Huang Y, Guan X. Fluorescent Probes for Live Cell Thiol Detection. Molecules 2021; 26:3575. [PMID: 34208153 PMCID: PMC8230801 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26123575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Thiols play vital and irreplaceable roles in the biological system. Abnormality of thiol levels has been linked with various diseases and biological disorders. Thiols are known to distribute unevenly and change dynamically in the biological system. Methods that can determine thiols' concentration and distribution in live cells are in high demand. In the last two decades, fluorescent probes have emerged as a powerful tool for achieving that goal for the simplicity, high sensitivity, and capability of visualizing the analytes in live cells in a non-invasive way. They also enable the determination of intracellular distribution and dynamitic movement of thiols in the intact native environments. This review focuses on some of the major strategies/mechanisms being used for detecting GSH, Cys/Hcy, and other thiols in live cells via fluorescent probes, and how they are applied at the cellular and subcellular levels. The sensing mechanisms (for GSH and Cys/Hcy) and bio-applications of the probes are illustrated followed by a summary of probes for selectively detecting cellular and subcellular thiols.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, South Dakota State University, Box 2202C, Brookings, SD 57007, USA; (S.W.); (Y.H.)
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Gu Y, Zhao Z, Niu G, Zhang H, Wang Y, Kwok RTK, Lam JWY, Tang BZ. Visualizing semipermeability of the cell membrane using a pH-responsive ratiometric AIEgen. Chem Sci 2020; 11:5753-5758. [PMID: 32832051 PMCID: PMC7422962 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc02097d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In clinical chemotherapy, some basic drugs cannot enter the hydrophobic cell membrane because of ionization in the acidic tumor microenvironment, a phenomenon known as ion trapping. In this study, we developed a method to visualize this ion trapping phenomenon by utilizing a pH-responsive ratiometric AIEgen, dihydro berberine (dhBBR). By observing the intracellular fluorescence of dhBBR, we found that non-ionized dhBBR can enter cells more easily than ionized forms, which is in accordance with the concept of ion trapping. In addition, dhBBR shows superior anti-photobleaching ability to Curcumin thanks to its AIE properties. These results suggest that dhBBR can serve as a bioprobe for ion trapping.
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- Yuan Gu
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Department of Chemistry , The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction , Institute for Advanced Study , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China .
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area Hi-tech Park , Nanshan , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Department of Chemistry , The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction , Institute for Advanced Study , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China .
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area Hi-tech Park , Nanshan , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Department of Chemistry , The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction , Institute for Advanced Study , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China .
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area Hi-tech Park , Nanshan , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission , SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute , State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Department of Chemistry , The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction , Institute for Advanced Study , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China .
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area Hi-tech Park , Nanshan , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Department of Chemistry , The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction , Institute for Advanced Study , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China .
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area Hi-tech Park , Nanshan , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Department of Chemistry , The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction , Institute for Advanced Study , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China .
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area Hi-tech Park , Nanshan , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Department of Chemistry , The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction , Institute for Advanced Study , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China .
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area Hi-tech Park , Nanshan , Shenzhen 518057 , China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission , SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute , State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , China
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Gu Y, Zhao Z, Niu G, Zhang R, Zhang H, Shan GG, Feng HT, Kwok RTK, Lam JWY, Yu X, Tang BZ. Ratiometric Detection of Mitochondrial Thiol with a Two-Photon Active AIEgen. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:3120-3127. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Yuan Gu
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- HKUST- Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, South Area Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- HKUST- Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, South Area Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- HKUST- Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, South Area Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- HKUST- Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, South Area Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 China
- Center of Bio & Micro/Nano Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- HKUST- Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, South Area Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- HKUST- Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, South Area Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- HKUST- Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, South Area Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- HKUST- Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, South Area Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Center of Bio & Micro/Nano Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- HKUST- Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, South Area Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Zahra S, Singh A, Kumar S. Synthetic Probes, Their Applications and Designing. Synth Biol (Oxf) 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-8693-9_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ruben RJ, Bagger-Sjoback D, Downs MP, Gravel JS, Karakashian M, Klein JO, Morizono T, Paparella MM. 8. Complications and Sequelae. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/00034894890980s412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hong M, Zhou X, Lu Z, Zhu J. Nanoparticle-Based, Fluorous-Tag-Driven DNA Detection. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200905267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hong M, Zhou X, Lu Z, Zhu J. Nanoparticle-Based, Fluorous-Tag-Driven DNA Detection. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:9503-6. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200905267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Teoule R, Bazins H, Fouqué B, Roget A, Sauvaigo S. Nucleic Acids Probes in Diagnostic. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/07328319108046441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Robert Teoule
- a Département de Recherche Fondamentale, Laboratoires de Chimie , BP 85X, 38041 , Grenoble , FRANCE
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- b CIS bio international, Laboratoire des Sondes Moléculaires Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires , BP 85X, 38041 , Grenoble , FRANCE
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- b CIS bio international, Laboratoire des Sondes Moléculaires Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires , BP 85X, 38041 , Grenoble , FRANCE
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- b CIS bio international, Laboratoire des Sondes Moléculaires Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires , BP 85X, 38041 , Grenoble , FRANCE
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- b CIS bio international, Laboratoire des Sondes Moléculaires Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires , BP 85X, 38041 , Grenoble , FRANCE
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Zingg W, Bossart W, Berli E, Nadal D. Detection and quantification of cell-free Epstein-Barr virus by polymerase chain reaction and subsequent DNA enzyme immunoassay. J Virol Methods 1999; 79:141-8. [PMID: 10381084 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(99)00013-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Amplification by polymerase chain reaction and subsequent DNA enzyme immunoassay (DEIA) were employed to determine the number of genome equivalents of cell-free Epstein Barr virus (EBV) DNA in peripheral blood. The assay detected cell-free EBV DNA in the serum of 14 out of 18 patients with primary, productive EBV infection (sensitivity 77.7%) but not in healthy EBV carriers with latent infection (specificity 100%). Our assay has the potential for a clinical diagnostic tool to monitor patients at risk for EBV reactivation and productive infection with subsequent EBV-induced lymphoproliferative diseases.
