Journal article
Real-time polymerase chain reaction to quantify mRNA for endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), Vol.279, pp.125-132
2004
DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-807-2:125
PMID: 15199241
Abstract
The endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) plays a major role in vascular biology and emerging evidence suggests it may serve diverse biological functions in nonvascular cells. To be able to study the eNOS at the molecular level, including regulation of mRNA levels, we developed real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction methodology for sensitive and precise quantification of mRNA levels. In addition to providing quantification of mRNA levels, the method should be attractive because of its high sensitivity and the fact that blood vessels from small species such as genetically altered mice can be studied. Here, we demonstrate that the method can measure mRNA levels in cerebral and coronary arteries from mice, in addition to larger blood vessels.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Real-time polymerase chain reaction to quantify mRNA for endothelial nitric oxide synthase
- Creators
- Yi Chu - Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, USAFrank M Faraci
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), Vol.279, pp.125-132
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1385/1-59259-807-2:125
- PMID
- 15199241
- ISSN
- 1064-3745
- eISSN
- 1940-6029
- Grant note
- HL-38901 / NHLBI NIH HHS HL-62984 / NHLBI NIH HHS NS-24621 / NINDS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2004
- Academic Unit
- Cardiovascular Medicine; Neuroscience and Pharmacology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984040556902771
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