Total RNA Sequencing analysis of total RNA and RNA isolated from mitochondrial pellets in CSDE1-knockdown sensory neurons

CSDE1 is an RNA-binding protein that associates with a subset of mitochondria-related transcripts. We previously observed that RNAs encoding mitochondrial proteins localized to the mitochondrial inner membrane (MIM), intermembrane space (IMS), matrix, and outer membrane (MOM) are enriched within the CSDE1-bound RNA pool. To determine whether CSDE1 regulates the abundance and mitochondrial localization of mitochondria-associated RNAs in sensory neurons, we performed RNA sequencing of both total RNA and RNA extracted from isolated mitochondria isolated from CSDE1-knockdown sensory neurons. CSDE1 knockdown was achieved using lentiviral transduction, and sequencing results were compared with control neurons infected with empty vector (pLKO).