Spatially resolved transcriptomic profiling of degraded and challenging fresh frozen samples.

ABSTRACT: Spatially resolved transcriptomics has enabled precise genome-wide mRNA expression profiling within tissue sections. The performance of methods targeting the polyA tails of mRNA relies on the availability of specimens with high RNA quality. Moreover, the high cost of currently available spatial resolved transcriptomics assays requires a careful sample screening process to increase the chance of obtaining high-quality data. Indeed, the upfront analysis of RNA quality can show considerable variability due to sample handling, storage, and/or intrinsic factors. We present RNA-Rescue Spatial Transcriptomics (RRST), a workflow designed to improve mRNA recovery from fresh frozen specimens with moderate to low RNA quality. First, we provide a benchmark of RRST against the standard Visium spatial g

SUBMITTER: Mirzazadeh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9889806 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature