Item Source
Equipment
Adjustable pipettors MLS
Microcentrifuge MLS
Centrifuge with plate adapter MLS
Laboratory mixer (vortex or equivalent) MLS
Two ice buckets or refrigerated racks:
• One for the PCR setup area where the
PCR master mix is prepared
• One for the area where RNA samples
and controls are prepared
MLS
Tubes, plates, and other consumables
Optical reaction plates and adhesive covers thermofisher.com/
plastics
Pipette tips thermofisher.com/
pipettetips
Disposable gloves MLS
Reagents
Nuclease-free Water (not DEPC-Treated) AM9939
1X TE Buffer MLS
Procedural guidelines
• Include the following control reactions for each real-time RT-
PCR run.
– Positive control—use 4a – EPC PRRS EU/NA 2.0.
– Extraction control—use mock-puried samples that
have been prepared in the same RNA isolation
procedure as the test samples.
– No-template control (NTC)—use nuclease-free water.
• Follow good laboratory practices to prevent false positives
and contamination of test samples with PCR products (see
“Good laboratory practices for PCR and RT-PCR“ on
page 4).
Guidelines for input RNA
Step, process, or parameter Recommendation
RNA isolation method Applied Biosystems™ MagMAX™
CORE Nucleic Acid Purification
Kit (Cat. No. A32700)
Change to the RNA isolation
method for test samples and
mock-purified samples
Add 4 µL of 5 – IPC PRRS to the
lysis solution used for RNA
isolation.
Preparation of mock-purified
samples, for use in extraction
control PCRs
Prepare at least one mock-
purified sample, using Nuclease-
free Water (not DEPC-Treated) as
the starting material.
Process the mock-purified
sample concurrently in the same
RNA isolation procedure that is
used for test samples.
Before you begin
1. Thaw reagents and samples:
a. Thaw 3 – Mix PRRS EU/NA 2.0 in an ice bucket or
refrigerated rack.
b. Thaw 4a – EPC PRRS EU/NA 2.0, 5 – IPC PRRS, and
RNA samples in a separate ice bucket or refrigerated
rack.
2. Thoroughly mix the contents of each tube by vortexing, then
centrifuge briey to bring the contents to the boom of the
tube.
Store thawed reagents and samples at 2–8°C until use.
Set up the PCR reactions
1. Dispense 12 µL of 3 – Mix PRRS EU/NA 2.0 to the required
number of plate wells or tubes.
2. Add the indicated component for each reaction type.
Reaction type Component Volume per
reaction
Test sample Sample RNA 8.0 µL
Positive control 4a – EPC PRRS EU/NA 2.0 8.0 µL
Extraction control Mock-purified sample 8.0 µL
No-template
control (NTC)
Nuclease-free water 8.0 µL
3. Seal each plate or tube, mix, then centrifuge briey to bring
the contents to the boom of the plate wells or tubes.
Set up and run the real-time PCR instrument
1. Following the manufacturer's instructions, set up the real-
time RT-PCR run using the following parameters.
• Reaction volume: 20 µL
• Passive reference: ROX™ dye (included in 3 – Mix PRRS
EU/NA 2.0)
Note: ROX™ dye must be selected if the instrument is
capable of detecting it. Real-time PCR instruments that
do not detect ROX™ dye may be used without aecting
the accuracy of the reading.
• Real-time PCR instrument program:
– Standard mode (7500 Real-Time PCR System,
QuantStudio™ 5 Real-Time PCR System)
Stage Repetitions Temperature Time
1 1 50°C 5 minutes
2 1 95°C 10 minutes
3 40 95°C 15 seconds
60°C 1 minute
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PRRSV EU & NA 2.0 Kit Instructions For Use