DNA extraction from formalin-fixed tissue: new light from the deep sea
Palero F, Hall S, Clark P, Johnston D, Mackenzie Dodds J, Thatje S. 2010. DNA extraction from formalin-fixed tissue: new light from the deep sea. Scientia Marina. 74(3), 465–470.
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Palero, FerranISTA 
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Hall, Sally;
Clark, Paul;
Johnston, David;
Mackenzie Dodds, Jackie;
Thatje, Sven
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Hall, Sally;
Clark, Paul;
Johnston, David;
Mackenzie Dodds, Jackie;
Thatje, SvenDepartment
Abstract
DNA samples were extracted from ethanol and formalin-fixed decapod crustacean tissue using a new method based on Tetramethylsilane (TMS)-Chelex. It is shown that neither an indigestible matrix of cross-linked protein nor soluble PCR inhibitors impede PCR success when dealing with formalin-fixed material. Instead, amplification success from formalin-fixed tissue appears to depend on the presence of unmodified DNA in the extracted sample. A staining method that facilitates the targeting of samples with a high content of unmodified DNA is provided.
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2010-09-01
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Scientia Marina
Acknowledgement
The authors would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their remarks, which helped to improve the manuscript. This project was supported by the Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Network of Excellence MarBEF (Contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505446) of the 6th European Framework Programme(FP6), the Zoology Research Fund, Department of Zoology, NHM, London, a Research Grant from the Royal Society to S.T., and a pre-doctoral fellowship awarded by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia to F.P.(2006FIC-00082). This research received support from the SYNTHESYS Project http://www.synthesys. info/ which is financed by European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP6 “Structuring the European Research Area” Programme. Many thanks are due to J. Fortuño for suggesting TMS as an alternative to critical point drying, P.Crabb for helping with the UV-light photography setting and our colleagues/friends in the Whale Basement Molecular Laboratories, Department of Zoology NHM
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Palero F, Hall S, Clark P, Johnston D, Mackenzie Dodds J, Thatje S. DNA extraction from formalin-fixed tissue: new light from the deep sea. Scientia Marina. 2010;74(3):465-470. doi:10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3465
Palero, F., Hall, S., Clark, P., Johnston, D., Mackenzie Dodds, J., & Thatje, S. (2010). DNA extraction from formalin-fixed tissue: new light from the deep sea. Scientia Marina. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3465
Palero, Ferran, Sally Hall, Paul Clark, David Johnston, Jackie Mackenzie Dodds, and Sven Thatje. “DNA Extraction from Formalin-Fixed Tissue: New Light from the Deep Sea.” Scientia Marina. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2010. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3465.
F. Palero, S. Hall, P. Clark, D. Johnston, J. Mackenzie Dodds, and S. Thatje, “DNA extraction from formalin-fixed tissue: new light from the deep sea,” Scientia Marina, vol. 74, no. 3. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, pp. 465–470, 2010.
Palero F, Hall S, Clark P, Johnston D, Mackenzie Dodds J, Thatje S. 2010. DNA extraction from formalin-fixed tissue: new light from the deep sea. Scientia Marina. 74(3), 465–470.
Palero, Ferran, et al. “DNA Extraction from Formalin-Fixed Tissue: New Light from the Deep Sea.” Scientia Marina, vol. 74, no. 3, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2010, pp. 465–70, doi:10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3465.
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