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MATERIALS AND METHODS<br />

Filtered (<strong>by</strong> spot intensity and spot quality) data was normalized <strong>by</strong> locally<br />

weighted linear regression [Cleveland and Devlin, 1988] and, a one-class t-test [Pan et<br />

al., 2002] was applied to the mean ratios (<strong>of</strong> wild-type to mutant or relaxed to<br />

hypernegative) from replicated experiments to obtain differentially regulated <strong>gene</strong>s with<br />

significant p-values (p < 0.05) using the TIGR MIDAS s<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />

Representation <strong>of</strong> regulated <strong>gene</strong>s in the form <strong>of</strong> genome wheels was<br />

accomplished using a web-based visualization tool called the Genome viewer. The webbased<br />

program can be accessed at the web site- http://www.cmbi.ru.nl/MGV/<br />

[Kerkhoven, 2004].<br />

2.2.14 Real-time PCR<br />

Each RT-PCR reaction was carried out in triplicates from the purified total RNA using<br />

QantiTect ® SYBR ® Green one-step Real-Time PCR reactions (Qiagen GmbH, Hilden,<br />

Germany) following the manual <strong>of</strong> manufacturer, using the instrument Mx3000P Real-<br />

Time cycler (Strata<strong>gene</strong> ® , La jolla, CA, USA).<br />

2.2.15 High resolution agarose gel electrophoresis and<br />

determination <strong>of</strong> sigma (σ)<br />

Separation <strong>of</strong> the pUC18 plasmid topoisomers and their supercoiling (σ) determination,<br />

<strong>by</strong> comparing with a plasmid topoisomer ladder, was performed using high-resolution<br />

agarose gel electrophoresis. Electrophoresis was carried out in 1% agarose gel with 1X<br />

TBE buffer and chloroquine in both the gel and the buffer. Different amount <strong>of</strong><br />

chloroquine (0.5μg/ml to 20μg/ml) was used for resolution <strong>of</strong> different topoisomers.<br />

The electrophoresis was performed at 4 o C for 24 hours at 40V. After electrophoresis,<br />

the gels were stained in ethidium bromide (0.5 μg/ml in water) and photographed.<br />

For the determination <strong>of</strong> sigma (σ), a ladder <strong>of</strong> plasmids with overlapping<br />

topoisomer distribution was <strong>gene</strong>rated <strong>by</strong> nicking the pUC18 plasmid DNA and then re-<br />

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