miR-Q: a novel quantitative RT-PCR approach for the expression profiling of small RNA molecules such as miRNAs in a complex sample.
BMC Mol Biol
; 9: 34, 2008 Apr 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous non-coding interfering RNA molecules regarded as major regulators in eukaryotic gene expression. Different methods are employed for miRNA expression profiling. For a better understanding of their role in essential biological processes, convenient methods for differential miRNA expression analysis are required.RESULTS:
Here, we present the miR-Q assay as a highly sensitive quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) for expression analysis of small RNAs such as miRNA molecules. It shows a high dynamic range of 6 to 8 orders of magnitude comprising a sensitivity of up to 0.2 fM miRNA, which corresponds to single copies per cell. There is nearly no cross reaction among closely-related miRNA family members, which points to the high specificity of the assays. Using this approach, we quantified the expression of let-7b in different human cell lines as well as miR-145 and miR-21 expression in porcine intestinal samples.CONCLUSION:
miR-Q is a cost-effective and highly specific approach, which neither requires the use of fluorochromic probes, nor Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA)-modified oligonucleotides. Moreover, it provides a remarkable increase in specificity and simplified detection of small RNAs.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa
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Perfilación de la Expresión Génica
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MicroARNs
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Mol Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania