ProbeDealer is a convenient tool for designing probes for highly multiplexed fluorescence in situ hybridization

Sci Rep. 2020 Dec 16;10(1):22031. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76439-x.

Abstract

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a powerful method to visualize the spatial positions of specific genomic loci and RNA species. Recent technological advances have leveraged FISH to visualize these features in a highly multiplexed manner. Notable examples include chromatin tracing, RNA multiplexed error-robust FISH (MERFISH), multiplexed imaging of nucleome architectures (MINA), and sequential single-molecule RNA FISH. However, one obstacle to the broad adoption of these methods is the complexity of the multiplexed FISH probe design. In this paper, we introduce an easy-to-use, versatile, and all-in-one application called ProbeDealer to design probes for a variety of multiplexed FISH techniques and their combinations. ProbeDealer offers a one-stop shop for multiplexed FISH design needs of the research community.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA Probes / metabolism*
  • Genome, Human
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / methods*
  • Mice
  • Time Factors
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • DNA Probes