Soft and Hard Homogenization Extractions 625-644

20191204 E.S. DNA/RNA Extractions from Montipora capitata and Pocillopora acuta adult coral fragments from Holobiont Integration Hawaii 2018 project.

Soft and Hard homogenization, and DNA/RNA Extractions followed this protocol. General Zymo Duet DNA/RNA Extraction protocol found here. With the following changes:

  • DNA: The first and second elutions were spun down in separate microcentrifuge tubes to compare the quantity and quality between the first and second elution. The first elution had no incubation period (previously 5 minutes) with 10 μl of Tris buffer and the second elution had a 15 minute incubation period (previously 5 minutes) with 100 μl of Tris buffer.
  • 10 μl aliquots of DNA and 5 μl aliquots of RNA (instead of 10 μl of each).

Qubit used to check DNA and RNA quantity (ng/μl).
TapeStation used to check RNA quality.

High Sensitivity:
DNA Standard 1: 56.40 ng/μl
DNA Standard 2: 24,393.58 ng/μl
RNA Standard 1: 50.42 ng/μl
RNA Standard 2: 1,012.40 ng/μl

Timepoint Species Coral ID Extraction ID Homogenization DNA Reading 1 DNA Reading 2 Average DNA ng/μl RNA Reading 1 RNA Reading 2 Average RNA ng/μl RIN  
20181117 Montipora 1315 625 soft 43.8 43.6 43.7 23.8 23.6 23.7 8.5  
20181117 Montipora 1315 626 hard 23.8 23.8 23.8 14.9 14.8 14.85 NA  
20190112 Montipora 2403 627 soft 24.8 24.8 24.8 7.64 7.7 7.67 **  
20190112 Montipora 2403 628 hard 15.9 15.9 15.9 6.62 6.72 6.67 NA  
20181020 Montipora 1083 629 soft 21.8 21.8 21.8 15.3 15.4 15.35 8.6  
20181020 Montipora 1083 630 hard 25.4 25.4 25.4 9.08 9.12 9.1 NA  
20181020 Montipora 2067 631 soft 16.1 16.1 16.1 8.4 8.46 8.43 8.4  
20181020 Montipora 2067 632 hard 18.6 18.4 18.5 6.56 6.52 6.54 NA  
20181215 Montipora 2380 633 soft 23.2 23 23.1 18.9 18.8 18.85 8.8  
20181215 Montipora 2380 634 hard 22.4 22.4 22.4 14.6 14.6 14.6 NA  
20181020 Montipora 2410 635 soft 35.8 35.6 35.7 12.1 12.1 12.1 8.5  
20181020 Montipora 2410 636 hard 18.2 18.2 18.2 8.68 8.6 8.64 NA  
20180922 Montipora 2021 637 soft 51.2 51.2 51.2 17.7 17.6 17.65 8.5  
20180922 Montipora 2021 638 hard 11.1 11 11.05 16.4 16.3 16.35 NA  
20180922 Montipora 1121 639 soft 30.2 30 30.1 16.9 16.9 16.9 8.7  
20180922 Montipora 1121 640 hard 20.4 20.4 20.4 10.8 10.8 10.8 NA  
20181020 Pocillopora 1329 641 soft 41.8 41.6 41.7 48 48 48 8.7  
20181020 Pocillopora 1329 642 hard 48.2 48 48.1 36.4 36.6 36.5 NA  
20181117 Montipora 1689 643 soft 10.6 10.6 10.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.9 s
20181117 Montipora 1689 644 hard 9.04 9 9.02 5.4 5.36 5.38 NA  

Link to 20191205 TapeStation report, Extractions #625-644

Gel Electrophoresis Results:

20191205 Extractions #625-644

Written on December 4, 2019