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TraPR Small RNA Isolation Kit

  • Isolate only fully functional, physiologically relevant silencing sRNAs
  • Save time by using an easy single-column 15-minute workflow
  • Extract high-quality sRNA even from challenging samples
  • Screen for novel sRNAs in uncharacterized samples
  • Simplify downstream analysis and save sequencing cost

Description

TraPR Small RNA Isolation Kit

TraPR (Trans-kingdom, rapid, affordable Purification of RISCs) presents a gel- and bias-free, column-based method for isolation of functional small RNAs from RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISCs) of all organisms. Within 15 minutes, TraPR enables purification of RISC fractions even from challenging or inconsistent samples, cell types, tissues, and bio-fluids. The TraPR Small RNA Isolation Kit generates high-quality sRNA preparations suitable for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) applications and thus provides a highly reproducible, time-saving method that outperforms all current gold-standard procedures for sRNA profiling.

TraPR Eliminates the Need for Gel Extraction of sRNAs

Typically, sRNA-Seq libraries from total RNA contain only a minor fraction of reads corresponding to functional sRNAs (Fig. 1A). Thus, size selection methods such as gel extraction are commonly applied to increase the share of sRNA-mapping reads (Fig. 1B). TraPR replaces these lengthy and error-prone gel extractions with quick and easy column purifications (Fig. 1C).

Figure 1 | TraPR enriches functional sRNA without the need for gel extraction. Size distribution and biotypes of mapped reads from NGS libraries prepared from A) Total RNA (TRIzol extraction), B) gel-purified, or C) TraPR-isolated sRNA from Arabidopsis thaliana. Adapted from Grentzinger et al., 2020.

 

TraPR is Universal and Species-Independent

The TraPR Small RNA Isolation Kit easily isolates all RISC-associated sRNAs found in any organism, tissue, cell type, or bio-fluid. No previous characterization or knowledge of the organism of interest is required (Fig. 2).

Figure 2 | TraPR isolation of RISC-associated sRNAs exemplified for ciliate, plant, yeast, nematodes, and mammalian samples. RNA was extracted from input (I), TraPR eluate (E), and column-retained (R) fractions, radiolabeled and analyzed by gel electrophoresis and autoradiography. Adapted from Grentzinger et al., 2020.

TraPR Isolates High-Quality sRNA from Challenging Samples

Size-based selection does not distinguish between functional sRNAs and short RNA fragments originating from degradation. Thus, sRNA library preps from samples that are prone to RNA degradation are often heavily contaminated with tRNA-, mRNA-, and rRNA-derived fragments (Fig. 3, left). In contrast, TraPR isolation preserves the sRNA size distribution even for RNA-degraded samples (Fig. 3, right).

Figure 3 | TraPR enables clean isolation of high-quality sRNA from RNA-degraded samples. Mus musculus liver lysates were treated for 30 minutes with RNase T1 to simulate RNA degradation. Size distribution and biotypes of mapped reads from NGS libraries prepared from Total RNA (TRIzol extraction) or TraPR-isolated sRNA from intact or RNase-treated samples. The R² values between the panels refer to the respective miRNA read count correlations. Adapted from Grentzinger et al., 2020.

TraPR Enriches Low-Abundant miRNAs e.g. from Plasma

Plasma is of growing interest for biomarker discovery, but it is often prone to RNA degradation and/or contains only minute amounts of sRNAs. TraPR enriches sRNAs even from such challenging samples by one order of magnitude (Fig. 4A and B).
It further reduces the read count dispersion particularly for low-abundant miRNAs, enabling precise quantification (Fig. 4C). Small RNA isolation from liquid samples thereby becomes easily accessible, and TraPR is perfectly suited for biomarker discovery applications.

Figure 4 | TraPR robustly detects low-abundant sRNA from plasma samples. Total RNA (TRIzol) or TraPR-isolated RNA from 150 µl Mus musculus plasma were converted to NGS libraries and sequenced. A) and B) Size distribution and biotypes of mapped reads. C) Box plot representation of miRNA NGS read count dispersion, grouped by miRNA abundance. Adapted from Grentzinger et al., 2020.

