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将溶液加热至37°C，保持15分钟，并搅拌溶解。
可使用RNAlater-ICE冻存组织转变溶液浸泡冻存组织，并在–20°C或更低温度解冻过夜。解冻后，可作为新鲜组织进行标准RNA分离处理。
虽然我们还没有进行内部测试，但有证据表明可以使用在RNAlater稳定溶液中保存后的组织进行激光捕获显微切割。请参阅下面的参考文献:
Thelen P, Burfeind P, Grzmil M et al. (2004) cDNA microarray analysis with amplified RNA after isolation of intact cellular RNA from neoplastic and non-neoplastic prostate tissue separated by laser microdissections. Int J Oncol 24(5):1085–1092.
RNA储存在RNAlater溶液中时，在37°C下可保存1天，25°C下可保存1周，4°C下可保存1个月，在-20°C下可长期保存。
可以，使用RNAlater溶液处理后的细胞可通过荧光激活细胞分选法（FACS）进行分析。如果RNAlater溶液的粘性带来问题，则可能需要使用无核酸酶的冷水将其稀释。这不会影响对RNA的保护作用。应尽可能快速并在低温下处理样品。点击此处（https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/references/ambion-tech-support/rna-isolation/tech-notes/facs-into-rnalater-solution-for-gene-profiling.html），阅读关于这一步的更多信息和文献。使用RNAlater溶液处理后的样品也可进行质谱分析。请注意，在去吸附/离子化步骤中，盐可在蛋白质上形成加合物。为避免出现这个问题，可透析样品以除去所有的盐。
不能，RNAlater溶液中的组织必须在4°C保存过夜。
可以，RNAlater溶液已被用于表皮葡萄球菌分离株。下面这篇文献描述了研究人员如何将该溶液用于革兰氏阳性菌：
Handke LD, Conlon KM, Slater SR et al. (2004) Genetic and phenotypic analysis of biofilm phenotypic variation in multiple Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates. J Med Microbiol 53(Pt5):367–344.
RNAlater溶液是抑菌剂。虽然细菌在RNAlater溶液中不会生长，但细胞仍保持完整。将大肠杆菌细胞储存在RNAlater溶液中，在4°C下保存1个月，细胞可保持完整，提取的RNA未降解。
虽然我们尚未对此进行检测，但以下参考文献认为使用RNAlater溶液处理不会使病毒灭活：
•Uhlenhaut C, Kracht M (2005) Viral infectivity is maintained by an RNA protection buffer. J Virol Methods 128(1–2):189–191.
•Kurth A (2007) Possible biohazard risk from infectious tissue and culture cells preserved with RNAlater. Clin Chem3(7):1389–1390.
通过对在RNAlater中-20°C储存2年以上的组织提取的RNA进行评估，已证明在RNAlater溶液中储存不会带来系统性偏差。想要了解更多信息，敬请查看我们的网页（https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/references/ambion-tech-support/rna-isolation/tech-notes/rna-remains-stable-during-long-term-tissue-storage.html）。
从在RNAlater溶液中储存过的组织中可以提取出DNA。请点击此处（https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/references/protocols/nucleic-acid-purification-and-analysis/rna-protocol/genomic-dna-preparation-from-rnalater-preserved-tissues.html）查看实验方案。蛋白质可以在RNAlater溶液中保留；但是，该溶液会使蛋白质变性。因此，从在RNAlater溶液中储存过的组织中提取出的蛋白质仍然适用于免疫印迹法或2D凝胶电泳等应用，但不适用于需要非变性蛋白质的应用。
对于组织样本，我们推荐将组织在4°C下于过量的RNAlater溶液中孵育过夜后取出，使用灭菌的Kimwipe纸擦干，再进行裂解。
对于细胞样本，首先将细胞离心，倒出多余的RNAlater上清液。如果可能，应从细胞沉淀中吸出RNAlater溶液，然后再裂解。在RNAlater溶液中储存过的细胞通常更强韧，使用更高转速离心（5,000 x g）不会导致细胞裂解。
