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We have developed a nonisotopic RNase protection assay using RNA probes that are dual-labeled with biotin and fluorescein for detection. This system utilizes capture of the protected RNA probe hybrids to streptavidin-coated membranes attached to plastic dipsticks, complexing of anti-fluorescein-urease conjugate with the labeled RNA probe, and quantitative detection of the membrane-bound complex by a potentiometric silicon sensor. The dual-label RNase protection (RP) assay was capable of measuring beta-actin mRNA in cellular RNA samples at the 27- to 45-amol level (10-17 pg) with high precision (%CV < 7). We have used this method to quantitate the levels of erbB-2 mRNA in the human tumor cell lines SKBR-3, SKOV-3, and MCF-7. The levels of erbB-2 mRNA in these cells were 105, 190, and 0.9 amol per microgram of cellular RNA, respectively. The dual-label RP method should be useful for measuring the mRNA expression for other erbB-2 homologs such as erbB-3 and erbB-4 in tumor cells and tissues and can be a generally useful mRNA quantitative method for laboratories wishing to minimize radioisotope use.
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PMID:Nonisotopic quantitation of mRNA using a novel RNase protection assay: measurement of erbB-2 mRNA in tumor cell lines. 893 64

Intact plasmids, plasmid fragments, and cDNA were detected using two DNA or RNA probes of varying lengths, each containing only biotin or fluorescein molecules. The probes were hybridized with the target plasmid/cDNA, bound with streptavidin, captured on nitrocellulose membranes, and detected using the urease-conjugate of an anti-fluorescein antibody via the light-addressable potentiometric sensor. The output of the silicon-chip sensor is in the form of rate, microV/s, and is directly proportional to the quantity of hybridized DNA captured on the membrane. Use of the larger probes (for beta-actin cDNA target) results in detection of intact plasmid at the level of approximately 106 target molecules; complementary DNA could be detected at similar levels. When the smaller probes are utilized (pGEM or pBSActB targets), plasmid fragmented targets could be detected only at levels 200 times greater than those observed when using the larger RNA probes.
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PMID:Detection of plasmids using DNA and RNA probes and the light-addressable potentiometric sensor. 947 98