Amplification of cDNA ends based on template-switching effect and step-out PCR

M Matz, D Shagin, E Bogdanova… - Nucleic acids …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
M Matz, D Shagin, E Bogdanova, O Britanova, S Lukyanov, L Diatchenko, A Chenchik
Nucleic acids research, 1999academic.oup.com
A new method for amplifying cDNA ends is described which requires only first-strand cDNA
synthesis and a single PCR to generate a correct product with very low or no background.
The method can be successfully applied to total RNA as well as poly A+ RNA. The same first-
strand cDNA can be used to amplify flanking sequences of any cDNA species present in the
sample.
Abstract
A new method for amplifying cDNA ends is described which requires only first-strand cDNA synthesis and a single PCR to generate a correct product with very low or no background. The method can be successfully applied to total RNA as well as poly A+ RNA. The same first-strand cDNA can be used to amplify flanking sequences of any cDNA species present in the sample.
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