Stalteri, Maria A and Harrison, Andrew P (2007) Interpretation of multiple probe sets mapping to the same gene in Affymetrix GeneChips. BMC Bioinformatics, 8 (1). 13-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-8-13
Stalteri, Maria A and Harrison, Andrew P (2007) Interpretation of multiple probe sets mapping to the same gene in Affymetrix GeneChips. BMC Bioinformatics, 8 (1). 13-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-8-13
Stalteri, Maria A and Harrison, Andrew P (2007) Interpretation of multiple probe sets mapping to the same gene in Affymetrix GeneChips. BMC Bioinformatics, 8 (1). 13-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-8-13
Abstract
Background: Affymetrix GeneChip technology enables the parallel observations of tens of thousands of genes. It is important that the probe set annotations are reliable so that biological inferences can be made about genes which undergo differential expression. Probe sets representing the same gene might be expected to show similar fold changes/z-scores, however this is in fact not the case. Results: We have made a case study of the mouse Surf4, chosen because it is a gene that was reported to be represented by the same eight probe sets on the MOE430A array by both Affymetrix and Bioconductor in early 2004. Only five of the probe sets actually detect Surf4 transcripts. Two of the probe sets detect splice variants of Surf2. We have also studied the expression changes of the eight probe sets in a public-domain microarray experiment. The transcripts for Surf4 are correlated in time, and similarly the transcripts for Surf2 are also correlated in time. However, the transcripts for Surf4 and Surf2 are not correlated. This proof of principle shows that observations of expression can be used to confirm, or otherwise, annotation discrepancies. We have also investigated groups of probe sets on the RAE230A array that are assigned to the same LocusID, but which show large variances in differential expression in any one of three different experiments on rat. The probe set groups with high variances are found to represent cases of alternative splicing, use of alternative poly(A) signals, or incorrect annotations. Conclusion: Our results indicate that some probe sets should not be considered as unique measures of transcription, because the individual probes map to more than one transcript dependent upon the biological condition. Our results highlight the need for care when assessing whether groups of probe sets all measure the same transcript. © 2007 Stalteri and Harrison; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Animals; Mice; Transcription Factors; DNA Probes; Artifacts; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Sensitivity and Specificity; Reproducibility of Results; Equipment Failure Analysis; Gene Expression Profiling; Genetic Variation |
Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 19 May 2015 11:51 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2024 20:44 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/13761 |
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