SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits — Experimental Protocol
Source: Lexogen SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits User Guide (059UG142V0106). Method reference: Herzog VA, et al. (2017) Thiol-linked alkylation of RNA to assess expression dynamics. Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4435.
This file keeps only the actionable kit-component/preparation/procedure/reference-data content (legal/patent/warranty/marketing/revision-history sections removed). Four kit modules, used according to your experimental goal:
Module
Cat. No.
Purpose
Cell Viability Titration Module
059.24
Determine non-toxic S4U working concentration (IC10,ti) for a new cell line
S4U Incorporation Module
060.24
Measure global S4U incorporation rate by HPLC before committing to a kinetics run
Measure RNA degradation kinetics (long labeling then chase with unlabeled uridine)
SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits — 实验操作规程(中文对照版)
来源:Lexogen SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits 用户手册(059UG142V0106)。方法参考文献:Herzog VA, et al. (2017) Thiol-linked alkylation of RNA to assess expression dynamics. Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4435。
本文件仅保留可直接操作的试剂盒组分/准备/步骤/参考数据内容(已移除法律声明/专利/保修/市场介绍/修订历史等部分),与 protocol.md 一一对应,试剂名、货号、数值单位保持英文原文不译。共 4 个试剂盒模块,按实验目的选用:
模块
货号
用途
Cell Viability Titration Module(细胞活力滴定模块)
059.24
为新细胞系确定无毒的 S4U 工作浓度(IC10,ti)
S4U Incorporation Module(S4U 掺入检测模块)
060.24
在正式做动力学实验前,用 HPLC 测定整体 S4U 掺入效率
Anabolic Kinetics Module(合成动力学模块)
061.24
测量 RNA 合成动力学(短脉冲标记)
Catabolic Kinetics Module(降解动力学模块)
062.24
测量 RNA 降解动力学(长时间标记后用非标记尿苷追逐)
Critical safety/handling notes (apply throughout)
S4U is highly light-sensitive and can crosslink (absorbance max 330 nm, extends to 400 nm). Keep cells and all S4U-containing samples/media in the dark: turn off hood lights, minimize incubator door opening during labeling, wrap plates/tubes in foil, work under red light where possible.
Store S4U at −20 °C, avoid freeze–thaw cycles.
Exchange S4U-containing media every 3 h during any labeling step — incorporation rate drops with time on stale S4U media.
Reducing Agent (RA) must be present throughout RNA isolation to keep S4U reduced: 1/1,000 vol in isolation/wash buffers, 1/100 vol in elution/storage buffers. If required volume is <1 µl, pre-dilute RA 1:10 in H2O.
When making mastermixes, always include a 10% surplus per reaction.
TRIzol® is hazardous — consult MSDS, use appropriate PPE/fume hood/waste disposal.
Determine each cell line's own IC10,ti with the Cell Viability Titration Module before running kinetics — S4U toxicity/uptake is cell-type dependent (reference values in Appendix E below are guidelines only). A short (1 h) 100 µM S4U exposure is typically non-toxic for common lines (HEK, MEF, S2, OSC, Sf9).
用户自备: 细胞培养基、50 ml 离心管、细胞活力检测试剂及设备(如 CellTiter-Glo® Luminescent Cell Viability Assay)。
Procedure
Thaw S4U (protect from light at all times) and H2O at RT.
Prepare 12 tubes wrapped in foil, each with 10 ml cell culture medium, labeled 1–12.
Tube 1: add 800 µl S4U + 9.2 ml medium → 20 ml total (4,000 µM S4U). Mix well, keep foil-wrapped.
Serial 1:2 dilution: transfer 10 ml from tube 1 → tube 2 (mix); 10 ml from tube 2 → tube 3; continue through tube 11. (See dilution table below for exact concentrations.)
Tube 12 (no-S4U control): 800 µl H2O + 9.2 ml medium → 20 ml total.
Pre-warm all 12 S4U-media dilutions to incubation temperature; remove existing media from cells and replace with the pre-warmed dilutions.
Store the 12 stock tubes at 4 °C between exchanges; before each exchange, pre-warm a fresh 2.1 ml aliquot of each dilution.
Exchange S4U-containing media every 3 h. Total assay duration = 2× the intended kinetics-experiment labeling duration (e.g. 12 h assay to validate a 6-h kinetics experiment).
Measure cell viability per S4U concentration with an appropriate assay (e.g. CellTiter-Glo®).
Plot viability vs. S4U concentration → fit a sigmoidal inhibition curve → determine IC50,ti (half-maximal inhibitory concentration) and IC10,ti (10%-inhibitory concentration = the working concentration to use in subsequent kinetics experiments).
Dilution series reference (tube volumes/concentrations):
Tube No.
