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1 introduction, 2 mini-protean tbe-urea gels, 1 gel composition – Bio-Rad Mini-PROTEAN® TGX™ Precast Gels for 2-D Electrophoresis User Manual

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Migration charts for DNA
standards on Mini-PROTEAN
TBE-urea gels.

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Denaturing Nucleic
Acid PAGE

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8.1 Introduction

Mini-PROTEAN

®

TBE-urea gels are used for separation of small RNA and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)

fragments. Applications include oligonucleotide analysis, RNase protection assays, and northern
blotting.

8.2 Mini-PROTEAN TBE-Urea Gels

8.2.1 Gel Composition
Gel buffer

89 mM Tris, 89 mM boric acid, 2 mM EDTA, 7 M urea, pH 8.3

Crosslinker

3.3% C

Stacking gel

4% T, 3.3% C

Storage buffer

89 mM Tris, 89 mM boric acid, 2 mM EDTA, pH 8.3, NaN

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Shelf life

8 weeks at 2–8°C; expiration date is printed on the packaging

8.2.2 Gel Selection Guide

Gel Percentage

Optimum Separation Range

10%

25–300 nt

15%

10–50 nt