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High throughput DNA sequencing


                 Cosentino Cristian, PhD
                 Genomics and Bioinformatics unit
                 Filarete Foundation – Milan
                 cosentia@gmail.com
Summary


1   Classical sequecning method (Sanger)

2   Next-generation sequencing methods

                            Roche 454

                           ABi SOLiD

                         Illummina GAII

3    High throughput data management

4   High throughput sample preparation

6          Next-NGS sequencing

                        Helicos HeliScope
Summary


1   Classical sequecning method (Sanger)

2   Next-generation sequencing methods

                            Roche 454

                           ABi SOLiD

                         Illummina GAII

3    High throughput data management

4   High throughput sample preparation

6          Next-NGS sequencing

                        Helicos HeliScope
Approaching to NGS




                                                                                                                                                                                              2010
                                                                                                                                       2000
                     1980




                                                                             1990
       1977         Sanger sequencing method by F. Sanger
                    (PNAS ,1977, 74: 560-564)

                                  1983          PCR by K. Mullis
                                                (Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1986;51 Pt 1:263-73)


1953   Discovery of DNA structure                                                   Human Genome Project
       (Cold Spring Harb. Symp. Quant. Biol. 1953;18:123-31)
                                                                                    (Nature , 2001, 409: 860–92; Science, 2001, 291: 1304–1351)


                                                                                            1993        Development of pyrosequencing
                                                                                                        (Anal. Biochem., 1993, 208: 171-175; Science ,1998, 281: 363-365)

                                                                     Single molecule emulsion PCR                      1998

                                                                                            Founded Solexa              1998

                                                                                          Founded 454 Life Science                  2000
                                                                                                                           454 GS20 sequencer                 2005
                                                                                                                                   (First NGS sequencer)

                                                                                                                            Solexa Genome Analyzer                     2006
                                                                                                                                 (First short-read NGS sequencer)

                                                                                                                             Illumina acquires Solexa                  2006
                                                                                                                               (Illumina enters the NGS business)

                                                                                                                                                       ABI SOLiD              2007
                                                                                                                              (Short-read sequencer based upon ligation)

                                                                                                                       Roche acquires 454 Life Sciences                       2007
                                                                                                                                        (Roche enters the NGS business)

                                                                                                                                                    GS FLX sequencer                2008
                                                                                                                                              (NGS with 400-500 bp read lenght)

                                                                                                                             NGS Human Genome sequencing                            2008
                                                                                                                (First Human Genome sequencing based upon NGS technology)

                                                                                                                                                                         Hi-Seq2000          2010
                                                                                                                                                                    (200Gbp per Flow Cell)
Sequencing technologies


                                              DNA sequencing



                Classical approach                                  Next-generation sequencing
          Individual sequencing reaction                            Massive parallel sequencing



                                                Clonally amplified DNAs                          Single molecule DNA
                                                          (NGS)                                         (N-NGS)


                                                                                                                    Helicos
     Sanger method                                                Illumina GAII
                                                                                                                   HeliScope



                                                                   ABI SOLiD



                                                                   Roche 454


                  Output                                                                   Output
Single sequence ranging from 500 to 1000 bp                               Gbp of sequences ranging from 25 to 500 bp
                                                                                      High Throughput
Sanger
  method        Sanger method with labeled dNTPs
      -         The Sanger mehtods is based on the idea that inhibitors can
                     terminate elongation of DNA at specific points
 Roche 454


 ABi SOLiD


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore
Summary


1   Classical sequecning method (Sanger)

2   Next-generation sequencing methods

                            Roche 454

                           ABi SOLiD

                         Illummina GAII

3    High throughput data management

4   High throughput sample preparation

6          Next-NGS sequencing

                        Helicos HeliScope
Next-generation sequencing platforms
                                             Isolation and purification of
                                                      target DNA



                                                 Sample preparation



                                                  Library validation
Amplification




                   Cluster generation
                                                   Emulsion PCR
                    on solid-phase
Sequencing




                 Sequencing by synthesis                                                                Sequencing by synthesis
                with 3’-blocked reversible         Pyrosequencing            Sequencing by ligation   with 3’-unblocked reversible
                       terminators                                                                             terminators
Imaging




                                                Four colour imaging                                      Single colour imaging




                                                    Data analysis



                     Illumina GAII                   Roche 454                    ABi SOLiD              Helicos HeliScope
Roche 454
                Pyrosequencing
  Sanger
  method

      -


 ABi SOLiD


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore
Roche 454      ABi SOLiD
                                              Sample preparation
  Sanger
  method                                                                                                Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2008, 9: 387-402
                                                                                                        Nature Reviews genetics, 2010, 11: 31-46
      -

