High-density arrays to profile circulating biomarkers

High-density oligonucleotide arrays

We are attempting to produce high-density arrays of surface-bound oligonucleotides for hybridization experiments. Our approach is to mechanically miniamri~ conventional DNA synthesis chemistry. Ink-jet printer heads are used to deliver small drops of reagents to a chemically modified silicon dioxide surface, where they react to synthesize DNA. The drops are confined to small areas by a pattern ...

Use of high density antibody arrays to validate and discover cancer serum biomarkers.

Perhaps the greatest barrier to translation of serum biomarker discoveries is the inability to evaluate putative biomarkers in high throughput validation studies. Here we report on the development, production, and implementation of a high-density antibody microarray used to evaluate large numbers of candidate ovarian cancer serum biomarkers. The platform was shown to be useful for evaluation of...

Using high-density exon arrays to profile gene expression in closely related species

Global comparisons of gene expression profiles between species provide significant insight into gene regulation, evolutionary processes and disease mechanisms. In this work, we describe a flexible and intuitive approach for global expression profiling of closely related species, using high-density exon arrays designed for a single reference genome. The high-density probe coverage of exon arrays...

High Density Arrays of Micromirrors

Probe selection for high-density oligonucleotide arrays.

High-density oligonucleotide microarrays enable simultaneous monitoring of expression levels of tens of thousands of transcripts. For accurate detection and quantitation of transcripts in the presence of cellular mRNA, it is essential to design microarrays whose oligonucleotide probes produce hybridization intensities that accurately reflect the concentration of original mRNA. We present a mode...