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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
Pulsed fields have been remarkably useful at extending the range of DNA molecular sizes that can be separated on agarose gels by controlling the field-induced molecular orientation that often limits the resolution of large molecules. Unfortunately, the same approach seems to be much less effective for DNA sequencing on polyacrylamide gels. We present an experimental and theoretical (modelling) study of DNA sequencing which shows that molecular orientation is indeed not the main limiting factor for sequencing devices that use moderate field intensities and polyacrylamide as a separating matrix. We examine the interplay between electric field intensity, molecular size and resolution, and we suggest different approaches to increase the resolution limit of standard and automated sequencing gels. The theoretical limits of high-field electrophoretic sequencing are also discussed. We conclude that new ideas will be needed to go beyond one kilobase.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0173-0835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
574-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Why can we not sequence thousands of DNA bases on a polyacrylamide gel?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't