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- the present invention relates to an electrophoretic analysis method, an electrophoretic analysis apparatus, and an electrophoretic analysis program for evaluating the quality of an RNA molecule by waveform analysis on an electrophoretic waveform.
- RNA Ribonucleic acid
- an electrophoretic analyzer When evaluating the quality of RNA (ribonucleic acid), an electrophoretic analyzer may be used. RNA is degraded and deteriorated by various factors such as an enzyme (RNase), heat, and ultraviolet rays. The degree of RNA degradation can be evaluated by analyzing the shape of an electrophoretic waveform (electropherogram) obtained by electrophoresis of an RNA sample. In addition, degradation information of RNA obtained by waveform analysis on the electrophoresis waveform is treated as an important parameter in gene expression studies.
- RNA degradation information various indicators such as RIN, LINE, RQS, RQI, RQN, and RIS are provided. These degradation indicators are values calculated using specific waveform regions (time ranges) in the electrophoresis waveform obtained from the RNA sample, and the waveform regions used for each indicator are different.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining each waveform region in the electrophoresis waveform obtained from the RNA sample.
- the electrophoresis waveform obtained from the RNA sample includes an 18S fragment peak (18S peak P101) and an 28S fragment peak (28S peak P102).
- Each deterioration index as described above is calculated using the 18S peak P101 and the 28S peak P102.
- RIN which is an example of a degradation index
- a degradation index is a degradation index used in 2100BioAnalyzer provided by, for example, Agilent Technologies.
- the deterioration index RIN is calculated using other waveform areas such as a waveform area including a 5S peak in addition to a waveform area including an 18S peak and a waveform area including a 28S peak (for example, Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document below). Reference 1).
- RQI which is another example of the degradation index
- the deterioration index RQI is calculated using the waveform region immediately before the 18S peak in addition to the waveform region including the 18S peak and the waveform region including the 28S peak (see, for example, Patent Document 2 and Non-Patent Document 2 below).
- RQS which is still another example of the deterioration index, is a deterioration index used in, for example, LabChip GX provided by Perkin Elmer.
- the deterioration index RQS is calculated by linear combination of four feature amounts based on the 18S peak and the 28S peak (for example, see Non-Patent Document 3 below).
- the above-described degradation indexes conventionally used are calculated using the 18S peak and the 28S peak, and these 18S peak and 28S peak disappear with a decrease in peak intensity as the RNA deteriorates. There is a characteristic to do. Therefore, when evaluating the quality of RNA that has deteriorated to some extent, there is a problem that it cannot be evaluated accurately.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an electrophoresis analysis method, an electrophoresis analysis apparatus, and an electrophoresis analysis program capable of accurately evaluating the quality of degraded RNA. Objective.
- a degradation product peak that appears along with degradation of RNA exists in a region (first region) on the lower molecular side than the 18S peak in the electrophoresis waveform of RNA. It was found that the peak shifts to the low molecular side as the RNA deteriorates. More specifically, although the 18S peak and the 28S peak exist in the electrophoresis waveform of RNA before degradation, the peak intensity of these 18S peak and 28S peak decreases with the degradation of RNA, After the 28S peak disappears, the 18S peak disappears. When the RNA further deteriorates, a degradation product peak appears, shifts to the low molecular side as the RNA deteriorates, and eventually disappears.
- An electrophoretic analysis method is an electrophoretic analysis method for evaluating RNA quality by waveform analysis on an electrophoretic waveform, wherein the RNA is applied to a region on the lower molecular side than the 18S peak in the electrophoretic waveform. The quality of the RNA is evaluated based on the feature amount corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak that appears along with the degradation.
- the quality of degraded RNA can be evaluated based on the feature amount corresponding to the position of the degraded product peak in the electrophoresis waveform. That is, the degradation product peak appears after the RNA has degraded to the extent that the 18S peak disappears, and then appears in the region on the low molecular side of the 18S peak as the RNA degrades, and shifts to the low molecular side as the RNA degrades. Based on the feature quantity corresponding to the position of the deteriorated product peak, the quality of the deteriorated RNA can be accurately evaluated.
- the feature amount corresponding to the position of the deteriorated product peak may be a value representing the position of the peak top of the deteriorated product peak.
- the feature amount corresponding to the position of the deteriorated product peak can be accurately represented using the position of the peak top of the deteriorated product peak. Therefore, based on the feature amount, quality can be accurately evaluated even for degraded RNA.
