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Public workspaceAAV viral DNA and whole RNA recovery for AAV pool experiments in rhesus macaque

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Protocol CitationMiguel Chuapoco 2023. AAV viral DNA and whole RNA recovery for AAV pool experiments in rhesus macaque. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.3byl4jo68lo5/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,  which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
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Created: May 08, 2023
Last Modified: May 31, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 81617
Keywords: ASAPCRN
Funders Acknowledgement:
Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s
Grant ID: ASAP-020495
Abstract
This protocol outlines procedures to extract viral DNA and whole RNA from rhesus macaque tissue that had been treated with AAV in vivo
Protocol materials
ReagentUltraPure Distilled Water Invitrogen - Thermo FisherCatalog #10977-015
Step 7
ReagentRNase Cocktail™ Enzyme MixThermo FisherCatalog #AM2286
Step 8
ReagentUltraPure DNase/RNase-Free Distilled WaterThermo Fisher ScientificCatalog #10977023
Step 8.1
ReagentQ5 High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase - 500 unitsNew England BiolabsCatalog #M0491L
In 2 steps
ReagentGlycoBlue™ CoprecipitantThermo ScientificCatalog #AM9516
Step 5
ReagentZymo DNA Clean & Concentrator - 5Zymo ResearchCatalog #D4014
In 3 steps
ReagentCutSmart Buffer - 5.0 mlNew England BiolabsCatalog #B7204S
Step 8
ReagentDNase I, Amplification GradeThermo FisherCatalog #18068015
Step 8.1
ReagentSuperScript™ III Reverse TranscriptaseThermo FisherCatalog #18080093
Step 8.3
ReagentTRIzol ReagentThermo Fisher ScientificCatalog #15596026
Step 1
ReagentNEBNext Multiplex Oligos for Illumina (Dual Index Primers Set 1) - 96 rxnsNew England BiolabsCatalog #E7600S
Step 16
ReagentUltraPure™ Low Melting Point AgaroseThermo Fisher ScientificCatalog #16520050
Step 17
ReagentSodium Acetate 3M, pH 5.2Thermo ScientificCatalog #R1181
Step 5
ReagentSmaI - 2,000 unitsNew England BiolabsCatalog #R0141S
Step 8
DNA/RNA extraction
DNA/RNA extraction
3h 8m
3h 8m
Add Amount100 mg tissue sample (brain or liver) and Amount1 mL TRIzol reagent ReagentTRIzol ReagentThermo Fisher ScientificCatalog #15596026 to bead homogenizer tubes. Use prefilled tubes with 1.5 mm Zirconium beads or 2.8 mm stainless steel beads.
Equipment
Prefilled 2.0ml tubes, Zirconium Beads, 1.5mm Triple-Pure - High Impact, 50pk
NAME
Homogenizer tubes (1.5 mm Zirconium beads)
TYPE
Benchmark Scientific
BRAND
D1032-15
SKU
LINK

Equipment
Prefilled 2.0ml tubes, Stainless Steel, 2.8mm Acid Washed, 50pk
NAME
Homogenizer tubes (2.8 stainless steel)
TYPE
Benchmark Scientific
BRAND
D1033-28
SKU
LINK

Homogenize tissue in using the following settings:
  • Speed: 5.0 m/s
  • Time: 30 seconds
  • Pause: 1 minute
  • Cycles: 2

Incubate for Duration00:05:00 .
Equipment
BEADBUG 6, SIX POSITION HOMOGENIZER, 115V
NAME
Tissue homogenizer (6 position)
TYPE
Benchmark Scientific
BRAND
D1036
SKU
LINK

Equipment
BEADBLASTER 24 MICROTUBE HOMOGENIZER, 115V
NAME
Tissue Homogenizer (24 position)
TYPE
Benchmark Scientific
BRAND
D2400
SKU
LINK

Note
Samples can be stored at -20 ºC for up to year in TRIzol.


5m
Centrifuge the homogenizer tubes containing the TRIzol solution and homogenized tissue using the following parameters: Centrifigation12000 x g, 4°C, 00:05:00 . Transfer the supernatant to a new tube (microcentrifuge tube or similar).
Equipment
Centrifuge 5425/5425 R - Microcentrifuge
NAME
Refrigerated centrifuge
TYPE
Eppendorf
BRAND
2231000909
SKU
LINK

Equipment
DNA LoBind® Tubes
NAME
Microcentrifuge tubes
TYPE
Eppendorf
BRAND
022431021
SKU
LINK

5m
Add Amount200 µL chloroform to each tube for every Amount1 mL TRIzol used for lysis, vortex briefly, and incubate for Duration00:03:00 .
3m
Add 1 equivalent volume of isopropanol, 1/10 volume of sodium acetate, and co-precipitant (e.g. Amount500 µL isopropanol , Amount50 µL sodium acetate , Amount2-3 µL co-precipitant ) and vortex briefly. Incubate for Duration00:10:00 .

