BIOTECHNIQUES
VOL. 26, NO. 6, JUNE 1999

Benchmarks

Differential Display Combined with a Regulated Transient
Expression System
H. Kanamori and D.J. Shapiro 1018

Effect of Growth Temperature and Vector Ends Phosphorylation
in the Cloning Efficiency of Specific DNA Fragments
A.R. Sepulveda and M.W. Lieberman 1022

Instability of a Multiple Copy Enhancer in Plasmid Vectors:
Practical Considerations
D.J. Discher, N.H. Bishopric, O.M. Hemandez and K.A. Webster 1026

Functional Testing of a Bicistronic Retroviral Vector for Intracellular
Peptide Production
M. Duch, A. Tolstrup, 1. Dalum, T. Jespersen, S. Mouritsen and F.S. Pedersen 1032

Vectors for Inducible Expression of Dual Epitopc-Tagged Proteins in
Insect Cells
H. Braun and G. Suske 1038

Screening Procedure for Pichiapastoris Clones Containing Multiple
Copy Gene Inserts
W.D. Fairlie, P.K. Russell, H.P. Zhang and S.N. Breit 1042

Direct Cloning of Differential Display Products Eluted from
Northern Blots
E.M. Denovan-Wright, S.E. Howlett and H.A. Robertson 1046

Simple Protocol for Extracting Nuclear DNA from Single Embryos
of a Marine Snail
R.J. Simpson, C.S. Wilding andJ. Grahame 1050

Extracting High-Quality DNA from Shed Reptile Skins:
A Simplified Method
J.W. Fetzner, Jr. 1052

Recycling of Anion-Exchange Resins for Plasmid DNA Purification
V.W.-H. Chang, R. Wii and Y.-S. Ho 1056

Removal of Ethidium Bromide and Cesium Chloride from Plasmid
DNA by Ethanol Precipitation
J. Song, 1. Kanazawa, K. Sun, T. Murata and K.K. Yokoyama 1050

Color Coding the Cell Death Status of Plant Suspension Cells
T. Shigaki and M.K. Bhattacharyya 1060

Morphological Detection of Plasma Membrane Changes During
Apoptosis Using Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein
E. Shinbrot, C.M. Spencer and S.R. Kain 1064

Extending the Useful Life Span of DNA Probes for Fluorescence
In Situ Hybridization
A.T. Christian, H.E. Garcia and J.D. Tucker 1068

Microtiter Immunocytochemical ELISA Assay
S.M. de la Monte, N. Ganju and J.R. Wands 1073

Improved Protocol for Using Avian Red Blood Cells as Substrates
for the Polymerase Chain Reaction
D. Bercovich, Y. Plotsky and Y. Gruenbaum 1080

Bridge-Overlap-Extension PCR Method for Constructing
Chimeric Genes
R.K. Mehta and J. Singh 1002



Microsatellite Locus Amplification Using Deer Antler DNA
A. O'Connell and R.M. Denome 1086

Internet On-Ramp


Snapping Up SNPs
S.M. Brown 1090

Short Technical Reports


Differential Sensitivity to 5-fluoro-orotic Acid as a Screen for Bait
RNA-Independent False Positives in a Yeast Three-Hybrid System
Y.W. Park, S.-L. Tan and M.G. Katze 1102


Rapid Genetic Screening for Hemochromatosis Using Automated
SSCP-Based Capillary Electrophoresis (SSCP-CE)
A.-K. Bosserhoff, S. Seegers, C. Hellerbrand, J. Scholmerich and R. Buttner 1106


Absolute Quantitation of MDRI Transcripts Using Heterologous
DNA Standards—Validation of the Competitive RT-PCR
(CRT-PCR) Approach
A. EI-Osta, P. Kantharidis andJ. Zaicberg 1114


Model System for Plant Cell Biology: GFP Imaging in Living Onion
Epidermal Cells
A. Scott, S. Wyatt, P.-L. Tsou, D. Robertson and N. Stromgren Alien 1125