将组织切成任一方向小于0.5 cm的薄片，并浸没于约5倍体积的RNAlater溶液中（如0.5 g样本需要约2.5 mL的RNAlater溶液）。小的器官，如大鼠肾、肝和脾，可整个保存在RNAlater溶液中。细胞样品可以在少量PBS中重悬细胞沉淀，然后加入5-10体积的RNAlater溶液。样品在4°C下可保存1个月，25°C下可保存1周，-20°C下可无限期保存。您可将使用RNAlater溶液处理的组织保存在-20°C下作为存档。
用于RNA提取时，只需将组织从RNAlater溶液中取出，将其作为刚收集的组织进行处理。大多数组织可在裂解缓冲液中直接匀浆处理，但较硬的组织（如骨骼）则需要在液氮中冷冻后再研磨。
只要在进行RNA分离前将RNAlater稳定溶液去除，RNAlater稳定溶液与标准RNA分离试剂盒是兼容的。
RNAlater溶液是一种水溶性组织储存试剂，可在完整、未冻存组织样品中保护细胞RNA。使用RNAlater溶液后不再需要立即处理组织样本，也无需将样本在液氮中冷冻待后续处理。
只有MagMax96用于微阵列总RNA分离试剂盒(货号AM1839)是兼容的，因为它使用Trizol试剂，大部分来自RNAlater试剂的残留的盐在裂解步骤中被去除，并与上层的RNA水相分开。对于其他的MagMax试剂盒，需要进行优化。高盐携带并不是MagMax RNA分离步骤的最佳选择。
RNAlater试剂使蛋白质变性。因此，从储存在RNAlater试剂中的样品中获得的蛋白质适用于Western blotting或凝胶电泳等应用，但不适用于需要天然蛋白质的应用。
我们不推荐重复使用RNAlater和RNAlater ICE试剂。
我们不推荐这样做，因为RNAlater溶液本身是1X浓度。当客户必须绝对使用RNAlater试剂保存他们的液体样品时，我们唯一的建议就是在一份样本中加入15到20份这种溶液。例如，如果你有1ml的液体样品，你会在样品中加入至少15ml的RNAlater试剂来考虑稀释效应。因此，一个30毫升的样品需要至少450毫升的RNAlater试剂，以最小化RNAlater试剂的稀释效应并维持RNA的保护。
RNAlater试剂是接近饱和的高盐溶液。如果RNAlater试剂有晶体或沉淀物，在37度加热并不断摇晃，重新溶解晶体并按照说明书的指示使用。如果你在已放有组织块的RNAlater试剂里发现晶体，应该把组织移到一个新鲜的管子里，小心别带走晶体。对于细胞来说，最好是重新悬浮细胞，让晶体沉淀到底部。接下来，将重悬在RNAlater试剂中的细胞离心，并去除RNAlater试剂。只要细胞在RNAlater中已孵育过夜，则细胞就可以在不需要RNAlater试剂的条件下在-20摄氏度或-80摄氏度的温度下自行保存。
Heat the solution to 37 degrees C for 15 minutes and agitate to redissolve it.
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RNAlater-ICE Frozen Tissue Transition Solution can be used to submerge a frozen sample, then thaw it overnight at -20 degrees C or colder. Once thawed, tissues can then be processed like fresh tissues using standard RNA isolation procedures.
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While we have not tested this in-house, there is evidence that it is possible to use tissues preserved in RNAlater Stabilization Solution and then perform laser capture microdissection. Please see the reference below:
Thelen P, Burfeind P, Grzmil M et al. (2004) cDNA microarray analysis with amplified RNA after isolation of intact cellular RNA from neoplastic and non-neoplastic prostate tissue separated by laser microdissections. Int J Oncol 24(5):1085-1092.
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RNA stored in RNAlater Stabilization Solution is stable for 1 day at 37 degrees C, 1 week at 25 degrees C, 1 month at 4 degrees C, or long-term at -20 degrees C.
