This work presents a method to visualize the degradation of exogenous DNA in living cells using a novel type of activatable fluorescence imaging probe. Deoxyribonuclease (DNase)-activatable fluorescence probes (DFProbes) are composed of double strands deoxyribonucleic acid (dsDNA) which is labeled with fluorophore (ROX or Cy3) and quencher on the end of one of its strands, and stained with SYBR...

A robust, ultrasensitive, and accurate quantitative assay was developed for avian reovirus (ARV) with the Light Cycler SYBR Green-based real-time reverse transcription-PCR (real-time LC RT-PCR). The assay exhibited high specificity as all negative controls and other avian pathogens, such as Newcastle disease virus (NDV), infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV),...

MicroRNAs are a class of small non-coding RNAs that serve as important regulators of gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. They are stable in body fluids and pose great potential to serve as biomarkers. Here, we present a highly specific, sensitive and cost-effective system to quantify miRNA expression based on two-step RT-qPCR with SYBR-green detection chemistry called Two-tailed R...

We evaluated real-time (kinetic) reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to validate differentially expressed genes identified by DNA arrays. Gene expression of two keratinocyte subclones differing in the physical state of human papillomavirus (episomal or integrated) was used as a model system. High-density filter arrays identified 444 of 588 genes as either negative or expres...

AIM Absolute and relative quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) by the use of two mathematical models were applied in order to study the expression of tst gene encoding the toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1), among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). METHODS AND RESULTS Thirteen epidemic MRSA belonging to different clones and carryi...

Tea plant necrotic ring blotch virus (TPNRBV), which carries four positive-sense single-stranded RNA segments, causes discoloration spots and multiple blotches in tea trees. To understand the distribution transmission of TPNRBV trees prevent its spread, a SYBR Green real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) method for detecting segments was developed. The limit detection RT-qPC...

Microbial cell counting provides essential information for the study of abundance profiles and biogeochemical interactions with surrounding environments. However, it often requires labor-intensive time-consuming processes, particularly subseafloor sediment samples, in which non-cell particles are abundant. We developed a rapid straightforward method staining microbial intracellular DNA by SYBR ...

background and objectives: human coronaviruses (hcovs) are one of the main causes of upper respiratory tract infections in humans. while more often responsible for mild illness, they have been associated with illnesses that require hospitalization. materials and methods: 270 samples from patients hospitalized with the respiratory infection during the autumn season of 2015 were evaluated for the...

OBJECTIVE We attempted to reveal the changes of the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) alternative splicing pattern in gastric carcinogenesis. METHODS Three alternative splicing sites (alpha, beta, gamma) were selected and designed PCR primer. The expression of 8 hTERT alternative splicing variants (ASVs) in normal gastric mucosa, precancerous lesions and gastric cancer were detec...