Automation of cDNA Synthesis and Labelling Improves Reproducibility
Joint Authors
Klevebring, Daniel
Lundeberg, Joakim
Eidefors, Anna
Gry, Marcus
Lindberg, Johan
Source
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-10-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Several technologies, such as in-depth sequencing and microarrays, enable large-scale interrogation of genomes and transcriptomes.
In this study, we asses reproducibility and throughput by moving all laboratory procedures to a robotic workstation, capable of handling superparamagnetic beads.
Here, we describe a fully automated procedure for cDNA synthesis and labelling for microarrays, where the purification steps prior to and after labelling are based on precipitation of DNA on carboxylic acid-coated paramagnetic beads.
Results.
The fully automated procedure allows for samples arrayed on a microtiter plate to be processed in parallel without manual intervention and ensuring high reproducibility.
We compare our results to a manual sample preparation procedure and, in addition, use a comprehensive reference dataset to show that the protocol described performs better than similar manual procedures.
Conclusions.
We demonstrate, in an automated gene expression microarray experiment, a reduced variance between replicates, resulting in an increase in the statistical power to detect differentially expressed genes, thus allowing smaller differences between samples to be identified.
This protocol can with minor modifications be used to create cDNA libraries for other applications such as in-depth analysis using next-generation sequencing technologies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Klevebring, Daniel& Gry, Marcus& Lindberg, Johan& Eidefors, Anna& Lundeberg, Joakim. 2009. Automation of cDNA Synthesis and Labelling Improves Reproducibility. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Klevebring, Daniel…[et al.]. Automation of cDNA Synthesis and Labelling Improves Reproducibility. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Klevebring, Daniel& Gry, Marcus& Lindberg, Johan& Eidefors, Anna& Lundeberg, Joakim. Automation of cDNA Synthesis and Labelling Improves Reproducibility. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468875
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468875