Research Reports


Fast and Reliable Screening of Mutations in Human Thmors: Use of Multiple
Fluorescence-Based Long Linker Arm Nucleotides Assay (mf-LLA)
L.A. Marcelino, M. Galvin, G.M. Martins, M.J. Proenca, E. Mayrand,
J.A. Rueffand C.J. Monteiro 1134


Construction of Gene Targeting Vectors from A,KOS Genomic Libraries
S. Wattler, M. Kelly and M. Nehis 1150

BioComputing


Identification of Relative Protein Bands in Polyacrylamide Gel
Electrophoresis (PAGE) Using a Multi-Resolution Snake Algorithm
M.N. Gurcan, M. Koyutiirk, H.S. Yildiz, R. Cetin-Atalay and A.E. cetin 1162


WinGene/WinPep: User-Friendly Software for the Analysis of
Amino Acid Sequences
L. Hennig 1170


Digital Image Processing for Rapid Analysis ofDiffercntially
Expressed Transcripts on High-Density cDNA Arrays
B. Adryan, V. Cariguth and H.J. Decker 1174


Spreadsheet-Based Program for Alignment of Overlapping
DNA Sequences
R. Anbazhagan and E. Gabrielson 1180


ScienceLabDatabase: A Computer Program to Organize a
Molecular Biology Laboratory
0. Nayler and S. Stamm 1186

1999 Author Index (Volume 26) 1192

New Products 1196

Index to Advertisers 1207

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BIOTECHNIQUES
VOL. 26, NO. 5, MAY 1999


Benchmarks
Extender PCR: A Method for the Isolation of Sequences Regulating
Gene Expression from Genomic DNA
A.J.H. Brown, S.J. Perry, S.E. Saunders andJ.R Burke 804

Baculovirus-Transfer Vector for Eukaryotic Expression and
Immunoaffinity Purification of Gal4-Fusion Proteins 808
G. Chen and A.J. Courey

Generation of Epitope-Tagged Proteins by Inverse PCR Mutagenesis
L. Gama and G.E. Breitwieser 814

Selective PCR Amplification of Functional Immunoglobulin Light Chain
from Hybridoma Containing the Aberrant MOPC 21-Derived VK by
PNA-Mediated PCR Clamping
O. Cochet,E. Martin, W.H.Fridman and J.-L.Teillaud 818

The pKNOCK Series of Broad-Host-Range Mobilizable Suicide Vectors
for Gene Knockout and Targeted DNA Insertion into the Chromosome
of Gram-Negative Bacteria
M.F. Alexeyev 824

Amplification of FADDmRNA Using RT-PCR Results in an Artifact
M. Alonso and R.L. Pastori 828

Concentration ofRecombinant Baculovirus by Cation-Exchange
Chromatography
J. Barsourn 834

Improved LM-PCR Procedure for In Vivo Footprinting Analysis of
GC-Rich Promoters
L. Le Cam, J. Polanowska, L. Fajas, E. Fabbrizio and C. Sardet 840

Reverse Strand Priming: A Versatile cDNA Radiolabeling Method for
Differential Hybridization on Nucleic Acid Arrays
W. Mikulits, H. Dolznig, R. Hofbauer and E.W. Mullner 846

Nonselective Colony-Color Assays for HIS3, LEU2, LYS2, TRPI and
URA3 in ade2 Yeast Strains Using Media with Limiting Nutrients
T.A. Myers andJ.A. Nickoloff 850

Modification of Enzyme-Conjugated Streptavidin-Biotin Western Blot
Technique to Avoid Detection of Endogenous Biotin-Containing Proteins
G.M. Vaitaitis, R.J. Sanderson, E.J. Kimble, N.D. Elkins and S.C. Flores 854

Mapping of Nuclear Localization Signals by Simultaneous Fusion to
Green Fluorescent Protein and to p-Galactosidase
G. Sorg and T. Stamminger 858

Induction of Cell Death by Hydrophobie Hydrocarbons
T.A. Kelly, M.S. Felder and R.A. Ollar 864

Microprep Method for Rapidly Isolating Plasmid DNAs for
Restriction Enzyme Analysis
A.R. Shepard and J.L. Rae 868

Simple Version of "Megaprimer " PCR for Site-Directed Mutagenesis
A. Colosimo, Z. Xu, G. Novelli, B. Dallapiccola and D.C. Gruenert 870

Internet On-Ramp

Scripting Wizards for Chime(™ )and RasMol
R.M. Horton 874


Identification and Isolation ofDifferentially Expressed Genes from
Very Small Tissue Samples
P. Gonzalez, J.S. Zigler, Jr., D.L. Epstein andT. Borras 884

Increasing DNA Transfer Efficiency by Temporary Inactivation of
Host Restriction
R.A. Edwards, R.A. Helm and S.R. Maloy 892

Microsatellite Analysis Using a Two-Step Procedure for Fluorescence
Labeling ofPCR Products
S. Jouquand, A. Cheron and F. Galibert 902

Internal and Flanking Sequence from AFLP Fragments Using
Ligation-Mediated Suppression PCR
J.M. Schupp, L.B. Price, A. Klevyska and P. Keim 905

Research Reports

Two-Color GFP Expression System for C. elegans
D.M. Miller I I I N.S. Desai, D.C. Hardin, D.W. Piston, G.H. Patterson,
J. Fleenor, S. Xu and A. Fire 914

Use of Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein to Optimize and Quantitate
Infection of Target Cells with Recombinant Retroviruses
L.M. Cashion, L.A. Bare, S. Harvey, Q. Trinh, Y. Zhu and J.J. Devlin 924

Detection of Virtually All Mutations-SSCP (DOVAM-S): A Rapid
Method for Mutation Scanning with Virtually 100% Sensitivity
Q. Liu, J. Feng, C. Buzin, C. Wen, G. Nozari, A. Mengos, V. Nguyen,
J. Liu, L. Crawford, F.K. Fujimura and S.S. Sommer 932

Production of Human CNS Neurons from Embryonal Carcinoma
Cells Using a Cell Aggregation Method
W.M.W. Cheung, W.Y. Fu, W.S. Hui and N.Y. Ip 946

Determination of Phage Antibody Affinities to Antigen by a
Microbalance Sensor System
A. Hengerer, C. Kosslinger, J. Decker, S. Hauck, 1. Qlieitsch,
H. Wolf and S. Dübel 956

High-Performance Subtractive Hybridization ofcDNAs by Covalent
Bonding Between Specific Complementary Nucleotides
S.-Y. Ying and S.Lin 966

Product Application Focus

Automated System for Purification of Dye-Terminator Sequencing
Products Eliminates Up-Stream Purification of Templates
B.M. Fangan, O.J. Dahiberg, A.H. Deggerdal, M. Bosnes and F. Larsen 980

GelStar® Nucleic Acid Gel Stain: High Sensitivity Detection in Gels
H.W. White, N.B. Vartak, T.G. Burland, F.P. Curtis and N. Kusukawa 984

New Products 990

Index to Advertisers 999


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BIOTECHNIQUES

VOL. 27, NO. 1, JULY 1999


Benchmarks

Heteroduplex Cleavage Analysis Using SI Nuclease
J.T. Howard, J. Ward, J.N. Watson and K.H. Roux 18

Improvement ofSSCP Analysis by Use ofDenaturants
S.P. Yip, D.A. Hopkinson and D.B. Whitehouse 20

Subcellular Fractionation of Group B Streptococcus
D.E. Kling, L.C. Madoffand J.L. Michel 24


Use of GFP as a Reporter for the Facile Analysis of Sequence-
Specific Proteases
J.C. Pehrson, A. Weatherman, J. Markwell, G. Sarath and
S.D. Schwartzbach 28


