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    Single cell type specific RNA isolation and gene expression analysis in rice using laser capture microdissection (LCM)-based method
    (Springer Nature Publishing AG, 2021) Gautam, Vibhav; Chatterjee, Sourav; Sarkar, Ananda K.
    The success of single cell type-specific gene expression or functional study largely depends on the efficient isolation of high-quality RNA from them. Laser capture microdissection (LCM) is an efficient technique that allows accessing and dissecting out a specific individual cell or cell type from a microscopic heterogeneous tissue in a minimally disruptive way. Here, we describe an efficient and inexpensive LCM-based method for the extraction of RNAs with high yield and integrity from laser-microdissected mesophyll and bundle sheath cells of rice leaf. The integrity of isolated RNA is assessed with bioanalyzer analysis, and the presence of mRNA of a specific gene is validated through RT-PCR. This RNA could further be used for uncovering single cell type-specific gene expression signature using next-generation transcriptome sequence or through regular RT-PCR.
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    Improved laser capture microdissection (LCM)‑based method for isolation of RNA, including miRNA and expression analysis in woody apple bud meristem
    (Springer Nature, 2019) Verma, Swati; Gautam, Vibhav; Sarkar, Ananda K.
    Isolation of high-quality RNA, including miRNA, from microscopic woody apple bud meristem using laser capture microdissection-based method. It is often challenging to study the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) or genes in less accessible inner tissues of tree species rich in polyphenols or polysaccharides. Here, we report a laser capture microdissection (LCM)-based method for efficient and cost-effective isolation and expression analysis of miRNAs and genes in the meristem tissue of woody apple bud. The tissue fixation, processing, infiltration, and sectioning steps were optimized for LCM-based excision and subsequent RNA isolation. Further, we have confirmed that RNA isolated from LCM-derived apple bud meristem contained miRNAs and was of good quantity and quality, sufficient for downstream expression analysis.
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    Improved method of RNA isolation from laser capture microdissection (LCM)-derived plant tissues
    (Springer Nature, 2019) Gautam, Vibhav; Singh, Archita; Singh, Sharmila; Verma, Swati; Sarkar, Ananda K.
    Laser capture microdissection (LCM) is a tool to isolate desired and/or less accessible cells or tissues from a heterogeneous population. In the current method, we describe an efficient and cost-effective method to obtain both high-quality mRNA and miRNAs in sufficient quantity from LCM-derived plant tissues. The quality of the isolated RNA can be assessed using Bioanalyzer. Using modified stem-loop RT-PCR, we confirmed the presence of 21–24 nucleotide (nt) long mature miRNAs. This modified LCM-based method has been found to be suitable for the tissue-specific expression analysis of both genes and small RNAs (miRNAs).
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    Laser assisted microdissection, an efficient technique to understand tissue specific gene expression patterns and functional genomics in plants
    (Springer, 2015) Gautam, Vibhav; Sarkar, Ananda K.
    Laser assisted microdissection (LAM) is an advanced technology used to perform tissue or cell-specific expression profiling of genes and proteins, owing to its ability to isolate the desired tissue or cell type from a heterogeneous population. Due to the specificity and high efficiency acquired during its pioneering use in medical science, the LAM technique has quickly been adopted for use in many biological researches. Today, it has become a potent tool to address a wide range of questions in diverse field of plant biology. Beginning with comparative transcriptome analysis of different tissues such as reproductive parts, meristems, lateral organs, roots etc., LAM has also been extensively used in plant-pathogen interaction studies, proteomics, and metabolomics. In combination with next generation sequencing and proteomics analysis, LAM has opened up promising opportunities in the area of large scale functional studies in plants. Ever since the advent of this technique, significant improvements have been achieved in term of its instrumentation and method, which has made LAM a more efficient tool applicable in wider research areas. Here, we discuss the advancement of LAM technique with special emphasis on its methodology and highlight its scope in modern research areas of plant biology. Although we put emphasis on use of LAM in transcriptome studies, which is mostly used, we also discuss its recent application and scope in proteome and metabolome studies.