TY - JOUR
T1 - Fundamentals of pyrosequencing
AU - Harrington, Colleen T.
AU - Lin, Elaine I.
AU - Olson, Matthew T.
AU - Eshleman, James R.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Context.-DNA sequencing is critical to identifying many human genetic disorders caused by DNA mutations, including cancer. Pyrosequencing is less complex, involves fewer steps, and has a superior limit of detection compared with Sanger sequencing. The fundamental basis of pyrosequencing is that pyrophosphate is released when a deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate is added to the end of a nascent strand of DNA. Because deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates are sequentially added to the reaction and because the pyrophosphate concentration is continuously monitored, the DNA sequence can be determined. Objective.-To demonstrate the fundamental principles of pyrosequencing. Data Sources.-Salient features of pyrosequencing are demonstrated using the free software program Pyromaker (http://pyromaker.pathology.jhmi.edu), through which users can input DNA sequences and other pyrosequencing parameters to generate the expected pyrosequencing results. Conclusions.-We demonstrate how mutant and wildtype DNA sequences result in different pyrograms. Using pyrograms of established mutations in tumors, we explain how to analyze the pyrogram peaks generated by different dispensation sequences. Further, we demonstrate some limitations of pyrosequencing, including how some complex mutations can be indistinguishable from single base mutations. Pyrosequencing is the basis of the Roche 454 next-generation sequencer and many of the same principles also apply to the Ion Torrent hydrogen ion-based nextgeneration sequencers.
AB - Context.-DNA sequencing is critical to identifying many human genetic disorders caused by DNA mutations, including cancer. Pyrosequencing is less complex, involves fewer steps, and has a superior limit of detection compared with Sanger sequencing. The fundamental basis of pyrosequencing is that pyrophosphate is released when a deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate is added to the end of a nascent strand of DNA. Because deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates are sequentially added to the reaction and because the pyrophosphate concentration is continuously monitored, the DNA sequence can be determined. Objective.-To demonstrate the fundamental principles of pyrosequencing. Data Sources.-Salient features of pyrosequencing are demonstrated using the free software program Pyromaker (http://pyromaker.pathology.jhmi.edu), through which users can input DNA sequences and other pyrosequencing parameters to generate the expected pyrosequencing results. Conclusions.-We demonstrate how mutant and wildtype DNA sequences result in different pyrograms. Using pyrograms of established mutations in tumors, we explain how to analyze the pyrogram peaks generated by different dispensation sequences. Further, we demonstrate some limitations of pyrosequencing, including how some complex mutations can be indistinguishable from single base mutations. Pyrosequencing is the basis of the Roche 454 next-generation sequencer and many of the same principles also apply to the Ion Torrent hydrogen ion-based nextgeneration sequencers.
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U2 - 10.5858/arpa.2012-0463-RA
DO - 10.5858/arpa.2012-0463-RA
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23991743
AN - SCOPUS:84885111805
SN - 0003-9985
VL - 137
SP - 1296
EP - 1303
JO - Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
JF - Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
IS - 9
ER -