Method for sequencing a polynucelotide template
First Claim
1. A method for sequencing nucleic acids, comprising(a) attaching a plurality of different nucleic acids to a surface;
- (b) amplifying the different nucleic acids on the surface to form a plurality of clusters on the surface, wherein clusters in the plurality of clusters abut or overlap with each other on the surface, wherein each of the clusters comprises copies of a single nucleic acid from the plurality of different nucleic acids; and
(c) determining the sequences of the amplified copies in the clusters, wherein the sequences are determined by a method comprising;
(i) obtaining images of overlapping signals emanating from the clusters that abut or overlap with each other on the surface, and(ii) processing the images to assign nucleic acid sequence information to a single cluster, wherein one or more nucleic acids in a cluster are distinguished from surrounding nucleic acids in the same cluster.
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Abstract
Improved compositions, methods, apparatus, and kits for high-throughput nucleic acid amplification, detection and sequencing are disclosed. A nucleic acid cluster having an identifiable center is produced by generating on a solid support an immobilized nucleic acid complement from a template, one of which comprises a detectable label; and amplifying the complement and the template to obtain a nucleic acid cluster on the support, the cluster having a substantially central location marked by the detectable label and a surrounding region comprising immobilized copies. Also disclosed are nucleotide sequence determination in nucleic acid clusters so produced, center position annotation in the clusters, assignment of sequence information to overlapping clusters, and related compositions and methods.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for sequencing nucleic acids, comprising
(a) attaching a plurality of different nucleic acids to a surface; -
(b) amplifying the different nucleic acids on the surface to form a plurality of clusters on the surface, wherein clusters in the plurality of clusters abut or overlap with each other on the surface, wherein each of the clusters comprises copies of a single nucleic acid from the plurality of different nucleic acids; and (c) determining the sequences of the amplified copies in the clusters, wherein the sequences are determined by a method comprising; (i) obtaining images of overlapping signals emanating from the clusters that abut or overlap with each other on the surface, and (ii) processing the images to assign nucleic acid sequence information to a single cluster, wherein one or more nucleic acids in a cluster are distinguished from surrounding nucleic acids in the same cluster. - 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. An automated system comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for
(a) attaching a plurality of different nucleic acids to a surface; -
(b) amplifying the different nucleic acids on the surface to form a plurality of clusters on the surface, wherein clusters in the plurality of clusters abut or overlap with each other on the surface, wherein each of the clusters comprises copies of a single nucleic acid from the plurality of different nucleic acids; and (c) determining the sequences of the amplified copies in the clusters, wherein the sequences are determined by a method comprising (i) obtaining images of overlapping signals emanating from the clusters that abut or overlap with each other on the surface, and (ii) processing the image to assign nucleic acid sequence information to a single cluster, wherein one or more nucleic acids in a cluster are distinguished from surrounding nucleic acids in the same cluster.
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