PMID- 30125088 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190412 LR - 20190412 IS - 1520-6882 (Electronic) IS - 0003-2700 (Linking) VI - 90 IP - 19 DP - 2018 Oct 2 TI - Real-Time Monitoring of Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization Kinetics. PG - 11470-11477 LID - 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02630 [doi] AB - We present a novel method for real-time monitoring and kinetic analysis of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). We implement the method using a vertical microfluidic probe containing a microstructure designed for rapid switching between probe solution and nonfluorescent imaging buffer. The FISH signal is monitored in real time during the imaging buffer wash, during which signal associated with unbound probes is removed. We provide a theoretical description of the method as well as a demonstration of its applicability using a model system of centromeric probes (Cen17). We demonstrate the applicability of the method for characterization of FISH kinetics under conditions of varying probe concentration, destabilizing agent (formamide) content, volume exclusion agent (dextran sulfate) content, and ionic strength. We show that our method can be used to investigate the effect of each of these variables and provide insight into processes affecting in situ hybridization, facilitating the design of new assays. FAU - Ostromohov, Nadya AU - Ostromohov N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7677-3099 AD - IBM Research-Zurich , Saumerstrasse 4 , 8803 Ruschlikon , Zurich , Switzerland. AD - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003 , Israel. FAU - Huber, Deborah AU - Huber D AD - IBM Research-Zurich , Saumerstrasse 4 , 8803 Ruschlikon , Zurich , Switzerland. FAU - Bercovici, Moran AU - Bercovici M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7803-4791 AD - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003 , Israel. FAU - Kaigala, Govind V AU - Kaigala GV AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1145-7287 AD - IBM Research-Zurich , Saumerstrasse 4 , 8803 Ruschlikon , Zurich , Switzerland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180831 PL - United States TA - Anal Chem JT - Analytical chemistry JID - 0370536 RN - 0 (DNA Probes) RN - 0 (Formamides) RN - 4781T907ZS (formamide) RN - 9042-14-2 (Dextran Sulfate) SB - IM MH - DNA Probes/chemistry MH - Dextran Sulfate/chemistry MH - Formamides/chemistry MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/*methods MH - Kinetics MH - MCF-7 Cells MH - Osmolar Concentration EDAT- 2018/08/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/13 06:00 CRDT- 2018/08/21 06:00 PHST- 2018/08/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02630 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Chem. 2018 Oct 2;90(19):11470-11477. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02630. Epub 2018 Aug 31.