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LaboratoryTechniquesIOncologyforScientistsI
September8th,2016HayleyAffronti,PhDStudent
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“Whenwefirsthitthelabtherearesomanythingstolearnbeforeweevengetstartedthatmanythingsgounlearned”–BiteSizeBio
Overview
• ExperimentalPrinciples• Molecularbiologytechniques,thateveryoneneeds!– DNA-PCR– RNA-rt-PCR– Protein-westernblotting
• Cellculture
ExperimentalPrinciples
• Controls– Negative– Positive
• Quantification– QualitativevsQuantitativedata
• Technicalreplicatesvs.biologicalreplicates
Qualitativevs.Quantitative• Qualitative
– “Quality”– Achangeinappearanceor
othercharacteristichasbeenobserved
– Descriptive– “Cellshavebecomeelongated
andfibroblastic”
• Quantitative– “quantity”– Achangeinsomeparameter
thatyouhavemeasured– Objectivelymeasured– “92%ofthecellsshowan
elongatedphenotypeasindicatedbyalength-to-widthratioofgreaterthan4.”
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Replicates
• Technicalreplicates– Withinasingleexperiment– Makemeasurementsfromthesamesourceatthesametime
– Demonstratesconsistencyintechnique• Biologicalreplicates– Multiplerepetitionsofthesameexperiment– Demonstratesconsistencyinexperimentalresults
Replicates
Example:wound-healingassay
• Technicalreplicates– Threeindependent
measurementsalongthelengthofthe“wound”
• Biologicalreplicates– Repeattheexperimentthree
times
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DNA,RNAandprotein
• DNA– Southernblot– PCR
• RNA– Northernblot– RT-PCR,qPCR
• Protein– Westernblot
DNAà RNAà Protein
DNA
• Oldertechniquesallowyes/nodetectionofgenecopiesorchromosomalrearrangements– Fluorescenceinsituhybrization(FISH)– Spectralkaryotyping(SKY)– Southernblotting
• Moderntechniquesallowsequenceanalysis– PCR– Genomesequencing
SKY
FISH
ExtractionofgenomicDNA
1. CellLysis!– Highconcentrationsofchaotropicsalt(HCl,guanidinethiocyanate,
urea,andlithiumperchlorate)– Detergents– Enzymes(ProteinaseK)
2. DNApurification– Phenol/Chloroformextraction
• Denaturedproteinsinthephenollayer• EthanolprecipitationofDNAinaqueouslayer
ExtractionofPlasmidDNA
• PlasmidsmaintainedinE.coli• Alkalinelysis
– Step1–resuspendbacteria– Step2–lysis/denaturation
• NaOH/SDS–burstscells&denaturesDNA(bacterialchr.&plasmid)
– Step3–precipitationofprotein/bactDNA• Potassiumacetate–plasmidDNA
renatures– Step4–ethanolprecipitationof
plasmidDNA
MaterialsforPCR
• PCRreactionmixture:– DNAtemplate
• gDNA• PlasmidDNA• cDNA(RT-PCR)
– Primers– Polymerase
• Taq
– Buffer– Thermalcycler
StepsforPCR
• Denaturation– SeparatethestrandsofDNA– Heatto95or98°
• Annealing– PrimerbindingtoDNA– Temperaturevaries– DependsontheTmofprimer– Typically5°lessthanthelowestTmoftheprimer
• Elongation– PolymerasebindstoprimedDNAandaddsnucleotides
• Cycles– Typically~30
AgaroseGelElectrophoresis
• Electrophoresis– Migrationofmoleculesthroughamatrixbasedonsize&charge
– Matrixissolidbutporous• Agarose– DNA,RNA– Restrictiondigest
TypesorPCR1. StandardPCR– AmplifyDNA(genomicorplasmid)
