LIANTI

The Linear Amplification via Transposon Insertion (LIANTI) combines Tn5 transposition and T7 in vitro transcription for linear amplification of genomic DNA from single cells. It does not have the limitation used in the traditional Tn5 where only fragments with different ends can be amplified. In LIANTI, due to T7 in vitro transcription, every single cutting events are amplifiable. This greatly improves the

Adapter and primer sequences:

          (dU)ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGAC
           |                      GCTCTTCCGATC*T -3'
           |                      CGAGAAGGCTAG -5'
           ----CTGACCTCAAGTCTGCACA

Step-by-step library generation

(1) Assemble LIANTI transposon DNA to Tn5 transposase to form a Tn5 homodimer, sort or handpick single cells, tagmentation of single cell gDNA with the LIANTI Tn5.

(2) Since a Tn5 homodimer is used, there is only one kind of product (will create 9 bp gap):

CGACTCACTATAGGG                                                                 GAACAGAATTTAATA
|              AGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXX     5'- CTGTCTCTTATACACATCT              |
|              TCTACACATATTCTCTGTC -5'     XXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGA              |
ATAATTTAAGACAAG                                                                 GGGATATCACTCAGC

(3) Gap fill-in and extension by Q5 polymerase:

                                             IVT starts from here
                                                    ↱
5'- CTGTCTCTTATACACATCTGAACAGAATTTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXX...XXXCTGTCTCTTATACACATCTCCCTATAGTGAGTCGTATTAAATTCTGTTCAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAG -3'
3'- GACAGAGAATATGTGTAGACTTGTCTTAAATTATGCTGAGTGATATCCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXX...XXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGGATATCACTCAGCATAATTTAAGACAAGTCTACACATATTCTCTGTC -5'
                                                                                                    ↵
                                                                                            IVT starts from here  

(4) in vitro transcription to amplify the tagmented gDNA, and it seems when the IVT from the two symmetric strands clashes, one strand will dominate:

5'- GAGAUGUGUAUAAGAGACAGXXXXXX...XXXXXXCUGUCUCUUAUACACAUCUCCCUAUAGUGAGUCGUAUUAAAUUCUGUUCAGAUGUGUAUAAGAGACAG -3'

(5) Self priming at the right hand side and reverse transcription:

                                                          CUUGUCUUAAAUUAU
                           <-----------GACAGAGAAUAUGUGUAGA              |
5'- GAGAUGUGUAUAAGAGACAGXXXXXX...XXXXXXCUGUCUCUUAUACACAUCU              |
                                                          CCCUAUAGUGAGUCG

(6) RNase treatment to remove RNA:

3'- CTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -5'

(7) Add Second strand primer for the second strand synthesis:

5'- [8-bp UMI]GGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAG---------->
          3'- CTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -5'

(8) Purify the double stranded gDNA, and from this point, you can choose your favourite kits for library preparation. In this page, the NEB Ultra DNA Library preparation Kit was used as suggested from the LIANTI paper:

5'- [8-bp UMI]GGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -3'
3'- [8-bp UMI]CCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -5'

(9) A tailing of the double stranded gDNA:

5'-  [8-bp UMI]GGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXA -3'
3'- A[8-bp UMI]CCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -5'

(10) NEBNext Hairpin Adaptors ligation:

(dU)ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGAC                                                                                           ACACGTCTGAACTCCAGTC----
 |                      GCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI]GGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAGATCGGAAGAGC                      |
 |                      CGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI]CCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTCTAGCCTTCTCG                      |
 ----CTGACCTCAAGTCTGCACA                                                                                           CAGCACATCCCTTTCTCACA(dU)

(11) NEB USER Enzyme treatment to destroy dU:

5'- ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGAC                                                                                           ACACGTCTGAACTCCAGTC -3'
                        GCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI]GGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAGATCGGAAGAGC
                        CGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI]CCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTCTAGCCTTCTCG
 3'- CTGACCTCAAGTCTGCACA                                                                                           CAGCACATCCCTTTCTCACA -5'

(12) Add NEBNext Universal PCR Primer and NEBNext Index 1 Primer for library PCR amplification. Note that in the first round, the NEBNext Universal PCR Primer has no place to anneal to:

 (i) First round:

