An improved strategy and a useful housekeeping gene for RNA analysis from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues by PCR.

Abstract:

:Specific amplification of nucleic acid sequences by PCR has been extensively used for the detection of gene rearrangements and gene expression. Although successful amplification of DNA sequences has been carried out with DNA prepared from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues, there are only a few reports regarding RNA analysis in this kind of material. We describe a procedure for RNA extraction from different types of FFPE tissues, involving digestion with proteinase K followed by guanidinium-thiocyanate acid phenol extraction and DNase I digestion. These RNA preparations are suitable for PCR analysis of mRNA and even of intronless genes. Furthermore, the universally expressed porphobilinogen deaminase mRNA proved to be useful as a positive control because of the lack of pseudogenes.

journal_name

Biotechniques

journal_title

BioTechniques

authors

Finke J,Fritzen R,Ternes P,Lange W,Dölken G

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1993-03-01 00:00:00

pages

448-53

issue

3

eissn

0736-6205

issn

1940-9818

journal_volume

14

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