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Purified Single-Stranded M13 DNA for Automated Sequencing

...ed sequencingapplications. M13 DNA is a preferred template for many sequencing projects. 1-5 For many years, ... twice as high for the StrataPrep-purified template (Figure 2, Panel A) compared to the SGB-purified template (Figure 2, Panel B). Seque...

A Versatile Power Supply for All Electrophoresis Applications

...t gels to obtain sequence from M13mp18 DNA template using the M13 (-40) primer. Sequencing results obtained using the SmartPower 4000 power supply and the CastAway system exhibit crisp, clear bands. Read lengths of approximately 400 bases per gel with double sample loading are ...

Automated Fluorescent-Tag Cycle Sequencing

...ally determine thecorrect sequence of the reaction template with greater than 98% accuracy. 2 PE Applied Biosystems have found that, for their ABI PRISM 377 and 373 DNAsequencers, poorly calibrated temperature cyclers can have a dramatic effect onthe sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility of cycle seq...

Brilliant Core Reagent Kits for QPCR and QRT-PCR

...RT); 2.5 Uof SureStart Taq DNA polymerase; and RNA template (total RNA, poly (A) + RNA, or in vitro transcribed RNA). Each experiment was performed with no-RTcontrols, in which StrataScript RT was omitted from the reaction and with no-templatecontrols. Other commercially available reagents and TaqMan chemistr...

Control RT-PCR Primers for Human Gene Transcripts with Varying Abundance

... lambda library derived from the liver was used as template in all reactions ( Figure 3 ). The...tility in semiquantitative measurements of template abundance. Figure 4 Conclusions Stratagene introduces a series of control...

Genotyping Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms with Molecular Beacons

... samples (shownas black closed dots) containing no template also generated no fluorescence(Ct=40). We blind-tested more samples and obtained very similar results withclear discrimination among different genotypes (data not shown). Resultsobtained from using molecular beacons were in complete agreement with re...

The Best Enzyme for the Toughest PCR Challenges Improved with New Hot-Start Feature

...ent was amplified from limiting amounts of template DNA in a complex genomic DNA background. The target was readily amplified from 10, 100, and 1000 copies of lambda DNA using Herculase Hotstart DNA polymerase, while 1000 copies of target were required for successful amplificat...

Fast and Easy Isolation of PCR-Ready Genomic DNA from Whole Blood

... is high molecular weight and ready for use as a template in PCR reactions. Each prep yields enough ... 1 ml to 5 ml of DNA, providing sufficient template for most reactions. When comparing contemporary protocols with Stratagenes kit (Table ...

Novel PCR Enhancing Factor Improves Performance of Pfu DNA Polymerase

...ing a different primer set and mousegenomic DNA as template (data not shown). PfuTurbo DNA polymerase,however,...merases were observed when limiting amounts of DNA template were used. Forexample, PfuTurbo DNA polymerase produced significantly more 1.9-kb PCRproduct when am...

Oil-Free PCR Using the Hot Top Assembly

...roducts. Human genomic DNA was used as the template in a PCR amplification with primers specific for g...ftware. As before, human genomic DNA served as the template with primers specific for the glucocerebrosidase gene. The gradient was set to maint...

Pfu DNA Polymerase as a Hot Start Alternative

... DMSO) that can be potentially damaging to the DNA template or to polymerasefidelity 10,11 and (4) minimal polymerase activity at temperatures ator below 50 o C, which may contribute to fewer undesirable PCRartifacts. Pfu DNA polymerase provides an alternative to Taq DNApolymerase, alone or in conjunction wi...

Comparing Fidelity and Performance of Proofreading PCR Enzymes

...s] must benormalized with respect to the number of template doublings (d), as errorsaccumulate with each template duplication. The number of template doublings [d;determined as 2 d = (amount of product)/(amount of...

prostar RT-PCR Systems for Robust High-Fidelity RNA Amplification

..., the DNA polymerase errorrate, the number of cDNA template duplications, and the amplicon size. Forexample, consider the situation when an RNA template is reverse transcribed withMMLV-RT (error rate of 3.3 x10 -5 /base 6 ), and then a 1-kbportion is PC...

Performance Comparisons of Commercial RT-PCR Systems

...ts recommended procedure, usingthe same primer and template amounts (see above). The cDNA synthesis andtempera...tsrecommended procedure, using the same primer and template amounts (see above).The cDNA synthesis and temperature cycling conditions used were thoserecommended...

High-Efficiency Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Large Plasmid Vectors

...bo DNA polymerase.*** This key component permits template DNA replicationwith an error rate that is significantly lower than conventional thermostableenzymes 5 minimizing undesirable second-site mutations. Improving Mutagenesis of Large Plasmids In the new QuikChange XL kit, modifications have been...

High-Throughput Isolation of Total RNA

...ious numbers of HeLa cells was tested as a template in RT-PCR. Amplification using the human GAPDH pri... can interfere with RT-PCR since DNA mayserve as a template during PCR. Therefore, it is imperative to remove DNA duringRNA isolation. Total RNA was isolated fr...

A New PCR-based Mycoplasma Detection Method

.... In addition, the kit contains an internalcontrol template that serves as a positive control for PCR. The kit... mycoplasma/acholeplasma. This amount ofmycoplasma template is similar to levels present in typical cell cultureinfections. Figure 1 A...

RT-PCR Primer Sets for Human and Mouse Mismatch Repair Genes

...ification reactions containing either cDNA template from the human promyelocytic cell line (HL60) or human genomic DNA template ( figure 1 ). Total RNA from the HL60 cell line was isolated using Stratagenes RNA I...

Stable HeLa Luciferase Reporter Cell Lines Expressing GAL4 Fusion Transactivators

... from each stable clone was prepared and used as a template for PCR analysis to confirm that each fusion trans-activator plasmid was stably incorporated into the genomes of the selected clones. To amplify the activation domain for each reporter cell line, we used one primer spe...

Greater Amplification Specificity with New Hot Start PCR Enzyme

...h primer, and the indicated amounts of DNA template (figure legends). Amplifications were carried out using 2.5 U of SureStart Taq or Taq2000 DNA polymerase (Stratagene) and the recommended PCR buffer. Enzyme comparisons with other vendors hot start Taq antibody or hot start Ta...

Easily Amplify Genomic DNA with Long-Distance PCR

...red from Mouse Ear Clips The integrity of the DNA template is crucial for reproducible long-distancePCR. 7 B... (20 pg per reaction) was used in parallel as a template for control amplifications ( Figure 2 , Panel A). This phage carries 19 kb of genomi...

Simple Isolation of RNA from Tissue and Cultured Cells

...used to synthesize cDNA, which served as a template for amplification using Stratagenes RT-PCR Primers for Human Gene Transcripts of Varying Abundance Levels, 3 according to the instructions provided. The presence of PCR products for high- (-actin), medium- (g-actin) a...

Expression and Purification of Recombinant Proteins That Have Native Amino Acid Sequence

...olymerase, 10 rounds of PCR amplification of a 1kb template results inapproximately 99% of the PCR products being free of errors.) No Constraints on Sequence of Insert DNA The insert DNA is prepared for cloning by treatment with Pfu DNA polymerase in the presence of dATP. The 3 to 5'-exonuclea...

Constructing Directional cDNA Libraries from Limited Amounts of RNA

...The adaptor-ligated cDNA is then used as a template for PCR amplification using the LIC-Left and LIC-Right PCR primers. PCR products are purified to remove nucleotides and primers and are treated with Pfu DNA polymerase in the presence of dATP. In the absence of dTTP, dGTP, and...

Randomize Gene Sequences with New PCR Mutagenesis Kit

...tly error-prone PCR enzyme and varying DNA template concentration to achieve the desired mutation ...R product yields over a broad range of DNA template concentrations. PCR Mutation Frequency Fig.2 ...

Unique DNA Polymerase Formulation Excels in a Broad Range of PCR Applications

...atisfy particular fidelity, target-length, and DNA template (%GCcontent, cDNA, genomic DNA) requirements. Unt...ration of 3% to 7%, depending upontemplate source, template GC content, and amplicon length. Since the optimalDMSO concentration varies with each primer-templat...

High-Fidelity PCR with a Novel Polymerase Mixture

... second enzyme to extend a primerthrough potential template obstructions. These potential obstructions include... second enzyme to extend a primerthrough potential template obstructions. These potential obstructions includemispaired bases that cause nonproofreading polymer...

Optimizing pfuturbo DNA Polymerase Amplification Reactions with Perfect Match PCR Enhancer

... the wrong size due to nonspecific priming events, template secondarystructures, or suboptimal PCR conditions....ly by reducing secondary structureformation in the template strand, which impedes translocation of the DNApolymerase and limits amplification of longer targets....

Unique Enhanced DNA Polymerase Delivers High Fidelity and Great PCR Performance

...with Taq DNA polymerase required at least 25 ng of template DNA. The superior sensitivity of Herculase... DNA polymerase was further demonstrated in template titration studies using additional primer sets (data not shown). In Figure 3,...

RT-PCR Primers for the Study of Apoptosis

... A mouse macrophage cDNA library was used as template for the PCR amplifications with two sets o... the cDNA library. Increasing the concentration of template in the reaction by 50% did not result in a significant increase of PCR products. ...

High-Throughput System Generates Ultra-Pure PCR Products Suitable for All Applications

...equencing. Bettersequence data was obtained with a template purified with the StrataPrep 96 PCRkit, compared to the same PCR template with another commercially available kit. In 1997, Stratagene introduced the StrataPrep PCR purifica...

Easy Cosmid DNA Purification with StrataPrep Kits

...ncing, a very sensitive application demanding pure template DNA. A representation of the high-quality sequence is shown in Figure 3 . The read length was approximately 630 bases with only four sequence ambiguities. Fig.3 The StrataPrep plasm...

Stratagenes Human cDNA Microarrays: Perform Gene Expression Profiling and Discover New Genes

...These steps include digestion of each plasmid cDNA template with restriction enzymes to determine the ...firmed by gel electrophoresis. If the cDNA template contained minor amounts of contaminating DNA, such DNA will not amplify with the insert-spec...

Fast Isolation of Total RNA from Small Numbers of Cells

... 10 2 , and 10 1 HeLa cells was tested as template in RT-PCR. Amplification using the human G... For reactions where reverse transcriptase or cDNA template was omitted, no bands were detected; therefore, the target sequence DNA did not cont...

Eppendorf Perfectprep Gel Cleanup Kit

...CACT-3'). A final concentration of 40 pg/l template was added to each reaction. Cycling parameters specific to the primers were used. Sequencing Sequencing was performed on 5 l of purified PCR products in triplicate. and Brand Q's Gel Extraction Kit were used...

TripleMaster PCR System

...high temperatures (7294C), thus reducing pH-driven template degradation to a minimum. The Tuning Buffer ... selection in conjunction with the target size and template used. For targets ranging between 2 - 10 kb it is recommended to try both buffers and then ...

Genomic DNA Extraction from Buccal Swabs Using the Perfect gDNA Blood Mini Kit

... Lane 8: No template control...

Genomic DNA Extraction from Buffy Coat Using the Perfect gDNA Blood Mini Kit

...from the buffy coat of three individuals. 50 ng of template was used for each individual in 30 l PCR r... Lane 10: no template control Lane 11: ...

Higher gDNA Concentrations with the Perfect gDNA Blood Mini Kit by Varying the Final Elution Volume

...l for each individual. 50 ng and 200 ng of template were used for each condition in 30 l PCR * reactions. The following Eppendorf PCR reagents were used in the concentrations or amounts specified in parentheess: Taq DNA Polymerase (0.05 Units/l) 10X Taq DNA Polymerase B...

Isolation of Genomic DNA from Saliva Using the Perfect gDNA Blood Mini Kit

...idual sample, 50 ng of purified gDNA was used as a template in 30 l PCR reactions. Two different sized... Lane 10: 536 bp fragment no template control Lane 11: ...

TripleMaster PCR System

...high temperatures (7294C), thus reducing pH-driven template degradation to a minimum. The Tuning Buffer ... selection in conjunction with the target size and template used. For targets ranging between 2 - 10 kb it is recommended to try both buffers and then ...

Genomic DNA Extraction from Buccal Swabs Using the Perfect gDNA Blood Mini Kit

... Lane 8: No template control...

Higher gDNA Concentrations with the Perfect gDNA Blood Mini Kit by Varying the Final Elution Volume

...l for each individual. 50 ng and 200 ng of template were used for each condition in 30 l PCR * reactions. The following Eppendorf PCR reagents were used in the concentrations or amounts specified in parentheess: Taq DNA Polymerase (0.05 Units/l) 10X Taq DNA Polymerase B...

Genomic DNA Extraction from Buffy Coat Using the Perfect gDNA Blood Mini Kit

...from the buffy coat of three individuals. 50 ng of template was used for each individual in 30 l PCR r... Lane 10: no template control Lane 11: ...

Isolation of Genomic DNA from Saliva Using the Perfect gDNA Blood Mini Kit

...idual sample, 50 ng of purified gDNA was used as a template in 30 l PCR reactions. Two different sized... Lane 10: 536 bp fragment no template control Lane 11: ...

Easy preparation of total RNA from cultured cells with TRIzol and Eppendorf Phase Lock Gel

...42C. Use 2 l of first strand synthesis as template for the PCR amplification of an 844 bp fragment of the human p53 gene. Amplification was performed in a final reaction volume of 25 l. PCR was performed with the Eppendorf MasterTaq Kit (50 mM KCl; 10 mM Tris-H...

cMaster RTplusPCR System for increased sensitivity and product length in RT-PCR

...A: total RNA purified from human HELA cells, template concentrations in the reactions are 100 and 10 ng.... of product yield depending on the amount of template RNA. Alpha Tubulin mRNA can be detected in HELA RNA down to 10 pg of total RNA. ...