- the feature amount corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak may be a value representing an area ratio when the area of the degradation product peak is divided into a low molecular side region and a polymer side region.
- the feature amount corresponding to the position of the deteriorated product peak is accurately expressed using the area ratio when the area of the deteriorated product peak is divided into the low molecular side region and the polymer side region. be able to. Therefore, based on the feature amount, quality can be accurately evaluated even for degraded RNA.
- the feature amount corresponding to the position of the deteriorated product peak may be a value representing the position of the center of gravity of the deteriorated product peak.
- the feature amount corresponding to the position of the deteriorated product peak can be accurately expressed using the position of the center of gravity of the deteriorated product peak. Therefore, based on the feature amount, quality can be accurately evaluated even for degraded RNA.
- the quality of RNA may be evaluated using a feature amount corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak and a feature amount based on the 18S peak or 28S peak.
- the quality of the RNA is evaluated using the feature quantity based on the 18S peak or the 28S peak until the RNA is deteriorated to some extent, and after the RNA is deteriorated to some extent, the position of the degradation product peak is obtained.
- the quality of RNA can be evaluated using the corresponding feature amount. Therefore, the degradation state of RNA can be evaluated over a wider range.
- An electrophoretic analyzer is an electrophoretic analyzer that evaluates the quality of RNA by waveform analysis of an electrophoretic waveform, and the RNA is present in a region on the lower molecular side than the 18S peak in the electrophoretic waveform.
- a quality value calculation unit that calculates a quality value representing the quality of the RNA based on the feature amount corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak that appears as a result of degradation.
- the electrophoretic analysis program according to the present invention is an electrophoretic analysis program for evaluating the quality of RNA by waveform analysis on the electrophoretic waveform, wherein the RNA is applied to a region on the lower molecular side than the 18S peak in the electrophoretic waveform.
- the computer is caused to function as a quality value calculation unit that calculates a quality value representing the quality of RNA based on the feature amount corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak that appears along with the degradation of.
- the degradation product peak appears along with the degradation of RNA in the region on the lower molecular side than the 18S peak after the RNA has degraded to the extent that the 18S peak disappears. Therefore, even if it is degraded RNA, the quality can be accurately evaluated based on the feature amount corresponding to the position of the degraded product peak.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an electrophoresis analysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the electrophoresis waveform obtained by using 12 RNAs from which quality differs as a sample. It is a figure for demonstrating the area ratio of FPF and FPL. It is an experimental result which shows the relationship between each feature-value according to the position of a degradation product peak, and the quality of RNA. It is the flowchart which showed the process at the time of a data processing part calculating a quality value. It is the flowchart which showed the 1st modification of the process at the time of a data processing part calculating a quality value. It is the flowchart which showed the 2nd modification of the process at the time of a data processing part calculating a quality value. It is a figure for demonstrating each waveform area
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an electrophoresis analyzer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- This electrophoresis analysis device is a device for separating components in a sample using electrophoresis and detecting the separated components by the detection unit 1.
- the electrophoretic analyzer according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a microchip (not shown) in which a sample channel is formed, and a liquid sample is placed in the channel filled with the electrophoresis medium (separation buffer). By injecting and applying a predetermined voltage, the liquid sample can be electrophoresed.
- This electrophoretic analyzer is provided with a data processing unit 2 and a storage unit 3 in addition to the detection unit 1.
- the data processing unit 2 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and functions as the waveform acquisition unit 21 and the quality evaluation processing unit 22 when the CPU executes a program.
- the storage unit 3 includes, for example, a ROM (Read-Only Memory), a RAM (Random-Access Memory), a hard disk, and the like.
- the waveform acquisition unit 21 acquires electrophoresis waveform data based on the detection signal from the detection unit 1 and stores the data in the storage unit 3.
- the electrophoresis waveform is waveform data in which the intensity of the detection signal in the detection unit 1 is associated with the elapsed time, and a peak corresponding to each component in the sample separated by electrophoresis appears.
- the quality evaluation processing unit 22 performs a process of evaluating the quality of the sample by waveform analysis on the electrophoresis waveform stored in the storage unit 3.
- RNA ribonucleic acid
- the quality evaluation processing unit 22 includes, for example, a waveform preprocessing unit 221, a size axis conversion unit 222, a feature amount calculation unit 223, a quality value calculation unit 224, and the like.
