In Vitro Transcription Assays and Their Application in Drug Discovery

The overall goal of this in vitro transcription assay is to study the complex regulatory steps during transcription by providing a platform for testing the effects of transcription factors, small molecules, and transcription inhibitors. This method can help answer key questions in molecular biology, such as the precise mechanisms associated with transcription regulation, the function of transcription factors with unknown mechanisms, and the effects of normal transcription inhibitors. The main advantage of this technique is that it allows direct visualization of all the transcription products along a timeline from a single RNA sequencing gel.

Begin this procedure by cleaning the plates from a sequencing gel apparatus twice with 70%ethanol and purified water. Assemble the cell with a comb and two spacers. Dissolve 33.6 grams of urea in 22 milliliters of water and 16.4 milliliters of five times TBE buffer using a magnetic stirrer.