Volume S4U (from previous tube)
Volume Media
S4U Conc. (µM)
S4U Conc. (log2 µM)
1
800 µl [100 mM S4U]
19.2 ml
4,000
12.0
2
10 ml [1]
10 ml
2,000
11.0
3
10 ml [2]
10 ml
1,000
10.0
4
10 ml [3]
10 ml
500
9.0
5
10 ml [4]
10 ml
250
8.0
6
10 ml [5]
10 ml
125
7.0
7
10 ml [6]
10 ml
62.5
6.0
8
10 ml [7]
10 ml
31.3
5.0
9
10 ml [8]
10 ml
15.6
4.0
10
10 ml [9]
10 ml
7.8
3.0
11
10 ml [10]
10 ml
3.9
2.0
12
none (H2O control)
—
0
—
Max replicate wells per S4U dilution, by culture volume/well:
Culture vol/well
Max wells/dilution
Replicates/dilution (6 h)*
Replicates/dilution (12 h)*
0.2 ml
50
25
12
0.5 ml
20
10
5
1 ml
10
5
2
2 ml
5
2
1
3 ml
3
1
0
*Accounts for 2 media exchanges (6 h labeling) or 3 exchanges (12 h labeling).
用户自备: 细胞培养基、100% 乙醇、TRIzol®、75% 乙醇、氯仿:异戊醇(24:1)、乙腈、TEAA 缓冲液、培养箱、培养板、1.5 ml 离心管、SpeedVac、HPLC 柱及设备。
A. S4U labeling of cultured cells
Determine/confirm the cell line's IC10,ti first (Module 1), or use Appendix E reference values.
Seed cells to reach desired confluence/density by the end of the experiment.
Prepare media with S4U at IC10,ti (typically 50–500 µM).
Replace existing media with S4U-containing media; exchange every 3 h.
At each sampling time point (time points spanning up to 2× the intended labeling duration, e.g. 0/4/8/12/24 h for a 12-h kinetics design), remove media and lyse cells directly in TRIzol®. Safe stopping point: −80 °C.
A. 培养细胞的 S4U 标记
先用模块 1 确定/确认该细胞系的 IC10,ti,或参考 Appendix E 数据。
提前接种细胞,使其在实验结束时达到目标融合度/密度。
配制含 S4U 的培养基,浓度为 IC10,ti(通常 50–500 µM)。
移去原有培养基,换成含 S4U 的培养基;每 3 小时更换一次。
在每个采样时间点(时间点跨度可达拟标记时长的 2 倍,例如 12 h 动力学设计取 0/4/8/12/24 h):移去培养基,直接用 TRIzol® 裂解细胞。安全暂停点:−80 °C 保存。
B. RNA isolation (avoid light exposure throughout)
If frozen, thaw lysate and incubate 5 min at RT.
Add 200 µl chloroform:isoamyl alcohol (24:1) per 1 ml TRIzol® lysate.
Shake vigorously 15 s; incubate 3 min RT; centrifuge 16,000×g, 15 min, 4 °C.
Transfer the colorless upper aqueous phase to a new tube (careful pipetting to avoid the organic phase); measure its volume.
Thaw US and S4US tubes (do not use the S4U tube itself).
Prepare 6 standard dilutions (exponentially increasing US/S4US concentration):
Standard
US vol
S4US vol
H2O vol
US final conc.
S4US final conc.
Std 1
40 µl
50 µl
10 µl
320 µM
4 µM
Std 2
20 µl
25 µl
55 µl
160 µM
2 µM
Std 3
10 µl
12.50 µl
77.50 µl
80 µM
1 µM
Std 4
5 µl
6.25 µl
88.75 µl
40 µM
0.5 µM
Std 5
2.50 µl
3.12 µl
94.38 µl
20 µM
0.25 µM
Std 6
1.25 µl
1.56 µl
97.19 µl
10 µM
0.125 µM
Mobile phase A: 3% acetonitrile, 0.1 M TEAA, pH 7.0 in H2O. Mobile phase B: 90% acetonitrile in H2O.
Gradient (for a 250×4.6 mm Discovery C18 column; adjust for your column): 0% B for 15 min → 0–10% B over 20 min → 10–100% B over 30 min. Recommended: 5-min 100% B wash between runs. (Reference: Spitzer et al., Methods Enzymol. 2014;539:113–161 — adjust to your column.)
Run standards 1–6 to build calibration curves; record chromatogram at 260 nm and, if possible, 330 nm. Elution order: Uridine (US) before S4U (S4US).
Run digested RNA samples; measure absorbance at US/S4US retention times (260 nm and 330 nm). Full ribonucleoside elution order: Cytosine, Uridine, Guanine, 4-Thiouridine (S4U), Adenine.
Use standard curves to convert peak areas to concentrations; % S4U incorporation = S4U / (S4U + Uridine) × 100.
Plot % incorporation vs. time to obtain the incorporation-rate kinetics.
Note: If HPLC is not feasible, alkylate the same RNA with iodoacetamide (Kinetics Kit modules, Cat. 061/062) and use it directly for NGS library prep (e.g. QuantSeq 3′ mRNA-Seq V2, Cat. 191–196); estimate incorporation from the T>C conversion rate in a spike-in single-read run (SR100 recommended).
Note: HPLC-measured incorporation on total RNA can underestimate true mRNA incorporation, because stable Pol I/III transcripts (rRNA, tRNA) dominate total RNA but are depleted from Pol II mRNA-seq libraries.