Efficient and Reliable PCR Setup Using Eppendorf MasterMix

...ing pipetting steps, since only primer and template need to be added to 2.5 x MasterMix. This ...erMix regarding target fragment length and template The area of use of MasterMix was tested by amplifying fragments of different length...

HotMasterAn innovative Hot Start/Cold Stop technology for better PCR* results

...tivity To test the limits of the amount of template that can be amplified in a highly complex background, a fragment of the male-specific human single-copy gene SRY was amplified using HotMaster Taq. Based on the knowledge that 6 pg of human gDNA equals one copy of the genome, ...

Enhancing PCR* Efficiency with MasterTaq

...reverse transcription reaction was used as template in the PCR reaction containing 0.6 M 5' primer, 0.6 M 3' primer, 0.2 mM dNTPs, 1 unit Taq DNA Polymerase and 10 l 5x TaqMaster PCR enhancer in a total volume of 50 l 1 x PCR buffer including MgCl2. This reaction mixture was ...

Single-cell RT-PCR Analysis of Paramecium Primaurelia with the Eppendorf cMaster RTplusPCR System

...es in which the poly-A-RNA had been fixed. The RNA template is therefore missing in the protocols. Three different primer pairs were used: Serotype G: Product app. 800 bp Serotype D: Product app. 500 bp Control primer of non-transcribed genomic region: Product app. 400 ...

The use of TaqMaster PCR Enhancer

...tion of transgenic DNA caused by impurities in the template DNA: These often inhibit PCR reactions cau.... TaqMaster also adsorbs impurities in the template making the Taq less sensitive to exogenous PCR inhibiting contamination. Impure and ...

The Use of MasterTaq Polymerase for PCR with Humic Material-Contaminated DNA

...ith sterile water. From 80 ng to 500 ng of template DNA was added to the reaction mixture afte... Optimization of PCR conditions (amount of template DNA, number of cycles) did not result in a PCR product either. PCR using another pri...

Simple and Rapid Isolation of Plant RNA Using the Eppendorf Perfect RNA, Eukaryotic, Maxi Kit

.... Two l of the RT reactions were used as a template for the 50 l PCR (Two-step RT-PCR). cDNA synthesis was performed with a Thermoscript RT-PCR-System (Invitrogen/Life Technologies) according to the manufacturer's protocol. PCR was performed with Ex Taq (TaKaRa) under the follo...

Optimizing the Direct Amplification of Missing cDNA 5' Ends Using the Eppendorf Mastercycler gradient

...missing sequence using the cDNA library as template [1,2]. In this case, a vector primer (VP) ...Fig. 1. As all cDNA clones in the library act as a template for the vector primer, nonspecific products are formed very easily in this PCR reaction. ...

Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler

..., between the 3' end of the primer and the template DNA (5). Self-complementarity within a pri... considerably. In addition, there is evidence that template DNA and PCR products are degraded by extensive denaturation times (13). Such heat damage...

Amplification of Epstein-Barr Virus Exon C with Difficult Primers Using Eppendorf Mastercycler gradient

...each component: 200 M of each dNTP, 100 ng template DNA, 1X reaction buffer, 2 mM MgCl2 and 1....function of Eppendorf Mastercycler. A: DNA template was amplified using the primers CF and CR over an annealing temperature gradient from 48C to...

The use of the Mastercycler gradient for single-cell PCR and preimplantation diagnosis

... Three l from the first PCR were taken as a template in the second PCR. The reaction mix had the same final concentrations and volume as the first PCR. The PCR products were run on a horizontal 2% agarose gel to check for amplification and contamination (Figure 1), after which t...

Optimizing the Direct Amplification of Missing cDNA 5' Ends Using the Eppendorf Mastercycler gradient

...missing sequence using the cDNA library as template [1,2]. In this case, a vector primer (VP) ...Fig. 1. As all cDNA clones in the library act as a template for the vector primer, nonspecific products are formed very easily in this PCR reaction. ...

Two-dimensional Optimization of a Semi-nested PCR for Detecting Listeria monocytogenes

...100 in distilled water, with 2 l used as a template in the reaction. Under the starting conditi...C (Fig. 2) 20 fg L. m. DNA was used as the template DNA in all optimization reactions. The MgCl2 concentration as well as the annealing temperat...
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