From: The function and mechanisms of action of circular RNAs in Urologic Cancer
Method | Sensitivity /Accuracy | Throughput | Advantages and Disadvantages | Ref |
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Northern blotting | Low | Low | Gold standard analysis of circRNA validation;Insensitive to low expression of circRNA | |
RT-qPCR | Medium-High | Low-Medium | Provide quantitative data; False positive signal may be generated | |
RCA | High | Medium | Simple operation, no need for high-precision temperature cycle and additional separation steps. | |
NanoString Technologies nCounter assays | High | Medium-High | Quantify circRNA;Requires special equipment and is expensive | [54] |
Microarrays | Medium | High | High throughput and high detection efficiency;Difficult to compare between different studies | |
FISH | High | Low | Forming stable DNA-RNA hybrid;Highly affected by personnel operations and instrumentation and costly | |
RNA-seq | Medium-High | High | Widely used in the discovery of novel circRNAs;Overlap with linear molecular signals, data processing capabilities are required |