Cost-Effective Staining ofDNA with SYBR® Green in PreparativeAgarose Gel Electrophoresis
S.E. Miller, P. Taillon-Miller and P.-Y. Kwok 34


Prevention of Anomalous Band Mobility in A+G Sequencing
Ladders of3'-End-Labeled DNA
S. Starrs and R.J.H. Davies .............................. . 36


System for PCR Identification ofcDNA Ends (SPICE)
D.R. Koehier, R. Tellier, J. Hu and M. Post ..................... . 46


Transfer RNA Reduces the Formation of Primer Artifacts During
Quantitative PCR
S.R. StUrzenbaum .................................... 50


New Series otDrosophila Expression Vectors Suitable for
Behavioral Rescue
G. Roman, J. He and R.L. Davis ........................... . 54

S.. pombe Expression Vector with 6x(His) Tag for Protein Purification
and Potential for Ligation-independent Cloning
T. Hosfield and Q. Lu 58


Black Cellular Spreading and Motility Assay
A.-E. Al Moustafa, N. Urbani and M. O'Connor-McCourt 60

Alternative Procedure for Two-Dimensional Separation of
Phosphoamino Acids
C. Grangeasse, M. Riberty, E. Vaganay and B. Dliclos 62

Rapid DNA Extraction from Ferns for PCR-Based Analyses
E.L. Dempster, K.V. Pryor, D. Francis, J.E. Young and H.J. Rogers 66

Rapid, Economical Filter Alternative to Chromosomal DNA
Centrifugation in the Alkaline Lysis Plasmid Protocol
M.T. McNally ...................................... 68

Large-Scale Preparation of Sequence-Ready Bacterial Artificial
Chromosome DNA Using QIAGEN® Columns
L.S. Kirschner and C.A. Stratakis .......................... . 72
Internet On-Ramp

Biological Sequence Analysis Using Regular Expressions
R.M. Horton ....................................... 76

Short Technical Reports
Application of the Green Fluorescent Protein as a Reporter for
Acel-Based, Two-Hybrid Studies
G. Mayer, H. Launhardt and T. Munder ••••••••••••••••••••••• • 86


Generation of Vector-Insensitive Dig-Labeled Probes from Large
Cosmid Library Inserts Using PCR
E. Morgan, J.M. Lodge, J.Stephen and N.L. Brown •••••••••••••••• . 94


Eukaryotic Conditional Expression System
T. Sourisseau, Y. Le Drean, G. Slabert, P. Flamant and D. Michel ••••••• . 106


Purification of Proteins Fused to Either the Amino or Carboxy
Terminus of the My cobacterium xenopi Gyrase A Intein
M.W. Southworth, K. Amaya, T.C. Evans, M.-Q. Xu and F.B. Perler 110


Rapid Quantitation of Gene Therapy Specific CFTR Expression
Using the Amplification Refractory Mutation System
P.H. Thorpe and D.J. Porteous 122


Research Reports

Detection of Low-Frequency Mutations in Exon 8 of the TP53 Gene
by Constant Denaturant Capillary Electrophoresis (CDCE)
P.O. Ekstr0m, A.-L. B^rresen-Dale, H. Qvist, K.E. Giercksky
and W.G. Thilly ................................... . 128

Absolute Quantitation of Specific mRNAs in Cell and Tissue
Samples by Comparative PCR
A.M. Martorana, G. Zheng, F. Springall, HJ. Hand, R.L. O'Grady
and J.G. Lyons •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 136

Chemiluminescent Detection of Sequential DNA Hybridizations to
High-Density, Filter-Arrayed cDNA Libraries: A Subtraction
Method for Novel Gene Discovery
D. Guiliano, M. Ganatra, J. Ware, J. Parrot, J. Daub, L. Moran, H. Brennecke,
J.M. Foster, T. Supali, M. Blaxter, A.L. Scott, S.A. Williams and B.E. Slatko 146

