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1. Poly(A) RNA purification
NOTE: Use the total RNA treated with DNase I and examine the total RNA quality and integrity by capillary or conventional gel electrophoresis assessment before proceeding to poly(A) RNA purification. Investigators should be able to identify the 28S and 18S rRNA ribosomal bands in the high molecular weight field and the 5.8S rRNA band in the low molecular weight field without any significant smear bands in the electropherogram. The purification steps e...

Creating Robust Bisulfite-mRNA Libraries for Transcriptome-Wide Mapping

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In this protocol, a detailed pipeline of poly(A) enrichment, bisulfite conversion, and library preparation was achieved by utilizing standardized components. Further sequencing analysis provided the identification of mRNA 5-methylcytosine in samples of interest.
The critical step is the quality of starting material-total RNA-since the degradation of RNA would impact the recovery rate of poly(A) RNA purification. The sample should be carefully handled and RNase contamination avoided before cond...

Among over 150 types of post-transcriptional modifications1, 5-methylcytosine (m5C) modification has been identified in various types of RNAs, including ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, messenger RNA, micro RNA, long non-coding RNA, vault RNA, enhancer RNA, and small cajal body-specific RNAs2. The RNA m5C is associated with diverse biological and pathological mechanisms such as regulating plant root development3, viral gene expression4, and cancer progression5. The aim of this protocol is to provide streamlined pipelines to characterize the transcriptome-wide mRNA m5C modification profile of biological samples in different developmental stages or in the disease setting. Transcriptome-wide bisulfite-sequencing was developed to characterize the positions and the quantitative cytosine methylation levels in the bisulfite-converted RNA at base-pair resolution6,7,8,9. This is particularly useful when studying the association of m5C with gene expression and RNA fate that is involved in the biological regulatory mechanisms in cells. In the mammalian cell, there are two known m5C readers: ALYREF can recognize m5C at the nucleus and serves as an mRNA nucleus-to-cytosol transporter10, while YBX1 can recognize m5C in the cytoplasm and increase mRNA stabilization11. Aberrant m5C mRNAs related to immune pathways were reported in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus CD4+ T cells12. Studies have revealed an association between mRNA m5C modification and modulation of cancer immunity and cancer progression13,14. Hence, mapping the m5C modification profile on the mRNA can provide crucial information to elucidate the potential regulatory machinery.
To investigate the functional roles of RNA m5C modification under certain biological conditions, the bisulfite conversion-based (bsRNA-seq) and antibody affinity enrichment-based approaches such as m5C-RIP-seq, miCLIP-seq, and 5-Aza-seq can be combined with the high-throughput sequencing platform to provide efficient detection of targeted regions and sequences with the m5C modifications on a transcriptome-wide scale15,16. The advantage of this protocol provides the comprehensive RNA m5C landscape at a single-base resolution since the antibody affinity enrichment-based approach relies upon the availability of high-quality antibodies and could achieve the single-fragment resolution of m5C methylation landscape17.
All RNA samples will be processed with two rounds of mRNA enrichment using oligo(dT) beads, three cycles of bisulfite reaction, and the sequencing library preparation. To monitor the RNA quality, each RNA sample will be examined by capillary gel electrophoresis before and after the procedures of mRNA purification and bisulfite reaction to assess fragment distribution. The purified libraries will be examined by their PCR amplicon qualities, DNA size distribution fragments by capillary gel electrophoresis, and their overall quantities examined by fluorescence dyes-based quantitative assays before sequencing. The system can also be used to analyze a broad spectrum of biological samples such as agricultural produce, isolated virions, cell lines, model organisms, and pathological specimens.

