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- Title
Using DNA microarrays to study gene expression in closely related species.
- Authors
Alicia Oshlack; Adrien E. Chabot; Gordon K. Smyth; Yoav Gilad
- Abstract
Motivation: Comparisons of gene expression levels within and between species have become a central tool in the study of the genetic basis for phenotypic variation, as well as in the study of the evolution of gene regulation. DNA microarrays are a key technology that enables these studies. Currently, however, microarrays are only available for a small number of species. Thus, in order to study gene expression levels in species for which microarrays are not available, researchers face three sets of choices: (i) use a microarray designed for another species, but only compare gene expression levels within species, (ii) construct a new microarray for every species whose gene expression profiles will be compared or (iii) build a multi-species microarray with probes from each species of interest. Here, we use data collected using a multi-primate cDNA array to evaluate the reliability of each approach. Results: We find that, for inter-species comparisons, estimates of expression differences based on multi-species microarrays are more accurate than those based on multiple species-specific arrays. We also demonstrate that within-species expression differences can be estimated using a microarray for a closely related species, without discernible loss of information. Contact: A.O. (oshlack@wehi.edu.au) or Y.G. (gilad@uchicago.edu) Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
- Publication
Bioinformatics, 2007, Vol 23, Issue 10, p1235
- ISSN
1367-4803
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1093/bioinformatics/btm111