Microarray System For Expression Profiling Of Human miRNAs

Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced a microarray-based assay for microRNA (miRNA) expression profiling. The assay allows the use of very small amounts of sample (100 ng of total RNA), making it well-suited for miRNA expression profiling experiments. Agilent Laboratories developed the chemistry and probe design, which are used with Agilent’s SurePrint in situ synthesis microarray fabrication platform to provide flexibility and sensitivity. The miRNA assays are available in multipack format with eight microarrays printed on a standard 1× 3 slide, which provides economical cost-per-experiment. The miRNA microarrays are processed using the standard Agilent microarray platform, including hardware and software required for hybridization, scanning, feature extraction and data analysis. One-color analysis further simplifies the experimental design.