Why DNA skein and DNA pellet were not seen during salting out DNA extraction method?

I use salting out DNA extraction methods . But recently after adding the ethanol we couldn't saw the DNA skein and DNA pellet . Finally the results of nano drop indicated that extracted DNA have...

08 September 2019 1,829 1 View

How can i extract miRNa from saliva samples efficiently ?

Recently we decide to evaluate the miRNA expression levels in saliva sample as diagnostic biomarker of cancer . We used TRIzol extraction methods but the CT of real-time PCR for U6 gene was...

08 September 2019 1,369 3 View

What is the serum IL-6 level in human ?

Recently we evaluate the serum IL-6 level in patients after radiotherapy . Unfortunately 4 of 7 samples are negative. we used the thermo fisher ELISA kit for this aim and 100 microliter of...

07 August 2019 2,658 5 View

Is there differences between PBMC and WBC in ionizing radiation responses?

04 May 2019 8,005 5 View

How can i access to the LncRNA sequences?

I want to design primer for the lncRNA entitled nonhsat062994 but i can't find it at NCBI. how can i access to the sequence of this RNA?

04 May 2018 8,641 4 View

How can i solve the agarose gel problem ?

My friend sent me the agarose gel results. As seen in attached figure lower range of gel was dark and , i cant see any band in this region . how can i solve this problem?

11 December 2017 4,915 0 View

How can I extract DNAparaffin embedded tissues with mineral oil?

Recently two study indicated that mineral oil can be used for Dna extraction. Is there anyone who has the experience about this method?

10 November 2017 4,236 5 View

How can i predict that targeting a gene with siRNA lead to specific pathway inhibition ?

Recently we want to target a gene with siRNA , but i have a critical question how can i make sure that downstream pathway of this genes will be affected . on the other hand ho can i predict...

10 November 2017 1,899 3 View

Why the lan of sds page aren't smoth?

08 September 2017 7,829 3 View

What is the difference of non-treated flask with Ultra-Low attachment cell culture flasks?

07 August 2017 1,301 4 View

MiRNA qpcr problem?

Dear All, mirna primer showing some problem in the melting curve? any idea why? As attached is the melting curve. The forward sequence is obtained from miRBase and reverse primer is universal.

28 February 2021 5,008 4 View

Can MicroRNA cross the blood brain barrier?

In diseased conditions, many genes and gene products are visible in the bloodstream. So my question is whether we can find traces of microRNA which is involved in disease and disorder in blood serum?

24 February 2021 7,064 3 View

Are exogenous molecules transferred between human cells during doubling ?

Hello RG community, I wonderer whether exogenous molecules (e.g. reporter plasmids, miRNAs or other artificial molecules) are transferred between cultured human cells during their doubling ? So,...

21 February 2021 6,633 3 View

Has anyone encountered any problems with abm good microRNA primers for quantification of mature miRNAs?

I've been trying to quantitate mature microRNAs in 293T cells with and without 'X'. 2ug of total RNA (isolated by Trizol method) is converted to cDNA using All-in one microRNA cDNA synthesis kit...

17 February 2021 8,986 2 View

What is the best way to fix plasma derived miRNA for subsequent cDNA synthesis?

I need to quantify blood plasma derived miRNA through q-RT-PCR. For this I need to fix RNA content in my cDNA reaction. What is the best way to do this? Currently, I take readings of my plasma...

03 February 2021 9,330 3 View

What is the general miRNA yield one gets from the Qiagen miRNEASY serum/plasma advanced kit?

I am using the Qiagen miRNEASY serum/plasma advanced kit, using 400ul of frozen plasma. What is the yield you get on average? I am using nanodrop currently for quantification. I am getting...

02 February 2021 8,806 2 View

Which miRNA arm is a right target for analysis, 3p or 5p?

I'm working on selecting mouse miRNAs to analyze and stumbling upon one confusing issue, some of the papers do not specify which arm they analyzed and they just state something like " miR-34a was...

16 January 2021 3,792 4 View

Is negative controls necessary for western blotting?

I am trying to confirm my miRNA target by western blotting. I have a ds mimic and a ss inhibitor of my miRNA. Is it necessary to use negative controls for mimic and inhibitor? If yes, how can I...

09 January 2021 2,320 3 View

Can I predict miRNA by knowing the mRNA target?

Hello! I am trying to predict in silico the miRNA by knowing the target. Most of published research starts by knowing the miRNA and predicts the target using online tools. Are you familiar with...

31 December 2020 7,433 5 View

What are the possible drawbacks of using miRNA sponge to enhance the specificity of gene expression?

I am searching for miRNA repeats put between WPRE and 3'LTR of my lentivirus, in order to enhance the specificity of transgene expression in human neuron cells. But if clinically translation of...

26 December 2020 9,921 2 View