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Public workspaceReverse transcription, primer pools preparation and multiplex PCR steps for CHIKV serotype genomic sequencing 

  • 1Entomology department, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM), FIOCRUZ
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Protocol CitationLaís Ceschini, Luisa Maria Inácio da Silva, Gabriel Luz Wallau 2023. Reverse transcription, primer pools preparation and multiplex PCR steps for CHIKV serotype genomic sequencing . protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.5qpvo3rm7v4o/v1
Manuscript citation:
Machado, Lais Ceschini, et al. “Genome Sequencing Reveals Coinfection by Multiple Chikungunya Virus Genotypes in a Recent Outbreak in Brazil.” PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, edited by Fabrice Simon, vol. 13, no. 5, May 2019, p. e0007332, doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007332.
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,  which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
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Created: August 10, 2023
Last Modified: August 11, 2023
Protocol Integer ID: 86340
Funders Acknowledgement:
FIOCRUZ
Abstract
This step-by-step protocol describes the cDNA synthesis, primer pools preparation and multiplex PCR conditions with the main goal to sequence the complete genome of CHIKV serotype strains.
Materials
Reverse transcription: SuperScript™ IV First-Strand Synthesis System. (200 reactions) Cat:18091200 Invitrogen
Multiplex PCR: Q5® High-Fidelity 2X Master Mix. Cat: M0492L NEB, H20 Ultre Pure, primers described in table 1.
Reverse transcription
Reverse transcription
Using a 2mL tube prepare the Mix 1 described below for 96 samples:

ABC
Mix 1 Reverse transcriptionVol. (1x)96 samples (+2 = 98 to keep some extra due to pipetting issues)
Random Hexamers (50µM)1µL98µL
dNTPs mix (10mM each)1µL98µL
Total 2 µL194µL


Using 0,2mL PCR tubes or 96 wells plates add 11-16µL of extracted RNA from RT-PCR positive samples. Add 2µL of Mix 1 to the tube/well and take it to the thermocycler with the following set up:

65ºC ---- 5 minutes

Take the tubes/wells to ice for 1 minute. (you can prepare a water bath with ice cubes to have a uniform temperature distribution).

Using a 2mL tube prepare Mix 2:
ABC
Mix 2 Reverse Transcription Vol. (1x)96 samples (+2 = 98 to keep some extra due to pipetting issues)
5x SSIV Buffer4µL392µL
100mM DTT 1µL98µL
RNaseOUT or RNase Inhibitor1µL98µL
SSIV Reverse Transcriptase1µL98µL
Total7µL686µL

Add 7µL of Mix 2 to the tubes containing the Mix 1 plus RNA and take it to the thermocycler following the set up below:

Step1: 42ºC ---- 50 minutes 70ºC ---- 10 minutes 4ºC ---- Hold

Store the cDNA at -20ºC.

Observation:. As a suggestion, to improve the final results only samples RT-PCR positive showing a Ct value of < 30 should be used for cDNA conversion and genomic amplification.
Pools of primers
Pools of primers
Select two 0,6mL tubes for each pool.
Using the original 100uM primer solution eluted individually, put them together following the table below containing each primer volume.
Pool 1 will have a final volume of 469µl and pool 2 of 460µl.
In order to prepare the solution to use in the Multiplex PCR, dilute each pool 1:10. That is, 10µl of pool 1 and 90µl of ultrapure water.

