Ultra-thin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis. I. Effect of the gel concentration and temperature on the separation of DNA fragments.
A novel, rapid and efficient separation method is described for the analysis of double stranded (ds) DNA fragments in the form of horizontal ultra-thin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis. This separation technique combines the multilane, high-throughput separation format of agarose slab gel electrophoresis with the excellent performance of capillary electrophoresis. The electrophoretic separation of the fluorophore (Cy5)-labeled dsDNA molecules were imaged in real time by a scanning laser-induced fluorescence/avalanche photodiode detection system. Effects of the gel concentration (Ferguson plot) and separation temperature (Arrhenius plot) on the migration characteristics of the DNA fragments are discussed. An important genotyping application is also shown by characterizing the polymorphic region (2 X or 4 X 48 base pair repeats) of the dopamine D4 receptor gene (D4DR, exon III region) for ten individuals, using PCR technology with Cy5-labeled primers and ultra-thin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis.
Szoke
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Genetic BioSystems, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
Sasvari-Szekely
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Guttman
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D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000379:methods*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000235:genetics; D050638:Receptors, Dopamine D4; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012685:Sepharose; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics
C493599:DRD4 protein, human; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D050638:Receptors, Dopamine D4; D004247:DNA; D012685:Sepharose