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Differential display of mRNA

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Differential display of mRNA (DD) is a technique in which mRNA species expressed by a cell population are reverse transcribed and then amplified by many separate polymerase chain reactions (PCR). PCR primers and conditions are chosen so that any given reaction yields a limited number of amplified cDNA fragments, permitting their visualization as discrete bands following gel electrophoresis. This robust and relatively simple procedure allows identification of genes that are differentially expressed in different cell populations. Here we review DD including some recent modifications, and compare it with other techniques for analyzing differential mRNA expression.

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Zhang, J.S., Duncan, E.L., Chang, A.C.M. et al. Differential display of mRNA. Mol Biotechnol 10, 155–165 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02760862

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