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We developed a procedure for the preparation of whole transcriptome cDNA libraries depleted of ribosomal RNA from only 1 μg of total RNA. The method relies on a collection of short, computationally selected oligonucleotides, called 'not-so-random' (NSR) primers, to obtain full-length, strand-specific representation of nonribosomal RNA transcripts. In this study we validated the technique by profiling human whole brain and universal human reference RNA using ultra-high-throughput sequencing.
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We thank T. Fare, L. Lim, D. Haynor, P. Lum and E. Schadt for valuable input, M. Biery and H. Bouzek for technical assistance, and G. Schroth and M. Schlador for advice.
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C.D.A., J.C.C. and C.K.R. contributed to the conceptual development and experimental design. C.D.A. and C.K.R. constructed libraries and generated sequencing data. S.J. and J.D. analyzed images and managed the base calling pipeline. J.C.C., R.C., T.B., P.L. and J.K.S. performed sequence alignments and genome analysis. C.A.R. and J.M.J. provided analysis support and project management. C.D.A. and C.K.R. prepared the manuscript.
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C.D.A., J.C.C., R.C., T.B., P.L., S.J., J.K.S., J.D., C.A.R., J.M.J. and C.K.R. are paid employees of Merck and Company, Inc.
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First strand NSR primer sequences. (XLS 53 kb)
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Second strand NSR primer sequences. (XLS 68 kb)
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Non-coding RNA expression levels in NSR libraries. (XLS 64 kb)
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Armour, C., Castle, J., Chen, R. et al. Digital transcriptome profiling using selective hexamer priming for cDNA synthesis. Nat Methods 6, 647–649 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1360
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