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Split-PoolRecognitionofInteractionsbyTagExtension(SPRITE)forDNA:ExperimentalProtocolsSofiaQuinodozsquinodo@lncrna.caltech.eduMitchellGuttmanLaboratoryLastedited:August9,2018ThisdocumentdescribestheexperimentalproceduresforourSPRITE(Split-PoolRecognitionofInteractionsbyTagExtension)methodtobeusedformappinggenome-widehigherorderinteractionsbetweenDNAmolecules.
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TableofContents:1 Materials
1.1 Equipment1.2 Solutions1.3 AdditionalMaterialsandReagents
2 CellCulture3 AdaptorandBarcodeDesign
3.1 DNAPhosphateModified(DPM)Adaptor3.2 OddandEvenTags3.3 TerminalTag3.4 FinalLibraryAmplification3.5 DPMprimersforQCofDPMligation
4 SamplePreparation
4.1Formaldehyde-DSGCrosslinking4.2CellLysis4.3DNAFragmentation
5 LibraryPreparationPt.1
5.1NHSCoupling5.2EndRepair5.3DPMAdaptorLigation5.4QC:ChecktoDetermineLigationEfficiencyoftheDPMAdaptor
6 SPRITEandLibraryPreparationPt.2
6.1SPRITE6.2LibraryPreparationPt.2
7 SequencingandDataAnalysis
7.1ComputationalPipeline7.2DNAcontactmaps
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1 Materials1.1 SolutionsDSGCrosslinkingSolution1xPBS2mMDSGinDMSOScrapingBuffer1xPBSpH7.50.5%BSAStoreat4°CCellLysisBufferA50mMHepespH7.41mMEDTA1mMEGTA140mMNaCl0.25%Triton-X0.5%NP-4010%GlycerolCellLysisBufferB50mMHepespH7.41.5mMEDTA1.5mMEGTA200mMNaCl
CellLysisBufferC50mMHepespH7.41.5mMEDTA1.5mMEGTA100mMNaCl0.1%DOC0.5%NLS10xSPRITEDNaseBuffer200mMHepespH7.41MNaCl0.5%NP-405mMCaCl225mMMnCl225xDNaseStopSolution250mMEDTA125mMEGTAMyRNKBuffer20mMTrispH7.5100mMNaCl10mMEDTA10mMEGTA0.5%Triton-X
0.2%SDSCouplingBuffer1xPBS0.1%SDSModifiedRLTBuffer1xBufferRLTsuppliedbyQiagen10mMTrispH7.51mMEDTA1mMEGTA0.2%NLS0.1%Triton-X0.1%NP-40SPRITEWashBuffer20mMTrispH7.550mMNaCl0.2%Triton-X0.2%NP-400.2%DOC10XAnnealingBuffer100mMTris-HClpH7.52MLiCl1.5mMEDTA0.5mMEGTA
Note1:ModifiedRLTBuffercontainsguanidinethiocyanatewhichwhenmixedwithbleachproduceshydrogencyanidegasandhydrogenchloridegas.BecarefultoensurethatallliquidModifiedRLTBufferwasteisdisposedofinitsownwastecontainer.SolidsthathavetouchedModifiedRLTBuffersuchastipsandreservoirsshouldalsobediscardedinaseparatesolidModifiedRLTBuffercontainer.Note2:DTThasashorthalf-lifeatpH7.4at20C.ItisimportanttokeepPBLSD+Bufferoniceduringtheprocedureandfrozenat-20Cifnotinuse.
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1.2 EquipmentMicrocentrifugePlateCentrifugeSonicationinstrumentandchillerGelElectrophoresisEquipmentQubitFluorometerEppendorfThermomixerEppendorfSmartBlock1.5mLthermoblockEppendorfSmartBloackPCR96thermoblockMagneticrackfor1.5mLtubes(e.g.InvitrogenDynaMag-2)Magneticrackfor15mLconicaltubesMagneticrackfor96wellplatePCRmachineAgilentBioanalyzer
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1.3 AdditionalMaterialsandReagentsBarcodesandadaptorsLow-retentionpipettetipsLow-bind96-wellplateReservoirsPCRStriptubesProteinLo-bind1.5mLeppendorftubes15mLFalconconicals50mLFalconconicalsTrypsinVersenePhosphateBuffer(TVP),(1mMEDTA,0.025%Trypsin,1%SigmaChickenSerum)PBSSterileDisuccinimidylglutarate(DSG),50mgbottlefromPierce,broughtto0.5MwiththeadditionofDMSO16%FormaldehydeSolutionAmpulesfromPierce2.5MGlycineProteaseCocktailInhibitorTURBODNasefromThermoFisherScientificProteinaseKfromNewEnglandBiolabsRNACleanandConcentrator-5KitwithCappedColumnsfromZymoResearchGelElectrophoresisSystemPierceNHS-ActivatedMagneticBeadsNEBNextEndRepairEnzymeMixfromNewEnglandBiolabsNEBNextEndRepairReactionBufferfromNewEnglandBiolabsKelnowFragment(3’to5’exo-)FromNewEnglandBiolabsNEBNextdA-TailingReactionBufferFromNewEnglandBiolabsInstantSticky-endLigaseMasterMixfromNewEnglandBiolabsNEBNextQuickLigationReactionBufferSigma1,2-Propanediol#398039-25mLQ5HotStartHigh-Fidelity2XMasterMixfromNewEnglandBiolabsAgencourtAMPureXPMagneticBeadsfromBeckmanCoulterQubitdsDNAHSAssayKitHighSensitivityDNAKitfortheAgilentBioanalyzerD1000ScreentapefortheAgilent2200TapeStation
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2 CellCulture
MaterialsandMethodsMouseEScellcultureandXistinductionAllmouseEScelllineswereculturedinserum-free2i/LIFmediumaspreviouslydescribed(7,11,13).FemaleEScells(F12-1line,generouslyprovidedbyK.Plath)areanF1hybridwild-typemouseEScelllinederivedfroma129×CAST(castaneous)cross.Maintenanceof2XchromosomesinthislinewasmonitoredbyXchromosomepaintimaging,restrictionlengthpolymorphismanalysis,aswellasSangersequencingofSNPsontheXchromosome.ThepSM33EScellline(kindlyprovidedbyK.Plath)isamaleEScellline,derivedfromtheV6.5EScellline,expressingthelncRNAXistfromtheendogenouslocusunderthetranscriptionalcontrolofatet-induciblepromoterandtheTettransactivator(SPRITEWASHBUFFERrtTA)fromtheRosa26locus.ToinduceXist,doxycycline(Sigma,D9891)wasaddedtoculturesatafinalconcentrationof2ug/mlfor6-24hrs.HumanlymphoblastcellcultureGM12878cells(CoriellCellRepositories),ahumanlymphoblastoidcellline,wasculturedinRPMI1640(Gibco,LifeTechnologies),2mML-glutamine,15%fetalbovineserum,and1xpenicillin-streptomycinandmaintainedat37°Cunder5%CO2.Cellswereseededevery3-4daysat200,000cells/mlinT25flasksandpassagedorharvestedbeforereaching1,000,000cells/ml.
