MTPC 140: Molecular Biology and Diagnostics
MTPC 140: Molecular Biology and Diagnostics
MTPC 140: Molecular Biology and Diagnostics
and Diagnostics
MAVERICK V. SUSTIGUER, RMT
Senior Instructor
Medical Technology Department
Notre Dame of Marbel University
HYBRIDIZATION ASSAYS
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of the class discussion, the students should be
able to:
a. Define the basic terms associated to hybridization assays;
b. List the four types of hybridization assays;
c. Elucidate the working principle of each type of hybridization
assays, and
d. Enumerate the basic applications of these hybridization assays
in medicine.
TERM DEFINITION
TARGET Specific section of DNA/RNA under investigation
Pairing of complementary strands of nucleic acid T C G T T G T G C C
HYBRIDIZATION
DNA:DNA, RNA:RNA, DNA:RNA, RNA:DNA Annealing* A G C A A C A C G G
HYBRID/DUPLEX Product of hybridization
Stability of bonding during hybridization (temperature, pH,
STRINGENCY
salt concentration and hydrogen disrupters)
Short strand of DNA/RNA with known base sequence
From organisms, cloned from bacteria, synthesized
NUCLEIC ACID Labeled with dyes, enzymes and radioisotopes
PROBE Complementary base sequence + labeled probe
Hybridization, RFLP, Conventional and RT-PCR
A A C A C
Matching/complementarity
HOMOLOGOUS Nucleotides are in correct order to match with
probe/primer
Determined by the:
• GC content
• AT content
↓Temperature
𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵 Formamide
↑ Salt concentration
A T C G C G A C G
A G C G C T G
A T C C C G C C G
A G C G C T G
Discourage nonspecific binding to nontarget DNA.
↑ Temperature
↑ Formamide
↓ Salt concentration
Nucleic acid
Specimen Specimen Nucleic acid Nucleic acid
detection or
collection processing extraction amplification
analysis
Gel electrophoresis
Hybridization with labeled probes*
Southern or Northern blot*
Restriction enzyme mapping
DNA sequencing
Real-time PCR
Two Important Features of Hybridization
1. Hybridization reactions are specific
2. Hybridization reactions will occur in the presence of large
quantities of molecules similar but not identical to the target.
These properties allow you to use hybridization to perform a molecular search for one
DNA molecule, or one RNA molecule, or one protein molecule in a complex mixture
containing many similar molecules.
1 Solid-phase hybridization
2 Liquid-phase hybridization
3 In situ hybridization
T C G T T G T G C C
A G C A A C A C G G A G C A A C A C G G
A A C A C
A A C A C
T C G T T G T G C C A G C A A C A C G G
A A C A C
A G C A A C A C G G
T C G T T G T G C C
A G C A A C A C G G
A A C A C
T C G T T G T G C C
A A C A C A A C A C
T C G T T G T G C C T C G T T G T G C C
A A C A C
T C G T T G T G C C
Assay Principle Application
Dot/slot blot: sample added to the membrane +
labeled probe → washing → detection Detection of mutations
Solid-phase Sandwich hybridization: unlabeled probe + associated with genetic
hybridization membrane + sample → annealing diseases and infectious
Line probe assay: probe + strips + amplified target diseases
→ washing → detection
Detection of bacterial RNA in
Liquid-phase Target nucleic acid and probe interacts in aqueous
clinical specimens or
hybridization solution.
cultures
In situ Intact cells (target nucleic acid) + probe →
Cytogenetic studies
hybridization FLUORESCENCE
Gene profiling of cancer
Sample + control nucleic acid label with fluorescent
DNA chip Classification of leukemia
tags and loaded to the chip → Competition to
technology Tumor staging
hybridize the chip
Drug resistance in HIV