Advantage RT-for-PCR Kit

The reliability of cDNA synthesized with the Advantage RT-for-PCR Kit

The reliability of cDNA synthesized with the Advantage RT-for-PCR Kit. The time course of lipopolysaccharide induction of iNOS mRNA in the mouse macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 was studied by isolating RNA from culture samples taken at the time points indicated (in hr). Approx. 0.4 μg was then reverse transcribed using the Advantage RT-for-PCR Kit, and 5 of the cDNA product was used as a template for PCR using the Mouse G3PDH Amplimer Set (Cat. # 639009) as a control (Panel A) and mouse iNOS primers (Panel B). 20 portions of the PCR products were run on a 1.8 EtBr/agarose gel. Lane M: ΦX174/Hae III DNA size marker.

PCR amplification of cDNA synthesized with the Advantage RT-for-PCR Kit vs. cDNA synthesized with kits from two competitors

PCR amplification of cDNA synthesized with the Advantage RT-for-PCR Kit vs. cDNA synthesized with kits from two competitors. The indicated amounts of Human Lung Total RNA (Cat. # 636507) were used for reverse transcription, and 5 of each cDNA product was amplified by PCR using the Human G3PDH Control Amplimer Set (Cat. # 639005). Lanes 1, 5 & 9: 250 ng. Lanes 2, 6 & 10: 62.5 ng. Lanes 3, 7 & 11: 16 ng. Lanes 4, 8 & 12: 4 ng. Lane M: Φ X174/Hae III DNA size marker. The results show that when 4 ng of RNA was used as the starting material, only the Advantage RT-for-PCR Kit generated a clearly visible product.