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|Patrick O. Brown, Tidhar Dari Shalon
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This invention is a continuation-in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/477,809 for Method and Apparatus for Fabricating Microarray of Biological Samples, filed Jun. 7, 1995, and now allowed, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,522 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/261,388 for Method and Apparatus for Fabricating Microarrays of Biological Samples, filed Jun. 17, 1994 now abandoned. These two applications are incorporated herein by reference.
The United States government may have certain rights in the present invention pursuant to Grant No. HG00450 by the National Institutes of Health.
This invention relates to a method and gene-array device for detecting and monitoring gene expression levels specifically related to a given disease-related state, and to a method for constructing the gene-array device.
A variety of methods for analyzing gene products and gene expression are available. Northern blot is one widely used method for monitoring gene expression (Sambrook et al). In this method, a cellular RNA fraction, typically total mRNA, is electrophoretically separated on a gel and the separated RNA species are transferred to a blot substrate. The RNA species are then hybridized with one or more labeled probes of interest, e.g., a labeled RNA or cDNA fragment on the substrate. The purpose of the method is to detect the size range and/or relative quantity of an expressed RNA species complementary to the labeled probe.
In general, sensitivity in the Northern blot is limited to mRNA species present at a level of about 1:10,000 of the total mRNA using radioactive detection, and Northern blots require up to 50 micrograms of mRNA per lane. Northern blots are labor intensive and in general not well suited to diagnostic applications.
The amplification step often required in Northern analysis may bias the relative abundance of discrete cDNA species in a complex mixture. Although methods which allow for reliable quantitation of the RT-PCR process (Piatak, et al) have been proposed, these are not practical for analysis of large numbers of genes.
It has also been proposed to analyze patterns of gene expression by hybridizing a gene of interest to colony blots of different cDNA libraries, where the frequency of hits provides a measure of "differential display" of the gene in the different tissues from which the cDNA libraries were originally made (Maser et al). This method requires the fabrication of a cDNA library and the labor-intensive analysis of unordered dot blots from the colony hybridizations.
Recently, there has been considerable interest in monitoring gene expression using tag sequencing. Here a cDNA library from a specific tissue type or disease state is made from poly A mRNA. Individual cDNA clones with inserts of 1-2 kb are selected at random and a "tag" of around 200 bases of each cDNA insert is sequenced. An expression profile is generated in the form of a computer database of the tag sequences for thousands of cDNA clones from the cDNA library (Orr). Computer analysis of expression profiles can determine which genes are differentially expressed in a specific tissue type or disease state. To date, however, the use of tag sequences has been limited by lack of information about the functional roles of most tag sequences, and in fact, assigning functional roles to tag sequences represents one of the challenging problems of the Human Genome Project.
In view of these limitations in identifying and quantitating gene expression levels for large numbers of expressed genes, it has not been practical heretofore to employ multi-gene expression as a sensitive test for cell status, e.g., in a disease state, or as a method for monitoring the effect of therapeutic treatment on diseased-state cells.
The invention includes, in one aspect, a method of constructing a subarray of genes whose gene expression levels are specifically related to the differences between test cells relative to control cells. The method includes first obtaining and preparing reporter-labeled copies of messenger nucleic acid from control cells in a population of control individuals, and from test cells in a population of test individuals having a shared phenotype of interest, e.g., a disease state, that is not present in control individuals.
The reporter-labeled nucleic acid from test and control cells is applied to a substrate having an array (e.g., a microarray) of at least 102, and preferably 103, distinct gene sequences. The nucleic acid is applied under conditions effective to hybridize the nucleic acid to complementary-sequence genes on the array.
The pattern of reporter levels for nucleic acids from the test cells is compared with that of nucleic acids from the control cells, and from this, the genes on the microarray which show a significant elevation or reduction in reporter levels, when compared with control levels, are identified. The array is formed with the identified genes.
The array is preferably a microarray formed on a single, contiguous substrate, at a density of at least 103 distinct gene sequences per cm2 surface area, and may contain 103 to 104 or more distinct gene sequences. Preferably, each distinct gene sequence is disposed at a separate, defined position in said array and is present in a defined amount between about 0.1 femtomole and 100 nanomoles.
The gene sequences forming the array may be obtained from a single tissue source or, preferably, from multiple tissue sources, and typically include cDNA sequences.
In one general embodiment, the test-cell nucleic acids from each test individual are applied to a separate array, and the genes of interest are identified by identifying those genes on the separate arrays which show a statistically significant elevation or reduction in reporter levels, when compared with control levels. In another general embodiment, the test-cell nucleic acids from the test individuals are pooled and applied to a single array.
The test- and control-cell nucleic acids may have different fluorescent reporters, allowing the nucleic acids from the test- and control cells to be applied to the same array. Alternatively, the test- and control-cell nucleic acids may be applied to different microarrays, with the same or different reporters.
In another aspect, the invention includes a method of detecting or monitoring the treatment status of a selected disease condition. In practicing the method, there is first prepared reporter-labeled copies of messenger nucleic acid obtained from test cells associated with the disease condition. The nucleic acid is applied to a subarray of genes which are characterized by a statistically significant increase or decrease in gene level expression, when compared with the level of gene expression in the same cell type or types in a control, non-disease state, under conditions effective to hybridize said nucleic acid species to complementary-sequence genes in said array. The levels of reporter associated with the genes in the array are determined, and from this, there is formed a pattern of gene expression. A comparison of the gene-expression pattern with a known pattern of gene expression associated with the disease condition, permits detection or monitoring of the treatment status of the disease state.
The method employs a gene-array device constructed according to another aspect of the invention. The device includes a substrate, and a subarray of genes which each show a statistically significant increase or a statistically significant decrease in gene expression level when compared with the level of gene expression in a control cell type.
These and other objects and features of the invention will become more fully apparent when the following detailed description of the invention is read in conjunction with the accompanying figures.
The file of this patent contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Patent and Trademark Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
Unless indicated otherwise, the terms defined below have the following meanings:
"Distinct gene sequences" or "different gene sequences", as applied to the gene sequences forming an array or microarray or subarray, refers to polynucleotides containing distinct, i.e., different, gene sequences. The different-sequence polynucleotides may be partially or completely sequenced, as with expressed-sequence tags (EST's) or unsequenced, as with an unsequenced cDNA library.
An "array of distinct gene sequences" refers to a linear or two-dimensional array of distinct gene sequences, where the array may also contain regions with different graded concentrations of same-sequence polynucleotides, and/or mixtures of two or more distinct-sequence polynucleotides.
A "microarray of distinct gene sequences" refers to an array having a density of distinct gene sequences of at least about 100/cm2, for example about 400/cm2, and preferably at least about 1000/cm2. The regions in a microarray have typical dimensions, e.g., diameters in the range of between about 10-500 μm, for example about 250 μm, and are separated from other regions in the array by about the same distance, and contain typically, 0.1 femtomole to 100 nanomoles of nucleic acid molecules.
