@inbook{9a7d6701e9e84fe1a252716a2f05e806,
title = "RNA Stable Isotope Probing (RNA-SIP)",
abstract = "Stable isotope probing is a combined molecular and isotopic technique used to probe the identity and function of uncultivated microorganisms within environmental samples. Employing stable isotopes of common elements such as carbon and nitrogen, RNA-SIP exploits an increase in the buoyant density of RNA caused by the active metabolism and incorporation of heavier mass isotopes into the RNA after cellular utilization of labeled substrates pulsed into the community. Labeled RNAs are subsequently separated from unlabeled RNAs by density gradient centrifugation followed by identification of the RNAs by sequencing. Therefore, RNA stable isotope probing is a culture-independent technique that provides simultaneous information about microbiome community, composition and function. This chapter presents the detailed protocol for performing an RNA-SIP experiment, including the formation, ultracentrifugation, and fractional analyses of stable isotope-labeled RNAs extracted from environmental samples.",
keywords = "16S rRNA, Community diversity, Community function, Gradient centrifugation, Isotope-labeled substrate, RNA-SIP",
author = "Ghori, {Noor Ul Huda} and Benjamin Moreira-Grez and Paton Vuong and Ian Waite and Tim Morald and Michael Wise and Whiteley, {Andrew S.}",
year = "2019",
month = "1",
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-4939-9721-3_3",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781493997206",
series = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
publisher = "Humana Press",
pages = "31--44",
editor = "Dumont, {Marc G. } and {Hern{\'a}ndez Garc{\'i}a}, {Marcela }",
booktitle = "Stable Isotope Probing",
address = "United States",
}