Name: ultralow input genome sequencing library preparation from a single tardigrade specimen
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作者感谢 Nozomi、Takai 和 Nahoko 在基因组测序中的技术支持。这项工作得到了日本促进科学学会 (jsp) 研究员的资助, KAKENHI 为年轻科学家提供援助 (22681029 号), 以及 KAKENHI 的科研资助 (B), 来自 jsp 的17H03620 号, 由一个来自住友基金会 (140340 号) 基础科学研究项目的赠款, 部分是由山形县政府和日本鹤的研究基金提供的。以小球藻为原料, 提供水熊蟲的小球藻。

1. 准备
<ol><li>用蒸馏水 (DW) 制备2% 琼脂糖凝胶, 作为90毫米塑料培养皿中的溶剂, 10 毫升1% 青霉素/链霉素鸡尾酒与 DW。凝胶可以储存 2-3 周的孵化器设置在18摄氏度。 注: 避免任何贮存的凝胶低于10摄氏度, 因为低温会收缩琼脂糖凝胶, 造成一个微小的缝隙之间的凝胶和培养皿壁, 其中水熊蟲可以被困。</li>
</ol>2. 样品制备和污染物排除
<ol><li>收集一个单一的缓步动物, 把它放在?...

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细菌污染对微生物的基因组测序构成威胁。虽然以前关于缓步动物基因组测序的研究已经通过广泛的信息学方法12、20来筛选出污染, 但我们对单个个体的基因组进行了排序, 以尽量减少污染物的风险。由于单个缓步动物包含大约 50-200 pg 基因组 DNA16和包裹在厚层甲壳素外骨骼, 排除污染物和高质量的 DNA 提取是本议定书的关键点。现有的...

水熊蟲是微小的动物, 可以进入一个 ametabolic 的状态称为 anhydrobiosis 时, 面对干燥。他们由水的吸收1,2恢复。在 ametabolic 状态下, 水熊蟲能够耐受各种极端环境, 其中包括极端温度3和压力4,5, 高剂量的紫外线光6, X 射线和伽玛射线7,8, 宇宙空间9。基因组数据是研究 anhydrobiosis 分子机制的不可缺少的基础。
以前试图序列的水熊蟲基因组已经显示细菌污染的迹象10,11,12,13,14。基因组测序从这些小有机体需要大量的动物和容易细菌污染;因此, 我们以前已经建立了一个排序协议使用一个超低的输入方法从一个单一的缓步动物样本, 以最小化15的风险。利用这些数据, 我们进一步进行了高品质的重测序和重组dujardini16,17的基因组。在这里, 我们详细描述了这个方法的基因组测序从一个单一的缓步动物个体(图 1)。这种测序方法的验证超出了本文的重点, 在我们上一份报告16中已经作了深入的讨论。
该方法由两部分组成: 分离出具有最低污染的单一缓步动物, 以及高质量的象形文字 DNA 水平提取。缓步动物是饥饿和冲洗彻底与水, 以及抗生素, 并观察下显微镜下500X 倍放大, 以确保清除任何细菌污染。以前的估计和测量表明, 单个的缓步动物包含大约 50-200 pg 的基因组 DNA16, 这是通过裂解甲壳素外骨骼的冻融循环或手工均匀化提取。这种基因组 dna 被提交到图书馆建设和排序的 dna 测序仪。另外一项信息学分析显示, 与以前的缓步动物测序项目相比, 高质量的测序以及较低的污染水平。

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ultralow input genome sequencing library preparation from a single tardigrade specimen

水熊蟲是微小的动物, 进入一个 ametabolic 的状态称为 anhydrobiosis 时, 面对干燥, 可以返回到他们的原始状态, 当水供应。像水熊蟲这样的微小动物的基因组测序有可能导致细菌污染, 例如, 关于这些动物水平基因转移的程度。在这里, 我们提供了一个超低的输入方法序列的基因组的缓步动物, Hypsibius dujardini, 从一个单一的标本。通过使用严格的洗涤和污染物排除以及高效提取单个个体的 50 ~ 200 pg 基因组 DNA, 我们构建了一个用 DNA 测序仪测序的库。这些图书馆是高度重现性和无偏见的, 并对序列读取与其他H. dujardini基因组的信息学分析显示了少量的污染。此方法可应用于无法用以前的方法排序的 unculturable 水熊蟲。