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			<td>Agilent 2100 Electrophoresis Bioanalyzer System</td>
			<td>Agilent, Santa Clara, CA</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>RNA quality detection</td>
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			<td>AMpure XP beads</td>
			<td>Beckman Coulter</td>
			<td>A63881</td>
			<td>purify DNA</td>
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			<td>Bioanalyzer DNA high sensitivity kit</td>
			<td>Agilent, Santa Clara, CA</td>
			<td>5067-4626</td>
			<td>DNA quality dection</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Bioanalyzer RNA 6000 Pico kit</td>
			<td>Agilent, Santa Clara, CA</td>
			<td>5067-1513</td>
			<td>RNA quality dection</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>DiaMag02 - magnetic rack</td>
			<td>Diagenode, Denville, NJ</td>
			<td>B04000001</td>
			<td>assist library preparation</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>DiaMag1.5 - magnetic rack</td>
			<td>Diagenode, Denville, NJ</td>
			<td>B04000003</td>
			<td>assist poly(A) RNA purificaion</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Dynabeads mRNA DIRECT purification kit</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA</td>
			<td>61011</td>
			<td>poly(A) RNA purificaion; Wash Buffer 1 and Wash Buffer 2</td>
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			<td>Ethanol</td>
			<td>J.T.Baker</td>
			<td>64-17-5</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>EZ RNA methylation kit</td>
			<td>Zymo, Irvine, CA</td>
			<td>R5002</td>
			<td>bisulfite treatment</td>
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			<td>Firefly luciferase mRNA</td>
			<td>Promega, Madison, WI, USA</td>
			<td>L4561</td>
			<td>spike in control seqeunce&#160;</td>
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			<td>KAPA Library Quantification Kits</td>
			<td>Roche, Switzerland</td>
			<td>KK4824</td>
			<td>library quantification</td>
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			<td>Nanodrop spectrophotometer</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Total RNA quantity detection</td>
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			<td>NEBNext multiplex Oligos for illumina (index Primer set1)</td>
			<td>New England Biolabs, Ipswich, MA</td>
			<td>E7335S</td>
			<td>library preparation</td>
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			<td>NEBNext Ultra <img alt="Equation 1" src="/files/ftp_upload/65352/65352eq01.jpg" style="margin: auto;" /> Directional RNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina</td>
			<td>New England Biolabs, Ipswich, MA</td>
			<td>E7760S</td>
			<td>library preparation</td>
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			<td>Nuclease-free Water</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>AM9932</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>P2 pipetman</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA</td>
			<td>4641010</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Qubit 2.0 fluorometer&#160;</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>RNA quantity detection</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Qubit dsDNA HS Assay Kit</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA</td>
			<td>Q32854</td>
			<td>DNA quantity detection</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Qubit RNA HS Assay Kit</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA</td>
			<td>Q32852</td>
			<td>RNA quantity detection</td>
		</tr>
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enrichment of mrna and bisulfite-mrna library preparation for next-generation sequencing

RNA post-transcriptional modifications in various types of RNA transcripts are associated with diverse RNA regulation in eukaryotic cells. Aberrant RNA 5-methylcytosine modifications and the dysregulated expression of RNA methyltransferases have been shown to be associated with various diseases, including cancers. Transcriptome-wide bisulfite-sequencing was developed to characterize the positions and the quantitative cytosine methylation levels in the bisulfite-converted RNA at the base-pair resolution. Herein, this protocol presents the procedures of two rounds of poly(A) RNA purification, three cycles of bisulfite reaction, and library preparation in detail to allow the transcriptome-wide mapping of mRNA 5-methylcytosine modification sites. The assessment of RNA quantity and quality after the main reaction is essential to monitor RNA integrity and is a critical step for ensuring high-quality sequencing libraries. Ideally, the procedures can be completed within three days. With this protocol, using high-quality total RNA as the input can practically build up robust bisulfite-mRNA libraries for next-generation sequencing from the sample of interest.

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Enrichment of mRNA and Bisulfite-mRNA Library Preparation for Next-Generation Sequencing

A series of bsRNA-seq libraries from cell lines19 were generated by following the procedures in this report (Figure 1). After total RNA purification accompanied by DNase treatment performed on cell line samples and the quality checked by gel electrophoresis and UV-Vis spectrophotometry (A260/A280), the RNA sample can proceed to poly(A) RNA enrichment. To determine whether the double purification could remove the majority of ribosomal RNA, the purifica...

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This protocol provides an easy-to-follow workflow to conduct poly(A) RNA purification, bisulfite conversion, and library preparation using standardized equipment for a biological sample of interest.

RNA post-transcriptional modifications in various types of RNA transcripts are associated with diverse RNA regulation in eukaryotic cells. Aberrant RNA ...

This research aims to study the role of RNA methylation, specifically 5-methylcytosine modification, in pancreatic cancer. The questions we want to answer are how upregulation or downregulation of certain RNA methyltransferase affects cancer cell phenotypes and also, through which RNA substrates. This study provides the comprehensive RNA m5C landscape at a single-base resolution with standardized equipment.From this study using bisulfite RNA seq, the results links the association of RNA m5C modification with poor differentiation of cancer cells. This should pave the way for future studies in discerning passenger versus disease driver effects of specific m5C in the RNA transcripts. With this technique, we can identify the set of differentially-methylated RNAs that may participate in tumor progression.Further, single molecule base experiments can provide a more detailed regulatory role of specific RNA m5C.