sci-RNA-seq

The sci-RNA-seq uses the combinatorial indexing to identify single cells without single cell isolation. Two-level indexing (RT barcode + PCR barcodes (i5 + i7)) or three-level indexing (RT barcode + PCR barcodes (i5 + i7) + Tn5 barcodes) can be used. Three-level indexing is a bit more difficult since you need to assemble many indexed Tn5 transposomes. Here, two-level indexing strategy is demonstrated.

Adapter and primer sequences:

Barcoded RT primer: 5'- ACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode]TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTVN -3'

Nextera Tn5 binding site (19-bp Mosaic End (ME)): 5'- AGATGTGTATAAGAGACAG -3'

Nextera N/S5xx primer entry point (s5): 5'- TCGTCGGCAGCGTC -3'

Nextera N7xx primer entry point (s7): 5'- GTCTCGTGGGCTCGG -3'

Illumina P5 Primer: 5'- AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACAC[i5]ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT -3'

Illumina P7 Primer: 5'- CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGAT[i7]GTCTCGTGGGCTCGG -3'

Read 1 sequencing primer: 5'- ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT -3'

Index 1 sequencing primer (i7): 5'- CTGTCTCTTATACACATCTCCGAGCCCACGAGAC -3'

Index 2 sequencing primer (i5): 5'- AGATCGGAAGAGCGTCGTGTAGGGAAAGAGTGT -3'

Read 2 seuquencing primer: 5'- GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAG -3'

Step-by-step library generation

(1) Anneal Barcoded RT primer to mRNA in fixed cells and reverse transcription using MMLV in situ:


5'- ACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](T)₃₀VN---------->
                                                  (A)_n BXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -5'

(2) Pool all wells, and re-distribute into wells in a new plate, and perform RNaseH and DNA Pol I based second strand synthesis:


5'- ACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](dT)VXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -3'
3'- TGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](pA)BXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -5'

(3) Add 5ng genomic DNA as carrier, and use Illumina standard Nextera tagmentation on double stranded cDNA plus genomic DNA (will create 9-bp gap):


Product 1 (s5 at both ends, not amplifiable due to the use of Illumina P5/P7 Primer, see the next step):

5'- TCGTCGGCAGCGTCAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXX         CTGTCTCTTATACACATCT
                  TCTACACATATTCTCTGTC         XXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGACTGCGACGGCTGCT -5'



Product 2 (s7 at both ends, not amplifiable due to the use of Illumina P5/P7 Primer, see the next step):

5'- GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXX         CTGTCTCTTATACACATCT
                   TCTACACATATTCTCTGTC         XXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGCTCGGGTGCTCTG -5'



Product 3 (different s5 and s7 at both ends, not amplifiable, due to the use of Illumina P5/P7 Primer, see the next step):

5'- TCGTCGGCAGCGTCAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAGXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXX         CTGTCTCTTATACACATCT
                  TCTACACATATTCTCTGTC         XXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGCTCGGGTGCTCTG -5'



Product 4 (s5 at one end, 3' of cDNA at the other end, not amplifiable, due to the use of Illumina P5/P7 Primer, see the next step):

5'- ACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](dT)VXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXX         CTGTCTCTTATACACATCT -3'
3'- TGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](pA)BXXXXXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGACTGCGACGGCTGCT -5'



Product 5 (s7 at one end, 3' of cDNA at the other end, the only amplifiable product, see the next step):

5'- ACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](dT)VXXX...XXX         CTGTCTCTTATACACATCT -3'
3'- TGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](pA)BXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGCTCGGGTGCTCTG -5'

(4) 72 degree gap fill-in (the first cycle in Nextera PCR):


5'- ACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](dT)VXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXCTGTCTCTTATACACATCTCCGAGCCCACGAGAC -3'
3'- TGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](pA)BXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGCTCGGGTGCTCTG -5'

(5) Adding Illumina P5/P7 Primers for library amplification:


5'- AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACAC[i5]ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT------>
                                                5'- ACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](dT)VXXX...XXXXCTGTCTCTTATACACATCTCCGAGCCCACGAGAC -3'
                                                3'- TGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGA[8-bp UMI][10-bp RT barcode](pA)BXXX...XXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGCTCGGGTGCTCTG -5'
                                                                                                                          <---------GGCTCGGGTGCTCTG[i7]TAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'

(6) Final library structure:


5'- AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACNNNNNNNNNNACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCTNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN(dT)VXXX...XXXXCTGTCTCTTATACACATCTCCGAGCCCACGAGACNNNNNNNNNNATCTCGTATGCCGTCTTCTGCTTG -3'
3'- TTACTATGCCGCTGGTGGCTCTAGATGTGNNNNNNNNNNTGTGAGAAAGGGATGTGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN(pA)BXXX...XXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGCTCGGGTGCTCTGNNNNNNNNNNTAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'
             Illumina P5              i5     This bit is Truseq adapter     8bp UMI   10bp RT        cDNA             ME              s7           i7        Illumina P7
                                                                                      barcode

Library sequencing:

(1) Add read 1 sequencing primer to sequence the first read (bottom strand as template, these are the UMI and RT barcodes, 18 cycles):


                                       5'- ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCT----------------->
3'- TTACTATGCCGCTGGTGGCTCTAGATGTGNNNNNNNNNNTGTGAGAAAGGGATGTGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN(pA)BXXX...XXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGCTCGGGTGCTCTGNNNNNNNNNNTAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'

(2) Add Index 1 sequencing primer to sequence i7 index (bottom strand as template, 10 cycles):


                                                                                                         5'- CTGTCTCTTATACACATCTCCGAGCCCACGAGAC--------->
3'- TTACTATGCCGCTGGTGGCTCTAGATGTGNNNNNNNNNNTGTGAGAAAGGGATGTGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN(pA)BXXX...XXXXGACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGCTCGGGTGCTCTGNNNNNNNNNNTAGAGCATACGGCAGAAGACGAAC -5'

(3) Cluster regeneration, add Index 2 sequencing primer to sequence the second index (i5 index) (top strand as template, 10 cycles):


5'- AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACNNNNNNNNNNACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCTNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN(dT)VXXX...XXXXCTGTCTCTTATACACATCTCCGAGCCCACGAGACNNNNNNNNNNATCTCGTATGCCGTCTTCTGCTTG -3'
                                  <--------TGTGAGAAAGGGATGTGCTGCGAGAAGGCTAGA -5'

(4) Add Read 2 sequencing primer to sequence the second read (top strand as template, this is the cDNA read, 52 cycles):


5'- AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACNNNNNNNNNNACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCTNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN(dT)VXXX...XXXXCTGTCTCTTATACACATCTCCGAGCCCACGAGACNNNNNNNNNNATCTCGTATGCCGTCTTCTGCTTG -3'
                                                                                                       <-----GACAGAGAATATGTGTAGAGGCTCGGGTGCTCTG -5'