Mx3000P additional peak

Thank you for all your comments and explanations, Albert! I'm asking for the .mxp file.

Hello,

While we do have a general idea of what might be causing this additional peak, we would be better able to support your customer if you could send the original data file (.mxp) in which these results were observed to qpcr@agilent.com<mailto:qpcr@agilent.com>.

Could you please forward this file?

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Before seeing the original .mxp file, one comment that can be made is that higher temperature dissociation peaks such as the one seen here have frequently been associated with the presence of rare splice variants of the target sequence. Alternatively non-specific product formation, due to the primers hybridizing to sequence other than the intended target, has also been known to cause such peaks. Since you indicated that this peak appeared after the customer increased their primer concentration, it seems that the second cause is the more likely.

Thank you, Albert. I'll send the file right now.

Hi qPCR support team,

I submitted a question on the community site, about an additional peak from Mx3000P. Following dear Albert’s suggestion, I send .mxp files.

The additional peaks appears in the file Jan 30 evening, 2019, well C1, D1, G1, F1.

The customer provided additional information. He is using a kit from a local vendor, and the qPCR reaction is set up as follows,

  1.  The 2 experiments, Jan 30 and Jan 30 evening, used same qPCR set up, difference is the anneal and extend time at 60℃. Jan 30 used 15s for annealing/extending, and Jan 30 evening used 30s.

  2.  Template. For both experiments (Jan 30 and Jan 30 evening), well A1, B1, E1, F1 used undiluted cDNA, while C1, D1, G1, H1 used 10X diluted cDNA as template.

  3.  Primer concentration. A1, B1, C1, D1 used 1ul primer, while E1, F1, G1, H1 used 1.25ul primer.

Sample Well

cDNA concentration

Primer volume

Anneal / extend time

Result

A1, B1 (Jan 30)

Undiluted

1ul

15s

C1, D1 (Jan 30)

10x diluted

1ul

15s

E1, F1 (Jan 30)

Undiluted

1.25ul

15s

G1, H1 (Jan 30)

10x diluted

1.25ul

15s

A1, B1 (Jan 30 evening)

Undiluted

1ul

30s

C1, D1 (Jan 30 evening)

10x diluted

1ul

30s

Additional peak

E1, F1 (Jan 30 evening)

Undiluted

1.25ul

30s

G1, H1 (Jan 30 evening)

10x diluted

1.25ul

30s

Additional peak

I agree that non-specific production formation possibilities increased due to template dilution, primer increasing, and annealing time increasing. Also increased extending time enables production of longer fragments. Correct?

Thank you!

Best regards,

Lin

Dear Albert,

Fully got it, thanks so much for your support.

Best Regards,

Lin

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