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Yes, you should be able to sort cells by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) after treatment with RNAlater Stabilization Solution. If you run into problems due to the viscosity of RNAlater Stabilization Solution, you may need to dilute it with cold nuclease-free water. This will not affect the protection of the RNA. Samples should be processed quickly and as cold as possible. Read more about this procedure and view references here (http://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/references/Invitrogen-tech-support/rna-isolation/tech-notes/facs-into-rnalater-solution-for-gene-profiling.html). You should also be able to perform mass spectrophotometry on samples treated with RNAlater Stabilization Solution. Please note that salt can form adducts on the protein at the desorption/ionization step. To avoid this problem, dialyze the sample to get rid of all salt.
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No, the tissue in RNAlater Stabilization Solution must be stored at 4 degrees C overnight.
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Yes, RNAlater Stabilization Solution has been used with Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates. Here's a reference describing how researchers used the solution with gram-positive bacteria:
Handke LD, Conlon KM, Slater SR et al. (2004) Genetic and phenotypic analysis of biofilm phenotypic variation in multiple Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates. J Med Microbiol 53(Pt5):367-344.
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RNAlater Stabilization Solution is bacteriostatic. Although bacteria do not grow in RNAlater solution, the cells remain intact. E. coli cells stored in RNAlater Stabilization Solution for 1 month at 4 degrees C are intact and yield undegraded RNA.
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While we have not tested this in house, these references suggest that the virus remains active after treatment with RNAlater Stabilization Solution:
- Uhlenhaut C, Kracht M (2005) Viral infectivity is maintained by an RNA protection buffer. J Virol Methods 128(1-2):189-191.
- Kurth A (2007) Possible biohazard risk from infectious tissue and culture cells preserved with RNAlater. Clin Chem3(7):1389-1390.
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RNA from RNAlater treated tissue was evaluated after -20 degrees C storage for over 2 years, indicating no systematic bias introduced by storage in RNAlater Stabilization Solution. For more information, visit our webpage at http://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/references/ambion-tech-support/rna-isolation/tech-notes/rna-remains-stable-during-long-term-tissue-storage.html.
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Yes, DNA can be isolated from samples stored in RNAlater Stabilization Solution. Please view the protocol here: https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/references/protocols/nucleic-acid-purification-and-analysis/rna-protocol/genomic-dna-preparation-from-rnalater-preserved-tissues.html. Proteins will be preserved in RNAlater Stabilization Solution; however, the solution will denature the proteins. Therefore, the protein obtained from samples stored in it will still be suitable for applications such as western blotting or 2D gel electrophoresis, but not for applications that require native protein.
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For your tissue samples, we recommend removing the tissue treated with RNAlater Stabilization Solution from the excess RNAlater solution after incubation overnight at 4 degrees C, blotting the tissue on an absorbent lab wipe or paper towel, and proceeding to lysis.
For your cell samples, pellet the cells, then pour off the excess RNAlater supernatant. Cells are generally less fragile after being stored in RNAlater Stabilization Solution and most cells can be centrifuged at higher speeds without causing cell lysis (5,000 x g).
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Trim the tissue to be less than 0.5 cm in at least one dimension and simply submerge it in 5 volumes of RNAlater Stabilization Solution (e.g., a 0.5 g sample requires about 2.5 mL of RNAlater Stabilization Solution). You can store most samples at 4 degrees C for up to one month, at 25 degrees C for up to one week, or at -20 degrees C indefinitely.
For RNA isolation, simply remove the tissue from RNAlater Stabilization Solution and treat it as though it was just harvested. Most tissues can be homogenized directly in lysis buffer, although harder tissues such as bone may require freezing in liquid nitrogen and grinding.
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RNAlater Stabilization Solution is compatible with standard RNA isolation kits as long as the RNAlater Stabilization Solution is removed prior to the RNA isolation procedure.
