Häntzsch Madlen, Tolios Alexander, Beutner Frank, Nagel Dorothea, Thiery Joachim, Teupser Daniel, Holdt Lesca M
LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
PLoS One. 2014 Dec 3;9(12):e113298. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113298. eCollection 2014.
Whole blood expression profiling is frequently performed using PAXgene (Qiagen) or Tempus (Life Technologies) tubes. Here, we compare 6 novel generation RNA isolation protocols with respect to RNA quantity, quality and recovery of mRNA and miRNA.
3 PAXgene and 3 Tempus Tubes were collected from participants of the LIFE study with (n = 12) and without (n = 35) acute myocardial infarction (AMI). RNA was extracted with 4 manual protocols from Qiagen (PAXgene Blood miRNA Kit), Life Technologies (MagMAX for Stabilized Blood Tubes RNA Isolation Kit), and Norgen Biotek (Norgen Preserved Blood RNA Purification Kit I and Kit II), and 2 (semi-)automated protocols on the QIAsymphony (Qiagen) and MagMAX Express-96 Magnetic Particle Processor (Life Technologies). RNA quantity and quality was determined. For biological validation, RNA from 12 representative probands, extracted with all 6 kits (n = 72), was reverse transcribed and mRNAs (matrix metalloproteinase 9, arginase 1) and miRNAs (miR133a, miR1), shown to be altered by AMI, were analyzed.
RNA yields were highest using the Norgen Kit I with Tempus Tubes and lowest using the Norgen Kit II with PAXgene. The disease status was the second major determinant of RNA yields (LIFE-AMI 11.2 vs. LIFE 6.7 µg, p<0.001) followed by the choice of blood collection tube. (Semi-)automation reduced overall RNA extraction time but did not generally reduce hands-on-time. RNA yields and quality were comparable between manual and automated extraction protocols. mRNA expression was not affected by collection tubes and RNA extraction kits but by RT/qPCR reagents with exception of the Norgen Kit II, which led to mRNA depletion. For miRNAs, expression differences related to collection tubes (miR30b), RNA isolation (Norgen Kit II), and RT/qRT reagents (miR133a) were observed.
We demonstrate that novel generation RNA isolation kits significantly differed with respect to RNA recovery and affected miRNA but not mRNA expression profiles.
全血表达谱分析通常使用PAXgene(Qiagen公司)或Tempus(赛默飞世尔科技公司)采血管进行。在此,我们比较了6种新一代RNA分离方案在RNA数量、质量以及mRNA和miRNA回收率方面的差异。
从LIFE研究的参与者中收集了3支PAXgene采血管和3支Tempus采血管,其中有急性心肌梗死(AMI)的参与者12例,无AMI的参与者35例。使用Qiagen公司(PAXgene Blood miRNA试剂盒)、赛默飞世尔科技公司(用于稳定采血管的MagMAX RNA分离试剂盒)和Norgen Biotek公司(Norgen Preserved Blood RNA纯化试剂盒I和试剂盒II)的4种手动方案,以及QIAsymphony(Qiagen公司)和MagMAX Express - 96磁性粒子处理器(赛默飞世尔科技公司)上的2种(半)自动化方案提取RNA。测定RNA的数量和质量。为进行生物学验证,对用所有6种试剂盒从12名代表性先证者中提取的RNA(n = 72)进行逆转录,并分析AMI后显示有变化的mRNA(基质金属蛋白酶9、精氨酸酶1)和miRNA(miR133a、miR1)。
使用Norgen试剂盒I和Tempus采血管时RNA产量最高,使用Norgen试剂盒II和PAXgene采血管时RNA产量最低。疾病状态是RNA产量的第二大主要决定因素(LIFE - AMI组为11.2μg,LIFE组为6.7μg,p<0.001),其次是采血管的选择。(半)自动化减少了总体RNA提取时间,但一般并未减少实际操作时间。手动和自动化提取方案之间的RNA产量和质量相当。mRNA表达不受采血管和RNA提取试剂盒的影响,但除Norgen试剂盒II导致mRNA耗竭外,受RT/qPCR试剂的影响。对于miRNA,观察到与采血管(miR30b)、RNA分离(Norgen试剂盒II)和RT/qRT试剂(miR133a)相关的表达差异。
我们证明新一代RNA分离试剂盒在RNA回收率方面存在显著差异,并且会影响miRNA而非mRNA的表达谱。