A "subarray of distinct gene sequences" is an array formed from a subset of gene sequences in a larger array. The subset is typically composed of gene sequences whose level of expression in cells in a selected physiological state or disease state obtained from a population of test individuals is significantly higher or lower than in control cells obtained from a population of control individuals.
"Cells of a given cell type or types" refers to cells obtained from one or more particular tissues or organs, e.g., hepatocytes, heart muscle cells, pancreatic cells, or non-differentiated embryonic tissue, or to a particular blood cell type or types, e.g., peripheral blood lymphocytes.
Cells having a "selected physiological state or disease condition" or "test cells" refer to cells of a given cell type or types which are (i) in a defined state of differentiation or activation, e.g., by gene activation, (ii) infected by a defined infectious agent, e.g., HIV-infected T cells, (iii) in a neoplastic state, i.e., tumor cells, (iv) in a chemical- or physical-response state, i.e., after exposure to a pharmacological agent with respect to control cells of the same type or types.
Cells of the same cell type or types as test cells, but which are (i) in a non-differentiated or non-activated state, (ii) uninfected, (iii) in a normal, non-neoplastic state, or (iv) in a control, no-drug state, are referred to herein as control cells.
A "population of test individuals" includes at least 5, and preferably 50 or more individuals all of whom share a common phenotype related to the individuals' test cells, e.g., individuals who all have a common disease or are infected by the same infectious agent.
A "population of control individuals" includes at least 5, and preferably 50 or more individuals all of whom share a common control phenotype related to the individuals' control cells, e.g., normal, disease-free and/or drug-free individuals, or share the same physiological state of other phenotype of interest.
"Reporter-labeled copies of messenger nucleic acid" refers to reporter-labeled mRNA transcripts obtained from test or control cells or cDNAs produced from such transcripts. The reporter label is any a) detectable reporter, and typically is a fluorescent reporter.
A support surface of an array is "hydrophobic" if a aqueous-medium droplet applied to the surface does not spread out substantially beyond the area size of the applied droplet. That is, the surface acts to prevent spreading of the droplet applied to the surface by hydrophobic interaction with the droplet.
A "meniscus" means a concave or convex surface that forms on the bottom of a liquid in a channel as a result of the surface tension of the liquid.
This section describes a method of forming a microarray of distinct gene sequences on a solid support or substrate, for use in the method of the invention.
With continued reference to
The dispensing device just described is carried on an arm 28 that may be moved either linearly or in an x-y plane to position the dispenser at a selected deposition position, as will be described.
In one general embodiment, the surface is a relatively hydrophilic, i.e., a wettable surface, such as a surface having native, bound or covalently attached charged groups. One such surface described below is a glass surface having an absorbed layer of a polycationic polymer, such as poly-l-lysine.
The support is a polymer, glass, or other solid-material support having a preferably planar, hydrophobic surface. The hydrophobic surface may be formed by the support material, or by a coating applied to the support. The important "hydrophobic" property of the support surface is that it produces beading of aqueous reagent solution applied to the surface. A variety of known hydrophobic polymers, such as polystyrene, polypropylene, or polyethylene have desired hydrophobic properties, as do glass and a variety of lubricant or other hydrophobic films that may be applied to the support surface.
Initially, the dispenser is loaded with molecules of a selected gene sequence, such as by dipping the dispenser tip, after washing, into a solution of the gene sequence solution, and allowing filling by capillary flow into the dispenser channel. The dispenser is now moved to a selected position with respect to a support surface, placing the dispenser tip directly above the support-surface position at which the polynucleotide solution is to be deposited. This movement takes place with the dispenser tip in its raised position, as seen in
With the dispenser so positioned, solenoid 22 is now activated to cause the dispenser tip to move rapidly toward and away from the substrate surface, making momentary contact with the surface, in effect, tapping the tip of the dispenser against the support surface. The tapping movement of the tip against the surface acts to break the liquid meniscus in the tip channel, bringing the liquid in the tip into contact with the support surface. This, in turn, produces a flowing of the liquid into the capillary space between the tip and the surface, acting to draw liquid out of the dispenser channel, as seen in
For liquid-dispensing on a more hydrophilic surface, the liquid will have less of a tendency to bead, and the dispensed volume will be more sensitive to the total dwell time of the dispenser tip in the immediate vicinity of the support surface, e.g., the positions illustrated in
The desired deposition volume, i.e., bead volume, formed by this method is preferably in the range 2 pl (picoliters) to 2 nl (nanoliters), although volumes as high as 100 nl or more may be dispensed. It will be appreciated that the selected dispensed volume will depend on (i) the "footprint" of the dispenser tip, i.e., the size of the area spanned by the tip, (ii) the hydrophobicity of the support surface, and (iii) the time of contact with and rate of withdrawal of the tip from the support surface. In addition, bead size may be reduced by increasing the viscosity of the medium, effectively reducing the flow time of liquid from the dispenser onto the support surface. The drop size may be further constrained by depositing the drop in a hydrophilic region surrounded by a hydrophobic grid pattern on the support surface.
In a typical embodiment, the dispenser tip is tapped rapidly against the support surface, with a total residence time in contact with the support of less than about 1 msec, and a rate of upward travel from the surface of about 10 cm/sec.
Assuming that the bead that forms on contact with the surface is a hemispherical bead, with a diameter approximately equal to the width of the dispenser tip, as shown in
Volume (nl)
2 � 10−3
3.1 � 10−2
2.5 � 10−1
At a given tip size, bead volume can be reduced in a controlled fashion by increasing surface hydrophobicity, reducing time of contact of the tip with the surface, increasing rate of movement of the tip away from the surface, and/or increasing the viscosity of the medium. Once these parameters are fixed, a selected deposition volume in the desired pl to nl range can be achieved in a repeatable fashion.
After depositing a bead at one selected location on a support, the tip is typically moved to a corresponding position on a second support, a droplet is deposited at that position, and this process is repeated until a liquid droplet of the polynucleotide solution has been deposited at a selected position on each of a plurality of supports.
The tip is then washed to remove the polynucleotide solution, filled with another distinct-sequence polynucleotide solution and this solution is now deposited at another array position on each of the supports. In one embodiment, the tip is washed and refilled by the steps of (i) dipping the capillary channel of the device in a wash solution, (ii) removing wash solution drawn into the capillary channel, and (iii) dipping the capillary channel into the new gene-sequence solution.
The tweezers-like, open-capillary dispenser tip provides the advantages that (i) the open channel of the tip facilitates rapid, efficient washing and drying before reloading the tip with a new, e.g., different-sequence polynucleotide solution, (ii) passive capillary action can load the sample directly from a standard microwell plate while retaining sufficient sample in the open capillary reservoir for the printing of numerous arrays, (iii) open capillaries are less prone to clogging than closed capillaries, and (iv) open capillaries do not require a perfectly faced bottom surface for fluid delivery.
