Quantitative analysis of gene expression in different tissues by template-calibrated RT-PCR and laser-induced fluorescence.
PCR Methods Appl
; 4(3): 154-9, 1994 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7580899
ABSTRACT
RT-PCR is widely used to study gene transcription in many biological systems. Despite the development of a variety of, at times complex, procedures, quantitation of RT-PCR remains difficult, particularly when comparing RNA from different tissues or very small samples. In the procedure described here, we calibrate input cDNA through incorporation of trace label. PCR product is generated from equal amounts of cDNA with fluoresceinated primers, size fractionated, and quantitated by laser-induced fluorescence in an automated DNA sequencer. Eliminating variation in input cDNA resulted in reliable noncompetitive PCR quantitation from templates equivalent to > or = 50 pg of total RNA. Using the example of beta-glucuronidase, a low-copy-number housekeeping gene, we have drawn a map of differential gene expression for this protein in various rat tissues.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gene Expression
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Glucuronidase
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
PCR Methods Appl
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Year:
1994
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA