We evaluated the Omni Bead Ruptor 12 bead mill homogenizer’s ability to prepare various tissues - kidney, liver, heart, and lung - from mice for RNA extraction, compared to a traditional cryomilling method such as with mortar and pestle. Based on average RNA extraction yields, RIN values, and observance of any high molecular weight shearing, bead-beating was an effective method for tissue homogenization and lysis for RNA extraction and amenable to scaling throughput compared to manual methods.
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High-throughput RNA extraction from Mus musculus tissues on the Omni Bead Ruptor 12 bead mill homogenizer