Can you please help me to understand miRdeep cut off score for novel miRNAs?

We have detected novel miRNAs in our sample where cut off score falls between 0.4 to 2.4.

04 May 2016 9,423 1 View

How to perform target prediction analysis for novel miRNAs?

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04 May 2016 2,035 1 View

Can I co-transfect adherent cells with miRNA mimics and miRNA inhibitors ?

To study functionality of miRNAs We are overexpressing miRNA-122 in the cells using lipofectamine. We want to cotransfect mimics as well as inhibitors. So how shall I go about it? Kindly share...

31 December 2015 7,730 3 View

How to interpret Real time PCR data?

How to calculate relative gene expression in real time PCR if Ct value of reference sample is undetermined or comes almost 37 or so.

31 December 2014 9,806 9 View

Why is chondrogenic differentiation of MSCs done in pellet culture?

Differentiation of MSCs.

09 October 2013 7,877 18 View

What is best way to carry out microRNA profiling? Also what is the best kit to extract microRNA from primary cell lines?

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05 June 2013 9,709 4 View

Media for Umbilical cord Derived Mesenchymal stem cells

Why 95% reseachers use Low Glucose DMEM with only 2mM of glutamate (instead of 4mM what we normally use) to culture human umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells? is there any specific...

31 December 2012 4,561 2 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

Do you need the CMV enhancer before the CMV promotor for a proper function of CMV on the gene that follows?

I'm a student and I have to produce a cell line with a knockin for the NRF2 gene with GFP. I have to put a promotor in front of the GFP because the gene will be too far away from the promotor of...

28 February 2021 7,127 2 View

What could be some reasons why unstimulated monocytes are getting activated?

Im doing PBMC isolation -> CD14+ enrichment using magnetic beads -> stimulation setup. My negative control is just cells in cRPMI but they seem to get activated over and over again.

28 February 2021 7,883 3 View

Genome-wide gene identification protocol ?

Is there any book chapter/book, webpage or research article available to understand genome-wide gene identification?

28 February 2021 8,095 1 View

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28 February 2021 9,936 2 View