Great Oncostatin M Primer/Probe Set

Northwestern University
Medicine, Division of Allergy-Immunology
Graduate Student

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Company:

Thermo Fisher (Applied Biosystems)

Product Name:

Oncostatin M primer/probe set

Catalog Number:

Hs00968300_g1

We research chronic sinus disease, and because we work on human samples it is important that we have reliable assays that do not require repeating to ensure accurate results. The oncostatin m primer probe set from Applied Biosystems is accurate and easy to use.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

RT-PCR

Starting Material

RNA from human sinus tissue lysates

Protocol Overview

This primer/probe set is a 20x solution, so if your PCR reaction is 20uL, then it is only 1 uL/reaction.

Tips

Applied Biosystems offers a XS 75uL size so you can try it for under $100

Results Summary

Results using this primer probe were always reliable.

Additional Notes

Oncostatin M promotes mucosal epithelial barrier dysfunction, and its expression is increased in patients with eosinophilic mucosal disease. Pothoven KL, Norton JE, Hulse KE, Suh LA, Carter RG, Rocci E, Harris KE, Shintani-Smith S, Conley DB, Chandra RK, Liu MC, Kato A, Gonsalves N, Grammer LC 3rd, Peters AT, Kern RC, Bryce PJ, Tan BK, Schleimer RP. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Sep;136(3):737-746.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.01.043.

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Summary

The Good

Super easy and reliable

The Bad

More expensive than sequencing primers and probes

The Bottom Line

If you are doing RT-PCR for Oncostatin M use this primer/probe set.

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