Soft and Hard Homogenization Extractions 653-664

20191206 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: X ng/μl
DNA Standard 2: X ng/μl
RNA Standard 1: X ng/μl
RNA Standard 2: X 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
20181006 Montipora 1645 653 soft 17.2 17.2 17.2 8.14 8.2 8.17 7.8
20181006 Montipora 1645 654 hard 14.5 14.4 14.45 7.02 7 7.01 NA
20180929 Montipora 1588 655 soft 10.7 10.6 10.65 12.8 12.7 12.75 8.3
20180929 Montipora 1588 656 hard 14.3 14.3 14.3 8.6 8.58 8.59 NA
20181215 Montipora 2511 657 soft 19.8 19.7 19.75 16.7 16.6 16.65 7.9
20181215 Montipora 2511 658 hard 16.1 16.1 16.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 NA
20181215 Pocillopora 1147 659 soft 57.6 57.4 57.5 120 120 120 6.7
20181215 Pocillopora 1147 660 hard 39.4 39.2 39.3 69 69 69 NA
20180923 Montipora 1229 661 soft 14.8 14.7 14.75 12.6 12.6 12.6 8.4
20180923 Montipora 1229 662 hard 11.9 11.8 11.85 11.1 11 11.05 NA
20181117 Montipora 1689 663 soft 35 34.8 34.9 16.1 16.1 16.1 7.6
20181117 Montipora 1689 664 hard 20.4 20.4 20.4 13.4 13.5 13.45 NA

Link to 20191206 TapeStation report, Extractions #653-664

Gel Electrophoresis Results:

20191206 Extractions #653-664

check notebook post for gel map.

Written on December 19, 2019