Affiliation:
1. University of Vermont
2. University of Washington
3. Providence College
Abstract
Abstract
Background
RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) has revolutionized the exploration of biological mechanisms, shedding light on the roles of non-coding RNAs, including long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), across various biological processes, including stress responses. Despite these advancements, there remains a gap in our understanding of the implications of different RNA-seq library protocols on comprehensive lncRNA expression analysis, particularly in non-mammalian organisms.
Results
In this study, we sought to bridge this knowledge gap by investigating lncRNA expression patterns in Drosophila melanogaster under thermal stress conditions. To achieve this, we conducted a comparative analysis of two RNA-seq library protocols: polyA + RNA capture and rRNA-depletion. Our approach involved the development and application of a Transcriptome Analysis Pipeline (TAP) designed to systematically assess both the technical and functional dimensions of RNA-seq, facilitating a robust comparison of these library protocols. Our findings underscore the efficacy of the polyA + protocol in capturing the majority of expressed lncRNAs within the Drosophila melanogaster transcriptome. In contrast, rRNA-depletion exhibited limited advantages in the context of D. melanogaster studies. Notably, the polyA + protocol demonstrated superior performance in terms of usable read yield and the accurate detection of splice junctions.
Conclusions
Our study introduces a versatile transcriptomic analysis pipeline, TAP, designed to uniformly process RNA-seq data from any organism with a reference genome. It also highlights the significance of selecting an appropriate RNA-seq library protocol tailored to the specific research context.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC
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