Direct RNA sequencing (dRNA-seq) simultaneously enables the detection of RNA modifications and characterization of full-length transcripts. In principle, full-length native RNA molecule is translocated through the nanopore by a motor protein while a sensor measures ionic current shifts. Then, the current shifts are interpreted by an algorithm that turn out to RNA sequence. Currently, the standard protocol of dRNA-seq provided by Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) allows to directly ligate and sequence only polyadenylated RNA (poly(A) RNA). Here, we describe a method of dRNA-seq that can be applied for both poly(A) RNA and non-poly(A) tailed-RNA.
Keywords: Direct RNA sequencing; Epitranscriptome; Long-read; Methylation; Modification; Nanopore; Native; RNA; Sequencing Technology; Transcriptome.
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