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"