Southern Blotting

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SOUTHERN

BLOTTING
Presented by:
Imran Fakhroni
Nurkholis Nugroho
Nino Radiansyah
Indra Ardi Fauzi
Arfita Sari
SOUTHERN BLOTTING
 The technique was developed by E.M.
Southern in 1975.
 The Southern blot is used to detect the
presence of a particular piece of DNA in a
sample.
 The DNA detected can be a single gene, or
it can be part of a larger piece of DNA such
as a viral genome.
 The key to this method is hybridization.
 Hybridization-process of forming a double-
stranded DNA molecule between a single-
stranded DNA probe and a single-stranded
target patient DNA.
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Steps for hybridization

1. The mixture of molecules is separated.


2. The molecules are immobilized on a matrix.
3. The probe is added to the matrix to bind to the
molecules.
4. Any unbound probes are then removed.
5. The place where the probe is connected
corresponds to the location of the immobilized
target molecule.
I. DNA Purification

 Isolate the DNA in question from the rest


of the cellular material in the nucleus.
 Incubate specimen with detergent to
promote cell lysis.
 Lysis frees cellular proteins and DNA.
 Proteins are enzymatically degraded by
incubation with proteinase.
 Organic or non-inorganic extraction removes
proteins.
II. DNA Fragmentation

 Cut the DNA into different sized pieces.


 Use restriction endonucleases (RE)
 Nucleases hydrolyze the bonds that connect
bases within the strand, resulting in cleavage of
the strand.
 They cleave the double stranded nucleic acid
only at specific points In vivo, they are involved
in DNA metabolism and repair or in bacterial host
defense.
III. Gel Electrophoresis

Sorts the DNA pieces by size


 Gels are solid with microscopic pores
 Agarose or polyacrimide

 Gel is soaked in a buffer which controls

the size of the pores


 Standards should also be run
IV. Blotting

 Transfer the DNA from the gel to a solid


support.
 The blot is usually done on a sheet of

nitrocellulose paper or nylon.


 DNA is then neutralized with NaCl to prevent
re-hybridization before adding the probe.
 Transferred by either electrophoresis or capillary
blotting.
Figure Southern blotting
VII. Hybridization

 The labeled probe is added to the blocked


membrane in buffer and incubated for
several hours to allow the probe molecules
to find their targets.
VIII. Washing

 Excess probe will have bound nonspecifically to


the membrane despite the blocking reagents.
 Blot is incubated with wash buffers containing
NaCl and detergent to wash away excess probe
and reduce background.
IX. Detection

 Radioactive probes enable


autoradiographic detection.
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SUMMARY OF PROCEDURE

1. Extract and purify DNA from cells


2. DNA is restricted with enzymes
3. Sort by electrophoresis
4. Denature DNA
5. Transfer to nitrocellulose paper
6. Block with excess DNA
7. Wash off unbound probe
8. Autoradiograph

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