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What is Human STR DNA Profiling?

Summary

STR DNA Profiling for Human Cell Line Authentication

STR DNA Profiling for Human Cell Line Authentication

 All  humans inherit half of their genome from their biological mother (22  autosomal chromosomes plus one sex chromosome) and the other half from  their biological father (22 autosomal chromosomes plus one sex  chromosome).  Thus, there are two copies (or two alleles) of each gene  in our genome.  Short tandem repeats (STRs) are repeated segments of DNA that are typically 2-6 base pairs in length.   These STRs are scattered throughout our genome.  At each of the tested  genetic sites, one STR allele comes from the mother and the other STR  allele comes from the father.  The number of repeats of each STR at each  genetic site varies within the human populations, and this variability in the number of repeats makes STR DNA testing extremely valuable as a human DNA identification tool.


A  few of the possible STR alleles present at the genetic site called  CSF1PO, located at position 5q33.3-34 on chromosome 5, are depicted in  the example above.  The repeating nucleotide sequence is "AGAT".   It is the number of repeats of "AGAT" at CSF1PO that varies from person  to person on each inherited chromosome.  As an example, an individual  may receive a "7" repeat segment from their biological mother and an  "11" from their biological father, so at CSF1PO, this person's STR DNA  profile is "7,11".  

STR DNA Profiling for Human Cell Line Authentication

STR DNA Profiling for Human Cell Line Authentication

STR DNA Profiling for Human Cell Line Authentication

Electropherogram showing STR profile of commonly used cancer cell line OVCAR3

Advantages

  • Uniquely  identifies human cell lines down to the individual level (except for  identical twins) without revealing invasive medical information like  other forms of human identification
  • Relatively inexpensive
  • Quick turnaround time with results typically available in 1-2 business days
  • Commercial availability of amplification kits
  • Format is suitable for use in a universal reference database
  • Highly sensitive method for detecting cross-contamination between human cell lines (as low as 5% intra-species contamination)
  • Evaluates STR DNA profile consistency between low and high passage number of same cell line
  • ANSI/ATCC ASN-0002 Standard details the use of STR profiling for the purpose of Cell Line Authentication testing


Challenges

  • Primers are human specific; therefore, STR DNA profiling cannot detect inter-species contamination
  • Cannot discriminate between cells derived from different tissues of the same donor (or identical twins)

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