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R0901

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RNAlater®

Stabilize and protect RNA with immediate RNase inactivation

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Synonym(s):
RNA preservation solution, RNA protection solution, RNA protector, RNA stabilizer, RNA storage solution, RNA transportation solution
MDL number:
MFCD03453003
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.52

Quality Level

100

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General description

RNAlater is compatible with most RNA isolation methods, including TRI Reagent and GenElute Total RNA isolation and mammalian mRNA isolation kits.

RNAlater is an aqueous, non-toxic tissue storage reagent that rapidly permeates tissue to stabilize and protect cellular RNA in situ in unfrozen specimens. Tissue pieces are harvested and immediately submerged in RNAlater for storage without jeopardizing the quality or quantity of RNA. RNAlater eliminates the need to immediately process tissue specimens or to freeze samples in liquid nitrogen for later processing. RNAlater preserves RNA in tissues for up to 1 day at 37 °C, 1 week at 25 °C, and 1 month at 4 °C. Tissues can also be stored at -20 °C long-term.

RNAlater has been extensively tested on several tissues from vertebrate species, including brain, heart, kidney, spleen, liver, testis, skeletal muscle, fat, lung, and thymus. RNAlater is also effective for E. coli, Drosophila, tissue culture cells, white blood cells, and some plants.
RNAlater can be used with various downstream applications including mRNA and total RNA isolation, histology and immunocytochemistry and is compatible with Sigma′s isolation kits.

Application

RNAlater® has been used to synthesize antisense RNA probe. It can be used with various downstream applications including mRNA and total RNA isolation, histology and immunocytochemistry and is compatible with Sigma′s GenElute™ isolation kits.

Features and Benefits

  • No compromise in RNA quality following mRNA or total RNA isolation
  • Rapidly permeates tissues to stabilize and protect cellular RNA
  • Aqueous non-toxic solution allows downstream tissue processing
  • Stabilizes samples at room temperature

Other Notes

RNAlater® is an aqueous, non-toxic tissue and cell storage reagent that stabilizes and protects cellular RNA in intact, unfrozen tissue and cell samples. RNAlater eliminates the need to immediately process samples or to freeze samples in liquid nitrogen for later processing.

Principle

RNAlater is easy to use. Simply cut tissue samples to be stored so they are less than 0.5 cm in at least one dimension and submerge in 5 volumes of RNAlater. Small organs, such as rat kidney, liver or spleen can be stored in whole in RNAlater. When ready to isolate the RNA, remove the tissue from RNAlater and process as though just harvested. For cell storage, resuspend pelleted cells in a small amount of PBS before adding 5-10 volumes of RNAlater. Before preparing RNA, pellet cells and discard supernatant.

Legal Information

Licensed for distribution by Ambion, Inc., The RNA Company.
GenElute is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
RNAlater is a registered trademark of Ambion, Inc.

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  1. Which document(s) contains shelf-life or expiration date information for a given product?

    If available for a given product, the recommended re-test date or the expiration date can be found on the Certificate of Analysis.

  2. How do I get lot-specific information or a Certificate of Analysis?

    The lot specific COA document can be found by entering the lot number above under the "Documents" section.

  3. What is the shelf life of R0901, RNAlater®?

    R0901 does not have a specified retest or expiration date.  We guarantee the product for 1 year from the date of receipt, according to our Product Dating and Shipping document.

  4. How do you recommend I store my samples in Product R0901, RNAlater®?

    RNAlater preserves RNA in tissues for up to 1 day at 37 °C, 1 week at 25 °C, and 1 month or more at 4 °C. Tissues can also be stored at -20 °C or at -80 °C long-term.

  5. When using Product R0901, RNAlater® I observed crystal formation in the sample after freezing.  Is there any way to avoid this?

    Yes, incubate samples at 4 °Covernight, then remove them from RNAlater before storage at -80 °C to prevent the formation of salt crystals.

  6. How do I find price and availability?

    There are several ways to find pricing and availability for our products. Once you log onto our website, you will find the price and availability displayed on the product detail page. You can contact any of our Customer Sales and Service offices to receive a quote.  USA customers:  1-800-325-3010 or view local office numbers.

  7. What is the Department of Transportation shipping information for this product?

    Transportation information can be found in Section 14 of the product's (M)SDS.To access the shipping information for this material, use the link on the product detail page for the product. 

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