Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2003-10-17
Biophys. J. 86, 718-730 (2004).
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
18 pages and 7 figures. To be published in Biophys. J
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74150-8
Competitve hybridization, at the surface and in the bulk, lowers the sensitivity of DNA chips. Competitive surface hybridization occurs when different targets can hybridize with the same probe. Competitive bulk hybridization takes place when the targets can hybridize with free complementary chains in the solution. The effects of competitive hybridization on the thermodynamically attainable performance of DNA chips are quantified in terms of the hybridization isotherms of the spots. These relate the equilibrium degree of the hybridization to the bulk composition. The hybridization isotherm emerges as a Langmuir isotherm modified for electrostatic interactions within the probe layer. The sensitivity of the assay in equilibrium is directly related to the slope of the isotherm. A simpler description is possible in terms of $c_{50}$s specifying the bulk composition corresponding to 50% hybridization at the surface. The effects of competitive hybridization are important for the quantitative analysis of DNA chip results especially when used to study point mutations.
Buhot Arnaud
Halperin Avi
Zhulina Ekaterina B.
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