A portion of a microarray 36 formed on the surface 38 of a solid support 40 in accordance with the method just described is shown in
The spacing between each region and its closest (non-diagonal) neighbor, measured from center-to-center (indicated at 44), is preferably in the range of about 20-400 μm. Thus, for example, an array having a center-to-center spacing of about 250 μm contains about 40 regions/cm or 1,600 regions/cm2. After formation of the array, the support is treated to evaporate the liquid of the droplet forming each region, to leave a desired array of dried, relatively flat regions. This drying may be done by heating or under vacuum.
In some cases, it is desired to first rehydrate the droplets containing the polynucleotides to allow for more time for adsorption to the solid support. It is also possible to spot out the polynucleotides in a humid environment so that droplets do not dry until the arraying operation is complete, or to spot out the polynucleotides on a heated surface to increase the rate of absorption.
The dispenser is mounted in the device for movement toward and away from a dispensing position at which the tip of the dispenser taps a support surface, to dispense a selected volume of polynucleotide solution, as described above. This movement is effected by a solenoid 76 as described above. Solenoid 76 is under the control of a control unit 77 whose operation will be described below.
The dispenser device is carried on an arm 74 which is threadedly mounted on a worm screw 80 driven (rotated) in a desired direction by a stepper motor 82 also under the control of unit 77. At its left end in the figure screw 80 is carried in a sleeve 84 for rotation about the screw axis. At its other end, the screw is mounted to the drive shaft of the stepper motor, which in turn is carried on a sleeve 86. The dispenser device, worm screw, the two sleeves mounting the worm screw, and the stepper motor used in moving the device in the "x" (horizontal) direction in the figure form what is referred to here collectively as a displacement assembly 86.
The displacement assembly is constructed to produce precise, micro-range movement in the direction of the screw, i.e., along an x axis in the figure. In one mode, the assembly functions to move the dispenser in x-axis increments having a selected distance in the range 5-25 μm. In another mode, the dispenser unit may be moved in precise x-axis increments of several microns or more, for positioning the dispenser at associated positions on adjacent supports, as will be described below.
The displacement assembly, in turn, is mounted for movement in the "y" (vertical) axis of the figure, for positioning the dispenser at a selected y axis position. The structure mounting the assembly includes a fixed rod 88 mounted rigidly between a pair of frame bars 90, 92, and a worm screw 94 mounted for rotation between a pair of frame bars 96, 98. The worm screw is driven (rotated) by a stepper motor 100 which operates under the control of unit 77. The motor is mounted on bar 96, as shown.
The structure just described, including worm screw 94 and motor 100, is constructed to produce precise, micro-range movement in the direction of the screw, i.e., along an y axis in the figure. As above, the structure functions in one mode to move the dispenser in y-axis increments having a selected distance in the range 5-250 μm, and in a second mode, to move the dispenser in precise y-axis increments of several microns (μm) or more, for positioning the dispenser at associated positions on adjacent supports.
The displacement assembly and structure for moving this assembly in the y axis are referred to herein collectively as positioning means for positioning the dispensing device at a selected array position with respect to a support.
A holder 102 in the apparatus functions to hold a plurality of supports, such as supports 104 on which the microarrays of regent regions are to be formed by the apparatus. The holder provides a number of recessed slots, such as slot 106, which receive the supports, and position them at precise selected positions with respect to the frame bars on which the dispenser moving means is mounted.
As noted above, the control unit in the device functions to actuate the two stepper motors and dispenser solenoid in a sequence designed for automated operation of the apparatus in forming a selected microarray of different-sequence polynucleotide regions on each of a plurality of supports.
The control unit is constructed, according to conventional microprocessor control principles, to provide appropriate signals to each of the solenoid and each of the stepper motors, in a given timed sequence and for appropriate signalling time. The construction of the unit, and the settings that are selected by the user to achieve a desired array pattern, will be understood from the following description of a typical apparatus operation.
Initially, one or more supports are placed in one or more slots in the holder. The dispenser is then moved to a position directly above a well (not shown) containing a solution of the first solution to be dispensed on the support(s). The dispenser solenoid is actuated now to lower the dispenser tip into this well, causing the capillary channel in the dispenser to fill. Motors 82, 100 are now actuated to position the dispenser at a selected array position at the first of the supports. Solenoid actuation of the dispenser is then effective to dispense a selected-volume droplet of that solution at this location. As noted above, this operation is effective to dispense a selected volume preferably between 2 pl and 2 nl of the polynucleotide solution.
The dispenser is now moved to the corresponding position at an adjacent support and a similar volume of the solution is dispensed at this position. The process is repeated until the solution has been dispensed at this preselected corresponding position on each of the supports.
To dispense the next solution, the dispenser is positioned over a wash solution (not shown), and the dispenser tip is dipped in and out of this solution until the reagent solution has been substantially washed from the tip. Solution can be removed from the tip, after each dipping, by vacuum, compressed air spray, sponge, or the like.
The dispenser tip is now dipped in a second polynucleotide solution well, and the filled tip is moved to a second selected array position in the first support. The process of dispensing solution at each of the corresponding second-array positions is then carried as above. This process is repeated until an entire microarray of reagent solutions on each of the supports has been formed.
The slide is coated by placing a uniform-thickness film of a polycationic polymer, e.g., poly-l-lysine, on the surface of a slide and drying the film to form a dried coating. The amount of polycationic polymer added is sufficient to form at least a monolayer of polymers on the glass surface. The polymer film is bound to the surface via electrostatic binding between negative silyl-OH groups on the surface and charged amine groups in the polymers. Poly-l-lysine coated glass slides may be obtained commercially, e.g., from Sigma Chemical Co. (St. Louis, Mo.).
To form the microarray, defined volumes of distinct sequence polynucleotides are deposited on the polymer-coated slide, as described in Section II. According to an important feature of the device, the deposited polynucleotides remain bound to the coated slide surface non-covalently when an aqueous DNA sample is applied to the substrate under conditions which allow hybridization of reporter-labeled polynucleotides in the sample to complementary-sequence (single-stranded) polynucleotides in the substrate array. The method is illustrated in the examples below.
To illustrate this feature, a substrate of the type just described, but having an array of same-sequence polynucleotides, was mixed with fluorescent-labeled complementary DNA under hybridization conditions. After washing to remove non-hybridized material, the substrate was examined by low-power fluorescence microscopy. The array can be visualized by the relatively uniform labeling pattern of the array regions.
