Re: [Histonet] RE: Out of my comfort zone...

2013-04-03 Thread Mark Tarango
> -Original Message- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto: > histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sue Hunter > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 10:55 AM > To: Sarah Dysart; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] RE: Out of my comfort zone.

[Histonet] RE: Out of my comfort zone...

2013-04-03 Thread Helen Fedor
...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sue Hunter Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 10:55 AM To: Sarah Dysart; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] RE: Out of my comfort zone... Hello Just wanted to add one more thing - we actually use a

[Histonet] RE: Out of my comfort zone...

2013-04-03 Thread Sue Hunter
Hello Just wanted to add one more thing - we actually use a dedicated pyrex dish (maybe 6x10 inches) for our water bath for RNA sections. We use warm tap water, but you can put it in the microwave for a short bit if it needs to be warmer. You can spray the dish with RNAse away and wipe before

[Histonet] RE: Out of my comfort zone...

2013-04-03 Thread Sue Hunter
Sarah The proteinase K does a lot more than break the formalin linkages. To isolate the RNA or DNA you have to break up the cell membranes, nuclear membranes and all the other proteins in the cellular matrix to isolate the nucleic acids. I don't think an antigen retrieval solution will do any