                                                                                 Discarded
      -
                                                                                 fragments

Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore




                   gDNA         gDNA            Fragments are end-       Fragments are denatured            ssDNA 1:1 with agarose beads
                            fragmented by     repaired and ligated to   and AB ssDNA are selected           carrying oligos complementary
                            nebulization or     adaptors containing     by avidin/biotin purification        to adaptor sequences: 1 DNA
                              sonication      universal priming sites         (ssDNA library)                       molecule/bead
Roche 454      ABi SOLiD
                                                       Emulsion PCR
  Sanger
  method                                                                    Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2008, 9: 387-402
                                                                            Nature Reviews genetics, 2010, 11: 31-46
      -                 Emulsified bead and PCR
                        reagents into water-in-oil
                        microreactors
      -


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore               Clonal amplification
                        inside microreactors




                        Emulsion is disrupted and beads containing
                        amplified template are enriched
                        (1 million copies of templates/bead)




                        Beads covalently                                                    Beads arrayed into
                        linked to glass surfaces                                            PicoTiterPlates



                                                     ABi SOLiD        Roche 454
Roche 454
                                 Pyrosequencing
  Sanger
  method                                                         Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2008, 9: 387-402
                                                                 Nature Reviews genetics, 2010, 11: 31-46
      -

                                                                                        44 µm
 ABi SOLiD


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore




                Pyrosequecning




                                                  Reads are recorded as flowgrams
ABi SOLiD
                Sequecning by ligation
  Sanger
  method

 Roche 454


      -


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore
ABi SOLiD
                Di-base probe encoding system
  Sanger
  method                                        Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2008, 9: 387-402

 Roche 454


      -


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore
ABi SOLiD
                                     Sequecning by ligation
  Sanger
  method                                                      Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2008, 9: 387-402

 Roche 454


      -


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore




                  5 Universal Prime rounds (n to n-4),
                each with 7 probe ligations: 35 bp reads
ABi SOLiD
                    Colour encoding
  Sanger
  method                              Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2008, 9: 387-402

 Roche 454


      -


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore




                Base zero
                is known
ABi SOLiD
                Base zero
  Sanger
  method                    Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2008, 9: 387-402

 Roche 454


      -


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


 Nanopore
Illumina GAII
                Sequecning by synthesis with reversible terminator
  Sanger
  method

 Roche 454


 ABi SOLiD


      -


 HeliScope


 Nanopore
Illumina GAII
                                     Instrumentation
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation
                       Bioanalyzer 2100                   Cluster station
  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput




                Paired-end module         Genome Analyzer IIx               Linux server
Illumina GAII
                              GAII applications
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification   Application                      Source
Sequencing by
  synthesis
                De novo gDNA sequencing          gDNA
  Analysis
  pipeline
                Whole-genome resequencing        gDNA
    High
 throughput
                Target resequecning              Target enriched DNA sequences

                mRNA-seq                         Total RNA

                small RNA-seq                    Total RNA

                CHiP-seq                         Chip-DNA fragments



                                 Sequencing modes:
                                 • Single-read
                                 • Paired-end
                                 • Multiplexing
Illumina GAII
                                             Sequencing workflow
Introduction                                                Sample
                                                        preparation and
   Sample                                              library validation
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification                                            Wash cluster
                                                           station




                Cluster generation
Sequencing by




                                     Cluster station
  synthesis                                                Clusters
  Analysis
                                                         amplification
  pipeline
                                                        Linearization,
    High
                                                        Blocking and
 throughput
                                                           primer
                                                        Hybridization




                                                            Read 1
                SBS sequencing

                                       GAIIx & PE




                                                        Prepare read 2


                                                            Read 2




                                                       Pipeline base call
                Analysis




                                                         Data analysis
Illumina GAII
                       Library preparation
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput




                gDNA     Fragmented        Adaptor-    Double strand
                            DNA          ligated DNA   denaturation
Illumina GAII
                                   Library validation
Introduction

                                                         gDNA
   Sample
 preparation
                                                         library

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput



                                                        smallRNA
                                                          library




                Bioanalyzer 2100
Illumina GAII
                Cluster generation
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters                                                        Validated library
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis
                                                                   Cluster station
  Analysis                                                            washing
  pipeline




                         Cluster generation
    High                                                         Load reagents on
 throughput                                                       Cluster Station




                                              Cluster station
                                                                Load DNA on Cluster
                                                                      Station              Weekly
                                                                                      manintenance wash
                                                                  Amplification on
                                                                   Cluster Station


