An effective and rapid method for RNA preparation from non-conventional yeast species.

The increased use of high-throughput RNA-based analysis has spurred the demand for rapid and simple preparation of high quality RNA. RNA preparation from non-conventional yeasts having diverse cell wall and morphological characteristics is often inefficient using current methods adapted for the model yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We report a simple RNA preparation method based on glass bead-mediated breakage in a formamide/EDTA solution. High quality RNA is generated within 15 min from various non-conventional yeasts species. The obtained RNA can be directly used for experimentation without further RNA purification and buffer exchange.