DNA Damage Assay

Get tips on using PE Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit with 7-AAD to perform Apoptosis assay cell type - Human T-cells

Get tips on using MitoSOX™ Red Mitochondrial Superoxide Indicator, for live-cell imaging to perform ROS assay cell type - mouse cardiomyocytes

Get tips on using Xfect™ Transfection Reagent to perform DNA transfection Mammalian cells - Primary cells Human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (HPASMC)

Get tips on using FuGENE® 6 Transfection Reagent to perform DNA transfection Mammalian cells - Primary cells Rat aortic smooth muscle cells (rASMC)

Get tips on using Gentra Puregene Cell Kit Plus (6.7 x 109) to perform DNA isolation / purification Cells - Immortalized cell lines H1 hESc

Get tips on using EZ-10 Spin Column PCR Product Purification kit to perform DNA gel extraction / PCR product purification Product size > 15Kb

Get tips on using LIVE/DEAD™ Viability/Cytotoxicity Kit, for mammalian cells to perform Live / Dead assay mammalian cells - MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells

Get tips on using TaqMan™ Fast Universal PCR Master Mix (2X), no AmpErase™ UNG to perform PCR Multiplex PCR - Mammalian DNA

DNA microarrays enable researchers to monitor the expression of thousands of genes simultaneously. However, the sensitivity, accuracy, specificity, and reproducibility are major challenges for this technology. Cross-hybridization, combination with splice variants, is a prime source for the discrepancies in differential gene expression calls among various microarray platforms. Removing (either from production or downstream bioinformatic analysis) and/or redesigning the microarray probes prone to cross-hybridization is a reasonable strategy to increase the hybridization specificity and hence, the accuracy of the microarray measurements.

DNA microarrays enable researchers to monitor the expression of thousands of genes simultaneously. However, the sensitivity, accuracy, specificity, and reproducibility are major challenges for this technology. Cross-hybridization, combination with splice variants, is a prime source for the discrepancies in differential gene expression calls among various microarray platforms. Removing (either from production or downstream bioinformatic analysis) and/or redesigning the microarray probes prone to cross-hybridization is a reasonable strategy to increase the hybridization specificity and hence, the accuracy of the microarray measurements.