Abstract
Northern blotting is a valuable method for detection and quantification of RNA in the field of virology. Although many methods including a various versions of polymerase chain reaction have been developed over the years, Northern blotting has been still considered as a useful and effective method for the analysis of progeny RNA accumulation for viral and subviral pathogens, such as satellite RNAs, in plant hosts. Here, we describe a detailed Northern blot protocol for efficient detection and quantification of viral and satellite RNAs from plant hosts.
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This study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (1R21AI82301) to A.L.N. Rao.
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Kwon, SJ., Seo, JK., Rao, A.L.N. (2012). Detection and Quantification of Viral and Satellite RNAs in Plant Hosts. In: Jin, H., Gassmann, W. (eds) RNA Abundance Analysis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 883. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-839-9_10
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