Characterizing the molecular composition and diagnostic potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis urinary cell-free DNA using next-generation sequencing

Background: Urine cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is an attractive target for diagnosing pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, but has not been thoroughly characterized as a biomarker. Methods: This study was performed to investigate the size and composition of urine cfDNA from tuberculosis (T...

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Autores principales: Amy Oreskovic, Adam Waalkes, Elizabeth A. Holmes, Christopher A. Rosenthal, Douglas P.K. Wilson, Adrienne E. Shapiro, Paul K. Drain, Barry R. Lutz, Stephen J. Salipante
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:673829f55a02480389481fb7b5aca49a2021-11-30T04:14:20ZCharacterizing the molecular composition and diagnostic potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis urinary cell-free DNA using next-generation sequencing1201-971210.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.042https://doaj.org/article/673829f55a02480389481fb7b5aca49a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221007505https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712Background: Urine cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is an attractive target for diagnosing pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, but has not been thoroughly characterized as a biomarker. Methods: This study was performed to investigate the size and composition of urine cfDNA from tuberculosis (TB) patients with minimal bias using next-generation sequencing (NGS). A combination of DNA extraction and single-stranded sequence library preparation methods demonstrated to recover short, highly degraded cfDNA fragments was employed. Urine cfDNA from 10 HIV-positive patients with pulmonary TB and two MTB-negative controls was examined. Results: MTB-derived cfDNA was identifiable by NGS from all MTB-positive patients and was absent from negative controls. MTB cfDNA was significantly shorter than human cfDNA, with median fragment lengths of ≤19–52 bp and 42–92 bp, respectively. MTB cfDNA abundance increased exponentially with decreased fragment length, having a peak fragment length of ≤19 bp in most samples. In addition, we identified a larger fraction of short human genomic cfDNA, ranging from 29 to 53 bp, than previously reported. Urine cfDNA fragments spanned the MTB genome with relative uniformity, but nucleic acids derived from multicopy elements were proportionately over-represented. Conclusions: TB urine cfDNA is a potentially powerful biomarker but is highly fragmented, necessitating special procedures to maximize its recovery and detection.Amy OreskovicAdam WaalkesElizabeth A. HolmesChristopher A. RosenthalDouglas P.K. WilsonAdrienne E. ShapiroPaul K. DrainBarry R. LutzStephen J. SalipanteElsevierarticleMycobacterium tuberculosisDNA sequencingCell-free DNATransrenal DNAUrineDiagnosticsInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 112, Iss , Pp 330-337 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Mycobacterium tuberculosis
DNA sequencing
Cell-free DNA
Transrenal DNA
Urine
Diagnostics
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle Mycobacterium tuberculosis
DNA sequencing
Cell-free DNA
Transrenal DNA
Urine
Diagnostics
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Amy Oreskovic
Adam Waalkes
Elizabeth A. Holmes
Christopher A. Rosenthal
Douglas P.K. Wilson
Adrienne E. Shapiro
Paul K. Drain
Barry R. Lutz
Stephen J. Salipante
Characterizing the molecular composition and diagnostic potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis urinary cell-free DNA using next-generation sequencing
description Background: Urine cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is an attractive target for diagnosing pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, but has not been thoroughly characterized as a biomarker. Methods: This study was performed to investigate the size and composition of urine cfDNA from tuberculosis (TB) patients with minimal bias using next-generation sequencing (NGS). A combination of DNA extraction and single-stranded sequence library preparation methods demonstrated to recover short, highly degraded cfDNA fragments was employed. Urine cfDNA from 10 HIV-positive patients with pulmonary TB and two MTB-negative controls was examined. Results: MTB-derived cfDNA was identifiable by NGS from all MTB-positive patients and was absent from negative controls. MTB cfDNA was significantly shorter than human cfDNA, with median fragment lengths of ≤19–52 bp and 42–92 bp, respectively. MTB cfDNA abundance increased exponentially with decreased fragment length, having a peak fragment length of ≤19 bp in most samples. In addition, we identified a larger fraction of short human genomic cfDNA, ranging from 29 to 53 bp, than previously reported. Urine cfDNA fragments spanned the MTB genome with relative uniformity, but nucleic acids derived from multicopy elements were proportionately over-represented. Conclusions: TB urine cfDNA is a potentially powerful biomarker but is highly fragmented, necessitating special procedures to maximize its recovery and detection.
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author Amy Oreskovic
Adam Waalkes
Elizabeth A. Holmes
Christopher A. Rosenthal
Douglas P.K. Wilson
Adrienne E. Shapiro
Paul K. Drain
Barry R. Lutz
Stephen J. Salipante
author_facet Amy Oreskovic
Adam Waalkes
Elizabeth A. Holmes
Christopher A. Rosenthal
Douglas P.K. Wilson
Adrienne E. Shapiro
Paul K. Drain
Barry R. Lutz
Stephen J. Salipante
author_sort Amy Oreskovic
title Characterizing the molecular composition and diagnostic potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis urinary cell-free DNA using next-generation sequencing
title_short Characterizing the molecular composition and diagnostic potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis urinary cell-free DNA using next-generation sequencing
title_full Characterizing the molecular composition and diagnostic potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis urinary cell-free DNA using next-generation sequencing
title_fullStr Characterizing the molecular composition and diagnostic potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis urinary cell-free DNA using next-generation sequencing
title_full_unstemmed Characterizing the molecular composition and diagnostic potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis urinary cell-free DNA using next-generation sequencing
title_sort characterizing the molecular composition and diagnostic potential of mycobacterium tuberculosis urinary cell-free dna using next-generation sequencing
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/673829f55a02480389481fb7b5aca49a
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