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DNA Microarrays: A guide to teaching chips Allison Amore, Sheena Bossie, Max Citrin, Erin Cobain, Megan McDonald, Marieta Solé, Emily Wilson A. Malcolm Campbell
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• DNA microarrays measure expression level changes across a genome
and have the potential to be a powerful diagnostic tool in medicine.
• Equipment necessary to print DNA microarrays is expensive & complex
• Undergraduates have little experience with this technique
• Undergraduates face challenge of learning about DNA microarray
technology without hands on experience
PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED: How can DNA microarray technology be introduced at the undergraduate level in a laboratory setting?
POTENTIAL SOLUTION Teaching Chips - provide students with thorough understanding of microarray methodology but do not necessitate the use of expensive RNA samples or genomic DNA. Students learn how to design, print (if the equipment is available) and process chips that are likely to have a high success rate with visible data.
SetupMhp Mhp Mhp
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• We designed a stoplight pattern using three S. Cerevisiae genes (Mhp, Idh1Idh1, and SHY).
• Competent bacterial cells containing plasmids with 500bp fragments of genes were obtained from a previous study (D. Pierce).
• Genes were chosen because their probes had been previously shown not to bind to either of the other two genes (D. Pierce).
• Design was printed using BioRobotics MicroGrid II Compact
•We followed the 2-step 3DNA Genisphere for probe hybridization (previously optimized by E. Oldham)
The Microarray Process
Cy5 dendrimer
500mer target
30mer oligo probe 31mer capture sequence
5’
3’
Cy3 dendrimer
500mer target
30mer oligo probe 31mer capture sequence
5’
3’
Essential Steps:• grow cells containing RNA of interest• isolate and extract RNA • convert mRNA into cDNA• spot cDNA onto slide • hybridize with Cy3 and Cy5 tagged probes • scan chip to measure fluorescence intensity • analyze data to determine repression and induction patterns from image profiles.
3DNA dendrimer courtesy of Genisphere, Inc.
GeneSystematic
Name Chromosome Brief Description of Function
MHP1 YJL042W X microtubule organization
IDH1 YNL037C XIVRegulatory subunit in cellular energy
metabolism
SHY1 YGR112W VII
Codes for a mitochondrial protein required for full expression of cytochrome oxidase (COX)
QIAGEN HiSpeed Plasmid Midi Kit
Promega PureYield Plasmid Midiprep kit
List price $250 for 25 preps List price $180 for 25 preps
Requires little centrifugation, Faster Multiple centrifugation steps, Slower
Slightly more consistent results Slightly greater variability
Introduction
Future Work• Perform experiment using oligos with correct capture sequence.
• Confirm results using Q-PCR
• Analyze data using Magic Tool
• Compose a single detailed protocol
• Promote the use of teaching chips in undergraduate settings
• Publish work in Cell Biology Education
Fluorescent labeling process using Cy5 (red) and Cy3 (green) dyes:
(Cartoon created by E. Oldham)
Part I: Two different plasmid isolation kits were compared:Results Continued
Part III: Prepared test slide to determine whether all reagents were functioning properly:
Test Slide Design. Anticipated results if all reagents were functioning properly. O = oligo, RT = Reverse Transcript, C = control.
Actual Test Slide Results. Only the two positive controls fluoresced as expected.
CONCLUSION: All proposed reasons for our negative results were proven false. The unexpected outcome was due to a capture sequence that was not complementary to the dendrimer sequence!
Part II: Chips were scanned to visualize stoplight pattern no fluorescence was detected on any of the slides.
Potential Reasons for this Outcome:
• Fluorescent dyes have degraded and lost ability to fluoresce
• Oligos were non-functional or degraded
• Plasmid DNA may not have been isolated properly
SHY idh1 Mhp SHY Mhp
SHY idh1 Mhp SHY Mhp
120 ng/ul
240 ng/ul
SHY-O SHY-O Mhp-O
Mhp-O idh1-O idh1-O
RT-C RT-C AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the following people for their invaluable support:
Dr. A. Malcolm Campbell Danielle Choi
Emily Oldham Davidson College Biology Dept.
Dan Pierce Various service technicians
Chris Healey