With the PacBio no-amplification (No-Amp) targeted sequencing method, you can now sequence through previously inaccessible regions of the genome to provide base-level resolution of disease-causing repeat expansions. By combining the CRISPR/Cas9 enrichment method with Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) Sequencing on the Sequel Systems you are no longer limited by hard-to-amplify targets.
In this presentation, Naomichi Matsumoto from Yokohama City University speaks about the use of SMRT Sequencing to solve Mendelian diseases, including the story of how his lab discovered a 12.4 kb structural variant that’s responsible for progressive myoclonic epilepsy in two siblings. He also reports progress in understanding repeat expansion disorders by pairing SMRT Sequencing with new analysis tools designed to highlight repetitive areas.
In this presentation, Shawn Levy from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and HudsonAlpha Discovery offers a look at his team’s early access experience with the Sequel II System. Recent work includes a project designed to improve sequencing results from FFPE samples with long-read data. The protocol is still being optimized, but preliminary results indicate that SMRT Sequencing improves the quality of data that can be produced from these highly degraded samples. Looking ahead, Levy’s team will be using SMRT Sequencing to generate about 7,000 long-read genome assemblies for the All of Us program.
In this presentation, Emily Hatas of PacBio offers a look a how SMRT Sequencing has changed over the years as well as the most common applications in human genome analysis: high-throughput structural variant detection; comprehensive variant detection; and de novo assembly of reference genomes.
HiFi reads (>99% accurate, 15-20 kb) from the PacBio Sequel II System consistently provide complete and contiguous genome assemblies. In addition to completeness and contiguity, accuracy is of critical importance, as assembly errors complicate downstream analysis, particularly by disrupting gene frames. Metrics used to assess assembly accuracy include: 1) in-frame gene count, 2) kmer consistency, and 3) concordance to a benchmark, where discordances are interpreted as assembly errors. Genome in a Bottle (GIAB) provides a benchmark for the human genome with estimated accuracy of 99.9999% (Q60). Concordance for human HiFi assemblies exceeds Q50, which provides excellent genomes for downstream analysis,…
A collaboration of scientists led by researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai has created a comprehensive analysis of a diploid human genome using two complementary single DNA molecule methods for sequencing and genome mapping, and without the need for any DNA amplification techniques.
Justin Zook of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discussed the progress and future goals of the Genome in a Bottle project, which aims to create near-perfectly characterized human genome sequences for use as reference standards.
Earlier this year, Ayal Hendel and colleagues used Pacific Biosciences’ PacBio RS II to deep sequence the on-target consequences of genome editing using ZFNs, TALENs or CRISPR/Cas.
Understanding the history behind the human reference genome CRCh38 and the benefits long-read sequencing can provide to help complete the reference.
Describing the approach of metagenomics to study the genetic makeup of uncultivated organisms
Sage Science has developed a new gel electrophoresis system, called SageELF, that automates the separation and preparation of DNA and proteins of different sizes.