污染物排除:
该协议包括彻底清洗缓步动物和抗生素治疗灭菌, 以减少污染。它还包括一个视觉检查过程, 以确保这些过程的完整性。在验证过程 (协议步骤 2.4) 中所做的显微镜图像如图 2所示。当观察到500X 放大, 细菌细胞可以被视为小颗粒移动周围的缓步动物个人。
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Ultralow Input Genome Sequencing Library Preparation from a Single Tardigrade Specimen

单缓步动物标本的超低输入基因组测序库制备

微生物基因组测序过程中的污染仍然是一个大问题。在这里, 我们展示了一种方法来序列的缓步动物的基因组从一个单一的样本, 只有 50 pg 的基因组 DNA 没有整个基因组的放大, 以减少污染的风险。

Tardigrades are microscopic animals that enter an ametabolic state called anhydrobiosis when facing desiccation and can return to their original state ...

The goal of this protocol is to sequence the genome of a microscopic organism called tardigrades. We have established a method to sequence the genome of a tardigrade, Hypsibius dujardini, from a single specimen with as low as 50 picograms of genomic DNA with a whole genome application. After isolating a single tardigrade, we minimize bacterial contamination by using antibiotics and visual inspection.We have also utilized two homogenization methods. First and most commonly used in C.elegans using freeze and thaw cycles, and second, a manual crushing of the tardigrade with a pipette tip. DNA is then used to construct a sequencing library and then is sequenced in a MiSeq Instrument.An overall summary of the protocol. After isolation of a single individual, it is subjected to three freeze and thaw cycles for homogenization. The genomic DNA is extracted and purified and is fragmented by sonication.Then a sequencing library is constructed, and after validation of library size distribution, it is sequenced with a sequencing instrument. Prepare 2%agarose gel using distilled water as the solvent in a 90 millimeter plastic culture dish, and 10 millimeters of 1%penicillin streptomycin with distilled water. The gel can be stored for two to three weeks in an incubator set at 18 degrees.Collect a single tardigrade and place on the prepared agar plate, and wash with distilled water two to three times to remove remaining particles. Place the single tardigrade in penicillin streptomycin antibiotics for two to six hours to remove bacterial contamination, and place the decontaminated animal on a clean slide glass using a P10 pipette. Observe the tardigrade under a microscope at 500 times magnification, and confirm that there are no remaining bacteria.Collect individual using a P10 pipette with maximum of five microliters of liquid, and place into a low-binding PCR tube, and remove excess liquid as much as possible. Homogenization and DNA extraction. Homogenize the animal to obtain genomic DNA with one of the following methods.Homogenization with freeze and thaw cycles. Immediately following step 2.5, add 100 microliters of lysis buffer to the PCR tube containing the tardigrade. Place the PCR tube in liquid nitrogen for 10 minutes, and move to a heat block, warm to 37 degrees for 10 minutes.Repeat this step three times. Manual crushing. Under a stereo microscope, crush the individual with a P10 pipette tip by pressing the animal against the PCR tube wall, and immediately add 100 microliters of lysis buffer.Incubate for 30 minutes at room temperature for lysis to occur. Transfer the complete volume of the lysis mixture to a clean 1.5 milliliters low-binding microtube. Add 100 microliters of lysis buffer to the low-binding PCR tube, which is used for homogenization and is now empty.And after pipetting, transfer the mixture to 1.5 low-binding microtube. Repeat this step twice. Add 300 microliters of lysis buffer to a low-binding PCR tube, and after pipetting, move the mixture to 1.5 milliliter low-binding microtube.Add the total of 600 microliters lysis mixture to spin column placed in the collection tube, and centrifuge at 10, 000 G for one minute. Reapply the flow through to the column, and centrifuge at 10, 000 G for one minute. This step is critical to ensure that most of the genomic DNA is bound to the column.Add 500 microliters of wash buffer to the spin column, and centrifuge at 10, 000 G for one minute. Transfer the spin column to a clean 1.5 milliliter microtube. Apply 20 microliters of 10 millimolar first ACL to the spin column and wait for five minutes at room temperature.Centrifuge at 10, 000 G for one minute. The dilution buffer must not contain EDTA, for it interferes with laboratory preparation enzymes. Reapply the flow through to the spin column, and after five minutes incubation at room temperature, centrifuge for one minute at 10, 000 G.Sequencing library construction.DNA fragmentation. Transfer 15 microliters of genomic DNA elute To a 15 microliter microtube for DNA fragmentation, and centrifuge for one minute using a tabletop centrifuge. Fragment