Isolating, Sequencing and Analyzing Extracellular MicroRNAs from Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Yan Yan, Chi Chih Chang, Morten T. Venø, Colin R. Mothershead, Junyi Su, Jørgen Kjems

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Abstract

Extracellular and circulating RNAs (exRNA) are produced by many cell types of the body and exist in numerous bodily fluids such as saliva, plasma, serum, milk and urine. One subset of these RNAs are the posttranscriptional regulators - microRNAs (miRNAs). To delineate the miRNAs produced by specific cell types, in vitro culture systems can be used to harvest and profile exRNAs derived from one subset of cells. The secreted factors of mesenchymal stem cells are implicated in alleviating numerous diseases and is used as the in vitro model system here. This paper describes the process of collection, purification of small RNA and library generation to sequence extracellular miRNAs. ExRNAs from culture media differ from cellular RNA by being low RNA input samples, which calls for optimized procedures. This protocol provides a comprehensive guide to small exRNA sequencing from culture media, showing quality control checkpoints at each step during exRNA purification and sequencing.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere58655
JournalJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE
Volume2019
Issue145
Number of pages13
ISSN1940-087X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Exosomes
  • Extracellular RNAs
  • Extracellular vesicles
  • Genetics
  • Issue 145
  • Mesenchymal stem cells
  • MicroRNAs
  • Next generation sequencing
  • Ribonucleproteins
  • Small RNA library construction
  • Small RNAs

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