6
Perform an experiment
Applied Biosystems ViiA
™
7 Real-Time PCR System Quick Reference Guide
Design the experiment
1
Define experiment name
and type (Experiment
Properties screen)
Define the following properties:
• Experiment name
• User name of the experiment owner
•
(Optional)
Barcode for the plate or array card
•
(Optional)
Comments
• Block type:
384-well
,
Array Card
,
96-well (0.2mL)
, or
Fast 96-well (0.1mL)
• Experiment type:
Standard Curve
,
Relative Standard Curve
,
Comparative C
T
(∆∆C
T
)
,
Melt
Curve
,
Genotyping
, or
Presence/Absence
2
Select the reagents
(Experiment Properties
screen)
Select reagents to use in the experiment:
Note:
If you select SYBR
®
Green as the reagent, then you have the option of including a melt curve
for that experiment.
3
Define the instrument
run properties
(Experiment Properties
screen)
• Ramp speed:
Standard
or
Fast
• (Genotyping and Presence/Absence) Collect data during
Pre-PCR Read
,
Amplification
, or
Post-
PCR Read
• (Experiments using SYBR
®
Green) Select whether or not to include a melt curve.
• (Melt Curve) Select whether or not to include PCR.
4
Define targets, samples,
biological replicates,
and dye (Define screen)
• (All experiments except Genotyping) Define Targets.
• (Genotyping) Define SNPs.
• (All experiments) Define Samples.
•
(Optional)
(Standard Curve, Relative Standard Curve, and Comparative C
T
) Define Biological
Replicate Groups.
• (All experiments except Presence/Absence) Select the Passive Reference dye.
• (Relative Standard Curve and Comparative C
T
) Select the Reference Sample and the Endogenous
Control.
5
Assign targets and
samples (Assign screen)
• (All experiments except Genotyping) Assign targets, tasks, and samples to wells. Tasks include
Unknown, Standard, Positive, and Negative controls, depending on experiment type.
• (Genotyping) Assign SNP assays, tasks, and samples to wells.
• (Standard Curve and Relative Standard Curve) Define and set up standards: Click
Define and Set
Up Standards
, select a target, define the standard curve, then select and arrange wells for the
standards.
•
(Optional)
(Standard Curve, Relative Standard Curve, and Comparative C
T
) Assign Biological
Replicate Groups to wells.
Experiment type
Reagent options
Standard Curve
TaqMan
®
Reagents
,
SYBR
®
Green Reagents
, or
Other
Relative Standard Curve
TaqMan
®
Reagents
,
SYBR
®
Green Reagents
, or
Other
Comparative C
T
TaqMan
®
Reagents
,
SYBR
®
Green Reagents
, or
Other
Melt Curve
SYBR
®
Green Reagents
or
Other
Genotyping
TaqMan
®
Reagents
or
Other
Presence/Absence
TaqMan
®
Reagents
or
Other