Figure 1. Consistent coverage independent of workflow format and type of hyb panel. All libraries were prepared on the Biomek i-series i7 automation platform, using the xGen cfDNA & FFPE DNA Library Prep v2 MC Kit (n = 96, avg shear size of ~150 bp) with 100 ng of Coriell NA24385 input DNA. The DNA libraries were subsequently enriched using either the xGen AML Cancer Hyb Panel (A) or xGen Exome Hyb Panel v2 (B), with the xGen Hybridization and Wash v2 Kit and xGen Universal Blockers. Library prep was done using the indicated combinations of methods (manual or automated) and formats (plate or tubes). (A) Hyb capture with the xGen AML Cancer Hyb Panel provided equivalent coverage for manual or automated in plate or tubes workflows, n = 1 for each test. (B) Equivalent coverage was obtained for manual versus automated and plates versus tubes for libraries captured with the xGen Exome Hyb Panel v2, n =1 for each test. (C) Consistent % on-target for each method and for each panel. For the different methods, replicate capture samples for each panel in single-plex, n = 18 for automation, n = 16 for manual plate, and n = 8 for tube were used. Automated capture was also performed using the Biomek i-series i7 automation platform with automation scripts developed jointly by IDT and Beckman Coulter Life Sciences according to the xGen hybridization capture of DNA libraries for NGS target enrichment protocol. Sequencing was performed on a NextSeq™ 2000 instrument to generate 2x150 bp, paired-end reads. In summary, coverage is consistent regardless of workflow method, when using the xGen Hybridization and Wash v2 Kit. Both the libraries and captures were amplified using the proprietary xGen 2x HiFi PCR Master Mix, now included in the xGen Hybridization & Wash v2 Reagents pack.

Figure 2. Day-to-day repeatability and user-to-user reproducibility of on-target rates for target enrichment in 96-well plates. DNA libraries (n = 4) were prepared from 25 ng mechanically sheared NA12878 gDNA (Coriell) using the xGen cfDNA & FFPE DNA Library Prep v2 MC Kit. Libraries were then hybridized overnight using the xGen AML Cancer Hyb Panel and captured with the xGen Hybridization and Wash v2 Kit, and xGen Universal Blockers. Samples were sequenced on a NextSeq 500 (IIIumina) by paired end reads to an average read depth of 20 million read pairs and subsampled to 15 million read pairs. To test user-to-user reproducibility, target capture was performed by multiple users, using the manual protocol for 96-well plates. To test day-to-day repeatability, User 1 performed target capture on three separate days. On-target values (with 150 bp flank) were averaged for each data set. Both the libraries and captures were amplified using the novel, internally created, xGen 2x HiFi PCR Mix, now included in the xGen Hybridization & Wash v2 Reagents pack.

Figure 3. An example of improved on-target rate delivered by xGen Universal Blockers across Illumina TruSeq® (A) and Illumina Nextera® (B) adapter styles. (A) 1 µg input DNA libraries were prepared from human genomic cell line NA12878 (Coriell) using either 8 nt or 10 nt adapters and enriched using the xGen AML Cancer Hyb Panel (single-plex, n = 3 for each condition) with xGen™ Universal Blockers TS, xGen™ Universal Blockers 10bp TS or without blockers. Sequencing was performed on a NextSeq 500 System (Illumina) to generate 2x150 bp, paired-end reads. (B) 50 ng cell line NA12878 (Coriell) gDNA was used for Nextera library preparation. Amplified libraries were enriched in 4-plex reactions (n = 3) using the xGen AML Cancer Hyb Panel, or in 12-plex (n = 1) using the xGen Human ID Hyb Panel, with xGen Universal Blockers NXT or without blockers (n = 1). Sequencing was performed on a NextSeq System (Illumina) to generate 2x75 bp paired-end reads. Libraries and captures from both figures were amplified using KAPA 2x HiFi PCR Mix, as this data was generated prior to release of xGen 2x HiFi PCR Mix.

Figure 4. Consistent coverage in multiplexed captures and improved on-target rates with the addition of xGen Universal Blockers. (A) Example of consistent results with multiplexed samples using the xGen Universal Blockers 10bp TS. DNA libraries (500 ng input per sample) from cell line NA12878 (Coriell) were enriched in single (n = 8) or multiplex reactions (n = 3) using the xGen AML Cancer Hyb Panel. The libraries were created using 10 bp TruSeq adapters with unique dual indexes. Sequencing was performed on a NextSeq 500 System (Illumina) with 2x150 bp paired-end reads. Coverage was consistent across all multiplexing levels tested. (B) Example of improved on-target rates delivered by xGen Universal Blockers 10bp TS. DNA libraries (500 ng input per sample) from cell line NA12878 were enriched in single-plex reactions (n = 3) using the xGen AML Cancer Hyb Panel with and without xGen Universal Blockers 10bp TS. Sequencing was performed on a NextSeq 500 System to generate 2x150 bp, paired-end reads. On-target values (with 150 bp flank) were averaged across experiments. Libraries and captures from both figures were amplified using KAPA 2x HiFi PCR Mix, as this data was generated prior to release of xGen 2x HiFi PCR Mix.