- the waveform pre-processing unit 221 performs various pre-processing such as noise removal and baseline correction on the electrophoretic waveform stored in the storage unit 3 as necessary. Since the process of removing noise from the waveform data and correcting the baseline is well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- the size axis conversion unit 222 performs processing for converting the time axis to the size axis for the electrophoretic waveform pre-processed by the waveform pre-processing unit 221. At this time, the time axis is converted into the size axis using a waveform (ladder waveform) obtained from the external standard substance.
- the size axis may be expressed, for example, in nt (nucleotide) units, or may be expressed in index units.
- the feature amount calculation unit 223 performs a process of calculating the feature amount based on the electrophoretic waveform in which the time axis is converted into the size axis by the size axis conversion unit 222. Although processing for calculating the feature amount will be described later, in the present embodiment, the feature amount corresponding to the position of a specific peak in the electrophoresis waveform is calculated.
- the quality value calculation unit 224 performs a process of calculating a quality value representing the quality of the RNA based on the feature amount unique to the electrophoresis waveform calculated by the feature amount calculation unit 223.
- the feature amount calculated by the feature amount calculation unit 223 may be calculated as a quality value as it is, or a quality value different from the feature amount may be calculated. Further, the feature amount may be converted into a quality value by performing processing such as linear conversion as necessary. Based on the quality value thus calculated, the quality of RNA can be evaluated.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an electrophoresis waveform obtained using 12 RNAs having different qualities as samples. The quality of sample 1 is the highest, and the quality gradually deteriorates toward sample 12.
- the electrophoresis waveform of RNA includes a peak of 18S fragment (18S peak P1) and a peak of 28S fragment (28S peak P2).
- These 18S peak P1 and 28S peak P2 have a characteristic that the peak intensity decreases as RNA deteriorates.
- the intensity of the 18S peak P1 in the sample 1 gradually decreases as the samples 2, 3, 4,.
- the intensity of the 28S peak P2 in the sample 1 gradually decreases as the samples 2, 3,..., And almost disappears in the sample 4.
- the feature amount corresponding to the position is calculated by using the degradation product peak P3 appearing in the low molecular side region (particularly in the first region) of the 18S peak in the electrophoresis waveform.
- the quality of RNA is evaluated based on the obtained feature amount. That is, the degradation product peak P3 appears after the RNA has degraded to the extent that the 18S peak P1 disappears, and then appears in the region on the lower molecular side than the 18S peak P1 due to the degradation of RNA. Since the shift is performed, the quality of the degraded RNA can be accurately evaluated based on the feature amount corresponding to the position of the degraded product peak P3.
- the value representing the peak top position of the degradation product peak P3 is a feature amount (peak top) corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak P3. It is used as the position feature quantity f 1 ).
- the peak top position feature quantity f 1 is expressed by the following formula (1).
- R is a region where the degradation product peak P3 can occur (for example, a first region).
- the value of i that maximizes e [i] in the region R is the peak top position feature value f 1.
- the feature amount (peak top position feature amount f 1 ) corresponding to the position of the deteriorated product peak P3 can be accurately expressed using the position of the peak top of the deteriorated product peak P3. Based on the amount, quality can be accurately evaluated even for degraded RNA.
- each area when the area of the degradation product peak P3 is divided into a low molecular side region (FPF) and a high molecular side region (FPL) A value representing the area ratio of the region is used as a feature amount (peak area ratio feature amount f 2 ) corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak P3.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the area ratio of FPF and FPL.
- a local region (FPF + FPL) is set in advance in a region R where a degradation product peak P3 can occur, and the region is divided into two parts, FPF and FPL.
- the area S FPF of the degradation product peak P3 in the FPF region is represented by the following formula (2)
- the area S FPL of the degradation product peak P3 in the FPL region is represented by the following formula (3).
- the ratio of the area S FPL of the local region area of degradation product peak P3 in (FPF + FPL) degradation products in the FPL in the region for (S FPF + S FPL) peak P3 is represented by the following formula (4).
- Area ratio represented by the above formula (4) is used as the peak area ratio feature amount f 2.
- the value of the peak area ratio feature amount f 2 in order to vary with the position of the degradation product peak P3 RNA is degraded is shifted, it is possible to evaluate the quality of the RNA on the basis of the change.
- the feature amount (peak area ratio) corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak P3 is used.
- the feature quantity f 2 ) can be expressed accurately. Therefore, based on the feature amount, quality can be accurately evaluated even for degraded RNA.
- a value representing the centroid position of the degradation product peak P3 is a feature amount (peak centroid feature) corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak P3. Used as quantity f 3 ).
