Project description:Whole Genome Bisulfite Sequencing (WGBS) has been the gold standard DNA methylation mapping and quantification for over a decade. Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencing directly measures nucleotide modifications. In this study, we have compared DNA methylation levels (5-methylcytosine) at CpG sites in the quail genome using WGBS and ONT. Samples were collected to investigate transgenerational DNA methylation changes in Japanese quail following ancestral exposure to a phytoestrogen. Blood samples from 24 third-generation (G3) individuals—descendants of either treated or untreated ancestors—were sequenced after bisulfite conversion. Both methods revealed broadly consistent methylation patterns. ONT reads covered more CpG sites and detected a higher number of differentially methylated cytosines (DMCs). Principal component analyses showed that both sex and ancestral treatment groups accounted for a portion of the observed epigenetic variation, for both technologies. Strong concordance between WGBS and ONT results supports the reliability of ONT sequencing for epigenomic research, including in quails. These data pave the way for further investigation into whether genistein induces epigenetic changes for several generations.
Project description:Primary objectives: The primary objective is to investigate circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Primary endpoints: circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Project description:The Oxford Nanopore (ONT) platform provides portable and rapid genome sequencing, and its ability to natively profile DNA methylation without complex sample processing is attractive for clinical sequencing. We recently demonstrated ONT shallow whole-genome sequencing to detect copy number alterations (CNA) from the circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) of cancer patients. Here, we show that cell-type and cancer-specific methylation changes can also be detected, as well as cancer-associated fragmentation signatures. This feasibility study suggests that ONT shallow WGS could be a powerful tool for liquid biopsy, especially real-time medical applications.
Project description:We sequenced and analyzed the genome of a highly inbred miniature Chinese pig strain, the Banna Minipig Inbred Line (BMI). we conducted whole genome screening using next generation sequencing (NGS) technology and performed SNP calling using Sus Scrofa genome assembly Sscrofa11.1.
Project description:One ONT-ULK sequencing run from the kidney of a single male CDMR (Bathyergus suillus) sample used to make the mBatSui1.1.primary genome assembly as an evolutionary comparator to our telomere-to-telomere naked mole-rat genome assembly. Specifically, we assembled a CDMR from a wild-derived sample in South African cape and sequenced in Toronto, Canada, using PacBio HiFi (89 Gb, read N50 = 18 Kb) and ONT-ULK (55 Gb, read N50 = 43 Kb) reads (contig N50 = 33 Mb, Compleasm S = 99%, QV = 71.0). This accession stores the ONT-ULK data for this assembly.
Project description:Two PacBio Hifi sequencing runs from the kidney of a single male NMR sample used to make the mHetGla4.1.primary genome assembly. Specifically, we assembled a second NMR genome from an unrelated male of a separate captive colony in Toronto, Canada, using PacBio HiFi (155.8 Gb, read N50 = 11.45 Kb) and ONT-LSK (299.6 Gb, read N50 = 10.1 Kb) reads (contig N50 = 75.7 Mb, Compleasm S = 98%). This accession stores the ONT-LSK data for this independent assembly.
Project description:Deep whole genome sequencing of Drosophila melanogaster inbred lines: DGRP-28, DGRP-307, DGRP-399, DGRP-57, DGRP-639, DGRP-712, DGRP-714, DGRP-852 and Virginizer (VGN). The lines were sequenced deeply giving between 54M and 92M reads to achieve a whole genome coverage that ranged between 74X and 125X. The sequencing was used for de novo genotyping.
Project description:Whole genome sequencing of DNA from leaves from two different Recombinant Inbred Lines were used : 7RV168 and 7RV498, from a Columbia-0 x Catania-1 population (from Simon et al., 2008).
Project description:DNA samples of haploid ES cells and control DNA were compared to genomic DNA of the C57B/6 inbred mouse strain on a NimbleGen Mouse CGH 3x720K Whole-Genome Tiling Array (Build MM9), (GPL10989) DNA samples of haploid ES cells and control DNA were compared to genomic DNA of the 129/Sv inbred mouse strain on a NimbleGen Mouse CGH 3x720K Whole-Genome Tiling Array (Build MM9), (GPL10989)