From: Limitations of mRNA amplification from small-size cell samples
Cell sample size | ~Total RNA | ~mRNA (2% of total RNA) | Synthetic mRNA | Sum mRNA | Average aRNA yield | Average amplification factor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 000 | ~115 ng | ~2.3 ng | 3.0 ng | 5.3 ng | 54 ÎĽ g | 1.02 Ă— 104 |
1000 | ~11.5 ng | ~0.23 ng | 0.3 ng | 0.53 ng | 3.66 ÎĽ g | 0.69 Ă— 104 |
250 | ~2.88 ng | ~0.058 ng | 0.075 ng | 0.133 ng | 1.18 ÎĽ g | 0.89 Ă— 104 |