Trizol extraction of total RNA was performed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Total RNA were assessed for quality with Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer G2939A (Agilent Technologies,Santa Clara, CA)) and Nanodrop 8000 spectrophotometer (Thermo Scientific/Nanodrop, Wilmington, DE).
Label
biotin
Label protocol
Hybridization targets were prepared with MessageAmp™ Premier RNA Amplification Kit (Applied Biosystems/Ambion, Austin, TX) from total RNA.
Hybridization protocol
Hybridization targets were prepared with MessageAmp™ Premier RNA Amplification Kit (Applied Biosystems/Ambion, Austin, TX) from total RNA, hybridized to GeneChip® Mouse 430 2.0 arrays in Affymetrix GeneChip® hybridization oven 645, washed in Affymetrix GeneChip® Fluidics Station 450
Scan protocol
Affymetrix GeneChip® Scanner 7G according to standard Affymetrix GeneChip® Hybridization, Wash, and Stain protocols. (Affymetrix, Santa Clara,CA)