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Whole transcriptome amplification for gene expression profiling and development of molecular archives.


ABSTRACT: Expression profiling of clinically obtainable tumor specimens has been hindered by the need for microgram quantities of RNA. In vitro transcription (IVT)-based amplifications are most commonly used to amplify small quantities of RNA for microarray analysis. However, significant drawbacks exist with IVT-based amplification, and the need for alternative amplification methods remains. Herein, we validate whole transcriptome amplification (WTA), an exponential amplification technique that produces cDNA libraries and amplified target in 3 to 4 hours from nanogram quantities of total RNA using a combination of cDNA microarrays and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We demonstrate that WTA material can serve as a "molecular archive" because a WTA cDNA library can be faithfully amplified through multiple rounds of PCR amplification, allowing it to serve as a bankable and distributable resource. To demonstrate applicability, WTA was combined with laser capture microdissection to profile frozen prostate tissues. Unlike most IVT-based and exponential amplification techniques, WTA does not depend on the presence of a poly-A tail. Thus, we demonstrate that WTA is compatible with artificially degraded RNA and RNA isolated from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. Taken together, WTA represents a versatile approach to profile and archive cDNA from minute tumor samples and is compatible with partially degraded RNA.

SUBMITTER: Tomlins SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1578511 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Whole transcriptome amplification for gene expression profiling and development of molecular archives.

Tomlins Scott A SA   Mehra Rohit R   Rhodes Daniel R DR   Shah Rajal B RB   Rubin Mark A MA   Bruening Eric E   Makarov Vladimir V   Chinnaiyan Arul M AM  

Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) 20060201 2


Expression profiling of clinically obtainable tumor specimens has been hindered by the need for microgram quantities of RNA. In vitro transcription (IVT)-based amplifications are most commonly used to amplify small quantities of RNA for microarray analysis. However, significant drawbacks exist with IVT-based amplification, and the need for alternative amplification methods remains. Herein, we validate whole transcriptome amplification (WTA), an exponential amplification technique that produces c  ...[more]

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