[BioC] Use of individual channel from a 2-color array as a measure of expression level?

[James W. MacDonald]

Hi Hari,

On 6/8/2011 12:42 PM, Hari Easwaran wrote:
> Dear BioC gurus,
>
> Two-color arrays are generally used to compare expression of a test sample
> (like drug treated) relative to control. Usually Cy5 channel is used for the
> test and Cy3 is used for the control. The output from such data that is used
> for any analysis is the log ratios that gives an idea of relative expression
> of genes in the test vs control samples.
>
> Can the intensities from an individual channel (Cy3) in a two-color
> microarray expression data (in my case Agilent) be used to get a measure of:
>
> (a) absolute (approximate) expression level (say E) of a gene/probe
>
> (b) can the Es for a gene/probe from two or more control samples be compared
> to get an idea of the general expression of that gene in the samples. If
> yes, what is the best way to normalize between the Cy3 channels from
> different arrays?

See the limma User's Guide, specifically the section on single color 
analysis.

Best,

Jim


>
>
> I guess my question is can the individual channels from a two-color array be
> used like a one-color array.
>
>
> Sorry if such an issue has been addressed before, but I couldn't get
> anything on the web (the keywords to search on such a topic is damn vague).
>
>
> I would appreciate any help/suggestions.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Hari
>
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