TABLE 1: Primers and pool order


ABCDE
PrimerSequenceConcentration inside of the pool * Volume of primer within the poolPool
400_1_LEFT_1TGACACACGTAGCCTACCAGTT0,015uM10ul1
400_1_RIGHT_1CGCATCGGGCAAACGCAGTGGTA0,015uM 10ul1
400_3_LEFT_3GCAGACGTCGCGATATACCAAG0,015uM 10ul1
400_3_RIGHT_3CCAGCTCTTAAGTAGCATGCGG0,015uM 10ul1
400_5_LEFT_0GATGTGCAAGACTACCGACACG0,015uM 10ul1
400_5_RIGHT_0GACTGGGTATCAGGCCTCTTGT0,015uM 10ul1
400_7_LEFT_4CAAGAAGCCCAGGATGCTGAAA0,015uM 10ul1
400_7_RIGHT_4GCTATGCGTACACGTCTTCACT0,015uM 10ul1
400_9_LEFT_4GCAGAGAGGACAGAACACGAGT0,015uM 10ul1
400_9_RIGHT_4CTCTCTGTCTCATCACGTCGGT0,015uM 10ul1
400_11_LEFT_0AGCAGTGCGGCTTCTTCAATAT0,015uM 10ul1
400_11_RIGHT_0TGCCTAACTGCGTAAACTCCTTT0,015uM 10ul1
400_13_LEFT_2ATTAAGGAGTGGGAGGTGGAGC0,015uM 10ul1
400_13_RIGHT_2TCTAGAATGGACGCTGCCTCAG0,015uM 10ul1
400_15_LEFT_4GGGGAAAGAATGGAATGGCTGG0,015uM 10ul1
400_15_RIGHT_4CGTTCACTGGTTCTATCTGCGT0,015uM 10ul1
400_17_LEFT_0AACTGAACGCAGCCTTTGTAGG0,015uM 10ul1
400_17_RIGHT_0ACACCTGTGGAGAGGAGAGGTA0,015uM 10ul1
400_19_LEFT_1CATACAGATGCGGACCCAAGTG0,015uM 10ul1
400_19_RIGHT_1GTTCAGGAGTCATGGCATAACGG0,015uM 10ul1
400_21_LEFT_2GCGCGTAAGTCCAAGGGAATAC0,015uM 10ul1
400_21_RIGHT_2GTCTCCGCTGTTTCTTGTACGG0,015uM 10ul1
400_23_LEFT_1ACTTTCGGAGACTTCCTACCCG0,015uM 10ul1
400_23_RIGHT_1ACAGCCTCTCTTTAGTCTCTGGA0,015uM 10ul1
400_25_LEFT_2ACCAAATCACCGATGAGTATGATGC0,015uM 10ul1
400_25_RIGHT_2TCGTTATCCTGATAGGGCTGGC0,015uM 10ul1
400_27_LEFT_4AGGCCTAAGGTGCAGGTTATACA0,015uM 10ul1
400_27_RIGHT_4GCAGGTGACAGCTGGAAATCTC0,015uM 10ul1
400_29_LEFT_0CGATGAATTGATGGCAGCCAGA0,015uM 10ul1
400_29_RIGHT_0GCAAAGGTGGCCATGGACATTA0,015uM 10ul1
400_31_LEFT_1TTCTACAATAGGAGGTACCAGCCT0,015uM 10ul1
400_31_RIGHT_1TTCATGCACATTCTCTCTCTGCG0,015uM 10ul1
400_33_LEFT_3GATACCCGTGCACATGAAGTCC0,015uM 10ul1
400_33_RIGHT_3TTTTTCGTAGCAGCAGGGTGTG0,015uM 10ul1
400_35_LEFT_0CCACAAGACCGTACCTAGCTCA0,015uM 10ul1
400_35_RIGHT_0TGGTGAAATGGGTGCGTACATG0,015uM 10ul1
400_37_LEFT_3AATGTCACAACAGTCCGGCAAT0,015uM 10ul1
400_37_RIGHT_3TTGGGTGGTCAGGATACAGCAA0,015uM 10ul1
400_39_LEFT_1GGCCACCCGCATGAGATAATTC0,015uM 10ul1
400_39_RIGHT_1ATAGGACAATCAGGGCTGCCAG0,015uM 10ul1
400_41_LEFT_0CTTGGAACCAACGCTATCGCTT0,015uM 10ul1
400_41_RIGHT_0 AGCAGCCACAGTGATATTATTTCCT0,015uM 10ul1
400_43_LEFT_0ACCAGGACAATTTGGCGACATC0,015uM 10ul1
400_43_RIGHT_0ATACCTCACACGACATGTCCGT0,015uM 10ul1
400_45_LEFT_3CTACACAAGTACACTGTGCAGCC0,015uM 10ul1
400_45_RIGHT_3TGTTATTCAGGGGTTGTTCAGCC0,015uM 10ul1
400_2_LEFT_0CCAGCAAGGAGGATGATGTCGGAC0,015uM 10ul2
400_2_RIGHT_0TGTGTCGAACCCTACCCAGTAC0,015uM 10ul2
400_4_LEFT_0TGTTCTCAGTAGGGTCAACGCT0,015uM 10ul2
400_4_RIGHT_0GGATGCCGGTCATTTGATCACA0,015uM 10ul2
400_6_LEFT_1TGAGAAGCTTTTGGGGGTCAGA0,015uM 10ul2
400_6_RIGHT_1ACATCTTCCTGTGCTGCCTGTA0,015uM 10ul2
400_8_LEFT_0ACTTTCCCCGCAGACCGTATTA0,015uM 10ul2
400_8_RIGHT_0CAGCTTCTTCCTTCTTGCAGCA0,015uM 10ul2
400_10_LEFT_0ACCTGGTGACTAGCGGAAAGAA0,015uM 10ul2