In a preferred embodiment, each microarray contains at least 103 distinct polynucleotide or polypeptide biopolymers per surface area of less than about 1 cm2. In the embodiment shown in
Also in a preferred embodiment, the polynucleotides have lengths of at least about 50 bp, i.e., substantially longer than oligonucleotides which can be formed in high-density arrays by various in situ synthesis schemes.
This section describes a method which uses the polynucleotide arrays described above for identification of differential gene expression levels of multiple genes in test and control cells. Such differential gene expression can be determined, for example, between different tissues in an organism, or between samples from the same tissue or cell type in different states, such as activated/non-activated, infected/non-infected, cancerous/non-cancerous, affected/not affected and, diseased/healthy. Cells in these states are collectively referred to as "test" cells (e.g., activated, infected, cancerous, affected, diseased, etc.) and "control" cells (e.g., non-activated, non-infected, non-cancerous, not affected, healthy, etc.). More generally, differential gene expression is determined using cells from a population of test individuals who have a particular condition or disease (test cells), and another population of control individuals who are "normal" for the condition selected, e.g., a disease or infectious condition in the test individuals.
The method employs an array, and preferably a microarray of "target" gene sequences, or polynucleotides, which is then probed with reporter-labeled nucleic acids obtained or derived from the test and control cells. The amount of reporter-labeled nucleic acid that hybridized at each position in the microarray is determined. This signal reflects the amount or relative number of reporter-labeled nucleic acid fragments in the hybridization mixture that have a nucleotide sequence that is effective to hybridize with the nucleotide sequence of the immobilized target gene or fragment. Accordingly, if a particular messenger nucleic acid is represented at a relatively high level in the hybridization mixture, it will give a strong hybridization signal (high reporter level) at the position of an immobilized target having a sequence that is homologous to the complement of the reporter-tagged nucleic acid sequence.
The pattern of reporter signals may be quantitated and analyzed on a computer. As described below, the levels of gene expression, as determined by reporter levels bound to the genes in the array, are determined for a population of test or control individuals, to provide a statistical measure of genes in the array which are expressed at above- or below-normal values in test individuals.
A. Fabrication of Array
An array, such as a microarray, of immobilized target gene sequences is fabricated as described above. The DNA used in fashioning the array may be obtained from any of a variety of sources. Preferably, the array contains at least 103 distinct gene sequences per cm2 surface area. The array contains at least 102 distinct gene sequences, and preferably 103-104 distinct sequences.
The DNA at each location in the array has a unique nucleotide sequence, which may be known or unknown. For example, a genomic library can be constructed from DNA from which repetitive sequences have been self-hybridized-out. Alternatively, such a library may be purchased from commercial sources, such as Clontech (Palo Alto, Calif.). Clones from the library may be spotted on a substrate to fashion a set of arrays which includes all of the unique sequences represented in the library.
Clones from cDNA libraries may also be spotted onto a substrate to generate a microarray. Methods for the construction of cDNA libraries from a variety of tissues are well known in the art (Maniatis, et al., Ausubel, et al., Sambrook, et al.). Further, cDNA libraries may be conveniently obtained from several commercial sources, including Clontech (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Stratagene (La Jolla, Calif.).
Arrays may also be made with expressed sequence tags (ESTs) derived from various tissues (e.g., Orr). A set of arrays can be made for each tissue for which there exist ESTs, or a more general set of ESTs derived from two or more tissues can be prepared, depending on the application.
In a general embodiment of the invention, ESTs, or EST genes from multiple tissue sources are spotted onto a substrate to generate an array. Preferably, the array includes at least 103 such EST genes. The EST genes in the plasmid vectors are amplified using primers directed against regions of the plasmid flanking the inserts. The amplified DNAs are purified with PCR clean-up kits (Quiagen, Chatsworth, Calif.), and spotted to generate an array as described above. An exemplary source of ESTs is the Merck-Washington University Consortium for ESTs (Merck and Co., Whitehouse, N.J.), as well as through the Image Consortium of Lawrence Livermore Labs (Livermore, Calif.).
Each distinct gene sequence (e.g., single library clone or EST) is preferably disposed at a separate, defined position in the array and is present in a defined amount, typically between about 0.1 femtomole and 100 nanomoles. The spotting, or application of the DNA to the substrate, may be done in duplicate to provide a measure for the consistency of the assay and validity of the results.
Following the spotting, the slides are typically rehydrated in a humid chamber for about 2 hours, snap dried on a hot plate at 100� C., rinsed to remove unabsorbed DNA, denatured, UV-crosslinked and treated with succinic anhydride as described in Example 1. The rehydration and snap drying are performed to facilitate the formation of a uniform, as opposed to an annular, distribution of the dried DNA. In another embodiment of the method, the DNA is spotted onto heated glass surface, which eliminates the rehydration and snap-drying steps and may achieve a similar uniform distribution of DNA.
B. Test Individuals Having a Shared Phenotype
Reporter-labeled copies of messenger nucleic acids, or fragments, are prepared from cDNAs or mRNAs obtained from "test" and "control" sources. As indicated above, the test sources are typically individuals (test individuals) having a shared phenotype that is not present in control individuals. Examples of such a phenotype include a pathogenic infection, such as a viral, bacterial or parasitic infection; a disease, such as a cancer, heart disease, diabetes, AIDS, an autoimmune disease, allergy, asthma, cardiovascular condition, various genetic diseases, degenerative diseases, and the like; and a predisposition to a disease or condition, such as a predisposition to heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, weight gain, stroke, neurodegenerative disease, psychiatric disease, and other diseases or conditions with an inheritable risk factor.
The shared phenotype may also include, for example, exposure to a known therapeutic agent or treatment modality, e.g., x-irradiation, or exposure to known environmental factors, e.g., a suspected factor in the workplace.
The control sources can be individuals (control individuals) who are "normal" for the test phenotype, i.e., individuals who are not affected with the disease or condition for which it is desired to construct a subarray, or any standard nucleic acid sample that provides a standard, reproducible hybridization signal at each array element.
C. Test Cells and Control Cells
The test and control cells used as a source for the reporter-labeled copies of messenger nucleic acids, or fragments, are typically those cells that are directly affected by the disease or condition for which it is desired to generate a subarray of the present invention.
As examples, for use in constructing a subarray of genes whose gene expression levels are specifically related to a specific tumor condition, the test cells may be neoplastic cells, and the control cells, non-neoplastic cells of the same type.
For use in constructing a subarray of genes whose gene expression levels are specifically related to a genetic disease, the test cells may be cells from a tissue whose functioning is affected by the disease, and the control cells, cells from the same tissue in a normal individual.
For use in constructing a subarray of genes whose gene expression levels are specifically related to a virus-infected cell, the test cells may be virus-infected cells, and the control cells, uninfected cells of the same cell type from a non-infected individual.
