A combination of LongSAGE with Solexa sequencing is well suited to explore the depth and the complexity of transcriptome
2008

Combining LongSAGE and Solexa Sequencing for Transcriptome Analysis

Sample size: 22 publication Evidence: high

Author Information

Author(s): Lucie Hanriot, Céline Keime, Nadine Gay, Claudine Faure, Carole Dossat, Patrick Wincker, Céline Scoté-Blachon, Christelle Peyron, Olivier Gandrillon

Primary Institution: UMR5167 CNRS Université Claude Bernard Lyon1

Hypothesis

Can the combination of LongSAGE and Solexa sequencing provide a more complex representation of the transcriptome compared to MPSS?

Conclusion

The study found that Solexa sequencing combined with LongSAGE is well-suited for deep transcriptome analysis, providing a complex representation of the transcriptome.

Supporting Evidence

  • The Solexa_Hypo library contained over 11 million tags, significantly more than the Sanger_Hypo library with 68,023 tags.
  • The combination of LongSAGE and Solexa sequencing provided a more complex representation of the transcriptome than MPSS.
  • 92.25% of the tags in the Solexa_Hypo library matched the mouse genome, indicating high quality of the sequencing.

Takeaway

This study shows that using a new method that combines two techniques helps scientists see more details in the genes of mice's brains.

Methodology

The study involved creating two libraries from mouse hypothalamus tissue using LongSAGE with Sanger and Solexa sequencing methods, followed by a comparison of their characteristics.

Limitations

The study's comparison is limited by the use of different mouse strains and the amplification step in the Solexa library construction.

Participant Demographics

Adult male mice (12–14 weeks of age) from two different strains (Fvb and C57BL/6).

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/1471-2164-9-418

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