TaqMan probes and qPCR primers are an optimal choice for real-time PCR research experiments that cannot be addressed with Thermo Fisher Scientific predesigned, ready-to-use TaqMan assays. Researchers can select from a collection of dual-labeled TaqMan probes and unlabeled oligos for qPCR primers, providing the flexibility to meet various experimental needs. Whether researchers target multiple sequences simultaneously, using custom probes via bioinformatics, or detecting exotic targets that do not already have a predesigned assay, Thermo Fisher Scientific offers excellent probes for designing custom assays. The TaqMan MGB (minor groove binder), TAMRA, QSY, and QSY2 custom probes deliver exceptional performance. Manufactured with the same facilities and raw materials as the TaqMan assays featured in over 296,000 publications, these custom qPCR probes and primers help ensure quality and reliability.

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TaqMan probes

  • Shorter, more specific probes
  • Nonfluorescent quencher (NFQ) maximizes sensitivity
  • Available with FAM, VIC, NED, TET dyes

Learn more: Custom MGB probes

  • Multiplex up to 6 targets
  • Easy conversion from BHQ / Iowa Black probes sequences
  • QSY for multiplexing up to four targets with ABY, JUN, FAM, and VIC dyes
  • QSY2 for 5th and 6th target multiplexing with Cyanine 5 (Cy5) and Cyanine 5.5 (Cy5.5) dyes

Learn more: Custom QSY and QSY2 probes

  • Multiplex up to 2 targets
  • Ideal for maintaining consistency in projects using legacy TAMRA probe designs 
  • Available with FAM, VIC, and TET dyes

Learn more: Custom TAMRA probes

TaqMan probes are highly reliable and widely used in various research applications, particularly in quantitative PCR (qPCR) experiments. These customizable probes are designed to specifically bind to the target sequence, allowing for precise and sensitive detection of the desired nucleic acid. TaqMan probes utilize a dual-labeled format, with a fluorophore at the 5' end and a quencher at the 3' end. During amplification, the probe is cleaved by the DNA polymerase, resulting in the separation of the fluorophore and quencher, leading to a fluorescent signal. This signal is directly proportional to the amount of target nucleic acid present in the sample. TaqMan probes are known for their exceptional quality, reproducibility, and widely used chemistry, making them a trusted choice for researchers seeking accurate and reliable results in their qPCR experiments.

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TaqMan probes performance

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What is a quencher?

A quencher is a molecule that suppresses the fluorescence of a fluorophore. This suppression, known as quenching, can occur through various mechanisms and is critical for many fluorescence-based assays and probes, including those used in genetic analysis and molecular diagnostics.
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qPCR primers

  • Available in dry or liquid format
  • Guaranteed yield
  • Choice of delivered scales
  • Use in any real-time PCR or PCR application

Learn more: Sequence detection primers

qPCR primers are essential tools in the field of molecular biology, designed to amplify specific DNA sequences with high precision and efficiency. Sequence detection primers are custom primers for real-time PCR that can be used with either TaqMan probes or SYBR dye, making them versatile for real-time PCR research applications. Tailor-made to match the unique requirements of each experimental setup, these custom primers help ensure accurate target amplification, thereby enhancing the sensitivity and specificity of the assay for more reliable and reproducible data. Additionally, these qPCR primers are desalted, available in various scales, and can be shipped either as liquid or dried down, providing flexibility and convenience for researchers. Custom qPCR primers allow for optimal performance in diverse applications, including gene expression analysis, genotyping, and pathogen detection.

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Set your assays up for success—the quality of the qPCR data is defined by the quality of the custom qPCR probes and primers chosen

  • HPLC-purified probes—Removing impurities such as unconjugated dyes or truncated probes that can increase background signal and decrease assay sensitivity 
  • Option to ship in solution—Avoid errors during resuspension that can alter stock concentrations and markedly affect downstream experiments 
  • Guaranteed yield—Ensures the right amount of qPCR assays for every sample size and scale 
  • Efficient integration—TaqMan probes are designed for seamless integration into the Applied Biosystems workflow, including latest master mixes 
  • Competitive shipping—Similar turnaround times in North America as compared to competitors*

*Estimated 4–10 days in North America. International times may vary.

