nCoV-2019 Illumina Miniseq sequencing protocol (2,000bp amplicon)

Bruno Gomez-Gil, juli.encisoi

Published: 2022-12-14 DOI: 10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvrdpjbgmk/v1

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Abstract

This is a fork of the protocol https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bh7hj9j6 but modified for tiled 2000bp amplicons, tagmentation with Nextera XT, indexing, and sequencing with the Illumina Miniseq platform.

It has already produced very good sequences.

Much of this protocol is base on this paper: https://doi.org/10.1093/biomethods/bpaa014

Steps

Sample preparation

1.

Dilute the sample depending on the Ct values, this will reduce the likelihood of PCR-inhibition.

Ct range Sample Water

12-15 2µL 198µL

16-18 2µL 18µL

18 no dilution

cDNA preparation

2.

We use the

Mix (pipetting) the following components in Eppendorf tube.

Component Volume

Nuclease-free water 4µL

GoScriptTM Reaction Buffer, Random Primer 2µL

GoScriptTM Enzyme Mix 0.4µL

Final volume 10µL

Note
It is good practice to carry a negative control (e.g. water) through the entire process from cDNA preparation to sequencing.

Note
The mastermix should be made up in the mastermix cabinet and aliquoted into PCR strip tubes. Tubes should be wiped down when entering and leaving the mastermix cabinet.

3.

Prepare the mastermix on ice, mix by pipetting.

Component Volume

GoScriptTM Reverse Transcription Mix 10µL

RNA 3µL

Final volume 13µL

4.

Incubate the reaction as follows:

Anneal primers 25°C for 0h 5m 0s

Extension 42°C for 1h 0m 0s

Inactivation 70°C for 0h 15m 0s

Snap cool in a prechilled metal rack or on ice 0h 1m 0s

Note
A quick cooling step using a PCR cooling block or ice helps to inhibit secondary structure formation and can decrease variation in overall coverage.

Note
A mastermix should be made up in the mastermix cabinet and added to the denatured RNA in the extraction and sample addition cabinet . Tubes should be wiped down when entering and leaving the mastermix cabinet.

Primer pool preparation

5.

PRIMERS for this protocol are described in protocol nCoV-2019 sequencing protocol (RAPID barcoding, 1200bp amplicon) and are the 2,000 bp option.

We selected for 2,000 bp amplicons so they could be more easily tagmented in the library preparation.

Two pooles are prepared, Pool1 with 18 primers and Pool2 with 16 primers.

POOL1. Average Tm 61.01°C

ABCDEFGHIJKL
NameSequenceDirectionStartEndLengthProduct SizeTm%GCHairpin TmPair Dimer TmSelf Dimer Tm
SARSCoV_2000_01_LEFTACCAACCAACTTTCGATCTCTTGTforward315424204960.741.7NoneNoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_01_RIGHTACACCACCTGTAATGTAGGCCAreverse2058207922204961.45039None5
SARSCoV_2000_03_LEFTTCGCACAAATGTCTACTTAGCTGTforward3772379524181460.641.7None0.7None
SARSCoV_2000_03_RIGHTGTGTGCCCATGTACATAACAGCTreverse5563558523181461.247.842.70.78.3
SARSCoV_2000_05_LEFTCAATCATGCAATTGTTTTTCAGCTATTTTGforward7299732830182560.43033None7.4
SARSCoV_2000_05_RIGHTCGTGTGTCAGGGCGTAAACTTTreverse9102912322182561.650NoneNoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_07_LEFTGGACGTACCATATTGGGTAGTGCforward108861090823183460.852.243.8NoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_07_RIGHTTCTGTCGTAGTGCAACAGGACTreverse126981271922183461.35041.4None14
SARSCoV_2000_09_LEFTACCACTTCAGAGAGCTAGGTGTforward144771449822192560.550NoneNoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_09_RIGHTACAACCTGGAGCATTGCAAACAreverse163801640122192561.545.5NoneNone11.9
SARSCoV_2000_11_LEFTTGGCATACCTAAGGACATGACCTforward181681819023181460.947.838.3None11.2
SARSCoV_2000_11_RIGHTCAGTGAGTGGTGCACAAATCGTreverse199601998122181461.65038.7None20.4
SARSCoV_2000_13_LEFTTCCTCAGTTTTACATTCAACTCAGGAforward216952172026193760.238.545.2None0.9
SARSCoV_2000_13_RIGHTTGACTAGCTACACTACGTGCCCreverse236102363122193761.554.537NoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_15_LEFTAGGAGTCAAATTACATTACACATAAACGAAforward253602538930180560.130NoneNoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_15_RIGHTACTGCTACTGGAATGGTCTGTGTreverse271422716423180561.647.8NoneNoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_17_LEFTACTTGTCACGCCTAAACGAACAforward278732789422191860.745.536.7NoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_17_RIGHTTAGGCAGCTCTCCCTAGCATTGreverse297692979022191861.654.545.3NoneNone