- the center of gravity of the signal values in the region R where the degradation product peak P3 may occur is represented by the following formula (5), this value is calculated as the peak centroid feature value f 3.
- the quality of the RNA is evaluated based on the change. can do.
- the feature amount (peak center-of-gravity feature amount f 3 ) corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak P3 can be accurately expressed by using the gravity center position of the degradation product peak P3. Therefore, based on the feature amount, quality can be accurately evaluated even for degraded RNA.
- FIG. 4 shows the experimental results showing the relationship between each feature amount and RNA quality according to the position of the degradation product peak P3.
- a peak top position feature quantity f 1 a peak area ratio feature quantity f 2 , and a peak centroid feature quantity f 3 are obtained using an electrophoresis waveform (see FIG. 2) of the Human River total RNA degraded in 12 stages. Each was calculated.
- FIG. 4 shows the result of plotting the calculated feature values (quality values) in association with the samples 1 to 12.
- any feature amount decreases as the quality of RNA deteriorates.
- RNA deteriorates to a deterioration level of 8 or more that is, about the level of sample 8
- it is possible to easily distinguish the change in quality so that it can be confirmed that quality can be accurately evaluated even with deteriorated RNA.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process when the data processing unit 2 calculates a quality value.
- the data processing unit 2 acquires the electrophoretic waveform data by the waveform acquisition unit 21 based on the detection signal from the detection unit 1, and stores the data in the storage unit 3 (step S101).
- the waveform pre-processing unit 221 performs pre-processing on the electrophoretic waveform stored in the storage unit 3 (step S102).
- the size axis conversion unit 222 converts the time axis into the size axis for the electrophoretic waveform that has been preprocessed (step S103).
- features such as a peak top position feature quantity f 1 , a peak area ratio feature quantity f 2 , a peak centroid feature quantity f 3, etc. Any one of the quantities is calculated by the feature quantity calculator 223 (step S104). Then, the feature amount is converted into a quality value representing the quality of RNA by the quality value calculation unit 224 (step S105).
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a first modified example of processing when the data processing unit 2 calculates a quality value.
- the data processing unit 2 acquires electrophoretic waveform data by the waveform acquisition unit 21 based on the detection signal from the detection unit 1, and stores the data in the storage unit 3 (step S201).
- the waveform pre-processing unit 221 performs pre-processing on the electrophoretic waveform stored in the storage unit 3 (step S202).
- a process for converting the time axis into the size axis is performed by the size axis conversion unit 222 on the electrophoretic waveform that has been preprocessed (step S203).
- the quality value representing the quality of RNA is calculated by paying attention to the 18S peak and the 28S peak as well as the region on the lower molecular side than the 18S peak in the electrophoresis waveform.
- low-quality RNA feature quantities such as peak top position feature quantity f 1 , peak area ratio feature quantity f 2 , peak centroid feature quantity f 3 , but also 18S peak and 28S
- a quality value is also calculated using a high-quality feature quantity based on the peak.
- the feature quantity calculation unit 223 calculates a high quality feature quantity by a known algorithm in addition to the low quality feature quantity (step S204).
- the quality value calculator 224 calculates a quality value by linear combination based on the low quality feature quantity and the high quality feature quantity calculated by the feature quantity calculator 223 (step S205). Specifically, a low quality feature quantity such as a peak top position feature quantity f 1 , a peak area ratio feature quantity f 2 , a peak centroid feature quantity f 3 is f L, and a high quality feature quantity based on the 18S peak and the 28S peak is used.
- f H by using the coefficients C 0, C 1, C 2 , may represent a quality value Q 1 by the following equation (6).
- Q 1 C 0 + C 1 f L + C 2 f H (6)
- the feature amount (low quality feature amount f L ) corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak P3 and the feature amount based on the 18S peak and the 28S peak (high quality feature amount f H ) are obtained.
- the calculated quality value Q 1 it is possible to evaluate the quality of the RNA on the basis of the quality value Q 1.
- a high-quality feature amount f H to assess the quality of the RNA, after which RNA was somewhat deteriorated, evaluating the quality of RNA using a low quality characteristic amount f L be able to. Therefore, the degradation state of RNA can be evaluated over a wider range.
- the high quality feature quantity f H is not limited to the one calculated using both the 18S peak and the 28S peak, and may be calculated using either the 18S peak or the 28S peak.
- a high quality feature quantity based on the 18S peak or the like, or a high quality feature quantity based on the 28S peak or the like may be obtained by calculating a high quality feature quantity using a region other than the 18S peak or the 28S peak.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a second modified example of processing when the data processing unit 2 calculates a quality value.
