Intercept-PCR, an improvement for elevating performance to find a new member of a certain gene family

Mol Biotechnol. 2000 Sep;16(1):1-4. doi: 10.1385/MB:16:1:01.

Abstract

We have established a method by which the performance of reverse transcriptase coupled polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for seeking a new gene is improved. The actual procedure is quite easy: it is only to add several specific oligonucleotides into the reaction mixture of the usual RT-PCR. To verify the effectiveness of this method is also easy: it is only to detect the PCR products in the preliminary experiment. The finding in the present study provides valuable information for gene cloning tactics.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Cell Line
  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Complementary
  • Humans
  • Multigene Family*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Complementary
  • RNA, Messenger