Quality control analysis of brain tissue samples from Shanghai Brain Bank

LI Feng-jiao XIAN Wei-wei BU Shuo-lei CAO Jing-li WU Jin-song LI Wen-sheng YOU Lin-ya

Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (2) : 168-174.

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Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (2) : 168-174. DOI: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2021.02.002
Neurobiology

Quality control analysis of brain tissue samples from Shanghai Brain Bank

  • LI Feng-jiao1 XIAN Wei-wei1 BU Shuo-lei2 CAO Jing-li1 WU Jin-song3 LI Wen-sheng1* YOU Lin-ya1,4*
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Abstract

Objective  To evaluate the feasibility of using brain tissues from Shanghai Brain Bank for the applications on biological research through the analysis of pH value of cerebrospinal fluids, RNA integrity number (RIN), transcriptome, proteome and morphology of brain tissues.   Methods The pH value of fresh cerebrospinal fluid was detected by pH test paper; the RNA integrity of cryopreserved brain tissues was examined by Agilent RNA 6000 Nano chip and Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer; the transcriptome sequencing of superior temporal gyrus or caudate was performed using BGIseq-500 sequencer; the proteome of cryopreserved brain tissues was analyzed by Q Exactive HF mass spectrometer; at last, the morphology of the superior temporal gyrus was observed by HE staining.    Results The pH value of the cerebrospinal fluid on average was about 6.5. The RIN values of more than 65% of brain tissues were more than 6, indicating good RNA quality. The clean reads ratio after transcriptome sequencing filtering was basically above 80%, indicating that the quality of sequencing library was high. The mass spectrometry analysis of frozen brain samples yielded more than 4000 protein groups and 30 000 peptides, indicating high quality of proteomic data. The morphology of brain tissues was relatively normal, with clearly visible neurons.    Conclusion The quality of RNA and protein of brain tissues from Shanghai Brain Bank meets the basic needs for molecular and biological research, and the fixed brain samples can be used for morphological observations.

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pH value of cerebrospinal fluid / Brain tissue / Ribonucleic acid / Protein / HE staining / Human

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LI Feng-jiao XIAN Wei-wei BU Shuo-lei CAO Jing-li WU Jin-song LI Wen-sheng YOU Lin-ya. Quality control analysis of brain tissue samples from Shanghai Brain Bank[J]. Acta Anatomica Sinica. 2021, 52(2): 168-174 https://doi.org/10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2021.02.002

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