Mouse Tissue Direct PCR Kit

Rapid amplification of the target gene directly from animal tissue samples without extraction.

The Mouse Tissue Direct PCR Kit adopts a unique packaging design that includes all the reagents for rapid genomic DNA preparation and PCR amplification. It is applicable for the one-step genome DNA purification from mouse tissues (tail, ear and toe) and the subsequent PCR amplification and detection. The whole process does not include homogenization, smashing, overnight digestion, organic solvent extraction, ethanol precipitation or column purification steps. Stable results can be obtained with simple and fast operations.

The 2× Dir PCR MasterMix provided by this kit is a highly compatible PCR reagent that can efficiently and specifically amplify DNA without the need for removing impurities such as proteins. This reagent contains an antibody modified hot-start Taq DNA polymerase, dNTPs, MgCl2, buffers, as well as the enhancer, optimizer and stabilizer for PCR reaction. The PCR reaction can be performed by simply adding in roughly extracted template and specific primers. The whole process is fast, simple, sensitive, specific and stable, which is especially suitable for high-throughput screening. The 2× Dir PCR MasterMix contains premix electrophoresis dye, so that the PCR products can be directly sent for electrophoresis detection after the reaction. The 3’ end of the PCR product has a A-tailing, which can be used for TA cloning.

Cat. No Packing Size
4992531 20 µl×50 rxn
4992532 20 µl×200 rxn

Product Detail

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Features

■ Simple and fast: Genomic DNA can be rapidly extracted from mouse tissues in 60 minutes without liquid nitrogen grinding and organic solvent extraction.
■ Wide application: It is suitable for one-step extraction of genomic DNA from mouse tail, ear, toe and other tissues.
■ High specificity: The Taq polymerase used in this product is an antibody modified hot-start enzyme, with high template and primer affinity and amplification specificity, which is especially suitable for genotyping and transgenic identification.
■ Gene detection: The product is easy to operate with reliable results, and it is especially suitable for high-throughput analysis and detection of mouse tissues

All the products can be customized for ODM/OEM. For details, please click Customized Service(ODM/OEM)

Workflow

Experimental Example

Workflow

Experimental Example

Using Mouse Tissue Direct PCR Kit and relevant product from supplier A to amplify 1000 bp, 2000 bp and 3000 bp fragments from mouse tail, mouse ear and rat tail respectively. The result showed that Mouse Tissue Direct PCR Kit has better specificity and success rate.

FAQ

Q: No amplification bands

A-1  Template

■ The template contains protein impurities or Taq inhibitors, etc. ——Purify DNA template, remove protein impurities or extract template DNA with purification kits.

■ The denaturation of template is not complete ——Appropriately increase denaturation temperature and prolong denaturation time.

■ Template degradation ——Re-prepare the template.

A-2  Primer

■ Poor quality of primers ——Re-synthesize the primer.

■ Primer degradation ——Aliquot the high concentration primers into small volume for preservation. Avoid multiple freezing and thawing or long-term 4°C cryopreserved.

■ Inproper design of primers (e.g. primer length not sufficient, dimer formed between primers, etc.) -Redesign primers (avoid formation of primer dimer and secondary structure)

A-3   Mg2+concentration

■ Mg2+ concentration is too low ——Properly increase Mg2+ concentration: Optimize the Mg2+ concentration by a series of reactions from 1 mM to 3 mM with an interval of 0.5 mM to determine the optimal Mg2+ concentration for each template and primer.

A-4   Annealing temperature

■ The high annealing temperature affects the binding of primer and template. ——Reduce the annealing temperature and optimize the condition with a gradient of 2°C.

A-5   Extension time

■ Short extension time——Increase extension time.

Q: False positive

Phenomena: Negative samples also show the target sequence bands.

