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Mapping mRNA Ends with RACE

Description

RACE, or Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends, is a PCR-based method used to find the full length of an mRNA transcript. It extends cDNA to either the 3' end or the 5' end, even when the full sequence is not already known. Because it focuses on one end of a transcript, it is also called one-sided or anchored PCR.

Transcript

Tipicamente, con i nuovi mRNA è nota solo una parte della sua sequenza completa. Le sequenze nucleotidiche mancanti alle estremità dell'mRNA possono essere determinate utilizzando un metodo basato sulla PCR chiamato Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends, o RACE.

Negli eucarioti, gli mRNA maturi hanno caratteristiche strutturali distintive ad e...

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Rapid Amplification of cDNA EndsRACE TechniqueThree prime RACEFive prime RACEGene specific PrimersNested PCRAgarose Gel ElectrophoresisReverse TranscriptionOligo dT PrimerTranscript Variants