Abstract:
Described herein are methods and kits for detecting the presence or absence of gene dysregulations such as those arising from gene fusions and/or chromosomal abnormalities, e.g. translocations, insertions, inversions and deletions. The methods, compositions and kits are useful for detecting mutations that cause the differential expression of a 5' portion of a target gene relative to the 3' region of the target gene. The average expression of the 5' portion of the target gene is compared with the average expression of the 3' portion of the target gene to determine an intragenic differential expression (IDE). The IDE can then be used to determine if a dysregulation or a particular disease (or susceptibility to a disease) is present or absent in a subject or sample.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to a novel method for quantifying VEGF various isoforms in a biological sample, with a very high selectivity and sensitivity. It also concerns a method for establishing a diagnostic and / or a prognosis concerning a patient potentially suffering from cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease, comprising a step of determining the level of at least one of the VEGF isoforms, in a biological sample from said patient.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for screening and identifying compounds that modulate the activity of a fungal tRNA splicing endonuclease. In particular, the invention provides assays for the identification of compounds that inhibit or reduce the activity of a fungal tRNA splicing endonuclease. The methods of the present invention provide a simple, sensitive assay for high-throughput screening of libraries of compounds to identify pharmaceutical leads useful for preventing, treating, managing and/or ameliorating a fungal infection or fungal infestation or one or more symptoms thereof.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for identifying and/or cloning nucleic acid regions representing qualitative differences associated with alternative splicing events and/or with insertions, deletions located in RNA transcribed genome regions, between two physiological situations, comprising either hybridization of RNA derived from the test situation with cDNA's derived from the reference situation and/or reciprocally, or double-strand hybridization of cDNA derived from the test situation with cDNA's derived from the reference situation; and identifying and/or cloning nucleic acids representing qualitative differences. The invention also concerns compositions or banks of nucleic acids representing qualitative differences between two physiological situations, obtainable by the above method, and their use as probe, for identifying genes or molecules of interest, or still for example in methods of pharmacogenomics, and profiling of molecules relative to their therapeutic and/or toxic effects. The invention further concerns the use of dysregulation of splicing RNA as markers for predicting molecule toxicity and/or efficacy, and as markers in pharmacogenomics.
Abstract:
A single exon nucleic acid microarray comprising a plurality of single exon nucleic acid probes for measuring gene expression in a sample derived from human Fetal liver is described. Also described are single exon nucleic acid probes expressed in the Fetal liver and their use in methods for detecting gene expression.
Abstract:
Methods, probe arrays and computer software products are provided for determining the arrangement of sequence elements. In one embodiment, methods for making and using exon chips are provided. The exon chips may be used to identify and quantify splice variants.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for predicting, confirming and displaying functional regions from genomic sequence data are presented. The methods and apparatus are particularly useful for predicting coding regions within genomic sequence data, confirming the expression thereof experimentally, and relating and displaying the expression data in meaningful relationship to the genomic sequence. The methods and apparatus of the present invention thus present powerful tools for novel gene discovery.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for predicting, confirming and displaying functional regions from genomic sequence data are presented. The methods and apparatus are particularly useful for predicting coding regions within genomic sequence data, confirming the expression thereof experimentally, and relating and displaying the expression data in meaningful relationship to the genomic sequence. The methods and apparatus of the present invention thus present powerful tools for novel gene discovery.
Abstract:
A single exon nucleic acid microarray comprising a plurality of single exon nucleic acid probes for measuring gene expression in a sample derived from human adult liver is described. Also described are single exon nucleic acid probes expressed in the adult liver and their use in methods for detecting gene expression.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for identifying and/or cloning nucleic acid regions representing qualitative differences associated with alternative splicing events and/or with insertions, deletions located in RNA transcribed genome regions, between two physiological situations, comprising either hybridisation of RNA derived from the test situation with cDNA's derived from the reference situation and/or reciprocally, or double-strand hybridisation of cDNA derived from the test situation with cDNA's derived from the reference situation; and identifying and/or cloning nucleic acids representing qualitative differences. The invention also concerns compositions or banks of nucleic acids representing qualitative differences between two physiological situations, obtainable by the above method, and their use as probe, for identifying genes or molecules of interest, or still for example in methods of pharmacogenomics, and profiling of molecules relative to their therapeutic and/or toxic effects. The invention further concerns the use of dysregulation of splicing RNA as markers for predicting molecule toxicity and/or efficacy, and as markers in pharmacogenomics.