In this step, mature miRNA quantitative detection was done through a protocol using miScript SYBER
® Green PCR kit (Qiagen, cat. no. 218073). Hs_miRNA-92a, Hs_miRNA-134, and Hs_miRNA-375 are the target-specific primers assay (forward primers) used for the selected miRNAs in addition to the housekeeping gene (internal control) Hs_SNORD68, in this step.
Firstly, the stored cDNA samples,miScript SYBR Green PCR, and miScript Primer Assay kits were allowed to thaw at room temperature. 200 μl RNase-free water was added to cDNA samples for dilution. Then, the reaction mix of a total volume of 25 μl was prepared by using the following components 12.5 μl
QuantiTect SYBR Green PCR Master Mix (2×), 2.5 μl miScript Universal primer (10×), 2.5 μl miScript Primer assay (10×), 5 μl RNase free water and 2.5 μl Template cDNA.
Rotor-Gene Q 72-well rotor (Qiagen, USA) was used for the quantification reaction followed by 40 amplification cycles where each cycle was done through 3 cycles which were programmed under certain conditions: incubation at 95°C for 15 min for the initial activation step followed by 3 steps cycling of DNA denaturation at 94°C for 15 s, annealing at 55°C for 30 s and extension for 70°C for 30 s.
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