GSM5778120: Peromyscus_maniculatus_control_rep3; Peromyscus maniculatus; RNA-Seq
To capture behavior-relevant gene expression, we focused on the brain. Therefore, at the conclusion of the test trial, we immediately euthanized animals using CO2 inhalation and rapidly dissected whole brains in chilled PBS, flash-froze the sample in liquid nitrogen, and stored it at -80 °C. Later, we homogenized tissues using a TissueLyser (Qiagen, Venlo, Netherlands) in Trizol (ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), and extracted total RNA using 5Prime Phase Lock Gel Tubes Heavy (Quantabio, Beverly, MA, USA), followed by clean-up with RNeasy columns (Qiagen, Venlo, Netherlands). We prepared RNA-seq libraries with a TruSeq Stranded mRNA Library Prep Kit, following manufacturer's instructions (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA), and assessed library quality prior to sequencing using a TapeStation 2200 (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA).