Product description

Contents
Solution RL: 60 ml
Wash Buffer RPI: 18 ml
Wash Buffer RW: 12 ml
DEPC-treated water: 10 ml
RNase-free spin column: 50 each
RNase-free microcentrifuge tube: 50 each 
Materials should be supplied by the users:
Chloroform
Ethanol (96–100%)

Description
This  manual provides sample-specific protocols to isolate total RNA from a  wide range of sample types and amounts. In general, samples are lysed and  then homogenized in the presence of guanidinium isothiocyanate, a  chaotropic salt capable of protecting the RNA from endogenous RNases.  After homogenization, ethanol is added to the sample. The sample is then  processed through a Spin Cartridge containing a clear silica-based  membrane to which the RNA binds. Any impurities are effectively removed  by subsequent washing. The purified total RNA is then eluted in  RNase-Free Water and is suitable for use in a variety of downstream applications.

Applications
Real-time-PCR (RT-PCR)
Real-time quantitative
Northern blotting
Nuclease protection assays
RNA amplification for microarray analysis
cDNA library preparation after poly(A)+ selection

Feature
ü        Stable yield
ü        Reliable performance of high-quality purified total RNA in downstream applications

Storage
Store at 2-8℃, protect from light. Kit contents are stable for up to 12 months, when properly stored.

Note
ü        Wash  Buffer RPI and Wash Buffer RW are supplied as a concentrate. Before  using for the first time, add ethanol (96–100%, purity grade p.a.) as  indicated on the bottle to obtain a working solution.
ü        Use sterile, disposable, and individually wrapped plastic–ware.
ü        Use only sterile, disposable RNase-free pipet tips and microcentrifuge tubes.
ü        Wear  disposable gloves while handling reagents and RNA samples to prevent  RNase contamination from the surface of the skin. Change gloves  frequently, particularly as the protocol progresses from crude extracts  to more purified material.
ü        Always use proper microbiological aseptic techniques when working with RNA.
ü        Recommended volume of solution RL
 
10 cm2 adherent cells
1 ml
107 suspension cells
1-2 ml
100 ul white cells
2 ml
50-100 mg ordinary tissue
1 ml
50-100 mg special tissue (live, spleen, bone or cartilage) 
2 ml
15-100 mg plant tissue
1 ml

Protocol
1.      Sample process
Tissues 
tissue  from animal or plant(either fresh or frozen at -70°C until use) can be  processed by freezing with liquid nitrogen and grinding into a fine  powder using a mortar and pestle.Homogenize tissue samples in 1 ml  Solution RL per 50–100 mg tissue using a tissue homogenizer or  rotor-stator.

Adherent Cells
Lyse  cells directly in a culture dish by adding 1 ml of Solution RL to the  dish and passing the cell lysate several times through a pipet tip. The  amount of Solution RL required is based on the culture dish area (1 ml  per 10 cm2) and not on the number of cells present.

Suspension Cells
Harvest cells and pellet cells by centrifugation. Use 1 ml of the Solution RL per 5–10 × 106 animal, plant, or yeast cells, or per 1 × 107  bacterial cells. Lyse cells by repetitive pipetting up and down. Do not  wash cells before addition of Solution RL  to avoid any mRNA  degradation. Disruption of some yeast and bacterial cells may require a  homogenizer.
 
2.     Incubate at 15-30°C for 5 minutes, to lyse the nucleiprotein complex completely.
3.      Optional  centrifuge at 12,000 rpm for 5 min at 4°C ,transfer the supernatant to a  new Rnase-free microcentrifuge tube. This step can eliminate protein,  fat, polysaccharide, musle or plant fibre.
4.      Add 200 μl chloroform, mix by vortexing for 15 seconds, incubate at room temperature for 3 minutes.
5.      Centrifuge the sample at 12,000 rpm for 10 min at 4°C.
Note:  After centrifugation, the mixture separates into a lower, yellow  phenol–chloroform phase, an interphase, and a colorless upper aqueous  phase which contains the RNA. Transfer of the colorless, upper phase  containing the RNA to a new RNase–free tube.
6.      Add  an 0.5 volume of ethanol. Mix well, a visible precipitate may form  after adding ethanol. Transfer the mixture to a spin column, centrifuge  at 12,000 rpm for 30 seconds at 4°C, discard the flow-through.
7.      Add  500 μl Wash Buffer RPI (check whether ethanol is added or not),  Centrifuge at 12,000 rpm for 30 seconds at 4°C, discard the  flow-through.
8.      Add  500 μl Wash Buffer RW (check whether ethanol is added or not), incubate  at room temperature for 1 minutes. Centrifuge at 12,000 rpm for 30  seconds at 4°C, discard the flow-through. Repeat this step again.
9.      Centrifuge the column at 12,000 rpm for 2 min. Air dry the column.
10.  Place  the spin column in a clean 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube (not provided),  and pipet 30-100 μl Rnase-free water directly onto the membrane.  Incubate at room temperature for 2 minutes, and then centrifuge for 2  min at 12,000 rpm to elute. The tube contains the purified RNA. Store the DNA at -70℃.