Genomics

HMELAB

1.Genomics
2.Transcriptomics
3.Epigenetics
4.Proteomics
5.Metabolomics

Human Whole Genome Sequencing

Service Specifications
Platform Library Sequencing Depth
Illumina NovaSeq
MGI DNBSEQ-T7
PE150 ≥30 X
Nanopore PromethION 48 8 kb ≥30 X
PacBio Revio 15 kb - Hifi ≥10 X
Sample Requirements
Platform Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (μg) OD260/280 OD260/230
Illumina/MGI PCR-free ≥1 ≥0.03 - Limited degradation and
protein or RNA contamination
≥40 ≥0.5 -
Nanopore ≥40 ≥4 1.7-2.2
PacBio ≥50 ≥10 1.7-2.2

Human Whole Exome Sequencing

Service Specifications
Exon Capture Strategy Sequencing Strategy Recommended Data Output
Sure Select Human All Exon v6 (Agilent)
or xGen Exome Hybridization Panel v2 (IDT)
Illumina NovaSeq PE150 5 - 10 Gb
For mendelian disorders/rare diseases: > 50x
For tumor samples: ≥ 100x
Sample Requirements
Sample Type Amount (Qubit®) Concentration Volume Purity (NanoDrop)
Genomic DNA ≥ 50 ng ≥ 6 ng/μL ≥ 15 μL OD260/280 = 1.8–2.0
no degradation, no contamination

Plant/Animal Whole Genome Sequencing

Service Specifications
Variants to be identified Sequencing strategy Recommended depth
SNP and InDel Illumina NovaSeq PE150
or MGI T7
10x
SV and CNV (less accurate) 30x
SV and CNV (more accurate) Nanopore Prom P48 20x
SNPs, Indels, SV and CNV PacBio Revio 10x
Sample Requirements
Tissue or extracted nucleic acids Illumina/MGI Nanopore PacBio
Animal Viscera 0.5 - 1 g ≥ 3.5 g ≥ 3.5 g
Animal Muscle ≥ 5 g ≥ 5 g
Mammalian Blood 1.5 mL ≥ 0.5 mL ≥ 5 mL
Poultry/Fish Blood ≥ 0.1 mL ≥ 0.5 mL
Plant- Fresh Leaf 1 - 2 g ≥ 2 g ≥ 5 g
Cultured Cells ≥ 1×107 ≥ 1×108
Insect soft tissue/Individual 0.5 - 1 g ≥ 1 g ≥ 3 g
Extracted DNA Concentration: ≥ 1 ng/μL
Amount: ≥ 30 ng
Limited or no degradation or contamination
Concentration / Amount
OD260/280
OD260/230
Limited or no degradation or contamination
≥ 40 ng/ µL
4 µg/flow cell/sample
1.7 - 2.2
≥ 1.5
Concentration / Amount
OD260/280
OD260/230
Limited or no degradation or contamination
≥ 50 ng/μL
10 μg/flow cell/sample
1.7 - 2.2
1.8 - 2.5
PCR-free Library Preparation:
Concentration ≥ 40 ng/μL
Amount ≥ 500 ng

Plant/Animal De Novo Sequencing

Service Specification
Genome survey Genome assembly Chromosome-level Genome Annotation
50X
Illumina NovaSeq PE150
30X
PacBio CCS HiFi reads
100X Hi-C RNA-seq Illumina PE150 10 Gb
+
(optional)
Full length RNA-seq PacBio 40 Gb or Nanopore 12 Gb
Sample Requirements
Tissue or extracted nucleic acids Genome Survey Genome Assembly with PacBio Hi-C Assembly
Animal Viscera 0.5–1 g ≥ 3.5 g ≥ 2 g
Animal Muscle ≥ 5 g
Mammalian Blood 1.5 mL ≥ 5 mL ≥ 2 mL
Poultry/Fish Blood ≥ 0.5 mL
Plant - Fresh Leaf 1–2 g ≥ 5 g ≥ 4 g
Cultured Cells ≥ 1×108 ≥ 1×107
Insect 0.5–1 g ≥ 3 g ≥ 2 g
Extracted DNA Concentration: ≥ 1 ng/μL
Amount: ≥ 30 ng
Limited or no degradation or contamination
Concentration: ≥ 50 ng/μL
Amount: 10 μg/flow cell/sample
OD260/280 = 1.7–2.2
OD260/230 = 1.8–2.5
Limited or no degradation or contamination

Bacterial and Fungal Whole Genome Re-Sequencing

Service Specifications
Sequencing platform Sequencing Strategy Data recommended Quality control
Illumina NovaSeq PE150 Depth of 100x Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirement
Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (ng) Volume (μL)
≥1 ≥60 ≥20

De Novo Bacterial Genome Assembly

Service Specifications
Service Sequencing Strategy
Draft Genome Illumina PE150 100x
0 Gap Genome Nanopore 100x + Illumina PE150 100x or Pacbio HiFi 30x + Illumina PE150 100x (optional)
Sample Requirements
Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (μg) Volume (μL) OD260/280 OD260/230
PacBio ≥ 20 ≥ 1.2 ≥ 20 1.7-2.2 ≥ 1.0
Nanopore ≥ 40 ≥ 2 ≥ 20 1.7-2.2 1.0-3.0
Illumina ≥ 1 ≥ 0.06 ≥ 20 - -

De Novo Fungal Genome Assembly

Service Specifications
Service Sequencing Strategy Quality Control
Draft Genome Illumina PE150 Q30 ≥ 85%
Fine Genome Nanopore 50x + Illumina PE150 50x Assembly: PacBio HiFi 30x or Nanopore 100x + Illumina PE150 50x or Hi-C Assembly 100x contig N50 ≥ 1 Mb; contig N50 ≥ 500kb (fungi)
Sample Requirements
Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (μg) Volume (μL) OD260/280 OD260/230
PacBio ≥ 20 ≥ 1.2 ≥ 20 1.7-2.2 ≥ 1.0
Nanopore ≥ 40 ≥ 2 ≥ 20 1.7-2.2 1.0-3.0
Illumina ≥ 1 ≥ 0.06 ≥ 20 - -

16S/18S/ITS Amplicon Sequencing - PacBio

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing Strategy Data Recommended
Amplicon PacBio Revio 10/30/50 K tags (CCS)
Sample Requirements
Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (μg) Volume (μL)
≥ 5 ≥ 0.3 ≥ 20

16S/18S/ITS Amplicon Sequencing – Illumina NovaSeq

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing Strategy Data recommended
Amplicon Illumina PE250 50/100/300K tags (Read Pairs)
Sample Requirements
Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (ng) Volume (μL)
≥ 1 ≥ 200 ≥ 20

Metagenomic Sequencing

Service Specifications
Sequencing platform Sequencing Strategy Data recommended
Illumina NovaSeq PE150 6 Gb
Nanopore P48 10 kb 6 / 10 Gb
PacBio Revio 8 kb 10 / 20 Gb
Sample Requirements
Library Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (μg) Volume (μL)
Illumina PE150 Library ≥ 1 ≥ 0.03 ≥ 20
Nanopore 10 kb Library ≥ 40 ≥ 2 ≥ 20
PacBio 8 kb Library ≥ 50 10 μg/cell ≥ 20

Specific-Locus Amplified Fragment Sequencing (SLAF-Seq)

Service Specifications
Type of analysis Recommended population scale Sequencing strategy Tag number
Genetic Maps 2 parents and >150 offspring Parents: 20x WGS
Offspring: 10x
Genome size:
<400 Mb: WGS recommended
<1 Gb: 100K tags
1-2 Gb: 200K tags
>2 Gb: 300K tags
Max 500K tags
Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) ≥ 200 samples 10x
Genetic Evolution ≥ 30 samples, with ≥ 10 samples from each subgroup 10x
Service Requirements
  • Concentration ≥ 5 ng/μL
  • Total amount ≥ 80 ng
  • Nanodrop OD260/280 = 1.6 – 2.5
  • Agarose gel: No or limited degradation or contamination

Hi-C Based Genome Assembly

Service Specifications
Library preparation Sequencing strategy Recommended data output Quality control
Hi-C library Illumina NovaSeq PE150 100x Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
Tissue Required amount
Animal Viscera≥ 2 g
Animal Muscle≥ 2 g
Mammalian Blood≥ 2 mL
Poultry/Fish Blood≥ 2 mL
Plant - Fresh Leaf≥ 3 g
Cultured Cells≥ 1×107
Insect≥ 2 g

Genome-Wide Association Analysis (GWAS)

Service Specifications and Sample Requirements
Type of sequencing Recommended population scale Sequencing strategy Nucleotide requirements
Whole Genome Sequencing 200 samples 10x Concentration ≥ 1 ng/μL
Total amount ≥ 30 ng
Limited or no degradation or contamination
Specific-Locus Amplified Fragment (SLAF) Tag depth: 10x
Number of tags:
< 400 Mb: WGS recommended
< 1 Gb: 100K tags
1-2 Gb: 200K tags
> 2 Gb: 300K tags
Max 500K tags
Concentration ≥ 5 ng/μL
Total amount ≥ 80 ng
Nanodrop OD260/280 = 1.6–2.5
Agarose gel: no or limited degradation or contamination