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Streptococcus suis manganese transporter mutant as a live attenuated vaccine: Safety, efficacy, and virulence reversion mechanisms.
Veterinary microbiology    |    2025 Apr 14    |    PubMed ID: 40239440    |    Read Article
"Abstract: Streptococcus suis is the leading cause of mortality in piglets and is responsible for severe economic losses in the global pork industry. Severe invasive diseases caused by S. suis include sepsis, meningitis, arthritis, and endocarditis" More...
Establishment and application of a qPCR method for differential detection of Brucella S2 vaccine strain.
BMC veterinary research    |    2025 Apr 03    |    PubMed ID: 40176072    |    Read Article
"04):37–40 in Chinese. 28. Zhuo XJ. Immune measures of bovine and sheep brucellosis and its application prospect. Anim Ind Environ. 2024;08:70–2 in Chinese. 29. Gao ZQ, Xing J, Feng YF, Yue BF, He ZM. TaqMan MGB probe real-time PCR for rapid detection of Brucella. Chin J Zoonoses. 2011;27(11):995–1000 in Chinese. 30. Liu HW, Xu L, Fan Y, Bao GY, Chen JJ, Zhang TC. Study on the detection of Brucella " More...
The impact of ingestion of Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 on perinatal anxiety and depressive symptoms: a randomized controlled trial
Scientific Reports    |    2025 Apr 02    |    PubMed ID: 40175540    |    Read Article
"e QIAamp FAST DNA Stool Mini Kit (51604, Qiagen). DNA concentrations were measured using the PicoGreen fluorescence method (Thermo Fisher). The abundance of the BL NCC3001 strain was detected using a TaqMan MGB assay (Primer Express 3.0, Applied Biosystems) targeting a strain-specific chromosomic region that has been identified in previous studies 25 , 36 . The MasterMix LightCycler ® Multiplex DNA" More...
Characterization of RNA Helicase Genes in Ustilago maydis Reveals Links to Stress Response and Teliospore Dormancy.
International journal of molecular sciences    |    2025 Mar 27    |    PubMed ID: 40141077    |    Read Article
"s separated by agarose gel electrophoresis. Agarose gels contained 0.3 µg/mL of ethidium bromide (BioShop Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada), and PCR products were visualized under UV light. Primers and TaqMan MGB probes for RT-qPCR were designed with Primer Express Software version 2.0 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Mississauga, ON, Canada) using default criteria for genes UMAG_00175 and uded1 (Table S2)" More...
Methods and kits useful for diagnosis of human papillomavirus (HPV)
Patent    |    2025 Mar 25    |    Read Article
"Master Mix (2λ) and custom TaqMan™ Assay used in PCR was supplied by Thermofisher Scientific. The custom TaqMan™ Assay was composed as followings: Forward primer, Reverse primer and a FAM dye-labeled TaqMan MGB probe. Plasma Cell Lysis Each 2 mL of human pooled plasma was spiked with 100 fg 145 bp DNA+1.5 uL 2000 bp DNA (TATAA) stock. 160 uL of suitable lysis buffer and 60 uL of Proteinase K (28.5 " More...
Statewide surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected in Delaware using novel multiplex PCR assays
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife    |    2025 Mar 21    |    Read Article
" they normally require a longer sequence than other probe types such as MGB. This is due in part to the general requirement of QSY probe melting temperature of 70 °C. In addition, the primers used in Taqman QSY real-time PCR require primer sets to have a melting temperature, at, or close to 60 °C. These relatively stringent parameters sometimes make primer and probe development difficult. However, " More...
Novel mechanism for tubular injury in nephropathic cystinosis
eLife    |    2025 Mar 20    |    PubMed ID: 40111391    |    Read Article
"eaction (qPCR). For qPCR, we designed two primers targeting two specific exons on CTNS gene – primer#1 targets between exon 2–3 and primer#2 targets between exon 9–10. These primers were connected to Taqman MGB probe (Thermo Fisher, Waltham, MA). We diluted the cDNA and used 1.25 ng for the qPCR reaction. Briefly, we added master mix (Applied Bioscience, Waltham, MA) that contains all the reaction " More...
