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Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesGene expression
Transcript isoform expression and usage is a key source of variation between healthy and diseased tissues.
Short sequencing reads offer a partial overview of gene expression.
The rapid development of long read sequencing
technologies opens the unique opportunity to gain an accurate
representation of transcript diversity, as each read
encompasses a full transcript
Clark et al., 20181
Nanopore sequencing also provides
Direct RNA and cDNA sequencingReduce bias, detect base modifications and analyse RNA viruses
SpeedRapid workflows and real-time results
Low input requirementsAs little as 1 ng (PCR-cDNA) or 250 ng (direct cDNA)
• Challenging quantification• Higher multimapping• Complex transcriptome assembly
• Accurate quantification• Lower multimapping• Full-length isoforms• Easier transcriptome assembly• Fusion transcript detection
Long nanopore reads provide the complete picture.
Isoform characterisation Long-read nanopore sequencing delivers full-length transcripts, allowing accurate isoform characterisation and quantification.
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1. Clark et al. 2018. BioRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/260562
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