title: OSU-CCC custom miRNA Array Homo sapiens
status: Public on Apr 10 2011
contact.city: Berlin
contact.first: Dido
contact.last: Lenze
contact.email: dido.lenze@charite.de
contact.address: Hindenburgdamm 30
contact.department: Pathologie, Campus Benjamin Franklin
contact.country: Germany
contact.institute: Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
organism: Homo sapiens
manufacture_protocol: Manufacured using GE Healthcare's CodeLink (TM) 3-D Gel Matrix Technology. CodeLink(tm) Activated Slides are designed to covalently immoblize amine-modified DNA for microarrays. The slides are coated with a 3-D surface chemistry comprised of a long-chain, hydrophilic polymer containing amine-reactive groups. This polymer is covalently crosslinked to itself and to the surface of the slide. The crosslinked polymer, combined with end-point attachment, orients the immobilized DNA, and holds it away from the surface of the slide. The 1x printing buffer consists of 50 mM sodium phosphate at pH 8.5. Codelink slides are manufactured by SurModics and were formally sold as 3D-Link(tm) Activated Slides. Microarrays are printed with an Omnigrid robotic arrayer by Genomic Solutions that is fitted with a printhead and 16 SMP3 print tips from Telechem. The microRNA microarray probe set is based on 40mer oligonucleotides from Sigma-Genosys. Oligonucleotide probes are distributed into 384-well polypropylene plates (Genetix, 384 micro array) and dissolved in print buffer (150mM sodium phosphate, pH 8.5, 4% sodium sulfate, 0.0001% N-lauryl sarcosyl) to a normalized 25 micromolar concentration. The miRNA microarray spot densities are 200 microns (center-to-center). The microarrays are printed on Codelink Activated Slide (PN300011)) and treated by a method that is an adaptation of the manufacturer's instructions to allow higher throughput processing.