Table 3 Assessment summary of the different RNA preparation kits and conditions analyzed in this study.

From: Systematic analysis of TruSeq, SMARTer and SMARTer Ultra-Low RNA-seq kits for standard, low and ultra-low quantity samples

Kit/Input

NR

MR

DR

GD

DEG

AC

Illumina technology

mRNATruseq_1 ug

*****

*****

*****

*****

*****

Yes

ssmRNATruseq_1 ug

*****

*****

*****

*****

*****

Yes

ssTotRNATruseq_1 ug

*****

*****

*****

*****

*****

Yes

ssmRNATruseq_100 ng

*****

*****

***

****

*****

Yes

ssTotRNATruseq_100 ng

*****

*****

*****

*****

*****

Yes

SMARTer technology

RiboG_ssTotSmarter_100 ng

****

*

***

****

***

Yes

RiboZ_ssTotSmarter_100 ng

**

**

**

***

**

No

RiboZ_ssTotSmarter_10 ng

*

**

*

***

*

No

SMARTer Ultra-Low technology

mRNASmarterUL_XT1 ng_750 pg

***

****

NA

***

***

Yes

mRNASmarterUL_XT1 ng_130 pg

***

****

NA

***

***

Yes

  1. The table presented here is based on the 2 × 10 M sampling level. The number of stars indicates the global level of quality of the metrics used, with a maximum of five stars for best quality. NR, MR and DR: sequencing and alignment quality metrics (Number of reads, mapping rate and duplication rate). GD: gene detection metrics. DEG: differentially expressed gene metrics. AC: automation capability.