Past exam of the biochemistry and Molecular Biology course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / Paper 2 / Section C / 14 / e

Use RNA sequencing and quantify reads spanning the exon-4/exon-5 and exon-4/exon-6 splice junctions, with appropriate normalization for informative read opportunities. These distinguish production of the long- and short-associated transcript isoforms rather than merely measuring total TCF transcription factor transcripts. Adequate junction coverage and biological replication are required; long-read RNA sequencing can independently check whether the assumed complete isoforms are present. This avoids relying on a comparison of raw Ct values from two different PCR primer pairs.