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- W Zingg
- Infectious Diseases Unit, University Children's Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
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Singh SM, Rodenhiser DI, Ott RN, Jung JH, Ainsworth PJ. Strategies and applications of DNA level diagnosis in genetic diseases: past experiences and future directions. BIOTECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REVIEW 1998; 2:409-46. [PMID: 9704104 DOI: 10.1016/s1387-2656(08)70019-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The development of technologies towards the detection of mutations represents one of the most important areas of molecular biology. It has played a pivotal role in the tremendous success of the elucidation of complex biological problems, including genetic diseases. Today, these proven and emerging technologies have become the basis of successful biological investigations. More importantly, they are expected to play a central role in medicine, particularly the diagnosis and prognosis of genetic diseases including genetic predispositions, the assessment of treatments including transplants and decisions on reproductive choices. In addition, these technologies hold the key to future breakthroughs. This review provides an up-to-date examination of the principles of genetic diseases, the theories behind current methods of genetic diagnosis and detection of mutations including strategies for modification and the development of future technologies as they impact on the practice of medicine and on society as a whole.
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- S M Singh
- Department of Zoology and Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
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Griffin TJ, Tang W, Smith LM. Genetic analysis by peptide nucleic acid affinity MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Nat Biotechnol 1997; 15:1368-72. [PMID: 9415888 DOI: 10.1038/nbt1297-1368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The ability to analyze multiple polymorphic sites rapidly and accurately is crucial in all areas of genetic analysis. We have developed an approach for the detection of multiple point mutations, using allele-specific, mass-labeled, peptide nucleic acid (PNA) hybridization probes, and direct analysis by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The composite mass spectra produced contain peaks of distinct masses corresponding to each allele present, resulting in a mass spectral "fingerprint" for each DNA sample. The hybridization characteristics of PNA:DNA duplexes were found to be highly dependent on both base content and sequence. Results from the analysis of four polymorphic sites contained in exon 4 of the human tyrosinase gene show that this approach is simple, rapid, and accurate with potential applications in many areas of genetic analysis.
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- T J Griffin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706-1396, USA
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Souteyrand E, Cloarec JP, Martin JR, Wilson C, Lawrence I, Mikkelsen S, Lawrence MF. Direct Detection of the Hybridization of Synthetic Homo-Oligomer DNA Sequences by Field Effect. J Phys Chem B 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/jp963056h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- E. Souteyrand
- Laboratoire de PhysicoChimie des Interfaces, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, BP 163, 69131 Ecully Cedex, France, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
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- Laboratoire de PhysicoChimie des Interfaces, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, BP 163, 69131 Ecully Cedex, France, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
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- Laboratoire de PhysicoChimie des Interfaces, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, BP 163, 69131 Ecully Cedex, France, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
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- Laboratoire de PhysicoChimie des Interfaces, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, BP 163, 69131 Ecully Cedex, France, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
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- Laboratoire de PhysicoChimie des Interfaces, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, BP 163, 69131 Ecully Cedex, France, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
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- Laboratoire de PhysicoChimie des Interfaces, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, BP 163, 69131 Ecully Cedex, France, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
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- Laboratoire de PhysicoChimie des Interfaces, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, BP 163, 69131 Ecully Cedex, France, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
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Ferrari P, Ferrari G, Castagnetti G, Dotti A, Baisi B, Galizia G. I markers biologici. Introduzione: Biological markers. Introduction. Urologia 1995. [DOI: 10.1177/039156039506200207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Molecular biology has made giant strides over the last ten years and provides an immense field of research. The Authors first review the concepts of neoplastic proliferation and transformation of the phenotype, analysing cell constitution and its relations with the intercellular space. The most important moment in molecular research was the identification of the growth factors and consequently the process of transduction of signals from the outside into the cell and the retroinhibiting mechanisms of the same signals. The terms oncogene and antioncogene are defined as well as their most significant expressions.
