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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2023

Protecting RNA quality for spatial transcriptomics while improving immunofluorescent staining quality.

Nina Hahn, Martin Bens, Marin Kempfer, Christin Reißig, Lars Schmidl, Christian Geis

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nina HahnSection of Translational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Martin BensLeibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Jena, Germany.
Marin KempferSection of Translational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Christin ReißigSection of Translational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Lars SchmidlSection of Translational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Christian GeisSection of Translational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Jena University Hospital · DELeibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In comparison to bulk sequencing or single cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics preserves the spatial information in tissue slices and can even be mapped to immunofluorescent stainings, allowing translation of gene expression information into their spatial context. This enables to unravel complex interactions of neighboring cells or to link cell morphology to transcriptome data. The 10× Genomics Visium platform offers to combine spatial transcriptomics with immunofluorescent staining of cryo-sectioned tissue slices. We applied this technique to fresh frozen mouse brain slices and developed a protocol that still protects RNA quality while improving buffers for immunofluorescent staining. We investigated the impact of various parameters, including fixation time and buffer composition, on RNA quality and antibody binding. Here, we propose an improved version of the manufacturer protocol, which does not alter RNA quality and facilitates the use of multiple additional antibodies that were not compatible with the manufacturer protocol before. Finally, we discuss the influence of various staining parameters, which contribute to the development of application specific staining protocols.

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immunofluorescent stainingmethanol fixationmouse brain transcriptomeRNA protectionRNA qualityspatial transcriptomicsVisium spatial

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PMID37274189
PMCPMC10234422
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