2. ReversetranscriptionPCR(RT-PCR)– AmplifycDNA
3. qPCR– QuantitativePCR– AmplifyDNAorRNA
rt-PCR• RNAextraction(Trizol)
• ReversetranscriptionPCR
• Semi-quantitative–comparesignalsongel
• DetectcDNAs(indicativeofRNA)
• Steps:– Reversetranscription
• RNAà cDNA– PCRusingcDNAtemplate
Naitoetal,2004
qPCR(Real-TimePCR)• QuanititativePCR• Amplifyshortsegmentrepresentinga
gene• DNA-bindingdye
– SYBRGreen• Excitation=488nm• Emission=522nm
• FluorescenceofdsDNAmeasuredaftereachcycle
• Relativequantification– Compareamplifiedamttothatof
housekeepinggeneCt=Thresholdcycle
QuantitativePCR• ApplyqPCRtocDNAstoquantifyRNAlevels• ThisreplacesolderRNAdetectiontechniquessuchasnorthernblotting(whichissemi-quantitative)
PCRexperimentalprinciples• Controls
– Amplificationofhousekeepinggene(RT-PCR&qPCR)– Positive–DNAtemplateknowntocontainthecorrectsequence– Negative–Reactionmixture+water(notemplate)
• Quantification– StandardPCRisqualitative–presence/absenceofband,sequencedata– RT-PCRissemi-quantitative–bandintensitiescanbecomparedbasedon
equivalentcontrolsignalforeachsample– qPCRisquantitative–Ctvaluescanbecompared
Westernblot• Allowscomparisonoflevelsofproteinin
samples• Ex:Isexpressionofacertainprotein
decreasedwhencellsaretreatedwithadrug?
• Steps– Isolationofprotein– RunlysatesthroughSDS-PAGEgel– Transferproteinfromgeltomembrane– Incubatemembranewith1°/2°
antibodies– Detectsignalviafilm Leeetal,2011
WB-isolationofprotein• Cellsortissue• RIPA(radioimmunoprecipitationlysisassaybuffer)
– ContainsSDS&sodiumdeoxycholate–ionicdetergents– Disruptsmembranes&protein-proteininteractions– proteinaseinhibitors
• Quantificationoftotalproteininlysate– Bradfordassay
• Coomassiedyeturnsfromredtobluewhenbindingprotein• ReadA595• Comparetostandardcurvetodetermineprotein
concentration• ug/ul
WB-SDSPAGE• SDS=sodiumdodecylsulfate
– Detergent• PAGE=polyacrylamidegelelectrophoresis
• PreparationofSDS-PAGEgel– Acrylamide:bisacrylamide(whatpolymerizes)
• 7.5%gel,10%gel,etc– SDS(denaturant)– Buffer(maintainspH)– APS/TEMED(initiatespolymerization)
WB-transfer
• Transferproteinfromgeltomembrane– PVDFornitrocellulose
• Hydrophobic– Assemble“sandwich”– Electroblotting
WB–detectionvia1°/2°antibodies
• Blockmembrane– Preventnon-specificbindingofantibodies– BSA,non-fatmilk
• 1°antibody– Specificforproteinofinterest
• 2°antibody– Specificforthespeciesofthe1°Ab– ConjugatedtoafluorortoHRP(horseradishperoxidase)
WB–detectionvia1°/2°antibodies• Fluor-conjugated2°Ab
– Scanmembrane&detectfluorescence• HRP-conjugated2°Ab
– IncubatemembranewithECLreagent– ExposemembranetoX-rayfilm
Leeetal,2011
WBexperimentalprinciples• Controls
– Immunoblotting(samemembrane)forhousekeepinggene(ex:GAPDH)• Loadingcontrol
– Positive–Proteinlysatefromknownpositivesample– Negative–Dependentonexperiment
• Ex:TreatmentofcontrolcellswithPBSinsteadofdrug• Ex:Treatedcellsat“0h”(beforedrugcanhaveaneffect)
• Quantification– WBissemi-quantitative–bandintensitiescanbecomparedbasedon
equivalentcontrolsignalforeachsample– Inordertoquantify,applydensitometryanalysis
Densitometry
