
Depending on the set threshold value for fluorescence signal in our microarray approach, we identified 50–80 putative ncRNAs, 12 of which were verified by Northern blot analysis. A computational search for intergenic non-coding (nc) RNAs in the 4.6-Mb genome identified a total of 252 potential ncRNAs (including 233 putative sRNAs). the Aliivibrio salmonicida, which causes severe disease in farmed Atlantic salmon and other fishes.
NORTHERN BLOT ANALYSIS OF RNA VERIFICATION
We have in this study significantly contributed to the discovery and verification of new sRNAs in a representative of Vibrionaceae, i.e. Quickly and uniformly transfer DNA/RNA with minimal prep. For example, of the hundreds of candidate sRNAs from members of the bacterial family Vibrionaceae, the function is known for only 9. Explore Bio-Rads durable membranes and equipment for western, northern, and Southern blotting. Here, we describe protocols employed in our laboratory for conventional northern analysis with total RNA/mRNA to study gene expression and validation of small noncoding RNAs using low molecular weight fraction of RNAs. However, many sRNAs remain to be identified, and the functional roles of sRNAs are known for only a small fraction. In recent years it has been aptly adapted to validate and study the size and expression of small noncoding RNAs. In short, the RNA is size-fractionated by gel electrophoresis and transferred by blotting onto a membrane to which the RNA is covalently bound. Some of the well-characterized sRNAs serve critical steps in the regulation of important cellular processes, such as quorum sensing (Qrr), iron homeostasis (RyhB), oxidative stress (OxyS), and carbon metabolism (Spot 42). Northern blotting analysis is a classical method for analysis of the size and steady-state level of a specific RNA in a complex sample. Bacterial small RNAs (sRNAs) are trans-encoded regulatory RNAs that typically bind mRNAs by short-sequence complementarities and change the expression of the corresponding proteins. Northern blotting analysis is a classical method for analysis of the size and steady-state level of a specific RNA in a complex sample.
