Here we present a method for directly measuring transfer RNA charging levels from purified Escherichia coli RNA as well as a way to compare relative levels of transfer RNA, or any other short RNA, across different samples based on the addition of spike-in cells expressing a reference gene.
Stenum, T. S., Sørensen, M. A., Svenningsen, S. L. Quantification of the Abundance and Charging Levels of Transfer RNAs in Escherichia coli. J. Vis. Exp. (126), e56212, doi:10.3791/56212 (2017).