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ArticleGenome research2010

A new strategy for genome assembly using short sequence reads and reduced representation libraries.

Andrew L Young, Hatice Ozel Abaan, Daniel Zerbino, James C Mullikin, Ewan Birney, Elliott H Margulies

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Article in Genome research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Single-nucleotide polymorphism identification and genotyping inMolecular breeding : new strategies in plant improvement
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Andrew L YoungGenome Technology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Hatice Ozel Abaan
Daniel Zerbino
James C Mullikin
Ewan Birney
Elliott H Margulies

Funding

Inter- and Intra-Species Comparative SequencingZIBHG000196 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI THOMAS, JAMES · 2009 to 2025
$177.6M
Comparative Genomics Unit ResearchZIAHG200330 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI MULLIKIN, JAMES C · 2009 to 2022
$17.9M
Identifying and Characterizing Functional Elements in the Human GenomeZIAHG200341 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI MARGULIES, ELLIOTT · 2009 to 2011
$2.8M
Intramural NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have developed a novel approach for using massively parallel short-read sequencing to generate fast and inexpensive de novo genomic assemblies comparable to those generated by capillary-based methods. The ultrashort (<100 base) sequences generated by this technology pose specific biological and computational challenges for de novo assembly of large genomes. To account for this, we devised a method for experimentally partitioning the genome using reduced representation (RR) libraries prior to assembly. We use two restriction enzymes independently to create a series of overlapping fragment libraries, each containing a tractable subset of the genome. Together, these libraries allow us to reassemble the entire genome without the need of a reference sequence. As proof of concept, we applied this approach to sequence and assembled the majority of the 125-Mb Drosophila melanogaster genome. We subsequently demonstrate the accuracy of our assembly method with meaningful comparisons against the current available D. melanogaster reference genome (dm3). The ease of assembly and accuracy for comparative genomics suggest that our approach will scale to future mammalian genome-sequencing efforts, saving both time and money without sacrificing quality.

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Genomic LibraryAnimalsBase SequenceDNA Restriction EnzymesDrosophila melanogasterMutationSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNADNA Restriction Enzymes

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PMID20123915
PMCPMC2813480

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