ReagentSodium Acetate 3M, pH 5.2Thermo ScientificCatalog #R1181
ReagentGlycoBlue™ CoprecipitantThermo ScientificCatalog #AM9516
10m
Centrifuge Centrifigation12000 x g, 4°C, 00:10:00 to pellet nucleic acids. Discard supernatant and wash pellet with Amount1 mL 75% ethanol . Centrifuge again Centrifigation7500 x g, 4°C, 00:05:00 and discard supernatant.

15m
Air dry pellet and resuspend in Amount84 µL PCR clean water
ReagentUltraPure Distilled Water Invitrogen - Thermo FisherCatalog #10977-015
To isolate DNA, treat half of the sample with RNase. Remove RNA by digestion with Amount1.5 µL RNase cocktail and digest with Amount1.5 µL SmaI . Supplement reaction with Amount5 µL CutSmart . Incubate at TemperatureRoom temperature for 2-3 hours and Temperature37 °C overnight .

Purify with ReagentZymo DNA Clean & Concentrator - 5Zymo ResearchCatalog #D4014

ReagentRNase Cocktail™ Enzyme MixThermo FisherCatalog #AM2286
ReagentSmaI - 2,000 unitsNew England BiolabsCatalog #R0141S
ReagentCutSmart Buffer - 5.0 mlNew England BiolabsCatalog #B7204S
To obtain cDNA, take Amount1 µg RNA from sample (measured by high sensitivity RNA Qubit) and treat with ReagentDNase I, Amplification GradeThermo FisherCatalog #18068015


Combine Amount1 µg RNA with Amount1 µL 10X DNase I reaction buffer , Amount1 µL DNase I , and ReagentUltraPure DNase/RNase-Free Distilled WaterThermo Fisher ScientificCatalog #10977023 to 10 uL.

Incubate reaction TemperatureRoom temperature Duration00:15:00

15m
Inactivate DNase I by adding Amount1 µL 25 mM EDTA . Heat Temperature65 °C Duration00:15:00

15m
To convert DNase I treated RNA to cDNA, take Amount1-5 µL sample and combine with Amount1 µL oligo(dT) , Amount1 µL dNTP and fill to Amount10 µL using UltraPure water.


ReagentSuperScript™ III Reverse TranscriptaseThermo FisherCatalog #18080093

Incubate Temperature65 °C Duration00:05:00 and place on ice.

5m
Prepare cDNA synthesis mix according to manufacturer's specifications. Add Amount10 µL cDNA synthesis mix to each RNA primer mixture and mix by gently flicking the tubes.

Incubate as follows:
  • Temperature50 °C Duration00:50:00
  • Temperature25 °C Duration00:10:00
  • Temperature50 °C Duration00:50:00
  • Temperature85 °C Duration00:05:00
1h 55m
Store samples at -80 °C until ready to use.
PCR amplification
PCR amplification
3h 8m
3h 8m
Use Zymo DNA purification of PCR product according to manufacturer's suggested protocol.ReagentZymo DNA Clean & Concentrator - 5Zymo ResearchCatalog #D4014
Dilute PCR product 1:100 and use as template for an additional round of PCR amplification around the variable region with primers containing Read1 and Read2 sequences by 10 cycles of Temperature98 °C for Duration00:00:10 , Temperature60 °C for Duration00:00:30 , and Temperature72 °C for Duration00:00:10 using ReagentQ5 High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase - 500 unitsNew England BiolabsCatalog #M0491L and the following primers:
  • Forward: 5'- TCGTCGGCAGCGTCAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGcgatgttccagattacgcttgag -3'
  • Reverse: 5'- GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGattttgtaatccagaggttgattatcg - 3'

50s
Use Zymo DNA purification of PCR product according to manufacturer's suggested protocol.ReagentZymo DNA Clean & Concentrator - 5Zymo ResearchCatalog #D4014
Append Illumina flow cell adapters and unique indices by PCR amplification with ReagentNEBNext Multiplex Oligos for Illumina (Dual Index Primers Set 1) - 96 rxnsNew England BiolabsCatalog #E7600S
by 10 cycles of Temperature98 °C for Duration00:00:10 , Temperature59 °C for Duration00:00:30 , and Temperature72 °C for Duration00:00:10 using ReagentQ5 High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase - 500 unitsNew England BiolabsCatalog #M0491L
50s
Run PCR products on a freshly-prepared 2% ReagentUltraPure™ Low Melting Point AgaroseThermo Fisher ScientificCatalog #16520050 gel and gel purify amplified 200 bp PCR product.