Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides
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1. A system for nucleic acid processing or analysis, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates, wherein an antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate of said plurality of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates comprises an antibody and an oligonucleotide reporter molecule comprising a reporter barcode sequence, and wherein said reporter barcode sequence identifies said antibody;
(b) a plurality of beads comprising a plurality of barcode sequences, wherein a bead of said plurality of beads comprises a plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules comprising a common barcode sequence; and
(c) a microwell array comprising 1,000 microwells, wherein said microwell array is configured to partition a plurality of cells and said plurality of beads into microwells of said microwell array, wherein a microwell of said microwell array comprises;
(i) a single cell of said plurality of cells; and
(ii) said bead, and wherein said single cell is bound to said antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing. Such polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications, including polynucleotide sequencing.
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1. A system for nucleic acid processing or analysis, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates, wherein an antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate of said plurality of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates comprises an antibody and an oligonucleotide reporter molecule comprising a reporter barcode sequence, and wherein said reporter barcode sequence identifies said antibody; (b) a plurality of beads comprising a plurality of barcode sequences, wherein a bead of said plurality of beads comprises a plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules comprising a common barcode sequence; and (c) a microwell array comprising 1,000 microwells, wherein said microwell array is configured to partition a plurality of cells and said plurality of beads into microwells of said microwell array, wherein a microwell of said microwell array comprises;
(i) a single cell of said plurality of cells; and
(ii) said bead, and wherein said single cell is bound to said antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for nucleic acid processing, comprising:
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a microwell array comprising a plurality of microwells configured to partition (i) a plurality of beads comprising nucleic acid molecules comprising barcode sequences, and (ii) a plurality of cells; wherein said plurality of microwells comprises 1,000 microwells; wherein a microwell of said plurality of microwells is configured to accommodate a volume of less than about 5 nanoliters (nL); wherein said system is configured to partition said plurality of beads such that said barcode sequences are different across microwells of said microwell array; wherein said microwell is configured to comprise;
(i) a cell of said plurality of cells; and
(ii) a bead of said plurality of beads, wherein said cell is bound to an antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate comprising an antibody and an oligonucleotide reporter molecule comprising a reporter barcode sequence, and wherein said reporter barcode sequence identifies said antibody. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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27. A microfluidic system for nucleic acid processing or analysis, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates, wherein an antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate of said plurality of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates comprises an antibody and an oligonucleotide reporter molecule comprising a reporter barcode sequence, and wherein said reporter barcode sequence identifies said antibody; (b) a plurality of beads comprising a plurality of barcode sequences, wherein a bead of said plurality of beads comprises a plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules comprising a common barcode sequence; and (c) a microfluidic device comprising a channel network configured to partition a plurality of cells and said plurality of beads into a plurality of droplets, wherein a droplet of said plurality of droplets comprises;
(i) a single cell of said plurality of cells; and
(ii) said bead, and wherein said single cell is bound to said antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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28. A microfluidic system for nucleic acid processing, comprising:
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a microfluidic device comprising a channel network configured to partition (i) a plurality of cells (ii) a plurality of beads, and (iii) a plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules into a plurality of droplets, wherein said plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules comprises a plurality of nucleic acid barcode sequences that are different across said plurality of droplets, wherein a droplet of said plurality of droplets comprises;
(i) a cell of said plurality of cells; and
(ii) a nucleic acid barcode molecule of said plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules, wherein said cell is bound to an antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate comprising an antibody and an oligonucleotide reporter molecule comprising a reporter barcode sequence, wherein said reporter barcode sequence identifies said antibody, and wherein said nucleic acid barcode molecule is attached to a bead of said plurality of beads and comprises a barcode sequence of said plurality of barcode sequences.
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