NanoString nCounter Enhancement Kits and Gene Expression Panels

NanoString has launched a new nCounter mRNA amplification kit, a universal cell capture kit, and two new nCounter assays. The nCounter Low RNA Input Kit employs multiplexed target enrichment to linearly amplify mRNA transcripts, enabling gene expression analysis with 1 nanogram to 10 nanograms of sample inputs. The kit is compatible with both pre-defined and custom panels. The Intracellular Compatible Universal Cell Capture Kit enables researchers to use the nCounter Vantage RNA:Protein Immune Cell Signaling Assay with as few as 20,000 cells. NanoString is also releasing two new assays. The RNA MAPK-PI3K Pathways panel provides a curated gene set to measure transcriptional activity of those pathways. The firm is also offering a gene expression panel for myeloid cell innate immune response in humans or mice, developed in partnership with Lisa Coussens of Oregon Health and Sciences University.