Dear all,
I am planning to sequence small RNAs from my control and mutant cells and I was wondering what is the best way to normalize the data. My initial data shows that the small RNAs in wild-type are coming from the entire genome (sequencing) and the mutants show reduced levels of small RNAs (based on PAGE gel analysis from equal amounts of RNA). However, if the mutants make all small RNAs proportionally less, how do I normalize? Has anyone had luck using small control RNAs as spike-ins? My concern is that the sequence of the control RNA could control ligation efficiency and have some potential sequencing bias.
Additionally, can someone comment on whether I absolutely need biological duplicates for comparisons? Can DEseq or EdgeR packages be used without replicates?
Thanks in advance
I am planning to sequence small RNAs from my control and mutant cells and I was wondering what is the best way to normalize the data. My initial data shows that the small RNAs in wild-type are coming from the entire genome (sequencing) and the mutants show reduced levels of small RNAs (based on PAGE gel analysis from equal amounts of RNA). However, if the mutants make all small RNAs proportionally less, how do I normalize? Has anyone had luck using small control RNAs as spike-ins? My concern is that the sequence of the control RNA could control ligation efficiency and have some potential sequencing bias.
Additionally, can someone comment on whether I absolutely need biological duplicates for comparisons? Can DEseq or EdgeR packages be used without replicates?
Thanks in advance
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