Jonas Korlach, of PacBio, discusses the use of SMRT sequencing to detect DNA modifications.
This animation depicts a process by which single molecule SMRTbells are loaded in the Zero Mode Waveguides (ZMWs) of the PacBio RS II sequencing system using the automated MagBead Station.
A brief animated introduction to Pacific Biosciences’ Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) Sequencing, including the SMRT Cell and ZMW (zero mode waveguide).
An animated overview of a PacBio RS instrument run, including loading samples and setting up a sequencing run.
The Sequel System, powered by Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) Technology, delivers long reads, high consensus accuracy, uniform coverage and epigenetic characterization. This newly introduced platform provides higher throughput, a reduced footprint and lower sequencing project costs compared to the PacBio RS, the original long-read sequencer.
In this ASHG 2016 poster video, Martin Pollard from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge describes an ambitious project to better represent natural variation in the complex MHC region by sequencing the locus in thousands of people from various populations in Africa. A pilot project in five populations has already revealed a lot of diversity in the region, which is important for human disease, vaccine response, and organ transplantation. Pollard says SMRT Sequencing is the only technology that can deliver the full-length haplotypes necessary to identify complete variation in this highly polymorphic complex. Plus: plans to…
PacBio’s Jenny Ekholm presents this ASHG 2016 poster on a new method being developed that enriches for unamplified DNA and uses SMRT Sequencing to characterize repeat expansion disorders. Incorporating the CRISPR/Cas9 system to target specific genes allows for amplification-free enrichment to preserve epigenetic information and avoid PCR bias. Internal studies have shown that the approach can successfully be used to target and sequence the CAG repeat responsible for Huntington’s disease, the repeat associated with ALS, and more. The approach allows for pooling many samples and sequencing with a single SMRT Cell.
This tutorial provides an overview of the Circular Consensus Sequence (CCS) analysis application. The CCS algorithm is used in applications that require distinguishing closely related DNA molecules in the same sample. Applications of CCS include profiling microbial communities, resolving viral populations and accurately identifying somatic variations within heterogeneous tumor cells. This tutorial covers features of SMRT Link v5.0.0.
This tutorial provides an overview of the Hierarchical Genome Assembly Process (HGAP4) de novo assembly analysis application. HGAP4 generates accurate de novo assemblies using only PacBio data. HGAP4 is suitable for assembling a wide range of genome sizes and complexity. HGAP4 now includes some support for diploid-aware assembly. This tutorial covers features of SMRT Link v5.0.0.