TraPR Works Consistently Over a Large Input Range and Eliminates the Need for rRNA Depletion

Small RNA profiling of certain tissue types requires extensive and laborious sample preparation. In Drosophila ovaries, for instance, the 30 nt long 2S rRNA is highly abundant. Therefore, a typical piRNA library generation from fly gonads is a two- to three-day process of gel-based size selection, customized depletion, and oxidation of 2S rRNA and other abundant RNA fragments. While oxidation effectively removes contaminants, it also eliminates the majority of miRNAs. In contrast, sRNA isolation using TraPR fully preserves miRNAs, siRNAs, and piRNAs without requiring depletion of contaminating non-regulatory RNAs (Fig. 5). Furthermore, TraPR can be used over a broad input range starting from as little as two ovary pairs.

Figure 5 | TraPR robustly enriches all classes of sRNAs while eliminating 2S rRNA from Drosophila ovaries. Size distribution and biotypes of mapped reads from NGS libraries. 10 µg of total RNA were used for gel selection followed by ribo-depletion (+/- oxidation). For TraPR-based isolation only two or 50 ovary pairs were used as input. Adapted from Grentzinger et al., 2020.

Combining TraPR With Lexogen’s Small RNA Library Prep Kit

The TraPR Small RNA Isolation Kit is suitable for various downstream applications such as qRT-PCR, low molecular weight RNA blotting, sRNA cloning, and NGS sample preparation. TraPR is fully compatible with Small RNA-Seq library preparation protocols using adaptor ligation including Lexogen’s Small RNA Library Preparation Kit (Cat. No. 052, Fig. 6). For convenience, a bundled option is also available (Cat. No. 135).

Figure 6 | Lexogen’s Small RNA Library Prep Kit yields highest quality results with TraPR. Correlation analysis of miRNAs from murine plasma. A) R² values for miRNA correlation analysis show compatibility of TraPR with Small RNA-Seq Library Preparation Kits from Lexogen and Competitor I. B) Correlation plots of miRNA read counts from Total RNA (TRIzol extraction) vs. TraPR-isolated sRNAs libraries generated with Small RNA-Seq Library Preparation Kits from Lexogen or Competitor I. Adapted from Grentzinger et al., 2020.

 

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Testimonials

“We have tested the TraPR columns in our sRNA-Seq workflow on various biofluids and generally observed a good depletion of unwanted RNA fragments, such as rRNA and tRNA. Our main benefit in using TraPR, however, is that it enables us to differentiate between free and RISC-bound miRNAs in the sample types.”

Matthias Hackl PhD, CEO, TAmiRNA, Vienna, Austria

“The TraPR column greatly improve my preparation of sRNA libraries, as it speeds up the otherwise more laborious sRNA preparation. Moreover, by using TraPR I could increase the number of samples loaded per lane of the sequencing flow cell, without decreasing the amount of reads per sample.”

Heinrich Bente, PhD Student, Mittelsten Scheid Group, GMI – Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austria

“Overall, TraPR was our best, fastest, and the most economic way to investigate siRNA sizes in non-sequenced species, i.e. duckweeds.”

Arturo Mari-Ordonez, Group Leader, GMI – Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austria

“The TraPR kit was very good at efficiently and specifically isolating small RNAs. I used it on Drosophila melanogaster tissues for differential analysis using qRT-PCR. I definitely recommend it.”

Elisa Bernard, PhD student, Newbury group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK

Workflow​

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The sample is lysed and homogenized in TraPR Lysis Buffer (TLB), which keeps the RNA-Induced Silencing Complexes (RISCs) in their native states. Functional sRNAs are thus protected by the complex.

The sample is transferred to a 1.5 ml tube and
centrifuged to clarify the lysate.

The TraPR columns are prepared by removing the storage buffer from the resin.

The TraPR input fraction (clarified lysate) is loaded onto the prepared TraPR column and mixed vigorously.

Pure RISCs loaded with their cognate sRNA are eluted from the column with TraPR Elution Buffer (TEB) while bulk RNA and DNA are retained on the TraPR column.

Small RNA is isolated from RISCs using acidic phenol / chloroform. Subsequently, sRNA is precipitated with isopropanol, washed, and solubilized in RNA Elution Buffer (REB).

The isolated sRNA can be analyzed by various downstream applications such as sRNA-Seq or qRT-PCR and low molecular weight RNA blotting.

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