The transmembrane protein wolframin (WSF1) plays a crucial role in cell integrity in pancreatic beta cells and maintaining ER homeostasis. Genetic variations in the WFS1 gene have been described to be associated with Wolfram syndrome or type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this paper we report on an efficient double-tube allele-specific amplification method in conjunction with ultrafast capillary gel electrophoresis for direct haplotyping analysis of the SNPs in two important miRNA-binding sites (rs1046322 and rs9457) in the WFS1 gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCGE is a well-established separation technique for the analysis of biologically important molecules such as nucleic acids. The inherent high resolving power, rapid analysis times, excellent detection sensitivity, and quantification capabilities makes this method favorable compared to conventional manual polyacrylamide and agarose slab gel electrophoresis techniques. In this paper we introduce a novel single-channel capillary gel electrophoresis system with LED-induced fluorescence detection also utilizing a compact pen-shaped capillary cartridge design for automatic analysis of samples from a 96-well plate.
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