DNA microarrays, also known as DNA chips, allow simultaneous measurement of gene expression levels for every gene in a genome. They detect mRNA levels by hybridizing cDNA to arrays of gene probes spotted on glass slides or other surfaces. Differences in gene expression between cell types or conditions can be measured and analyzed to answer biological questions.
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1. DNA Microarrays Ms.ruchi yadav lecturer amity institute of biotechnology amity university lucknow(up)
2. Gene expression A human organism has over 250 different cell types (e.g., muscle, skin, bone, neuron), most of which have identical genomes, yet they look different and do different jobs It is believed that less than 20% of the genes are‘expressed’ (i.e., making RNA) in a typical cell type Apparently the differences in gene expression is what makes the cells different
9. Some questions for the golden age of genomics How gene expression differs in different cell types? How gene expression differs in a normal and diseased (e.g., cancerous) cell? How gene expression changes when a cell is treated by a drug? How gene expression changes when the organism develops and cells are differentiating? How gene expression is regulated – which genes regulate which and how?
10. What is a DNA Microarray? (cont.) Biological Samples in 2D Arrays on Membranes or Glass Slides Cheung et al. 1999
11. What is a DNA Microarray? Also known as DNA Chip Allows simultaneous measurement of the level of transcription for every gene in a genome (gene expression) Microarray detects mRNA, or rather the more stable cDNA
13. The Colours of a Microarray GREEN represents Control DNA , where either DNA or cDNA derived from normal tissue is hybridized to the target DNA. RED represents Sample DNA , where either DNA or cDNA is derived from diseased tissue hybridized to the target DNA. YELLOW represents a combination of Control and Sample DNA , where both hybridized equally to the target DNA. BLACK represents areas where neither the Control nor Sample DNA hybridized to the target DNA.
14. Microarray Steps Experiment and Data Acquisition Sample preparation and labelling Hybridisation Washing Image acquisition Data normalization Data analysis Biological interpretation
16. There are many ways to obtain a labeled target sample. ...GGCUUAAUGAGCCUUAAAAAA...A mRNA TTTTTT...T viral enzyme reverse transcriptase recognizes poly-T bound to poly-A and begins to add complementary DNA nucleotides. The C nucleotides are dyed. A A A G G C T C T T A A G C C ... poly-A tail cDNA target poly-T primer
20. How do we manufacture a microarray? Start with individual genes, e.g. the ~6,200 genes of the yeast genome Amplify all of them using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) “ Spot” them on a medium, e.g. an ordinary glass microscope slide Each spot is about 100 µm in diameter Spotting is done by a robot Complex and potentially expensive task
24. The PixSys 5500 Arraying Robot (Cartesian Technologies) Vacuum wash station The print head holds up to 32 pins in a 8x4 format Vacuum hold-down platform (50 slide capacity) Robotic arm
28. Spotting the Probes on the Microarray 8 X 4 Print Head microarray slide plate with wells holding probes in solution All spots of the same color are made at the same time. All spots in the same sector are made by the same pin.
40. Oligonucleotide Microarray Gene chip (DNA chip, Affymetrix chip): Oligonucleotide (20~80-mer oligos) is synthesized either in situ (on-chip) Developed at Affymetrix, Inc. , under the GeneChip® trademark
41. Affymetrix Chip Each gene has 16 – 20 pairs of probes synthesized on the chip Each pairs of probes have two oligonucleotide – Perfect match (PM, reference seq) ATG…C…TGC (20-25 bases) – Mismatch (MM, one base change) ATG… T …TGC A MM oligo is identical to a PM oligo except that the middle nucleotide (13 th of 25) is intentionally replaced by its complementary nucleotide . The scanned result for a given gene is the average differences between PM and MM signals, over probes
42. Different Probe Pairs Represent Different Parts of the Same Gene gene sequence Probes are selected to be specific to the target gene and have good hybridization characteristics.
43. A Probe Set for Measuring Expression Level of a Particular Gene probe pair gene sequence ...TGCAATGGGTCAGAA G GACTCCTATGTGCCT... AATGGGTCAGAA G GACTCCTATGTG AATGGGTCAGAA C GACTCCTATGTG perfect match sequence mismatch sequence probe set probe cell
51. Affymetrix GeneChips The black features represent no intensity (no RNA hybridized to the respective probe in the feature). The intensity level from lowest to highest by color is: Dark blue -> Blue -> Light Blue -> Green -> Yellow -> Orange -> Red - > White . More intensity means more RNA bound to a specific feature, which basically means the gene was expressed at a higher level.
53. Affymetrix GeneChip experiment labeled cRNA randomly fragmented in to pieces anywhere from 30 to 400 base pairs in length The fragmented, Biotin-labeled cRNA is added to the array Anywhere on the array where a RNA fragment and a probe are complimentary, the RNA hybridizes to the probes in the feature. The array is then washed to remove any RNA that is not stuck to an array then stained with the fluorescent molecule that sticks to Biotin (Cy5 conjugated to streptavidin) Lastly, the entire array is scanned with a laser and the information is kept in a computer for quantitative analysis of what genes were expressed and at what approximate level
54. in-situ synthesised arrays The different methods for deprotection lead to the three main technologies for making in-situ synthesised arrays: Photodeprotection using masks: this is the basis of the Affymetrix® technology. Photodeprotection without masks : this is the method used by Nimblegen and Febit. Chemical deprotection with synthesis via inkjet technology: this is the method used by Rosetta, Agilent and Oxford Gene Technology.
60. * Measuring levels of gene expression * Creating diagnostic tests to predict whether a patient has a genetic predisposition to obesity * Designing Drugs Gene expression and obesity
62. Color Coding Tables are difficult to read Data is presented with a color scale Coding scheme: Green = repressed (less mRNA) gene in experiment Red = induced (more mRNA) gene in experiment Black = no change (1:1 ratio) Or Green = control condition (e.g. aerobic) Red = experimental condition (e.g. anaerobic) We only use ratio Campbell & Heyer, 2003