AN IMPROVED RT-PCR PROTOCOL FOR THE QUANTITATION OF HUMAN RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR RNA

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FERRARI, N [1 ]
PFEFFER, U [1 ]
TOSETTI, F [1 ]
BRIGATI, C [1 ]
VIDALI, G [1 ]
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[1] IST NAZL RIC CANC,MOLEC BIOL LAB,I-16132 GENOA,ITALY
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10.1006/excr.1994.1067
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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A quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) system has been developed to calculate the level of expression of human retinoic acid receptors (hRAR) alpha, beta, and gamma. Starting from a single cDNA preparation, the system allows the measurement of the number of molecules of each mRNA receptor. This is made possible by a synthetic internal standard mRNA which is added in known concentrations at the beginning of the reaction. The system is tested in a rhabdomyosarcoma cell line (A-673) where we have measured the upregulation of beta and gamma receptor mRNAs following treatment with retinoic acid. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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