Toolkit/Microarray gene expression profiling

Microarray gene expression profiling

Assay Method·Research·Since 2003

Taxonomy: Technique Branch / Method. Workflows sit above the mechanism and technique branches rather than replacing them.

Summary

Microarray gene expression profiling is a transcriptome-scale assay method used in Arabidopsis seedlings to measure genome-wide expression changes under genetic and light-regulated perturbations. In the cited studies, it was applied to define how COP/DET/FUS loci and COP1 regulate light-responsive gene expression and seedling development.

Usefulness & Problems

Why this is useful

This assay is useful for comparing global gene expression states across developmental, genetic, and light conditions in Arabidopsis. The cited work used it to connect pleiotropic photomorphogenesis regulators with genome expression outputs rather than single-gene readouts.

Problem solved

It addresses the problem of determining how mutations in COP/DET/FUS loci or perturbation of COP1 affect genome-wide transcriptional programs during Arabidopsis seedling development. It also enables comparison of dark-grown dominant-negative COP1 conditions with white-light and cop1 mutant expression states.

Problem links

Need precise spatiotemporal control with light input

Derived

Microarray gene expression profiling is a transcriptome-scale assay method used to measure genome expression changes in Arabidopsis seedlings under genetic and light-regulated perturbations. In the cited studies, it was applied to analyze the roles of COP/DET/FUS loci and COP1 in regulating light-responsive gene expression and seedling development.

Taxonomy & Function

Primary hierarchy

Technique Branch

Method: A concrete measurement method used to characterize an engineered system.

Target processes

No target processes tagged yet.

Input: Light

Implementation Constraints

cofactor dependency: cofactor requirement unknownencoding mode: genetically encodedimplementation constraint: context specific validationimplementation constraint: spectral hardware requirementoperating role: sensor

The reported applications involved Arabidopsis seedlings and comparisons across genetic perturbations and light conditions, including darkness, white light, cop1 mutations, and overexpression of the dominant-negative COP1 N terminus N282. The evidence does not specify array chemistry, sample preparation workflow, normalization strategy, or expression system details for the N282 construct.

The supplied evidence supports use in Arabidopsis seedling transcript profiling, but does not provide details on array platform, probe design, dynamic range, or validation by orthogonal assays. No evidence here addresses temporal resolution, single-cell resolution, or applicability beyond the reported plant contexts.

Validation

Cell-freeBacteriaMammalianMouseHumanTherapeuticIndep. Replication

Supporting Sources

Ranked Claims

Claim 1method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 2method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 3method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 4method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 5method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 6method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 7method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 8method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 9method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 10method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 11method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 12method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 13method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 14method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 15method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 16method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 17method usagesupports2003Source 1needs review

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.
Claim 18dominant negative phenocopysupports2002Source 2needs review

Overexpression of the dominant-negative COP1 N terminus N282 in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and cop1 mutations.

overexpression of the dominant-negative-acting N terminus of COP1 (N282) in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and the cop1 mutations
Claim 19dominant negative phenocopysupports2002Source 2needs review

Overexpression of the dominant-negative COP1 N terminus N282 in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and cop1 mutations.

overexpression of the dominant-negative-acting N terminus of COP1 (N282) in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and the cop1 mutations
Claim 20dominant negative phenocopysupports2002Source 2needs review

Overexpression of the dominant-negative COP1 N terminus N282 in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and cop1 mutations.

overexpression of the dominant-negative-acting N terminus of COP1 (N282) in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and the cop1 mutations
Claim 21dominant negative phenocopysupports2002Source 2needs review

Overexpression of the dominant-negative COP1 N terminus N282 in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and cop1 mutations.

overexpression of the dominant-negative-acting N terminus of COP1 (N282) in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and the cop1 mutations
Claim 22dominant negative phenocopysupports2002Source 2needs review

Overexpression of the dominant-negative COP1 N terminus N282 in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and cop1 mutations.

overexpression of the dominant-negative-acting N terminus of COP1 (N282) in darkness produced a genome expression profile similar to those produced by white light and the cop1 mutations

Approval Evidence

2 sources1 linked approval claimfirst-pass slug microarray-gene-expression-profiling
Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci

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Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of COP1 in the light control of Arabidopsis genome expression.

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method usagesupports

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci and other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

Microarray gene expression profiling was used to examine the role of pleiotropic COP/DET/FUS loci as well as other partially photomorphogenic loci during Arabidopsis seedling development and genome expression regulation.

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Comparisons

Source-backed strengths

The method provides comparative genome-wide expression profiles, allowing overlapping and non-identical regulatory roles of COP/DET/FUS loci to be examined in a single assay framework. In the cited studies, it was sufficiently sensitive to show that overexpression of the dominant-negative COP1 N terminus N282 in darkness produced an expression profile similar to white light and cop1 mutations.

Microarray gene expression profiling and native green gel system address a similar problem space.

Shared frame: same top-level item type; same primary input modality: light

Strengths here: appears more independently replicated; looks easier to implement in practice.

Microarray gene expression profiling and open-source microplate reader address a similar problem space.

Shared frame: same top-level item type; same primary input modality: light

Strengths here: appears more independently replicated; looks easier to implement in practice.

Microarray gene expression profiling and plant transcriptome profiling address a similar problem space.

Shared frame: same top-level item type; same primary input modality: light

Strengths here: appears more independently replicated; looks easier to implement in practice.

Ranked Citations

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    StructuralSource 1Development2003Claim 1Claim 16Claim 16

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    StructuralSource 2The Plant Cell2002Claim 22Claim 22Claim 22

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