Top strand:
5'- ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI]GGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAGATCGGAAGAGCACACGTCTGAACTCCAGTC -3'
                                                                                        <-------------TCTAGCCTTCTCGTGTGCAGACTTGAGGTCAGTG[i7]TAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'
Bottom strand: 
5'- CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGAT[i7]GTGACTGGAGTTCAGACGTGTGCTCTTCCGATCT--------------->                       
                              3'- CTGACCTCAAGTCTGCACACGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI]CCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTCTAGCCTTCTCGCAGCACATCCCTTTCTCACA -5'

 (ii) Later rounds of PCR: 

Product 1:
5'- AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT------------>
                         5'- ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI]GGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXX...XXXAGATCGGAAGAGCACACGTCTGAACTCCAGTCAC[i7]ATCTCGTATGCCGTCTTCTGCTTG -3'
                         3'- TGTGAGAAAGGGATGTGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI]CCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXX...XXXTCTAGCCTTCTCGTGTGCAGACTTGAGGTCAGTG[i7]TAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'
                                                                                         <-------------TCTAGCCTTCTCGTGTGCAGACTTGAGGTCAGTG[i7]TAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'
Product 2:
5'- CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGAT[i7]GTGACTGGAGTTCAGACGTGTGCTCTTCCGATCT--------------->
5'- CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGAT[i7]GTGACTGGAGTTCAGACGTGTGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI]GGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXX...XXXAGATCGGAAGAGCGTCGTGTAGGGAAAGAGTGT -3'
3'- GTTCGTCTTCTGCCGTATGCTCTA[i7]CACTGACCTCAAGTCTGCACACGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI]CCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXX...XXXTCTAGCCTTCTCGCAGCACATCCCTTTCTCACA -5'
                                                                                       <-------------------TCTAGCCTTCTCGCAGCACATCCCTTTCTCACATCTAGAGCCACCAGCGGCATAGTAA -5'

(13) Final library structure (two orientations):

Orientation 1:

5'- AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCTNNNNNNNNGGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXX...XXXAGATCGGAAGAGCACACGTCTGAACTCCAGTCACNNNNNNATCTCGTATGCCGTCTTCTGCTTG -3'
3'- TTACTATGCCGCTGGTGGCTCTAGATGTGAGAAAGGGATGTGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGANNNNNNNNCCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXX...XXXTCTAGCCTTCTCGTGTGCAGACTTGAGGTCAGTGNNNNNNTAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'
           Illumina P5                    TruSeq Read 1       8-bp UMI           ME           gDNA             TruSeq Read 2            6-bp        Illumina P7
                                                                                                                                      i7 index

Orientation 2:

5'- AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCTXXX...XXXCTGTCTCTTATACACATCTCCCNNNNNNNNAGATCGGAAGAGCACACGTCTGAACTCCAGTCACNNNNNNATCTCGTATGCCGTCTTCTGCTTG -3'
3'- TTACTATGCCGCTGGTGGCTCTAGATGTGAGAAAGGGATGTGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGAXXX...XXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGGNNNNNNNNTCTAGCCTTCTCGTGTGCAGACTTGAGGTCAGTGNNNNNNTAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'
           Illumina P5                    TruSeq Read 1          gDNA          ME            8-bp UMI           TruSeq Read 2           6-bp        Illumina P7
                                                                                                                                      i7 index

Library sequencing (only orientation 1 is shown here):

(1) Add TruSeq Read 1 primer to sequence the first read (may or may not contain UMI):

                         5'- ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT------------>
3'- TTACTATGCCGCTGGTGGCTCTAGATGTGAGAAAGGGATGTGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGANNNNNNNNCCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXX...XXXTCTAGCCTTCTCGTGTGCAGACTTGAGGTCAGTGNNNNNNTAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'

(2) Add Sample Index sequencing primer to sequence the sample index (bottom strand as template, 6 cycles):

                                                                                                  5'- GATCGGAAGAGCACACGTCTGAACTCCAGTCAC----->
3'- TTACTATGCCGCTGGTGGCTCTAGATGTGAGAAAGGGATGTGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGANNNNNNNNCCCTCTACACATATTCTCTGTCXXX...XXXTCTAGCCTTCTCGTGTGCAGACTTGAGGTCAGTGNNNNNNTAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'

(3) Cluster regeneration, add TruSeq Read 2 primer to sequence the second read (may or may not contain UMI):

5'- AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCTNNNNNNNNGGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXX...XXXAGATCGGAAGAGCACACGTCTGAACTCCAGTCACNNNNNNATCTCGTATGCCGTCTTCTGCTTG -3'
                                                                                        <------------TCTAGCCTTCTCGTGTGCAGACTTGAGGTCAGTG -5'