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ArticleNeuro-oncology2014

Brain tumor cell line authentication, an efficient alternative to capillary electrophoresis by using a microfluidics-based system.

Qian An, Helen L Fillmore, Mikaella Vouri, Geoffrey J Pilkington

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Article in Neuro-oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qian AnCorresponding Author: Dr. Qian An, MD, PhD, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, St Michael's Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK. qian.an@port.ac.uk.
Helen L Fillmore
Mikaella Vouri
Geoffrey J Pilkington
University of Portsmouth · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe current method for cell line authentication is genotyping based on short tandem repeat (STR)-PCR involving coamplification of a panel of STR loci by multiplex PCR and downstream fragment length analysis (FLA), usually performed by capillary electrophoresis. FLA by capillary electrophoresis is time-consuming and can be expensive, as the facilities are generally not accessible for many research laboratories.

methodsIn the present study, a microfluidic electrophoresis system, the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer, was used to analyze the STR-PCR fragments from 10 human genomic loci of a number of human cell lines, including 6 gliomas, 1 astrocyte, 1 primary lung cancer, 1 lung brain metastatic cancer, and 1 rhabdomyosarcoma; and this was compared with the standard method, that is, capillary electrophoresis, using the Applied Biosystems 3130xl Genetic Analyzer.

resultsThe microfluidic electrophoresis method produced highly reproducible results with good sensitivity in sizing of multiple PCR fragments, and each cell line demonstrated a unique DNA profile. Furthermore, DNA fingerprinting of samples from 5 different passage numbers of the same cell line showed excellent reproducibility when FLA was performed with the Bioanalyzer, indicating that no cross-contamination had occurred during the culture period.

conclusionThis novel application provides a straightforward and cost-effective alternative to STR-based cell line authentication. In addition, this application would be of great value for cell bank repositories to maintain and distribute precious cell lines.

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Brain NeoplasmsDNA FingerprintingElectrophoresis, CapillaryGenotypeHumansMicrofluidicsMicrosatellite RepeatsMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsTumor Cells, Culturedbrain tumor cell authenticationDNA fingerprintingmicrofluidicsSTR profiling

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PMID24335698
PMCPMC3895385
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