Project description:We present here a novel approach called Reduced Representation 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Profiling (RRHP), which exploits ?-glucosyltransferase (?-GT) to inhibit restriction digestion at adapters ligated to a genomic library, such that only fragments presenting glucosylated 5hmC residues at adapter junctions will be amplified and sequenced. This assay profiles 5hmC sites with single-base resolution in a strand-specific manner. The absence of harsh chemical conversion steps allows for sequencing of native DNA with less inputs, enhancing both sequencing quality and mapping efficiency. Most importantly, the method proves highly reproducible and is a positive display method, sensitive enough to interrogate 5hmC sites with low abundance. When combined with existing RRBS data, it allows simultaneous comparison of 5mC and 5hmC at specific site. developing a new assay for genomic profiling of 5hmC
Project description:We present scNanoATAC-seq (Single-cell Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin by Oxford Nanopore Technologies Sequencing), an effective method for simultaneous detection of chromatin accessibility and genetic variation. Long fragments (about 4-5Kb) of single-cell ATAC-seq library were enriched and sequenced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies platform. Ends of long ATAC-seq fragments are regarded as chromatin accessibility signal in downstream analysis.
Project description:We present scNanoATAC-seq (Single-cell Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin by Oxford Nanopore Technologies Sequencing), an effective method for simultaneous detection of chromatin accessibility and genetic variation. Long fragments (about 4-5Kb) of single-cell ATAC-seq library were enriched and sequenced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies platform. Ends of long ATAC-seq fragments are regarded as chromatin accessibility signal in downstream analysis.
Project description:We present here a novel approach called Reduced Representation 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Profiling (RRHP), which exploits β-glucosyltransferase (β-GT) to inhibit restriction digestion at adapters ligated to a genomic library, such that only fragments presenting glucosylated 5hmC residues at adapter junctions will be amplified and sequenced. This assay profiles 5hmC sites with single-base resolution in a strand-specific manner. The absence of harsh chemical conversion steps allows for sequencing of native DNA with less inputs, enhancing both sequencing quality and mapping efficiency. Most importantly, the method proves highly reproducible and is a positive display method, sensitive enough to interrogate 5hmC sites with low abundance. When combined with existing RRBS data, it allows simultaneous comparison of 5mC and 5hmC at specific site.
Project description:An ability to map the global interactions of a chemical entity with chromatin genome-wide could provide new insights into the mechanisms by which a small molecule perturbs cellular functions. we developed a method that uses chemical derivatives and massively parallel DNA sequencing (Chem-Seq) to identify the sites bound by small chemical molecules throughout the human genome. We developed in vivo and in vitro Chem-Seq protocols with a biotinylated derivative of small molecules. In the in vivo protocol, Cells were first treated with biotinylated ligand and cross-linked with formaldehyde at the same time. Cells were then lysed, sonicated to shear the DNA, and streptavidin beads were used to isolate biotinylated ligand and associated chromatin fragments. We then used massively parallel sequencing to identify the enriched DNA fragments, and mapped these sequences to the genome. In in vitrol protocol, MM1.S cells were fixed and the derived sonicated lysate incubated with biotinylated drug to enrich for bound chromatin regions in vitro. We then used massively parallel sequencing to identify the enriched DNA fragments, and mapped these sequences to the genome.
Project description:A strategy for the high-throughput screening of a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) encoded peptide library to allow the identification of MRSA and MSSA selective peptides including AMPs. This novel screening approach allows simultaneous screening of cell selective peptides with different uptake mechanisms including lytic peptides and non-lytic CPPs. MRSA and MSSA were incubated with Library-18 (50 uM; corresponding to 39 nM of each library member) under short incubation times (30 min) to ensure collection of both live and apoptotic cells, which allowed selection of lytic peptides as well as non-lytic CPPs. Incubation was followed by washing and lysis and the intracellular and membrane associated library members were extracted and purified by filter centrifugation (between 3,000 and 10,000 Da). The extracted PNA tags were hybridized onto custom designed microarrays. Each microarray consisted of 4 sub-arrays of 44,000 features each with 33 replicates of each oligonucleotide complementary to each member of the library as well as 1232 non-coding negative controls. Microarray scanning and data analysis (BlueFuse, BlueGenome) was used to extract the intensity of the FAM label, thereby giving the relative amount of PNA hybridized to each spot and the identity of the peptide.
