Calculating RNA degradation rates using large-scale normalization in mouse embryonic stem cells

Juliane Oliveira Viegas, Lior Fishman, Eran Meshorer*, Michal Rabani*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Data normalization is critical to the process of estimating RNA degradation by analyzing RNA levels when transcription is blocked. Here, we present a protocol for measuring mRNA degradation rates, optimized for mouse embryonic stem cells, using α-amanitin inhibitor. We describe steps for a time course α-amanitin treatment, RNA-seq, and alignment; we then detail procedures for analyzing data and sequence enrichment. Our method relies on large-scale normalization of stable transcripts in genomic RNA-seq measurements, providing reliable readouts. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Viegas et al.1

Original languageEnglish
Article number102534
JournalSTAR Protocols
Volume4
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 2023

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Keywords

  • Cell Biology
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Molecular Biology
  • RNA-seq
  • Stem Cells

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