| mRNA | Total RNA | RNA Exome | miRNA | |
| Technical Roadmap | PolyT bead capture | rRNA Depletion | probe capture | miRNA enrichment |
| Sample Type | Fresh/frozen cells, tissue, whole blood | Fresh/frozen cells, tissue, whole blood | FFPE samples Low initial RNA samples | Fresh or frozen samples: cells, tissues, blood, exosomes |
| Species | eukaryotic organisms | Human, mouse, rat | Human beings | eukaryotic organisms |
| Application | mRNA expression | mRNA + lncRNA + circRNA expression | mRNA expression | miRNAexpression |
Other Applications | Gene fusion Alternative Splicing Allele-specificexpression | Gene fusion Alternative Splicing Allele-specificexpression | Gene fusion Alternative Splicing Allele-specificexpression | / |
| Seq Data Requirement | 6 – 8 Gb | 12 – 15 Gb | 6 – 8 Gb | 3Gb |
| RIN Value | ≥ 7 | ≥ 7 | / | / |
| RNA Input Volume | ≥ 200 ng | ≥ 200 ng | ≥ 40 ng | ≥ 200 ng |
| DV200(%) | ≥ 70% | ≥ 70% | ≥ 30% | / |
| sample | >50,000 | >10,000 | >20,000 | >1,000 |
| Validation | blood | blood | FFPE | / |
| SampleType | Requirement | Storage & Transportation |
| RNA | >1μg In TE buffer, no degradation, no protein and DNA contamination | -80°C, Dry ice |
| blood | ≥ 5mL whole blood PAXgen Blood RNA tube, mixing before storage | -80°C, Dry ice |
| Tissue | >10mg fresh frozen tissue samples Cut to<0.5cm immediately, in 5 times of RNAlater, 4°C overnightbefore long term storage | -80°C, Dry ice |
| Cell | ≥1×106cells centrifugation, washed by PBS twice, storage in 1ml Trizol lysisbuffer | -80°C, Dry ice |
| FFPE | 10 Slides Volume >0.6 mm3 | Room temperature |