Abstract
RNA-transfected cell microarray shows great promise in functional genomics. By printing siRNA complexed with transfection reagent on glass slides, arrays of transfected cells are formed in which the phenotypic consequences of gene suppression can be investigated. Using reporter plasmids with fluorescence intensity as output data, we have developed a strategy for statistical analysis of the intensity data from medium-scale functional studies using data from several experimental replicates.
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We thank Hallgeir Bergum and Atle van Beelen Granlund at the National Technology Microarray Platform (Norwegian Microarray Consortium) at NTNU, which is founded by the Functional Genomics Programme (FUGE) of the Norwegian Research Counsil for valuable input and help in the work of establishing transfected cell microarrays in our lab. Funding was provided by Liaison Committee between the Central Norwegian Region Health Authority (RHA) and NTNU.
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Fjeldbo, C.S. et al. (2010). Functional Studies on RNA-Transfected Cell Microarrays. In: Sioud, M. (eds) RNA Therapeutics. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 629. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-657-3_12
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