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COGENE Linearity Tests


We have conducted a series of control experiments to validate the linearity of amplification in our micro-cDNA method. These experiments consisted of constructing a conventional cDNA library from ~5ug of Hela cell mRNA (with no amplification steps) and a micro cDNA library from ~10ng of Hela cell mRNA (using our amplification scheme). We then evaluated by colony lifts and hybridizations what the frequency of clones was in each type of library. In addition, we seeded three synthetic run-off transcripts at known concentrations into the RNA that was used to construct the micro-cDNA library (for details on these controls see http://hg.wustl.edu/lovett/projects/intlctrl.html).

Conventional vs. micromethod comparison: all numbers are the average of three separate experiments conducted on 1,000,000 colonies from each library; Ce tag RNAs were only seeded into the micromethod starting RNA and were present in a ten-fold dilution series.

Probe Conventional Micromethod
Actin 2058 1240
GAPDH 3931 4296
EF 1 Gamma 275 169
Ferritin 2000 1576
Leptin Receptor 86 44
Mucin 1584 1905
CE tag 1 -- 2525
CE tag 2 -- 366
CE tag 3 -- 47


Last updated Feb. 28, 2002