Quantitation of mRNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction

Thomas Köhler, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych. Dipl.-Math., ist Privatdozent am Psychologischen Institut der Universität Hamburg sowie Dozent an verschiedenen Ausbildungsinstituten für Psychotherapeuten. Er ist Verfasser zahlreicher Monographien, u.a. zu Psychosomatik, Biopsychologie und biologischen Grundlagen psychischer Störungen.

I Theoretical and Methodical Prerequisites for Using PCR to Quantitate Nucleic Acids.- 1.1 General Aspects and Chances of Nucleic Acid Quantitation by PCR.- 1.2 Design of Suitable Primers and Competitor Fragments for Quantitative PCR.- 1.3 Cloning of Short DNA Fragments and In Vitro Transcription to Generate RNA Standards.- 1.4 Direct Non-lsotopic Sequencing of PCR Products or Standards.- 2Conventional Techniques for mRNA Analysis.- 2.1 Isolation of mRNA.- 2.2 Synthesis of cDNA.- 2.3 Qualitative RT-PCR: Amplification of Synthesized mdr-1 cDNA.- 2.4 Single-Tube RT-PCR.- 2.5 Nonradioactive Determination of PCR Products by Using a DIG-Labeled DNA Probe (Dot Blot).- 2.6 Nonradioactive Northern Blot Hybridization with DIG-Labeled DNA Probes.- 3 Semiquantitative and Quantitative Protocols for Measurement of Nucleic Acids by PCR.- 3.1 Quantitation of mRNA by the ELOSA Technique Using External Standards.- 3.2 Semiquantitative Detection of Viral DNA, e.g. for CMV, by Using the DNA Enzyme Immunoassay (DEIA).- 3.3 HPLC-Analysis of Nucleic Acids.- 3.4 Quantitation of Absolute Numbers of mRNA Copies in a cDNA Sample by Competitive PCR.- Acknowledgment.

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