title: DNA profiling by capillary array electrophoresis with non-covalent fluorescent labeling.
abstract: Increasing need for large-scale DNA profiling necessitated the development of automated electrophoresis based methods enabling rapid, high performance analysis of nucleic acids in a wide molecular-mass range. In this paper, we report on the adaptation of a commercial 96-capillary array electrophoresis (CAE) instrument for high-throughput DNA fragment analysis and the evaluation of the effects of different non-covalent DNA staining dyes on separation efficiency. The applicability of different color internal fluorescent standards is shown with mathematical spectral overlap correction algorithms. Large-scale quality control assessment of oligonucleotide probes using non-covalent fluorophore labeling is also demonstrated. The method requires small sample amounts, offers automation and quantification capabilities to accommodate modern biotechnology industry needs.
authors.affiliation: Illumina Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
authors.forename: Nels A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khandurina
authors.forename: Andras
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guttman
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012015:Reference Standards
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D004247:DNA