COMPARISON OF RNA EXTRACTION METHODS FOR Passiflora edulis SIMS LEAVES


Autoria(s): LUZ,ANNY CAROLYNE DA; PRETTI,IRANY RODRIGUES; BATITUCCI,MARIA DO CARMO PIMENTEL
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01/02/2016

Resumo

ABSTRACT Functional genomic analyses require intact RNA; however, Passiflora edulis leaves are rich in secondary metabolites that interfere with RNA extraction primarily by promoting oxidative processes and by precipitating with nucleic acids. This study aimed to analyse three RNA extraction methods, Concert™ Plant RNA Reagent (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA), TRIzol® Reagent (Invitrogen) and TRIzol® Reagent (Invitrogen)/ice -commercial products specifically designed to extract RNA, and to determine which method is the most effective for extracting RNA from the leaves of passion fruit plants. In contrast to the RNA extracted using the other 2 methods, the RNA extracted using TRIzol® Reagent (Invitrogen) did not have acceptable A260/A280 and A260/A230 ratios and did not have ideal concentrations. Agarose gel electrophoresis showed a strong DNA band for all of the Concert™ method extractions but not for the TRIzol® and TRIzol®/ice methods. The TRIzol® method resulted in smears during electrophoresis. Due to its low levels of DNA contamination, ideal A260/A280 and A260/A230 ratios and superior sample integrity, RNA from the TRIzol®/ice method was used for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and the resulting amplicons were highly similar. We conclude that TRIzol®/ice is the preferred method for RNA extraction for P. edulis leaves.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452016000100226

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en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura

Fonte

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura v.38 n.1 2016

Palavras-Chave #Passiflora edulis #RNA extraction #Concert™ #TRIzol® #low temperature
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journal article