Formerly RNA Extraction Control 560. RNA Extraction Control not only enables users of a diagnostic qPCR assay to determine if there are inhibitors in the PCR
REC assesses effects of extraction as well as inhibition throughout the entire workflow.
ISOLATE II RNA Mini kit was used to extract the RNA from HeLa cells containing A) spiked control DNA and B/ REC. To show inefficient extraction, the lysis buffer and/or binding buffer substituted with PBS. The results demonstrate complete lysis (yellow line), no lysis buffer (brown), no binding buffer (grey), no lysis and no binding buffer (pink). The results illustrate that the spiked control DNA is insensitive to extraction failure, whereas REC is sensitive, with the Ct values being affected.
ISOLATE II RNA Mini kit was used to extract the RNA from HeLa cells containing REC. Increasing concentrations of EDTA were included in the reaction to simulate increasing levels of inhibition. The results illustrate that REC is increasingly inhibited by increasing concentrations of EDTA, showing that inhibition of PCR reaction can be identified using REC.
A common practice in qPCR is to add a known amount of spiked control RNA after RNA extraction, this monitors PCR inhibition but has no value as an extraction control. The ideal situation is to have the test sample and internal control undergo the same processing prior to qPCR. Meridian has developed a RT-qPCR Extraction Control, which more closely mimics the test sample, as compared to spike controls. Genetic material from the test sample and the RT-qPCR Extraction Control is simultaneously extracted by common extraction methods, with the extraction control being as sensitive to inhibition and extraction failure as the test sample.
Artificial RT-qPCR Extraction Control cells are of a known concentration, containing the Internal Control RNA sequence. This sequence contains no known homology to any organism and, importantly, has minimal interference with detection of sample RNA. The RT-qPCR Extraction Control cells are spiked into the lysis buffer with the target sample, prior to RNA extraction. Control Mix, which primers and probe, is then added to the reaction mix before amplification. Signal derived from the Internal Control RNA confirms the success of the extraction step. RT-qPCR Extraction Control also monitors co-purification of PCR inhibitors that may cause biased or false amplification patterns.
| Reagent | 500 Reactions |
| Internal Control RNA Orange 25 x Control Mix 560 |
5 x 200 µL 5 x 100 µL |
Storage & Stability |
All kit components should be stored at -80°C upon receipt. When stored under the recommended conditions and handled correctly, full activity of the kit is retained until the expiry date on the outer box label. |
| Shipping Conditions | Shipped on dry ice |
Cat. No. Size
MDX029 500 Reactions
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