Methods for array-based comparitive binding assays
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1. An array-based method for determining a relative amount of a nucleic acid sequence in two or more samples, the method comprising:
- (a) contacting a first sample and a second sample with a first array and a second array respectively, the first and second array comprising a plurality of nucleic acid segments, wherein each nucleic acid segment is immobilized to a discrete and known spot on each of a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface to form the first and the second arrays of nucleic acid segments wherein each said spot comprises a nucleic acid sequence that is a marker for each said spot on the array providing a plurality of markers on the array and the nucleic acid segments immobilized on the second array comprise substantially the same plurality of nucleic acid segments immobilized on the first array, each array further comprising at least one calibration spot comprising a mixture of the same plurality of nucleic acid sequence markers present in all of the other spots of the array, the first sample and second sample each comprising a plurality of nucleic acid segments comprising a detectable label wherein contacting is performed under conditions wherein the labeled nucleic acid segments specifically bind to the nucleic acid segment immobilized on the arrays;
(b) identifying which spots on the first and the second arrays are specifically bound to a labeled nucleic acid segment and measuring the an amount of label on each spot;
(c) comparing the amount of labeled nucleic acid segment specifically bound to immobilized nucleic acid segments on the first array to the amount of labeled nucleic acid segments specifically bound to the same nucleic acid segment immobilized on the second array, and comparing the amount of labeled nucleic acid segments specifically bound to the calibration spot on the first and second arrays; and
(d) normalizing the ratio of the amount of label associated with the nucleic acid segments in the first and second arrays by adjusting the ratio by a figure representing the difference between an expected ratio of label associated with the calibration spot on the first and second arrays and a detected ratio of label associated with the calibration spot on the first and second arrays, thereby determining the relative amount of a nucleic acid sequence complementary to a same nucleic acid segment present in the first sample compared to that present in the second sample.
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Abstract
The invention provides computer systems, computer program products and methods for in silico array-based methods for determining the relative amount of biological molecules (e.g., nucleic acid sequences) in two or more samples. The invention also provides novel arrays comprising immobilized calibration molecules (e.g., nucleic acids) for normalizing the results of array-based binding assays (e.g., hybridization reactions).
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73 Claims
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1. An array-based method for determining a relative amount of a nucleic acid sequence in two or more samples, the method comprising:
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(a) contacting a first sample and a second sample with a first array and a second array respectively, the first and second array comprising a plurality of nucleic acid segments, wherein each nucleic acid segment is immobilized to a discrete and known spot on each of a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface to form the first and the second arrays of nucleic acid segments wherein each said spot comprises a nucleic acid sequence that is a marker for each said spot on the array providing a plurality of markers on the array and the nucleic acid segments immobilized on the second array comprise substantially the same plurality of nucleic acid segments immobilized on the first array, each array further comprising at least one calibration spot comprising a mixture of the same plurality of nucleic acid sequence markers present in all of the other spots of the array, the first sample and second sample each comprising a plurality of nucleic acid segments comprising a detectable label wherein contacting is performed under conditions wherein the labeled nucleic acid segments specifically bind to the nucleic acid segment immobilized on the arrays;
(b) identifying which spots on the first and the second arrays are specifically bound to a labeled nucleic acid segment and measuring the an amount of label on each spot;
(c) comparing the amount of labeled nucleic acid segment specifically bound to immobilized nucleic acid segments on the first array to the amount of labeled nucleic acid segments specifically bound to the same nucleic acid segment immobilized on the second array, and comparing the amount of labeled nucleic acid segments specifically bound to the calibration spot on the first and second arrays; and
(d) normalizing the ratio of the amount of label associated with the nucleic acid segments in the first and second arrays by adjusting the ratio by a figure representing the difference between an expected ratio of label associated with the calibration spot on the first and second arrays and a detected ratio of label associated with the calibration spot on the first and second arrays, thereby determining the relative amount of a nucleic acid sequence complementary to a same nucleic acid segment present in the first sample compared to that present in the second sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An array-based method for performing comparative genomic hybridization, the method comprising:
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(a) contacting a first sample and a second sample with a first array and a second array respectively, each array comprising a plurality of genomic nucleic acid segments, wherein each nucleic acid segment is immobilized to a discrete and known spot on a first substrate surface to form a first array of genomic nucleic acid segments wherein each said spot comprises a nucleic acid sequence that is a marker for each said spot on the array providing a plurality of markers on the array and the plurality of genomic nucleic acid segments comprise a substantially complete genome or a known subset of a genome and each array further comprising at least one calibration spot comprising a mixture of the same plurality of nucleic acid sequence markers present in all of the other spots of the, each sample comprising a plurality of genomic nucleic acid segments comprising a detectable label;
wherein the contacting is performed under conditions wherein the labeled nucleic acid segments specifically bind to a nucleic acid segment immobilized on the first array;
(b) identifying which spots on the first and the second arrays are specifically hybridized to a labeled nucleic acid segment and measuring an amount of label on each spot; and
(c) comparing the amount of labeled nucleic acid sequence bound by specific hybridization to a nucleic acid segment in the first array to the amount of labeled nucleic acid sequence bound by specific hybridization to a nucleic acid segment in the second array, and comparing an amount of a labeled nucleic acid sequence bound by specific hybridization to the calibration spots on the first array and the calibration spots on the second array;
(d) normalizing the ratio of the amount of label associated with a nucleic acid segment to each spot on the first and second arrays by a figure representing the difference between the amount of label bound to the calibration spot on the first array and the calibration spot on the second array, thereby determining the relative amount of a nucleic acid sequence complementary to the nucleic acid segment in the first sample compared to the second sample and performing a comparative genomic hybridization.
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65. An array-based method of determining one or more variations in copy numbers of nucleic acid molecules in a first sample relative to copy numbers of substantially identical nucleic acid molecules in at least a second sample, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) contacting a first sample and at least a second sample with respectively a first array and at least a second array, each array comprising a plurality of immobilized nucleic acid molecules, wherein the nucleic acid molecules are immobilized to discrete and known spots on a substrate surface to form at least two arrays of nucleic acid molecules, wherein each said spot comprises a nucleic acid sequence that is a marker for each said spot on the array providing a plurality of markers on the array and the second array comprises substantially the same plurality of nucleic acid molecules immobilized in the first array, each array further comprising at least one calibration spot comprising a mixture of the same plurality of nucleic acid sequence markers present in all of the other spots of the array wherein at least two samples are labeled, and the two samples comprise the same label or nucleic acid molecules in the first sample comprise a different label than nucleic acid molecules in the second label, wherein the contacting is performed under conditions wherein the labeled sample nucleic acid molecules specifically bind to the immobilized nucleic acid molecules;
(b) detecting an amount of label associated with each spot and comparing the amount of label associated with an immobilized nucleic acid molecule in the first array to the amount of label associated with the same immobilized nucleic acid molecule in the second array and detecting an amount of label associated with the calibration spots on the first array and on the second array; and
(c) normalizing the amount of label bound to each spot on the first and second arrays by adjusting the ratio by a figure representing the difference between an expected ratio of calibration molecules and a detected ratio of calibration molecules on the first and second arrays, thereby determining the one or more variations in copy numbers of immobilized nucleic acid molecule in the first sample relative to the second sample. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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