- the data processing unit 2 acquires electrophoretic waveform data by the waveform acquisition unit 21 based on the detection signal from the detection unit 1, and stores the data in the storage unit 3 (step S301).
- the waveform pre-processing unit 221 performs pre-processing on the electrophoretic waveform stored in the storage unit 3 (step S302).
- a process of converting the time axis into the size axis is performed by the size axis conversion unit 222 on the electrophoretic waveform that has been preprocessed (step S303).
- the quality value representing the quality of RNA is calculated by paying attention to the 18S peak and the 28S peak as well as the region on the lower molecular side than the 18S peak in the electrophoresis waveform.
- low-quality RNA feature quantities such as peak top position feature quantity f 1 , peak area ratio feature quantity f 2 , peak centroid feature quantity f 3 , 18S peak and 28S peak
- the quality value is calculated by switching the high quality feature value based on the quality value.
- the feature quantity calculation unit 223 calculates a high quality feature quantity using a known algorithm in addition to the low quality feature quantity (step S304).
- the quality value calculation unit 224 switches to either the low quality feature quantity or the high quality feature quantity depending on whether or not the high quality feature quantity is equal to or less than a certain value (step S305), and the quality based on the feature quantity A value is calculated (step S306).
- a low quality feature quantity such as a peak top position feature quantity f 1 , a peak area ratio feature quantity f 2 , a peak centroid feature quantity f 3 is f L, and a high quality feature quantity based on the 18S peak and the 28S peak is used.
- the quality value Q 2 the following formula (7) can be represented by (8).
- the quality value Q 2 is calculated using Expression (7), and if the high quality feature quantity f H is equal to or less than the constant value ⁇ , the quality value Q 2 is calculated. Is done.
- Q 2 C 01 + C 1 f H (f H > ⁇ ) (7)
- Q 2 C 02 + C 2 f L (f H ⁇ ⁇ ) (8)
- the feature amount (low quality feature amount f L ) corresponding to the position of the degradation product peak P3 and the feature amount based on the 18S peak and the 28S peak (high quality feature amount f H ) are obtained.
- the calculated quality value Q 2 it is possible to evaluate the quality of the RNA on the basis of the quality value Q 2.
- a high-quality feature amount f H to assess the quality of the RNA, after which RNA was somewhat deteriorated, evaluating the quality of RNA using a low quality characteristic amount f L be able to. Therefore, the degradation state of RNA can be evaluated over a wider range.
- the high quality feature quantity f H is not limited to the one calculated using both the 18S peak and the 28S peak, and may be calculated using either the 18S peak or the 28S peak.
- a high quality feature quantity based on the 18S peak or the like, or a high quality feature quantity based on the 28S peak or the like may be obtained by calculating a high quality feature quantity using a region other than the 18S peak or the 28S peak.
