Figure 2

Effect on the signal reported from DNA elements of varying quantity, length and position within the target transcript. The mean background corrected signal intensity was measured for each β-actin and GAPDH control element on a microarray hybridised with labelled cDNA from ConA stimulated PBLs. (a) Signal reported by β-actin (◆) and GAPDH (■) elements as a function of the quantity of spotted DNA. The error bars denote one standard deviation of the mean. (b) Signal reported by β-actin (◆) and GAPDH (■) elements with DNA lengths ranging from 200 to 1500 bp. (c) Signals reported by β-actin (black) and GAPDH (unshaded) elements of constant DNA length but positioned at the 3'-end, mid-region or 5'-end of the respective target transcripts.