• Allowsquantificationofimagesbasedonpixelintensity
• Awaytoquantifyrt-PCRandWB
UsingImageJ:• Measurepixelintensityofallbands• Normalizethevalueofeachbandto
thevalueofitsassociatedactinband• Comparenormalizedvalues
Caoetal,2011
CellCulture• 1900s–tissueculture
– Harrison&Carrel– “amethodforstudyingthebehaviorofanimalcellsfreeofsystemic
variationsthatmightariseintheanimalbothduringnormalhomeostasisandunderthestressofanexperiment”
• 1952–developmentofcontinuoushumantumorcellline– HeLa
• Usesofculturedcells:– Developmentofantiviralvaccines– Productionofmonoclonalantibodies– Productionofcellproducts
• Insulin,HGH,interferon
– Understandingofneoplasia
CellCulture• Benefits– Cancarefullycontrolenvironment– Preservation
– Avoidusinganimals– Rapid,relativelycheap
• Disadvantages/limitations– Expertise– Identificationofcelltype– Genetic&phenotypicinstability– Quantity
CellCulture-TypesofCells
• Primaryculture– Cellsisolatedfromtumorsororgans– Non-immortalized– Replicationlimità senescence
• Immortalizedcelllines– Haveevadedsenescence– Sources
• Cancer–ex,HeLa,A549• Stableexpressionofagenewhichde-regulatescellcycle
– AdenovirusE1inHEK293– Telomerase
Primarycells–mouseembryonicfibroblasts
Immortalizedcells–HeLa
CellCulture-Typesofcells
• Adherent– Epithelial&fibroblast
• Non-adherent– Hematopoieticcells– Jurkatcells–humanTlymphocytes
CellCultureBasics• Growthmedia– DMEM,MEM,RPMI1640
• Aminoacids,vitamins,glucose– Phenolred–pHindicator– Serum–FBS,FCS,BS
• Proteins&polypeptides,growthfactors,aminoacids,lipids,carbohydrates,polyamines,urea,inorganics,hormones,vitamins
• Containsantitrypsinactivity
Thaietal,2014
CellCultureBasics–adherentcells
• Plates/flasks– “Tissueculturetreated”
• Platesaremadeofpolystyrenewhichishydrophobic
• TCtreatment(manytypes)à makesurfacehydrophilic/negativelycharged
• Celladhesionproteins(ex,vitronectin&fibronectin)cancoatplate
CellCulturebasics–adherentcells
• Subculturing– Trypsin/EDTA– Trypsin
• Serineprotease• Cleavesadhesionproteins(integrins)• Optimalactivityat37°
– EDTA• Chelatingagent–Calcium&Magnesium
– Neutralizewithcomplete(serum-containing)medium
AsepticTechnique
• Cellculturemustbekeptsterile
• Freeofmicroorganisms– Bacteria– Fungi– Viruses
• Aseptictechnique–designedtocreateabarrierbetweenthesterilecellcultureµorganismsintheenvironment– Sterileworkarea– Goodpersonalhygiene– Sterilereagents&media– Sterilehandling
SummaryI• Cell&moleculartechniquesallowscientiststoexaminesubcellularcomponents
• Eachexperimentshouldincludepositive&negativecontrols
• Measurementscanbequalitativeorquantitative• Technicalreplicatesensureconsistencywithinanexperiment;biologicalreplicatesprovideconfidenceinexperimentalresults
• DNAmaybeextractedusingphenol/chloroformor(forplasmids)alkalinelysis
SummaryII• PCRallowsustoamplifypiecesofDNAorcDNA• Westernblottingallowsdetectionofproteinswithincellsortissue
• Densitometryenablesquantificationofotherwisesemi-quantitativedatathroughanalysisofimagepixelintensity
• Cellcultureisawaytostudycellsinthelaboratory• Aseptictechniqueiscriticalincellculture