Novel Mechanism for Tubular Injury in Nephropathic Cystinosis
eLife    |    2025 Mar 20    |    Read Article
"eaction (qPCR). For qPCR, we designed two primers targeting two specific exons on CTNS gene – primer#1 targets between exon 2–3 and primer#2 targets between exon 9–10. These primers were connected to Taqman MGB probe (Thermo Fisher, Waltham, MA). We diluted the cDNA and used 1.25 ng for the qPCR reaction. Briefly, we added master mix (Applied Bioscience, Waltham, MA) that contains all the reaction " More...
Sedimentary DNA is a promising indicator of the abundance of marine benthos: Insights from the burrowing decapod Upogebia major.
PloS one    |    2025 Mar 19    |    PubMed ID: 40106512    |    Read Article
"ly related species U. yokoyai was explored and designated as the sequence for the speciesspecific primer-probe for U. major. The primer (forward primer: UMFW2208, Reverse primer: UMRV2208) and probe (TaqMan MGB Probe: UMPb1) sequences are listed in Table 3. The PCR amplification size achieved through PCR was 94 bp. In order to validate the species-specificity of the designed primer-probe set, quant" More...
Sedimentary DNA is a promising indicator of the abundance of marine benthos: Insights from the burrowing decapod Upogebia major
PLOS One    |    2025 Mar 19    |    Read Article
" related species U. yokoyai was explored and designated as the sequence for the species-specific primer-probe for U. major . The primer (forward primer: UMFW2208, Reverse primer: UMRV2208) and probe (TaqMan MGB Probe: UMPb1) sequences are listed in Table 3 . The PCR amplification size achieved through PCR was 94 bp. In order to validate the species-specificity of the designed primer-probe set, qua" More...
Fabrication of 3D Biofunctional Magnetic Scaffolds by Combining Fused Deposition Modelling and Inkjet Printing of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles.
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine    |    2025 Mar 18    |    PubMed ID: 40100619    |    Read Article
"osystems, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Foster City, CA, USA). The expression levels of ALP and Runx2 were determined by qRT-PCR using the Taqman probes Hs01029144_m1 and Hs01047973_m1 (FAMTM dye-labeled TaqMan MGB probes, Applied Biosystems). For quantification of gene expression, the target gene values were normalized to the expression of the endogenous reference GAPDH (Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate deh" More...
Sulforaphane-cysteine for wound healing in diabetic subjects
Patent    |    2025 Mar 18    |    Read Article
" Reverse Transcriptase Kit, Invitrogen) and amplified using the TaqMan Assay on Demand (Applied Biosystems) in a 25 μL reaction volume containing two unlabeled primers, a 6-carboxyfluorescien-labeled TaqMan MGB probe and the master mix. The amplified sequences were assessed using the ABI 7500 Prism Sequence Detection system machine. The results were expressed as mRNA levels normalized to 18S or GAP" More...
Regulation of serum reproductive hormones, gap junction proteins, and cytokine profiles in laying hens fed varying levels of expanded black soldier fly meal
Poultry Science    |    2025 Mar 16    |    PubMed ID: 40120254    |    Read Article
"e gene (18S rRNA), was carried out in a 10 μL reaction volume run in duplicate. This mixture included 5 μL of TaqMan Gene Expression Master Mix, 0.5 μL of TaqMan Gene Expression Assay with a specific TaqMan MGB probe and primers (provided by Applied Biosystems), 0.5 μL of Eukaryotic 18S rRNA Endogenous Control (consisting of primers and a VIC/TAMRA-labeled TaqMan probe), 3 μL of water, and 1 μL of " More...
Mitochondrial mt12361A>G increased risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease among non-diabetes
World Journal of Gastroenterology    |    2025 Mar 14    |    Read Article
" protocols[ 39 - 41 ]. The Taqman ® allelic discrimination assay was used for genotyping the significant mtSNP in the validation dataset. The probe and primer sequences of mt12361A>G are as follows: TaqMan MGB probes: VIC-CACTACTATAACCACCCTAAC (wild type); FAM-ACTACTATAACCGCCCTAAC (variant); Forward primer: 5’-GGTGCAACTCCAAATAAAAGTAATAACCA-3’; Reverse primer: 5’-GTGGATGCGACAATGGATTTTACAT-3’. Genot" More...
