CombiMatrix oligonucleotide arrays: genotyping and gene expression assays employing electrochemical detection.

Electrochemical detection has been developed and assay performances studied for the CombiMatrix oligonucleotide microarray platform that contains 12,544 individually addressable microelectrodes (features) in a semiconductor matrix. The approach is based on the detection of redox active chemistries (such as horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and the associated substrate TMB) proximal to specific microarray electrodes. First, microarray probes are hybridized to biotin-labeled targets, second, the HRP-streptavidin conjugate binds to biotin, and enzymatic oxidation of the electron donor substrate then occurs. The detection current is generated due to electro-reduction of the HRP reaction product, and it is measured with the CombiMatrix ElectraSense Reader. Performance of the ElectraSense platform has been characterized using gene expression and genotyping assays to analyze: (i) signal to concentration dependence, (ii) assay resolution, (iii) coefficients of variation, (CV) and (iv) array-to-array reproducibility and data correlation. The ElectraSense platform was also compared to the standard fluorescent detection, and good consistency was observed between these two different detection techniques. A lower detection limit of 0.75 pM was obtained for ElectraSense as compared to the detection limit of 1.5 pM obtained for fluorescent detection. Thus, the ElectraSense platform has been used to develop nucleic acid assays for highly accurate genotyping of a variety of pathogens including bio-threat agents (such as Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, and other microorganisms including Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, etc.) and common pathogens of the respiratory tract (e.g. influenza A virus).

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