流动相 A:3% 乙腈,0.1 M TEAA,pH 7.0(溶于 H2O)。流动相 B:90% 乙腈(溶于 H2O)。
梯度(针对 250×4.6 mm Discovery C18 柱;请根据实际柱型调整):0% B 保持 15 min → 0–10% B 递增 20 min → 10–100% B 递增 30 min。建议每次运行间用 5 min 100% B 冲洗。(参考文献:Spitzer et al., Methods Enzymol. 2014;539:113–161 ——须根据实际柱型调整。)
于每个采样时间点 tx:移去培养基,直接用 TRIzol® 裂解细胞。安全暂停点:−80 °C 保存。
B. RNA isolation (avoid light exposure throughout)
Same as Module 2, section B, except: resuspend final pellet in 16 µl Elution Buffer (EB) instead of 20 µl.
- Note: proceed to Iodoacetamide treatment as soon as possible after elution — S4U can become unstable over time.
Dissolve 1 tube IAA in 500 µl 100% EtOH → 100 mM. Use freshly prepared IAA only; process all samples for a given experiment in parallel; do not reuse dissolved IAA.
Mastermix per sample: 5 µl 100 mM IAA + 25 µl Organic Solvent (OS) + 5 µl Sodium Phosphate (NP). (NP may form salt aggregates in OS — harmless, but make a slightly larger mastermix and transfer only the supernatant.)
Mix 15 µl RNA (up to 5 µg, from step B) with 35 µl IAA/OS/NP mastermix; top up to 50 µl with H2O if needed.
Incubate 15 min at 50 °C.
Stop with 1 µl Stopping Reagent (SR); mix. (Light exposure is OK from this point on.)
Add 1 µl CS, 5 µl NA, 125 µl 100% EtOH; vortex; precipitate 30 min at −80 °C.
用户自备: 细胞培养基、PBS、100% 乙醇、异丙醇、TRIzol®、75% 乙醇、氯仿:异戊醇(24:1)、培养箱、培养板、1.5 ml 离心管。
A. S4U labeling of cells (steady-state loading)
Seed cells for target confluence/density at experiment end.
Prepare media with S4U at IC10,ti (typically 50–500 µM).
At t0, replace media with S4U-containing media.
Incubate up to 24 h, exchanging S4U media every 3 h, foil-wrapped throughout.
A. 细胞的 S4U 标记(达到稳态负载)
提前接种细胞,使其在实验结束时达到目标融合度/密度。
配制含 S4U 的培养基,浓度为 IC10,ti(通常 50–500 µM)。
于 t0 时刻,将培养基替换为含 S4U 的培养基。
孵育最长 24 h,每 3 小时更换一次含 S4U 的培养基,全程锡箔包裹。
B. Labeling stop and sampling
Prepare "chase" media containing a 100× excess of unlabeled Uridine (U) relative to the S4U concentration used. Example: 100 µM S4U labeling → chase media needs 10 mM U; from 500 mM U stock, add 480 µl per 24 ml medium.
At t0 (chase start), remove S4U media; wash cells 2× with 1× PBS (or compatible wash buffer).
Add the excess-uridine chase media (foil-wrapped/dark to prevent crosslinking of already-incorporated S4U).
At each sampling time tx (up to 24 h post-chase): remove media, lyse cells directly in TRIzol®. Safe stopping point: −80 °C.
B. 终止标记与采样
配制"追逐"培养基,其中含有相对于标记时所用 S4U 浓度 100 倍过量的非标记尿苷(U)。示例:若标记时用 100 µM S4U,则追逐培养基需含 10 mM U;用 500 mM U 母液配制时,每 24 ml 培养基中加入 480 µl。
Use the SLAMdunk analysis pipeline for SLAMseq sequencing data (as used in Herzog et al. 2017, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4435). Support: [email protected].
SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits — 实验操作规程(中文对照版)
来源:Lexogen SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits 用户手册(059UG142V0106)。方法参考文献:Herzog VA, et al. (2017) Thiol-linked alkylation of RNA to assess expression dynamics. Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4435。
本文件仅保留可直接操作的试剂盒组分/准备/步骤/参考数据内容(已移除法律声明/专利/保修/市场介绍/修订历史等部分),与 protocol.md 一一对应,试剂名、货号、数值单位保持英文原文不译。共 4 个试剂盒模块,按实验目的选用:
模块
货号
用途
Cell Viability Titration Module(细胞活力滴定模块)
059.24
为新细胞系确定无毒的 S4U 工作浓度(IC10,ti)
S4U Incorporation Module(S4U 掺入检测模块)
060.24
在正式做动力学实验前,用 HPLC 测定整体 S4U 掺入效率
Anabolic Kinetics Module(合成动力学模块)
061.24
测量 RNA 合成动力学(短脉冲标记)
Catabolic Kinetics Module(降解动力学模块)
062.24
测量 RNA 降解动力学(长时间标记后用非标记尿苷追逐)
SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits — Experimental Protocol
Source: Lexogen SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits User Guide (059UG142V0106). Method reference: Herzog VA, et al. (2017) Thiol-linked alkylation of RNA to assess expression dynamics. Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4435.
This file keeps only the actionable kit-component/preparation/procedure/reference-data content (legal/patent/warranty/marketing/revision-history sections removed). Four kit modules, used according to your experimental goal:
Module
Cat. No.
Purpose
Cell Viability Titration Module
059.24
Determine non-toxic S4U working concentration (IC10,ti) for a new cell line
S4U Incorporation Module
060.24
Measure global S4U incorporation rate by HPLC before committing to a kinetics run
S4U is highly light-sensitive and can crosslink (absorbance max 330 nm, extends to 400 nm). Keep cells and all S4U-containing samples/media in the dark: turn off hood lights, minimize incubator door opening during labeling, wrap plates/tubes in foil, work under red light where possible.
Store S4U at −20 °C, avoid freeze–thaw cycles.
Exchange S4U-containing media every 3 h during any labeling step — incorporation rate drops with time on stale S4U media.
Reducing Agent (RA) must be present throughout RNA isolation to keep S4U reduced: 1/1,000 vol in isolation/wash buffers, 1/100 vol in elution/storage buffers. If required volume is <1 µl, pre-dilute RA 1:10 in H2O.
When making mastermixes, always include a 10% surplus per reaction.
TRIzol® is hazardous — consult MSDS, use appropriate PPE/fume hood/waste disposal.
Determine each cell line's own IC10,ti with the Cell Viability Titration Module before running kinetics — S4U toxicity/uptake is cell-type dependent (reference values in Appendix E below are guidelines only). A short (1 h) 100 µM S4U exposure is typically non-toxic for common lines (HEK, MEF, S2, OSC, Sf9).
12 支母管之间的换液间隔期,置于 4 °C 保存;每次换液前,取各稀释液新鲜 2.1 ml 分装预热。
每 3 小时更换一次含 S4U 的培养基。 总检测时长 = 拟进行的动力学实验标记时长的 2 倍(例如用 12 h 检测来验证 6 h 动力学实验)。
用合适的检测方法(如 CellTiter-Glo®)测定各 S4U 浓度下的细胞活力。
绘制细胞活力 vs. S4U 浓度曲线 → 用 S 形曲线拟合 → 确定 IC50,ti(半数抑制浓度)和 IC10,ti(10% 抑制浓度,即后续动力学实验应使用的工作浓度)。
稀释系列参考(各管体积/浓度):
管号
取自上一管的体积
培养基体积
S4U 浓度(µM)
S4U 浓度(log2 µM)
1
800 µl [100 mM S4U]
19.2 ml
4,000
12.0
2
10 ml [1]
10 ml
2,000
11.0
3
10 ml [2]
10 ml
1,000
10.0
4
10 ml [3]
10 ml
500
9.0
5
10 ml [4]
10 ml
250
8.0
6
10 ml [5]
10 ml
125
7.0
7
10 ml [6]
10 ml
62.5
6.0
8
10 ml [7]
10 ml
31.3
5.0
9
10 ml [8]
10 ml
15.6
4.0
10
10 ml [9]
10 ml
7.8
3.0
11
10 ml [10]
10 ml
3.9
2.0
12
无(H2O 对照)
—
0
—
每个 S4U 稀释度对应的最大重复孔数(按每孔培养体积):
每孔培养体积
每个稀释度最大孔数
每个稀释度重复数(6 h)*
每个稀释度重复数(12 h)*
0.2 ml
50
25
12
0.5 ml
20
10
5
1 ml
10
5
2
2 ml
5
2
1
3 ml
3
1
0
*按 6 h 标记需换液 2 次、12 h 标记需换液 3 次计算。
Procedure
Thaw S4U (protect from light at all times) and H2O at RT.
Prepare 12 tubes wrapped in foil, each with 10 ml cell culture medium, labeled 1–12.
Tube 1: add 800 µl S4U + 9.2 ml medium → 20 ml total (4,000 µM S4U). Mix well, keep foil-wrapped.
Serial 1:2 dilution: transfer 10 ml from tube 1 → tube 2 (mix); 10 ml from tube 2 → tube 3; continue through tube 11. (See dilution table below for exact concentrations.)
Tube 12 (no-S4U control): 800 µl H2O + 9.2 ml medium → 20 ml total.
Pre-warm all 12 S4U-media dilutions to incubation temperature; remove existing media from cells and replace with the pre-warmed dilutions.
Store the 12 stock tubes at 4 °C between exchanges; before each exchange, pre-warm a fresh 2.1 ml aliquot of each dilution.
Exchange S4U-containing media every 3 h. Total assay duration = 2× the intended kinetics-experiment labeling duration (e.g. 12 h assay to validate a 6-h kinetics experiment).
Measure cell viability per S4U concentration with an appropriate assay (e.g. CellTiter-Glo®).
Plot viability vs. S4U concentration → fit a sigmoidal inhibition curve → determine IC50,ti (half-maximal inhibitory concentration) and IC10,ti (10%-inhibitory concentration = the working concentration to use in subsequent kinetics experiments).
Dilution series reference (tube volumes/concentrations):
Tube No.
