Abstract: A method and system for amplifying non-coding RNA, microRNA, and small polynucleotide sequences through the generation of a pool of signature sequences to the target sequences. The target sequences can be amplified through DNA synthesis, RNA synthesis, or the combination of DNA and RNA synthesis. The amplification of signature sequences provides an efficient and reproducible mechanism to determine the presence or absence of the target miRNAs, to analyze the quantities of the miRNAs, and for miRNA profiling. The method may also be used for screening for unknown non-coding RNAs, including novel miRNAs.

Abstract: A method and system for amplifying non-coding RNA, microRNA, and small polynucleotide sequences through the generation of a pool of signature sequences to the target sequences. The target sequences can be amplified through DNA synthesis, RNA synthesis, or the combination of DNA and RNA synthesis. The amplification of signature sequences provides an efficient and reproducible mechanism to determine the presence or absence of the target miRNAs, to analyze the quantities of the miRNAs, and for miRNA profiling. The method may also be used for screening for unknown non-coding RNAs, including novel miRNAs.

Abstract: A method and system for amplifying non-coding RNA, microRNA, and small polynucleotide sequences through the generation of a pool of signature sequences to the target sequences. The target sequences can be amplified through DNA synthesis, RNA synthesis, or the combination of DNA and RNA synthesis. The amplification of signature sequences provides an efficient and reproducible mechanism to determine the presence or absence of the miRNAs, to analyze the quantities of the target miRNAs, and for miRNA profiling. The method may also be used for screening for unknown non-coding RNAs, including novel miRNAs.

Abstract: A method and system for amplifying non-coding RNA, microRNA, and small polynucleotide sequences through the generation of a pool of signature sequences to the target sequences. The target sequences can be amplified through DNA synthesis, RNA synthesis, or the combination of DNA and RNA synthesis. The amplification of signature sequences provides an efficient and reproducible means to determine the presence or absence of the target miRNAs, analyze the quantities of the said target miRNAs, and miRNA profiling. The present invention may also be used for screening for unknown non-coding RNAs, including novel miRNAs.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method that will increase the efficiency of second strand cDNA synthesis through a mechanism of “terminal continuation” before further RNA amplification by RNA transcription using, for example, a bacteriophage promoter. In a specific embodiment, a transcription promoter is attached to the 5′ region of cDNA through the same mechanism of “terminal continuation”. Genetic signals are subsequently amplified in a linear manner through RNA transcription. In specific embodiments, the orientation of the transcribed RNA is either sense or antisense, depending on the desired downstream application. In other embodiments, the present invention pertains to methods for extraction and amplification of RNA, particularly mRNA, from histologically stained tissues and cells.