Application of DNA microarray technology to gerontological studies

Methods Mol Biol. 2013:1048:285-308. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-556-9_19.

Abstract

Gene expression patterns change dramatically in aging and age-related events. The DNA microarray is now recognized as a useful device in molecular biology and widely used to identify the molecular mechanisms of aging and the biological effects of drugs for therapeutic purpose in age-related diseases. Recently, numerous technological advantages have led to the evolution of DNA microarrays and microarray-based techniques, revealing the genomic modification and all transcriptional activity. Here, we show the step-by-step methods currently used in our lab to handling the oligonucleotide microarray and miRNA microarray. Moreover, we introduce the protocols of ribonucleoprotein [RNP] immunoprecipitation followed by microarray analysis (RIP-chip) which reveal the target mRNA of age-related RNA-binding proteins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aging / genetics*
  • Gene Expression / genetics
  • Humans
  • Immunoprecipitation / methods
  • MicroRNAs / genetics
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods*
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Ribonucleoproteins / analysis
  • Ribonucleoproteins / metabolism

Substances

  • MicroRNAs
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • Ribonucleoproteins