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ArticleBiomolecular detection and quantification2016

qPCR based mRNA quality score show intact mRNA after heat stabilization.

Oskar Karlsson, Lova Segerström, Robert Sjöback, Ingrid Nylander, Mats Borén

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Article in Biomolecular detection and quantification, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Oskar KarlssonDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, The Center for Molecular Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lova SegerströmDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biosciences/Pharmacology/Neuropharmacology, Addiction & Behavior, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Robert SjöbackTATAA Biocenter, Göteborg, Sweden.
Ingrid NylanderDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biosciences/Pharmacology/Neuropharmacology, Addiction & Behavior, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Mats BorénDenator AB, Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University · SEDenator (Sweden) · SEKarolinska Institutet · SETataa Biocenter (Sweden) · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Analysis of multiple analytes from biological samples can be challenging as different analytes require different preservation measures. Heat induced enzymatic inactivation is an efficient way to preserve proteins and their modifications in biological samples but RNA quality, as measured by RIN value, has been a concern in such samples. Here, we investigate the effect of heat stabilization compared with standard snap freezing on RNA quality using two RNA extraction protocols, QiaZol with and without urea pre-solubilization, and two RNA quality measurements: RIN value, as defined by the Agilent Bioanalyzer, and an alternative qPCR based method. DNA extraction from heat stabilized brain samples was also examined. The snap frozen samples had RIN values about 1 unit higher than heat stabilized samples for the direct QiaZol extraction but equal with stabilized samples using urea pre-solubilization. qPCR based RNA quality measurement showed no difference in quality between snap frozen and heat inactivated samples. The probable explanation for this discrepancy is that the RIN value is an indirect measure based on rRNA, while the qPCR score is based on actual measurement of mRNA quality. The DNA yield from heat stabilized brain tissue samples was significantly increased, compared to the snap frozen tissue, without any effects on purity or quality. Hence, heat stabilization of tissues opens up the possibility for a two step preservation protocol, where proteins and their modifications can be preserved in the first heat based step, while in a second step, using standard RNA preservation strategies, mRNA be preserved. This collection strategy will enable biobanking of samples where the ultimate analysis is not determined without loss of sample quality.

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Heat stabilizationmRNA qualityPost-sampling changeRT-qPCRSample preparation

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PMID27077049
PMCPMC4827693
OpenAlexW2252793147

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