Temporal, Spatial and Tissue-Specific Expression of a Myogenin-lacZ
Transgene Targeted to the Hprt Locus in Mice
J.L. Vivian, W.H. Klein and P. Hasty ....................... 154

pSURF-2, A Modified BAG Vector for Selective YAC Cloning and
Functional Analysis
A.C. Boyd, H. Davidson, B. Stevenson, G. McLachlan,
H. Davidson-Smith and D.J. Porteous ••••••••••••••••••••••• 164

Product Application Focus
Automated System for Capture and Detection ofNucleic Acids
A. Brown, A.A. Akinsanya, S.J. Barker, M. Brophy, A.K. Dobb,
S.M. Doyle, l.R. Hudson, S.J. Minter, M.J. Wraith and J.D. Oultram .. . .. . 176

Literature Express................................ 182

New Products ................................... 189

Index to Advertisers ............................ .. 198


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BIOTECHNIQUES

VOL. 27, NO. 2, AUGUST 1999

Benchmarks
Luciferase Reporter Gene Vectors that Lack Potential AP-I Sites
S.L. Grimm and S.K. Nordeen ............................ . 220


Adapter-Aided PCR to Identify T-DNA Junctions in
Transgenic Plants
Y.I. Choi, E.W. Noh, M.S. Han and S.H. Son ....... 222

Gene Dosage by Quantitative Real-Time PCR
J.-L. Bolilay, J. Reuter, R. Ritschard, L. Terracciano, R. Herrmann
and C. Rochlitz 228

High-Speed Prothrombin G->A 20210 and Methylenetetrahydrofolate
Reductase C->T 677 Mutation Detection Using Real-Time
Fluorescence PCR and Melting Curves
C. Aslanidis, M. Nauck and G. Schmitz 234

Thermal Asymmetric Interlaced PCR Amplification ofYAC Insert
End Fragments for Chromosome Walking in Plasmodium
falciparum and Other A/T-Rich Genomes
J.M. Foster, Z. Christodoulou, G.M. Cowan and C.I. Newbold ........... . 240

Hydrogen Peroxide Improves the Efficiency of a Peripheral Blood
PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis
M.I. Queipo-Ortuno, M.A. Garcia-Ordonez, J.D. Colmenero
and P. Morata ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 248

UV Light Irradiation of Plastic Reaction Tubes Inhibits PCR
L.C. Burgess and J.O. Hall 252

Specific Requirements for PCR Amplification of Long Mitochondrial
A+T-Rich DNA
J.C. Rondan Duenas, G.M. Panzetta-Dutari and C.N. Gardenal •••••••••• 258

Identifying Mutations in Drosophila Genes by Direct Sequencing
of PCR Products
E.M. Schlag and D.A. Wassarman •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 262

DGGE is More Sensitive for the Detection of Somatic Point
Mutations than Direct Sequencing
B. TrUIzsch, K. Krohn, P. Wonerow and R. Paschke ••••••••••••••••• 266

High-Resolution, Fluorescence-Based Differential Display on a
DNA Sequencer Followed by Band Excision
B. Reinhardt, U. Frank, K. Gellner, J.U. Lohinann and T.C.G. Bosch ••••••• 268

DNA Analyses from Biological Material Previously Used for
Scanning Electron Microscopy Studies
S. Landvik ....................................... 274

Chemiluminescence-Based Method for Genotyping Tg.AC
Responder Mice
D.C. Kantz, G.D. Lacks and R.E. Cannon ...................... 278

Accurate mRNA Size Determination in Northern Analysis Using
Individual Lane Size Markers
J.J. Doran, J.M. Sands and R.T. Timmer 280

Magnetic Separation to Concentrate the Estrogen Receptor from
Adipose Tissue for Western Analysis
B.H. Welter and T.M. Price ............................. 282

Simple Mixing Device to Reproducibly Prepare Cationic
Lipid-DNA Complexes (Lipoplexes)
S. Hirota, C. Tros de llarduya, L.G. Barron and F.C. Szoka, Jr. ••••••••••• 286

