Dual-Color Ultrasensitive Bright-Field RNA In Situ Hybridization with RNAscope

Author(s):  
Hongwei Wang ◽  
Nan Su ◽  
Li-Chong Wang ◽  
Xingyong Wu ◽  
Son Bui ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 68-69
Author(s):  
Luiza Grazziotin Lago ◽  
Bukky Dada ◽  
Hua Yang ◽  
Deborah Marshall

Introduction:Molecular techniques play a critical role in identifying breast cancer patients with overexpressed human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2). New bright field techniques such as chromogenic in-situ hybridization (CISH) and silver in-situ hybridization (SISH) have emerged to overcome some of the challenges associated with the reference standard, fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH). We conducted a literature review and synthesis to characterize the accuracy of HER2 tests, and inform decisions about test selection.Methods:We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases using these eligibility criteria: studies evaluating invasive breast cancer samples which examined agreement between CISH or SISH, and FISH, and reported sensitivity, specificity, or concordance. We performed a bivariate meta-analysis of sensitivity and specificity using a generalized linear mixed model in Stata. We used likelihood ratio tests from meta-regression to compare accuracy between HER2 tests.Results:The search identified 4,475 articles, of which thirty-one were included. A total of thirteen studies (43%) evaluated dual-color SISH, twelve single-color CISH, and six dual-color CISH. The summary estimates for sensitivity and specificity were, respectively, 0.97 (95%CI 0.83–0.99) and 0.99 (95%CI 0.96–1.00) for single-color CISH, 0.98 (95%CI 0.92–0.99) and 0.98 (95%CI 0.91–0.99) for dual-color CISH; 0.92 (95%CI 0.86–0.95), and 0.96 (95%CI 0.91–0.98) for SISH. Significantly higher specificity was reported for single-color CISH than SISH (chi-square 4.12; p = 0.04), while dual-CISH had higher sensitivity than SISH (chi-square: 4.63; p = 0.03). These differences were not maintained when studies with cohorts enriched with equivocal samples were excluded.Conclusions:The agreement between new bright field tests (SISH and CISH) and FISH is high (>92 percent). Indirect comparison of HER2 tests indicated that overall CISH performance exceeds that of SISH. However, low agreement between SISH and FISH in equivocal cases affects these comparative estimates. The pooled estimates from this meta-analysis can help inform future HER2 test selection decisions.


Author(s):  
Hongwei Wang ◽  
Nan Su ◽  
Li-Chong Wang ◽  
Xingyong Wu ◽  
Son Bui ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Mujeeb Shittu ◽  
Tessa Steenwinkel ◽  
William Dion ◽  
Nathan Ostlund ◽  
Komal Raja ◽  
...  

RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) is used to visualize spatio-temporal gene expression patterns with broad applications in biology and biomedicine. Here we provide a protocol for mRNA ISH in developing pupal wings and abdomens for model and non-model Drosophila species. We describe best practices in pupal staging, tissue preparation, probe design and synthesis, imaging of gene expression patterns, and image-editing techniques. This protocol has been successfully used to investigate the roles of genes underlying the evolution of novel color patterns in non-model Drosophila species.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. S29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Coppock ◽  
Brian Willis ◽  
Mark Stoler ◽  
Anne Mills

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Daniel Lerda ◽  
Marta Cabrera ◽  
Jorge Flores ◽  
Luis Gutierrez ◽  
Armando Chierichetti ◽  
...  

Development ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 611-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.K. De ◽  
M.T. McMaster ◽  
S.K. Dey ◽  
G.K. Andrews

Oligodeoxyribonucleotide excess solution hybridization, Northern blot and in situ hybridization were used to analyze metallothionein gene expression in mouse decidua and placentae during gestation. Metallothionein (MT) -I and -II mRNA levels were constitutively elevated, 11- and 13-fold, respectively, relative to the adult liver, in the deciduum (D8), and decreased coordinately about 6-fold during the period of development when the deciduum is replaced by the developing placenta (D10-16). Coincident with this decline, levels of MT mRNA increased dramatically in the visceral yolk sac endoderm. In situ hybridization established that MT-I mRNA was present at low levels in the uterine luminal epithelium (D4), but was elevated at the site of embryo implantation exclusively in the primary decidual zone by D5, and then in the secondary decidual zone (D6-8). Although low levels of MT mRNA were detected in total placental RNA, in situ hybridization revealed constitutively high levels in the outer placental spongiotrophoblasts. Analysis of pulse-labeled proteins from decidua and placentae established that these tissues are active in the synthesis of MT. The constitutively high levels of MT mRNA in decidua were only slightly elevated following injection of cadmium (Cd) and/or zinc (Zn), whereas in placentae they increased several-fold. MT mRNA levels were equally high in decidua and experimentally induced deciduomata (D8) which establishes that decidual MT gene expression is not dependent on the presence of the embryo or some embryo-derived factor. Although the functional role of MT during development is speculative, these results establish the concept that, from the time of implantation to late in gestation, the mouse embryo is surrounded by cells, interposed between the maternal and embryonic environments, which actively express the MT genes. This suggests that MT plays an important role in the establishment and maintenance of normal pregnancy.


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