Improved RNase protection assay for quantifying LDL-receptor mRNA; estimation of analytical imprecision and biological variance in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Abstract:

:We have improved the protocol for RNA quantification by using RNase protection. Instead of precipitation and extraction with phenol and chloroform, we use a faster and more reliable precipitation based on guanidinium thiocyanate (GdSCN). The internal standard is produced by in vitro transcription of a DNA template constructed so as to allow simultaneous detection of the in vitro transcript and the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mRNA by use of the same probe and hybridization. Addition of this internal standard at the step for RNA isolation reduced the analytical imprecision from 40.8% to 19.3%. Estimates of the within- and between-subject biological variations of the LDLR mRNA content in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from healthy volunteers were 21.5% and 13.6%, respectively, and the analytical imprecision was 22.6%. The mean content of LDLR mRNA in PBMCs from healthy individuals was 0.78 copies per cell.

journal_name

Clin Chem

journal_title

Clinical chemistry

authors

Petersen NE,Larsen LK,Nissen H,Jensen LG,Jensen A,Hyltoft Petersen P,Hørder,Gregersen N,Kristiansen K

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-11-01 00:00:00

pages

1605-13

issue

11

eissn

0009-9147

issn

1530-8561

journal_volume

41

pub_type

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