Abstract
Efficient isolation of specific, intact, living neurons from the adult brain is problematic due to the complex nature of the extracellular matrix consolidating the neuronal network. Here, we present significant improvements to the protocol for isolation of pure populations of neurons from mature postnatal mouse brain using fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). The 10-fold increase in cell yield enables cell-specific transcriptome analysis by protocols such as nanoCAGE and RNA seq.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 381-385 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | BioTechniques |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2012 |
Keywords
- FACS
- Nano CAGE
- Parvalbumin
- Pyramidal
- RNA seq
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)