Low Molecular Weight sample and primer dimers

jsandler · 08-04-2009, 11:12 AM

I recently ran a Low Molecular Weight sample on our 454 and got a bad result. Most of the sequences were just primer dimers. Our samples are pooled PCR products, 200-600 bp in length. The LMW protocol says to skip the AMPure size selection/cleanup step after adapter ligation, but this allows primer dimers to be sequenced.
I want to eliminate the primer dimers, but I am afraid that if I do the AMPure cleanup, I will loose part of my sample DNA.
Any ideas about how to eliminate the primer dimers for the LMW sample?
I have attached a plot of the sequence read lengths from the last run.

Susanne · 08-26-2009, 02:27 AM

Hi, if you don't want to use Ampure clean-up or gel extraction (I'm just assuming this would drop out for the same reasons), did you think about something like using a Centricon (or Microcon)? Millipore claims that they cannot only be used for proteins, but also provides DNA cut-off sizes:
Centricon-30 ssDNA cot-off: 60 nt, dsDNA cut-off: 50 bp
I think I have read something like 90% retention. I guess every additional step will not have 100% yield, but is that necessary? If your samples are PCR products, you should have plenty of everything.

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08-26-2009, 02:27 AM	#2
Susanne Member Location: Germany Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 33	Hi, if you don't want to use Ampure clean-up or gel extraction (I'm just assuming this would drop out for the same reasons), did you think about something like using a Centricon (or Microcon)? Millipore claims that they cannot only be used for proteins, but also provides DNA cut-off sizes: Centricon-30 ssDNA cot-off: 60 nt, dsDNA cut-off: 50 bp I think I have read something like 90% retention. I guess every additional step will not have 100% yield, but is that necessary? If your samples are PCR products, you should have plenty of everything.