Volume S4U (from previous tube)
Volume Media
S4U Conc. (µM)
S4U Conc. (log2 µM)
1
800 µl [100 mM S4U]
19.2 ml
4,000
12.0
2
10 ml [1]
10 ml
2,000
11.0
3
10 ml [2]
10 ml
1,000
10.0
4
10 ml [3]
10 ml
500
9.0
5
10 ml [4]
10 ml
250
8.0
6
10 ml [5]
10 ml
125
7.0
7
10 ml [6]
10 ml
62.5
6.0
8
10 ml [7]
10 ml
31.3
5.0
9
10 ml [8]
10 ml
15.6
4.0
10
10 ml [9]
10 ml
7.8
3.0
11
10 ml [10]
10 ml
3.9
2.0
12
none (H2O control)
—
0
—
Max replicate wells per S4U dilution, by culture volume/well:
Culture vol/well
Max wells/dilution
Replicates/dilution (6 h)*
Replicates/dilution (12 h)*
0.2 ml
50
25
12
0.5 ml
20
10
5
1 ml
10
5
2
2 ml
5
2
1
3 ml
3
1
0
*Accounts for 2 media exchanges (6 h labeling) or 3 exchanges (12 h labeling).
在每个采样时间点(时间点跨度可达拟标记时长的 2 倍,例如 12 h 动力学设计取 0/4/8/12/24 h):移去培养基,直接用 TRIzol® 裂解细胞。安全暂停点:−80 °C 保存。
A. S4U labeling of cultured cells
Determine/confirm the cell line's IC10,ti first (Module 1), or use Appendix E reference values.
Seed cells to reach desired confluence/density by the end of the experiment.
Prepare media with S4U at IC10,ti (typically 50–500 µM).
Replace existing media with S4U-containing media; exchange every 3 h.
At each sampling time point (time points spanning up to 2× the intended labeling duration, e.g. 0/4/8/12/24 h for a 12-h kinetics design), remove media and lyse cells directly in TRIzol®. Safe stopping point: −80 °C.
流动相 A:3% 乙腈,0.1 M TEAA,pH 7.0(溶于 H2O)。流动相 B:90% 乙腈(溶于 H2O)。
梯度(针对 250×4.6 mm Discovery C18 柱;请根据实际柱型调整):0% B 保持 15 min → 0–10% B 递增 20 min → 10–100% B 递增 30 min。建议每次运行间用 5 min 100% B 冲洗。(参考文献:Spitzer et al., Methods Enzymol. 2014;539:113–161 ——须根据实际柱型调整。)
Thaw US and S4US tubes (do not use the S4U tube itself).
Prepare 6 standard dilutions (exponentially increasing US/S4US concentration):
Standard
US vol
S4US vol
H2O vol
US final conc.
S4US final conc.
Std 1
40 µl
50 µl
10 µl
320 µM
4 µM
Std 2
20 µl
25 µl
55 µl
160 µM
2 µM
Std 3
10 µl
12.50 µl
77.50 µl
80 µM
1 µM
Std 4
5 µl
6.25 µl
88.75 µl
40 µM
0.5 µM
Std 5
2.50 µl
3.12 µl
94.38 µl
20 µM
0.25 µM
Std 6
1.25 µl
1.56 µl
97.19 µl
10 µM
0.125 µM
Mobile phase A: 3% acetonitrile, 0.1 M TEAA, pH 7.0 in H2O. Mobile phase B: 90% acetonitrile in H2O.
Gradient (for a 250×4.6 mm Discovery C18 column; adjust for your column): 0% B for 15 min → 0–10% B over 20 min → 10–100% B over 30 min. Recommended: 5-min 100% B wash between runs. (Reference: Spitzer et al., Methods Enzymol. 2014;539:113–161 — adjust to your column.)
Run standards 1–6 to build calibration curves; record chromatogram at 260 nm and, if possible, 330 nm. Elution order: Uridine (US) before S4U (S4US).
Run digested RNA samples; measure absorbance at US/S4US retention times (260 nm and 330 nm). Full ribonucleoside elution order: Cytosine, Uridine, Guanine, 4-Thiouridine (S4U), Adenine.
Use standard curves to convert peak areas to concentrations; % S4U incorporation = S4U / (S4U + Uridine) × 100.
Plot % incorporation vs. time to obtain the incorporation-rate kinetics.
Note: If HPLC is not feasible, alkylate the same RNA with iodoacetamide (Kinetics Kit modules, Cat. 061/062) and use it directly for NGS library prep (e.g. QuantSeq 3′ mRNA-Seq V2, Cat. 191–196); estimate incorporation from the T>C conversion rate in a spike-in single-read run (SR100 recommended).
Note: HPLC-measured incorporation on total RNA can underestimate true mRNA incorporation, because stable Pol I/III transcripts (rRNA, tRNA) dominate total RNA but are depleted from Pol II mRNA-seq libraries.
B. RNA isolation (avoid light exposure throughout)
Same as Module 2, section B, except: resuspend final pellet in 16 µl Elution Buffer (EB) instead of 20 µl.
- Note: proceed to Iodoacetamide treatment as soon as possible after elution — S4U can become unstable over time.
进行 RNA 质控和文库制备(推荐 QuantSeq 3′ mRNA-Seq V2,货号 191–196)。安全暂停点:−80 °C 保存。
C. Iodoacetamide (alkylation) treatment
Dissolve 1 tube IAA in 500 µl 100% EtOH → 100 mM. Use freshly prepared IAA only; process all samples for a given experiment in parallel; do not reuse dissolved IAA.
Mastermix per sample: 5 µl 100 mM IAA + 25 µl Organic Solvent (OS) + 5 µl Sodium Phosphate (NP). (NP may form salt aggregates in OS — harmless, but make a slightly larger mastermix and transfer only the supernatant.)
Mix 15 µl RNA (up to 5 µg, from step B) with 35 µl IAA/OS/NP mastermix; top up to 50 µl with H2O if needed.
Incubate 15 min at 50 °C.
Stop with 1 µl Stopping Reagent (SR); mix. (Light exposure is OK from this point on.)
Add 1 µl CS, 5 µl NA, 125 µl 100% EtOH; vortex; precipitate 30 min at −80 °C.
于每个采样时间点 tx(追逐后最长 24 h):移去培养基,直接用 TRIzol® 裂解细胞。安全暂停点:−80 °C 保存。
B. Labeling stop and sampling
Prepare "chase" media containing a 100× excess of unlabeled Uridine (U) relative to the S4U concentration used. Example: 100 µM S4U labeling → chase media needs 10 mM U; from 500 mM U stock, add 480 µl per 24 ml medium.
At t0 (chase start), remove S4U media; wash cells 2× with 1× PBS (or compatible wash buffer).
Add the excess-uridine chase media (foil-wrapped/dark to prevent crosslinking of already-incorporated S4U).
At each sampling time tx (up to 24 h post-chase): remove media, lyse cells directly in TRIzol®. Safe stopping point: −80 °C.
C. RNA 提取(全程避光)
与模块 2 的 B 部分相同(用 16 µl EB 重悬,同模块 3)。
C. RNA isolation (avoid light exposure throughout)
Same as Module 2, section B (resuspend in 16 µl EB, as in Module 3).
Use the SLAMdunk analysis pipeline for SLAMseq sequencing data (as used in Herzog et al. 2017, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4435). Support: [email protected].
SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits — Experimental Protocol
Source: Lexogen SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits User Guide (059UG142V0106). Method reference: Herzog VA, et al. (2017) Thiol-linked alkylation of RNA to assess expression dynamics. Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4435.
This file keeps only the actionable kit-component/preparation/procedure/reference-data content (legal/patent/warranty/marketing/revision-history sections removed). Four kit modules, used according to your experimental goal:
Module
Cat. No.
Purpose
Cell Viability Titration Module
059.24
Determine non-toxic S4U working concentration (IC10,ti) for a new cell line
S4U Incorporation Module
060.24
Measure global S4U incorporation rate by HPLC before committing to a kinetics run
Measure RNA degradation kinetics (long labeling then chase with unlabeled uridine)
SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits — 实验操作规程(中文对照版)
来源:Lexogen SLAMseq Explorer and Kinetics Kits 用户手册(059UG142V0106)。方法参考文献:Herzog VA, et al. (2017) Thiol-linked alkylation of RNA to assess expression dynamics. Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4435。
本文件仅保留可直接操作的试剂盒组分/准备/步骤/参考数据内容(已移除法律声明/专利/保修/市场介绍/修订历史等部分),与 protocol.md 一一对应,试剂名、货号、数值单位保持英文原文不译。共 4 个试剂盒模块,按实验目的选用:
模块
货号
用途
Cell Viability Titration Module(细胞活力滴定模块)
059.24
为新细胞系确定无毒的 S4U 工作浓度(IC10,ti)
S4U Incorporation Module(S4U 掺入检测模块)
060.24
在正式做动力学实验前,用 HPLC 测定整体 S4U 掺入效率
Anabolic Kinetics Module(合成动力学模块)
061.24
测量 RNA 合成动力学(短脉冲标记)
Catabolic Kinetics Module(降解动力学模块)
062.24
测量 RNA 降解动力学(长时间标记后用非标记尿苷追逐)
Critical safety/handling notes (apply throughout)
S4U is highly light-sensitive and can crosslink (absorbance max 330 nm, extends to 400 nm). Keep cells and all S4U-containing samples/media in the dark: turn off hood lights, minimize incubator door opening during labeling, wrap plates/tubes in foil, work under red light where possible.
Store S4U at −20 °C, avoid freeze–thaw cycles.
Exchange S4U-containing media every 3 h during any labeling step — incorporation rate drops with time on stale S4U media.
Reducing Agent (RA) must be present throughout RNA isolation to keep S4U reduced: 1/1,000 vol in isolation/wash buffers, 1/100 vol in elution/storage buffers. If required volume is <1 µl, pre-dilute RA 1:10 in H2O.
When making mastermixes, always include a 10% surplus per reaction.
TRIzol® is hazardous — consult MSDS, use appropriate PPE/fume hood/waste disposal.
Determine each cell line's own IC10,ti with the Cell Viability Titration Module before running kinetics — S4U toxicity/uptake is cell-type dependent (reference values in Appendix E below are guidelines only). A short (1 h) 100 µM S4U exposure is typically non-toxic for common lines (HEK, MEF, S2, OSC, Sf9).
用户自备: 细胞培养基、50 ml 离心管、细胞活力检测试剂及设备(如 CellTiter-Glo® Luminescent Cell Viability Assay)。
Procedure
Thaw S4U (protect from light at all times) and H2O at RT.
Prepare 12 tubes wrapped in foil, each with 10 ml cell culture medium, labeled 1–12.
Tube 1: add 800 µl S4U + 9.2 ml medium → 20 ml total (4,000 µM S4U). Mix well, keep foil-wrapped.