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and at least a part of each step of the electrophoresis analysis method may be manually performed by the user.
- the program may be provided in a state stored in a storage medium, or may be configured such that the program itself is provided.
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図1は、本発明の一実施形態に係る電気泳動解析装置の電気的構成を示したブロック図である。この電気泳動解析装置は、電気泳動を用いてサンプル中の成分を分離し、その分離された成分を検出部1で検出するための装置である。本実施形態に係る電気泳動解析装置は、例えばサンプルの流路が形成されたマイクロチップ(図示せず)を備えており、泳動媒体(分離バッファ)が充填された上記流路内に液体サンプルを注入し、所定の電圧を印加することにより、液体サンプルを電気泳動させることができる。
図2は、品質が異なる12個のRNAをサンプルとして得られた電気泳動波形を示す図である。サンプル1の品質が最も高く、サンプル12に向かうにつれて徐々に品質が劣化している。
RNAの品質を評価する方法の第1実施例では、劣化生成物ピークP3のピークトップ位置を表す値が、劣化生成物ピークP3の位置に応じた特徴量(ピークトップ位置特徴量f1)として用いられる。
RNAの品質を評価する方法の第2実施例では、劣化生成物ピークP3の面積を低分子側領域(FPF)と高分子側領域(FPL)に分割したときの各領域の面積比を表す値が、劣化生成物ピークP3の位置に応じた特徴量(ピーク面積比特徴量f2)として用いられる。
RNAの品質を評価する方法の第3実施例では、劣化生成物ピークP3の重心位置を表す値が、劣化生成物ピークP3の位置に応じた特徴量(ピーク重心特徴量f3)として用いられる。劣化生成物ピークP3が生じ得る領域R内における信号値の重心は、下記式(5)で表され、この値がピーク重心特徴量f3として算出される。
図4は、劣化生成物ピークP3の位置に応じた各特徴量とRNAの品質との関係を示す実験結果である。この実験では、12段階で劣化させたHuman LiverのtotalRNAの電気泳動波形(図2参照)を用いて、ピークトップ位置特徴量f1、ピーク面積比特徴量f2、ピーク重心特徴量f3をそれぞれ算出した。図4には、算出された特徴量(品質値)を各サンプル1~12に対応付けてプロットした結果が示されている。
図5は、データ処理部2が品質値を算出する際の処理を示したフローチャートである。まず、データ処理部2は、検出部1からの検出信号に基づいて、波形取得部21により電気泳動波形のデータを取得し、そのデータを記憶部3に記憶させる(ステップS101)。その後、記憶部3に記憶されている電気泳動波形に対して、波形前処理部221により前処理が行われる(ステップS102)。そして、前処理が行われた電気泳動波形に対して、サイズ軸変換部222により時間軸をサイズ軸に変換する処理が行われる(ステップS103)。
図6は、データ処理部2が品質値を算出する際の処理の第1変形例を示したフローチャートである。まず、データ処理部2は、検出部1からの検出信号に基づいて、波形取得部21により電気泳動波形のデータを取得し、そのデータを記憶部3に記憶させる(ステップS201)。その後、記憶部3に記憶されている電気泳動波形に対して、波形前処理部221により前処理が行われる(ステップS202)。そして、前処理が行われた電気泳動波形に対して、サイズ軸変換部222により時間軸をサイズ軸に変換する処理が行われる(ステップS203)。
Q1=C0+C1fL+C2fH ・・・(6)
図7は、データ処理部2が品質値を算出する際の処理の第2変形例を示したフローチャートである。まず、データ処理部2は、検出部1からの検出信号に基づいて、波形取得部21により電気泳動波形のデータを取得し、そのデータを記憶部3に記憶させる(ステップS301)。その後、記憶部3に記憶されている電気泳動波形に対して、波形前処理部221により前処理が行われる(ステップS302)。そして、前処理が行われた電気泳動波形に対して、サイズ軸変換部222により時間軸をサイズ軸に変換する処理が行われる(ステップS303)。
Q2=C01+C1fH (fH>α) ・・・(7)
Q2=C02+C2fL (fH≦α) ・・・(8)
2 データ処理部
3 記憶部
21 波形取得部
22 品質評価処理部
221 波形前処理部
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- 電気泳動波形に対する波形解析によりRNAの品質を評価する電気泳動解析方法であって、
電気泳動波形中の18Sピークよりも低分子側の領域にRNAの劣化に伴って現れる劣化生成物ピークの位置に応じた特徴量に基づいて、RNAの品質を評価することを特徴とする電気泳動解析方法。 - 前記劣化生成物ピークの位置に応じた特徴量は、前記劣化生成物ピークのピークトップの位置を表す値であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電気泳動解析方法。
- 前記劣化生成物ピークの位置に応じた特徴量は、前記劣化生成物ピークの面積を低分子側領域と高分子側領域に分割したときの面積比を表す値であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電気泳動解析方法。
- 前記劣化生成物ピークの位置に応じた特徴量は、前記劣化生成物ピークの重心位置を表す値であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電気泳動解析方法。
- 前記劣化生成物ピークの位置に応じた特徴量と、18Sピーク又は28Sピークに基づく特徴量とを用いて、RNAの品質を評価することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電気泳動解析方法。
- 電気泳動波形に対する波形解析によりRNAの品質を評価する電気泳動解析装置であって、
電気泳動波形中の18Sピークよりも低分子側の領域にRNAの劣化に伴って現れる劣化生成物ピークの位置に応じた特徴量に基づいて、RNAの品質を表す品質値を算出する品質値算出部を備えることを特徴とする電気泳動解析装置。 - 電気泳動波形に対する波形解析によりRNAの品質を評価する電気泳動解析プログラムであって、
電気泳動波形中の18Sピークよりも低分子側の領域にRNAの劣化に伴って現れる劣化生成物ピークの位置に応じた特徴量に基づいて、RNAの品質を表す品質値を算出する品質値算出部としてコンピュータを機能させることを特徴とする電気泳動解析プログラム。
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