Nondestructive Quality Control for Microarray Production

The use of microarrays to monitor gene expression has become a standard research tool at both academic and industrial research institutions. Quality control of common printing defects during DNA deposition onto glass substrates is critical to maintaining data integrity and preventing the needless co...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey R. Shearstone, Norman E. Allaire, Michael E. Getman, Steven Perrin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2002-05-01
Series:BioTechniques
Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/02325st06
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description The use of microarrays to monitor gene expression has become a standard research tool at both academic and industrial research institutions. Quality control of common printing defects during DNA deposition onto glass substrates is critical to maintaining data integrity and preventing the needless consumption of precious RNA, labeling reagents, and time. Here we demonstrate a nondestructive method for monitoring the quality of every spot on every chip of a microarray production run. We have identified many common manufacturing defects, while not perturbing the attachment of our oligonucleotide target to the substrate or altering further hybridization. This protocol is simple, fast, and inexpensive.
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spelling doaj-art-bc6b68e9adf74d4985cdefc6d6c83ad62025-08-20T02:26:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBioTechniques0736-62051940-98182002-05-013251051105710.2144/02325st06Nondestructive Quality Control for Microarray ProductionJeffrey R. Shearstone0Norman E. Allaire1Michael E. Getman2Steven Perrin31Biogen, Cambridge, MA, USA1Biogen, Cambridge, MA, USA1Biogen, Cambridge, MA, USA1Biogen, Cambridge, MA, USAThe use of microarrays to monitor gene expression has become a standard research tool at both academic and industrial research institutions. Quality control of common printing defects during DNA deposition onto glass substrates is critical to maintaining data integrity and preventing the needless consumption of precious RNA, labeling reagents, and time. Here we demonstrate a nondestructive method for monitoring the quality of every spot on every chip of a microarray production run. We have identified many common manufacturing defects, while not perturbing the attachment of our oligonucleotide target to the substrate or altering further hybridization. This protocol is simple, fast, and inexpensive.https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/02325st06
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