As part of a mussel project that Matt George has with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), I’m helping by continuing isolating RNA from a relatively large number of samples. The samples are listed/described in this GitHub Issue. Today, I isolated RNA from the following samples (the “F” indicates “foot”, “PG” indicates “phenol gland”, and “G” indicates “gill” tissues):
T36-G
T37-G
T38-G
T39-G
T40-G
T41-G
RNA was isolated using RNAzol RT and the Direct-zol RNA Microprep Kit (ZymoResearch), with the DNase I on-column treatment step. Small portions of frozen gill tissue were removed from tubes, placed in RNAzol RT and immediately homoegnized. Forceps were rinsed in distilled H2O, soaked in 10% bleach solution for 10mins, and then rinsed in distilled H2O before re-use. All centrifugation steps were performed at 16,000g for 1.5mins. Here’s a brief overview of the process.
Tissues were homogenized in 500uL of TriReagent with “disposable” platic mortar/pestle tubes (1.5mL). After homogenization, an additional 500uL of TriReagent was added to the tube, vortexed and incubated at RT for 10mins. Insoluble debris was pelleted and supernatant was transferred to a 2.0mL tube. An equal volume (1mL) of 100% ethanol was added to this supernatant and mixed thoroughly by pipetting. Direct-zol Microprep Kit protocol was followed from here on, including on-column DNase I treatment. All samples were eluted with 100uL of H2O.
RNA was quantified using the Roberts Lab Qubit 3.0 using the Qubit RNA High Sensitivity assay.
All RNA was stored @ -80oC in Sam’s RNA Box #3.
RESULTS
Raw Qubit data (Google Sheet):
SUMMARY TABLE:
| sample | concentration(ng/uL) | volume(uL) | yield(ng) |
|---|---|---|---|
| T37-G | 86 | 140 | 12040 |
| T38-G | 56.8 | 100 | 5680 |
| T39-G | 52.6 | 100 | 5260 |
| T40-G | 118 | 100 | 11800 |
| T41-G | 45 | 100 | 4500 |