The Ultra II Directional RNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina delivers significantly increased sensitivity and specificity from your RNA-seq experiments, from ever-decreasing amounts of input RNA. In conjunction with ribosomal RNA (rRNA) depletion or poly(A) enrichment, the kit enables the production of high quality libraries from 10 ng of Total RNA, respectively, up to 1 µg.Strand-specific/directional methods for sequencing RNA provide information on the DNA strand from which the RNA strand was transcribed. This is useful for many reasons including: Identification of antisense transcripts, determination of the transcribed strand of noncoding RNA, and measurement of expression levels of coding or noncoding overlapping transcripts. Overall, the ability to determine the originating strand can substantially enhance the value of a RNA-seq experiment.The NEBNext Ultra II Directional RNA Library Prep Kit derives its directionality from the “dUTP” method for strand-specificity, with proven superiority for this application. See what customers are saying about NEBNext Ultra II Directional RNA.Features
Get more of what you need, with the highest library yields
Generate high quality librarieseven when you have only limited amounts of input RNA:
10 ng – 1 µg Total RNA (polyA mRNA workflow)
10 ng – 1 µg Total RNA (rRNA depletion workflow)
Minimize bias, with fewer PCR cycles required
Increase the complexity and transcript coverageof your libraries
Optimize your time with streamlined workflows, reduced hands-on time, and automation compatibility
Rely on robust performance, even with low quality RNA, including FFPE
Compatible with NEBNext poly(A) mRNA Isolation, rRNA Depletion reagents and multiplexing adaptors and primers.
Also available with optional SPRIselect® beads for clean-up and size-selection steps.Please note that adaptors, primers, rRNA depletion reagents and poly(A) mRNA isolation reagents are not included in the kit and are available separately.For extensive NEBNext Ultra II performance data, click the links in the Features above and download our technical note for poly(A) mRNA isolationor our technical note for rRNA depletion.
For use with NEBNext Multiplex Oligos for Illumina (Unique Dual Index UMI Adaptors RNA Set 1) (NEB #E7416), refer to the Protocols tab for UMI Adaptors-specific guidance.LIBRARY YIELDS
View additional data on library yields. GC CONTENT DISTRIBUTIONView additional data on library quality. MAXIMIZING TRANSCRIPT COVERAGE View additional data on transcript coverage. SUPERIOR LIBRARY COMPLEXITY AT LOW INPUT AMOUNTSView additional data on library complexity. SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE WITH FFPE RNAView additional data on FFPE RNA samples.
This product is related to the following categories:
Automation for NEBNext® NGS Library Prep,
RNA Library Prep for Illumina,
Next Generation Sequencing Library Preparation
This product can be used in the following applications:
Applications of USER® and Thermolabile USER II Enzymes