Abstract
Newly transcribed RNA can be identified using the nuclear runoff transcription assay. In this assay, isolated nuclei, free of membranes and cytoplasmic debris, are used in an in vitro transcription reaction in the presence of (32)P-labeled UTP. The labeled RNA can then be hybridized to cDNAs immobilized on nitrocellulose. This unit describes three methods for isolating suitable nuclei by detergent lysis, Dounce homogenization, and centrifugation on a sucrose gradient. Two Support Protocols describe the preparation of nitrocellulose filter strips containing double-stranded and single-stranded DNAs, which are used to detect the presence of specific transcripts in the nuclear runoff transcription assay.
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