Serial 1:2 dilution: transfer 10 ml from tube 1 → tube 2 (mix); 10 ml from tube 2 → tube 3; continue through tube 11. (See dilution table below for exact concentrations.)
Tube 12 (no-S4U control): 800 µl H2O + 9.2 ml medium → 20 ml total.
Pre-warm all 12 S4U-media dilutions to incubation temperature; remove existing media from cells and replace with the pre-warmed dilutions.
Store the 12 stock tubes at 4 °C between exchanges; before each exchange, pre-warm a fresh 2.1 ml aliquot of each dilution.
Exchange S4U-containing media every 3 h. Total assay duration = 2× the intended kinetics-experiment labeling duration (e.g. 12 h assay to validate a 6-h kinetics experiment).
Measure cell viability per S4U concentration with an appropriate assay (e.g. CellTiter-Glo®).
Plot viability vs. S4U concentration → fit a sigmoidal inhibition curve → determine IC50,ti (half-maximal inhibitory concentration) and IC10,ti (10%-inhibitory concentration = the working concentration to use in subsequent kinetics experiments).
Dilution series reference (tube volumes/concentrations):
Tube No.
Volume S4U (from previous tube)
Volume Media
S4U Conc. (µM)
S4U Conc. (log2 µM)
1
800 µl [100 mM S4U]
19.2 ml
4,000
12.0
2
10 ml [1]
10 ml
2,000
11.0
3
10 ml [2]
10 ml
1,000
10.0
4
10 ml [3]
10 ml
500
9.0
5
10 ml [4]
10 ml
250
8.0
6
10 ml [5]
10 ml
125
7.0
7
10 ml [6]
10 ml
62.5
6.0
8
10 ml [7]
10 ml
31.3
5.0
9
10 ml [8]
10 ml
15.6
4.0
10
10 ml [9]
10 ml
7.8
3.0
11
10 ml [10]
10 ml
3.9
2.0
12
none (H2O control)
—
0
—
Max replicate wells per S4U dilution, by culture volume/well:
Culture vol/well
Max wells/dilution
Replicates/dilution (6 h)*
Replicates/dilution (12 h)*
0.2 ml
50
25
12
0.5 ml
20
10
5
1 ml
10
5
2
2 ml
5
2
1
3 ml
3
1
0
*Accounts for 2 media exchanges (6 h labeling) or 3 exchanges (12 h labeling).
用户自备: 细胞培养基、100% 乙醇、TRIzol®、75% 乙醇、氯仿:异戊醇(24:1)、乙腈、TEAA 缓冲液、培养箱、培养板、1.5 ml 离心管、SpeedVac、HPLC 柱及设备。
A. S4U labeling of cultured cells
Determine/confirm the cell line's IC10,ti first (Module 1), or use Appendix E reference values.
Seed cells to reach desired confluence/density by the end of the experiment.
Prepare media with S4U at IC10,ti (typically 50–500 µM).
Replace existing media with S4U-containing media; exchange every 3 h.
At each sampling time point (time points spanning up to 2× the intended labeling duration, e.g. 0/4/8/12/24 h for a 12-h kinetics design), remove media and lyse cells directly in TRIzol®. Safe stopping point: −80 °C.
A. 培养细胞的 S4U 标记
先用模块 1 确定/确认该细胞系的 IC10,ti,或参考 Appendix E 数据。
提前接种细胞,使其在实验结束时达到目标融合度/密度。
配制含 S4U 的培养基,浓度为 IC10,ti(通常 50–500 µM)。
移去原有培养基,换成含 S4U 的培养基;每 3 小时更换一次。
在每个采样时间点(时间点跨度可达拟标记时长的 2 倍,例如 12 h 动力学设计取 0/4/8/12/24 h):移去培养基,直接用 TRIzol® 裂解细胞。安全暂停点:−80 °C 保存。
B. RNA isolation (avoid light exposure throughout)
If frozen, thaw lysate and incubate 5 min at RT.
Add 200 µl chloroform:isoamyl alcohol (24:1) per 1 ml TRIzol® lysate.
Shake vigorously 15 s; incubate 3 min RT; centrifuge 16,000×g, 15 min, 4 °C.
Transfer the colorless upper aqueous phase to a new tube (careful pipetting to avoid the organic phase); measure its volume.
Thaw US and S4US tubes (do not use the S4U tube itself).
Prepare 6 standard dilutions (exponentially increasing US/S4US concentration):
Standard
US vol
S4US vol
H2O vol
US final conc.
S4US final conc.
Std 1
40 µl
50 µl
10 µl
320 µM
4 µM
Std 2
20 µl
25 µl
55 µl
160 µM
2 µM
Std 3
10 µl
12.50 µl
77.50 µl
80 µM
1 µM
Std 4
5 µl
6.25 µl
88.75 µl
40 µM
0.5 µM
Std 5
2.50 µl
3.12 µl
94.38 µl
20 µM
0.25 µM
Std 6
1.25 µl
1.56 µl
97.19 µl
10 µM
0.125 µM
Mobile phase A: 3% acetonitrile, 0.1 M TEAA, pH 7.0 in H2O. Mobile phase B: 90% acetonitrile in H2O.