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3 AdaptorandBarcodeDesign
TheabovefiguredemonstratestheadaptorandtagschemethatiscentraltotheSPRITEprocess.SPRITEusesasplit-and-poolstrategytouniquelybarcodeallmoleculeswithinacrosslinkedcomplexbyrepeatedlysplittingallcomplexesintoa96-wellplate,ligatingaspecifictagsequencewithineachwell,followedbypoolingofthesecomplexessuchthatthefinalproductcontainsaseriesoftagsligatedtoeachmolecule,whichwerefertoasabarcode.3.1 DNAPhosphateModified(DPM)Adaptor5'Phos AAACACCCAAGATCGGAAGAGCGTCGTGTA 3’ Spcr |||||||||||||||||||| 3' TTTTGTGGGTTCTAGCCTTCTGTACTGTTCAGT 5’Phos TheabovedsDNAmoleculeisanexampleofoneofthe96DPMadaptorsusedduringourprocess.The5’endofthemoleculehasamodifiedphosphategroupthatallowsfortheligationbetweenDPMandthetargetDNAmoleculesaswellasthesubsequenttag.ThehighlightedregionsonDPMhavethefollowingfunctions:
1. TheyellowToverhangisasticky-endthatligatestoourtargetDNAmolecules,whicharegivena5’Aoverhangfollowingendrepair.
2. Thepinkregionisthe9-nucleotidesequenceuniquetoeachofthe96DPMadaptors.Theseuniquesequenceshelptoidentifypost-sequencingDNAmoleculesthatareinacomplex.
3. Thegreensequenceisastickyendthatligatestothefirsttag.4. ThegreysequenceiscomplementarytotheFirstPrimerusedforlibrary
amplification.Partofthegreysequencemakesupa3’spacertopreventthetopstrandoftheOddtagfromligating,andonlythebottom5’phosphorylatedstickyendoftheOddtagwillligatetothegreentag.Itspurposeisdiscussedinsection3.4.
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3.2 OddandEvenTagsOddandEventagsaresonamedbecausetheOddtagisligated1st,3rd,5th,etc…duringtheSPRITEprocessandtheEventagisligated2nd,4th,6th,etc…duringSPRITEforhowevermanyroundsoftaggingandpoolingarecompleted.ItisnotnecessarytoligateonlyanevennumberoftagsoronlyanoddnumberoftagssolongastherearetwosetsofTerminaltags;onethatcanligatetoOddtagsandonethatcanligatetoEventags.5'Phos CAAGTCAAGCTAGATTCCACGAAGAGTTGTCACGTCAGCCGCAGTATC 3’ ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 3' TCGATCTAAGGTGCTTCTCAACAGTGCAGTCGGCGTCATAGGTTCAGT 5’Phos TheabovedsDNAmoleculeisanOddtagandanEventagligatedtogether.Thefollowingpointsareimportanttonote:
1. The5’overhangonthetopstrandligateseithertotheDPMadaptor(greensequenceinsection3.1)orthe5’overhangonthebottomstrandoftheEventag.
2. BoththeOddtagsandEventagshavemodified5’phosphategroupstoallowfortagelongation.
3. Theboldedregionsofcomplementarityoneachtagarethesequencesuniquetoeachofthe96tags(192total,accountingtoOddtagsandEventags).
3.3 TerminalTagTheterminaltagbelowligatestoOddtags,thoughaterminaltaghasalsobeenmadetoligatetoEventags.Thekeyfeatureoftheterminaltagisthatthereisnomodified5’phosphateonthebottomstrand. 5' Phos AGTTGTCACCATAATAAGATCGGAAGA 3’ |||||||||||||||||||| 3' TGGTATTATTCTAGCCTTCTCGTGTGCAGAC 5’
1. ThegreysequenceiscomplementarytotheSecondPrimerusedforlibraryamplification.
2. HoweversinceDNAcannotbesynthesizedina3’to5’direction,theSecondPrimerannealstoadaughterstrandsynthesizedfromtheFirstPrimer,asexplainedinsection3.4.Thetopstrandisnotprimedbecausethereisabreakinthesequencegeneratedbythe3’spacerontheDPMmoleculeandthereforeprimingthetopstrandoftheterminaltagwouldterminateatthebarcodesandwouldnotPCRthroughtothegDNAsequenceligatedtothebarcodes.
3. TheboldedsequenceontheTerminaltagisuniquetoeachofthe96tags.
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3.4FinalLibraryAmplification
TheDPMadaptorisdesignedwitha3’spacertoaidinfinallibraryamplification.Ifthe3’spacerisabsent,eachstrandwillformahairpinloopduringtheinitialdenaturationduetoreversecomplementarityofthesequencesoneithersideofthetargetDNAmolecule.Instead,the3’spacerallowsthebarcodestoonlyligatetothe5’endofeachsingle-strandedDNAsequence,andnotthe3’end,preventingthesehairpinfromforming.2P_universal(Fprimer)5’ AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT 3’ 2P_barcoded_85(Rprimer)5’ CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGATGCCTAGCCGTGACTGGAGTTCAGACGTGTGCTCTTCCGATCT 3’
Duetoreversecomplementarityofthesequences,onlyoneprimeramplifiesthetaggedDNAinthefirstPCRcycle.ThisFirstPrimerannealstoasequenceintheDPMadaptorandextends,synthesizingtwodaughterstrandswithreversesequences.ThisfirstprimerservesastheRead1primerduringIlluminasequencing.Tosynthesizethecomplement,theSecondPrimerannealstothedaughterstrandextendedfromtheFirstPrimerinthesecondPCRcycle.The2P_barcodedprimercontainsan8nucleotidebarcodewithintheprimer.Thisbarcodeisreadfromtheilluminasequencerduringtheindexingprimingstep.ThisbarcodeeffectivelyservesasanadditionalroundoftagadditionduringSPRITE.DilutionofthesampleintomultiplewellsisperformedatthefinalstepofSPRITEpriortoproteinaseKelutionfromNHSbeads.EachdilutionofthesamplepriortoproteinaseKelutionisolatesasubsetofthetaggedcomplexesintodifferentwells.Eachdilutionofcomplexesareamplifiedwithadifferent2P_barcodedprimer.BoththeFirstandSecondprimersarearound30nucleotideseach.Yetthesequencestheyannealtoinitiallyare~20nucleotides.Forthisreason,wesettwodifferentannealingtemperaturesduringthefinallibraryPCR.Thefirstannealingtemperatureisforthefirstfourcyclesuntilenoughcopiesaremadewithfullyextendedprimerregions.Afterthesefourcycles,theannealingtemperatureisraisedforaremainingfivecycles.3.5 DPMprimersforQCofDPMligation TheseprimersareusedtoensurethattheDPMadaptorhasbeensuccessfullyligatedtoDNAofthelysate.Ifnolibrariesareobtainedatthisstepafter14-16cyclesofPCR,westronglyrecommendtonotproceedassubsequentligationoftagsandamplificationoftaggedDNAduringtheSPRITEprotocolwillbeunsuccessful. DPMQCprimerF 5’ TACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT 3’DPMQCprimerR 5’ TGACTTGTCATGTCTTCCGATCT 3’
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TheForwardandReverseprimersamplifythetopstrandandbottomstrandoftheDPMadaptor,respectively(section3.1).