For use in constructing a subarray of genes whose gene expression levels are specifically related to immune cells under immunological challenge, the test cells may be immunologically challenged immune cells, and the control cells, non-challenged immune cells of the same cell type.
For use in constructing a subarray of genes whose gene expression levels are specifically related to drug response in a given test cell type, the test and control cells may be the same cell type, in the presence and absence of the drug.
The invention also contemplates the use of cells other that those directly affected by the disease or condition as a source of test and control cells. Using the above liver tumor example, if it is suspected that certain genes in peripheral blood cells are upregulated or downregulated as a result of a liver tumor, the test cells for generating a subarray of liver tumor regulated genes may be peripheral blood cells from an individual having a liver tumor, and the control cells peripheral blood cells from a normal individual, e.g., peripheral blood lymphocytes.
D. Preparation of Reporter-Labeled Nucleic Acid
Reporter-labeled copies of messenger nucleic acid fragments are prepared from cDNAs or mRNAs obtained from "test" and "control" sources. Messenger RNA, e.g., polyA RNA, may be reporter labeled by conventional methods, e.g., where the label is introduced at preferably the 5′ or 3′ end of the mRNA by suitable terminal transferase enzymes in the presence of fluorescent labeled nucleotides. cDNA may be reverse-transcribed from mRNA isolated from test and control cells, and may be used directly in reporter-labeled form, where the label is preferably introduced through the use of labeled nucleotides during reverse transcription and/or second-strand synthesis. Alternatively, the cDNA formed may be amplified by PCR or may be may be obtained from cDNA libraries that were generated from test and control cells. In cases where the reporter-labeled copies of messenger nucleic acid is obtained from a cDNA library, it is nevertheless considered to be "obtained" from the cell or tissue from which the library was made.
Messenger nucleic acids, or fragments, from the test and control cells may be labeled with different reporter moieties that can be independently detected with a minimum of signal cross-contamination. In one embodiment of the invention, the two sets of reporter-labeled messenger nucleic acids, corresponding to test and control cells, are hybridized simultaneously to an array containing at least 102 immobilized DNA fragments, each having a different nucleotide sequence. As is described more fully below, signals from the two reporter moieties may be detected either simultaneously or sequentially. Once normalized, the relative intensity of the signals reflects differences in the level of gene expression between the test and control cells.
Test and control cells suitable for the preparation of reporter-labeled copies of nucleic acid may be obtained directly from "test" and "control" individuals (e.g., as a tissue biopsy or blood sample), or they may be obtained from cell or tissue culture banks. Of course, cells that had been frozen or otherwise preserved may also be a suitable source of polynucleotides for the preparation of reporter-labeled messenger nucleic acid fragments.
Methods for the isolation of RNA and/or mRNA from cells or tissue, as well as for reverse transcription of mRNA into cDNA, are well known (e.g., Ausubel, et al.). In one embodiment of the invention, reporter-labeled nucleic acid is prepared during the reverse-transcription of mRNA into cDNA by substituting one of the four deoxynucleotides (A, C, T or G) with a reporter-labeled analogue of that deoxynucleotide. For example, the reaction can be carried out as described in Example 1, below, using fluorescein-12-dCTP (or lissamine-5-dCTP).
Reporter-labeled messenger nucleic acids may also be prepared by 5′ or 3′ end-labeling existing cDNA fragments (e.g., inserts of clones from a cDNA library) with a reporter moiety using known methods (e.g., Ausubel).
A number of different reporters may be employed, though the final detectable moiety on the reporter is preferably fluorescent. As discussed above, nucleotides having a fluorescent moiety attached are commercially available.
Fluorescence-based detection has several advantages over other types of reporter systems. For example, fluorescent signals do not scatter, permitting a closer spacing of the cDNA elements relative to spacing that could be achieved using radioactive or chemiluminescent detection methods. Furthermore, fluorescent signals can be multiplexed using different fluorophores for simultaneous detection of many hybridization reactions on the same array.
In certain cases, it may be desirable to use a fluorescently-labeled secondary reporter molecule that recognizes a primary molecule incorporated into or derivatized to the copies of messenger nucleic acid. A number of such systems are available. The most commonly used are biotin and digoxigenin. Either label can be easily incorporated into DNA probes and be detected using fluorochromes, which are available directly conjugated to anti-digoxigenin antibodies and to avidin. Kits for performing such labeling reactions are available, e.g., from Amersham (Arlington Heights, Ill.) and Boehringer-Mannheim (Indianapolis, Ind.).
The fluorescent detection moieties of the reporter system are preferably selected to have excitation maxima at a wavelength where the excitation light source can provide a strong excitation. For example, the system described in Example 1, below, employs a mixed gas multiline 10 W laser that generates spectral lines at a number of wavelengths including 488 nm and 568 nm. These wavelengths are near the excitation maxima of the two fluorophores used (494 nm for fluorescein and 570 nm for lissamine.
As suggested above, fluorescence detection also allows for simultaneous determination of test and control expression levels on a single microarray. In this embodiment, test and control nucleic acids are labeled with different fluorescent reporters, and expression levels of each is measured independently on the array. The ability to independently monitor differently labeled nucleic acids on a microarray is illustrated in
E. Hybridization of Reporter-Labeled Nucleic Acid to the Array
Hybridization of reporter-labeled nucleic acid to the array of immobilized target gene sequences is carried out using standard methods (e.g., as described in Maniatis, et al., Sambrook, et al., Ausubel, et al.) taking into account any special circumstances of a particular hybridization reaction. Typical hybridization conditions are given in Example 1. Such hybridization conditions are effective to hybridize the reporter-labeled nucleic acid to complementary-sequence target genes immobilized on the array.
Special circumstances relating to hybridization reactions employed in the practice of the invention include, for example, cases where the array is a microarray (e.g., a 5 cm2 or smaller array) and benefits from small hybridization volumes (e.g., about 10 μl). Such a microarray spotted on, e.g., a glass slide, can be hybridized by placing the hybridization solution under a coverslip, and performing the hybridization in a humidified chamber, such as described in Example 1.
It will be appreciated that the level of reporter detected at any array position is directly related to the relative concentration of a particular-sequence reporter-labeled nucleic acid in the total mixture of reporter labeled copies of nucleic acids, i.e., the relative number of molecules of that nucleic acid species. Since the level of gene expression is related to the number of mRNA copies obtained from the test and control cells, and therefore to the number of cDNA copies produced from the mRNA species, the relative reporter level at each position on the array is directly related to the level of gene expression of that sequence in the test or control cells.
One important feature of the present invention, where the method is carried out using a gene microarray, is that volume of cell-derived cDNA material applied to array can be as little as 1-10 μl. For example, if a hybridization volume of 10 μl is used with a total of about 10 μg reporter-labeled cDNA, transcripts as rare as 1 part in 50,000 are detectable with fluorescent detection, without the requirement of amplifying the nucleic acid copies prior to hybridization. This ensures that the reporter levels measured at each position on the array reflect actual mRNA concentrations without severe distortions that may be introduced by PCR amplification or using cloned cDNA species as a source of reporter-labeled nucleic acids.
