Denaturing Urea Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis for RNA Analysis: A Technique to Separate Fluorescently Labeled Phosphorylated RNA Oligonucleotides from their Non-Phosphorylated Equivalents
Published: April 30, 2023
Abstract
Source: Pillon, M. C., et al., Nonradioactive Assay to Measure Polynucleotide Phosphorylation of Small Nucleotide Substrates. J. Vis. Exp. (2020)
In this video, we demonstrate a denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for the separation of phosphorylated RNA species from their non-phosphorylated counterparts. The RNA species are fluorescently labeled for laser detection on the gel.
Protocol
1. Gel electrophoresis Prepare 15% acrylamide/8 M urea gel solution. CAUTION: Acrylamide must be handled with care, because it is a neurotoxin. Always wear gloves, a lab coat, and goggles when handling it. In a 150 mL glass beaker, combine 22.5 mL of premixed 40% acrylamide/bis-acrylamide 29:1 solution, 6 mL of 10x TBE, 28.8 g of urea, and RNase-free water to a total volume of 59 mL. Gently stir the solution. NOTE: Depending on the…
Representative Results
Figure 1: Example of denaturing gel analysis of phosphorylated RNA. In vitro RNA kinase assay of Las1-Grc3 (110 nM) incubated with 500 nM SC-ITS2 RNA. X marks the control reaction without Las1-Grc3 and the black triangle represents the titration of ATP from 0-10 mM. C2 RNA is the r…
Divulgaciones
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Materials
| 0.4 mm 34-well comb | BioRad | 1653848 | |
| 0.4 mm spacer | BioRad | 1653812 | |
| 0.5 M EDTA ph 8.0 | KD Medical | RGF-3130 | |
| 1M Magnesium Chloride | KD Medical | CAC-5290 | |
| 1M Tris pH 8.0 | KD Medical | RGF-3360 | |
| 40% Acrylamide/Bis Solution 29:1 | BioRad | 1610146 | |
| 5M Sodium Chloride | KD Medical | RGF-3720 | |
| ammonium persulfate (APS) | BioRad | 161-0700 | |
| ATP | Sigma | A2383-1G | |
| boric acid | Sigma | B0394 | |
| bromophenol blue sodium salt | Sigma | B5525-5G | |
| Glass Plates | Thomas Scientific | 1188K51 | |
| Hoefer SQ3 Sequencer | Hoefer | N/A | |
| Image J Software | N/A | N/A | https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/ |
| Labeled RNA oligonucleotides | IDT | Custom Order | |
| Pharmacia EPS 3500 Power Supply | Pharmacia | N/A | |
| Steriflip 0. 22 um Filter | Millipore | 5FCP00525 | |
| TEMED | BioRad | 161-0800 | |
| tris base | Sigma | TRIS-RO | |
| Typhoon FLA 9500 gel imager | GE Healthcare | N/A | |
| Ultra Pure DEPC Water | Invitrogen | 750023 | |
| Ultra Pure Glycerol | Invitrogen | 19E1056865 | |
| urea | Fisher Chemical | U15-500 |
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Denaturing Urea Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis for RNA Analysis: A Technique to Separate Fluorescently Labeled Phosphorylated RNA Oligonucleotides from their Non-Phosphorylated Equivalents. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e21108, doi: (2023).