finding the right primers: using ncbi for rt-pcr primer design
DESCRIPTION
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.TRANSCRIPT
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Finding the Right Primers: Using NCBI for RT-PCR Primer DesignAdam Clore, PhD
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Finding the Right Primers
Considerations When Designing RT-PCR Assays
Physical Properties of the Primers and Probe
Transcript Variants SNPs
Adam Clore, PhD
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Finding the Right Primers
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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Finding the Right Primers
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
Adam Clore, PhD
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Role of Transcript Variants in Disease
correlating with cancer: CD44 Wilms’ tumor gene WT1 BRCA1 MDM2 FGFR
Adam Clore, PhD
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Finding the Right Primers
NCBI Gene GUI
Use to see all known transcript variants in the RefSeq database and how they differ.
Adam Clore, PhD
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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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Finding the Right Primers
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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Finding the Right Primers
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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Finding the Right Primers
NCBI SNP Database
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Finding the Right Primers
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