NEXTFLEX Rapid Directional RNA-Seq Kit 2.0

Consistently uniform coverage with ultra-low duplicates

The consistent read depth across exons delivered by the NEXTFLEX Rapid Directional RNA-seq Kit 2.0  improves the reliability of differential-expression calls and isoform quantification and enables improved detection of long or GC-rich transcripts without the need for bioinformatic smoothing or extra sequencing depth to compensate for bias.

Figure 1. The NEXTFLEX Rapid Directional RNA-Seq kit 2.0 demonstrates even coverage along transcripts compared to the Competitor N kit.

Lower duplication reflects higher library complexity, allowing deeper effective coverage per lane, reducing the risk of PCR artifacts, and cutting cost because fewer total reads are needed to achieve the same unique depth, critical for large, multiplexed studies.

Figure 2. The NEXTFLEX  Rapid Directional RNA-Seq kit 2.0 demonstrate low duplication rate compared to the Competitor N kit.

For more information & data, check out our application note here.

Flexible input range and ready-to-use reagents

From low-nanogram inputs harvested from precious biopsy samples to microgram quantities from cultured cells, the NEXTFLEX Rapid Directional RNA-seq Kit 2.0 streamlines the workflow, so you can progress from RNA to libraries with minimal additional setup. Reverse-transcription and size-selection chemistries are optimized to maintain uniform coverage and high library complexity across this entire input span, allowing a single protocol to serve both low-input discovery projects and high-throughput expression studies.

Seamless integration with NEXTFLEX accessories

The NEXTFLEX Rapid Directional RNA-seq Kit 2.0 kit plugs straight into Revvity’s wider NEXTFLEX RNA-seq accessory portfolio, letting you tailor each run to your sample type and throughput. Upstream choices include Poly(A) Beads 2.0 for fast mRNA enrichment and RiboNaut rRNA Depletion for total-RNA or degraded-sample workflows. Downstream, you can expand from small pilot sets to 384-plex studies with RNA-Seq 2.0 UDI or UDI-UMI adapter plates, adding molecular barcodes when duplicate suppression is critical. Every batch is color-balanced and QC-verified for index purity, protecting you from barcode bleed-through in large pools.

Explore the full accessory line to build a workflow that scales from low-input discovery to high-throughput clinical research without swapping vendors or protocols. For plant transcriptomics, the NEXTFLEX Rapid Directional RNA seq Kit 2.0 has been successfully paired with the Pan Plant riboPOOL to remove plant rRNA.

Automation-ready with 30 minutes of hands-on time

Pre-built scripts for the Sciclone G3 NGSx and Zephyr G3 NGS workstations cut hands-on time to <30 min for a full 96-well plate while preserving the coverage and duplicate metrics shown in Figures 1 and 2. That makes the workflow ideal for core labs balancing speed, reproducibility, and walk-away convenience.

Power your functional-genomics workflow with Revvity gene-modulation reagents

From hypothesis-free CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screens to precise CRISPRa/i activation or interference assays, Pin-point™ base editing, and well-established Dharmacon™ RNAi libraries, Revvity delivers every modality you need to probe gene function. Entire collections come in pooled or arrayed formats, to either increase or silence the expression levels of your gene of interest as part of your functional studies.

Synthetic sgRNA pools eliminate cloning and viral-packaging steps, while Pin-point™ base-editing reagents introduce precise, programmable single-nucleotide substitutions, an ideal approach for modelling disease alleles or drug-resistance mutations. Explore the complete CRISPR, RNAi, and base-editing portfolio.

De novo transcriptomes & non-model-organism genomics

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• Gaonkar, C. C., & Campbell, L. (2023). De novo transcriptome assembly and gene annotation for the toxic dinoflagellate Dinophysis. Scientific Data, 10, 345. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02250-8
• Smith, C. H., Mejia-Trujillo, R., Breton, S., Pinto, B. J., Kirkpatrick, M., & Havird, J. C. (2023). Mitonuclear sex determination? Empirical evidence from bivalves. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40(11), msad240. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad240
• Chen, C., Tjeng, R., & Mueller, J. (2024). De novo transcriptome assembly and gene annotation for the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia. Scientific Data, 11, 34. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02250-8

Disease & functional-genomics models

• Laudadio, I., Carissimi, C., Scafa, N., et al. (2024). Characterization of patient-derived intestinal organoids for modeling fibrosis in inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammation Research, 73, 1359–1370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-024-01901-9
• Manukjan, N., Chau, S., Caiment, F., et al. (2024). Wnt7a decreases brain endothelial barrier function via β-catenin activation. Molecular Neurobiology, 61, 4854–4867. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-023-03872-0
• Tóvári, J., Vári-Mező, D., Surguta, S. E., Ladányi, A., Kígyós, A., & Cserpes, M. (2023). Evolving acquired vemurafenib resistance in a BRAF V600E mutant melanoma PDX model to reveal new potential targets. Cells, 12, 1919. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells12141919
• McCarlie, S., Boucher-van Jaarsveld, C., & Bragg, R. (2024). Differential expression analysis reveals possible new quaternary ammonium compound resistance gene in highly resistant Serratia sp. HRI. Microorganisms, 12(9), 1891. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12091891 RNA chemistry, translation & isoform diversity
• Mulroney, T. E., Pöyry, T., Yam-Puc, J. C., et al. (2024). N1-methylpseudouridylation of mRNA causes +1 ribosomal frameshifting. Nature, 625, 189–194. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06800-3
• Higdon, A. L., Chemmama, I. E., Yao, T., … & Inada, T. (2024). Truncated protein isoforms generate diversity of protein localization and function in yeast. Cell Systems, 15(4), 388–408.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2024.03.005

Stable non-coding RNA / aging

• Kirio, K., Patop, I. L., Martin Anduaga, A., Harris, J. M., Pamudurti, N., Su, T. N., Martel, C., Kadener, S. (2025). Circular RNAs exhibit exceptional stability in the aging brain and serve as reliable age and experience indicators. Cell Reports, 44(1), 115485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115485