anyone have experience with rich A mRNA extraction methods / Kits?

["Lewis, Ben FMC]

Hi Brain's,
In the past I've routinely used a slightly modified acid/phenol RNA
extraction method outlined by Chomcsznski and Sacchi (1986), Analytical
Biochemistry 162, 156-159. At the time I was sampling very fatty tissue and
since there's is little [RNA] in carbohydrate rich tissue I required a
method that would allow reasonable and consistent yields. Once extracted I
would then reverse transcribe RNA using a First Strand synthesis kit
(Invitrogen I think). cDNA was generated from the 3' end of poly(A)-message
by using Oligo-dT primers. I could track down the catalogue number if
desired...
I hope this helps.

Benjamin Lewis BSc (Hons) GRACI 

Research Associate
Department of Clinical Pharmacology,
Level 6, Flinders Medical Centre,
Flinders University School of Medicine,
Bedford Park,
South Australia 5042,
Australia. 

T  +61 8 82044795
F  +61 8 82045114
E ben.lewis at fmc.sa.gov.au
W www.flinders.sa.gov.au 



-----Original Message-----
From: Brain Cells [mailto:lifeisgoodhere at hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 4:57 AM
To: methods at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk
Subject: anyone have experience with rich A mRNA extraction methods /
Kits?


Has anyone done mRNA extraction of poly A rich strands.?  What method or
kits did you use? what do you recommend ?

Thanks

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