nCoV-2019 Illumina Miniseq sequencing protocol (2,000bp amplicon)
Bruno Gomez-Gil, juli.encisoi
Disclaimer
It work for us, any modification is up to you.
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
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
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
Prepare the mastermix on ice, mix by pipetting.
Component Volume
GoScriptTM Reverse Transcription Mix 10µL
RNA 3µL
Final volume 13µL
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
Primer pool preparation
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
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Sequence | Direction | Start | End | Length | Product Size | Tm | %GC | Hairpin Tm | Pair Dimer Tm | Self Dimer Tm |
SARSCoV_2000_01_LEFT | ACCAACCAACTTTCGATCTCTTGT | forward | 31 | 54 | 24 | 2049 | 60.7 | 41.7 | None | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_01_RIGHT | ACACCACCTGTAATGTAGGCCA | reverse | 2058 | 2079 | 22 | 2049 | 61.4 | 50 | 39 | None | 5 |
SARSCoV_2000_03_LEFT | TCGCACAAATGTCTACTTAGCTGT | forward | 3772 | 3795 | 24 | 1814 | 60.6 | 41.7 | None | 0.7 | None |
SARSCoV_2000_03_RIGHT | GTGTGCCCATGTACATAACAGCT | reverse | 5563 | 5585 | 23 | 1814 | 61.2 | 47.8 | 42.7 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
SARSCoV_2000_05_LEFT | CAATCATGCAATTGTTTTTCAGCTATTTTG | forward | 7299 | 7328 | 30 | 1825 | 60.4 | 30 | 33 | None | 7.4 |
SARSCoV_2000_05_RIGHT | CGTGTGTCAGGGCGTAAACTTT | reverse | 9102 | 9123 | 22 | 1825 | 61.6 | 50 | None | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_07_LEFT | GGACGTACCATATTGGGTAGTGC | forward | 10886 | 10908 | 23 | 1834 | 60.8 | 52.2 | 43.8 | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_07_RIGHT | TCTGTCGTAGTGCAACAGGACT | reverse | 12698 | 12719 | 22 | 1834 | 61.3 | 50 | 41.4 | None | 14 |
SARSCoV_2000_09_LEFT | ACCACTTCAGAGAGCTAGGTGT | forward | 14477 | 14498 | 22 | 1925 | 60.5 | 50 | None | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_09_RIGHT | ACAACCTGGAGCATTGCAAACA | reverse | 16380 | 16401 | 22 | 1925 | 61.5 | 45.5 | None | None | 11.9 |
SARSCoV_2000_11_LEFT | TGGCATACCTAAGGACATGACCT | forward | 18168 | 18190 | 23 | 1814 | 60.9 | 47.8 | 38.3 | None | 11.2 |
SARSCoV_2000_11_RIGHT | CAGTGAGTGGTGCACAAATCGT | reverse | 19960 | 19981 | 22 | 1814 | 61.6 | 50 | 38.7 | None | 20.4 |
SARSCoV_2000_13_LEFT | TCCTCAGTTTTACATTCAACTCAGGA | forward | 21695 | 21720 | 26 | 1937 | 60.2 | 38.5 | 45.2 | None | 0.9 |
SARSCoV_2000_13_RIGHT | TGACTAGCTACACTACGTGCCC | reverse | 23610 | 23631 | 22 | 1937 | 61.5 | 54.5 | 37 | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_15_LEFT | AGGAGTCAAATTACATTACACATAAACGAA | forward | 25360 | 25389 | 30 | 1805 | 60.1 | 30 | None | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_15_RIGHT | ACTGCTACTGGAATGGTCTGTGT | reverse | 27142 | 27164 | 23 | 1805 | 61.6 | 47.8 | None | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_17_LEFT | ACTTGTCACGCCTAAACGAACA | forward | 27873 | 27894 | 22 | 1918 | 60.7 | 45.5 | 36.7 | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_17_RIGHT | TAGGCAGCTCTCCCTAGCATTG | reverse | 29769 | 29790 | 22 | 1918 | 61.6 | 54.5 | 45.3 | None | None |
Pool1
POOL2. Average Tm 61.05°C
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Sequence | Direction | Start | End | Length | Product Size | Tm | %GC | Hairpin Tm | Pair Dimer Tm | Self Dimer Tm |
SARSCoV_2000_02_LEFT | AGGCCGCTATAACAATACTAGATGGA | forward | 1956 | 1981 | 26 | 1923 | 61.3 | 42.3 | None | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_02_RIGHT | CAGCGATCTTTTGTTCAACTTGCT | reverse | 3855 | 3878 | 24 | 1923 | 60.8 | 41.7 | None | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_04_LEFT | TCAACATGCCAATTTAGATTCTTGCA | forward | 5473 | 5498 | 26 | 1929 | 60.3 | 34.6 | None | 8.1 | None |
SARSCoV_2000_04_RIGHT | GCTGAAATCGGGGCCATTTGTA | reverse | 7380 | 7401 | 22 | 1929 | 61.5 | 50 | None | 8.1 | 4.4 |
SARSCoV_2000_06_LEFT | GCTGCTGAATGTACAATTTTTAAAGATGC | forward | 9011 | 9039 | 29 | 2003 | 61.1 | 34.5 | None | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_06_RIGHT | AACCAGTGGTGTGTACCCTTGA | reverse | 10992 | 11013 | 22 | 2003 | 61.5 | 50 | 47 | None | 17.6 |
