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ArticleMethodsX2022

An optimized protocol for total RNA isolation from archived formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues to identify the long non-coding RNA in oral squamous cell carcinomas.

Kiran Kumar, Ajaykumar Oli, Kaveri Hallikeri, A S Shilpasree, Mallikarjun Goni

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Article in MethodsX, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kiran KumarDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, (A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University), Dharwad, Karnataka 580009, India.
Ajaykumar OliDepartment of Biomedical Science, SDM Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, (A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University), Dharwad, Karnataka 580009, India.
Kaveri HallikeriDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, (A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University), Dharwad, Karnataka 580009, India.
A S ShilpasreeDepartment of Biochemistry, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, (A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University), Dharwad, Karnataka 580009, India.
Mallikarjun GoniDepartment of Biomedical Science, SDM Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, (A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University), Dharwad, Karnataka 580009, India.
Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences & Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Approximately 93% of the human genome is translated into RNAs, of which only 2% code for proteins and the rest 98% are noncoding RNAs. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs of > 200 nucleotides length that are emerging as novel players in the field of cancer diagnostics or prognostics. Recently, lncRNAs are known to be associated with oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC). The demonstration of stable lncRNA has been a challenge in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues (FFPE). The survivability and expression level of lncRNA in FFPE tissues compared with fresh tissues is not well documented in the literature. Hence, we designed the current pilot study with the main aim to optimize modified TRI (Total RNA isolation) reagent RNA isolation protocol to identify the lncRNA expression in archived FFPE tissues of OSCC in comparison to the standard RNA isolation kit method. The findings of our study demonstrated that the RNA quantity and quality were comparatively better with the optimized TRI reagent modified protocol than the standard RNA isolation kit method. Furthermore, ct (cycle threshold) values after reverse-transcription and qRT-PCR (Quantitative Real time PCR) were comparable and almost equal in both the methods for normal mucosa (control) and OSCC samples.

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LncRNAsOral cancerParaffin-embedded tissuesqRT-PCRRNA extraction protocol

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PMID34976751
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