2. In situ hybridization
• In situ hybridization (ISH) is a powerful technique for localizing
specific nucleic acid targets within fixed tissues and cells,
allowing you to obtain information about gene expression and
genetic loci.
4. Fluorescence in situ hybridization
• fluorescence in situ hybridization is a molecular cytogenic technique
that uses fluorescence probes that binds to only those parts of the
chromosomes with a high degree of sequence complementarity.
• It is used to detect and localize the presence or absence of specific D
NA sequences on chromosomes.
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6. Chromogenic in situ hybridization
• Chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH) enables you to gain
genetic information in the context of tissue morphology
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8. Probes
• A probe is defined as a single stranded piece of DNA, labelled (either
with radioisotope or with non-radioactive label), the nucleotide
sequence of which is complementary to the target DNA
Conceptual schematic of single-colour chromogenic in situ hybridisation demonstrating bright field detection of a digoxigenin-labelled probe. The probe is recognised by an antidigoxigenin fluorescein isothiocyanate primary antibody followed by detection with an anti-fluorescein-isothiocyanate horseradish peroxidase (HRP). After addition and oxidation of diaminobenzidine, a dark brown signal is deposited at the target site.