Product Description
The KAPA LTP Library Preparation Kit is designed for the construction of libraries for Illumina sequencing, starting from fragmented, double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). The kit contains all of the enzymes and reaction buffers required for the following steps of library construction:
- end repair, to produce blunt-ended, 5'-phosphorylated dsDNA fragments;
- A-tailing, during which dAMP is added to the 3'-ends of blunt-ended dsDNA library fragments;
- adapter ligation, during which dsDNA adapters with 3'-dTMP overhangs are ligated to 3'-A-tailed library fragments; and
- library amplification (optional), which employs high- fidelity, low-bias PCR to amplify library fragments carrying appropriate adapter sequences on both ends.
Efficient, cost-effective reaction cleanups and higher library yields are achieved through implementation of the “with-bead” strategy developed at The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Foundation Medicine.1 The kit includes PEG/NaCl Solution for this purpose. Adapters and beads required for cleanups after end repair and library amplification are not included. KAPA Pure Beads and KAPA Adapters are sold separately.
In order to maximize sequence coverage uniformity, it is critical to minimize library amplification bias. KAPA HiFi DNA Polymerase is designed for low-bias, high- fidelity PCR, and is the reagent of choice for NGS library amplification.2,3,4,5 KAPA LTP Library Preparation Kits include KAPA HiFi HotStart ReadyMix (2X), a ready-to- use PCR mix comprising all the components for library amplification—except primers and template. Kits also include Library Amplification Primer Mix (10X), designed for the high-efficiency amplification of Illumina libraries flanked by adapters containing the P5 and P7 flow cell sequences. Kits without the amplification module (KK8231 and KK8233) are available for PCR-free workflows. They may also be combined with KAPA HiFi Real-time Library Amplification Kits, or with KAPA HiFi HotStart Uracil+ ReadyMix Kits for the amplification of bisulfite-converted libraries.
- Fisher, S., et al., Genome Biology 12, R1 (2011).
- Oyola, S.O., et al., BMC Genomics 13, 1 (2012).
- Quail, M.A., et al., Nature Methods 9, 10 (2012).
- Quail, M.A., et al., BMC Genomics 13, 341 (2012).
- Ross, M.G., et al., Genome Biology 14, R51 (2013).
Product Applications
KAPA LTP Library Preparation Kits are ideally suited for low-throughput, manual NGS library construction workflows that require end repair, A-tailing, adapter ligation and library amplification (optional). Kits are designed for library construction from a wide range of sample types and inputs (10 ng – 5 µg). For small genomes, cell-free/circulating tumor DNA and lower complexity samples such as ChIP DNA, amplicons or cDNA (for RNA-seq), successful library construction has been achieved from lower inputs (~100 pg or more).
The protocol may be incorporated into workflows for a wide range of NGS applications, including:
●whole-genome shotgun sequencing
●whole exome or targeted sequencing, using Roche SeqCap EZ, Agilent SureSelect, Illumina TruSeq, IDT xGen Lockdown Probes, or other hybridization capture systems
●ChIP-seq
●RNA-seq (starting with cDNA)
●methyl-seq (in combination with the KAPA HiFi HotStartUracil+ ReadyMix for library amplification).
Specific guidelines for the construction of libraries for target capture using the Roche SeqCap EZ system may be found in the Appendix (p. 17).
Process Workflow
Library Construction Protocol
- Reagent Preparation
For maximum stability and shelf-life, the enzyme preparations and concentrated reaction buffers for end repair, A-tailing and ligation are supplied separately in KAPA LTP Library Preparation Kits. For a streamlined “with-bead” protocol, a reagent master mix is prepared for each of these enzymatic steps, as outlined in Tables 5, 6, and 7. Additional reagents required for the KAPA LTP Library Preparation protocol are listed in Table 8.
Master mixes may be constituted with varying proportions of the total final water requirement. In the examples given in the tables below, all of the required water is included in each master mix, allowing the entire reaction mix to be dispensed in a single pipetting step (after cleanups, beads are resuspended directly in master mix for the next enzymatic step).
At safe stopping points, some or all of the water and/or reaction buffer may be added to the beads, for storage at 2 °C to 8 °C for ≤ 24 hrs. To resume library construction, prepare the master mix with the remaining volume of water (if applicable) and reaction buffer, and the required volume of enzyme. Recommendations on how to formulate master mixes after safe stopping points are provided in Tables 6B and 7B.
Master mixes for end repair, A-tailing, and ligation may be prepared immediately before use, or stored for ≤1 week at 2 °C to 8 °C, or ≤ 3 months at -15 °C to -25 °C. Master mixes stored at -15 °C to -25 °C are stable through three freeze-thaw cycles.
Table 5. End repair
Table 6A. A-tailing (uninterrupted protocol)
Table 6B. A-tailing (with safe stopping point)
Table 7A. Adapter ligation (uninterrupted protocol)
Table 7B. Adapter ligation (with safe stopping point)
Table 8. Volumes of additional reagents required
- End Repair Reaction Setup
- End Repair Cleanup
- A-tailing
A-tailing is performed either directly after End Repair Cleanup, or after Safe Stopping Point, where beads were resuspended in A-Tailing Buffer (1X) and stored at 2°C to 8°C for ≤24 hrs. Depending on your chosen workflow, proceed with either A-tailing Immediately (step 4A) or A-tailing After Safe Stopping Point (step 4B).
4A. A-tailing Immediately
4B. A-tailing After Safe Stopping Point
- A-tailing Cleanup
- Adapter Ligation
Adapter ligation is performed either directly after A-tailing Cleanup (step 5) or after the Safe Stopping Point, where beads were resuspended in Ligation Buffer (1X) and stored at 2°C to 8°C for ≤24 hrs. Depending on your chosen workflow, proceed with either Adapter Ligation Immediately (step 6A) or Adapter Ligation After Safe Stopping Point (step 6B).
6A. Adapter Ligation Immediately
6B. Adapter Ligation After Safe Stopping Point - 1st Post-ligation Cleanup
Depending on your requirements and chosen workflow, one or two post-ligation cleanups should be performed. Consult Important Parameters: Post-ligation Processing (p. 5) and the KAPA NGS Library Preparation Technical Guide for more information.
- 2nd Post-ligation Cleanup
- Double-sided Size Selection (250 – 450 bp)
The double-sided size selection procedure described here is designed for selection of adapter- ligated fragments approximately 250 – 450 bp in length. Please consult the KAPA NGS Library Preparation Technical Guide or contact Technical Support at sequencing.roche.com/support if you wish to select a different range of fragment lengths.
- Library Amplification Reaction Setup
Note: please refer to Important Parameters: Library Amplification (p. 6) and the KAPA NGS Technical Guide for more information on optimizing library amplification. - Library Amplification Cleanup