DNA mutation detection with chip-based temperature gradient capillary electrophoresis using a slantwise radiative heating system |
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Authors: | Zhang Hui-Dan Zhou Jing Xu Zhang-Run Song Jin Dai Jing Fang Jin Fang Zhao-Lun |
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Institution: | Department of Cell Biology, Key Lab of Cell Biology of Ministry of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China. |
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Abstract: | A simple and robust chip-based temperature gradient capillary electrophoresis (TGCE) system was developed for DNA mutation/single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis using a radiative heating system. Reproducible, stable and uniform temperature gradients were established along a 3 cm length of the electrophoretic separation channel using a single thermostated aluminium heater plate. The heater was slightly slanted relative to the plane of the glass chip at 0.2-1.3 degrees by inserting thin spacers between the plate and chip at one end to produce differences in radiative heating that created the temperature gradient. On-chip TGCE analyses of 4 mutant DNA model samples amplified from plasmid templates, each containing a single base substitution, with a wide range of melting temperatures, showed that mutations were successfully detected under a wide temperature gradient of 10 degrees C and within a short gradient region of about 3 cm (3.3 degrees C cm(-1) gradient). The radiative heating system was able to establish stable spatial temperature gradients along short microfluidic separation channels using simple peripheral equipment and manipulation while ensuring good resolution for detecting a wide range of mutations. Effectiveness of the system was demonstrated by the successful detection of K-ras gene mutations in 6 colon cancer cell lines. |
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