When the miRNA is bound to a mRNA, is it expressed in a miRNA PCR?

I conducted a miRNA PCR and I was wondering if miRNA that is bound to a mRNA is expressed in the results from my PCR. Thank you!

08 September 2019 7,420 7 View

Can pseudogenes affect miRNA gene expression or do they just competitively bind to miRNA?

The pseuodgene I'm researching has affected the miRNA levels in my cell culture (I found out through qPCR). However, I thought that pseudogenes just bind to the miRNA rather than affect its gene...

07 August 2019 1,959 2 View

What is the recommended concentration range of miRNA cDNA to use in a qPCR?

06 July 2019 4,290 5 View

How do you locate the exact spot of the scratch on a scratch assay?

I was wondering if anyone had any tricks to locate the exact spot of the scratch for a scratch assay. For example, I know some people in my lab have drawn a grid on their plates. Thank you!

06 July 2019 1,406 2 View

Will the PTENP1 plasmid transform properly in NEB 5-alpha Competent E. coli?

Addgene recommends the growth strain to be DH5alpha but we have NEB 5-alpha in my lab. Please let me know if my bacterial transformation can still work! https://www.addgene.org/35008/

11 December 2018 3,982 1 View

What transfection reagent should I use for the T98G cell line?

I am trying to do a stable transfection in the T98G cell line. I want a transaction reagent with a high transfection efficiency. A list of reagents would be preferable. Thank you!

08 September 2018 1,123 0 View

How do I get transfection efficiency with a plasmid with an HA tag?

I want to use a plasmid that is HA tagged. My research is in vitro and I am bit confused on what to do. Thank you!

08 September 2018 6,804 4 View

Gel electrophoresis result for total RNA samples, 1.5 Agarose gel was used, How to improve the integrity of RNA?

Gel electrophoresis, RNA degradation, RNA extraction from fresh tissue

02 March 2021 5,433 5 View

Problem with shRNA transfection. Why are only two plates getting contaminated instead of all?

I transfected my LNCaP-WT cells with 3 shRNA plus their NTC two weeks ago and split two puromycin selected cell plates on Friday last week(Feb 26). I checked for GFP in the cells, and they all...

28 February 2021 4,949 3 View

What is the density for pva electrospining?

I'm Juan Carlos, a high school student who is working with electropinning, I made an electropinning machine with a 21g needle and a 30kv high voltage source and the distance between my needle is...

28 February 2021 298 3 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

Any specific pipeline or parameter to analyse total transcriptomics study of brain tissue samples?

I have two groups of brain samples, control and treated for example. It was total RNA nova seq sequencing. I tried all the available pipeline like: star+rsem+deseq2, Hista+stringtie+cuffdiff,...

27 February 2021 356 6 View

Why is the efficiency of viral mRNA electroporation in PBMC low?

Hello, I have been struggling with the electroporation of PBMC with HIV-I mRNA. Although the quality of the RNA generated is good, and the handling of the cells in meticulous, the frequency of...

27 February 2021 9,233 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

What is the best concentration of cDNA to be used for qPCR?

I have synthesised cDNA from 500ng/ul of RNA. The concentration of the cDNA Is about 5000ng/ul. Should I dilute my cDNA or just use it as it is for my qPCR? I usually use 2ul of cDNA for a 20ul...

24 February 2021 8,618 3 View

Recommendations on homogenizers for RNA isolation?

I will be performing RNA isolation with frozen lung biopsy samples and am in the market for a tissue homogenizer. I am wanting a homogenizer that will fit in a 1.5ml tube. I was looking at the...

24 February 2021 3,623 3 View

RNA-seq DEGs downstream analysis and reporting in literature?

I used EdgeR to get the list of DEGs (differentially expressed genes) from my liver RNA-seq experiment. I have done the gene overrepresentation and GSEA based pathway analysis. I am currently...

23 February 2021 8,969 1 View