Abstract
This protocol describes a simple and relatively general method to extract total RNA from a yeast culture using the Qiagen RNeasy kit. In it, total RNA is treated with DNase I and cleaned up to be suitable for microarray experiments. Therefore, this protocol can be used to generate a large yield of high quality total RNA from yeast cells (S. cerevisiae and S. pombe).
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Acknowledgments
This protocol has been modified and adapted in the Espenshade Lab, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Funding to support different projects that have used this protocol has come from NIH – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and the American Heart Association.
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