title: Motor neurons RNA-seq from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis type 8 (ALS8) samples
design: Total RNA was extracted using the RNeasy Micro Kit (Qiagen, 74004), treated with TURBO DNase (Ambion, AM2238) for 30 min at 37 C, and then re- purified with the Qiagen RNeasy Micro Kit. RNA samples were quantified using the Qubit RNA HS Assay Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Q32852); purity was evaluated using NanoDrop ND-1000 Spectrophotometer (NanoDrop Technologies) and the integrity was verified using the Agilent RNA 6000 Pico Kit (Agilent Technologies, 5067-1513) in the 2100 Bioanalyzer Instrument (Agilent Technologies). Stranded tagged cDNA libraries were prepared using the KAPA Stranded mRNA-Seq Kit (Illumina, KK8421) and cluster generation was performed using the Illumina HiSeq 4000 PE Cluster Kit (Illumina, PE-410-1001). Tagged libraries were pooled and sequenced (300 cycles, paired-end sequencing) in the Illumina HiSeq 4000 instrument using a HiSeq 4000 SBS Kit (Illumina, FC-410- 1003). Raw reads were preprocessed using the standard Illumina pipeline to segregate multiplexed reads.