                                                                   Linearization,
                                                                Blocking and primer
                                                                   Hybridization




                                                                SBS sequencing onto
                                                                       GAIIx
Illumina GAII
                Flow cell
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput
Illumina GAII
                                        Bridge amplification
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput

                  Hybridize adapter-ligated forward
                        fragment and extend




                                                                          Extension is completed




                Denature dsDNA and wash original forward template;
                reverse template stays covalently attached to the array
Illumina GAII
                                          Bridge amplification
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput
                 Bridge amplification of the reverse fragment




                                                                          Double-strand bridge is formed




                Double strand bridge is denatured and reverse as wel as
                forward fragments are covalentrly attached to the array
Illumina GAII
                                           Bridge amplification
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput
                Bridge amplification is repeated to enlarge the cluster




                                                                          Double-strand bridges are denatured




                Reverse strands fragments are cleaved and washed away
Illumina GAII
                                    Bridge amplification
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput




                Cluster with forward strands only,
                 covalently attached to the array




                                                     Sequencing primers start the SBS
                                                                 process
Illumina GAII
                               Sequencing with GAIIx
Introduction
                Single read                    Cluster amplified
   Sample
                                                   FlowCell
 preparation

  Clusters                                     Wash GA & PEM
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis                                      Install prism

  Analysis
  pipeline                                      Install flow-cell
    High
 throughput
                                                   Apply oil




                                       GAIIx
                                                  First-base
                                                incorporation

                                                 Adjust focus

                                                Check quality            Weekly
                                                  metrics           manintenance wash

                                                36-100 cycles
                        Real-time
                                               sequencing run
                        monitoring
                                                for Read 1/2


                                                Post-run wash
                                                                          Analysis pipeline

                                                                            Linux server
Illumina GAII
                SBS technology
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput
Illumina GAII
                GAIIx optical path
Introduction

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis                   Two colour excitation
  Analysis                    Four colour emission detection
  pipeline

    High
 throughput
Illumina GAII
                             Paired-end sequencing workflow
Introduction
                                           Paired-end
   Sample
 preparation
                                            Wash GA & PEM
  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by                                Install prism
  synthesis

  Analysis                                  Install flow-cell
  pipeline

    High
 throughput                                    Apply oil

                                               First-base
                                   GAIIx     incorporation

                                             Adjust focus




                                                                                    PEM
                                                                Prepare Read 2
                                             Check quality
                                               metrics

                                             36-100 cycles
                Real-time
                                            sequencing run
                monitoring
                                             for Read 1/2


                                             Post-run wash
                                                                Analysis pipeline

                                                                  Linux server
Illumina GAII
                             Paired-end technology
Introduction
                                       Single-read (read 1)
   Sample
 preparation
                                  Mapped    Unmapped
  Clusters                         read       read
amplification    Reference
                                                              Gene 1   Gene 2
                 sequence
Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline       Sequence
                   reads
    High
 throughput




                                   Paired-end (read 1 & read 2)
                                  Mapped        Mapped
                                   read          read
                Reference
                                                              Gene 1   Gene 2
                sequence



                Sequence
                  reads
Illumina GAII
                             Paired-end technology
Introduction
                Paired-end sequencing works into GA and uses chemicals from the PE
   Sample            module to perform cluster amplification of the reverse strand
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput
Illumina GAII
                                  Firecrest and CASAVA
Introduction    Image files                          Intensity files                           Base calls files

   Sample
 preparation                        Firecrest                             Bustard
                                   From image                          From intensity
  Clusters
amplification                      to intensity                           to reads
Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput

                                                                                 Gerald
                                                                             Reads alignment

                              Assembly                                       Alignment files




                                                      CASAVA
                                                  Consensus assembly
NGS technologies comparison




    Sequencing       Amplif.       Chemistry       Read    Run Gbp/       DNA      $/sequencer
                                                  lenght   time day     required    (ref. 2008)
                                                   (bp)     (d)           (μg)
Roche 454 GS FLX   emPCR         Pyrosequencing   250-     0.35   1.3   3-5        500.000
Titanium                                          400      *
ABi SOLiD          emPCR         Sequencing by    25-50    7-14 3.6     0.1-20     595.000
                                 ligation
Illumina GAII      Solid-phase   Reversible       36-100   4-9    3.9   0.1-1      430.000
                                 terminator
* Average
NGS technologies comparison