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- P. Ferrari
- Divisione Urologica - Ospedale Civile - Modena
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- Divisione Urologica - Ospedale Civile - Modena
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- Divisione Urologica - Ospedale Civile - Modena
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- Divisione Urologica - Ospedale Civile - Modena
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- Divisione Urologica - Ospedale Civile - Modena
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Guo Z, Guilfoyle RA, Thiel AJ, Wang R, Smith LM. Direct fluorescence analysis of genetic polymorphisms by hybridization with oligonucleotide arrays on glass supports. Nucleic Acids Res 1994; 22:5456-65. [PMID: 7816638 PMCID: PMC332096 DOI: 10.1093/nar/22.24.5456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 396] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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A simple and rapid method for the analysis of genetic polymorphisms has been developed using allele-specific oligonucleotide arrays bound to glass supports. Allele-specific oligonucleotides are covalently immobilized on glass slides in arrays of 3 mm spots. Genomic DNA is amplified by PCR using one fluorescently tagged primer oligonucleotide and one biotinylated primer oligonucleotide. The two complementary DNA strands are separated, the fluorescently tagged strand is hybridized to the support-bound oligonucleotide array, and the hybridization pattern is detected by fluorescence scanning. Multiple polymorphisms present in the PCR product may be detected in parallel. The effect of spacer length, surface density and hybridization conditions were evaluated, as was the relative efficacy of hybridization with single or double-stranded PCR products. The utility of the method was demonstrated in the parallel analysis of 5 point mutations from exon 4 of the human tyrosinase gene.
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- Z Guo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706-1396
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Somers VA, Moerkerk PT, Murtagh JJ, Thunnissen FB. A rapid, reliable method for detection of known point mutations: point-EXACCT. Nucleic Acids Res 1994; 22:4840-1. [PMID: 7984438 PMCID: PMC308539 DOI: 10.1093/nar/22.22.4840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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- V A Somers
- Department of Pathology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Majiwa PA, Thatthi R, Moloo SK, Nyeko JH, Otieno LH, Maloo S. Detection of trypanosome infections in the saliva of tsetse flies and buffy-coat samples from antigenaemic but aparasitaemic cattle. Parasitology 1994; 108 ( Pt 3):313-22. [PMID: 8022657 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000076150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Relatively simple protocols employing non-radioactive DNA probes have been used for the detection of African trypanosomes in the blood of mammalian hosts and the saliva of live tsetse flies. In combination with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), the protocols revealed trypanosomes in buffy-coat samples from antigenaemic but aparasitaemic cattle and in the saliva of live, infected tsetse flies. Furthermore, the protocols were used to demonstrate concurrent natural infections of single tsetse flies with different species of African trypanosomes.
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- P A Majiwa
- International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD), Nairobi, Kenya
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Frenkel K, Klein CB. Methods used for analyses of "environmentally" damaged nucleic acids. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1993; 618:289-314. [PMID: 8227261 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(93)80039-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In this review, we present various techniques, currently applied in many laboratories, which are useful in the detection of "environmentally"-induced damage to DNA. These techniques include: (a) chromatographic methods, which allow determination of chemical changes within DNA, be they formation of adducts with or oxidation of bases in DNA; (b) electrophoretic methods, which facilitate finding the site(s) in DNA where that chemical modification occurred; and (c) immunological assays, which help to detect DNA damage using externally produced antibodies that recognize the specific chemical changes in DNA or its fragments, as well as by detection of autoantibodies that develop in response to environmental exposures of animals and humans.
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- K Frenkel
- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016-6451
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Gruis NA, Abeln EC, Bardoel AF, Devilee P, Frants RR, Cornelisse CJ. PCR-based microsatellite polymorphisms in the detection of loss of heterozygosity in fresh and archival tumour tissue. Br J Cancer 1993; 68:308-13. [PMID: 8102243 PMCID: PMC1968571 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1993.333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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PCR-based microsatellite polymorphisms have proved their power in genetic linkage analysis and other identification methods, due to their high information content and even distribution over the chromosomes. In the present study we applied microsatellite polymorphisms to detect loss of heterozygosity in fresh (snap-frozen) and in archival ovarian tumour tissue. Clear allele losses were found in fresh and paraffin embedded tumour samples. Conventional Southern analysis of flanking markers on the same tumour DNA samples confirmed the observed losses detected by microsatellite polymorphisms. Titration experiments suggest that loss of heterozygosity remains detectable in tumour samples despite 60% contamination with normal DNA. This technique provides a fast and reproducible alternative to conventional Southern blotting in the detection of loss of heterozygosity, with the crucial additional advantages of minimal sample requirements, making archival material available for genetic investigation.
