• High Performance: Capture up to 50Mb total regions on a single 2.1M array and up to 5Mb on a single 385K array with high coverage and specificity.
• Design Expertise: Ensure the highest level of specificity and sensitivity with an empirically tested and validated capture design algorithm.
• Embedded Quality Controls: NimbleGen Sequence Capture arrays incorporate built-in control probes to ensure system performance.
• Maximum Flexibility: Tailor the array design to capture your genomic regions or thousands of exons in parallel.
• Substantial Savings: Save time and cost compared to PCR-based methods.

NimbleGen Sequence Capture arrays are suitable for targeted sequencing of any size, from small target regions like 250KB (Figure 1) to large regions as large as 30MB (Table 1). All human designs utilize the empirically optimized Sequence Capture design algorithm to ensure highly uniform capture. For example, a 250KB contiguous region, representing a typical GWAS locus, is captured with high specificity and uniformity (Figure 1). Note that small repetitive regions where no probes were selected can still be covered by sequencing, due to efficient capture from neighboring probes and with the advantage of long reads from the Genome Sequencer FLX Titanium Series (red boxes in Figure 1).

Table 1

Table 1. The ENCODE pilot regions (~30Mb) are captured using 2.1M arrays and sequenced. The target regions consist of ~ 50 individual contigs of ~ 500kb each

Figure 1

Figure 1. High-Performance Targeted Resequencing in a 250kb Target Region.

Roche offers a seamless workflow combining NimbleGen Sequence Capture Arrays and the high throughput sequencing of the Genome Sequencer FLX System from 454 Life Sciences. This complete solution of kits, arrays and instruments are specifically designed to optimize the workflow, reduce processing time, minimize costs, and enhance data quality. Furthermore, the GS Reference Mapper software from 454 Life Sciences enables researchers to easily identify variants like SNPs and indels from the final data output without complicated bioinformatics infrastructure (Table 2)

Table 2

Table 2. Sequence Capture Performance on a 250 kb contiguous region and a 1 Mb contiguous region in the human genome. Data shown are from 1 of the 4 independent experiments for each region. A HapMap sample is used in the study and SNP calls were generated by the GS Reference Mapper software.

An example of discovering causative mutations, the mouse Kit locus (~200KB) from 5 non-complementing Kit mutants is shown in Figure 2. These alleles include one known allele W-41J, and four unknown alleles, W-20J, W-39J, W-40J and W-73J. The known mutation from W-41J was confirmed in this experiment, and the data analysis successfully identified a non-synonymous coding mutation for each of the 4 unknown alleles. (D’Ascenzo et al, Mamm. Genome, 2009, 20:424–436)

Figure 2

Figure 2. Mutation discovery in the mouse KIT Locus using Sequence Capture and 454 Sequencing.

Roche NimbleGen offers two types of capture methods: SeqCap EZ Library, a solution-based method and Sequence Capture Arrays, an array-based capture method.

Sequence Capture Protocols

1. Genomic DNA: SeqCap EZ Oligo pool or an array is made against target regions in the genome.
2. Library Preparation: Standard shot-gun sequencing library is made from genomic DNA.
3. Hybridization: The sequencing library is hybridized to the SeqCap EZ Oligo pool or to the Sequence Capture array.

Steps 4 and 5 are different for each protocol:

SeqCap EZ Library, biotinylated DNA oligos in solution

4. Bead Capture: Streptavidin beads are used to pull down the complex of capture oligos and genomic DNA fragments.
5. Washing: Unbound fragments are removed by washing.

Sequence Capture, capture probes synthesized on array:

4. Washing: Unbound fragments are removed by washing.
5. Target Fragment Elution: The enriched fragment pool is eluted and recovered from the array.

6. Amplification: Enriched fragment pool is amplified by PCR.
7. Enrichment QC: The success of enrichment is measured by qPCR at control loci.
8. Sequencing-Ready DNA: The end product is a sequencing library enriched for target regions, ready for high throughput sequencing.

For more information on how to get trained and set up with Sequence Capture Arrays, visit our Quick Guide page.

NimbleGen Sequence Capture Array Hybridization and Wash Kits contain the components to perform hybridization and wash steps in sequence capture protocols using NimbleGen Sequence Capture Arrays.

Description	Catalog Number	Pack Size	Kit Capacity	Compatible Applications	Ordering*
Sequence Capture Array Hybridization and Wash Kit	05853257001	1 Kit	8 Arrays	Sequence Capture Arrays
* Availability of products varies from country to country.

Brochures and Sales Flyers

• NimbleGen Sequence Capture
  Brochure (PDF Format 3.9MB)
• NimbleGen 454 Optimized Sequence Capture 385K Arrays
  Sales Flyer (PDF Format 473KB)
• NimbleGen Sequence Capture 385K Version 2.0 Arrays: Custom Human Arrays for Delivery
  Sales Flyer (PDF Format 309KB)
• NimbleGen Sequence Capture 2.1M and 385K Arrays: Equipment and Reagent Requirements
  Sales Flyer (PDF Format 247KB)

User Guides

• NimbleGen Arrays User’s Guide: Sequence Capture Array Delivery (Version 3.2)
  User’s Guide (PDF Format 3.4MB)8
• Sequence Capture Custom Designs: Guide to Submitting Your Target Sequence
  User’s Guide (PDF Format 906KB)
• NimbleGen Arrays User’s Guide: 454 Optimized Sequence Capture Array Delivery (Version 1.1)
  User’s Guide (PDF Format 1.3MB)

Downloads

• 2.1M Human Exome Annotation Files
  Annotation Files (ZIP Format 8.7MB)
  What files are included in this download?

Technical Notes & Reprints

• NimbleGen Array Capture Outperforms Two Target-Enrichment Methods in ABRF Research Group Comparison
  Reprint - GenomeWeb InSequence (PDF Format 107KB)
• Comparison of Enrichment Technologies for Targeted Resequencing of Custom Regions
  Technical Note (PDF Format 552KB)