reSeArcH Article
Oncogene
TSG00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WESIIIIIIIVV
VAF in RNAseqWES’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 VAFI.
II.
III.
IV.
V.IIIVVBRCA0.0092%
13.61%
0.28%
55.89%
30.21%I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WESVAF in RNAseq00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0. 81TSG OncogeneIIIVVLUAD00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WESVAF in RNAseq00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0.81TSG Oncogene0.0058%
21.98%
0.16%
59.39%
18.47%I.
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III.
IV.
V.IIIVVSTAD00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WESVAF in RNAseq00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0. 81TSG Oncogene0.0015%
20.95%
0.22%
53.67%
25.14%I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.IIIVVKIRC00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WESVAF in RNAseq00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0. 81TSG Oncogene0.036%
12.60%
0.43%
55.40%
31.53%I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.IIIVVHNSC00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0.81
VAF in WESVAF in RNAseq00.20.40.60.8100 .2 0.40.6 0.81TSG Oncogene0.0068%
8.74%
0.099%
67.65%
23.50%I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.Poly(dT)UMICBRead1TSO Poly(dT)UMICBRead1SpikeInPCR#1PCR#2fwPCR#3 PCR#2rvRPI-x handleSpikeIn PCR#1TSOSI-PCRSI-PCRPartialRead#1Gibson or U- overhang handleGoT (3’ kit)Circularization GoT (3’ kit)Read1CBUMIPoly(dT)
TSOPCR#2rv PCR#1 SpikeInPCR#2fwPCR#3
RPI-x handlePCR#1 SpikeIn
SI-PCR
PartialRead#1Gibson or U- overhang handleGoT (5’ kit)Circularization GoT (5’ kit)
Poly(dT)
Read1CBUMITSOSI-PCRGuide RT handleNon-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 In5’-...ACAAAGGCAGCAGAGAAACAAATGAAGGACAAACAGGACGAGGAGCAGAGGCTTAAGGAGGAGGAAGAAGACAAGAAACGCAAAGAGGAGGAGGAGGCA [... ~670bp ...] -3’PCR#1CALR L367fs*46 (c.1099_1150del) (GoT - 3’ kit)5’-...GAGGCTTAAGGAGGAGGAAGAAGACAAGAAACGCAAAGAGGAGGAGGAGGCAGAGGACA{TTGTC}AGGA [... ~670bp ...] -3’PCR#1CALR K385fs*47 (c.1154_1155insTTGTC) (GoT - 3’ kit)5’-...GCCCTGGGCATTCCTTCTTTATTGCCCTTCTTAAAAGCTGTGTGCAAAAGCAAGAAGTCCTGGCAAGCGAGACACACTGGTATTAAGATTGTACAACA [...>1.5 kb ...]- 3’Spike In PCR#1SF3B1 H662D (c.1984C>G) (GoT - 3’ kit)NFE2 E261fs*3 (c.782_785delAGAG) (GoT - 3’ kit)
5’-...GATTGTCAACTTGCCGGTAGATGACTTTAATGAGCTATTGGCAAGGTACCCGCTGACAGAGAGCCAGCTAGCGCTA [... ~580bp ...]- 3’PCR#1XBP1 - Splice site (GoT - 3’ kit)
5’-...AGCCAAGGGGAATGAAGTGAGGCCAGTGGCCGGGTCTGCTGAGTCCGCAGCACTCAGACTACGTGCACCTCTGCAGCAGGTGCAG [... ~1.3kb ...]- 3’PCR#15’-...CCTCTGCCCTGGGCATTCCTTCTTTATTGCCCTTCTTAAAAGCTGTGTGCAAAAGCAAGAAGTCCTGGCAAGCGAGACACACTGGTATTAAGATTGTACAACAGATAGCTATTCTTATGGGCTGTGC
CATCT [... >1.5kb ...] CTGTGAGCACCAAGTACCACTAGATGAATAAAACGTATTATATCTAAA- 3’Spike In
PCR#1
PCR#3
PCR#2-rv PCR#2-fwSF3B1 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#1PCR#2-fwPCR#3
PCR#2-rv5’-...TTTTAAAAGTTCTGGATAAAGCACACAGAAACTATTCAGAGTCTTTCTTTGAAGCAGCAAGTATGATGAGCAAGCTTTCTCACAAGCATTTGGTTTTAAATTATGGAGTATGTGTCTGTGGAGACGAGAAT
ATTCTGGTTCAGGAGTTTGTAAAATTTGGATCACTAGATACATATC [... >2.8kb ...] GTGTTATTTATACAAAACTTAAAATACTTGCTGTTTTGATTAAAAAGAAAATAGTTTCTTACTTTA-3’PCR#1PCR#2-fwPCR#3
PCR#2-rvJAK2 V617F (c.1849G>T) (Circularization GoT - 3’ kit)abcExtended 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.