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- N A Gruis
- MGC-Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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- T Sekiya
- Oncogene Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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Brisebois JJ, DuBow MS. Selection for spontaneous null mutations in a chromosomally-integrated HSV-1 thymidine kinase gene yields deletions and a mutation caused by intragenic illegitimate recombination. Mutat Res 1993; 287:191-205. [PMID: 7685479 DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(93)90012-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Spontaneous null mutations represent low frequency events that irreversibly and completely inactivate a gene, and can often consist of major gene alterations. To study the molecular mechanisms leading to recessive spontaneous null mutations in the human genome, we designed and tested a selection procedure in cell culture to enrich for this rare class of spontaneous mutations. The KT cell line contains the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) thymidine kinase (tk) gene and the neomycin-resistance gene (neo), from plasmid pSV2neoKT, integrated as a single-copy in the human tk- cell line 143B. The HSV-1 tk gene was the target for spontaneous gene inactivation, and antiviral drugs (acyclovir, trifluorothymidine and ganciclovir) were used, in combination, to provide a selective enrichment for null mutations over the background of more frequent and revertible point mutations. The tk- mutations obtained with this multiple drug selection assay appeared at a very low frequency, rarely reverted to wild-type (tk+), and the TK protein was observed only in 4.8% of these null mutants. Deletions of the entire tk gene, or its 3' region, constituted the major class of DNA rearrangements seen in the null mutations. Additionally, one of the null mutants contained an intragenic 106-bp duplication within a 43-bp deleted region of the tk gene. We propose this mutation to be the outcome of an intragenic gene conversion event which may have been facilitated by short regions of junctional homology.
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- J J Brisebois
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, Qué., Canada
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- C T Fong
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester, New York 14642
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Mutation detection is important in all areas of biology. Detection of unknown mutations can involve sequencing of kilobases of DNA, often in many patients. This has lead to the development of methods to screen DNA for mutations as well as methods to detect previously described mutations. This review discusses current methods used for such purposes with special emphasis on genetic diseases of humans. However, savings can be made by similar means in other areas of biology where repetitive or extensive sequencing for comparative purposes needs to be done. This review covers the methods used for detection of unknown mutations, namely the ribonuclease, denaturing gradient-gel electrophoresis, carbodiimide, chemical cleavage, single-strand conformation polymorphism, heteroduplex and sequencing methods. Once mutations have been defined they can be searched for repeatedly by methods referred to as diagnostic methods. Such methods include allele-specific oligonucleotide hybridization, allele-specific amplification, ligation, primer extension and the artificial introduction of restriction sites. We can now choose from a range of excellent methods, but the choice will usually depend on the background of the laboratory and/or the application in hand. Screening methods are evolving to more satisfactory forms, and the diagnostic methods can be automated to screen whole populations inexpensively.
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- R G Cotton
- Olive Miller Laboratory, Murdoch Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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Bhattacharya S, Bhattacharya A, Diamond LS. Entamoeba histolytica extrachromosomal circular ribosomal DNA: analysis of clonal variation in a hypervariable region. Exp Parasitol 1992; 74:200-4. [PMID: 1346767 DOI: 10.1016/0014-4894(92)90047-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The ribosomal RNA genes of the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica are highly repeated and display restriction fragment length polymorphism. Using a set of four DNA probes spanning the coding region and part of the flanking region of the E. histolytica ribosomal RNA genes, an analysis of the DNA bands generated by EcoRI digestion of Entamoeba DNA is presented. This analysis included five strains of E. histolytica, four strains of E. moshkovskii, and one strain each of E. invadens and E. terrapinae. No common bands were observed between E. histolytica and the other Entamoeba. Within E. histolytica, two bands were conserved in all strains while the others were polymorphic. Detailed analysis of DNA from independently isolated clones of the strain HM-1:IMSS of E. histolytica showed two bands to be highly polymorphic. Of these, the 4.4-kb band of clone 6 was further analyzed. Polymorphism in this band could even be demonstrated in cells of the same clone. Restriction enzyme analysis of this DNA band from two clones of HM-1:IMSS showed that the polymorphism may be due to variable numbers of DraI repeat units present in this DNA stretch.