Pool1

POOL2. Average Tm 61.05°C

ABCDEFGHIJKL
NameSequenceDirectionStartEndLengthProduct SizeTm%GCHairpin TmPair Dimer TmSelf Dimer Tm
SARSCoV_2000_02_LEFTAGGCCGCTATAACAATACTAGATGGAforward1956198126192361.342.3NoneNoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_02_RIGHTCAGCGATCTTTTGTTCAACTTGCTreverse3855387824192360.841.7NoneNoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_04_LEFTTCAACATGCCAATTTAGATTCTTGCAforward5473549826192960.334.6None8.1None
SARSCoV_2000_04_RIGHTGCTGAAATCGGGGCCATTTGTAreverse7380740122192961.550None8.14.4
SARSCoV_2000_06_LEFTGCTGCTGAATGTACAATTTTTAAAGATGCforward9011903929200361.134.5NoneNoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_06_RIGHTAACCAGTGGTGTGTACCCTTGAreverse109921101322200361.55047None17.6
SARSCoV_2000_08_LEFTTCACCTAATTTAGCATGGCCTCTTforward126201264324195660.141.7NoneNone3.3
SARSCoV_2000_08_RIGHTCAGGGTCAGCAGCATACACAAGreverse145541457522195661.554.5NoneNoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_10_LEFTTGCATACGTAGACCATTCTTATGTTGTforward162911631727198560.83732.8None0.1
SARSCoV_2000_10_RIGHTGCTTCTTCGCGGGTGATAAACAreverse182541827522198561.550NoneNone6.1
SARSCoV_2000_12_LEFTGGACTACAAAAGAGATGCTCCAGCforward198781990124192061.55042.511.2None
SARSCoV_2000_12_RIGHTACCTCTTAGTACCATTGGTCCCAreverse217752179723192060.547.837.111.212.7
SARSCoV_2000_14_LEFTGCTGAACATGTCAACAACTCATATGAforward235192354426197360.138.535.2None5.1
SARSCoV_2000_14_RIGHTTGCAGTAGCGCGAACAAAATCTreverse254702549122197361.445.546.2None12.1
SARSCoV_2000_16_LEFTTCTTATTACAAATTGGGAGCTTCGCAforward270512707626199561.338.537.6NoneNone
SARSCoV_2000_16_RIGHTGCTTCTTAGAAGCCTCAGCAGCreverse290242904522199561.654.543.6None30.4

Pool2.

6.

PRIMER STOCKS (100micromolar (µM) )

If you have ordered each primer independently and need to generate primer pool stocks: add 5µL of each primer from Pool 1 to a 1.5mL Eppendorf labeled “Pool 1 (100µM)” and each primer from Pool 2 to a 1.5mL Eppendorf labelled “Pool 2 (100µM)”. These are your 100micromolar (µM) stocks of each primer pool.

Note
Primers should be diluted and pooled in the mastermix cabinet which should be cleaned with decontamination wipes and UV sterilised before and after use.

7.

WORKING PRIMERS (10micromolar (µM) )

Dilute the primer stocks 1:10 in molecular grade water, to generate 10µM primer working stocks . It is recommend that multiple aliquots of each primer pool are made to in case of degradation or contamination.

Note
Primers need to be used at a final concentration of per primer 0.015micromolar (µM) per primer.

8.

POOLING OF PRIMERS

Label two 1.5mL Eppendorf tubes, one as POOL1 and the another as POOL2 .

8.1.

Add 10µL of each of the primers of set 1 to the Eppendorf tube labelled POOL1, final concentration will be 10micromolar (µM)

8.2.

Add 10µL of each of the primers of set 2 to the Eppendorf tube labelled POOL2, final concentration will be 10micromolar (µM)

Multiplex PCR

9.

In the PCR hood set up the multiplex mastermix reaction as follows in 2 0.2mL PCR tubes. We use the

Component Pool 1 Pool 2 Final Concentration

5X Kapa HotStart Buffer 2.5µL 2.5µL 1X

25 mM MgCl2 0.75µL 0.75µL 1.5millimolar (mM)

10 mM dNTPs 0.25µL 0.25µL 0.2millimolar (mM)

Primer Pool 1 or 2 (10µM ea) 0.6µL 0.6µL 0.5micromolar (µM)

Kapa Taq HotStart Polymerase 0.1µL 0.1µL 0.5U

Nuclease-free water 5.8µL 5.8µL

Final mastermix volume 10.0µL 10.0µL

Note
A PCR mastermix for each pool should be made up in the mastermix cabinet and aliquoted into PCR strip tubes. Tubes should be wiped down when entering and leaving the mastermix cabinet.

10.

In the extraction and sample addition cabinet add 2.5µL cDNA to each tube and mix well by pipetting.

The final volume will be 12.5µL

Note
The extraction and sample addition cabinet should should be cleaned with decontamination wipes and UV sterilised before and after use.

11.

Pulse centrifuge the tubes to collect the contents at the bottom of the tube.

12.

