All-in-One™ miRNA qPCR Primer Validation Report

All-in-One™ miRNA qPCR Primers Sample Validation Report

  • Materials and Methods
  • Procedure
  • Test Results
  • Limited Warranty

I. Materials and Methods

  • Instrument
    iQ5 Real Time PCR Detection System: Bio-Rad
  • Reagents
    All-in-One™ miRNA qRT-PCR Detection Kit (Catalog Nos. AOMD-Q020 or AOMD-Q050) Validation templates: cDNAs extracted from 10 different human tissues Detection primers: Total 6 pairs

Catalog number Primer ID Mature_Acc Mature_ID PCR size
miRQP0227 hsmq-0031 MIMAT0000069 hsa-miR-16 75bp
miRQP0074 hsmq-0032 MIMAT0000422 hsa-miR-124 73bp
miRQP0096 hsmq-0034 MIMAT0000423 hsa-miR-125b 75bp
miRQP0175 hsmq-0035 MIMAT0000429 hsa-miR-137 76bp
miRQP9901 hsnRNA-U6 NR_002752.1 RNU6B 80bp
MiRQP0293 hsmq-0655 MIMAT0000073 hsa-miR-19a 72bp
 

II. Procedure

RNA Extraction

1. Sample preparation

Place a small amount of material from a human tissue sample into a pre-cooled mortar. Add a small amount of liquid nitrogen and grind the tissue to a fine powder. Transfer the powder to a centrifuge tube containing 1 ml of TRIzol (Invitrogen). Vortex for 5 minutes. (If the samples are cultured cells, use about 106~107 cells with 1 ml of TRIzol). Pipette up and down until the cells are completely lysed).

2. Phase separation

Leave the cell or tissue samples at room temperature for about 10 minutes. Add 200 μl of chloroform per 1 ml of TRIzol. Close the cap and vortex vigorously for 1 minute. Let the samples settle down at room temperature for 2-5 minutes. Centrifuge at 12,000 g for 15 minutes at 6°C. Remove tubes from the centrifuge being careful not to disturb the liquid. The samples should be separated into 3 layers with RNA in the top layer.

3. RNA Precipitation

Carefully transfer about 450 μl (per 1 ml TRIzol) of the supernatant to a new centrifuge tube containing 600 μl of cold 2-propanol. Mix well and keep at –20°C for 10 minutes. Then centrifuge at 12,000 g for 10 minutes (at 6°C).

4. Washing

Remove the supernatant. Add 500 μl of cold 75% ethanol. Vortex until a pellet forms at the bottom of the tube. Centrifuge at 12,000 g for 5 minutes (6°C). Remove the supernatant. Centrifuge briefly again and remove the remaining supernatant.

5. Dissolve RNA

Air-dry the samples for 5 to 10 minutes. (Do not over dry the samples. The samples are dry when they turn white). Dissolve the samples in 30 μl of DEPC water. Label the samples properly and store them at –80°C.

6. Determine RNA Concentration

Take 1 μl of RNA sample. Dilute the sample 1:10 in DEPC water. RNA concentration can be measured with a NanoDrop (Thermo Scientific). DEPC water should be used as a blank. Record both the RNA concentration and the ratio of A260/A280.

7. RNA electrophoresis

  • Prepare denaturing gel Add 1 g of agarose into 75 ml of de-ionized water. Boil the agarose for 1–2 minutes and cool it down to about 70°C. Add 10 ml of 10X MOPS, 15 ml of formaldehyde and 5 μl of ethidium bromide (EB). Pour the gel into a tray with big combs. Cover the tray.
  • Prepare electrophoresis buffer (1X MOPS) Take 50 ml of 10X MOPS and dilute 1:10 to the final volume of 500 ml with de-ionized water. Pour the buffer into a gel box, and add some EB to it.
  • Preparation of RNA sample Take 3 μl of the RNA sample and add DEPC to a total volume of 18 μl. Heat the sample at 65°C for 10 minutes. Cool it down immediately. Add 2 μl of 1X RNA loading buffer into the sample
  • RNA electrophoresis
    Place the RNA gel in a gel box with 1X MOPS electrophoresis buffer. Pre-run the gel at 100 V for 5 minutes. Load the treated RNA samples into the gel and run at 100 V until the bromophenol blue runs to about one third the length of the gel. Take a picture using a UV scanner.

8. RNA detection results

Electrophoresis results of RNAs from 10 different tissues(3 μl RNA each well). See table 8.2 for the specific lane information.

 
Lane Tissue Concentration (ng/μl) OD A260/A280
1 Brain 2385 1.9
2 Lung 2430 1.94
3 Liver 2521 1.91
4 Kidney 3444 1.94
5 Breast 2785 1.87
6 Testis 2972 1.9
7 Placenta 3515 1.91
8 Spleen 3344 1.91
9 Heart 3394 1.91
10 Pancreas 3101 1.91
 
Note: In order to detect miRNAs, the extracted RNA must contain small molecular weight RNAs. The kit used for RNA extraction must be applicable for isolation of total RNA or small RNA. The quality of RNA is critical to the success of downstream experiments. Follow the instructions of the RNA extraction kit exactly. Examine RNA samples by electrophoresis to ensure high quality.
 