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- S Bhattacharya
- Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder which is known to cause Reye-like syndrome in children and sudden infant death. A point mutation of lysine329-to-glutamic acid329 substitution in the MCAD gene was recently identified as the most common mutation in patients with MCAD deficiency. This mutation is responsible for about 90% of mutant MCAD alleles in Caucasians. Patients with this type of mutation have a variety of symptoms, indicating that the clinical heterogeneity of MCAD deficiency may not be caused entirely by genetic heterogeneity. Screening for the mutation among newborns in England, Australia, and United States of America indicates the prevalence of carriers to be 1 in 40-107, suggesting the high incidence of the mutation. Since presymptomatic diagnosis and appropriate dietary management are important in MCAD deficiency to prevent life-threatening complications, the relatively high incidence of this disorder may warrant population screening. The most common MCAD mutation can now be detected by DNA diagnostic methods using Guthrie cards. This makes it possible to screen a population efficiently for this potentially fatal disorder.
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- Y Matsubara
- Department of Biochemical Genetics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Ramírez-Solis R, Rivera-Pérez J, Wallace JD, Wims M, Zheng H, Bradley A. Genomic DNA microextraction: a method to screen numerous samples. Anal Biochem 1992; 201:331-5. [PMID: 1632522 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(92)90347-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Many experimental designs require the analysis of genomic DNA from a large number of samples. Although the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be used, the Southern blot is preferred for many assays because of its inherent reliability. The rapid acceptance of PCR, despite a significant rate of false positive/negative results, is partly due to the disadvantages of the sample preparation process for Southern blot analysis. We have devised a rapid protocol to extract high-molecular-weight genomic DNA from a large number of samples. It involves the use of a single 96-well tissue culture dish to carry out all the steps of the sample preparation. This, coupled with the use of a multichannel pipette, facilitates the simultaneous analysis of multiple samples. The procedure may be automated since no centrifugation, mixing, or transferring of the samples is necessary. The method has been used to screen embryonic stem cell clones for the presence of targeted mutations at the Hox-2.6 locus and to obtain data from human blood.
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- R Ramírez-Solis
- Institute for Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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Increasing awareness of the role of genetic factors in the causation of many human eye diseases has made ocular genetics one of the fastest growing areas of ophthalmology. The objective of this paper is to present the basic principles of gene mapping and their application to ophthalmology. The techniques used to map the genome are reviewed with emphasis placed on molecular genetics. The advances in this area have already provided the major impetus to the areas of diagnosis and prevention of some genetic eye disorders. Tables are presented that list the autosomal, X-linked and mitochondrial assignment of eye genes and disorders with ocular involvement.
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- M A Musarella
- Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Ophthalmology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The new technological advances influencing the clinical laboratory are discussed with immediate and future areas of new clinical laboratory tests. The new technological advances include 1) monoclonal and designer antibodies, 2) solid phase and homogeneous automated immunochemical assays, 3) DNA/RNA nucleotide tests, 4) synthetic peptides, and 5) biosensors. The major factors which influence the need for future laboratory tests are 1) technology, 2) advances in therapeutic agents, 3) governmental regulations, and 4) health care economics.
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- R M Nakamura
- Department of Pathology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California
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Mooradian AD, Wong NC. Molecular biology of aging, Part I: An introduction to laboratory techniques of molecular biology. J Am Geriatr Soc 1991; 39:611-9. [PMID: 2037753 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1991.tb03603.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Evidence regarding the heritability of unipolar depression is evaluated. The data reviewed here support the involvement of genetic factors in the etiology of unipolar depression and its suitability for independent genetic inquiry, despite our inability to identify the mode(s) of transmission or identify a candidate locus. Continued progress in testing etiologic hypotheses requires (a) clarification of the mode of transmission; (b) resolution of phenotypic and potential genotypic heterogeneity; (c) general agreement on a "gold standard" for assessment of the unipolar phenotype; (d) the continued application of available quantitative methods to take into account the effects of ascertainment bias, sex effects, cohort effects, and variable/late age at onset; and (e) incorporation of quantitative indicators correlated with liability in multivariate analysis to improve the stability/validity of phenotypic determinations in segregation and linkage analysis. We present several recommendations regarding the extension of current methodologies in human population and quantitative genetics to help resolve these issues.
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- S O Moldin
- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Toome BK, Bowers KE, Scott GA. Diagnosis of cutaneous cytomegalovirus infection: a review and report of a case. J Am Acad Dermatol 1991; 24:860-7. [PMID: 1646834 DOI: 10.1016/0190-9622(91)70134-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cytomegalovirus infections are a major source of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of cutaneous cytomegalovirus in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, in which routine light microscopy was suggestive but not diagnostic of cytomegalovirus. Immunohistochemical studies of the specimen for cytomegalovirus antigens revealed numerous intracytoplasmic and intranuclear viral inclusions. This case illustrates the utility of immunoperoxidase techniques to diagnose cytomegalovirus infection of the skin rapidly. Immunohistochemistry, DNA in situ hybridization, and polymerase chain reaction have been added to the more routine methods of viral culture and light microscopy to diagnose cytomegalovirus. In this report we review the cases of cutaneous cytomegalovirus in the literature and the laboratory detection methods available to establish this diagnosis.
