Methods for microRNA microarray profiling

Methods Mol Biol. 2011:700:145-52. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61737-954-3_10.

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are single-stranded, small RNA molecules of 21-23 nucleotides that are primarily involved in the regulation of gene expression. A number of recent studies have shown that miRNAs play a vital role in signaling pathways important for human oncogenesis and may hold promise as potential biomarkers for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutics. Microarray-based expression analysis is an emerging and powerful strategy for initially identifying candidate miRNAs, which can then be correlated to specific biological process such as carcinogenesis, and eventually developed as a molecular signature for a disease state. This chapter presents a protocol for miRNA microarray profiling using the Agilent platform, which is one of the most widely utilized technologies currently available.

MeSH terms

  • Gene Expression Profiling / instrumentation
  • Gene Expression Profiling / methods*
  • Humans
  • MicroRNAs*
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods*

Substances

  • MicroRNAs