the genomic DNA to 550 base pairs.After through pipetting, transfer 10 microliters of fragmented DNA mixture to a clean, low-binding PCR tube. Experiment can be stopped here. Preserve DNA at four or minus 20 degrees.Sequencing library construction. It is absolutely critical to use the specified kit in the following procedures, due to low-input DNA. Prepare the reagents required, following the manufacturer's protocol, and construct the sequencing library without any modifications.After applying library amplification mixture to a library synthesis mixture, perform PCR reaction in a thermal cycler. The PCR reaction was conducted as shown. Purification of the PCR reaction.Add 50 microliters of magnetic beads and pipette 10 times, and centrifuge briefly with a tabletop micro centrifuge. Incubate for two minutes at room temperature. Incubate on magnetic stand for five minutes, or until the solution becomes completely clear, and remove the supernatant.Follow the manufacturer's protocol. Transfer the supernatant without disturbing the pellet into a new low-binding PCR tube. DNA quality check and quantification, and sequencing.Validation of DNA library size distribution. Add three microliters of sample water with one microliter of sequencing library, and mix thoroughly for one minute with a vortex, and briefly centrifuge with a tabletop centrifuge. Conduct electrophoresis and validate the library size distribution with associated software.The main fragment peak should be broadly ranging from about 300 to 1, 000 base pairs. DNA quantification. Add 796 microliters of the solution buffer and four microliters of the fluorescence reagent and mix thoroughly.Dispense 190 microliters of the working solution to two assay tubes, and 197 microliters to one assay tube. Add 10 microliters of standards with known concentrations of DNA to each assay tube containing 190 microliters of working solution, and three microliters of the prepared library to assay tube containing 197 microliters of working solution. Vortex briefly, and centrifuge on the tabletop centrifuge.Quantify the DNA using a fluorometer with three microliter settings. Sequencing of the DNA library. Prepare the sequencing library based on the manufacturer's protocol.Set the reagent cassette and flow cell into the sequencing instrument, and enter the sequencing running information, following the manufacturer's protocol. Run sequencing. Represented results.Exposure of contaminants in high-quality DNA extraction remains to be the critical point in our protocol. To visually examine if they're contaminant, we have incubated the tardigrade in antibiotics, which are penicillin and streptomycin, and also examined the individual under a 500 times microscope. As shown here, visible microbes around the tardigrades are completely illuminated.Following efficient homogenization, DNA extraction, fragmentation, and library preparation. The size distribution of the library is validated using a high sensitive electrophoresis for quality control. The purple and green lines indicate upper and lower markers at 1, 500 and 25 base pairs respectively.Lane L is a ladder marker, lane S and N1 to N4 are five replicates of the same experiment, all starting from a single tardigrade specimen. As it can be seen from the broad uniform and distribution between 200 and 1, 000 base pairs, our protocol is highly reproducible, even with the ultra-low input. Here's the result of fast QC, for synchronized reads obtained from a single sequencing run.Reads are obtained as spare ends of 300 base pairs, where forward and reverse reads are shown in top and bottom, respectively. The distribution shown here is typical of 300 pair end reads, with very high quality base calling above Q30 for first 200 base pairs, and gradually declining to the end. So this method uses only a single individual for one sample.There is no requirements of massive amounts of animals, such as those required in previous tardigrade genome sequencing projects. Culturing methods for most tardigrades have not yet been established. Therefore, enabling genomics sequencing from a single individual, such as those directly from the fieldwork, will have a large impact on tardigrade molecular biology, and possibly for other small animals.Our DNA sequencing methods makes it possible to analyze other numerous microscopic organisms that have not yet been sequenced, such as rare hogweed species, nematodes, water firs, and other options, by connecting the part of the zones and a wider public area, furthering the setting where various biological mechanisms may be possible.

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