Multiplexed Spliced-Leader Sequencing: A high-throughput, selective method for RNA-seq in Trypanosomatids

Abstract High throughput sequencing techniques are poorly adapted for in vivo studies of parasites, which require prior in vitro culturing and purification. Trypanosomatids, a group of kinetoplastid protozoans, possess a distinctive feature in their transcriptional mechanism whereby a specific Splic...

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Autores principales: Bart Cuypers, Malgorzata A. Domagalska, Pieter Meysman, Géraldine de Muylder, Manu Vanaerschot, Hideo Imamura, Franck Dumetz, Thomas Wolf Verdonckt, Peter J. Myler, Gowthaman Ramasamy, Kris Laukens, Jean-Claude Dujardin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:42bf4dbddfc34561be9f8377912ded622021-12-02T12:30:11ZMultiplexed Spliced-Leader Sequencing: A high-throughput, selective method for RNA-seq in Trypanosomatids10.1038/s41598-017-03987-02045-2322https://doaj.org/article/42bf4dbddfc34561be9f8377912ded622017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03987-0https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract High throughput sequencing techniques are poorly adapted for in vivo studies of parasites, which require prior in vitro culturing and purification. Trypanosomatids, a group of kinetoplastid protozoans, possess a distinctive feature in their transcriptional mechanism whereby a specific Spliced Leader (SL) sequence is added to the 5′end of each mRNA by trans-splicing. This allows to discriminate Trypansomatid RNA from mammalian RNA and forms the basis of our new multiplexed protocol for high-throughput, selective RNA-sequencing called SL-seq. We provided a proof-of-concept of SL-seq in Leishmania donovani, the main causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in humans, and successfully applied the method to sequence Leishmania mRNA directly from infected macrophages and from highly diluted mixes with human RNA. mRNA profiles obtained with SL-seq corresponded largely to those obtained from conventional poly-A tail purification methods, indicating both enumerate the same mRNA pool. However, SL-seq offers additional advantages, including lower sequencing depth requirements, fast and simple library prep and high resolution splice site detection. SL-seq is therefore ideal for fast and massive parallel sequencing of parasite transcriptomes directly from host tissues. Since SLs are also present in Nematodes, Cnidaria and primitive chordates, this method could also have high potential for transcriptomics studies in other organisms.Bart CuypersMalgorzata A. DomagalskaPieter MeysmanGéraldine de MuylderManu VanaerschotHideo ImamuraFranck DumetzThomas Wolf VerdoncktPeter J. MylerGowthaman RamasamyKris LaukensJean-Claude DujardinNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
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Bart Cuypers
Malgorzata A. Domagalska
Pieter Meysman
Géraldine de Muylder
Manu Vanaerschot
Hideo Imamura
Franck Dumetz
Thomas Wolf Verdonckt
Peter J. Myler
Gowthaman Ramasamy
Kris Laukens
Jean-Claude Dujardin
Multiplexed Spliced-Leader Sequencing: A high-throughput, selective method for RNA-seq in Trypanosomatids
description Abstract High throughput sequencing techniques are poorly adapted for in vivo studies of parasites, which require prior in vitro culturing and purification. Trypanosomatids, a group of kinetoplastid protozoans, possess a distinctive feature in their transcriptional mechanism whereby a specific Spliced Leader (SL) sequence is added to the 5′end of each mRNA by trans-splicing. This allows to discriminate Trypansomatid RNA from mammalian RNA and forms the basis of our new multiplexed protocol for high-throughput, selective RNA-sequencing called SL-seq. We provided a proof-of-concept of SL-seq in Leishmania donovani, the main causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in humans, and successfully applied the method to sequence Leishmania mRNA directly from infected macrophages and from highly diluted mixes with human RNA. mRNA profiles obtained with SL-seq corresponded largely to those obtained from conventional poly-A tail purification methods, indicating both enumerate the same mRNA pool. However, SL-seq offers additional advantages, including lower sequencing depth requirements, fast and simple library prep and high resolution splice site detection. SL-seq is therefore ideal for fast and massive parallel sequencing of parasite transcriptomes directly from host tissues. Since SLs are also present in Nematodes, Cnidaria and primitive chordates, this method could also have high potential for transcriptomics studies in other organisms.
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author Bart Cuypers
Malgorzata A. Domagalska
Pieter Meysman
Géraldine de Muylder
Manu Vanaerschot
Hideo Imamura
Franck Dumetz
Thomas Wolf Verdonckt
Peter J. Myler
Gowthaman Ramasamy
Kris Laukens
Jean-Claude Dujardin
author_facet Bart Cuypers
Malgorzata A. Domagalska
Pieter Meysman
Géraldine de Muylder
Manu Vanaerschot
Hideo Imamura
Franck Dumetz
Thomas Wolf Verdonckt
Peter J. Myler
Gowthaman Ramasamy
Kris Laukens
Jean-Claude Dujardin
author_sort Bart Cuypers
title Multiplexed Spliced-Leader Sequencing: A high-throughput, selective method for RNA-seq in Trypanosomatids
title_short Multiplexed Spliced-Leader Sequencing: A high-throughput, selective method for RNA-seq in Trypanosomatids
title_full Multiplexed Spliced-Leader Sequencing: A high-throughput, selective method for RNA-seq in Trypanosomatids
title_fullStr Multiplexed Spliced-Leader Sequencing: A high-throughput, selective method for RNA-seq in Trypanosomatids
title_full_unstemmed Multiplexed Spliced-Leader Sequencing: A high-throughput, selective method for RNA-seq in Trypanosomatids
title_sort multiplexed spliced-leader sequencing: a high-throughput, selective method for rna-seq in trypanosomatids
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