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4 SamplePreparationGoal: CrosslinkcellstofixinvivoDNAcomplexes.LysecellsandfragmentDNAtoappropriatesizesviasonicationandDNase.Optimizationoflysisconditions(amountofsonication,amount/timingofDNase)isacriticalstepinestablishingtheprotocolforthefirsttime.Thelengthofsonicationmightvaryfrom30secondstoseveralminutesandDNasetreatmentmightvaryfrom10-30%DNaseconcentration,dependingoncellnumber,ploidy,crosslinkingstrength,andthedesiredDNAfragmentsize.TooptimizeDNasetimingandconditions,DNasesampleswithvaryingenzymeconcentrationfor20minutes,quenchwithEDTAandEGTAonice,andassayDNAsizesforconcentrationasdescribedintheprotocol.IfanappropriatecombinationofsolubilizationandDNAfragmentsizescannotbeobtainedbyvaryingtheamountofsonicationorDNase,thenreducingthestrengthofthecrosslinkingmaybenecessary.(1)4.1Formaldehyde-DSGCrosslinking
1. Growadherentcellson15cmplates.Countthecellsononeplatebeforeproceedingwithcrosslinking.Thisprotocoldetailscrosslinkingmultipleplatesofcellsinonesuspension,butitisimportanttomaintainconsistencyinlysatebatches.Wetypicallystore5-10millioncellsperpelletina1.7mLmicrocentrifugetube.
2. Anhourbeforestarting,warmTVPandwashsolutionat37°C.Chillonebottleof1xPBSat4°C,keeponebottleof1xPBSatroomtemperature.Storescrapingbufferat4°C.
3. Liftcellsfromplateandwash:Removemediafromplates.Add5mLTVPto
each15cmplateandrockgentlyfor3-4minutes✔.Afterwards,add25mLwashsolutiontoeachplate.Vigorouslysuspendcellsinthewashsolutionandtransferfromplatetoa50mLconicaltube.Rinsetheplatewithextrawashsolutionandaddtothe50mLconical.Thesamecellsfromdifferentplatescanbepooledintothesameconical.Pelletinacentrifugefor3minutesat3300xGatroomtemperature.Washcellsbyresuspendingin4mLroomtemperature1xPBSper10millioncellsandtransfertoa15mLconical.Pelletagain.
✔ Note:Cellsshouldliftfromtheplatewithinthistime.If5minuteshavepassedandcellshavenotstartedtoliftfromtheplate,quenchthetrypsinimmediatelywithwashsolutiontopreventover-trypsinizationandprematurelysisofcells.Breakcellsofftheplatebywashingvigorouslywithwashsolution.
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4. CrosslinkcellsinDSG:Makea0.5MsolutionofDSGbyadding306uLDMSOtoonebottlecontaining50mgDSG.MakeanappropriateamountofDSGcrosslinkingsolutionbyadding16uLofDSGper4mLofroomtemperaturePBS.ResuspendcellsinDSGcrosslinkingsolution(4mLper10millioncells)✖.Rotategentlyatroomtemperaturefor45minutes.✖CriticalPoint:Itisvitalthatatthebeginningofthecrosslinkingprocessthepelletisuniformlyinsuspension.Toachievethis,completelyresuspendthepelletin1mLofDSGcrosslinkingsolutionusingaP-1000micropipette.Afterthepelletiscompletelydissolved,addtheremainingvolumeofDSGCrosslinkingSolution.IfyouaddthefullvolumeofDSGCrosslinkingSolutionwithoutfirstresuspendingthepellet,itwillbealmostimpossibletocompletelybreakupthepelletandwillresultincellclumpsbeingcrosslinkedtogether.
5. Pelletcellsfor4minutesat1000xGatroomtemperature.Discard
supernatant.
6. Washcellswith4mLroomtemperature1xPBSper10millioncells✖.Pelletasbefore,discardingsupernatant.
✖ CriticalPoint:Asbefore,eachtimeyouresuspendthecellpellet,whethertowashortoputinformaldehydeorscrapingbuffer,ensurethatthepelletiscompletelyresuspendinthesolution.Achievethisbyfirstresuspendingthepelletin1mLoftheappropriatesolutionusingaP-1000micropipette,thenaddingtheremainingvolume.Ifyouforgettodothisandaddthefullvolumewithoutfirstresuspending,vortexthepelletuntilitisfullyresuspended.
7. Resuspendcellpelletin3%formaldehydeinroomtemperaturePBS.Rock
gentlyatroomtemperaturefor10minutes.
8. Add200uLof2.5Mglycinestopsolutionper1mLofcellsuspension.Rockgentlyatroomtemperaturefor5minutes.
9. Pelletcellsat4°Cfor4minutesat1000xG.Discardformaldehyde
supernatantinanappropriatewastecontainer.Fromhere,keepcellsat4°C.
10. Resuspendcellpelletin4°Cscrapingbufferandgentlyrockfor1-2minutes.
11. Pelletcellsat4°Cfor4minutesat1000xG.Discardsupernatantinformaldehydewastecontainer.
12. Resuspendcellpelletincoldscrapingbufferagainandgentlyrockfor1-2
minutes.Pelletasbeforeanddiscardsupernatant.
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13. Resuspendpelletin1mLofscrapingbufferper10millioncells.
14. Aliquot10millioncellseachinto1.7mLmicrocentrifugetubesandpelletat4°Cfor5minutesat2000xG.Removesupernatant.
15. Flashfreezepelletsinliquidnitrogenandstorepelletsat-80C.
(1) Engreitz,Jesse“RNAAntisensePurification(RAP):ExperimentalProtocols”
4.2CellLysis
1. ChillLysisBuffersA,B,andConice.
2. Ifusinganelectronicchillerforthesonicationchamber,pre-chillto4°C.
3. Thawacellpellet(10millioncells)onicefortwominutes.
4. Add700uLofLysisBufferAsupplementedwith1xProteinaseCocktailInhibitor(PIC)toeachpelletandresuspendfully✖.
✖ CriticalPoint:Ensurethatthepelletisfullyresuspendedinthelysisbuffer.Anypelletthatdoesnotresuspendandremainsclumpy,evenaftervigorouspipetting,maybeover-crosslinkedand/ormaybedifficulttoDNase.
5. Incubatemixturesonicefor10minutes.
6. Pelletcellsat4°Cfor8minutesat850xG.
7. Discardthesupernatant,takingcarenottodisturbthepellet.
8. Add700uLofLysisBufferBsupplementedwith1xPICtoeachcellpelletand
resuspendfully.
9. Incubatemixturesonicefor10minutes.
10. Pelletcellsat4°Cfor8minutesat850xG.
11. Discardthesupernatant,takingcarenottodisturbthepellet.
12. Add550uLofLysisBufferCsupplementedwith1xPICtoeach10millionnucleipelletandresuspend.
13. Incubatemixtureonicefor8minutes.
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14. Sonicateeachsampleat4-5wattsfor1minute:1pulsefor0.7secondsON,3.3secondsOFF.Duringandaftersonication,keeplysateat4°C.ABransonneedle-tipsonicatorkeptat4°Cwasusedforthisprotocol.
15. Ifsonicatingmorethanonepelletofthesamecellandconditionsandyoudo
notwishtokeepthemasbiologicalreplicates,poolalllysatestogetherandsplitagaininto10millioncellaliquots.ThisensuresthatallsamplesineachtubeareequallyprocessedandDNasedinthesubsequentsteps.
16. Flashfreezelysateandstoreat-80°C,ormovedirectlyintoDNA
fragmentation.4.3DNAFragmentation
1. Thawonetubeoflysateonice.
2. FragmenttheDNAwithDNase.ToobtainadesiredDNAsizedistribution,performseveralreactionswithvaryingDNaseconcentrations✔.
✔ Note:WetypicallypreformSPRITEonDNAthathasasizedistributionfrom50-1000basepairswithanaveragesizebetween200-300basepairs.Ingeneral,a20%DNasereactionachievesthis.
StockSolution Volume10XSPRITEDNaseBuffer 2uLLysate 10uLTurboDNasefromThermoFisher 3/4/5uLH2O 5/4/3uLTotal 20uLNOTE:DoNOTuse10xTurboDNAseBufferprovidedwiththeEnzyme.Usethe10xSPRITEDNAseBuffercomponentslistedabove(page3).
3. Incubateat37°Cfor20minutes.
4. Add1uLof25XDNaseStopSolutiontoeachsampletoterminatethereaction.
5. Reversethecrosslinksforhalfofeachsample.Flashfreezetheremaininghalf
oftheDNasedsampleandstoreat-80°C✔.
✔ Note:ReversingthecrosslinksononlyhalftheDNasedsampleensuresthatthereisremainingcrosslinkedsamplereadyforSPRITE.ThisnegatestheneedtoDNasetheentiretubeoflysate(10millioncells)whichcouldyieldadifferentsizedistributionthanintended.
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StockSolution VolumeDNasedLysate 10uLMyRNKBuffer 82uLProteinaseK 8uLTotal 100uL
6. Incubateforat65°Cfor2hoursatminimum.
7. CleanupsamplesbyfollowingtheprotocolprovidedintheRNACleanand
Concentrator-5Kit,bindingin6volumesofDNABindingBuffer.Elutein10uLofH2O.
8. DetermineconcentrationofDNAineachsamplebyfollowingdirections
providedwiththeQubitdsDNAHSAssayKit.
9. DeterminethesizedistributionofDNAineachsamplebyfollowingdirectionsprovidedwitheithertheHighSensitivityDNAKitfortheAgilentBioanalyzerortheD1000ScreentapefortheAgilent2200TapeStation.
10. IfnoneoftheseconcentrationsofTURBODNaseledtoidealfragmentation,
adjustconcentrationsandrepeattheDNasinguntiloptimalfragmentationisachieved.DNAforSPRITEgenerallyhasasizedistributionfrom50-1000basepairswithanaveragesizebetween200-300basepairs.
11. OPTIONAL:DNasetheentirebatchofcrosslinkedlysateattheidentified
optimalDNAaseconcentration✔.
✔ Note:DNasingthebatchofcrosslinkedlysateisnotnecessaryforSPRITEifhalfoftheDNasedmaterialwassavedfromstep5intheDNAfragmentationprocess.
StockSolution Volume10XDNaseBuffer 110uLLysate 550uLTurboDNasefromThermoFisher XuLH2O XuLtoreachfinalvolumeTotal 1100uL
a. Incubateat37°Cfor20minutes.b. Add44uLof25xDNaseStopSolutiontoeachsampletoterminatethe
reaction.c. FlashfreezeDNasedlysateandstoreat-80°C.
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5 LibraryPreparationPt.1Goal:LysateiscoupledtoPierceNHS-ActivatedMagneticBeadstoallowforeasyDNAlibrarypreparation.DNAoverhangscausedbyfragmentationarerepairedandbluntedtheNEBNextEndRepairModule,whichcontainsenzymeswith5’to3’polymeraseactivityaswellas3’to5’exonucleaseactivity.Klenowfragment(-exo)isusedtoaddanadeninedNTPto3’endsofeachDNAmolecule.ThisaidsinligationoftheDPMadaptor,whichhasa3’thymineoverhang,withoutcreatingspuriousligationproducts.ItiscrucialtohaveanoptimalbeadtomoleculeratioforthelibrarypreparationandSPRITEprocesses.Weaimtobindata1:4to3:4ratioofDNAmoleculestobeads;generallywebindaround50billionmoleculesto75billionbeads.Assumingthatwehave50%bindingefficiency,couplingratioisthen1:8to1:2.7moleculesperbead.Weassumethattherearefarmoremoleculesthancrosslinkedcomplexesmakingthecomplextobeadratioevenlowerthanstatedabove,butusemoleculesasanover-estimatetoreducenoiseperbead.TodeterminethemicroliteramountoflysatetocouplewecalculatetheDNAmolarityfromtheconcentrationandaveragesizemeasurementsobtainedintheDNAFragmentationstepoftheprotocol.Molarityismultipliedbythelysatevolume(10uLofcrosslinked,DNasedlysateremainsinthetube)toobtainDNAmoleculenumber.5.1 NHSCoupling✔ Note:Allwashstepsat4°Careperformedinacoldroom.AllwashstepsaboveroomtemperatureareperformedonanEppendorfThermomixer.Ifatemperatureisnotspecified,itisatroomtemperature.Towashbeads,placethetubecontainingthebeadsonamagneticracktocapturethebeads.Waituntilthesolutionisclearandallbeadsarecapturedbeforeremovingtheliquid.Addthewashsolutiontothebeadsandremovethetubefromthemagnet.Invertthetubeuntilallbeadsareinsuspension.IfusinganEppendorfThermomixer,setthethermomixertoshakeat1200RPM.Brieflycentrifugethetubetoremovebeadsfromthelid,thenplacethetubebackonthemagnettocapturethebeadsagain.Waituntilthesolutionisclearandallbeadsarecapturedbeforeremovingthewashliquid.Thesestepsarecriticaltoavoidlossofbeadsthroughoutprotocol✔ Note:Theprotocolcanbestoppedatanypointoftheprocess.ToensuretheintegrityoftheDNA,resuspendthebeadsin1mLModifiedRLTBufferandstoreat4°Cuntilyouwishtoresume.WashthreetimeswithSPRITEWashBuffertoremoveallRLTbeforeproceedingwiththeprotocoltopreventenzymedenaturationinsubsequentstepsoftheprotocol.✔ Note:Allstepsinvolvingbeadpipettingshoulduselow-bindpipettetips.
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1. GentlyinvertthebottlecontainingthePierceNHS-activatedbeadsinN,N-
dimethylacetamide(DMAC)untilthereisauniformsuspension.Beingcarefulnottointroducewaterintothebottle,transferXmLofNHSbeadsintoaclean1.7mLlo-bindtube.Placethetubeonamagneticracktocapturethebeads.
2. RemovetheDMACandwashbeadswith1mLice-cold1mMHCl.
3. Washbeadswith1mLice-cold1xPBS.
4. Add1mLCouplingBuffertothebeads.
5. AddXuLofDNasedlysatetothebeads.
6. Incubatethelysateandbeadsovernightat4°Conamixer.
7. Placebeadsonamagnetandremove500uLofflowthrough.OPTIONAL:ThisflowthroughaliquotcanbesavedtodeterminecouplingefficiencyiftheDPMQCfails.
8. Add500uL1MTrispH7.5(3MethanolaminepH9.0canalsobeused)tothe
beadsandincubateonamixerat4°Cforatleast45minutes.ThisensuresthatallNHSbeadswillbequenchedwithproteinfromboundlysateorTris,andwillnotbindenzymesinthefollowingsteps.
9. WashbeadstwiceinModifiedRLTBuffer.
10. WashbeadsthreetimeswithSPRITEWashBuffer.
11. Spinthebeadsdownquicklyinamicrocentrifugeandplacebackonthe
magnettoremoveanyremainingliquid.5.2 PhosphorylationandEndRepair
1. Bluntthe5’and3’endsoftheDNAmoleculestopreventunwantedligationbyaddingthefollowingmixturetothebeads:
StockSolution VolumeH2O 212.5uLEndRepairReactionBuffer(10X) 25uLEndRepairEnzymeMix 12.5uLTotal 250uL
2. Incubateonathermomixerfor60minutesat24°C,1200RPM.
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3. WashoncewithModifiedRLTBuffer.
4. WashthreetimeswithSPRITEWashBuffer.
5. Spinthebeadsdownquicklyinamicrocentrifugeandplacebackonthe
magnettoremoveanyremainingliquid.
6. AdddATPtothe3’endsofeachDNAmoleculetoallowforligationoftheDPMadaptorbyaddingthefollowingmixturetothebeads:
StockSolution VolumeH2O 215uLdA-TailingReactionBuffer(10X) 25uLKlenowFragment(exo-) 10uLTotal 250uL
7. Incubateonathermomixerfor60minutesat37°C,1200RPM.Ifligatingthe
DPMadaptorbarcodeonthesameday,setupthereactionduringthisincubation.
8. WashoncewithModifiedRLTBuffer.
9. WashthreetimeswithSPRITEWashBuffer.
10. Spinthebeadsdownbrieflyinamicrocentrifugeandplacebackonthemagnettoremoveanyremainingliquid.
5.3 DPMAdaptorLigation✔ Note:Thereare96adaptorsthataredesignedtoligateontotheDNAmolecules.TheseDPMadaptorsarekeptina96-wellstockplateat4.5uM.TheligationreactionbetweentheadaptorsandtheDNAoccursina96-wellplate.Thefollowingstepsthatdetailsetuparedesignedforoptimumefficiencyduringtheprocess.✔ Note:AllligationstepsincludeSPRITEWashBuffer,whichcontainsdetergentstopreventbeadsfromaggregating,stickingtotheplastictipsandtubes,andforevendistributionofthebeadsacrossa96-wellplate.Wehaveverifiedthatthesedetergentsdonotsignificantlyinhibitligationefficiency.
1. CreateadiluteSPRITEWashBufferbymixing1100uLofSPRITEWashBufferwith792uLofH2O.
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2. Accountingforbeadvolume,addthediluteSPRITEWashBuffertothebeadstoachieveafinalvolumeof1.075mL.Ensurethatthebeadsareequallyresuspendedinthebuffer.Distributethebeadsequallyintoa12-wellstriptubebyaliquoting89.6uLofbeadsintoeachwell.
3. MakeLigationMasterMixforfiveroundsofSPRITE(DPM+fourextratags).Splitthemastermixevenlyintoeachwellofa12-wellstriptubebypipetting260uLintoeachwell.Keeponice✔.StockSolution VolumeNEBNextQuickLigationReactionBuffer(5X)
1600uL
InstantSticky-endLigationMasterMix(2X)
1000uL
1,2-Propanediol 600uLTotal 32000uL
✔ Note:LigationMasterMixcanbestoredovernightat-20°C.
4. CentrifugetheDPMadaptorstockplatebeforeremovingthefoilseal.Aliquot2.4uLfromthestockplateofDPMadaptorstoanewlow-bind96-wellplate✔.Becarefultoensurethatthereisnomixingbetweenwellsatanypointoftheprocesstoavoidcross-contaminationofbarcodes.Useanewpipettetipforeachwell.Aftertransferiscomplete,sealbothplateswithanewfoilseal.✔ Note:Thisstepcanbedoneinadvanced,inbulk,sothattheseplatesareready-to-use.
5. Centrifugethe96-wellplatecontainingthealiquotedadaptors,andthen
removethefoilseal.
6. Aliquot11.2uLofbeadsintoeachwellofthe96-wellplatethatcontains2.4uLoftheDPMadaptors.Becarefultoensurethatthereisnomixingbetweenwellsatanypointoftheprocess.Useanewpipettetipforeachwell.Alsobecarefultoensurethattherearenobeadsremaininginthepipettetip.
7. Carefullyaddanyremainingbeadstoindividualwellsontheplatein1uL
aliquots.
8. Aliquot6.4uLofLigationMasterMixintoeachwell,mixingbypipettingupanddown10times.Becarefultoensurethatthereisnomixingbetweenwellsatanypointoftheprocess.Useanewpipettetipforeachwell.
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9. Thefinalreactioncomponentsandvolumesforeachwellshouldbeasfollows:
StockSolution VolumeBeads+SPRITEWashBuffer+H2OMix 11.2uLDPMAdaptor(4.5uM) 2.4uLLigationMasterMix 6.4uLTotal 20uL
10. Sealtheplatewithafoilsealandincubateonathermomixerfor60minutesat
20°C,shakingfor30secondsat1600RPMeveryfiveminutestopreventbeadsfromsettlingtothebottomoftheplate✔.✔ Note:Ligationtimeiscriticalforhighefficiencyofligationeachround.Wehavetestedligationat5,15,30,45,and60minutereactiontimesand60minutesligationtimehassignificantlyhigheryieldsovertheothertimes.
11. Afterincubation,centrifugetheplatebeforeremovingthefoilseal.
12. PourModifiedRLTBufferintoasterileplasticreservoir,andtransfer60uLof
ModifiedRLTBufferintoeachwellofthe96-wellplatetostoptheligationreactions.Itisnotnecessarytousenewtipsforeachwell.
13. Poolall96stoppedligationreactionsintoasecondsterileplasticreservoir.
14. Placea15mLconicaltubeonanappropriatelysizedmagneticrackand
transfertheligationpoolintotheconical.Captureallbeadsonthemagnet,disposingallModifiedRLTBufferinanappropriatewastereceptacle.
15. Removethe15mLconicalcontainingthebeadsfromthemagnetand
resuspendbeadsin1mLSPRITEWashBuffer.Transferthebeadsolutiontoamicrocentrifugetube.
16. WashthreetimeswithSPRITEWashBuffer.
17. Spinthebeadsdownbrieflyinamicrocentrifugeandplacebackonthe
magnettoremoveanyremainingliquid.5.4 QC:ChecktoDetermineLigationEfficiencyoftheDPMAdaptor
1. ResuspendthebeadsinMyRNKBuffersothatthefinalbeads+buffervolumeis1mL.Removea5%aliquot(50uL)intoaseparate1.7mLmicrocentrifugetube.
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2. Placetheremaining95%ofbeadsbackonthemagneticrack,removetheMyRNKBuffer,andstorebeadsin1mLofModifiedRLTBuffer.Keepbeadsat4°Covernight.
3. EluteDNAinthe5%aliquotbyreversalofcrosslinksthroughheatingand
ProteinaseK.
StockSolution VolumeSampleonbeadsinMyRNKBuffer 50uLMyRNKBuffer 42uLProteinaseK 8uLTotal 100uL
4. Incubateat65°Cfortwohoursminimum.5. Placethemicrocentrifugetubeonamagnetandcapturethebeads.Remove
theflowthroughthatcontainstheDNAligatedwithDPMadaptorandplaceinaclean1.7mLmicrocentrifugetube.
6. Pipette25uLofH2Ointothetubecontainingthebeads.Vortex,briefly
centrifuge,andre-capturethebeads.Removethe25uLofH2Othatnowcontainsanyresidualnucleicacidandaddtothenewsampletube.Discardthebeads.
7. CleantheDNAbyfollowingtheprotocolprovidedintheRNACleanand
ConcentratorKit.Elutein40uLofH2O.
8. AmplifytheDNAmoleculesthatareligatedtotheadaptors.Theforwardprimershouldprimeoffthe5’endoftheDPMadaptorandthereverseprimershouldprimeoffthe3’endoftheDPMadaptor.
StockSolution VolumeSample(cleaned) 10uLDPMQCForwardPrimer(100uM) 1uLDPMQCReversePrimer(100uM) 1uLH2O 13uLQ5HotStartMasterMix 25uLTotal 50uLPCRProgram:
1. Initialdenaturation:98°C-120seconds2. 12-16cycles:
a. 98°C-10secondsb. 67°C-30secondsc. 72°C-40seconds
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3. Finalextension:72°C-120seconds4. Hold4C
9. CleanthePCRreactionandsizeselectforyourtargetDNAmolecules.Our
DPMadaptorsare30basepairseachandourtargetDNAmoleculesnolessthan100basepairs.AgencourtAMPureXPbeadssizeselectwhilecleaningthePCRreactionofunwantedproducts.
a. Add1.0xvolume(50uL)ofAMPureXPbeadstothesampleforatotalvolumeof100uLandmixthoroughly.
b. Incubatefor10minutesatroomtemperature.c. Placethebeadsonanappropriatelysizedmagnettocapturethebeads
andtheboundDNA.Waitafewminutesuntilallthebeadsarecaptured.
d. Removethesupernatantanddiscard.e. Washbeadstwicewith80%ethanolbypipettingethanolintothetube
whilebeadsarecaptured,movingthetubetotheoppositesideofthemagnetsothatbeadspassthroughtheethanol,andthenremovingtheethanolsolution.
f. Quicklyspindownthebeadsinamicrocentrifuge,re-captureonmagnet,andremoveanyremainingethanol.
g. Air-drybeadswhilethetubeisonthemagnet.h. ElutetheamplifiedDNAfromthebeadsbyresuspendingthebeadsin
12uLofH2O.Placethesolutionbackonthemagnettocapturethebeads.RemovetheelutedamplifiedDNAtoacleanmicrocentrifugetube.
10. DetermineconcentrationofDNAwiththeDPMadaptorinbyfollowing
directionsprovidedwiththeQubitdsDNAHSAssayKit.
11. DeterminethesizedistributionofDNAwiththeDPMadaptorineachsamplebyfollowingdirectionsprovidedwitheithertheHighSensitivityDNAKitfortheAgilentBioanalyzerortheD1000ScreentapefortheAgilent2200TapeStation.Theaveragesizeshouldberoughlysimilartotheaveragesizeoftheinputlysate(around200-400basepairs).
12. CalculatethenumberofDNAmoleculesinthe5%aliquotbydetermining
molarityfromtheconcentrationandaveragesize✖.
✖ CriticalPoint:The5%aliquotshouldcontain,attheveryminimum,15millionuniqueDNAmoleculesinordertoproceedwithSPRITE.Ifthealiquotcontainslessthanthisnumber,therewillnotbeenoughuniquereadstosequencetheSPRITElibrary.Ifthisisthecase,troubleshootwhatwentwrongbyassayingcouplingefficiencyfromtheflowthroughsavedinStep7oftheNHSCouplingprotocol.Iflysatewassuccessfullycoupled,considerwhethera
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mistakewasmadeduringligationoftheDPMadaptororduringoneofthecriticalstepsofcrosslinkingandlysis.
6 SPRITEandLibraryPreparationPt.2
Goal:TheSPRITEmethodprovideseachDNA-DNAcomplexinthesamplelysatewithauniquenucleicacidbarcode.Whenthesecomplexesaredecrosslinked,theindividualDNAmoleculesthatmadeupasinglecomplexretainidenticalbarcodes.TheseDNAlibrariesaresequencedonanIlluminaNext-Generationsequencingplatformandanalyzed.AnyDNAmoleculesfoundtohavethesamebarcodeinteractin-vivo.TheSPRITEmethodworksbysplittingintoa96-wellplateapooledsampleofcrosslinkedlysatewhereDNAmoleculesareligatedtotheDPMadaptor.Eachwellofthe96-wellplatecontainsauniquetag(Odd)towhichtheDNAmoleculesareligated.Theligationreactionsarestopped,pooled,andsplitagainintoanew96-wellplatecontainingdifferent,uniquetagsthanthefirst(Even).Ifnroundsoftagligationareperformed,96nuniquebarcodesaregenerated.Wetypicallyligate5tags,creatingover8billionuniquebarcodes.Afterallbarcodesareligated,thesampleissplitagainintosmallmaliquots(100wellsof1%aliquotsupto10wellsof10%aliquotsaretypicallyuseddependingonthetotalmaterialcoupled)forPCRamplification.ThisfinalsplittingofsampleseffectuallysortstheDNAcomplexesoncemore,sothatthechancethattwodifferentnon-crosslinkedcomplexeswiththesamebarcodeareamplifiedtogetherisnegligible.Thislastdilutionintomwellseffectivelyraisesthenumberofuniquetagstoeachmoleculetom*96n.Forexample,ifthesampleisaliquotedinto1%aliquots,thenover815billionuniquebarcodesaregenerated.ThefirstroundofSPRITEwasalreadycompletedwiththeligationof96uniqueDPMadaptorsthatallowforthesubsequentligationofnewbarcodes.AsdetailedintheAdaptorandBarcodeCreationsection,subsequenttagligationsareperformedinthefollowingorder:
1. ODDTagLigation2. EVENTagLigation3. ODDTagLigation4. TerminalTagLigation
Thefourbarcodeligationslistedaboveareperformedintheexactsamemannerwiththeonlydifferencebeingthetagsequence.Thus,thefollowingsectionwillonlydetailoneroundofSPRITE.6.1 SPRITE
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1. RemoveModifiedRLTBufferfromtheremaining95%aliquotandwashthreetimeswithSPRITEWashBuffer.
2. Spinthebeadsdownbrieflyinamicrocentrifugeandplacebackonthe
magnettoremoveanyremainingliquid.
3. CreateadiluteSPRITEWashBufferbymixing1100uLofSPRITEWashBufferwith792uLofH2O.
4. Accountingforbeadvolume,addthediluteSPRITEWashBuffertothebeadstoachieveafinalvolumeof1.075mL.Ensurethatthebeadsareequallyresuspendedinthebuffer.Distributethebeadsequallyintoa12-wellstriptubebyaliquoting89.6uLofbeadsintoeachwell.
5. Iffrozen,thawthestriptubecontainingtheLigationMasterMixmadeinStep
3oftheDPMAdaptorLigationprotocol.Keeponiceuntilreadytouse.
6. Centrifugethetagstockplatebeforeremovingthefoilseal.Aliquot2.4uLfromthestockplateoftagstoanewlow-bind96-wellplate✔.Becarefultoensurethatthereisnomixingbetweenwellsatanypointoftheprocesstoavoidcross-contaminationofbarcodes.Useanewpipettetipforeachwell.Aftertransferiscomplete,sealbothplateswithanewfoilseal.✔ Note:Thisstepcanbedoneinadvanced,inbulk,sothattheseplatesareready-to-use.
7. Centrifugethe96-wellplatecontainingthealiquotedtags,andthenremove
thefoilseal.
8. Aliquot11.2uLofbeadsintoeachwellofthe96-wellplatethatcontains2.4uLofthetags.Becarefultoensurethatthereisnomixingbetweenwellsatanypointoftheprocess.Useanewpipettetipforeachwell.Alsobecarefultoensurethattherearenobeadsremaininginthepipettetip.
9. Carefullyaddanyremainingbeadstoindividualwellsontheplatein1uL
aliquots.
10. Aliquot6.4uLofLigationMasterMixintoeachwell,mixingbypipettingupanddown10times.Becarefultoensurethatthereisnomixingbetweenwellsatanypointoftheprocess.Useanewpipettetipforeachwell.
11. Thefinalreactioncomponentsandvolumesforeachwellshouldbeas
follows:
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StockSolution VolumeBeads+SPRITEWashBuffer+H2OMix 11.2uLTag(4.5uM) 2.4uLLigationMasterMix 6.4uLTotal 20uL
12. Sealtheplatewithafoilsealandincubateonathermomixerfor60minutesat20°C,shakingfor30secondsat1600RPMeveryfiveminutestopreventbeadsfromsettlingtothebottomoftheplate✔.✔ Note:Ligationtimeiscriticalforhighefficiencyofligationeachround.
13. Afterincubation,centrifugetheplatebeforeremovingthefoilseal.
14. PourModifiedRLTBufferintoasterileplasticreservoir,andtransfer60uLof
ModifiedRLTBufferintoeachwellofthe96-wellplatetostoptheligationreactions.Itisnotnecessarytousenewtipsforeachwell.
15. Poolall96stoppedligationreactionsintoasecondsterileplasticreservoir.
16. Placea15mLconicaltubeonanappropriatelysizedmagneticrackand
transfertheligationpoolintotheconical.Captureallbeadsonthemagnet,disposingallModifiedRLTBufferinanappropriatewastereceptacle.
17. Removethe15mLconicalcontainingthebeadsfromthemagnetand
resuspendbeadsin1mLSPRITEWashBuffer.Transferthebeadsolutiontoamicrocentrifugetube.
18. WashthreetimeswithSPRITEWashBuffer.
19. RepeattheprocessstartingatStep6fortheremainingthreeSPRITErounds.
6.2 FinalLibraryPreparation
1. ResuspendthebeadsinMyRNKBuffersothatthefinalbeads+buffervolumeis950uL.
2. Removeeight5%aliquotsintoclean1.7mLmicrocentrifugetubesandelutethebarcodedDNAfromthebeads.Keeptheremaining55%ofthelysateonbeadsinModifiedRLTBufferat4°C.
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BeadsinMyRNKBuffer 50uLMyRNKBuffer 42uLProteinaseK 8uLTotal 100uL
3. Incubateat65°Covernight.
4. Placethemicrocentrifugetubesonamagnetandcapturethebeads.Remove
theflowthroughthatcontainsthebarcodedDNAandplaceinacleanmicrocentrifugetube.
5. Pipette25uLofH2Ointothetubecontainingthebeads.Vortex,andre-
capturethebeads.Removethe25uLofH2Othatnowcontainsanyresidualnucleicacidandaddtothenewsampletube.Discardthebeads.
6. FollowtheprotocolprovidedintheRNACleanandConcentratorKit.Elutein
20uLofH2O.
