Line scanning system for direct digital chemiluminescence imaging of DNA sequencing blots
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City (United States) Eccles Inst. of Human Genetics, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
A cryogenically cooled charge-coupled device (CCD) camera equipped with an area CCD array is used in a line scanning system for low-light-level imaging of chemiluminescent DNA sequencing blots. Operating the CCD camera in time-delayed integration (TDI) mode results in continuous data acquisition independent of the length of the CCD array. Scanning is possible with a resolution of 1.4 line pairs/mm at the 50% level of the modulation transfer function. High-sensitivity, low-light-level scanning of chemiluminescent direct-transfer electrophoresis (DTE) DNA sequencing blots is shown. The detection of DNA fragments on the blot involves DNA-DNA hybridization with oligonucleotide-alkaline phosphatase conjugate and 1,2-dioxetane-based chemiluminescence. The width of the scan allows the recording of up to four sequencing reactions (16 lanes) on one scan. The scan speed of 52 cm/h used for the sequencing blots corresponds to a data acquisition rate of 384 pixels/s. The chemiluminescence detection limit on the scanned images is 3.9 [times] 10[sup [minus]18] mol of plasmid DNA. A conditional median filter is described to remove spikes caused by cosmic ray events from the CCD images. 39 refs., 9 refs.
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-88ER60700
- OSTI ID:
- 5695908
- Journal Information:
- Analytical Chemistry (Washington); (United States), Journal Name: Analytical Chemistry (Washington); (United States) Vol. 65:13; ISSN 0003-2700; ISSN ANCHAM
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMILUMINESCENCE
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
DNA
ENZYMES
IMAGE SCANNERS
LUMINESCENCE
NUCLEIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROTEINS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS