This work is supported by grants from (1) the National Key R&#38;D Program of China (2020YFE0201600); (2) the National Nature Science Foundation (81973877 and 82174408); (3) Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Industrial Transformation of Hospital TCM Preparation; (4) Research Projects within Budget of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2021LK047).
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See the Table of Materials for details of all materials, reagents, and instruments used in this protocol. Figure 1 shows the overall protocol for RNA FISH; Table 1 contains the composition of all solutions and Table 2 contains the primer sequences used in this protocol.
1. Probe preparation
<ol>
	<li>Identify and acquire the FASTA sequence of a target lncRNA of interest, for example, from GenBank (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/). Following the indications on the website, design the ISH probes online19, and review the design algorithm&#39;s suggestions to list the probes to be ordered with Cy3 label.</li>
	<li>Incubate the hybridization buffer at 37 &#176;C for 2 h in advance.</li>
	<li>Dissolve 4 optical density (OD) probe in 160 &#181;L of diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC)-treated ddH2O at the concentration of 1 mg/mL away from light. 
	NOTE: Optical density (OD) represents the measurement unit of DNA and RNA. Usually, 1 OD unit = 33 &#181;g/mL DNA.</li>
	<li>Prepare 200 &#181;L of the probe mixture for each well (1.2 &#181;L-10 &#181;L of probe, 70 &#181;L of hybridization buffer, make up the volume with DEPC-treated ddH2O to 200 &#181;L), and set up a series of 50 &#181;g/mL, 25 &#181;g/mL, 12.5 &#181;g/mL, and 6 &#181;g/mL. 
	NOTE: The probe concentration needs to be explored experimentally in advance. A high probe concentration will lead to non-specific binding of lncRNAs, while a low probe concentration will lead to insensitive or failed detection of lncRNAs.</li>
	<li>Denature the probe mix at 73 &#176;C for 5 min. 
	NOTE: If the Cy3-labeled DNA probe is double-stranded, denature the probe to single-stranded DNA at 95 &#176;C for 5 min, then quickly cool for 2 min on ice.</li>
</ol>
2. Cell preparation
<ol>
	<li>Seed 50,000 143B cells per well on sterile glass coverslips in a 12-well cell culture plate and incubate them for 24 h (37 &#176;C, 5% CO2) in DMEM. 
	NOTE: The specific cell number seeded here varies with cell size, which is appropriate for the seeded cells to reach a confluence of 50% after being incubated for 24 h. The sterile glass coverslips are round to be suitable for the 12-well plate.</li>
	<li>Remove the medium and wash for 2 x 5 min with 1x phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). 
	NOTE: Prepare 1x PBS with DEPC-treated ddH2O. PBS without DEPC-treatment cannot be used because it contains RNase. Perform all the following steps in RNase-free conditions.</li>
	<li>Remove 1x PBS and add 200 &#181;L of 100% ethanol in each well to fix for 15 min at room temperature.</li>
	<li>Remove the ethanol, add 200 &#181;L of 0.1% Triton X-100 (in 1x PBS) in each well, and incubate for 15 min at room temperature. 
	NOTE: The time needs to be strictly controlled with Triton X-100 permeabilization and cannot be too long.</li>
	<li>Remove 0.1% Triton X-100 and wash 2 x 5 min with 1x PBS. 
	NOTE: If the protocol has to be paused here, replace the PBS with 70% ethanol (dilution of 100% ethanol with RNase-free ddH2O) and store the sample at 4 &#176;C for up to 3 months.</li>
	<li>Remove 1x PBS, add 200 &#181;L of 2x sodium saline citrate (SSC) buffer (dilution of 20x SSC with RNase-free ddH2O) into each well, and incubate for 30 min at 37 &#176;C.</li>
	<li>Remove 2x SSC buffer, add 200 &#181;L of 70% ethanol into each well, and incubate for 3 min at room temperature.</li>
	<li>Discard the 70% ethanol, add 200 &#181;L of 85% ethanol (dilution of 100% ethanol with RNase-free ddH2O) into each well, and incubate for 3 min at room temperature.</li>
	<li>Discard the 85% ethanol, add 200 &#181;L of 100% ethanol into each well, and incubate for 3 min at room temperature.</li>
	<li>Absorb and discard 100% ethanol; let the wells dry.</li>
</ol>
3. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
<ol>
	<li>Add 200 &#181;L of probe mixture (denatured as in step 1.5) to each well and incubate at 37 &#176;C overnight (16-18 h). 
	NOTE: There is a strong positive correlation between hybridization temperature and probe concentration; therefore, to optimize the background, both the hybridization temperature and the probe concentration should be reduced.</li>
	<li>The next day, take out samples from 37 &#176;C and discard the probe mixture. Add 200 &#181;L of 0.4x SSC/0.3% Tween-20 buffer to each well (preheated at 65 &#176;C) and wash for 2 min at room temperature.</li>
	<li>Remove the 0.4x SSC/0.3% Tween-20 buffer, add 200 &#181;L of 2x SSC/0.1% Tween-20 buffer to each well, and wash for 2 min at room temperature.</li>
	<li>Remove 2x SSC/0.1% Tween-20 buffer, add 200 &#181;L of 4&#39;,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining solution (1 &#181;g/mL), and stain for 20 min away from light.</li>
	<li>Discard the DAPI dye solution and wash with 1x PBS for 2 min at room temperature.</li>
	<li>Add 50 &#181;L of mounting medium containing gum onto the slide and place the glass coverslip on the slide to fix. 
	NOTE: Be sure to place the coverslip on the slide with the cell side down.</li>
	<li>Observe under a fluorescence microscope. 
	NOTE: Use a fluorescence microscope or a laser confocal microscope; the latter produces a higher sensitivity and clarity imaging.</li>
</ol>

FISH for Long Non-Coding RNA Localization in Human Osteosarcoma Cells

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This RNA FISH protocol can not only detect the localization of lncRNAs in cells, but also detect the colocalization of other RNAs, DNA, or proteins in cells, which can also be used to detect the location of lncRNAs in paraffin-embedded tissues. However, the specific protocol in such cases is different because the paraffin-embedded tissues need to be dewaxed21. This experimental procedure can be applied in 48- or 96-well plates, but 384-well plates are too small to be used here.
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Our understanding of the human genome has been greatly expanded by recent advances in whole-genome technology. About 93% of the human genome can be transcribed into RNAs, but only 2% of the RNAs can be translated into proteins; the remaining 98% of RNAs that have no protein translation function are called non-coding RNA (ncRNA)1. As a class of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), containing over 200 nucleotides2, have attracted increasing attention due to their involvement in many physiological and pathological processes of the cells, such as differentiation, cycle control, apoptosis, migration, and invasion3,4,5. LncRNAs play their roles through various mechanisms, such as regulating chromatin structure and nuclear gene expression, controlling the mRNA splicing process, and posttranscriptional modification6. LncRNAs regulate the occurrence, development, and metastasis of malignancies at both the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. Transcriptional regulation is realized in the nucleus by affecting RNA transcription via binding to the chromosomal structures, while posttranscriptional regulation is realized in the cytoplasm by controlling the target genes via an endogenous competitive RNA (ceRNA) mechanism5, 7, 8. CeRNA has revealed a new mechanism of RNA interaction, namely that lncRNAs can act as a sponge to adsorb miRNAs and inhibit the miRNA-mediated degradation of related target genes9. Therefore, the information regarding the subcellular localization of lncRNAs, whether a specific lncRNA is located in the cytoplasm or nucleus, is important to help identify their biological functions.
At present, lncRNA localization is mainly detected by two methods, one is by nucleus/cytoplasm fraction isolation assay, and the other is by RNA FISH. In the former, RNAs in the cytoplasmic and the nuclear fractions are extracted respectively, and then PCR amplification is performed with specific lncRNA primers to detect the ratio of lncRNAs in the cytoplasm and nucleus. The advantage of this method is time efficiency, while the disadvantage is that the actual lncRNA localization is not directly reflected by the relative proportion of lncRNAs in the cytoplasm and nucleus. RNA FISH can detect lncRNA localization in cells through the design of lncRNA-specific antisense chain sequences followed by labeling with fluorescent dyes10. The RNA FISH methods have been improved with advances in probe techniques and detection methods, including fluorophore-labeled multiple oligo probe sets11, LNA probes12, and branched-DNA (bDNA) probes13. RNA FISH can not only detect the localization of lncRNA, but also detect the colocalization of other RNAs, DNA, or proteins by using double-color or multicolor immunofluorescence14.
In this work, we have included the detailed intracellular localization detection protocol of lncRNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 6 (SNHG6) in osteosarcoma cells (143B) by RNA FISH as an example. SNHG6 is a 600-730 nucleotide lncRNA in its mature spliced form and identified as a novel oncogene in diverse human cancers, including colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, ovarian clear cell carcinoma, osteosarcoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma15,16,17,18. Studies have confirmed the involvement of SNHG6 in biological behaviors of cancer cells, such as proliferation, EMT, and autophagy, and shown the cytoplasmic localization of SNHG6 where it may affect the target genes by binding (sponging) the miRNAs15,16,17. This detailed detection protocol of SNHG6 intracellular localization by RNA FISH is presented herein.

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			<td>Automatic cell counter</td>
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			<td>IC1000</td>
			<td>Counting cells</td>
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			<td>Cell culture plate-12</td>
			<td>Shanghai YueNian Biotechnology Co., Ltd</td>
			<td>3513,corning</td>
			<td>Place the coverslips in the plate</td>
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			<td>CRL-8303</td>
			<td>osteosarcoma cancer cell line</td>
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			<td>Centrifuge tube (15 mL, 50 mL)</td>
			<td>Shanghai YueNian Biotechnology Co., Ltd</td>
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			<td>Centrifuge the cells</td>
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			<td>Coverslips</td>
			<td>Shanghai YueNian Biotechnology Co., Ltd</td>
			<td>abs7026</td>
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			<td>Cy3 label-SNHG6 DNA probe</td>
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			<td>Slide</td>
			<td>Shanghai YueNian Biotechnology Co., Ltd</td>
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			<td>The coverslips is placed on the slide</td>
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			<td>Triton X-100</td>
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			<td>Sangon Biotech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.</td>
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rna fluorescence in situ hybridization for long non-coding rna localization in human osteosarcoma cells

The important roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in cancer have been studied, such as regulating the proliferation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), migration, infiltration, and autophagy of cancer cells. Localization detection of lncRNAs in cells can provide insight into their functions. By designing the lncRNA-specific antisense chain sequence followed by labeling with fluorescent dyes, RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) can be applied to detect the cellular localization of lncRNAs. Together with the development of microscopy, the RNA FISH techniques now even allow for visualization of the poorly expressed lncRNAs. This method can not only detect the localization of lncRNAs alone, but also detect the colocalization of other RNAs, DNA, or proteins by using double-color or multicolor immunofluorescence. Here, we have included the detailed experimental operation procedure and precautions of RNA FISH by using lncRNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 6 (SNHG6) in human osteosarcoma cells (143B) as an example, to provide a reference for researchers who want to perform RNA FISH experiments, especially lncRNA FISH.

Author Spotlight: RNA FISH for Locating lncRNA-SNHG6 in Osteosarcoma Cells 

RNA Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Long Non-Coding RNA Localization in Human Osteosarcoma Cells

The scope of our research is to provide a detailed RNA FISH protocol that's providing a reference for scientists who want to perform RNA FISH experiments. Our research has established that RNA FISH can be used to localize lncRNA in human osteosarcoma cells. Our protocol provided a comprehensive experimental procedure and the precautions for RNA FISH using lncRNA-SNHG6 in human osteosarcoma cells as a reference.

Representative images of SNHG6 FISH in human osteosarcoma cells are shown (Figure 2). The negative control is treated with the negative Ctrl probe; positive control is treated with U6 probe 20. SNHG6 probe and U6 probe are labeled with Cy3, which emits red fluorescence. DAPI is a dye that stains the DNA, which emits blue fluorescence. This result shows that SNHG6 is mainly localized in the cytoplasm, and this information can provide an important direction for further ...

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The present protocol describes a method of RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization to localize the lncRNAs in human osteosarcoma cells.

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RNA Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization to Localize the lncRNAs in Human Osteosarcoma Cells

To begin, after acquiring the long non-coding RNA of interest, incubate the hybridization buffer at 37 degrees Celsius for two hours. Next, dissolve the four optical density probe in 160 microliters of diethyl pyrocarbonate treated deionized water away from the light. Prepare 200 microliters of the probe mixture for each well, and set up a series of 50, 25, 12.5, and six micrograms per milliliter.Denature the probe mix at 73 degrees Celsius for five minutes. Take a 12-well cell culture plate containing 143B cells on sterile glass cover slips. Remove the medium and wash twice for five minutes with PBS.Place the cells on a shaker. Then remove the PBS and add 200 microliters of 100%ethanol to each well, fixing for 15 minutes at room temperature. Then remove the ethanol, add 200 microliters of 0.1%Triton X-100 to each well, and incubate for 15 minutes at room temperature.Remove 0.1%Triton X-100 and wash two times for five minutes with PBS. Next, remove PBS, add 200 microliters of two times sodium-saline citrate or SSC buffer into each well, and incubate for 30 minutes at 37 degrees Celsius. Remove two times SSC buffer, add 200 microliters of 70%ethanol into each well, and incubate for three minutes at room temperature.Discard the 70%ethanol, then add 200 microliters of 85%ethanol into each well and incubate for three minutes at room temperature. Next, discard the 85%ethanol, add 200 microliters of 100%ethanol to each well, and incubate for three minutes at room temperature. Afterward, absorb and discard the 100%ethanol and allow the wells to dry.Next, add 200 microliters of denatured probe mixture to each well, then incubate at 37 degrees Celsius overnight. The following day, remove samples from 37 degrees Celsius, discard the probe mixture, and add 200 microliters of preheated 0.4 times SSC 0.3%Tween 20 buffer to each well and wash for two minutes at room temperature. Remove the 0.4 times SSC 0.3%Tween 20 buffer.Add 200 microliters of two times SSC 0.1%Tween 20 buffer to each well and wash for two minutes at room temperature. Next, discard the two times SSC 0.1%Tween 20 buffer. Add 200 microliters of DAPI staining solution and stain for 20 minutes in the dark on a shaker.After staining, discard the DAPI solution and wash it with PBS for two minutes at room temperature. Lastly, add 50 microliters of mounting medium containing gum to the slide and place the glass cover slip to fix the slide. Representative SNHG6 FISH images in human osteosarcoma cells are shown.SNHG6 probe labeled with Cy3, which emits red fluorescence, showed that SNHG6 is mainly localized in the cytoplasm. A background color was observed when using a high concentration of probe.

951 Views.  Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.  The present protocol describes a method of RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization to localize the lncRNAs in human osteosarcoma cells. 

FISH for Long Non-Coding RNA Localization in Human Osteosarcoma Cells

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