Jan 26, 2024

selSeq: A method for the enrichment of non-polyadenylated RNAs including enhancer and long non-coding RNAs for sequencing V.2

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  • 1University of California, San Francisco
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Protocol CitationJason D Limberis, Joel Ernst, John Metcalfe, Alina Nalyvayko 2024. selSeq: A method for the enrichment of non-polyadenylated RNAs including enhancer and long non-coding RNAs for sequencing. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.j8nlkwpk6l5r/v2Version created by Jason D Limberis
Manuscript citation:
Limberis JD, Nalyvayko A, Ernst JD, Metcalfe JZ (2023) selSeq: A method for the enrichment of non-polyadenylated RNAs including enhancer and long non-coding RNAs for sequencing. PLOS ONE 18(11): e0289442. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289442
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,  which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
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Created: January 26, 2024
Last Modified: January 26, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 94220
Keywords: enhancer rna, polyadenylated rna, selective sequencing of crucial regulatory element, rna expression, rna, polyadenylated rnassuch, including enhancer, enhancer, selective sequencing, sequencing non, mrna, essential roles in gene regulation, gene regulation, crucial regulatory element, selseq, sequencing, method for the enrichment, large subset of crucial regulator
Funders Acknowledgements:
Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research (PBBR)
Grant ID: NA
Abstract
Non-polyadenylated RNA includes a large subset of crucial regulators of RNA expression and constitutes a substantial portion of the transcriptome, playing essential roles in gene regulation. For example, enhancer RNAs are long non-coding RNAs that perform enhancer-like functions, are bi-directionally transcribed, and usually lack polyA tails. This paper presents a novel method, selSeq, that selectively removes mRNA and pre-mRNA from samples to enable the selective sequencing of crucial regulatory elements, including non-polyadenylated RNAssuch as long non-coding RNA, enhancer RNA, and non-canonical mRNA.
Materials
Required
SuperScript® III First-Strand Synthesis SystemThermo ScientificCatalog #18080-051
RNase H - 1,250 unitsNew England BiolabsCatalog #M0297L
TURBO DNase 2 U/uLFisher ScientificCatalog #AM2239
Agencourt RNAClean XP Magnetic BeadsBeckman CoulterCatalog #A63987
Ethanol
A thermocycler and a qPCR machine
A magnetic rack

Optional
Luna Universal Probe One-Step RT-qPCR Kit - 200 rxnsNew England BiolabsCatalog #E3006S
Eukaryotic 18S rRNA Endogenous Control (FAM™/MGB probe, non-primer limited)Thermo FisherCatalog #4333760F
TaqMan™ GAPDH Control Reagents (human)Thermo FisherCatalog #402869
rRNA depletion oligos
Before start
Prewarm SuperScript III 10X Buffer to Room temperature
poly-A tailed cDNA synthesis
Mix the following in a 0.2ml tube
AB
ComponentVolume (μl)
Total RNA (1-4ug total)1
Oligo dTs1.5
10 mM dNTP mix1.5
Nuclease-free H2O10
poly-A tailed cDNA reaction synthesis components

Denature sample RNA/primer mixture for 00:05:00 at 65 °C then cool to 4 °C for ≥00:02:00
7m
Spin tube briefly and add the following and mix by pipetting
AB
ComponentVolume (μl)
10X SuperScript III Buffer2
25mM MgCl2 4
0.1M DTT2
Superscript III Reverse Transcriptase 2
poly-A tailed cDNA reaction synthesis components

Incubate 50 °C for 00:50:00 followed by 00:05:00 at 85 °C to deactivate the enzyme, then cool to 4 °C and proceed to the next step

55m
Optional: rRNA depletion
Add in the appropriate rRNA depletion oligos for you sample
Incubate 90 °C for 00:02:00 and ramp down to Room temperature at 0.1 °C per second then proceed to the next step
2m
poly-A tailed (and ribosomal) RNA depletion
Add 2 µL of RNase H
Incubate 37 °C for 00:20:00 followed by 00:05:00 at 65 °C to deactivate the enzyme, then cool it to 4 °C and proceed to the next step
25m
poly-A tailed (and ribosomal) DNA depletion
Add in the following components and mix gently by pipetting

AB
ComponentVolume (μl)
10X Turbo DNase Buffer4
Turbo DNase 4
Nuclease-free H2O10
DNase treatment components

Incubate at 37 °C for 00:30:00
30m
Bead cleanup
Add 90 μl (1.8X) of resuspended RNAClean XP Beads to the sample
Mix by pipetting 10x
Incubate 00:15:00 at On ice
15m
Place on the magnet, allow the beads to aggregate, and remove and discard the supernatant
Add 200 µL 80 % (v/v) ethanol and incubate (still on the magnet) for 00:00:30
30s
Remove the supernatant
Repeat for a total of 2 washes

Air dry for00:00:30 , don't allow the beads to become cracked
30s
Remove the tubes from the magnetic rack
Add 50 µL H20 (optionally add-in 1 µL RNase inhibitor) and resuspend the beads by pipetting ≥10x
Incubate 00:05:00 at Room temperature
5m
Place on the magnet, aspirate 50 µL of the eluant into a new tube
Optional: One-step RT-qPCR quantification

AB
ComponentVolume (μl)
Luna Universal Probe One-Step Reaction Mix (2X)5
Luna WarmStart RT Enzyme Mix (20X)0.5
TaqMan GAPDH Control Reagents (human; 20x)0.5
TaqMan 18S rRNA Control Reagents (eukaryotic; 20x)0.5
RNA2
Nuclease-free H2O1.5
Luna RT-qPCR one-step quantification


ABCDE
StepTemp (C)Time (s)CyclesRamp Rate (C/s)
Reverse transcription5560012.73
Denaturation9560452.73
Denaturation95102.73
Amplification60302.11
Capture600
Cycle parameters for QuantStudio 3