Experiments performed in support of the present invention have demonstrated good quantitation can be achieved on a microarray using 2 μl hybridization volumes and 2 μg reporter-labeled cDNAs.
The specificity, lack of cross hybridization, and ability to detect expression at a 1:50,000 level in the method is illustrated in
F. Detecting Hybridized Sequences
Following hybridization and washes at selected stringencies, the pattern of reporter levels for nucleic acids from the test cells is compared with that of nucleic acids from the control cells. The method used for detection of reporter levels, of course, depends on the reporter employed. Radioisotope reporters may be detected using, for example, autoradiography film or a "PHOSPHORIMAGER" (Molecular Dynamics, Sunnyvale Calif.). A "PHOSPHORIMAGER" can generate images similar to those shown, for example, in
The detection methods mentioned in the above paragraph typically have significantly lower spatial resolution than can be achieved using a fluorescence-based system. This limitation is not necessarily serious when the array being scanned is relatively large (e.g., a standard format 96-well or 384-well plate). However, when the array being analyzed is a microarray, it is preferable to use a fluorescence-based system.
An exemplary fluorescence-based system is described with respect to Example 2. The system uses a mixed gas laser as a light source, and has a computer-controlled X-Y stage for scanning the array in a raster fashion over a microscope objective. Standard excitation and emission filters are employed to analyze signals from different fluorophores. The fluorescence signals are collected using photomultiplier tubes, whose output can be conveniently digitized using an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter board in a microcomputer.
Fluorescence scanners such as is described are also available commercially. The scanner used in the experiments reported below is similar to the "Gene Chip Scanner" made by Affymetrix (Santa Clara, Calif.).
G. Analysis of Reporter Levels
The data obtained with the reporter detection device is analyzed to compare the pattern of reporter levels for nucleic acids from the test cells with that of nucleic acids from the control cells. Preferably, the fluorescence data are obtained in numerical form, such as from a photomultiplier tube connected to an A/D converter (e.g., as described in Example 1).
The data are typically stored, processed and/or further analyzed on a microcomputer. Typical processing includes displaying the data in a graphical form representing an image of the entire array, with signal amplitude represented by the brightness and/or color at the corresponding location in the array.
The ratio of the fluorescence intensities of the two fluorophores in each spot provides a measure of the differential expression of that gene in leaf versus root tissues. Note the higher levels of expression of the photosynthesis-related chlorophyll binding protein in leaf versus root (elements 13, 14). Note also that other Arabidopsis genes were discovered to be more highly expressed in leaf than in root (e.g., element 91, 92) and, conversely, some genes were discovered to be more highly expressed in root than leaf (e.g., element 89, 90). Overall, 26 genes displayed greater than 5-fold differences in expression between control and test tissues.
The average or integrated value corresponding to the total signal from each region of the array is stored in a database for additional analyses. An exemplary additional analysis is the averaging of information obtained from a population of test individuals having a shared phenotype. Due to variations in the genetic make-up of unrelated individuals in a heterogeneous society, differences in the expression of a gene between any two individuals may or may not be significant. If such differences persist in a comparison of the averaged gene expression patterns from the two populations, it becomes more likely that the expression of that particular gene is related to the shared phenotype of the test individuals.
Further, it will be understood that the larger the number of individuals tested, the more significant the remaining differences in gene expression become. Standard statistical analyses may be applied to determine when the messenger nucleic acids from a sufficient number of individuals have been evaluated for differences in gene expression. Typically, samples from at least 5, and preferably 20-50 different test individuals are assayed to obtain statistically meaningful data showing a significant elevation or reduction in reporter levels, when compared with control levels.
It will also be appreciated that the control expression levels for a particular array may be assayed with one population, and those control values can be used as a basis for comparison with a variety of test values, corresponding to different shared phenotypes, as long as no individuals in the control group exhibited any of the phenotypes for which that control is used as a reference.
In a preferred method of practicing the invention, microarrays for each of a number of test individuals are used to establish an "average" test pattern of gene expression levels for the genes on the microarray. Similarly, microarrays for each of a number of control individuals are used to establish an "average" control pattern of gene expression levels for the genes on the microarray. The test average pattern is then compared with the control average pattern, to identify those test genes which show significantly, typically at least 2 fold and up to 100 fold or more, increase or decrease in gene expression level with respect to control levels for the same gene.
Alternatively, average test and/or control levels of expression of genes on a microarray can be determined by combining equal amounts of reporter-labeled copies of messenger nucleic acids from each individual from a population of test or control individuals, and determining reporter levels associated with each gene on a single test array or a single control array (which may be the same as the test array).
The method just described takes advantage of the fact that even a single mutated gene or gene product, as well as a drug or other exogenous element, can have a large positive or negative effect on the expression levels of other genes in the organism, which can be detected and quantified using the methods detailed above.
No prior knowledge of the function of individual gene sequences is required in order to establish a correlation between a phenotype and gene expression pattern using the above methods. Rather, numerous hybridizations from individuals sharing a common phenotype are analyzed in a statistical fashion in order to establish a correlation. The correlation can be used for diagnostic purposes and/or monitoring of disease treatment, as will now be described.
In another aspect, the invention includes a gene-array or subarray device and method of using the device to detect and/or monitor a disease condition.
The device includes a substrate and a subarray of genes which each show a statistically significant increase or a statistically significant decrease, typically at least 2 fold and up to 100 fold or more, in average gene level expression when compared with the average level of gene expression in a control cell type.
The genes in the device are those identified as showing a significant elevation or reduction in reporter levels in test cells, when compared with control-cell levels (Section III). Thus, for example, in constructing a gene-array device for detecting and treatment monitoring a given genetic disease, the method described in Section III is used to identify, from a population of individuals with the genetic condition, those genes which show above- or below-average expression levels. These genes are then selected for use in the gene-array device.
The device itself may be constructed using the polynucleotide array-forming methods outlined in Section II. It is noted, however, that high density polynucleotide spotting is less important in this application, since many fewer genes will typically be required. Ideally, the number of genes whose expression levels correlate with a particular gene condition or treatment method will be between about 5-50, although fewer or more genes may be involved.
Therefore the device, particularly in a microarray format, may include other gene regions, such as gene sequences that are not affected by the condition of interest, for use in establishing and normalizing to control levels of gene expression, or arrays designed for simultaneous detection of several different disease states.
