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Table 4 Primer strategies for alternate versions of the study protocol.

From: A robust method for the amplification of RNA in the sense orientation

Type of Total RNA

First Primer

Second Primer

IVT System

Type of Product

Orientation of Product

Eukaryotic

Oligo(dT)24, T7-Oligo(dT)24

T3N9

T3

mRNA

Sense

 

T3-Oligo(dT)24

Random Hexamer

T3

mRNA

Antisense*

Prokaryotic (or Partially Degraded**)

Random Hexamer

T3N9

T3

Total RNA

Sense

 

T3N9

Random Hexamer

T3

Total RNA

Antisense

  1. T7 IVT systems may be used by changing the promoter sequence of the modified primer to a T7 binding sequence
  2. * Modified Eberwine Amplification
  3. ** As described by Xiang11