reSeArcH Article
Oncogene
TSG
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WES
I
II
III
IV
V
VAF in RNAseq
WES’s VAF = 0
RNA-seq’s VAF = 0
WES’s VAF = RNA-seq’s VAF
WES’s VAF < RNA-seq’s VAF
WES’s VAF > RNA-seq’s VAF
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
II
IV
V
BRCA
0.0092%
13.61%
0.28%
55.89%
30.21%
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WES
VAF in RNAseq
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0. 81
TSG Oncogene
II
IV
V
LUAD
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WES
VAF in RNAseq
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0.81
TSG Oncogene
0.0058%
21.98%
0.16%
59.39%
18.47%
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
II
IV
V
STAD
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WES
VAF in RNAseq
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0. 81
TSG Oncogene
0.0015%
20.95%
0.22%
53.67%
25.14%
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
II
IV
V
KIRC
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WES
VAF in RNAseq
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0. 81
TSG Oncogene
0.036%
12.60%
0.43%
55.40%
31.53%
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
II
IV
V
HNSC
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WES
VAF in RNAseq
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
00 .2 0.40.6 0.81
TSG Oncogene
0.0068%
8.74%
0.099%
67.65%
23.50%
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Poly(dT)UMICBRead1
TSO Poly(dT)UMICBRead1
SpikeInPCR#1
PCR#2fw
PCR#3 PCR#2rv
RPI-x handle
SpikeIn PCR#1
TSO
SI-PCR
SI-PCR
PartialRead#1
Gibson or U- overhang handle
GoT (3’ kit)
Circularization GoT (3’ kit)
Read1CBUMI
Poly(dT)
TSO
PCR#2rv PCR#1 SpikeIn
PCR#2fw
PCR#3
RPI-x handle
PCR#1 SpikeIn
SI-PCR
PartialRead#1
Gibson or U- overhang handle
GoT (5’ kit)
Circularization GoT (5’ kit)
Poly(dT)
Read1CBUMITSO
SI-PCR
Guide RT handle
Non-poly(dT)
Non-poly(dT)
JAK2 V617F (c.1849G>T) (Circularization GoT - 5’ kit)
5’-CTGCAGGAAGGAGAGAGGAAGAGGAGCAGAAGGGGGC [... >2kb ...] GATGAGCAAGCTTTCTCACAAGCATTTGGTTTTAAATTATGGAGTATGTGTCTGTGGAGACGAGAATATTCTGGTTCAGGAG
TTTGTAAAATTTGGATCACTAGATACATATCTGAAAAAGAATAAAAATTGTATAAATATATTATGGAAACTTGAAGTTGCTAAACAGTTGGCATGGGCCATGCATTTTCTAGAAGAAAACACCCTTATTCATGGG
AATGTATGTGCCAAAAATATTCTGCTTATCAGAGAAGAAGACAGGAAGACAGGAAATCCTCCTTTCATCAAACT.....-3’
PCR#2-fw
PCR#2-rv PCR#3
PCR#1
Spike In
5’-...ACAAAGGCAGCAGAGAAACAAATGAAGGACAAACAGGACGAGGAGCAGAGGCTTAAGGAGGAGGAAGAAGACAAGAAACGCAAAGAGGAGGAGGAGGCA [... ~670bp ...] -3’
PCR#1
CALR L367fs*46 (c.1099_1150del) (GoT - 3’ kit)