In practicing the method, reporter-labeled copies of messenger nucleic acid are obtained from test cells associated with the physiological state or disease condition from an individual, as described above. The nucleic acid species from the test individual are then contacted with the gene-array device of the invention, whose genes are characterized by a statistically significant increase or decrease in gene expression level, when compared with the level of gene expression of the same gene in control cells. This contacting is carried out under conditions effective to hybridize the nucleic acid species to complementary-sequence genes in the array, similar to the hybridization conditions employed in the method detailed in Section III.
The levels of reporter associated with the genes in the subarray are quantitated, as above, allowing for the determination of a pattern of gene expression levels for the genes on the subarray device. In graphic representation, the pattern can take the form of a pattern of different colors, corresponding to different reporter levels and/or a pattern of different intensities of the same color. In digital form, the pattern may take the form of positive and negative digitized values, measured, for example, with respect to a zero-value control level. The control sample for the subarrays, if one is used, can be any reporter-labeled nucleic acid sequence that provides a standard, reproducible hybridization signal at each array element.
The test pattern is then compared to a diagnostic pattern generated preferably as the average pattern of a number of individuals known to have the diagnostic condition of interest. This average pattern can be constructed as above, either from a plurality of individual array patterns on the subarray device, or as the pattern of pooled nucleic acids samples from several test individuals.
Disease states can be identified, diagnosed and treatments monitored using such gene expression information. For example, patterns of gene expression triggered by mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppression genes can be used to characterize various cancers (Diamandis). Autoimmune diseases can, in part, be characterized according to the activation pattern of gene expression encoding the amplifying and proinflammatory cytokines (Osterland).
Further, subarrays of the present invention generated using the methods detailed herein may be used in drug development applications to measure differential gene expression patterns of trial patient samples in response to drug candidates. Drug candidates that exhibit the desired effect on the genes of interest can be used as the basis of further drug design in a combinatorial or iterative drug development process. Once a drug is fully developed, the effectiveness of treatment for individual patients can be determined by hybridizing a patient's cDNA sample to microarrays containing the same genes used in the drug development process.
In one application, an array of cDNA clones representing genes is hybridized with total cDNA from an organism to monitor gene expression for research or diagnostic purposes. Labeling total cDNA from a normal cell with one color fluorophore and total cDNA from a diseased cell with another color fluorophore and simultaneously hybridizing the two cDNA samples to the same array of cDNA clones allows for differential gene expression to be measured as the ratio of the two fluorophore intensities. This two-color experiment can be used to monitor gene expression in different tissue types, disease states, response to drugs, or response to environmental factors. An example of this approach is illustrated in Examples 2, described with respect to
The following examples illustrate, but in no way are intended to limit, the present invention.
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A. Generation of Target DNA Fragments
Target messenger nucleic acid DNA fragments were made by amplifying the gene inserts from 45 different Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA clones and 3 control genes using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR; Mullis, et al.). The DNA fragments comprising the PCR product from each of the 48 reactions were purified using "QIAQUICK" PCR purification kits (Qiagen, Chatsworth, Calif.), eluted in ddH2O, dried to completion in a vacuum centrifuge and resuspended in 15 μl of 3� sodium chloride/sodium citrate buffer (SSC). The capacity of the "QIAQUICK" purification kits is 10/g of DNA; accordingly, each sample contained about 10 μg or less of DNA.
The samples were then deposited in individual wells of a 96 well storage plate with each sample split among two adjacent wells as a test of the reproducibility of the arraying and hybridization process.
B. Fabrication of Microarray
The samples were spotted on poly-l-lysine-coated microscope slides (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.) using the automated apparatus described above. The open-capillary printing tip loaded approximately 1 μl of each sample directly from the 96 well storage plates and deposited a 20 nl spot on each of 48 slides. The process was repeated for all 96 wells of the storage plate with the spots on the each slide spaced about 500 μm apart.
After the spotting operation was complete, the slides were rehydrated in a humid chamber for 2 hours, snap dried on a hot plate at 100� C. for 15 seconds, rinsed in 0.1% SDS to remove un-absorbed DNA, denatured in 90� C. distilled water for 2 minutes and ultra-violet (UV)-crosslinked using a "STRATALINKER" (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) set to a total (integrated) energy of 60 ml. The samples were then treated with 0.1% succinic anhydride in a solution containing 50% N-methyl-pyrrolidinone and 50% 0.1 M Na borate buffer (pH 8.0) for 10 min to reduce non-specific adsorption of the labeled hybridization probe to the poly-l-lysine coated glass surface. The slides were rinsed in distilled water, air dried, and stored.
The positions of several specific elements in the 96-element array, and the reasons for their inclusion, are indicated in Table 1, below. The remaining elements of the array consist of known or unknown genes selected from an Arabidopsis cDNA library.
TABLE 1 Element # Name Purpose 1, 2 Human acetylcholine Control for receptor gene expression level 13, 14 Chlorophyll binding Gene with known protein gene expression 35, 36 Rat glucocorticoid Positive and negative receptor gene control 49, 50 HAT4 transcription factor Gene with known gene express ion 95, 96 Yeast TRP4 gene Positive and negative control
C. Preparation of Reporter-Labeled Messenger Nucleic Acid
The ability of the invention to monitor absolute, single-gene expression levels was investigated using a single-color fluorescently labeled nucleic acid sample hybridized to the Arabidopsis cDNA microarray fabricated as described above.
Total RNA was isolated from plant tissue of Arabidopsis using standard methods (Sambrook, et al.). PolyA+ mRNA was prepared from total RNA using "OLIGOTEX-DT" resin (Qiagen). Reverse transcription reactions were carried out using a "STRATASCRIPT" RT-PCR kit (Stratagene) modified as follows: 50 μl reactions contained 0.1 μg/μl Arabidopsis mRNA, 0.1 ng/μl human acetylcholine receptor mRNA, 0.05 μg/μl oligo-dT (21mer), 1� first strand buffer, 0.03 units/μl RNase block, 500 μM dATP, 500 μM dGTP, 500 μM dTTP, 40 μM dCTP, 40 μM fluorescein-12-dCTP (or lissamine-5-dCTP) and 0.03 units/μl "STRATASCRIPT" reverse transcriptase. Reactions were incubated for 60 minutes at 37� C., precipitated with ethanol, and resuspended in 10 μl TE.
The samples were then heated for 3 minutes at 94� C. and chilled on ice. RNA was degraded by adding 0.25 μl 10N NaOH followed by a 10 minutes incubation at 37� C. The samples were neutralized by adding 2.5 μl 1M Tris-HCl (pH 8.0) and 0.25 μl 10N HCl, and precipitated with ethanol. Pellets were washed with 70% ethanol, dried to completion in a "SPEEDVAC" (Savant, Farmingdale, N.Y.) resuspended in 10 μl H2O, and reduced to 3.0 μl in a SPEEDVAC. Fluorescent nucleotide analogs were purchase from DuPont NEN (Boston, Mass.).
