High-Resolution RNA Sequencing from PFA-Fixed Microscopy Sections

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Obtaining high-quality RNA sequencing results from archived biological tissues, such as paraformaldehyde (PFA)-fixed sections for microscopy, is challenging due to the incompatibility of current high-throughput RNA sequencing methods. Here, we present a low-input method for RNA sequencing from archived PFA-fixed sections. Using this method, we routinely obtain high-quality sequencing results from archived mouse brain sections that are prepared for imaging without any special care for avoiding RNA degradation. The PFA cross-linking locks and protects RNA from degradation but cross-linking is also hard to reverse. For this goal, we developed an effective decrosslinking protocol based on Proteinase K activity to retrieve PFA-cross-linked mRNAs which was followed up by a Smart-seq2 library preparation protocol. Our protocol enables spatially defined transcriptomic analysis of archived sections and allows the genomic analysis of PFA-fixed samples. Furthermore, our protocol inactivates pathogenic samples and allows working under regular biosafety levels.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2616

Enthalten in:

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 2616(2023) vom: 30., Seite 205-212

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ji, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Besson-Girard, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Androvic, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Bulut, Buket [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yijing [VerfasserIn]
Gokce, Ozgun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63231-63-0
Journal Article
Microdissection
PFA-fixation
RNA
RNA, Messenger
RNA extraction
RNA sequencing
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 01.02.2023

Date Revised 05.03.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/978-1-0716-2926-0_16

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352263431