5’-...GAGGCTTAAGGAGGAGGAAGAAGACAAGAAACGCAAAGAGGAGGAGGAGGCAGAGGACA{TTGTC}AGGA [... ~670bp ...] -3’
PCR#1
CALR K385fs*47 (c.1154_1155insTTGTC) (GoT - 3’ kit)
5’-...GCCCTGGGCATTCCTTCTTTATTGCCCTTCTTAAAAGCTGTGTGCAAAAGCAAGAAGTCCTGGCAAGCGAGACACACTGGTATTAAGATTGTACAACA [...>1.5 kb ...]- 3’
Spike In PCR#1
SF3B1 H662D (c.1984C>G) (GoT - 3’ kit)
NFE2 E261fs*3 (c.782_785delAGAG) (GoT - 3’ kit)
5’-...GATTGTCAACTTGCCGGTAGATGACTTTAATGAGCTATTGGCAAGGTACCCGCTGACAGAGAGCCAGCTAGCGCTA [... ~580bp ...]- 3’
PCR#1
XBP1 - Splice site (GoT - 3’ kit)
5’-...AGCCAAGGGGAATGAAGTGAGGCCAGTGGCCGGGTCTGCTGAGTCCGCAGCACTCAGACTACGTGCACCTCTGCAGCAGGTGCAG [... ~1.3kb ...]- 3’
PCR#1
5’-...CCTCTGCCCTGGGCATTCCTTCTTTATTGCCCTTCTTAAAAGCTGTGTGCAAAAGCAAGAAGTCCTGGCAAGCGAGACACACTGGTATTAAGATTGTACAACAGATAGCTATTCTTATGGGCTGTGC
CATCT [... >1.5kb ...] CTGTGAGCACCAAGTACCACTAGATGAATAAAACGTATTATATCTAAA- 3’
Spike In
PCR#1
PCR#3
PCR#2-rv PCR#2-fw
SF3B1 H662D (c.1984C>G) (Circularization GoT - 3’ kit)
5’-...ATACGCTGAGGAGTTTGGCAACGAGACGTGGGGCGTAACAAAGGCAGCAGAGAAACAAATGAAGGACAAACAGGACGAGGAGCAGAGGCTTAAGGAGGAGGAAGAAGACAAGAAACGCAAAGAGGAGGAGGAGGCAGAGG
ACA{TTGTC}AGGAGGATGATGAGGACAAAGATGAGGATGAGGAGGATGAGGAGGACAAG [... ~600bp] GGCTCACACTGAGAATGTAAGAACTACAAACAAAATTTCTATTAAATTAAATTTTGTGTCTC- 3’
CALR K385fs*47 (c.1154_1155insTTGTC) (Circularization GoT - 3’ kit)
PCR#1
PCR#2-fw
PCR#3
PCR#2-rv
5’-...TTTTAAAAGTTCTGGATAAAGCACACAGAAACTATTCAGAGTCTTTCTTTGAAGCAGCAAGTATGATGAGCAAGCTTTCTCACAAGCATTTGGTTTTAAATTATGGAGTATGTGTCTGTGGAGACGAGAAT
ATTCTGGTTCAGGAGTTTGTAAAATTTGGATCACTAGATACATATC [... >2.8kb ...] GTGTTATTTATACAAAACTTAAAATACTTGCTGTTTTGATTAAAAAGAAAATAGTTTCTTACTTTA-3’
PCR#1
PCR#2-fw
PCR#3
PCR#2-rv
JAK2 V617F (c.1849G>T) (Circularization GoT - 3’ kit)
a
b
c
Extended Data Fig. 1 | Comparison of VAF between WES and RNA-
seq, and primer sequences and positions of linear and circularization
GoT. a, Pie charts show the fraction of variants, which are categorized as
described in the top panel. The distribution of the mutant allele fraction
is annotated as oncogene or tumour-suppressor gene (TSG) (according
to previously published definitions^60 ,^61 ). Diagonal dashed lines indicate
an equal allelic fraction between WES and RNA-seq. Yellow density
contours represent driver distributions. BRCA, breast invasive carcinoma;
HNSC, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; KIRC, kidney renal
clear cell carcinoma; LUAD, lung adenocarcinoma; STAD, stomach
adenocarcinoma. b, Schematic localization of primers for linear GoT
and circularization GoT for 3′ and 5′ libraries. c, Primer positions and
sequences of the regions targeted by GoT and circularization GoT.