Evolutionary Genetics

Service Specifications and Sample Requirements
Type of sequencing Recommended population scale Sequencing strategy Nucleotide requirements
Whole Genome Sequencing ≥ 30 individuals, with ≥ 10 individuals from each subgroup 10x Concentration ≥ 1 ng/μL
Total amount ≥ 30 ng
Limited or no degradation or contamination
Specific-Locus Amplified Fragment (SLAF) Tag depth: 10x
Number of tags:
< 400 Mb: WGS recommended
< 1 Gb: 100K tags
1-2 Gb: 200K tags
> 2 Gb: 300K tags
Max 500K tags
Concentration ≥ 5 ng/μL
Total amount ≥ 80 ng
Nanodrop OD260/280 = 1.6–2.5
Agarose gel: no or limited degradation or contamination

Comparative Genomics

Service Specifications
Estimated turn-around time Number of species Analyses
30 working days 6 - 12 Gene family clustering
Gene family expansion and contraction
Phylogenetic tree construction
Divergence time estimation (Fossil calibration required)
LTR insertion time (For plants)
Whole genome duplication (For plants)
Selective pressure
Synteny analysis
Sample Requirements and Delivery
Species Tissue Survey PacBio CCS
Animal Visceral tissue 0.5 ~ 1 g ≥ 3.5 g
Muscle tissue ≥ 5.0 g
Mammalian blood ≥ 5.0 mL
Poultry/Fish blood - ≥ 0.5 mL
Plant Fresh Leaf 1 ~ 2 g ≥ 5.0 g
Petal/Stem 1 ~ 2 g ≥ 10.0 g
Root/Seed 1 ~ 2 g ≥ 20.0 g
Cells Cultured cell - ≥ 1 × 108

Prokaryotic RNA Sequencing

Service Specification and Delivery
Library Sequencing strategy Data recommended Quality Control
rRNA depleted directional library Illumina PE150 1-2 Gb Q30≥85%
Sample Requirement
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
≥ 50 ≥ 1 OD260/280=1.8-2.0
OD260/230=1.0-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
RIN≥6.5

Eukaryotic mRNA Sequencing

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing strategy Data recommended Quality Control
Poly A enriched Illumina PE150
DNBSEQ-T7
6-10 Gb Q30≥85%
Minimum Sample Requirements
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
Standard Library ≥ 10 ≥ 0.2 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
For plants: RIN≥4.0
For animals: RIN≥4.5; 5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation
Directional Library ≥ 10 ≥ 0.2 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
For plants: RIN≥4.0
For animals: RIN≥4.5; 5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation
Plants Animal Arthropods Whole blood Cells
Root, Stem or Petal: 450 mg
Leaf or Seed: 300 mg
Fruit: 1.2 g
Heart or Intestine: 300 mg
Viscera or Brain: 240 mg
Muscle: 450 mg
Bones, Hair or Skin: 1 g
Insects: 6 g
Crustacea: 300 mg
1 tube 106 cells

Non-Reference Based mRNA Sequencing

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing strategy Data recommended Quality Control
Poly A enriched Illumina PE150
DNBSEQ-T7
6-10 Gb Q30≥85%
Sample Requirements
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
≥ 10 ≥ 0.2 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
For plants: RIN≥4.0
For animals: RIN≥4.5; 5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation
Plants Animal Arthropods Whole blood Cells
Root, Stem or Petal: 450 mg
Leaf or Seed: 300 mg
Fruit: 1.2 g
Heart or Intestine: 300 mg
Viscera or Brain: 240 mg
Muscle: 450 mg
Bones, Hair or Skin: 1 g
Insects: 6 g
Crustacea: 300 mg
1 tube 106 cells

Full-Length mRNA Sequencing - Nanopore

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing strategy Data recommended Quality Control
Poly A enriched Nanopore PromethION 48 6/12 Gb Average quality score: Q10
Sample Requirements
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
≥ 100 ≥ 1.0 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
For plants: RIN≥7.0
For animals: RIN≥7.5; 5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation
Plants Animal Arthropods Whole blood Cells
Root, Stem or Petal: 450 mg
Leaf or Seed: 300 mg
Fruit: 1.2 g
Heart or Intestine: 300 mg
Viscera or Brain: 240 mg
Muscle: 450 mg
Bones, Hair or Skin: 1 g
Insects: 6 g
Crustacea: 300 mg
1 tube 106 cells

