University Institute in Mental Health of Quebec 1 article published in JoVE Biology RNA Isolation from Cell Specific Subpopulations Using Laser-capture Microdissection Combined with Rapid Immunolabeling Audrey Chabrat*1,2, Hélène Doucet-Beaupré*1,2, Martin Lévesque1,2 1Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, 2Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec Gene expression analysis of a subset of cells in a specific tissue represents a major challenge. This article describes how to isolate high-quality total RNA from a specific cell population by combining a rapid immunolabeling method with laser capture microdissection.