Utilizing Functionalized Dual-Microbead Interfaces for Measurements of Amyloid-beta (1-42) with Femtomolar Sensitivity.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids    |    2025 Mar 11    |    PubMed ID: 39993947    |    Read Article
"Abstract: The presence of amyloid-beta (1-42) in CSF and plasma has been implicated as a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Here, we demonstrate a high-sensitivity method of detection and quantification for total Aβ42 utilizing two-antibody functionalized microparticles interfaces. Our method of biomarker detection utilizes two types of microbeads: (1) magnetic particles functionalized with monoclonal antibodies and (2) polystyrene particles dual functionalized with monoclonal antibodies and a unique DNA "tag"" More...
Using a novel gene site to develop a duplex real-time TaqMan MGB probe PCR method for the SNP detection and differentiation between the MS-H live vaccine strain and wild-type Mycoplasma synoviae strains
Poultry Science    |    2025 Mar 08    |    Read Article
"al 21 candidate detection targets were selected by conservativeness and specificity analyses, and were using in subsequent assays. Based on the targets screened above, we developed a duplex real-time TaqMan MGB probe PCR method utilizing a hydrolysis TaqMan oligonucleotide probe, specifically MGB probe. This probe loaded a reporter dye at the 5′-end and attached a NFQ quenching dyes at the 3′-end. " More...
Characterization of RNA Helicase Genes in Ustilago maydis Reveals Links to Stress Response and Teliospore Dormancy
International Journal of Molecular Sciences    |    2025 Mar 08    |    Read Article
" separated by agarose gel electrophoresis. Agarose gels contained 0.3 µg/mL of ethidium bromide (BioShop Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada), and PCR products were visualized under UV light. Primers and TaqMan MGB probes for RT-qPCR were designed with Primer Express Software version 2.0 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Mississauga, ON, Canada) using default criteria for genes UMAG_00175 and uded1 ( Table S2" More...
Using a novel gene site to develop a duplex real-time TaqMan MGB probe PCR method for the SNP detection and differentiation between the MS-H live vaccine strain and wild-type Mycoplasma synoviae strains.
Poultry science    |    2025 Mar 08    |    PubMed ID: 40080948    |    Read Article
"Abstract: Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is a globally prevalent avian pathogen responsible for airsacculitis and synovitis. The temperature-sensitive (ts)+ vaccine strain MS-H, a live attenuated variant, is the most effective and widely used vaccine for controlling infections in the poultry industry. Consequently, accurate detection is essential for a strategy known as differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA)" More...
Real‐Time PCR Assay and Environmental DNA Workflow for Detecting Irukandji Jellyfish, Malo bella (Cubozoa)
Environmental DNA    |    2025 Mar 01    |    Read Article
"and Dawson 2010) in place of M. bella primers was used for each species as a control. Gel electrophoresis confirmed the correct amplicon size. Subsequent specificity testing via qPCR incorporated the TaqMan MGB probe, using a QuantStudio 3 Real- Time PCR system (ThermoFisher Scientific Pty Ltd., Australia) (initial denaturation step of 95°C for 10 min, followed by 40 cycles of 95°C for 15 s and 60°" More...
Sample manipulation and assay with rapid temperature change
Patent    |    2025 Feb 18    |    Read Article
". Pat. No. 5,210,015, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference. Non-limiting examples of probes that can be useful in Q-PCR or RTQ-PCR reactions include TaqMan probes, TaqMan Tamara probes, TaqMan MGB probes, or Lion probes. A variety of arrangements of quencher and fluorescent dye can be used when both are used. In the case of a molecular beacon, for example, a quencher is linked to one " More...
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