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Integrated DNA Technologies Finding the Right Primers: Using NCBI for RT-PCR Primer Design Adam Clore, PhD

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Specializing in the design and troubleshooting of qPCR, mutagenesis, and cloning experiments at IDT, Scientific Applications Specialist, Adam Clore PhD, gave this presentation about the intelligent selection of PCR primers. Topics include identifying transcript variants for your target of interest and selecting primers that amplify only specific transcripts. Adam also discussed the growing SNP database and the potential impact of SNPs on qPCR data, how to locate any SNPs that fall in your target amplicon, and the use of free NCBI and IDT tools to help you avoid them.

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Integrated DNA Technologies

Finding the Right Primers: Using NCBI for RT-PCR Primer DesignAdam Clore, PhD

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Considerations When Designing RT-PCR Assays

Physical Properties of the Primers and Probe

Transcript Variants SNPs

Adam Clore, PhD

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What is a Transcript Variant and Why Should You Care?

Genes with different combinations of exons Alternatively spliced transcripts

produce different isoforms of proteins

95% of human genes have alternate splicing

Many cancers and some genetic diseases are caused by transcript variants

Adam Clore, PhD

Gene

ExonsIntrons

DifferentialSplicing

TranscriptVariants

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Role of Variants in Normal Gene Expression

Doublesex gene in D. melanogaster influences sex development by alternatively splicing the 3 exons of the gene:

Pre-mRNA

Female variant

Male variant

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Role of Transcript Variants in Disease

correlating with cancer: CD44 Wilms’ tumor gene WT1 BRCA1 MDM2 FGFR

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NCBI Gene GUI

Use to see all known transcript variants in the RefSeq database and how they differ.

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1. Type in the gene of interest

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2. Select Genes: Gene-centered information

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3. Choose the species you are interested in.

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All known transcript variants are displayed.

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4. Select “reference sequence details” for information on each transcript variant.

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Details about a specific transcript variant.

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Options for Real Time PCR Design PrimeTime® Predesigned qPCR Assay Library

For Human, Mouse, and Rat All designs are screened for crosstalk between variants

http://www.idtdna.com/order/predesignedassay.aspx?source=scitools

RealTime Design Tool Real-time design for sequences entered by Ref Seq number or sequences

pasted in manually http://www.idtdna.com/scitools/Applications/RealTimePCR/

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Exon Naming… NCBI has had no official convention An example of how it’s often done

Variant #2

Variant #11 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Exon Naming… What NCBI (and IDT) are moving to:

Variant #2

Variant #1

1 2 3 4 7 8

1 5 6 7 8

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What is a SNP and Why Do I Care? Single nucleotide

polymorphism a single letter change in the genetic code

There are an approximately 56,000,000 SNPs in the human genome

16,000,000 are in gene introns and exons Most are silent mutations Some are clinically relevant

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NCBI SNP Database

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Summary IDT RT-PCR Design Tools

PrimeTime® Predesign aPCR Assay Tool For Human, Mouse, or Rat Identifies transcript variants and avoids SNPs in all Pre-designed Assays

RealTime Design Tool Can design for any sequences submitted by user User needs to check for transcript variants and SNPs

Adam Clore, PhD