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Record W4415317111 · doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2025.104149

Protocol for antibody-based m6A sequencing of human postmortem brain tissues

2025· article· en· W4415317111 on OpenAlexafffund
Haruka Mitsuhashi, Naguib Mechawar, Corina Nagy, Gustavo Turecki

Bibliographic record

VenueSTAR Protocols · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
TopicRNA modifications and cancer
Canadian institutionsMcGill University Health CentreMcGill UniversityDouglas Mental Health University Institute
FundersFonds de Recherche du Québec - SantéNational Institutes of HealthCanadian Institutes of Health ResearchAlliance de recherche numérique du CanadaHealth CanadaCanada First Research Excellence FundCanada Research ChairsFondation Brain CanadaMcGill University
KeywordsImmunoprecipitationRNAProtocol (science)Human brainRNA-binding proteinNucleotide

Abstract

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Here, we present an optimized N6-methyladenosine (m6A) immunoprecipitation sequencing for human postmortem brain tissue, building on previously established approaches. We describe steps for RNA extraction, RNA shearing, RNA immunoprecipitation, and library preparation. The protocol includes optimization data for each step, such as m6A profiles from total RNA versus poly(A) RNA as an input, a comparison of different commercial m6A antibodies, and immunoprecipitation with varying RNA/antibody ratios. This protocol allows reliable capture of m6A peaks from human postmortem brain tissue. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Mitsuhashi et al. 1 • Steps for RNA extraction from human postmortem brain tissues • Instructions for mechanical RNA shearing prior to RNA immunoprecipitation • Procedures on RNA-IP with an m6A antibody followed by library preparation Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics. Here, we present an optimized N6-methyladenosine (m6A) immunoprecipitation sequencing for human postmortem brain tissue, building on previously established approaches. We describe steps for RNA extraction, RNA shearing, RNA immunoprecipitation, and library preparation. The protocol includes optimization data for each step, such as m6A profiles from total RNA versus poly(A) RNA as an input, a comparison of different commercial m6A antibodies, and immunoprecipitation with varying RNA/antibody ratios. This protocol allows reliable capture of m6A peaks from human postmortem brain tissue.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.002
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.002
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Not applicable · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Protocol · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.038
Threshold uncertainty score0.128

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0020.002
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0020.002
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.001
Bibliometrics0.0020.001
Science and technology studies0.0020.001
Scholarly communication0.0010.001
Open science0.0020.002
Research integrity0.0020.004
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0380.033

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.049
GPT teacher head0.442
Teacher spread0.393 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designNot applicable
Domainnot available
GenreProtocol

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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