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RNAlater Stabilization Solution is an aqueous tissue storage reagent that protects cellular RNA in intact, unfrozen tissue samples. RNAlater Stabilization Solution eliminates the need to immediately process your tissue samples or to freeze them in liquid nitrogen for later processing.
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Only MagMax96 for Microarrays Total RNA Isolation Kit (Cat. No. AM1839) is compatible, since it uses Trizol reagent and most of the salt carry-over from RNAlater reagent is eliminated during the lysis steps and partitioned from the aqueous RNA layer on top. For other MagMax kits, optimization is needed. High salt carry over is not optimal for MagMax RNA isolation steps.
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RNAlater reagent will denature proteins; therefore, protein obtained from samples stored in RNAlater reagent are suitable for applications such as Western blotting or gel electrophoresis, but not for applications that require native protein.
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We do not recommend reusing RNAlater reagent or RNAlater ICE reagent.
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RNAlater reagent is not suitable for liquid samples since it is already at a 1X concentration. When customers must absolutely preserve their liquid samples with RNAlater reagent, the only recommendation we have is to add 15 to 20 volumes of this solution to one volume of their sample. For example, if you have 1 mL of a liquid sample, you would add a minimum of 15 mL of RNAlater reagent to the sample to account for the dilution effect. So a 30 mL sample would require at least 450 mL of RNAlater reagent to minimize the effect of diluting the RNAlater reagent and maintain preservation of the RNA.
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RNAlater reagent is a high-salt solution that is close to its saturation point. If RNAlater reagent has crystals or precipitates, heat at 37 degrees C with agitation, redissolve the crystals, and use as directed in the manual. If you have tissues in RNAlater reagent and find that there are crystals, the tissue should be moved to a fresh tube, taking care to leave the crystals behind. For cells, it is best to resuspend the cells and allow the crystals to settle to the bottom. Next, the cells resuspended in RNAlater reagent should be spun and the RNAlater reagent removed. The cell pellet can be stored by itself without RNAlater reagent at -20 degrees C or -80 degrees C, as long as the cells have been incubated in RNAlater reagent overnight.
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RNAlater Stabilization Solution and RNAlater-ICE Frozen Transition Solution are known to react with hypochlorite solutions, such as common bleach. The reaction releases chlorine gas and generates heat. A similar reaction may occur with other oxidizing agents. If you suspect that samples may contain bleach or other oxidizing reagents, we recommend working in a fume hood with adequate protective clothing and equipment.
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A different product, RNAlater-ICE reagent, is used with samples that are already frozen. RNAlater-ICE reagent transitions tissue from a frozen to a non-frozen state. The frozen tissue is simply placed in RNAlater-ICE reagent and left at -20 degrees C overnight. Treated tissues can then be used directly in standard homogenization and isolation protocols and processed like fresh tissue.
RNAlater reagent and RNAlater-ICE reagent provide flexibility for sample collection and storage, and help ensure that high quality RNA is preserved in samples. Both are available in a variety of convenient sizes.
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Samples in RNAlater reagent can safely be shipped on wet ice for several days. For longer shipping times use dry ice.
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Tissue stored in RNAlater reagent is compatible with all commonly used RNA isolation methods, including single reagent isolation products like TRIzol reagent, and all of our Ambion RNA isolation kits. It is also possible to extract both genomic DNA and total protein from samples stored in RNAlater reagent. RNAlater reagent will denature proteins, so it is only compatible with routine protein analyses such as western blotting and 2D gel electrophoresis that do not require native protein.
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RNAlater reagent has been successfully tested with many different tissues, (including brain, heart, kidney, liver, skeletal muscle, fat, lung) and cell types (E. coli, Drosophila, cultured mammalian cells, and some plant cells). RNAlater reagent can also be used to store anticoagulated whole blood or the white blood cell fraction of whole blood. Ambion RiboPure-Blood RNA Isolation Kit incorporates RNAlater reagent and provides instructions on how best to use RNAlater reagent with blood.
