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What if my library has indications of PCR-bubble formation?

Sometimes, tissue with low RNA quality or very low cellular density can cause situations where the cDNA tapestation profile is normal, but the library trace shows evidence of very long PCR-bubble products on the trace (see below).
To fix this, you have 2 options:
1. Re-run the tagmentation reaction with fewer indexing PCR cycles - Run this with 8-9 cycles instead of the recommended 12 cycles.
 
IF THIS DOES NOT WORK, YOU CAN TRY OPTION 2 BELOW
 
2. Run a reconditioning PCR protocol using the library as template (see below):
 
Component 1 Reaction (μL)
Tagged library product 2.5
F-primer (from v2 kit, K006) 2.5
R-primer (from v2 kit, K006) 2.5
DNAse-free H2O 10
Nextera PCR Mix 7.5
Total 25


3. Mix well by pipetting. 

4. Briefly spin down the PCR tube.

5. Run the following PCR program:

 

Temperature Time Cycles
72ºC 3 min  
95ºC 30 sec  
95ºC 10 sec 3 Cycles
55ºC 30 sec
72ºC 30 sec
72ºC 5 min  
4ºC Hold  

 

6. Proceed with the same library cleanup and quantification steps in section "Library cleanup and quantification"