CO2-Enriched Atmosphere on the Microscope Stage
G. Diaz, R. Isola, A.M. Falchi and A. Diana 292


Polyacrylamide Gel Fixation by Dryng and Gluing to Both Paper
and Transparent Plastic
Y.V. Guervaziev 294

Internet On-Ramp
A Virtual Molecular Biology Teaching Laboratory
R.M. Horton and R.C. Tait ...... ........................ . 298

Short Technical Reports
Screening ofTransgenic Plants by Amplification of Unknown
Genomic DNA Flanking T-DNA
D. Spertini, C. Beliveau and G. Bellemare ••••••••••••••••••••• 308

Nonradioactive Labeling of Large DNA Fragments for Genome
Walking, RFLP and Northern Blot Analysis
R Adhami, S. MUllerandM.-T. Hauser ....................... 314

Differentiation ofHard-to-Type Bacterial Strains by RNA
Mismatch Cleavage
B.J. Bricker ....................................... 321

Simplified Gene-Fragment Phage Display System for
Epitope Mapping
S. Gupta, K. Arora, A. Sampath, S. Khurana, S.S. Singh, A. Gupta
and V.K. Chaudhary ................................. . 328

High-Throughput DNA Extraction from Old Paraffin-
Embedded Biopsies
J. Jalouli, L. Sand, B. Gustavsson, J.M. Hirsch and R-A. Larsson ••••••••• 334

BioFeedback .................................... 340

Research Reports
Seven-Color, Homogeneous Detection of Six PCR Products
L.G. Lee, K.J. Livak, B. Mullah, R.J. Graham, R.S. Vinayak
and T.M. Woudenberg ................................ 342

Direct Observation ofNucleocytoplasmic Transport by Microinjection
ofGFP-Tagged Proteins in Living Cells
O. Rosorius, P. Heger, G. Stelz, N. Hirschmann, J. Hauber and R.H. Stauber • • • 350

Flow Microsphere Immunoassay-Based Method of Virus Quantitation
T.I. Sarnoylova and B.F. Smith ............................ . 356

Laser Microdissection and Laser Pressure Catapulting for the
Generation of Chromosome-Specific Paint Probes
L. Schermelleh, S. Thalhammer, W. Heckl, H. Posi, T. Cremer,
K. Schtitze and M. Cremer .............................. 362

Strep-tag® II for One-Step Affinity Purification of Active bHLHzip
Domain of Human c-Myc
N. Zwicker, K. Adelhelm, R. Thiericke, S. Grabley and F. Hanel .......... 368

New Products ................................... 376

Index to Advertisers ............................. . 383


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BIOTECHNIQUES

VOL. 27, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1999


Benchmarks
Sequencing of Genomic DNA
U. Mahiknecht, D. Hoelzerand R. Bucala 406

Generation of Full-Length cDNA Library from Single Human
Prostate Cancer Cells
S.-Y. Ying, H.M. Lui, S.-L. Lin andC.-M. Chuong 410

Multistep-Touchdown Vectorette-PCR—A Rapid Technique for the
Identification ofIVS in Genes
C. Rlibie, E. SchuIze-Bahr, M. Borggrefe, W. Haverkamp and G. Breithardt 414

Rapid, Sensitive Detection ofMutant Alleles in Codon 12 ofK-ras
by REMS-PCR
N.J. Roberts, H.L. Impey, T.L. Applegate, C.J. Fuery, R.L. Ward and A.V. Todd 418

Male-Specific Competitive PCR for the Quantification of Transplanted
Cells in Mice
N.J. Caron, P. Chapdelaine and J.P. Tremblay .................... 424

Construction of a Vector for Coupled In Vitro
Transcription/Translation
O. Ostersetzer and Z. Adam 428

Conditions for Permeabilization of Cells Used for Intracellular
Tyrosine Phosphorylation Studies
V. Chitu, D. Demydenko, G.K. Toth, Z. Hegedlis and E. Monostori 435

