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. 2016 Nov 22;11(11):e0167009. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167009

Fig 3. Optimization of the 3´ adapter ligation step.

Fig 3

Synthetic Let-7d-5p (NNN) miRNA was ligated to the 3´ adapter using the same ligation conditions as the CleanTag library prep workflow step 1. A) Yield increase with addition of PEG 8000 using T4 RNA Ligase 2, truncated KQ and modified 3´ adapter (MP (n-1)). B) Specificity comparison between ligases used in 3´ ligation step: 1) T4 RNA Ligase 2, truncated; 2) T4 RNA Ligase 2, truncated KQ; 3) T4 RNA Ligase 1; 4) No Ligase. Both unmodified and modified (MP (n-1)) 3´ adapters were tested. Side products indicated with red arrows.