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Identification of RNA Fragments Resulting from Enzymatic Degradation using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
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Biochemistry
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JoVE Journal Biochemistry
Identification of RNA Fragments Resulting from Enzymatic Degradation using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
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April 11, 2022

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Chapters

  • 00:09Introduction
  • 01:05Concentration Determination of RNA Solution
  • 03:15Hydrolysis of Oligonucleotides of RNA by Xrn-1
  • 05:31Desalting of RNA Solution, MALDI-TOF Plate Spotting
  • 07:41Results: Identification of Enzymatically Degraded RNA Fragments Using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
  • 08:32Conclusion

Summary

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MALDI-TOF was used to characterize fragments obtained from the reactivity between oxidized RNA and the exoribonuclease Xrn-1. The present protocol describes a methodology that can be applied to other processes involving RNA and/or DNA.

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