Do any of you have experience with scratch assay in Caco-2 cells?

I'm having a lot of trouble trying to do the scratch, because patches of cells come out and then I don't have a perfect line for the assay. I used a p200 tip and washed with PBS after the scratch...

09 October 2015 9,136 5 View

What are the best controls for miRNA normalization in human serum samples?

I just started working on miRNA and I still have a lot of doubts about them. I'm going to validate some miRNA expression using TaqMan miRNA Assay (Life) in serum from mice and human. My question...

04 May 2015 2,286 3 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

Does anyone have a recommendation for yeast reporter gene plasmid/protocol?

Hi, could anyone recommend a plasmid and/or protocol for reporter gene assay in S. cerevisiae? I want to assess the effect of growth conditions on a transcription factor, so I want to clone it`s...

01 March 2021 210 1 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

How to add missing citation?

Dear colleagues, I have found that many authors have a concern regarding their missing citation in RG because often citation in RG is lower than google scholars. I also missed some citation...

26 February 2021 928 6 View

Standard curve shifting over time. How do I stabilise the ELISA?

24 February 2021 1,365 3 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

Concentration of DNA?

Hello everyone! Is a normal value 295.8 ug/ul for cDNA? If not what does it mean? Where is the mistake? The measurement was done with nano drop. Thank you!

09 February 2021 6,202 1 View

What is the reference value of THD in BLDC MOTOR speed control ?

i used to control EHO+ANFIS to MRPID to Landsman converter for bldc drive i got 7% but some of them are telling IEEE standards are < 5% is it correct for Drives ?

07 February 2021 5,892 1 View