siRNA / miRNA gene silencing Rat B35

Get tips on using mirVana™ miRNA Isolation Kit, with phenol to perform RNA isolation / purification Tissue - Human Blood / Serum / Plasma / Buffy coat

Get tips on using mirVana™ miRNA Isolation Kit, with phenol to perform RNA isolation / purification Cells - primary human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells

Get tips on using AllPrep DNA/RNA/miRNA Universal Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Tissue - Mouse Adipose

Get tips on using AllPrep DNA/RNA/miRNA Universal Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Tissue - Human Lung

Get tips on using AllPrep DNA/RNA/miRNA Universal Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Tissue - mouse adipose tissue

Get tips on using AllPrep DNA/RNA/miRNA Universal Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Tissue - human lung tissue

Get tips on using AllPrep DNA/RNA/miRNA Universal Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Tissue - human adipose tissue

Isolating RNA from tissues and paraffin-embedded tissue samples can be challenging due to cross-linking of biomolecules and fragmented nucleic acids. The best solution is to slice the tissues into smaller pieces and make a homogenate solution (using tissue homogenizer or grinding liquid nitrogen frozen samples) in presence of RNAse inhibitors. The homogenization process should be carried out on dry ice to maintain the integrity of RNA

Reporter gene assays enable high sensitivity measurement of gene expression and cell signaling through the addition of bioluminescent genes into target cells. One of the major challenges is to make a specific construct that has no responses other than those related to the signaling pathway of interest. This can be achieved by selecting highly specific reporter constructs containing only defined responsive elements and a minimal promoter linked to reporter enzymes such as luciferase

An alternative to culture-based cell death detection is an assessment of other cell viability indicators using fluorescent dyes, including membrane potential and membrane integrity. Live/Dead assays differentiates live and dead cells using membrane integrity as a proxy for cell viability and are based on a fluorescent staining procedure followed by detection using flow cytometry. However, samples preparation for such flow cytometry-based techniques could be challenging. Cell harvesting by trypsinization, mechanical or enzymatic cell disaggregation from tissues, extensive centrifugation steps, may all lead to preferential loss of apoptotic cells. To overcome this strictly follow manufacturers instruction of the detection kit.