A-1   Contamination of PCR

■ Cross contamination of target sequence or amplification products ——Carefully not to pipet the sample containing target sequence in the negative sample or spill them out of the centrifuge tube. The reagents or equipment should be autoclaved to eliminate existing nucleic acids, and the existence of contamination should be determined through negative control experiments.

■ Reagent contamination ——Aliquot the reagents and store at low temperature.

A-2   Primer

■ Mg2+ concentration is too low ——Properly increase Mg2+ concentration: Optimize the Mg2+ concentration by a series of reactions from 1 mM to 3 mM with an interval of 0.5 mM to determine the optimal Mg2+ concentration for each template and primer.

■ Improper primer design, and the target sequence has homology with the non-target sequence. ——Re-design primers.

Q: Non-specific amplification

Phenomena: The PCR amplification bands are inconsistent with the expected size, either large or small, or sometimes both specific amplification bands and non-specific amplification bands occur.

A-1  Primer

■ Poor primer specificity

——Re-design primer.

■ The primer concentration is too high ——Properly increase the denaturation temperature and prolong denaturation time.

A-2   Mg2+ concentration

■ The Mg2+ concentration is too high ——Properly reduce the Mg2+ concentration: Optimize the Mg2+ concentration by a series of reactions from 1 mM to 3 mM with an interval of 0.5 mM to determine the optimal Mg2+ concentration for each template and primer.

A-3   Thermostable polymerase

■ Excessive enzyme amount ——Reduce enzyme amount appropriately at intervals of 0.5 U.

A-4   Annealing temperature

■ The annealing temperature is too low ——Appropriately increase the annealing temperature or adopt the two-stage annealing method

A-5   PCR cycles

■ Too many PCR cycles ——Reduce the number of PCR cycles.

Q: Patchy or smear bands

A-1  Primer ——Poor specificity ——Re-design the primer, change the position and length of the primer to enhance its specificity; or perform nested PCR.

A-2  Template DNA

——The template is not pure ——Purify the template or extract DNA with purification kits.

A-3  Mg2+ concentration

——Mg2+ concentration is too high ——Properly reduce Mg2+ concentration: Optimize the Mg2+ concentration by a series of reactions from 1 mM to 3 mM with an interval of 0.5 mM to determine the optimal Mg2+ concentration for each template and primer.

A-4  dNTP

——The concentration of dNTPs are too high ——Reduce the concentration of dNTP appropriately

A-5  Annealing temperature

——Too low annealing temperature ——Appropriately increase the annealing temperature

A-6  Cycles

——Too many cycles ——Optimize the cycle number

Q: How much template DNA should be added in a 50 μl PCR reaction system?
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Q: How to amplify long fragments?

The first step is to choose the appropriate polymerase. Regular Taq polymerase cannot proofread due to lack of 3’-5’ exonuclease activity, and mismatch will greatly reduce the extension efficiency of fragments. Therefore, regular Taq polymerase cannot effectively amplify target fragments larger than 5 kb. Taq polymerase with special modification or other high fidelity polymerase should be selected to improve extension efficiency and meet the needs of long fragment amplification. In addition, the amplification of long fragments also requires corresponding adjustment of primer design, denaturation time, extension time, buffer pH, etc. Usually, primers with 18-24 bp can lead to better yield. In order to prevent template damage, the denaturation time at 94°C should be reduced to 30 sec or less per cycle, and the time to rise temperature to 94°C before amplification should be less than 1 min. Moreover, setting the extension temperature at about 68°C and designing the extension time according to the rate of 1 kb/min can ensure effective amplification of long fragments.

Q: How to improve the amplification fidelity of PCR?

The error rate of PCR amplification can be reduced by using various DNA polymerases with high fidelity. Among all the Taq DNA polymerases found so far, Pfu enzyme has the lowest error rate and the highest fidelity (see attached table). In addition to enzyme selection, researchers can further reduce PCR mutation rate by optimizing reaction conditions, including optimizing buffer composition, concentration of thermostable polymerase and optimizing PCR cycle number.


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