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- B K Toome
- Dermatology Department, University of Rochester, NY 14642
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Dahlén P, Iitiä A, Mukkala VM, Hurskainen P, Kwiatkowski M. The use of europium (Eu3+) labelled primers in PCR amplification of specific target DNA. Mol Cell Probes 1991; 5:143-9. [PMID: 2072935 DOI: 10.1016/0890-8508(91)90009-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has many potential applications in the field of DNA probe diagnostics. Here we describe a method that utilizes PCR and time-resolved fluorometry (TRF) for the detection of specific target DNA. First the DNA segment to be detected is amplified according to standard procedures. Then a pair of europium (Eu3+) and biotin-labelled primers nested within the amplified fragment is incorporated in a few additional PCR cycles. Thus amplified DNA fragments are generated that contain an affinity label (biotin) and a detectable label (europium). The doubly-labelled amplified DNA fragments are collected onto streptavidin coated microtitration strips and the bound Eu3+ is measured in a time-resolved fluorometer. We show here the application of this method to the detection of HIV-1 DNA. As few as five copies of HIV-1 DNA could readily be detected using this assay. The method described here is sensitive, rapid and easy to employ. In addition it lends itself to automation.
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- P Dahlén
- Pharmacia Genetic Engineering Inc., La Jolla, CA 92037
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Etchegaray JP, MartÃnez MA, Krauskopf M, León G. Molecular cloning ofRenibacterium salmoninarumDNA fragments. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1991. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04505.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Silverman GA, Jockel JI, Domer PH, Mohr RM, Taillon-Miller P, Korsmeyer SJ. Yeast artificial chromosome cloning of a two-megabase-size contig within chromosomal band 18q21 establishes physical linkage between BCL2 and plasminogen activator inhibitor type-2. Genomics 1991; 9:219-28. [PMID: 2004771 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(91)90245-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The construction of large-scale physical maps requires efficient approaches to generate new probes and link informative markers. The mapping of a human chromosomal segment was initiated by using the 18q21.3 probes, plasminogen activator inhibitor type-2 (PLANH2) and BCL2, to screen a yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) library. An inverse polymerase chain reaction technique rescued genomic ends of the YAC inserts. These new probes were used in a chromosomal walking strategy which established that the PLANH2 gene was 600 kb telomeric and in the opposite transcriptional orientation to that of BCL2. Overall, 16 YACs with a mean size of approximately 300 kb were analyzed using rare-cutting restriction endonucleases and 10 end-rescued probes. A contiguous map within 18q21.3 that spans approximately 2 Mb was assembled. This establishes the feasibility of using YACs in the efficient cloning and physical surveying of expanses of the human genome lacking closely spaced, genetic landmarks.
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- G A Silverman
- Department of Pediatrics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, St. Louis, Missouri
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Candeias JA. [Genetic engineering]. Rev Saude Publica 1991; 25:3-10. [PMID: 1784958 DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101991000100002] [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: 12/28/2022] Open
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This paper deals with the progress made in genetic engineering techniques, capable of altering the genetic potential of an organism, either by the introduction or the suppression of new structural genes. Some of the general applications are described as are also, more particularly, their uses in the field of medicine. A critical analysis of the benefits and risks involved is also undertaken.
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- J A Candeias
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil
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Uitterlinden AG, Slagboom EP, Mullaart E, Meulenbelt I, Vijg J. Genome scanning by two-dimensional DNA typing: the use of repetitive DNA sequences for rapid mapping of genetic traits. Electrophoresis 1991; 12:119-34. [PMID: 1674908 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150120206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The existence of repetitive DNA sequences offers the possibility to assess the mammalian genome for individual variation in its entirety rather than at one or only a few sites. In order to fully explore the various sets of mammalian repeat sequences for this purpose, analytical tools are required which allow many if not all individual members of sets of repetitive elements to be resolved and identified in terms of location and allelic variation. We have applied and further developed an electrophoretic system, two-dimensional DNA typing, which may fulfill these requirements. The two-dimensional system combines separation of DNA fragments by size in a neutral gel, with separation by sequence composition in a denaturing gradient gel. By hybridization with minisatellite- and simple-sequence core probes and by inter-repeat polymerase chain reaction techniques, it is possible to obtain individual--and even chromosome-specific separation patterns that consist of hundreds of spots. Computerized image analysis and matching of such spot patterns allows the rapid assessment of multiple polymorphisms, spread over the genome, to monitor genetic variability in populations. When coupled to databases of polymorphic DNA markers with a known genomic location, two-dimensional DNA typing can greatly accelerate the mapping of genetic traits in humans, animals, and plants.
