Coverage is defined as the number of available sequencing reads per cell per loci (target for protein).
Expected cell throughput for determining total reads required is ~5,000 cells for V2 chemistry and ~11,000 cells for V3 chemistry
This throughput assumes loading at the maximum recommended concentration (4,000 cells/µL for V2 chemistry and 3,000 cells/µL for V3 chemistry). Cell throughput will vary depending on many factors such as whole cells vs nuclei, heme vs solid tumor samples, cell size, and viability. Your typical throughput may vary. If initially too few reads are allocated, libraries may be resequenced and both new and old reads can be processed at the same time to achieve desired coverage.
DNA libraries
Mission Bio recommends an average coverage of 60 – 80x. This represents the total number before filtering.
The total number of reads required for one sample can be calculated as follows:
Total reads with AML panel (example):
- number of expected cells x number of amplicons x recommended coverage
- V2 ~ 5,000 x 127 x 80 = 50.8 M
- V3 ~ 11,000 x 127 x 80 = 111.8 M
This 60 – 80X criteria takes the following into account and aims to provide sufficient sequence information needed to perform robust genotyping across all cells and amplicons:
- Not all outputted sequencing reads are associated to cells. Typically, 40 – 70 % of reads are mapped to cells and the rest linked to off-target events, non-incorporated barcodes, compromised cells, etc.
- Not all amplicons are equally well-performing. Amplicons that are amplified by primers in more challenging genomic loci, e.g., GC-rich regions, receive on average a lower number of sequencing reads compared to other amplicons. The 60 – 80X coverage criteria accounts for that imbalance to maximize the read number for low-performing amplicons.
Protein libraries
Mission Bio recommends an average coverage of 500 – 1,000x. This represents the total number before filtering.
The total number of reads required for one sample can be calculated as follows:
Total reads with 10-AOC panel (example):
- number of expected cells x number of amplicons x recommended coverage
- V2 5,000 x 10 x 1,000 = 50.0 M
- V3 11,000 x 10 x 1,000 = 110.0 M