     Sequencing                                   Advantages                        Disadvantages              $/Mbp
                                                                                                             (in 2008)*
Roche 454                             •Long reads even > 400 bp,            •High indel in homopolymer       60
                                      improving de novo sequencing          stretches > 6 nucl.
                                      •Rare sustitution errors              •High reagent cost
                                                                            •Longest reads only in single-
                                                                            read (2x150 bp)
ABi SOLiD                             •Error correction with the two-base   •Long time run                   2
                                      encoding system                       •Needs of cluster station to
                                                                            perform base calling and up to
                                                                            1 week to align
                                                                            •Alignment must be performed
                                                                            against a reference db
Illumina GAII                         •Most widely used platform (> 90     •Low multiplexing capability      2
                                      science/nature publication)          •Substitution errors
                                      •Sample preparation automatable
                                      •SBS , real-time analysis and base
                                      calling are performed simultaneously
                                      to the run
                                      •Automated cluster generation
*Nat. Biotech., 2008, 26: 1135-1145
Summary


1   Classical sequecning method (Sanger)

2   Next-generation sequencing methods

                            Roche 454

                           ABi SOLiD

                         Illummina GAII

3    High throughput data management

4   High throughput sample preparation

6          Next-NGS sequencing

                        Helicos HeliScope
Illumina GAII
                                 High throughput data storage
Introduction                                                               Genotyping units
   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification
                                                  0.5 – 14 GB/beadChip
Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput
                                    Data storage




                                 Tape recording unit        Data storage
                                                                           Sequencing unit
                                  for offline backup        mangement
                200 Tb storage
                   capacity




                                                  1 – 6 Tb/FlowCell
Illumina GAII
                                          High throughput data analysis
Introduction
                                                            Data storage
   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput

                                           Server network




                                                                                INSERT

                                                                            Total Gb RAM
                Sequencing pipeline                                           Total CPU
                                                                            Total Tb storage

                                                                            For Genotypin and
                Database server                                            sequencing services




                Genotyping applications
Summary


1   Classical sequecning method (Sanger)

2   Next-generation sequencing methods

                            Roche 454

                           ABi SOLiD

                         Illummina GAII

3    High throughput data management

4   High throughput sample preparation

6          Next-NGS sequencing

                        Helicos HeliScope
Illumina GAII
                High throughput sample preparation
Introduction
                                                     Nature Methods, 2010, 7: 111-118

   Sample
 preparation

  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput
Illumina GAII
                                     High throughput sample preparation
Introduction                                                       Roche Nimblegen
                                      RainDance             Salid-phase capture with custom-
   Sample
 preparation                        Microdroplet PCR       designed oligonucleotide microarray
  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput




                                    Reported 84% of
                                    capture efficiency




 Nature Methods, 2010, 7: 111-118
                                                          Reported 65-90% of capture efficiency
Illumina GAII
                High throughput sample preparation
Introduction                   Agilent SureSelect
   Sample
                           Solution-phase capture with
 preparation           streptavidin-coated magnetic beads
  Clusters
amplification

Sequencing by
  synthesis

  Analysis
  pipeline

    High
 throughput




                      Reported 60-80% of capture efficiency
Summary


1   Classical sequecning method (Sanger)

2   Next-generation sequencing methods

                            Roche 454

                           ABi SOLiD

                         Illummina GAII

3    High throughput data management

4   High throughput sample preparation

6          Next-NGS sequencing

                        Helicos HeliScope
Heliscope
                            Next-NGS: single molecule sequencing
  Sanger
  method                                                                                 Nature Reviews genetics, 2010, 11: 31-46


 Roche 454      •   Any gDNA amplification is requiresd, eliminatign the bias from clonally amplified templates
                •   Low amont of starting gDNA (< 1 μg)
 ABi SOLiD
                •   More effective quantification in mRNA-seq w/o the amplification step
                •   HeliScope was the first commercialized single molecule sequencer
Illumina GAII


      -


 Nanopore




                                                                                Poly(A) adaptor linked
                                                                                tot he template fragment




                                         One-pass sequencing: poly/T)
                                      adaptors are linked to the solid phase
Heliscope
                SBS with reversible terminators
  Sanger
  method                                                 Nature Reviews genetics, 2010, 11: 31-46


 Roche 454


 ABi SOLiD


Illumina GAII


      -
                                          One colour – real time detection,
                                        different form Illumina GAII system
 Nanopore
Nanopore
                            Challenges of Next-NGS sequencing
  Sanger
  method

 Roche 454


 ABi SOLiD


Illumina GAII


 HeliScope


      -




                              Oxford Nanopore: strand-sequencing using ionic current blockage




                Pacific Biosciences: Real-time DNA sequencing from single polymerase molecules
Cosentino Cristian, PhD
Genomics and Bioinformatics unit
Filarete Foundation – Milan
cosentia@gmail.com