RNA-Seq Sebastian Groß
Why transcriptomics? RNA-Seq: a revolutionary tool for transcriptomics RNA-Seq benefits and comparison with other approaches Challenges & opportunities Direct RNA sequencing Overview Sebastian Groß
Interpretation of functional elements of the genome Understanding development and disease Determination of the transcriptional structure of genes: Transcription start sites 5‘ and 3‘ ends PTMs Why transcriptomics? Sebastian Groß Complete set of transcripts and their quantitiy in one cell, or a population of cells, for a specific devolpmental stage or physiological condition
Whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing Uses next-generation sequencing methods: Illumina IG (sequencing by synthesis) Applied Biosystems SOLiD (sequencing by ligation) Roche 454 Life Science (pyrosequencing) RNA-Seq Sebastian Groß
RNA isolation RNA-Seq technology Sebastian Groß
RNA isolation RNA preparation & (cDNA) library construction RNA-Seq technology Sebastian Groß
RNA-Seq technology Sebastian Groß
RNA isolation RNA preparation & (cDNA) library construction adaptor attachment to one or both ends Next-generation sequencing single-end sequencing pair-end sequencing RNA-Seq technology Sebastian Groß
RNA-Seq technology Sebastian Groß
SOLiD Sebastian Groß Sequencing by oligonucleotide ligation and detection developed by LifeTechnologies (Applied Biosystems)
SOLiD Sebastian Groß
SOLiD Sebastian Groß
SOLiD Sebastian Groß
RNA-Seq benefits Sebastian Groß No reliance upon knowledge about genome sequence attractive for non-model organisms Very low background signal No upper quantification limit High level of reproducibility Lower costs
RNA-Seq benefits Sebastian Groß RNA isoforms (alternative splicing) Antisense transcription Fusion genes
Challenges & opportunities Sebastian Groß Library construction & sequencing Fragmentation of large RNA molecules Reverse transcription PCR artefacts Bioinformatics Reduction of error in image analysis Removal of low quality-reads Increase sequencing depth (e.g., longer reads) Cost reduction
Direct RNA sequencing Sebastian Groß Direct single molecule RNA sequencing without prior cDNA conversion Detect femptomole ( ) quantities of RNA Sequencing by synthesis
Direct RNA sequencing Sebastian Groß Polyadenylation by poly (A) polymerase I (PAPI) from E. coli Blocking by 3‘ deoxyATP Poly (A) tail ~ 150 nucleotides
Direct RNA sequencing Sebastian Groß
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