Methods for determining receptor-ligand binding using probe arrays
First Claim
1. A method of determining the tendency of a receptor to bind to a ligand comprising:
- (a) exposing a labelled receptor to a substrate, said substrate comprising a plurality of ligands at known locations;
(b) at a plurality of pixels within each of the known locations, determining an intensity value for the amount of signal generated from within each pixel; and
(c) for each known location, identifying a subset of pixels that fall within a statistical norm of intensity values for all pixels within the known location; and
(d) determining relative binding of the receptor to the ligands from the subset of pixelswherein steps (b)-(d) are performed by a digital computer.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for analyzing the binding between a receptor and ligand using a probe array. The method generally involves contacting a labeled receptor with a substrate that includes a plurality of known locations to permit labeled receptor/ligand complexes to form. Intensity values based upon signal generated from bound labeled receptor are determined for a plurality of pixels within each of the known locations. A subset of pixels within each known location that fall within a statistical norm of intensity values for all the pixels within the known location is identified using a computer and then utilized to determine relative binding.
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1. A method of determining the tendency of a receptor to bind to a ligand comprising:
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(a) exposing a labelled receptor to a substrate, said substrate comprising a plurality of ligands at known locations; (b) at a plurality of pixels within each of the known locations, determining an intensity value for the amount of signal generated from within each pixel; and (c) for each known location, identifying a subset of pixels that fall within a statistical norm of intensity values for all pixels within the known location; and (d) determining relative binding of the receptor to the ligands from the subset of pixels wherein steps (b)-(d) are performed by a digital computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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