Journal: American Journal of Human Genetics

Article Title: RNA variant assessment using transactivation and transdifferentiation

doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.06.018

Figure Lengend Snippet: Investigation of RNA variants in SMGs using transactivation of HDFs (A) Illustration of USH2A mRNA expression (red) in human adult tissues as reported by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA). (B) Diagram depicts the USH2A variant under investigation. Sashimi plots report USH2A mRNA splicing. Data derived from Oxford Nanopore long read sequencing of RT-PCR amplicons (exons 13–16) produced using RNA isolated following transactivation of USH2A in HDFs derived from healthy control and affected individuals in the presence and absence of cycloheximide (CHX). Arrows in the sashimi plots specify the reads coming from the alleles with pathogenic variant and allele with VUS as segregated by allelic phasing. (C) Illustration of SCN1A mRNA expression (red) in human adult tissues (HPA). (D) Diagram depicts the SCN1A variant under investigation. Sashimi plots report SCN1A mRNA splicing. Data derived from Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing RT-PCR amplicons (exons 13–17) produced from RNA isolated following transactivation of SCN1A in HDFs derived from healthy control and affected individuals in the presence and absence of CHX. Arrows on the sashimi plot indicates the position of the pathogenic variant. (E) Illustration of DMD mRNA expression (red) in human adult tissues (HPA). (F) Diagram depicts the DMD variant under investigation. Graphs represent relative read depth of reported across DMD exons 2–5 as determined using long read sequencing of RT-PCR amplicons produced from RNA isolated following transactivation of DMD in HDFs derived from healthy control and affected individuals in the presence and absence of CHX. Note read depth is 1.8 times greater (∼double) in exons 3– and 4 only in samples from the affected individual and is not influenced by CHX.

Article Snippet: We compared PAK3 splicing in transactivated HDFs and human iPSC-derived neurons using Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing of amplicons generated by PCR of PAK3 cDNA.

Techniques: Expressing, Variant Assay, Derivative Assay, Sequencing, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Produced, Isolation, Control

Journal: Frontiers in Genetics

Article Title: Initial Insights Into the Genetic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Isolates From Kerala Suggest Local Spread From Limited Introductions

doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.630542

Figure Lengend Snippet: The mean coverage of the SARS-CoV-2 genomes across the amplicons of the COVIDSeq amplicon-based sequencing.

Article Snippet: Sequencing was performed using the COVIDSeq amplicon-based next generation sequencing test (Illumina, Inc.) as reported previously (Bhoyar et al., ).

Techniques: Amplification, Sequencing