Gradient (for a 250×4.6 mm Discovery C18 column; adjust for your column): 0% B for 15 min → 0–10% B over 20 min → 10–100% B over 30 min. Recommended: 5-min 100% B wash between runs. (Reference: Spitzer et al., Methods Enzymol. 2014;539:113–161 — adjust to your column.)
Run standards 1–6 to build calibration curves; record chromatogram at 260 nm and, if possible, 330 nm. Elution order: Uridine (US) before S4U (S4US).
Run digested RNA samples; measure absorbance at US/S4US retention times (260 nm and 330 nm). Full ribonucleoside elution order: Cytosine, Uridine, Guanine, 4-Thiouridine (S4U), Adenine.
Use standard curves to convert peak areas to concentrations; % S4U incorporation = S4U / (S4U + Uridine) × 100.
Plot % incorporation vs. time to obtain the incorporation-rate kinetics.
Note: If HPLC is not feasible, alkylate the same RNA with iodoacetamide (Kinetics Kit modules, Cat. 061/062) and use it directly for NGS library prep (e.g. QuantSeq 3′ mRNA-Seq V2, Cat. 191–196); estimate incorporation from the T>C conversion rate in a spike-in single-read run (SR100 recommended).
Note: HPLC-measured incorporation on total RNA can underestimate true mRNA incorporation, because stable Pol I/III transcripts (rRNA, tRNA) dominate total RNA but are depleted from Pol II mRNA-seq libraries.
流动相 A:3% 乙腈,0.1 M TEAA,pH 7.0(溶于 H2O)。流动相 B:90% 乙腈(溶于 H2O)。
梯度(针对 250×4.6 mm Discovery C18 柱;请根据实际柱型调整):0% B 保持 15 min → 0–10% B 递增 20 min → 10–100% B 递增 30 min。建议每次运行间用 5 min 100% B 冲洗。(参考文献:Spitzer et al., Methods Enzymol. 2014;539:113–161 ——须根据实际柱型调整。)
于每个采样时间点 tx:移去培养基,直接用 TRIzol® 裂解细胞。安全暂停点:−80 °C 保存。
B. RNA isolation (avoid light exposure throughout)
Same as Module 2, section B, except: resuspend final pellet in 16 µl Elution Buffer (EB) instead of 20 µl.
- Note: proceed to Iodoacetamide treatment as soon as possible after elution — S4U can become unstable over time.
Dissolve 1 tube IAA in 500 µl 100% EtOH → 100 mM. Use freshly prepared IAA only; process all samples for a given experiment in parallel; do not reuse dissolved IAA.
Mastermix per sample: 5 µl 100 mM IAA + 25 µl Organic Solvent (OS) + 5 µl Sodium Phosphate (NP). (NP may form salt aggregates in OS — harmless, but make a slightly larger mastermix and transfer only the supernatant.)
Mix 15 µl RNA (up to 5 µg, from step B) with 35 µl IAA/OS/NP mastermix; top up to 50 µl with H2O if needed.
Incubate 15 min at 50 °C.
Stop with 1 µl Stopping Reagent (SR); mix. (Light exposure is OK from this point on.)
Add 1 µl CS, 5 µl NA, 125 µl 100% EtOH; vortex; precipitate 30 min at −80 °C.
用户自备: 细胞培养基、PBS、100% 乙醇、异丙醇、TRIzol®、75% 乙醇、氯仿:异戊醇(24:1)、培养箱、培养板、1.5 ml 离心管。
A. S4U labeling of cells (steady-state loading)
Seed cells for target confluence/density at experiment end.
Prepare media with S4U at IC10,ti (typically 50–500 µM).
At t0, replace media with S4U-containing media.
Incubate up to 24 h, exchanging S4U media every 3 h, foil-wrapped throughout.
A. 细胞的 S4U 标记(达到稳态负载)
提前接种细胞,使其在实验结束时达到目标融合度/密度。
配制含 S4U 的培养基,浓度为 IC10,ti(通常 50–500 µM)。
于 t0 时刻,将培养基替换为含 S4U 的培养基。
孵育最长 24 h,每 3 小时更换一次含 S4U 的培养基,全程锡箔包裹。
B. Labeling stop and sampling
Prepare "chase" media containing a 100× excess of unlabeled Uridine (U) relative to the S4U concentration used. Example: 100 µM S4U labeling → chase media needs 10 mM U; from 500 mM U stock, add 480 µl per 24 ml medium.
At t0 (chase start), remove S4U media; wash cells 2× with 1× PBS (or compatible wash buffer).
Add the excess-uridine chase media (foil-wrapped/dark to prevent crosslinking of already-incorporated S4U).
At each sampling time tx (up to 24 h post-chase): remove media, lyse cells directly in TRIzol®. Safe stopping point: −80 °C.
B. 终止标记与采样
配制"追逐"培养基,其中含有相对于标记时所用 S4U 浓度 100 倍过量的非标记尿苷(U)。示例:若标记时用 100 µM S4U,则追逐培养基需含 10 mM U;用 500 mM U 母液配制时,每 24 ml 培养基中加入 480 µl。
Use the SLAMdunk analysis pipeline for SLAMseq sequencing data (as used in Herzog et al. 2017, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4435). Support: [email protected].