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Cell type–specific mRNA purification by translating ribosome affinity purification (TRAP)

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Heiman, Myriam, Kulicke, Ruth, Fenster, Robert J, Greengard, Paul, Heintz, Nathaniel·2014·Nature Protocols

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Cellular diversity and architectural complexity create barriers to understanding the function of the mammalian CNS at a molecular level. To address this problem, we have recently developed a methodology that provides the ability to profile the entire translated mRNA complement of any genetically defined cell population. This methodology, which we termed translating ribosome affinity purification, or TRAP, combines cell type-specific transgene expression with affinity purification of translating ribosomes. TRAP can be used to study the cell type-specific mRNA profiles of any genetically defined cell type, and it has been used in organisms ranging from Drosophila melanogaster to mice and human cultured cells. Unlike other methodologies that rely on microdissection, cell panning or cell sorting, the TRAP methodology bypasses the need for tissue fixation or single-cell suspensions (and the potential artifacts that these treatments introduce) and reports on mRNAs in the entire cell body. This protocol provides a step-by-step guide to implement the TRAP methodology, which takes 2 d to complete once all materials are in hand.

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  • The TRAP approach relies on the genetic labelling of the ribosomal protein L10a with the enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) using Eef1a1LSL.eGFPL10a/+ mice.

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Authors
Heiman, M., Kulicke, R., Fenster, R. J., Greengard, P., & Heintz, N.
Affiliations
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • Rockefeller University (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Heiman, Myriam
Venue
Nature Protocols
Published
2014-05-08
Volume
9
Issue
6
Pages
1282-1291
ISSN
  • 1750-2799 (ISSN-L)
  • 1754-2189
OpenAlex
W1993981485
Cited by
498
References
39
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FWCI
9.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Nature Protocols (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PMC
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institute of Mental Health (P50MH090963, MH090963)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007739)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Keywords
translating ribosome affinity purification, central nervous system, cell type-specific gene expression
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Humans, Polyribosomes, Ribosomes, RNA, Messenger, Gene Expression Profiling, Mice, Single-Cell Analysis

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