Soft and Hard Homogenization Extrations 575-594

20191121 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: 46.36 ng/μl
DNA Standard 2: 20,805.39 ng/μl
RNA Standard 1: 51.69 ng/μl
RNA Standard 2: 1,024.6 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
20180922 Montipora 1221 575 soft 18.9 18.7 18.8 18.9 19 18.95 8.4
20180922 Montipora 1221 576 hard 11.7 11.6 11.65 8.34 8.34 8.34 NA
20180922 Montipora 1108 577 soft 21 20.8 20.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 8.7
20180922 Montipora 1108 578 hard 13.2 13.1 13.15 6.28 6.24 6.26 NA
20180922 Pocillopora 2195 579 soft 71.4 71.2 71.3 38.4 38.2 38.3 8.3
20180922 Pocillopora 2195 580 hard 30 30 30 16.4 16.4 16.4 NA
20180923 Pocillopora 1571 581 soft 61.6 61.4 61.5 29.2 29.2 29.2 8.2
20180923 Pocillopora 1571 582 hard 25.8 25.6 25.7 18.4 18.4 18.4 NA
20180922 Pocillopora 1762 583 soft 20.4 20.4 20.4 16.7 16.8 16.75 9.1
20180922 Pocillopora 1762 584 hard 18.9 18.8 18.85 14.6 14.6 14.6 NA
20181103 Montipora 1467 585 soft 22 22 22 8.4 8.34 8.37 8.6
20181103 Montipora 1467 586 hard 10.5 10.5 10.5 4.6 4.8 4.7 NA
20180929 Pocillopora 1468 587 soft 26.8 26.8 26.8 35.8 35.8 35.8 8.4
20180929 Pocillopora 1468 588 hard 10 10 10 18.7 18.7 18.7 NA
20180923 Montipora 1321 589 soft 13.9 13.8 13.85 14 13.9 13.95 9.3
20180923 Montipora 1321 590 hard 8.94 8.9 8.92 ** ** ** NA
20181020 Pocillopora 1709 591 soft 28.8 28.8 28.8 44 44 44 8.9
20181020 Pocillopora 1709 592 hard 20 20 20 21.6 21.4 21.5 NA
20180923 Montipora 1583 593 soft 21.2 21.2 21.2 11 11.1 11.05 8.9
20180923 Montipora 1583 594 hard 12 12 12 6.38 6.42 6.4 NA

Link to 20191126 TapeStation report, Extractions #575-594

Gel Electrophoresis Results:

20191122 Extractions #575-594

Written on November 21, 2019