7. AmplifythebarcodedDNA.Refertosection3.4fordetailsaboutthefinallibraryamplificationstep.
StockSolution VolumeBarcodedDNA(cleaned) 20uLFirstPrimer(100uM) 1uLSecondPrimer(100uM) 1uLH2O 3uLQ5HotStartMasterMix 25uLTotal 50uLPCRProgram:
1. Initialdenaturation:98°C-180seconds2. 4cycles:
a. 98°C-10secondsb. 68°C-30secondsc. 72°C-40seconds
3. 7cycles:a. 98°C-10secondsb. 70°C-30secondsc. 72°C-40seconds
4. Finalextension:72°C-180seconds5. Hold4°C
8. CleanthePCRreactionandsizeselectforyourtargetlibraries.Thetotal
lengthofourbarcodeononeamplifiedproductisaround160basepairsandeachtargetDNAmoleculesnolessthan100basepairs.AgencourtAMPureXP
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beadsareabletosizeselectwhilecleaningthePCRreactionofunwantedproducts.
a. Add0.7xvolume(35uL)AMPureXPbeadstothesampleforatotalvolumeof85uLandmixthoroughly.
b. Incubatefor10minutesatroomtemperature.c. Placethebeadsonanappropriatelysizedmagnettocapturethebeads
andtheboundDNA.Waitafewminutesuntilallthebeadsarecaptured.
d. Removethesupernatantanddiscard.e. Washbeadstwicewith80%ethanolbypipettingethanolintothetube
whilebeadsarecaptured,movingthetubetotheoppositesideofthemagnetsothatbeadspassthroughtheethanol,andthenremovingtheethanolsolution.
f. Quicklyspindownthebeadsinamicrocentrifuge,re-captureonmagnet,andremoveanyremainingethanol.
g. Air-drybeadswhilethetubeisonthemagnet.h. ElutetheamplifiedDNAfromthebeadsbyresuspendingthebeadsin
50uLofH2O.i. Repeatthesize-selectcleanupwith0.7xAMPureXPbeads(add
directlytotheelutedDNA/beadmix),elutingfinallyin12uLH2O✔.✔ Note:Toensurealllibrarymaterialiselutedfrombeads,elutetwicewith6uLH2O.Mostofthematerialwillberemovedinthefirstelution,andanyremainingmaterialwillberemovedinthesecond.
9. DetermineconcentrationofthebarcodedlibrariesbyfollowingdirectionsprovidedwiththeQubitdsDNAHSAssayKit.Finallibrariesaregenerallybetween0.3ng/uLand1.5ng/uL.
10. DeterminethesizedistributionandaveragesizeofthebarcodedlibrariesbyfollowingdirectionsprovidedwiththeHighSensitivityDNAKitfortheAgilentBioanalyzer.Averagesizesaregenerallyaround350-450basepairs.
11. CalculatethenumberofDNAmoleculesineachbarcodedlibraryby
determiningmolarityfromtheconcentrationandaveragesize.Wetypicallypooltogether300millionuniqueDNAmoleculesforsequencing.
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7 SequencingandDataAnalysisThe Illumina, Inc. HiSeq v2500 platform was employed for next generationsequencingofthegeneratedlibrariesusingaTruSeqRapidSBSv1Kit–HS(200cycle)andTruSeqRapidPairedEndClusterKit–HS.
7.1ComputationalpipelineThesequencingdataisoutputastwoFASTQfiles:onefileforreadone(forwardstrand)thatcontains informationabout thegenomicsequence,andone file forread two (reverse strand) that comprises information about the attachedbarcodes. In addition to the sequence information, in this case as well as ingeneral,theFASTQfilesalsocontaininformationaboutthesequencingqualityandtheflowcellpositionforeachread,aswellasauniquenameforeachread.Thisinformationisretainedthroughoutthefollowingprocess.First,thetagsequenceswithinthereadsareidentified.Theprocessstartswithahashtablecontainingallbarcodesusedforthespecificexperiment.Thishashtablemapsnucleotidesequencetobarcodename,allowinguptotwomismatchesfortheEVENandODDtagsequences,butrequiringnomismatchesfortheDPMandtheYshapeadapter.Theenginequeriesthehashtableforsubsequencesofthereads,firstlookingatthebeginningof readone for aDPMsequence, then “walkingdown” read twolookingsequentiallyfortheYshapeadapter,anODDbarcode,anEVENbarcode,andafinalODDbarcode.TheoutputofthisprocessistwoFASTQfilesidenticaltotheinputfiles,butwitheachreadnameadjustedtoadditionallycontainthefiveidentified sequences. (If fewer than five sequences are found, the read namecontainsallof the foundsequences,aswellasa“NOT_FOUND”placeholder foreachbarcodenotfound.)Thefirstelevenbases,whichshouldbetheDPMsequence,aretrimmedfromtheread-onesequences.TheremaindershouldbewhollygenomicDNA,andthis isalignedbyBowtie2(localalignment,defaultscoring,-D15-R2),firsttothemousemm9assembly(nucleotidesequencesofreferencechromosomesandscaffolds),then separately to the human hg19 assembly. Local alignment is chosen overglobalalignmentincasethesequence“readsthrough”thegenomicdataintothebarcodesontheoppositeside.Somesequencesmayaligntobothmm9andhg19,sothetworesultingBAMfilesarecomparedagainsteachother,andanyreadssequences,whichaligntobothassemblies,areremoved.Finally,theBAMfilesarefilteredtokeeponlythosereadsinwhichallbarcodesweresuccessfullyidentified.Ultimately,eachBAMrecordcontainsthefollowinginformation:
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1. Readname2. Locationwithintheflowcell(lane,swath,tile)3. Sequencingquality4. Alignmentcoordinates(chromosomeandnucleotideposition)5. Thesequenceofidentifiedbarcodes6. Thesample identifier (i.emolecule-to-bead ratio tracked indirectly, from
theDPM)7. Alignmentscore(howwellthereadaligned)8. Theidentificationofmismatches/indels
7.2DNAcontactmapsIncaseofdataoriginatingfromDNA-DNAbarcodingwithapooledsample,eachconditionwasspecificallylabeledwithasubsetofDPMadapterbarcodes.Tode-convolutethedifferentindividualsamplesascriptisrunthatidentifiestheDPMadapterbarcodesintheBAMfilesresultingfromthecomputationalpipelineandgeneratesafileforeachDPMadapterbarcodesubset.Thisstepisnotnecessaryin case of RNA-DNA barcoding. Next, all reads within an individual samplepossessing the same barcodes are grouped together and contact frequenciesbetweenbinsofagivensize(forinstance1Mb)arecalculated.Sincethenumberof contacts that eachbinparticipates in isnotuniform,wemust take this intoaccount in order to accurately compare contact frequencies between differentpairsofbins.Todothis,wenormalizethecontactfrequenciesbycalculatingtheexpectednumberofcontactsforeachpairofbinsbasedonauniformdistributionofcontactsandthendividingtheobservednumberofcontactsbytheexpectednumber of contacts. This information is then translated into amatrix (contactfrequencymap)thatcanploteithertheobserved/expectedratiooraZ-scoreofthisratio.Theplotcanbemadeforsinglechromosomeand/oragenome-widecontactfrequencymap.IterativecorrectionandeigenvectordecompositionofHi-CdatacanalsobeperformedtonormalizeDNAcontactsasdescribedbyImakaevetal.NatureMethods(2012).Thesignaltonoiselevelismeasuredbycalculatingthepercentageofobservedover expected contacts containing reads from both specimens (human andmouse)wherebyexpectedisthepercentofhuman-mousecontactsatrandom.