REXTAL: Regional Extension of Assemblies Using Linked-Reads
Abstract
It is currently impossible to get complete de novo assembly of segmentally duplicated genome regions using genome-wide short-read datasets. Here, we devise a new computational method called Regional Extension of Assemblies Using Linked-Reads (REXTAL) for improved region-specific assembly of segmental duplication-containing DNA, leveraging genomic short-read datasets generated from large DNA molecules partitioned and barcoded using the Gel Bead in Emulsion (GEM) microfluidic method [1]. We show that using REXTAL, it is possible to extend assembly of single-copy diploid DNA into adjacent, otherwise inaccessible subtelomere segmental duplication regions and other subtelomeric gap regions. Moreover, REXTAL is computationally more efficient for the directed assembly of such regions from multiple genomes (e.g., for the comparison of structural variation) than genome-wide assembly approaches.
Keywords
10X sequencing Linked-read sequencing Subtelomere Assembly Segmental duplication Structural variation Genome gapsNotes
Acknowledgement
The work in this paper is supported in part by NIH R21CA177395 (HR and MX), and Modeling and Simulation Scholarship (to TI) from Old Dominion University.
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