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Quantifying Environmental Microorganisms and Viruses Using qPCR
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona Demonstrating Author: Bradley Schmitz Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), also known as real-time PCR, is a widely-used molecular technique for enumerating microorganisms in the environment. Prior to this approach, quantifying microorganisms was limited largely to classical culture-based techniques. However, the culturing of microbes from environmental samples can be particularly challenging, and...
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Merging Absolute and Relative Quantitative PCR Data to Quantify STAT3 Splice Variant Transcripts
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2016
Tandem splicing events occur at sites less than 12 nucleotides apart. Quantifying ratios of such splice variants is feasible using an absolute quantitative PCR approach. This manuscript describes how splice variants of the gene STAT3, in which two splicing events results in Serine-701 inclusion/exclusion and α/β C-termini, can be quantified.
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Quantitative Real-Time PCR using the Thermo Scientific Solaris qPCR Assay
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2010
The Solaris qPCR Gene Expression Assays are novel pre-designed qPCR primer/probe combinations designed to simplify the qPCR process without sacrificing the specificity and robustness of the assay.
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Single-cell Gene Expression Profiling Using FACS and qPCR with Internal Standards
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2017
We describe a method to sort single mammalian cells and to quantify the expression of up to 96 target genes of interest in each cell. This method includes the use of internal qPCR standards to enable the estimation of absolute transcript counts.
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Mean Absolute Deviation
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2023
The mean absolute deviation is also a measure of the variability of data in a sample. It is the absolute value of the average difference between the data values and the mean. Let us consider a dataset containing the number of unsold cupcakes in five shops: 10, 15, 8, 7, and 10. Initially, calculate the sample mean. Then calculate the deviation, or the difference, between each data value and the mean. Next, the absolute values of these deviations are added and divided by the sample size to...
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A standard curve links threshold-cycle measurements from samples with known target quantities to the corresponding starting amount in an unknown sample. The unknown’s cycle value is compared with this reference relationship, allowing its target concentration or copy number to be calculated rather than inferred only from a relative change.
The threshold cycle provides the point at which fluorescence from amplified target becomes measurable against the assay’s threshold. Because this value reflects the initial template concentration, it supplies the measurement used with the standard curve. Interpreting it through that reference is essential for converting amplification behavior into an absolute quantity.
Target-specific primers define the DNA sequence being amplified, while fluorescent dyes or probes generate a signal that rises as amplification proceeds. This coupling lets the assay track target accumulation cycle by cycle. Specificity comes from the selected target primers, and the fluorescence signal provides the measurable basis for quantification.
Absolute qPCR reports a starting amount for a specific DNA target, such as copy number or concentration. Relative analysis instead focuses on changes between samples. This distinction matters when a study needs a quantity tied to known target amounts, including genetic measurements where comparing abundance alone would not provide the required result.
A typical workflow uses target-specific primers together with a fluorescent dye or probe, amplifies samples containing the target, and records the threshold cycle produced by each reaction. Researchers also analyze standards containing known target quantities, construct the standard curve, and compare sample cycle values with it to calculate concentration or copy number.
Geneticists can apply the measurement to gene copy-number analysis, transgene validation, mutation detection, and determining nucleic acid abundance in biological samples. These uses share a need to quantify a defined target rather than merely describe whether it increased or decreased, making the approach useful for precise characterization of genetic material.