Expanded genetic codes in next generation sequencing enable decontamination and mitochondrial enrichment.

We have developed a PCR method, coined Déjà vu PCR, that utilizes six nucleotides in PCR with two methyl specific restriction enzymes that respectively digest these additional nucleotides. Use of this enzyme-and-nucleotide combination enables what we term a "DNA diode", where DNA can advan...

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Main Authors: Kevin J McKernan, Jessica Spangler, Lei Zhang, Vasisht Tadigotla, Stephen McLaughlin, Jason Warner, Amir Zare, Richard G Boles
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0096492&type=printable
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Stephen McLaughlin
Jason Warner
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Richard G Boles
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description We have developed a PCR method, coined Déjà vu PCR, that utilizes six nucleotides in PCR with two methyl specific restriction enzymes that respectively digest these additional nucleotides. Use of this enzyme-and-nucleotide combination enables what we term a "DNA diode", where DNA can advance in a laboratory in only one direction and cannot feedback into upstream assays. Here we describe aspects of this method that enable consecutive amplification with the introduction of a 5th and 6th base while simultaneously providing methylation dependent mitochondrial DNA enrichment. These additional nucleotides enable a novel DNA decontamination technique that generates ephemeral and easy to decontaminate DNA.
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spelling doaj-art-8f03bc36dff14e60b4fbb2011b8f378d2025-08-20T02:14:49ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0195e9649210.1371/journal.pone.0096492Expanded genetic codes in next generation sequencing enable decontamination and mitochondrial enrichment.Kevin J McKernanJessica SpanglerLei ZhangVasisht TadigotlaStephen McLaughlinJason WarnerAmir ZareRichard G BolesWe have developed a PCR method, coined Déjà vu PCR, that utilizes six nucleotides in PCR with two methyl specific restriction enzymes that respectively digest these additional nucleotides. Use of this enzyme-and-nucleotide combination enables what we term a "DNA diode", where DNA can advance in a laboratory in only one direction and cannot feedback into upstream assays. Here we describe aspects of this method that enable consecutive amplification with the introduction of a 5th and 6th base while simultaneously providing methylation dependent mitochondrial DNA enrichment. These additional nucleotides enable a novel DNA decontamination technique that generates ephemeral and easy to decontaminate DNA.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0096492&type=printable
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Stephen McLaughlin
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Amir Zare
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Expanded genetic codes in next generation sequencing enable decontamination and mitochondrial enrichment.
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title Expanded genetic codes in next generation sequencing enable decontamination and mitochondrial enrichment.
title_full Expanded genetic codes in next generation sequencing enable decontamination and mitochondrial enrichment.
title_fullStr Expanded genetic codes in next generation sequencing enable decontamination and mitochondrial enrichment.
title_full_unstemmed Expanded genetic codes in next generation sequencing enable decontamination and mitochondrial enrichment.
title_short Expanded genetic codes in next generation sequencing enable decontamination and mitochondrial enrichment.
title_sort expanded genetic codes in next generation sequencing enable decontamination and mitochondrial enrichment
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0096492&type=printable
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