Project description:DNA methylation profiles of the livers of 1 day old rats from mothers fed with three different diets during gestation. The first animal group was fed with a normal diet (c=control); second group received much less protein than normal and slighlty more carbs (p=low protein, or programmed); third group diet was same as low protein but with extra folic acid (f=low protein+folate). All diets were matched for energy. Genomic DNA from rat livers was subjected to selection according to the methyl-CpG binding domain-based (MBD) protein protocol (DNA pooled from 6 individuals per group) and the resulting fragments sequenced in high throughput. Methylated DNA was captured with MethylCap kit (Diagenode). Approximately 10 ng of captured DNA was used for library preparation (ChIP-seq DNA sample Prep Kit, Illumina).
Project description:We used all five current human African trypanosomiasis drugs for genome-scale RNA interference (RNAi) target sequencing (RIT-seq) screens in Trypanosoma brucei, revealing the transporters, organelles, enzymes and metabolic pathways that function to facilitate anti-trypanosomal drug action. RIT-seq profiling links more than fifty additional genes to drug action. This data has been described in the following article [doi:10.1038/nature10771] and its further analysis can be freely submitted for publication. For information on the proper use of data shared by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (including information on acknowledgement), please see http://www.sanger.ac.uk/datasharing/. Protocol - Assembly of the bloodstream-form T. brucei RNAi library and the RNAi target sequencing (RIT-seq) approach were reported previously (Alsford, S. et al. High-throughput phenotyping using parallel sequencing of RNA interference targets in the African trypanosome. Genome Res 21, 915-924, 264 doi:gr.115089.110 [pii] 265 10.1101/gr.115089.110 (2011). Briefly, a tetracycline-inducible RNAi plasmid library, containing randomly sheared genomic fragments (mean ~600 bp) under the control of head-to-head T7 promoters, was targeted to a single genomic locus that had been validated for robust expression. For this study, the library was grown under inducing conditions with drug selection and genomic DNA was isolated from surviving populations. For chemical RIT-seq profiling, adapter-ligated sequencing libraries were prepared from each genomic DNA sample and used to amplify DNA fragments containing RNAi cassette-insert junctions in semi-specific PCR reactions; one primer was specific for the RNAi vector and the other for the Illumina adapter. Size-selected DNA was sequenced with 76 cycle paired-end runs on an Illumina GAII. Illumina sequencing reads containing a nine-base RNAi vector junction sequence were then mapped to the T. brucei reference genome. Where loss of function increases drug tolerance, RNAi-target sequence representation is increased relative to the otherwise susceptible population, revealing hot spots.
Project description:Mapping DNase I hypersensitive sites (DHSs) within nuclear chromatin is a traditional and powerful method of identifying genetic regulatory elements. DHSs have been mapped by capturing the ends of long DNase I-cut fragments (>100,000 bp), or 100-1200 bp DNase I-double cleavage fragments (also called double-hit fragments). But next generation sequencing requires a DNA library containing DNA fragments of 100-500bp. Therefore, we have modified the double-hit method and use short DNA fragments to generate DNA libraries for next generation sequencing. We call this method Short DHS Assay (Short DNAse I Hypersensitive Site assay). The short segments are 100-300bp and can be directly cloned and used for high-throughput sequencing. We identified 83,897 DHSs in 2,343,479 tags across the human genome. Our results indicate that the DHSs identified by the Short DHS assay are consistent with those identified by longer fragments in previous studies.