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Processing samples that were stored in RNAlater reagent is much easier than using frozen samples. Frozen samples must be ground to a powder and then the frozen powder must be transferred to a tube for homogenization. This procedure is laborious, messy, risks loss of sample, and perhaps most importantly, may lead to sample thawing, which can compromise RNA integrity. Samples stored in RNAlater reagent are protected from RNases as long as the tissue remains in the solution, and they can typically be disrupted using the simpler methods appropriate for freshly collected samples (grinding in liquid nitrogen is only required for extremely hard or tough tissues such as bone or tumor tissue). Thus, in addition to making sample disruption easier, storage in RNAlater reagent eliminates the risks of sample loss and mess due to transferring or thawing frozen powdered tissue.
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For fresh tissue, simply cut samples to a maximum thickness of 0.5 cm in any one dimension and submerge in 5 volumes of RNAlater reagent.
Cultured cells should be pelleted, resuspended in a small volume of PBS, then mixed with 5-10 volumes of RNAlater reagent.
Once in RNAlater reagent, samples can be stored for up to 1 day at 37 degrees C, 1 week at 25 degrees C, 1 month or more at 4 degrees C, and long-term at -20 degrees C or -80 degrees C.
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Yes, RNAlater Stabilization Solution will freeze at -80 degrees C. We recommend treating your tissue overnight at 4 degrees C with RNAlater and then removing RNAlater prior to freezing at -80 degrees C
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No, RNAlater Stabilization Solution does not involve chemical fixation or crosslinking. It works by denaturing proteins, including RNase.
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Dilute the solution 1:1 with cold PBS and centrifuge at up to 5000 x g (start at lower speed and increase until the cells pellet). Transfer the supernatant to a new tube and discard the pellet.
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Yes, you can isolate genomic DNA from tissue preserved in RNAlater Stabilization Solution (Cat. No. AM7024).
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Unfortunately, we do not offer a sterile version of RNAlater Stabilization Solution.
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We recommend submerging tissue samples in 5-10 volumes of RNAlater overnight at 4 degrees C to allow RNAlater to diffuse throughout the entire tissue sample.
RNAlater should not impact downstream PCR amplification as long as the sample has been properly cleaned before proceeding with DNA isolation, as stated in the RNAlater Stabilization Solution manual (https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/manuals/7020M.pdf) on page 7.
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RNAlater Stabilization Solution stabilizes and protects cellular RNA in intact, unfrozen tissue samples, eliminating the need to immediately process tissue samples or to freeze samples in liquid nitrogen for later processing. In other words, it is an RNA preserving reagent.
RNaseOUT Recombinant Ribonuclease Inhibitor is a potent non-competitive inhibitor of pancreatic-type ribonucleases such as RNase A, and is used to avoid RNA degradation in a variety of applications such as cDNA synthesis, RT-PCR, and in vitro transcription and translation. RNAseOUT inhibits RNase A, RNAse B, and RNAse C. In other words, RNaseOUT Recombinant Ribonuclease Inhibitor is mainly used in an assay to prevent RNA degradation.
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Yes, MagMAX-96 for Microarrays Total RNA Isolation Kit is compatible with the RNAlater solution, because the kit uses Tri-Reagent. Therefore, most of the salts are removed during the lysis steps and partitioned from aqueous RNA layer on top. Additionally, salt carry-over from the RNAlater solution is not an issue.
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Both Tempus Blood RNA Tubes and RNAlater Stabilization Solution employ the same effective stabilization of mRNA expression profiles, and eliminate the need to isolate the RNA immediately after sample collection. However, there are some key differences:
- Components in each stabilization solution are different. The exact components and differences are proprietary.
- The RNAlater Stabilization Solution preserves RNA from degradation without lysing blood cells.
- Samples in RNAlater Stabilization Solution can be safely stored for up to 1 week at 25 degrees C, or up to 1 month at 4 degrees C.
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