Assessment of the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction technique in the determination of the mRNA expression for the testicular angiotensin-converting enzyme in zinc treated rats
ObjectiveThe aim of the present work was to optimize the reaction conditions capable of generating variability and introducing systematic errors in the chain reaction of the polymerase used to analyze the gene expression for the testicular isoform of the angiotensin-converting enzyme.MethodsThe cDNA...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Nutrição |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/9990 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9990 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | diet angiotensin-converting enzyme gene expression reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction zinc dieta enzima conversora de angiotensina expressão gênica reação em cadeia de polimerase via transcriptase reversa zinco |
| Sumario: | ObjectiveThe aim of the present work was to optimize the reaction conditions capable of generating variability and introducing systematic errors in the chain reaction of the polymerase used to analyze the gene expression for the testicular isoform of the angiotensin-converting enzyme.MethodsThe cDNA concentration, primer concentration, hybridization temperature and number of denaturation, hybridization and extension cycles were evaluated. For this purpose, samples of testis from Wistar rats fed a zinc containing diet were used to extract total RNA using the phenol-chloroform-isothiocyanate reaction. Stable cDNA was then generated by the reverse transcription reaction. Using specific primers, the gene of interest (testicular isoform of the angiotensin-converting enzyme) and the housekeeping gene for the expression of Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase were amplified. The samples were then submitted to gel eletrophoresis in agarose gel, stained with ethide bromide and visualized in a UV chamber.ResultsThe results showed that the best reaction conditions for the chain reaction by the testicular isoform polymerase of the angiotensin-converting enzyme and for Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase were: (1) initial cDNA concentration of 2 µg, (2) primer concentration of 200nM, (3) hybridization temperature between 57.5°C and 60.1°C and (4) 33 cycles.ConclusionIt was concluded that this optimization minimized interference of the technique, contributing to the production of true, comparative data for the testicular angiotensin- converting enzyme gene expression. |
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