RNA-seq of the E14.5 lacrimal gland

The goal of this study is to find the transcriptional targets downstream of PI3K signaling during lacrimal gland development. We performed laser capture microdissection of the lacrimal gland epithelial tissue at embryonic day E14.5 from control embryos and mutant embryos containing lacrimal gland-specific deletion of PI3K subunits. After tissue harvest, RNA was extracted, conversion to cDNA and amplification was performed by Clontech SMART-seq v4 Ultra low input RNA kit,and cDNA library construction was performed using Nextera XT DNA library preparation kit by core facility at Columbia university prior to RNA sequencing. After preparation of cDNA library, each sample was sequenced using Illumina platform Overall design: For this experiment, 3 control samples and 6 mutant samples were analyzed.