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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
The detection of very rare mRNA species in a complex RNA preparation by current RNA blotting techniques is not straightforward. To be able to determine the size of mRNA molecules representing 10(-6) to 10(-7) of the total mass of an RNA preparation, a quantitative comparison of the level of detection of denatured mRNA species electrophoretically separated on agarose gels, followed by transfer to either nitrocellulose or diazobenzyloxymethyl (DBM) paper and hybridization to specific cDNA probes was carried out. Different transfer procedures were analyzed. Optimal conditions have been found which allowed the detection of RNA bands containing as little as 5 pg of a specific sequence within a few days of autoradiography following hybridization with highly labeled [32P]cDNA probes. Using this procedure it was shown that the low amounts of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) mRNA sequences present in adult rat liver are mature AFP mRNA molecules.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0003-2697
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
132
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
190-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of rare mRNA species in a complex RNA population by blot hybridization techniques: a comparative survey.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't