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- A G Uitterlinden
- Department of Genetic Diagnostics Medscand Ingeny, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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Dolf G, Glowatzki ML, Gaillard C. Searching for genetic markers for hereditary diseases in cattle by means of DNA fingerprinting. Electrophoresis 1991; 12:109-12. [PMID: 2040258 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150120204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Losses caused by inherited diseases affect not only the breeder's income but also the breeding programs themselves. In Switzerland the cardiomyopathy of cattle and the syndrome of arachnomelia and arthrogryposis are currently being investigated in order to find genetic markers for these diseases. It seems that DNA fingerprinting with multilocus probes is the most efficient approach available at present. Microsatellites analyzed with the polymerase chain reaction technique will provide a usable marker map within the next ten years and will therefore provide a perfect tool to find markers for hereditary diseases.
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- G Dolf
- Institute of Animal Breeding, University of Berne, Switzerland
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Kaufman DL, Ramesh V, McClatchey AI, Menkes JH, Tobin AJ. Detection of point mutations associated with genetic diseases by an exon scanning technique. Genomics 1990; 8:656-63. [PMID: 2276738 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(90)90252-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A major challenge in genetics is identifying the basis of human heritable disease. We describe an "exon scanning" technique which surveys exons in genomic DNA for sequence alterations. By hybridizing genomic DNA to RNA probes derived from cDNAs, we can use RNase A to survey entire coding regions, comprising exons spread across extensive regions of genomic DNA, for mutations associated with genetic disease. Exon scanning of the beta-globin locus in the DNA of patients with 12 different hemoglobinopathies detected all of the culpable single base substitutions and deletions, but not single base insertions. Our analysis also revealed unsuspected polymorphisms and corrected a diagnosis originally based on hemoglobin electrophoresis. Exon scanning of the ornithine aminotransferase gene in a gyrate atrophy patient detected and localized a mutation in the sixth exon. Subsequent PCR amplification and sequencing characterized this as a missense mutation (proline----glutamine). Exon scanning of genomic DNA for sequence alterations, in combination with PCR amplification and sequencing, should be a generally useful strategy for evaluating suspect genes in disorders of unknown etiology, as well as for clinical diagnosis.
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- D L Kaufman
- Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024
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Tebib JG, Alcocer-Varela J, Alarcon-Segovia D, Schur PH. Association between a T cell receptor restriction fragment length polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus. J Clin Invest 1990; 86:1961-7. [PMID: 1979334 PMCID: PMC329832 DOI: 10.1172/jci114930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The present study was designed to test the possibility that T cell receptor genes are associated/linked to those involved in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Genomic DNA was isolated from 31 unrelated Caucasian SLE patients, 34 unrelated Caucasian normals, 5 multiplex American Caucasian SLE families, 9 multiplex Mexican SLE families, and 13 unrelated Mexican normals. The DNA was digested with Pst I, electrophoresed, and transferred to membranes by the Southern blot method. The blots were probed with a cDNA probe for the alpha chain of the T cell receptor. 13 polymorphic RFLP patterns were recognized. 1.3- and 3.0-kb band pairs were observed in 15 of 31 of American Caucasian patients and 4 of 34 American Caucasian controls (chi square, 8.81; P less than 0.002; relative risk, 7); there was no association of any RFLP pattern with Mexican SLE. The cDNA probe was cut with Rsa I, EcoR I, and Ava II into fragments corresponding to the V, J, C, and 3'UT regions. Only the fragment corresponding to the constant region reacted with the 1.3/3.0-kb band pair. These observations suggest that a genetic marker of the constant region of the alpha chain of the T cell receptor is associated with genes involved in SLE.
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- J G Tebib
- Department of Rheumatology/Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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Cahill TC, Bookstein R, Axelrod F, Ngo KY, Scioscia AL. Resolution of DNA linkage discrepancies through analysis of a VNTR locus in a family study of cystic fibrosis. Prenat Diagn 1990; 10:795-9. [PMID: 2075181 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970101206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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First-trimester prenatal diagnosis of a fetus at 25 per cent risk for cystic fibrosis (CF) was performed by indirect linkage analysis of polymorphic markers using Southern blotting and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. The results revealed discrepancies in the allelic patterns between the father and the affected child, thereby complicating the prediction of fetal outcome. Analysis of a highly polymorphic VNTR locus within the human retinoblastoma (RB) gene on chromosome 13 showed that the affected child and the fetus did not have the same biological father, and therefore the affected child could not be used to determine linkage of markers in the father of the fetus. The analysis of VNTR loci can be an effective method of resolving conflicting data during prenatal diagnosis of monogenic diseases.
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- T C Cahill
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego 92093
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Gonzalez-Cadavid N, Gatti RA, Neuwirth H. Automated direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction-amplified fragments of the human Ha-ras gene. Anal Biochem 1990; 191:359-64. [PMID: 2085180 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(90)90232-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We present modifications to polymerase chain reaction-base DNA sequence analysis which avoid the need for M13 cloning and allow one set of sequencing primers to be used for analysis of any desired DNA sequence. This procedure employs nested amplification primers including short 5'-terminal sequences suitable for the attachment of fluorescent markers or for sequencing with M13 universal and reverse sequencing primers. Our modifications provided adequate single-stranded DNA for reliable automated sequence analysis of selected Ha-ras gene regions, starting with less than 1 microgram of genomic DNA.
