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Microarray (Gene Chip) Technology. PART 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Features – Parallelism • Thousands of genes simultaneously – Miniaturization • Small chip size – Multiplexing • Multiple samples at the same time – Automation • Chip manufacturing • Reagents. Part 1.
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PART 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Features – Parallelism • Thousands of genes simultaneously – Miniaturization • Small chip size – Multiplexing • Multiple samples at the same time – Automation • Chip manufacturing • Reagents
Part 1 PART 2 Part 3 Part 4
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Microarray Fabrication • Fabrication via Printing (cDNA chip) • DNA sequence stuck to glass substrate • DNA solution pre-synthesized in the lab • Fabrication In Situ(Affymetrix chip) • Sequence “built” • Photolithographic techniques use light to release capping chemicals • 365 nm light allows 20-m resolution
Fabrication via printing cDNA chip Fabrication In Situ: Affymetrix chip
Microarray Features – Parallelism • Thousands of genes simultaneously – Miniaturization • Small chip size – Multiplexing • Multiple samples at the same time – Automation • Chip manufacturing • Reagents
Fabrication via printing cDNA chip Fabrication In Situ: Affymetrix chip
Poly-A mRNA 10% Biotin-labeled Uracil Antisense cRNA cDNA IVT AAAA Cells L L L L L L Fragment (heat, Mg2+) Labeled fragments Hybridize Wash/stain Scan Affymetrix microarray process
L L L L L L L L L L L L Hybridization and Staining Biotin Labeled cRNA GeneChip Hybridized Array + + SAPE Streptavidin- phycoerythrin
The Result • A light source scans the array, causing the dyes to fluoresce • The glow is picked up by a sensor and is used to determine the relative abundance of the RNA • This information must be processed to determine the level of activity for each expressed gene