Center for Genetics and Molecular Medicine
University of Louisville
Cores
Transgenic
Gene Therapy
Nucleic Acids
Nucleic Acids Core
Microarrays
Microarrays or DNA chips are tools that can be used to study mRNA expression at the whole genome level. In general there are two types of arrays. These are those developed and marketed by Affymetrix Inc., and those based on printing DNA fragments on to glass slides.
Both technologies will soon be available to U of L investigators.
Affymetrix arrays.
Printed Arrays
The CGeMM Nucleic Acids Core is developing the technology to produce various arrays.
Initial arrays containing 5000 known mouse genes are expected to be available June, 2001.
Custom arrays will be available by arrangement with the investigator.
