Sensors Development Group, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK.
J R Soc Interface. 2011 Apr 6;8(57):601-8. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0445. Epub 2010 Nov 17.
We describe here a simple device for dielectrophoretic concentration of marine microalga Karenia brevis non-motile cells, followed by electric field-mediated lysis for RNA extraction. The lysate was purified using magnetic beads and pure RNA extracted. RNA quality was assessed off-chip by nucleic acid sequence-based amplification and the optimum conditions for lysis were determined. This procedure will form part of an integrated microfluidic system that is being developed with sub-systems for performing cell concentration and lysis, RNA extraction/purification and real-time quantitative RNA detection. The integrated system and its components could be used for a large range of applications including in situ harmful algal bloom detection, transcriptomics and point-of-care diagnostics.
我们在这里描述了一种简单的设备,用于进行电活性泳富集海洋微藻无毒细胞,然后通过电场介导的裂解进行 RNA 提取。裂解物用磁珠进行纯化,并提取纯 RNA。通过基于核酸序列的扩增对 RNA 质量进行了芯片外评估,并确定了最佳的裂解条件。该程序将成为正在开发的集成微流控系统的一部分,该系统具有用于进行细胞浓缩和裂解、RNA 提取/纯化以及实时定量 RNA 检测的子系统。该集成系统及其组件可用于多种应用,包括原位有害藻华检测、转录组学和即时诊断。