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Advances in molecular genetics have led to the development of clinical assays for several genetic diseases. Two general testing approaches are available: direct detection of the genetic mutation or indirect detection using DNA markers close to, or within, the defective gene. Direct testing at the nucleic acid level is available for diseases in which the basic defect is well characterized, such as sickle cell anemia. Several methods are available for detection of the point mutation that causes sickle cell anemia including: routine Southern blot analysis, allele specific oligonucleotides, and polymerase chain reaction gene amplification. For diseases such as cystic fibrosis, in which the basic genetic defect has not yet been characterized, an indirect approach is used. This approach relies on linkage analysis using DNA markers close to the genetic defect. Inheritance of the DNA marker is followed through the family. Unlike direct testing, the DNA marker does not detect the actual genetic defect. Therefore, a prediction of inheritance of the linked disease is given based on the risk of recombination between the disease locus and the DNA marker. An appreciation of the differences between the direct and indirect approaches is necessary to understand their attributes and their limitations.
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- D B Dawson
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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Chu P, Waterhouse P, Martin R, Gerlach W. New Approaches to the Detection of Microbial Plant Pathogens. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 1989. [DOI: 10.1080/02648725.1989.10647856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ikehata H, Akagi T, Kimura H, Akasaka S, Kato T. Spectrum of spontaneous mutations in a cDNA of the human hprt gene integrated in chromosomal DNA. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1989; 219:349-58. [PMID: 2622450 DOI: 10.1007/bf00259606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Altered sequences were determined of 52 independent spontaneous mutations occurring in a cDNA of the human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (hprt) gene, which was integrated into chromosomal DNA of the mouse cell as a part of the retroviral shuttle vector. Spontaneous mutations comprised a variety of events: base substitutions, frameshifts, deletions, duplications, and complex mutational events, and were distributed randomly over the coding region of the gene. Frameshifts were the most frequent mutational event (38%), and base substitutions were the next most frequent (25%), followed by deletions (19%). Frameshift and deletion mutations commonly occurred preferentially at sites flanked by short direct repeats. Short inverted repeats were frequently found to be associated with duplication and complex mutational events. Analysis of the sequence alterations in the mutant genes suggests that misalignment mutagenesis represents an important molecular mechanism for the generation of spontaneous mutations in eukaryotic cells.
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- H Ikehata
- Department of Fundamental Radiology, Osaka University, Medical School, Japan
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- R F Kefford
- Medical Oncology Unit, Westmead Hospital, NSW
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Kornher JS, Livak KJ. Mutation detection using nucleotide analogs that alter electrophoretic mobility. Nucleic Acids Res 1989; 17:7779-84. [PMID: 2798127 PMCID: PMC334885 DOI: 10.1093/nar/17.19.7779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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A simple primer extension assay has been developed to distinguish homologous DNA segments differing by as little as a single nucleotide. DNA strands are synthesized with one of the four natural nucleotides replaced with an analog that affects electrophoretic mobility. DNAs that are the same length but differ in the number of analog molecules per strand exhibit different mobilities on a sequencing gel. In combination with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR; 1, 2), this method has been used to distinguish mutant and normal alleles of the human insulin receptor gene that differ by a single-base substitution. The method appears to be generally applicable to the detection of any nucleotide polymorphism in any segment of DNA.
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- J S Kornher
- Central Research & Development Department, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, DE 19880-0328
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Kunieda T, Ikadai H, Matsui M, Nomura N, Imamichi T, Ishizaki R. Novel restriction fragment length polymorphism of the growth hormone gene in inbred rats. Biochem Genet 1989; 27:591-602. [PMID: 2575899 DOI: 10.1007/bf02396154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
A novel restriction fragment length polymorphism in inbred rats was detected by Southern blot analysis with rat growth hormone cDNA as a probe. Four alleles, characterized by PstI fragments of 1.2, 1.1, 0.9, and 0.7 kb, respectively, were detected in 27 strains examined. The same distribution of polymorphisms was observed on digestion of DNAs of these strains with three other enzymes, PvuII, HindIII, and BamHI. Moreover, the same differences in length of allelic restriction fragments were obtained with these restriction enzymes as with PstI. These findings suggested that the polymorphism was caused by insertion or deletion of variable DNA segments in the second intron of the growth hormone gene. Linkage analyses using backcross progeny provided no evidence for close linkage between the restriction fragment length polymorphism locus and 10 other loci examined.
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- T Kunieda
- Imamichi Institute for Animal Reproduction, Saitama, Japan
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- R G Cotton
- Murdoch Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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