Poon, Nee Kiew and Othman, Rofina Yasmin and Mebus, Katharina and Teo, Chee How (2019) Optimization of CTAB-based RNA Extraction for in planta Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Gene Expression Study. Sains Malaysiana, 48 (10). pp. 2125-2133. ISSN 0126-6039, DOI https://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2019-4810-07.
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A crucial prerequisite for an insightful gene expression study is the quality of the nucleic acid extracted. High-quality nucleic acids allow comparative downstream analyses for both organisms during a phytopathogen infection. However, RNA extraction of pathogen-infected host materials usually involves extraction methods that are optimised individually for either the pathogen or the host. Different sets of buffers or specialised commercial kits are often required. In this study, a streamlined CTAB-based extraction protocol was optimised for both the pure culture of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) and infected banana roots. Foc cultures were grown on PDA overlaid by a nylon membrane and total nucleic acids were successfully extracted from mycelia with a ratio of 100 mg mycelia powder mass to 2 mL of CTAB buffer. Using the optimised protocol, LiCl-precipitated RNAs showed higher values of A260/280 (2.064 ± 0.021) and A260/230 (1.937 ± 0.076) compared to ethanol precipitated RNAs. Similar observation was observed for inoculated banana roots where LiCl-precipitated RNAs showed higher values of A260/230 and A260/280 compared to ethanol precipitated RNAs. qRT-PCR analysis using a pair of Foc specific primers, FoTEF1a, confirmed that the LiCl-precipitated RNA was more suitable for downstream gene expression studies. This extraction protocol is applicable for Foc in planta gene expression study with a high potential to be extended to other filamentous fungal pathogens. © 2019 Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | University of Malaya HIR-MOE (Cycle 3) grant-UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOE/SC/14/4, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - PG178-2016A, BKP078-2016, Research University grant RU006-2017, MOHE MyBrainSc scholarships |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense; Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB); In planta gene expression |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2020 01:10 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2020 01:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/23747 |
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