Plant Soil Environ., 2007, 53(10):451-455 | DOI: 10.17221/2196-PSE

Isolation and detection of small RNA molecules

J. Fulneček
Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic

The article describes in detail methodical procedures for isolation of small RNA molecules, their electrophoresis, northern blotting and finally detection by hybridization with radioactively labeled riboprobes. The presented protocols were successfully introduced and used in our laboratory.

Keywords: protocol; northern blotting; riboprobe

Published: October 31, 2007  Show citation

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Fulneček J. Isolation and detection of small RNA molecules. Plant Soil Environ. 2007;53(10):451-455. doi: 10.17221/2196-PSE.
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