Genomics-Based Marker Discovery and Diagnostic Assay Development for Wheat Blast
January 2017
Authors:
Michael L. Pieck, Amy Ruck, Mark L. Farman, Gary L. Peterson, James P. Stack, Barbara Valent, and Kerry F. Pedley
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Plant researchers published this look at Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum pathotype, the pathogen responsible for wheat blast in South America. The work was motivated by concerns that the species could spread to other parts of the world, so genetic information may prove critical in efforts to detect it. They used Pippin Prep to select 500 bp fragments for sequencing.
Citation:
Plant Disease
Volume 101, Number 1, Pages 103-109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-16-0500-RE
Comprehensive evaluation of extracellular small RNA isolation methods from serum in high throughput sequencing
January 2017
Authors:
Yan Guo, Kasey Vickers, Yanhua Xiong, Shilin Zhao, Quanhu Sheng, Pan Zhang, Wanding Zhou and Charles R. Flynn
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Scientists from Vanderbilt University and Van Andel Research Institute compared methods for isolating circulating extracellular small non-coding RNAs. They used five kits on samples taken from one healthy individual. RNA-seq was performed on an Illumina NextSeq 500 following size selection with Pippin Prep.
Citation:
BMC Genomics201718:50
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3470-z
Whole Genome Amplification and Reduced-Representation Genome Sequencing of Schistosoma japonicum Miracidia
January 2017
Authors:
Jonathan A. Shortt, Daren C. Card, Drew R. Schield, Yang Liu, Bo Zhong, Todd A. Castoe, Elizabeth J. Carlton, and David D. Pollock
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Researchers used ddRAD-seq to study the schistosome species S. japonicum miracidia, finding that they could analyze up to 30,000 loci from archived samples. The approach offers significantly more information than microsatellite genotyping and is cost-effective. They used Pippin Prep to size-select libraries prior to sequencing on an Illumina MiSeq instrument.
Citation:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
MicroRNA biomarkers of pancreatic injury in a canine model
January 2017
Authors:
Rodney Rouse, Barry Rosenzweig, Katie Shea, Alan Knapton, Sharron Stewart, Lin Xu, Ashok Chockalingam, Leah Zadrozny, and Karol Thompson
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FDA scientists report results of studying five pancreas-enriched microRNAs as potential biomarkers for pancreatic injury. They used droplet digital PCR to measure miRNAs in serum, and size-selected libraries with the PippinHT platform.
Citation:
Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology
Volume 69, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages 33–43
QseC inhibition as an antivirulence approach for colitis-associated bacteria
January 2017
Authors:
Michelle G. Rooks, Patrick Veiga, Analise Z. Reeves, Sydney Lavoie, et al.
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In this paper, scientists from Harvard and other institutions describe a study of quorum-sensing regulators in E. coli as a possible means of reducing intestinal inflammation in models of inflammatory bowel disease. They found that inactivating these regulators reduced virulence of a particular E. coli strain. As part of the project, the team used Pippin Prep to size-select pooled amplicons prior to sequencing on the Illumina MiSeq platform.
Citation:
PNAS January 3, 2017 vol. 114 no. 1 142-147
doi:10.1073/pnas.1612836114