Improved Detection Reliability of P-Galactosidase in Histological
Preparations
G. Cheng, R.P. Thompson and R.G. Gourdie 438

Nucleic Acid Removal from Taq Polymerase Preparations Using an
Aqueous/Organic Biphasic System
A. Louwrier 444

Adaptation ofBTI-TNSBI-4 (High Five) Insect Cells for Large-Scale
Production in a Stirred Bioreactor
A.-C. Savary, B. Georges and C. Auriault 448

Single-Nucleotide Resolution of RNA Strands in the Presence of
their RNA Complements
J.J. Arnold, S.K.B. Ghosh, RC. Bevilacqua and C.E. Cameron 450

Improved Isolation of Nucleic Acids from Basidiomycete Fungi
P. Baldrian, J. Gabriel and M. Pospisek 458

Plasmid Harboring lac Represser and tTA Activator Genes Can
Regulate Two Inducible Genes in Mammalian Cells
T.-Y. Chang, Y.-Y. Wen, H.-H. Yeh, S.-T. Wang, I.-J. Su and H.-S. Liu 466

Internet On-Ramp

An Introduction to Peri: the QuizMaker Revisited
R.M. Horton 470

Short Technical Reports
Construction of Larger-Size Sequencing Templates from
Degraded DNA
I. Nasidze and M. Stoneking ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• . 480

Recovery of Upstream cDNA Sequences by a PCR-Based Biotin-
Capture Method
S. Graslund, M. Larsson, F. Sterky, M. Uhlen, J. Lundeberg, C. Hoog
and S. Stahl 488

Universal Linker and Ligation Procedures for Construction of
Genomic DNA Libraries Enriched for Microsatcilites
M.B. Hamilton, E.L. Pincus, A. Di Fiore and R.C. Fleischer 500

Template Secondary Structure Promotes Polymerase Jumping
During PCR Amplification
V.K. Viswanathan, K. Krcmarik and N.P. Cianciotto 508

Competitive RT-PCR for Measuring Metalloprotcinase Gene
Expression in Human Mesangial Cells Exposed to a Hyperglycemic
Environment
A.K. Death, D.K. Yue and J.R. Turtle 512

Application of In Situ PCR to Yeast Cells for Screening YAC
Libraries
S. Aytay, L.M. Davis and J.C. Hozier 520

Research Reports
Design Strategies and Performance of Custom DNA
Sequencing Primers
G.A. Buck, J.W. Fox, M. Gunthorpe, K.M. Hager, C.W. Naeve,
R.T. Pon, P.S. Adams and J. Rush 528

High-Throughput Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotyping
by Fluorescent 5' Exonuclease Assay
P.A. Morin, R. Saiz and A. Monjazeb 538

Differential Display Probes for cDNA Arrays
T Trenkle, J. Welsh and M. McClelland 554

Quantitative RT-PCR to Evaluate In Vivo Expression of Multiple
TYansgenes Using a Common Intron
J. Fairman, L. Roche, 1. Pieslak, M. Lay, S. Corson, E. Fox, C. Luong,
G. Koe, B. Lemos, R. Grove, L. Fradkin and J. Vernachio 566

Introduction of an N-Glycosylation Cassette into Proteins at Random
Sites: Expression ofNeoglycosylated FGF
A. Yoneda, M. Asada, M. Suzuki and T. lrnarnura 576

Fabrication ofMicroarray of Gel-Immobilized Compounds on a
Chip by Copolymerization
A.V. Vasiliskov, E.N. Tirnofeev, S.A. Surzhikov, A.L. Drobyshev,
V.V. Shick and A.D. Mirzabekov 592

Product Application Focus
Tyramide Signal Amplification (TSA)-FISH Applied to Mapping
PCR-Labeled Probes Less Than I kb in Size
L.M. Schrimi, H.M. Padilla-Nash, A. Coleman, P. Moen, W.G. Nash,
J. Menninger, G. Jones, T. Ried and M. Dean 608

New Products 614

Index to Advertisers 623