Evaluation of whole-genome DNA methylation sequencing library preparation protocols.
Jacob MorrisonJulie M KoemanBenjamin K JohnsonKelly K FoyIan BeddowsWanding ZhouDavid W CheslaLarissa L RossellEmily J SiegwaldMarie AdamsHui ShenPublished in: Epigenetics & chromatin (2021)
The NEBNext Enzymatic Methyl-seq kit appeared to be the best option for whole-genome DNA methylation sequencing of high-quality DNA, closely followed by the Swift kit, which potentially works better for degraded samples. Further, a general bioinformatic pipeline is applicable across the four protocols, with the exception of extra trimming needed for the Swift Biosciences's Accel-NGS Methyl-Seq protocol to remove the Adaptase sequence.