D. Hybridization of Reporter-Labeled Nucleic Acid to Target DNA
Hybridization reactions contained 1.0 μl of fluorescent cDNA synthesis product (˜2 μg) and 1.0 μl of hybridization buffer (10�SSC, 0.2% sodium dodecyl sulfate; SDS). The 2.0 μl probe mixtures were aliquoted onto the microarray surface and covered with 12 mm round cover slips. Arrays were transferred to a waterproof slide chamber having a cavity just slightly larger than a microscope slide. The chamber was kept at 100% humidity internally by the addition of 2 microliters of water in a corner of the chamber. The chamber containing the arrays was incubated for 18 hr at 65� C.
The arrays were washed for 5 minutes at room temperature (25� C.) in low stringency wash buffer (1�SSC, 0.1% SDS), then for 10 minutes at room temperature in high stringency wash buffer (0.1�SSC, 0.1% SDS). Arrays were scanned in 0.1�SSC using a fluorescence laser scanning device (see below).
E. Detection of Hybridized Sequences
The microscope used to detect the reporter-labeled hybridization complexes was outfitted with an Innova 70 mixed gas 10 W laser (Coherent Lasers, Santa Clara, Calif.) capable of generating a number of spectral lines, including lines at 488 nm and 568 nm. The excitation laser light was focused on the array using a 20� microscope objective (Nikon).
The slide containing the array was placed on a computer-controlled X-Y stage on the microscope and raster-scanned past the objective. The 1.8 cm�1.8 cm array used in the present example was scanned with a resolution of 20 μm. Spatial resolutions up to a few micrometers are possible with appropriate optics.
In two separate scans, a mixed gas multiline laser excited the two fluorophores sequentially. Emitted light was split, based on wavelength, into two photomultiplier tube detectors (PMT R1477, Hamamatsu Photonics, San Jose, Calif.) corresponding to the two fluorophores. Appropriate filters positioned between the array and the photomultiplier tubes were used to filter the signals. The emission maxima of the fluorophores used were 517 nm (fluorescein) and 588 nm (lissamine). Each array was typically scanned twice—one scan per fluorophore, using the appropriate filters at the laser source—although the apparatus was capable of recording the spectra from both fluorophores simultaneously.
The sensitivity of the scans was typically calibrated using the signal intensity generated by an mRNA or cDNA control species added to the hybridization mix at a known concentration. For example, in the experiments described in Example 2, human acetylcholine receptor mRNA was added to the wild-type Arabidopsis poly-A total mRNA sample at a weight ratio of 1:10,000. A specific location on the array contained a complementary DNA sequence, allowing the intensity of the signal at that location to be correlated with a weight ratio of hybridizing species of 1:10,000.
When messenger nucleic acids-derived probes containing two different fluorophores (e.g., representing test and control cells) are hybridized to a single array for the purpose of identifying genes that are differentially expressed, a similar calibration scheme may be employed to normalize the sensitivity of the photomultiplier tubes such that genes expressed at the same levels in the test and control samples display the same pseudocolor intensity. In one embodiment, this calibration is done by labeling samples of the calibrating cDNA with the two fluorophores and adding identical amounts of each to the hybridization mixture.
It will be understood that where greater confidence in the absolute levels of expression is desired, multi-point calibrations may be performed.
F. Analysis of Patterns of Reporter Levels
The output of the photomultiplier tube was digitized using a 12-bit RTI-835H analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion board (Analog Devices, Norwood, Mass.) installed in an IBM-compatible PC computer. The digitized data were displayed as an image where the signal intensity was mapped using a linear 20-color transformation to a pseudocolor scale ranging from blue (low signal) to red (high signal). Exemplary images generated using this method are shown in
The data were also analyzed quantitatively. In cases where two different fluorophores were used simultaneously, the data were first corrected for optical crosstalk (due to overlapping emission spectra) between the fluorophores using each fluorophore's emission spectrum.
A grid was superimposed over the fluorescence signal image such that the signal from each spot was centered in each element of the grid. The fluorescence signal within each element was then integrated to obtain a numerical value corresponding to the average intensity of the signal. The software used for the above analyses was similar in functionality to "IMAGE-QUANT", available from Molecular Dynamics (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
Differential gene expression was investigated using a simultaneous, two-color hybridization scheme, which served to minimize experimental variation inherent in comparing independent hybridizations. Two μg of wild-type Arabidopsis total cDNA that were labeled with fluorescein (as above) were combined with two micrograms of transgenic Arabidopsis total cDNA that were labeled by incorporating lissamine-5-dCTP (DuPont NEN) in the reverse transcription step and hybridized simultaneously to a microarray containing the same pattern of spotted cDNAs as described in Example 1.
To test whether overexpression of a single gene could be detected in a pool of total Arabidopsis mRNA, methods of the invention were used to analyze a transgenic line overexpressing the transcription factor HAT4 (Schena, et al.). The transgenic Arabidopsis tissue was known to express HAT4 at levels of 0.5% of the total transcripts, while wild-type expression of HAT4 was only 0.01% of total transcripts (as previously determined by Northern analysis; Schena, et al.).
Human acetylcholine receptor mRNA was added to the wild-type Arabidopsis poly-A total mRNA sample at a weight ratio of 1:10,000 and into the transgenic Arabidopsis poly-A total mRNA sample at a weight ratio of 1:100 to roughly match the expected expression levels of HAT4.
As a cross-check of the negative controls, linear PCR (e.g., Cole, et al., Manoni, et al.) was used to generate single-stranded fluorescein-labeled rat glucocorticoid receptor DNA and lissamine-labeled yeast TRP4 DNA. The two PCR products were added to the hybridization solution at a partial concentration of ˜1:100. The two fluorophores were excited separately in two separate scans in order to minimize optical crosstalk.
The array was then scanned separately for fluorescein and lissamine emission following independent excitation of the two fluorophores as described in Example 1, above. The results of the experiments are shown in
In a similar experiment using the same labeling and hybridization procedures described above, 2 μg of total cDNA from Arabidopsis root tissue labeled with fluorescein were combined with two micrograms of total cDNA from Arabidopsis leaf tissue labeled with lissamine and were simultaneously hybridized to a microarray containing the same pattern of target sequences described above. The acetylcholine gene mRNA was added to both poly-A total mRNA samples at 1:1,000 to allow for normalization of fluorescence intensities. The glucocorticoid and TRP4 controls were added to the hybridization probe as before. The results are shown in
Although the invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments and methods, it will be clear that various changes and modification may be made without departing from the invention.
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A girl named Mercedes (Mercy) just got a job as Shari Marie's dancer. After she rehearses with her for a while, the Bomb Digz come to watch her. Kevin Alston seems to like Mercy, but Shari Marie tells Mercy that they cannot date because of their friendships and Mercy's job. Will Mercy get Shari's blessing?
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