400_10_RIGHT_0GACGACACAATGGCAGTCACAG0,015uM 10ul2
400_12_LEFT_0GAGGGTGGGTTAAACAACTGCA0,015uM 10ul2
400_12_RIGHT_0TTATCCCCGCTGTTTCGAGGAT0,015uM 10ul2
400_14_LEFT_1ACGCGGATAACCACTGGGATAA0,015uM 10ul2
400_14_RIGHT_1TTATAGCCGCTAACCAGGAGCA0,015uM 10ul2
400_16_LEFT_0AGGTGACTCACTGAGACTGCTC0,015uM 10ul2
400_16_RIGHT_0ATCGTTCTTCGCGATGTCCATG0,015uM 10ul2
400_18_LEFT_2GGACCAAACTTCTCAAATTACACGGA0,015uM 10ul2
400_18_RIGHT_2CCAAACTACTGTCAGGGTGCAC0,015uM 10ul2
400_20_LEFT_4CAGAAATGCCCGGTGGATGATG0,015uM 10ul2
400_20_RIGHT_4ATCGGCGCTTAGATCAAACTGAC0,015uM 10ul2
400_22_LEFT_0GAGGGAGAAACCTGACCGTGAT0,015uM 10ul2
400_22_RIGHT_0AGTCATAACTCGTCGTCCGTGT0,015uM 10ul2
400_24_LEFT_4CACGGCCAATAGAAGCAGGTATC0,015uM 10ul2
400_24_RIGHT_4TTGACGGATTGAATGTCGCTCG0,015uM 10ul2
400_26_LEFT_0ACCCACTTTGGACTCAGCAGTA0,015uM 10ul2
400_26_RIGHT_0AGGACGGCGTTCAATCTCCTAA0,015uM 10ul2
400_28_LEFT_0CCAGGATGATTCACTTGCGCTT0,015uM 10ul2
400_28_RIGHT_0GGAGCTTTCTGGGATACAACTGC0,015uM 10ul2
400_30_LEFT_1GATGGCAACGAACAGGGCTAAT0,015uM 10ul2
400_30_RIGHT_1GGTCTGGGTCTGATGACTTGGA0,015uM 10ul2
400_32_LEFT_3CCCCCAAAAAGAAACCGGTTCA0,015uM 10ul2
400_32_RIGHT_3GAGTACTGTACTGCTCCGTGGT0,015uM 10ul2
400_34_LEFT_0CGTCACGAAAATCACCCCTGAG0,015uM 10ul2
400_34_RIGHT_0TCTGTCGCTTCGTTTCTGATGC0,015uM 10ul2
400_36_LEFT_0CCGTGCACGATTACTGGAACAA0,015uM 10ul2
400_36_RIGHT_0CACAATTGCACTTGTACCGCAC0,015uM 10ul2
400_38_LEFT_1TCCTCTGGCAAATGTGACATGC0,015uM 10ul2
400_38_RIGHT_1CACCCACCATCGACAGGAGTAT0,015uM 10ul2
400_40_LEFT_1TATACCTGTGGAACGAGCAGCA0,015uM 10ul2
400_40_RIGHT_1TGTACCGCAGCATTTCACGTAC0,015uM 10ul2
400_42_LEFT_4TCAGCATACAGGGCTCATACCG0,015uM 10ul2
400_42_RIGHT_4GACGGTCTCTGCAGTACCAGTT0,015uM 10ul2
400_44_LEFT_0ATCTCCATCGACATACCGGACG0,015uM 10ul2
400_44_RIGHT_0TGTGACGCCGGGTAATTGACTA0,015uM 10ul2
400_46_LEFT_1TCCCTAAAGAGACACACCGCAT0,015uM 10ul2
400_46_RIGHT_1TCTTAGCTATATATGGTGTGTCTCTTAG GG 0,015uM 10ul2
*approximate concentration of each primer in the 25µl PCR reaction.

Note: The primers were designed using the https://primalscheme.com based on the KP164576, KP164571, KP164572, KP164568, KP164570 and KP164569 reference genomes (Machado, 2019).

Multiplex PCR
Multiplex PCR
Prepare the Mix 1 for a Multiplex PCR for each Pool 1 and Pool 2 using a Falcon tube of 15mL (~96 amostras) or a 2mL tube.


ABCD
Mix 1 Multiplex PCRVol. Pool 1 (1x)Vol. Pool 2 (1x)96 samples (+2) (pool1 ou pool2)
Q5 Master Mix High fidelity 2X 12,5 µl12,5 µl1.225 µl
Pool primers (Pool1 or Pool2) /Use concentration1,7 µl 1,7 µl 166,6 µl
Ultra Pure Water 8,3 µl 8,3 µl 813,3 µl
Total22,5µl 22,5µl 2205µl

Add 2,5µl of cDNA (totalling 5µl) in 22,5µl of the pool1 and pool2 reaction and take it to the thermocycler following the conditions bellow:

Step1: 98ºC ---- 30 seconds Step2: (45 cycles) 98ºC ---- 15 seconds 58ºC ---- 30 seconds 72ºC ---- 5 minutes Step3:
72ºC ---- 2 minutes Hold 4ºC