Set-up the following program on the thermal cycler:

Step Temperature Time Cycles

Heat Activation 98°C 0h 0m 30s 1

Denaturation 95°C 0h 0m 15s 25-35

Annealing and Extension 60°C 0h 5m 0s 25-35

Hold 4°C Indefinite 1

Note
Cycle number should be 25 for Ct 18-21 up to a maximum of 35 cycles for Ct 35. We typically use 30 cycles.

Note
It is advisable to check each PCR amplicon by electrophoresis (1% agarose). MORE INFO

Citation
Final concentrations of PCR products can range from ~20- 150ng/ul.

Pooling and PCR quantification

13.

Amplicon quantification to make an equimolar mixture.

Note
At this stage, care should be taken with amplified PCR products. Only open tubes in a designated post-PCR workspace with equipment that is separate from areas where primers and mastermixes are handled.

13.1.

Put 1µL of each pool in a Nanodrop or similar spectometer and quantify the DNA concentration.

13.2.

Label a 1.5mLEppendorf tube for each sample and make a equimolar mix with the two pools.

Calculate to achieve a final concentration of 50

14.

Quantify DNA using a Qubit or other method.

Quantification using Nanodrop is not recommended for a good estimation of the final pool.

Note
Alternatively, these amplicons can also be used for Illumina sequencing, such as found here: Alternatively, these amplicons can also be used for Illumina sequencing, such as found here: x.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.betejeje We have found that performing an Ampure XP bead clean up at this stage does not improve performance. Therefore, it is not necessary to clean up the PCR reaction at this step.

Normalisation

15.

Label a 0.2mL PCR tube for each sample.

15.1.

Adjust the amount of DNA in the tube to be 100ng total per sample in 7.5µL molecular grade water.

Note
For example if your PCR reaction is at least 100ng/µl add 1ul of the PCR reaction to 6.5ul of molecular grade water. Use 7.5ul of the negative control, even if there is no detectable DNA in the PCR reaction.

Tagmentation

16.

We have reduced the amount of reagents used per reaction.

16.1.

Label a 1.5mLEppendorf tube for each sample and add in this order:

Component Volume

  1. Tagment DNA buffer (TD) 3.75µL
  2. cDNA 2ng/µl 3µL Pipette 10 times to mix
16.2.

Add Amplicon Tagment Mix 0.5µL and pipette 10 times to mix

16.3.

Centrifuge at 280x g,20°C

16.4.

Incubate in thermal cycler

55°C for 0h 10m 0s

10°C

16.5.

Add 2µL of Neutralize Tagment Buffer (NT).

Pipette 10 times to mix

16.6.

Centrifuge at 280x g,20°C

16.7.

Incubate at Room temperature for 0h 5m 0s °C

16.8.

Preserve the samples at 4-8°C until use.

Indexing

17.

La siguiente reacción requiere de la enzima polimerasa 2x Ampigene HS Taq Mix Catalog # ENZ-NUC101-0200 y de los sets de Nextera XT. Cada set contiene 96 combinaciones de TAGs con esto podemos alcanzar 384 muestras usando los Nextera XT Index Kit v2 (Sets A,B,C y D) Catalog # 20027213;20027214;20027215;20027216.

17.1.

A cada tubo de reaccion agregar:

Component Volume

Nuclease-free water 10µL

2x Ampigene HS Taq Mix. 10µL

Nextera XT index i5 1µL

Nextera XT index i7 1µL

ADN Tagmentado 3µL

Final volume 25µL

17.2.

Centrifuge at 280x g,20°C

17.3.

Set-up the following program on the thermal cycler:

Cover 100 °C

Step Temperature Time Cycles

Heat Activation 72°C 0h 3m 0s 1

Denaturation 95°C 0h 0m 30s 1

                                              `95°C`        `0h 0m 10s`     

Annealing and Extension 55°C 0h 0m 30s 14

                                              `72°C`        `0h 0m 30s`  

Hold 4°C Indefinite 1

18.

Purificación final y pooling

19.

Al volumen que se tiene en el tubo agregar 0.8X de perlas magnéticas Ampure XP.

19.1.

Mezclar y spin-down.

19.2.

Llevar al magneto hasta formar el pellet y desechar el sobrenadante.

19.3.

Agregar 150 uL de etanol 80% en posición contraria al pellet. Esperar 30 segundos.

Desechar el etanol.

19.4.

Retirar el exceso de etanol y secar las perlas por 5 min.

19.5.

Resuspender las perlas en 26 uL de Agua libre de nucleasas.

Mix y spin down. Incubar por 5 min a TA.

19.6.

Llevar al magneto hasta formar el pellet y transferir 25 uL del sobrenadante a un nuevo tubo previamente etiquetado.

19.7.

Cuantificar 2 uL por Qubit HS y analizar los tamaños mediante electroforesis en gel de agarosa al 1.0%.

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20.

A partir de la concentración en ng/uL determinada por Qubit y obtenido el tamaño aproximado del fragmento, llevar cada una de las librerias a una concetracion de 4 nM.

Transferir 5 uL de cada librerías a 4 nM aun tubo previamente etiquetado para obtener el pool final.

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