Whole-genome long-read TAPS deciphers DNA methylation patterns at base resolution using PacBio SMRT sequencing technology

Author:

Chen Jinfeng12ORCID,Cheng Jingfei12ORCID,Chen Xiufei12,Inoue Masato12,Liu Yibin12,Song Chun-Xiao12

Affiliation:

1. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford  OX3 7FZ, UK

2. Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford  OX3 7FZ, UK

Abstract

Abstract Long-read sequencing provides valuable information on difficult-to-map genomic regions, which can complement short-read sequencing to improve genome assembly, yet limited methods are available to accurately detect DNA methylation over long distances at a whole-genome scale. By combining our recently developed TET-assisted pyridine borane sequencing (TAPS) method, which enables direct detection of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, with PacBio single-molecule real-time sequencing, we present here whole-genome long-read TAPS (wglrTAPS). To evaluate the performance of wglrTAPS, we applied it to mouse embryonic stem cells as a proof of concept, and an N50 read length of 3.5 kb is achieved. By sequencing wglrTAPS to 8.2× depth, we discovered a significant proportion of CpG sites that were not covered in previous 27.5× short-read TAPS. Our results demonstrate that wglrTAPS facilitates methylation profiling on problematic genomic regions with repetitive elements or structural variations, and also in an allelic manner, all of which are extremely difficult for short-read sequencing methods to resolve. This method therefore enhances applications of third-generation sequencing technologies for DNA epigenetics.

Funder

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Cancer Research UK

National Institute for Health Research

NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

Emerson Collective

Nakajima Foundation

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Genetics

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