Parallel real-time PCR on a chip for genetic tug-of-war (gTOW) method

Toyohiro Naito, Ai Yatsuhashi, Noritada Kaji, Taeko Ando, Kazuo Sato, Hisao Moriya, Hiroaki Kitano, Takao Yasui, Manabu Tokeshi, Yoshinobu Baba

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Abstract

A microchip-based real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) device has been developed for the genetic tug-of-war (gTOW) method that provides quantitative data for research on biorobustness and systems biology. The device was constructed of a silicon glass chip, a temperature controlling Peltier element, and a microscope. A parallel real-time amplification process of target genes on the plasmids and the housekeeping genes in a model eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae were detected simultaneously, and the copy number of the target genes were estimated. The device provides unique quantitative data that can be used to augment understanding of the system-level properties of living cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)367-371
Number of pages5
Journalanalytical sciences
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry

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