TeloTool:一种新的工具,用于通过末端限制性片段分析测量端粒长度,并改进了探针强度校正。

TeloTool: a new tool for telomere length measurement from terminal restriction fragment analysis with improved probe intensity correction.

机构信息

Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria, Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna 1030, Austria, Institute for Applied Physics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz 4040, Austria and Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Campus Linz, Linz 4020, Austria.

出版信息

Nucleic Acids Res. 2014 Feb;42(3):e21. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkt1315. Epub 2013 Dec 23.

Abstract

Telomeres comprise the protective caps of natural chromosome ends and function in the suppression of DNA damage signaling and cellular senescence. Therefore, techniques used to determine telomere length are important in a number of studies, ranging from those investigating telomeric structure to effects on human disease. Terminal restriction fragment (TRF) analysis has for a long time shown to be one of the most accurate methods for quantification of absolute telomere length and range from a number of species. As this technique centers on standard Southern blotting, telomeric DNA is observed on resulting autoradiograms as a heterogeneous smear. Methods to accurately determine telomere length from telomeric smears have proven problematic, and no reliable technique has been suggested to obtain mean telomere length values. Here, we present TeloTool, a new program allowing thorough statistical analysis of TRF data. Using this new method, a number of methodical biases are removed from previously stated techniques, including assumptions based on probe intensity corrections. This program provides a standardized mean for quick and reliable extraction of quantitative data from TRF autoradiograms; its wide application will allow accurate comparison between datasets generated in different laboratories.

摘要

端粒是天然染色体末端的保护帽,其功能在于抑制 DNA 损伤信号和细胞衰老。因此,用于确定端粒长度的技术在许多研究中都很重要,这些研究涵盖了从端粒结构研究到对人类疾病影响的研究。端粒重复序列荧光原位杂交(TRF)分析长期以来一直被证明是定量绝对端粒长度的最准确方法之一,可用于多种物种。由于该技术主要基于标准的 Southern 印迹,因此在放射自显影图谱上观察到的端粒 DNA 是异质的弥散带。从端粒弥散带中准确确定端粒长度的方法存在问题,尚未提出可靠的技术来获取平均端粒长度值。在这里,我们介绍了 TeloTool,这是一种新的程序,可对 TRF 数据进行全面的统计分析。使用这种新方法,可以从以前的技术中消除许多方法学上的偏差,包括基于探针强度校正的假设。该程序为从 TRF 放射自显影图谱中快速可靠地提取定量数据提供了标准化的均值;它的广泛应用将允许在不同实验室生成的数据集之间进行准确的比较。

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