High Efficient One-step qRT-PCR Kit
Code No. QRZ-101 250 reactions
THUNDERBIRD™ Probe One-step qRT-PCR Kit is a one-step real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) kit using the highly efficient reverse transcriptase "ReverTra Ace™" and Tth DNA polymerase as a PCR enzyme. This product can be used mainly in TaqMan™ probe assays. The one-step system is suitable for high-throughput analysis because of its simple reaction setup. In addition, this system can reduce the risk of cross-contamination. The combination of the two enzymes and optimized buffer system enable the effective detection and quantification of a small amount of RNA. This kit can also detect various kinds of RNA with different sequences because it is tolerant of target sequence diversity.
| Applied Biosystems |
ABI PRISM 7000 | Roche Diagnostics |
LightCycler 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABI PRISM 7700 | LightCycler Nano | ||
| Applied Biosystems 7300 | LightCycler 96/480 | ||
| Applied Biosystems 7500/Fast | Rio-Rad/MJ | CFX96 Touch | |
| Applied Biosystems 7900HT | Agilent Technologies | Mx3000P/3005P/4000 | |
| Applied Biosystems StepOne | TaKaRa | Thermal Cycler Dice | |
| Applied Biosystems StepOneOlus | Qiagen | Rotor-Gene |
Store at -20℃, protected from light
This kit includes the following components for 250 reactions, with 20 µL per reaction. All reagents should be stored at −20°C.
| 2× Reaction Buffer*1 | 2 × 1.25 mL |
|---|---|
| DNA Polymerase | 125 µL |
| RT Enzyme Mix | 125 µL |
| 50× ROX Reference dye | 100 µL |
| RNase free water | 2 × 1.25 mL |
*12× Reaction Buffer contains essential components for the reaction (buffer, salts, dATP, dCTP, dGTP, and dUTP).
Uracil-N-glycosylase is not supplied with this kit.
A 4n dilution series of various viral RNAs was detected. The primers and TaqMan™ probes were synthesized in accordance with previous reports. The graph indicates the minimum copy numbers that were detected by the kits. THUNDERBIRD™ Probe One-step qRT-PCR Kit was the only kit that detected all viral RNAs tested at high sensitivity (≤30 copies).


The sensitivity and quantitativity of various kits were compared by detecting serially (4n ) diluted enterovirus RNA . The primers and probe were synthesized in accordance with a previous report. Applied Biosystems™ StepOnePlusTM was used in this experiment. THUNDERBIRD™ Probe One-step qRT-PCR Kit was the only kit that detected less than 10 copies of RNA and showed wide-ranging quantitation. The results indicate that this kit is suitable for the highly sensitive detection of RNA viruses or mRNA expressed at a low level.


The expression levels of IL-1β, TNF-α and GAPDH mRNAs were analyzed using 10n times serially diluted total RNA (1 pg–100 ng) by triplex detection systems with TaqMan™ probes labeled by different fluorescent dyes (Fig.1). LightCycler™ 96 (Roche Diagnostics) was used in this experiment. HeLa S3 cells were incubated for 20 h after being seeded in six-well plates at 4 × 105 cells/well and treated with or without 100 nM phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. Then, the expression levels of mRNA were analyzed using purified total RNA from treated cells. The elevations of IL-1β and TNF-α mRNAs were observed upon adding phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (Fig. 2).
No significant differences of PCR efficiency and correlation coefficient were observed between the triplex and singleplex.
systems (data not shown).

