简介:韩国人类基因组功能分析中心成功地研制出一种特别针对韩国人胃组织基因的DNA芯片。该芯片包含了14,000个来源于胃癌细胞和正常组织的基因。
简介:摘要目的建立一种简便方法,用于乙型肝炎病毒基因(HBVDNA)多态性分析。方法将标记生物素的dUTP在双重聚合酶链反应(PCR)时掺入DNA样品目的断片,并将目的断片杂交于含HBV核苷酸序列(1896、1814、1762、1764、P区552)的野生型及突变型探针的DNA芯片上,用亲和素-碱性磷酸酶进行显色,并转印于尼龙膜上,再用光学扫描仪读取结果。结果42例乙型肝炎患者HBV核苷酸序列1896、1814、1762、1764、P区552位点突变率分别为40%、31%、50%、50%、10%;该法检测敏感度为5.6×102病毒拷贝数/毫升;特异性高;强、弱阳性批内变异系数(CV)分别为15.1%和19.8%。结论生物素-亲和素系统用于HBVDNA多态性芯片显色,该法简便,不需特殊设备,易于推广应用。
简介:CleavageofchromosomalDNAintooligonucleosomalsizefragmentsisanintegralpartofapoptosis.ElegantbiochemicalworkidentifiedtheDNAfragmentationfactor(DFF)asamajorapoptoticendonucleaseforDNAfragmentationinvitroGeneticstudiesinmicesupporttheimportenceofDFFinDNAfragmentationandpossiblyinapoptosisinvivo.RecentworkalsosuggeststheexistenceofadditionalendonucleasesforDNAdegradation.Understandingtherolesofindividualendonucleasesinapoptosis,andhowtheymightcoordinatetodegradeDNAindifferenttissuesduringnormaldevelopmentandhomeostasis,aswellasinvariousdiseasedstates,willbeamajorresearchfocusinthenearfuture.
简介:<正>Apoptosisisahighlyregulatedphysiologicalprocesscriticalindevelopmentandtissuehomeostasis.Abnormalapoptosiscanleadtodiseaseconditionsincludingneurodegeneration,autoimmunityandcancer.DNAfragmentationisanintegralpartofapoptosisandhaslongbeensuspectedtobeofcriticalimportanceincleaninguppotentiallyantigenicDNAandgeneticmaterialcapableofinducingneoplasmictransformationinneighboringcells.DirectevidenceforthisfunctionofDNAfragmentationhowever,isstilllacking.TheidentificationofaheterodimericDNAfragmentationfactor45and40(DFF45andDFF40,alsocalledICADforInhibitorofCaspaseActivatedDNaseandCADforCaspaseActivatedDNaserespectively)aswellas