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News Release from: Applied Biosystems | Subject: Methyl Primer Express
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 23 October 2006
Free software automates design of PCR
Applied Biosystems has introduced its Methyl Primer Express software, a free software tool that rapidly automates the design of methylation-specific PCR or bisulphite sequencing primers
Applied Biosystems has also introduced the methylSEQr bisulphite conversion kit, a set of prepackaged reagents for rapid bisulphite conversion Together, these products simplify applications such as bisulphite sequencing and fragment analysis in DNA methylation experiments, helping researchers to further their understanding of this process in the genetic basis of complex diseases, such as cancer
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 2 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Designing sequence-specific DNA methylation experiments can be laborious and time-consuming, with issues such as non-specific primer amplification and mis-priming.
Methyl Primer Express automates the essential steps involved in under five minutes to generate high quality sequencing and PCR designs that can be seamlessly integrated into DNA sequencing and fragment analysis follow-on experiments using Applied Biosystems's flexible product portfolio.
The software is available as a free download.
The Applied Biosystems methylSEQr Bisulphite Conversion Kit allows the comparison of sodium bisulphite-treated DNA sequences with sequences from untreated genomic DNA, using a straightforward procedure for the precise identification of methylation patterns.
PCR amplicons generated after bisulphite conversion can be sequenced directly, or cloned and then sequenced.
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