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Sensitivity of in situ hybridization techniques using biotin- and 35S-labeled human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA probes.

Abstract：

:In order to evaluate the sensitivity of our modified in situ DNA hybridization technique using biotinylated probes, formalin fixed, paraffin embedded biopsies from 20 cervical lesions known to contain human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA were re-examined by the technique using both 35S-labeled- and biotinylated HPV DNA probes. The probe concentrations as well as the detection limits of biotin probing were screened by spotting known amounts of HPV 16 DNA on nylon filter, and allowed to hybridize with biotinylated HPV 16 DNA probe. By this method, 4 pg of HPV 16 DNA could be detected using a probe concentration of 0.2 micrograms/ml. HPV DNA could be demonstrated in all 20 biopsies with both hybridization techniques. However, signals in subrabasal cells were detected more frequently with biotin- than with 35S-labeled probes. Additional experiments were performed using three cervical cancer cell lines (with known copy numbers of HPV DNA), to assess the detection limits of HPV infections by the in situ hybridization techniques. The CaSki cells (500-600 HPV 16 copies/cell) were unequivocally positive with both labelling systems. HeLa cells (10-50 HPV 18 copies/cell) were positive with the biotin probing in 10/10 smears, as compared to 7/10 smears when 35S-labeled probes were used. Radioactive probing was inferior to biotinylated probing in detecting the signals in SiHa cells (1-2 HPV 16 copies/cell). This is because even weak background signals could mask true positive signals when 35S-labeled probes are used. In contrast, no background is generated with the biotinylated probes, detected with streptavidin-biotinylated alkaline phosphatase complex. In situ hybridization with biotinylated DNA probes is as sensitive as techniques using 35S-labeled probes for detecting HPV infections in routine cervical biopsies or smears.

journal_name

J Virol Methods

journal_title

Journal of virological methods

authors

Syrjänen S,Partanen P,Mäntyjärvi R,Syrjänen K

doi

10.1016/0166-0934(88)90017-1

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1988-03-01 00:00:00

pages

225-38

issue

3-4

eissn

0166-0934

issn

1879-0984

pii

0166-0934(88)90017-1

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Sensitivity of in situ hybridization techniques using biotin- and 35S-labeled human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA probes.