miRNA reverse transcription

  • Thaw all the reagents needed for miRNA reverse transcription. Mix reagents well by gently inverting the tubes. Spin down briefly and keep on ice.
  • Prepare miRNA reverse transcription reaction: Add the following reagents into an RNase-free reaction tube which is pre-cooled on ice. The final volume should be 25 μl.
Reagents Volume Final concentration
Total RNA Brain 2 μg
2.5 U/μl Poly A Polymerase 1 μl 2.5 U
RTase Mix 1 μl 2521
5X Reaction Buffer 5 μl 1X
ddH2O (RNase/DNase free) to 25 μl  
Note: The total RNA in the reaction must contain small molecular RNA. If total RNA is used, the amount of RNA should be between 1 ng ~ 5 μg. If the purified small molecular RNA is used, the amount of RNA should be between 0.1 ng ~ 1 μg
 
  • Reverse Transcription Reaction: Mix reaction solution well. Spin down briefly. Incubate the reaction solution at 37°C for 60 minutes. Terminate the reaction by heating at 85°C for 5 minutes. The products of reverse transcription can be diluted 1:5 with sterile water for the downstream qPCR reaction.
 

qPCR to detect miRNA

  • Thaw 2X All-in-One qPCR mix from the All-in-One miRNA qRT-PCR Detection Kit. Mix well by inverting the tube several times. Spin down briefly and keep on ice.
  • Prepare qPCR reaction solution on ice. All miRNAs are tested in duplicate. NTC (No template control) is tested singly.
Reagents Volume Final concentration
2×All-in-One qPCR Mix 10 μL 1X
All-in-One miRNA qPCR Primer (2 μM) 2 μL 0.2 μM
Universal Adaptor PCR Primer (2 μM) 2 μL 0.2 μM
First strand cDNA (diluted 1:5) 2 μL  
ddH2O 4 μL  
Final volume 20 μL  
 
  • Mix the qPCR reaction solution well. Transfer the solution to a PCR tube. Spin briefly to make sure that the reaction solution is at the bottom of the tube
  • The qPCR reaction, using the standard 3-step method to detect the DNA amount (these experiments were designed based on Bio-Rad iQ5 instrument). Melting analysis can be done immediately after the amplification reactions.
Number of Cycles Step Temperature Time Detection
1 Pre-denature 95 °C 10min No
40 Denature 95 °C 10sec No
40 Annealing See reference below 20sec No
40 Extension 72 °C 10sec Yes
 
 
Temperature range Rate of temperature change Duration Detection
66 °C ~ 95 °C 0.5 °C/ step 6 sec/ step Yes
30 °C   30 sec No
 
Note: The above conditions are designed for use with the Bio-Rad iQ5Q-PCR instrument. If other instruments are used, adjust the extension time and conditions for analysis as recommended by the manufacturers. The annealing conditions for each miRNA assay may be different. Please refer to the details of the conditions in the following section.
 

III. Test Results

1. hsa-miR-16(hsmq-0031 primer)

Recommended annealing temperature:60℃

 

2. hsa-miR-124(hsmq-0032 primer)

Recommended annealing temperature:60℃

 

3. hsa-miR-125b (hsmq-0034 primer)

Recommended annealing temperature:60℃

 

4. hsa-miR-137 (hsmq-0035 primer)

Recommended annealing temperature:60℃

 

5. hsnRNA U 6 primer testing

Recommended annealing temperature:60℃

 

6. Electrophoresis Results

 
5 μl of the PCR of products, run on 3% agarose gel. Each set contains two positive controls and one NTC Lane 1: hsa-miR-16; Lane 2: hsa-miR-124; Lane 3: hsa-miR-125b; Lane 4: hsa-miR-137; Lane 5: hsnRNA-U6.

7. hsa-miR-19a(hsmq-0655 primer)

7.1 Validation.

The following link may be used to view a larger amplification plot and melting curve as well as a gel electrophoresis image of this primer’s validation results. Contact GeneCopoeia at inquiry@genecopoeia.com or call 866-360-9531 to have an electronic document sent to you.

 

7.2 Discrimination assay of two primers with single-base differences in their sequences

7.2.1 has-miR-19a BLAST
hsa-miR-19a UGUGCAAAUCUAUGCAAAACUGA
hsa-miR-19b UGUGCAAAUCCAUGCAAAACUGA
 
The BLAST alignment shows that a single-base difference exists between the two miRNAs: hsa-miR-19a and miR-19b. To discriminate and validate the primer of interest (has-miR-19a) two plasmids were constructed for each of the two miRNAs.
 

7.2.2 Sequence result of the miRNA qPCR plasmids

 

7.2.3 qPCR validation

Using the All-in-One miRNA qRT-PCR Detection Kit, the hsa-miR-19a-specific primer was validated using miRNA expression plasmids for has-miR-19a and has-miR-19b as templates (about 107 molecules/reaction).

The percent relative discrimination was calculated using the differences between the Ct values of the mismatched template and the matching template with respect to the hsa-miR-19a-specific primer (Relative discrimination =2-ΔCt ×100%). The results are shown in the table below:
Annealing temperature °C hsa-miR-19a hsa-miR-19b hsa-miR-19b
63.3 20.30 30.89 0.0651%
61.4 18.40 25.81 0.5880%
58.9 17.50 21.57 5.9545%
 

7.2.4 Conclusion

Based on these results, a qPCR annealing temperature between 59.9 and 61.4 °C is recommended. This range gives the highest amplification efficiency as well as the best relative discrimination between the two single-base-different miRNAs.

IV. Limited Use License and Warranty

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