RNA-Seq of homo sapiens brain tumor
Total RNA integrity was determined using Agilent Bioanalyzer or 4200 Tapestation. Library preparation was performed with 1 to 3ug of total RNA. Ribosomal RNA was removed by a hybridization method using Ribo-ZERO kits (Illumina-EpiCentre). mRNA was then fragmented in reverse transcriptase buffer and heating to 94 degrees for 8 minutes. mRNA was reverse transcribed to yield cDNA using SuperScript III RT enzyme (Life Technologies, per manufacturer's instructions) and random hexamers. A second strand reaction was performed to yield ds-cDNA. cDNA was blunt ended, had an A base added to the 3' ends, and then had Illumina sequencing adapters ligated to the ends. Ligated fragments were then amplified for 12-15 cycles using primers incorporating unique dual index tags. Fragments were sequenced on an Illumina NovaSeq-6000 using paired end reads extending 150 bases.RNA-seq reads were then aligned and quantitated to the Ensembl release 101 primary assembly with an Illumina DRAGEN Bio-IT on-premise server running version 3.9.3-8 software.