| Literature DB >> 27826926 |
Kenneth Flack1, Luis A Jimenez2, Wenwan Zhong3.
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are stably present in circulatory systems. They are bound to various carriers like proteins, lipoprotein particles, and exosomes. Investigating the process of miRNA distribution among these carriers will help improve our understanding of their functions in the extracellular environment and their potential relationship with diseases. Here, we describe how to obtain the distribution profiles of circulating miRNAs by separation of different miRNA carriers in human serum with asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation (AF4), and detection of the miRNAs in the eluted fractions that enrich particular types of carriers with RT-qPCR.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer biomarkers; Circulating microRNA; Exosomes; Extracellular miRNA carriers; Fractionation; Lipoprotein
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Year: 2017 PMID： 27826926 DOI： 10.1007/978-1-4939-6524-3_15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN： 1064-3745