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. 2024 Aug;60(4):377-384.
doi: 10.1007/s11262-024-02083-6. Epub 2024 Jun 11.

Detection of four isomers of the human cytomegalovirus genome using nanopore long-read sequencing

Hideaki Nanamiya  1   2 , Daisuke Tanaka  3 , Gen Hiyama  3 , Takao Isogai  3 , Shinya Watanabe  3
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Detection of four isomers of the human cytomegalovirus genome using nanopore long-read sequencing

Hideaki Nanamiya et al. Virus Genes. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

Human cytomegalovirus has a linear DNA genome with a total length of approximately 235 kb. This large genome is divided into two domains, "Long" and "Short". There are four isomers of the cytomegalovirus genome with different orientations of each domain. To confirm the presence of four types of isomers, it is necessary to identify the sequence of the junction between the domains. However, due to the presence of repeat sequences, it is difficult to determine the junction sequences by next-generation sequencing analysis. To solve this problem, long-read sequencing was performed using the Oxford Nanopore sequencer and the junctions were successfully identified in four isomers in strain Merin and ATCC-2011-3. Nanopore sequencing also revealed the presence of multiple copies of the "a" sequence (a-seq) in the junctions, indicating the diversity of the junction sequences. These results strongly suggest that long-read sequencing using the nanopore sequencer would be beneficial for identifying the complex structure of the cytomegalovirus genome.

Keywords: Human cytomegalovirus; Long-read sequencing; Nanopore sequencer; Structural variation.

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