What is the best kit/method of RNA extraction for mouse DRG for RNA-seq?

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D. Shanmuga Priya

Guanidinium thiocyanate/acid phenol:chloroform extraction method May be the best method

Brandon A Kemp

we use these kits from zymo and they work well for our studies.

https://www.zymoresearch.com/pages/rna-isolation

Cheng-Ying Ho

Brandon A Kemp Which kit from Zymo did you use? QuickRNA Tissue? Also want to confirm it is for DRG RNA extraction. We have had success using Qiagen kits for other tissue.