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Terminal Restriction Fragments (TRF) Method to Analyze Telomere Lengths
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2015-12-05
[Abstract]  Chromosome ends - telomeres - are a focus of intensive research due to their importance for the maintenance of chromosome stability. Their shortening due to incomplete replication functions as a molecular clock counting the number of cell divisions, and ultimately results in cell-cycle arrest and cellular senescence. Determination of telomere lengths is an essential approach in telomere biology for research and diagnostic applications. Terminal Restriction Fragments (TRF) analysis is the oldest approach to analyze telomere lengths and remains the “gold standard” even in current studies. This technique relies on the fact that repeated minisatellite telomeric units do not contain target sites for restriction enzymes. Consequently, telomeres remain in relatively long fragments (TRF), whereas ... [摘要]  染色体末端 - 端粒是密集研究的焦点,因为它们对维持染色体稳定性的重要性。它们由于不完全复制而缩短作为计数细胞分裂数目的分子时钟,最终导致细胞周期停滞和细胞衰老。端粒长度的测定是端粒生物学中用于研究和诊断应用的基本方法。末端限制性片段(TRF)分析是分析端粒长度的最古老的方法,并且即使在目前的研究中仍然是"金标准"。该技术依赖于重复的小卫星端粒单元不含有限制酶的靶位点的事实。因此,端粒保持相对长的片段(TRF),而基因组DNA被消化成短片段。然后通过与放射性标记的端粒探针杂交显现端粒DNA的片段。由于TRF除了端粒外还包括直到第一限制性位点的端粒相关DNA的短区域,结果稍微偏向更高的TRF值。因此,建议使用频繁的刀具或其混合物,以尽量减少这种差异。此外,通过使用TRF分析,可以区分真正(末端)端粒与间质端粒重复(ITR)(Richards和Ausubel,1988)。在该方法中,首先将BAL31消化应用于高分子量DNA。酶从其末端逐渐降解线性DNA。然后用一种或多种限制酶消化降解的DNA,并通过凝胶电泳分离片段。印迹后,用末端标记序列或端粒序列探测膜。真正的TRF可以区别于ITR,因为它们随着BAL31消化时间的增加而逐步缩短,而ITR是BAL31抗性的。在时间零时的TRF BAL31消化模式表示近似端粒长度(Fajkus等人,2005)。

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