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Rothberg Institute For Childhood Diseases
Nonprofit•Guilford, Connecticut, United States•
About: Rothberg Institute For Childhood Diseases is a nonprofit organization based out in Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Hybrid genome assembly & Massive parallel sequencing. The organization has 11 authors who have published 12 publications receiving 11309 citations.
Topics: Hybrid genome assembly, Massive parallel sequencing, Shotgun sequencing, 2 base encoding, Paired-end tag
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TL;DR: A scalable, highly parallel sequencing system with raw throughput significantly greater than that of state-of-the-art capillary electrophoresis instruments with 96% coverage at 99.96% accuracy in one run of the machine is described.
Abstract: The proliferation of large-scale DNA-sequencing projects in recent years has driven a search for alternative methods to reduce time and cost. Here we describe a scalable, highly parallel sequencing system with raw throughput significantly greater than that of state-of-the-art capillary electrophoresis instruments. The apparatus uses a novel fibre-optic slide of individual wells and is able to sequence 25 million bases, at 99% or better accuracy, in one four-hour run. To achieve an approximately 100-fold increase in throughput over current Sanger sequencing technology, we have developed an emulsion method for DNA amplification and an instrument for sequencing by synthesis using a pyrosequencing protocol optimized for solid support and picolitre-scale volumes. Here we show the utility, throughput, accuracy and robustness of this system by shotgun sequencing and de novo assembly of the Mycoplasma genitalium genome with 96% coverage at 99.96% accuracy in one run of the machine.
8,434 citations
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TL;DR: This sequence was completed in two months at approximately one-hundredth of the cost of traditional capillary electrophoresis methods and demonstrated the acquisition of novel human sequence, including novel genes not previously identified by traditional genomic sequencing, which is the first genome sequenced by next-generation technologies.
Abstract: Next-generation sequencing technologies are revolutionizing human genomics, promising to yield draft genomes cheaply and quickly. One such technology has now been used to analyse much of the genetic code of a single individual — who happens to be James D. Watson. The procedure, which involves no cloning of the genomic DNA, makes use of the latest 454 parallel sequencing instrument. The sequence cost less than US$1 million (and a mere two months) to produce, compared to the approximately US$100 million reported for sequencing Craig Venter's genome by traditional methods. Still a major undertaking, but another step towards the goal of 'personalized genomes' and 'personalized medicine'. The DNA sequence of a diploid genome of a single individual, James D. Watson, sequenced to 7.4-fold redundancy in two months using massively parallel sequencing in picolitre-size reaction vessels is reported. The association of genetic variation with disease and drug response, and improvements in nucleic acid technologies, have given great optimism for the impact of ‘genomic medicine’. However, the formidable size of the diploid human genome1, approximately 6 gigabases, has prevented the routine application of sequencing methods to deciphering complete individual human genomes. To realize the full potential of genomics for human health, this limitation must be overcome. Here we report the DNA sequence of a diploid genome of a single individual, James D. Watson, sequenced to 7.4-fold redundancy in two months using massively parallel sequencing in picolitre-size reaction vessels. This sequence was completed in two months at approximately one-hundredth of the cost of traditional capillary electrophoresis methods. Comparison of the sequence to the reference genome led to the identification of 3.3 million single nucleotide polymorphisms, of which 10,654 cause amino-acid substitution within the coding sequence. In addition, we accurately identified small-scale (2–40,000 base pair (bp)) insertion and deletion polymorphism as well as copy number variation resulting in the large-scale gain and loss of chromosomal segments ranging from 26,000 to 1.5 million base pairs. Overall, these results agree well with recent results of sequencing of a single individual2 by traditional methods. However, in addition to being faster and significantly less expensive, this sequencing technology avoids the arbitrary loss of genomic sequences inherent in random shotgun sequencing by bacterial cloning because it amplifies DNA in a cell-free system. As a result, we further demonstrate the acquisition of novel human sequence, including novel genes not previously identified by traditional genomic sequencing. This is the first genome sequenced by next-generation technologies. Therefore it is a pilot for the future challenges of ‘personalized genome sequencing’.
1,879 citations
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TL;DR: The 454 Sequencer has dramatically increased the volume of sequencing conducted by the scientific community and expanded the range of problems that can be addressed by the direct readouts of DNA sequence, leading to a better understanding of the structure of the human genome and opening up new approaches to identify small RNAs.
Abstract: The 454 Sequencer has dramatically increased the volume of sequencing conducted by the scientific community and expanded the range of problems that can be addressed by the direct readouts of DNA sequence. Key breakthroughs in the development of the 454 sequencing platform included higher throughput, simplified all in vitro sample preparation and the miniaturization of sequencing chemistries, enabling massively parallel sequencing reactions to be carried out at a scale and cost not previously possible. Together with other recently released next-generation technologies, the 454 platform has started to democratize sequencing, providing individual laboratories with access to capacities that rival those previously found only at a handful of large sequencing centers. Over the past 18 months, 454 sequencing has led to a better understanding of the structure of the human genome, allowed the first non-Sanger sequence of an individual human and opened up new approaches to identify small RNAs. To make next-generation technologies more widely accessible, they must become easier to use and less costly. In the longer term, the principles established by 454 sequencing might reduce cost further, potentially enabling personalized genomics.
568 citations
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TL;DR: Analysis of the assembled sequence unequivocally establishes that the Neandertal mtDNA falls outside the variation of extant human mtDNAs, and allows an estimate of the divergence date between the two mtDNA lineages of 660,000 +/- 140,000 years.
524 citations
Authors
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Jonathan M. Rothberg | 38 | 73 | 25124 |
Jonathan M. Rothberg | 33 | 175 | 10869 |
Michael P. Weiner | 28 | 51 | 14127 |
John H. Leamon | 22 | 46 | 14672 |
John Wheeler | 11 | 33 | 497 |
Karrie R. Tartaro | 6 | 6 | 10720 |
Daniel O'Neill | 1 | 1 | 1 |
J.M. Rothberg | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sophia Roberts | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rahul Das | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rachel Squillace | 1 | 1 | 12 |