SARSCoV_2000_08_LEFT | TCACCTAATTTAGCATGGCCTCTT | forward | 12620 | 12643 | 24 | 1956 | 60.1 | 41.7 | None | None | 3.3 |
SARSCoV_2000_08_RIGHT | CAGGGTCAGCAGCATACACAAG | reverse | 14554 | 14575 | 22 | 1956 | 61.5 | 54.5 | None | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_10_LEFT | TGCATACGTAGACCATTCTTATGTTGT | forward | 16291 | 16317 | 27 | 1985 | 60.8 | 37 | 32.8 | None | 0.1 |
SARSCoV_2000_10_RIGHT | GCTTCTTCGCGGGTGATAAACA | reverse | 18254 | 18275 | 22 | 1985 | 61.5 | 50 | None | None | 6.1 |
SARSCoV_2000_12_LEFT | GGACTACAAAAGAGATGCTCCAGC | forward | 19878 | 19901 | 24 | 1920 | 61.5 | 50 | 42.5 | 11.2 | None |
SARSCoV_2000_12_RIGHT | ACCTCTTAGTACCATTGGTCCCA | reverse | 21775 | 21797 | 23 | 1920 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 37.1 | 11.2 | 12.7 |
SARSCoV_2000_14_LEFT | GCTGAACATGTCAACAACTCATATGA | forward | 23519 | 23544 | 26 | 1973 | 60.1 | 38.5 | 35.2 | None | 5.1 |
SARSCoV_2000_14_RIGHT | TGCAGTAGCGCGAACAAAATCT | reverse | 25470 | 25491 | 22 | 1973 | 61.4 | 45.5 | 46.2 | None | 12.1 |
SARSCoV_2000_16_LEFT | TCTTATTACAAATTGGGAGCTTCGCA | forward | 27051 | 27076 | 26 | 1995 | 61.3 | 38.5 | 37.6 | None | None |
SARSCoV_2000_16_RIGHT | GCTTCTTAGAAGCCTCAGCAGC | reverse | 29024 | 29045 | 22 | 1995 | 61.6 | 54.5 | 43.6 | None | 30.4 |
Pool2.
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.
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.
POOLING OF PRIMERS
Label two 1.5mL
Eppendorf tubes, one as POOL1 and the another as POOL2 .
Add 10µL
of each of the primers of set 1 to the Eppendorf tube labelled POOL1, final concentration will be 10micromolar (µM)
Add 10µL
of each of the primers of set 2 to the Eppendorf tube labelled POOL2, final concentration will be 10micromolar (µM)
Multiplex PCR
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
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
Pulse centrifuge the tubes to collect the contents at the bottom of the tube.
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
Pooling and PCR quantification
Amplicon quantification to make an equimolar mixture.
Put 1µL
of each pool in a Nanodrop or similar spectometer and quantify the DNA concentration.
Label a 1.5mL
Eppendorf tube for each sample and make a equimolar mix with the two pools.
Calculate to achieve a final concentration of 50
Quantify DNA using a Qubit or other method.
Quantification using Nanodrop is not recommended for a good estimation of the final pool.
Normalisation
Label a 0.2mL
PCR tube for each sample.
Adjust the amount of DNA in the tube to be 100ng
total per sample in 7.5µL
molecular grade water.
Tagmentation
Label a 1.5mL
Eppendorf tube for each sample and add in this order:
Component Volume
- Tagment DNA buffer (TD)
3.75µL
- cDNA
2ng/µl
3µL
Pipette 10 times to mix
Add Amplicon Tagment Mix 0.5µL
and pipette 10 times to mix
Centrifuge at 280x g,20°C
Incubate in thermal cycler
55°C
for 0h 10m 0s
10°C
Add 2µL
of Neutralize Tagment Buffer (NT).
Pipette 10 times to mix
Centrifuge at 280x g,20°C
Incubate at Room temperature
for 0h 5m 0s
°C
Preserve the samples at 4-8°C
until use.
Indexing
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.
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
Centrifuge at 280x g,20°C
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
Purificación final y pooling
Al volumen que se tiene en el tubo agregar 0.8X de perlas magnéticas Ampure XP.
Mezclar y spin-down.
Llevar al magneto hasta formar el pellet y desechar el sobrenadante.
Agregar 150 uL de etanol 80% en posición contraria al pellet. Esperar 30 segundos.
Desechar el etanol.
Retirar el exceso de etanol y secar las perlas por 5 min.
Resuspender las perlas en 26 uL de Agua libre de nucleasas.
Mix y spin down. Incubar por 5 min a TA.
Llevar al magneto hasta formar el pellet y transferir 25 uL del sobrenadante a un nuevo tubo previamente etiquetado.
Cuantificar 2 uL por Qubit HS y analizar los tamaños mediante electroforesis en gel de agarosa al 1.0%.
Secuenciacion de bibliotecas en plataforma IIlumina Miniseq
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.
Seguir el protocolo Library Denaturing and miniseq Sample Loading del kit