Recommended primer design
‒ 45-55% of GC content isrecommended.
‒ Avoid regional high GC or ATcontent
‒ Avoid palindrome sequence
‒ Sequence with G or C at the 3" end is recommended.
Recommended probe design
‒ 35-65% of GC content is recommended.
‒ Avoid regional high GC or AT content
‒ Select the strand contains more C’s than G’s
‒ Avoid palindrome sequence
‒ Avoid a G at the 5" end to prevent quenching of the 5’fluorophore.
Recommended reaction mixture set up for qPCR
Component | Volume | Final concentration |
Template RNA | Varied | 1 pg – 1 μg |
Forward primer (10 μM) | Varied | 125 – 900 nM |
Reverse primer (10 μM) | Varied | 125 – 900 nM |
TaqMan Probe (10 μM) | Varied | 125 – 900 nM |
One-Step RT Enzyme Mix | 2 μl | 1X |
2X One-Step Master Mix | 10 μl | 1X |
ddH2O | to 20 μl | - |
Total volume | 20 µl | - |
*Template amount varies depending on the copy number of target present in the template solution.
** The PCR primer and probe concentration for an optimalqPCR reaction may vary according to primers’ and probe’s properties.
Recommended qPCRProgram
Standard program
Steps | Temp. | Time | Cycles |
Reverse transcription | 42°C - 60°C (45°C - 55°C is recommended) | 10min | 1 |
Enzyme activation | 95°C | 3 min | 1 |
Denaturation | 95°C** | 15 sec | 40-50 |
Annealing/ Extension | 60°C | 1 min |
Fast program
Steps | Temp. | Time | Cycles |
Reverse transcription | 42°C - 60°C (45°C - 55°C is recommended) | 5 min | 1 |
Enzyme activation | 95°C | 20 sec | 1 |
Denaturation | 95°C** | 3 sec | 40-50 |
Annealing/ Extension | 60°C | 30 sec |