Simultaneous detection of DMA and RNA by differential polymerase chain reaction (DIFF-PCR)

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A new technique, the differential polymerase chain reaction (DIFF-PCR), allows the simultaneous amplification of DNA and homologous RNA in a single assay by the combination of DNA-PCR and RNA-PCR on the same target. DNA-PCR amplifies a selected segment of dsDNA, whereas RNA-PCR amplifies a complementary DNA (cDNA), produced by reverse transcription of RNA. In a mixture of target DNA and RNA, DNA is amplified using a combination of sense and antisense primers under high-stringency conditions giving a D-amplicon. RNA is first reverse-transcribed with a primer carrying a nontarget 5' end into a tagged cDNA at low stringency. Tagged cDNA is subsequently amplified, providing an R-amplicon smaller in size than the D-amplicon. By quantifying the relative amounts of amplified RNA and homologous DNA, a sensitive measure for the transcription rate of a defined DNA segment is obtained. Thus, DIFF-PCR may serve as a useful tool for monitoring gene expression as well as for studying gene regulation and gene function. © 1993 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

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Imboden, P., Burkart, T., & Schopfer, K. (1993). Simultaneous detection of DMA and RNA by differential polymerase chain reaction (DIFF-PCR). Genome Research, 3(1), 23–27. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.3.1.23

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