Full-Length mRNA Sequencing - PacBio

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing strategy Data recommended Quality Control
Poly A enriched mRNA CCS library PacBio Sequel II
PacBio Revio
20/40 Gb
5/10 M CCS
Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
≥ 100 ≥ 1.0 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
For plants: RIN≥7.5;
For animals: RIN≥8.0;
5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation
Plants Animal Arthropods Whole blood Cells
Root, Stem or Petal: 450 mg
Leaf or Seed: 300 mg
Fruit: 1.2 g
Heart or Intestine: 300 mg
Viscera or Brain: 240 mg
Muscle: 450 mg
Bones, Hair or Skin: 1 g
Insects: 6 g
Crustacea: 300 mg
1 tube 106 cells

PacBio 2+3 Full-Length mRNA Solution

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing strategy Data recommended Quality Control
Poly A enriched mRNA CCS library PacBio Sequel II
PacBio Revio
20/40 Gb
5/10 M CCS
Q30 ≥ 85%
Poly A enriched Illumina PE150 6-10 Gb Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
Illumina Library ≥ 10 ≥ 0.2 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
For plants: RIN≥4.0
For animals: RIN≥4.5; 5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation
PacBio Library ≥ 100 ≥ 1.0 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
Plants: RIN≥7.5
Animals: RIN≥8.0
5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation

Long Non-Coding RNA Sequencing - Illumina

Service Specifications
Library Platform Data recommended Quality Control
rRNA depleted directional Library Illumina PE150 10-16 Gb Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
≥ 80 ≥ 0.8 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
RIN≥6.0
5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation
Plants Animal Arthropods Whole blood Cells
Root, Stem or Petal: 450 mg
Leaf or Seed: 300 mg
Fruit: 1.2 g
Heart or Intestine: 450 mg
Viscera or Brain: 240 mg
Muscle: 600 mg
Bones, Hair or Skin: 1.5 g
Insects: 9 g
Crustacea: 450 mg
2 tube 106 cells

Small RNA Sequencing - Illumina

Service Specifications
Library Platform Data recommended Quality Control
Size selected Illumina SE150 10M-20M reads Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
≥ 80 ≥ 0.8 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
RIN≥6.0
5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation
Plants Animal Arthropods Whole blood Cells
Root, Stem or Petal: 450 mg
Leaf or Seed: 300 mg
Fruit: 1.2 g
Heart or Intestine: 450 mg
Viscera or Brain: 240 mg
Muscle: 600 mg
Bones, Hair or Skin: 1.5 g
Insects: 9 g
Crustacea: 450 mg
2 tube 106 cells

CircRNA Sequencing - Illumina

Service Specifications
Library Platform Data recommended Quality Control
rRNA depleted directional Library Illumina PE150 16-20 Gb Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
≥ 80 ≥ 0.8 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
RIN≥6.0
5.0≥28S/18S≥1.0; limited or no baseline elevation
Plants Animal Arthropods Whole blood Cells
Root, Stem or Petal: 450 mg
Leaf or Seed: 300 mg
Fruit: 1.2 g
Heart or Intestine: 450 mg
Viscera or Brain: 240 mg
Muscle: 600 mg
Bones, Hair or Skin: 1.5 g
Insects: 9 g
Crustacea: 450 mg
2 tube 106 cells

Exosomal Small RNA Sequencing - Illumina

Service Specifications
Library Platform Recommended data Data QC
Exosomal miRNA isolation Illumina SE50 10M-20M reads Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirement
Amount (ng) Volume (μL)
40 20
Exosome: 100 μL; 40 μg; 109 particles/mL
Serum/Plasma: 5 mL, Cell culture supernatant: 100 mL, Urine: 100 mL, Saliva: 15 mL, Nasal discharge: 15 mL, Cerebrospinal: 15 mL, Amniotic fluid: 50 mL, Semen: 5 mL
Bile: 5 mL, Ascites: 50 mL, Milk: 15 mL, Follicular fluid: 15 mL, Fecal supernatant: 50 mL, Microbial culture supernatant: 15 mL
Animal tissue: 3 g, Plant tissue: 1 g

Exosomal mRNA/LncRNA/CircRNA Sequencing - Illumina

Service Specifications
Library Platform Recommended data Data QC
Exosomal miRNA isolation Illumina PE150 10-16 Gb Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirement
Amount (ng) Volume (μL)
40 20
Exosome: 100 μL; 40 μg; 109 particles/mL
Serum/Plasma: 5 mL, Cell culture supernatant: 100 mL, Urine: 100 mL, Saliva: 15 mL, Nasal discharge: 15 mL, Cerebrospinal: 15 mL, Amniotic fluid: 50 mL, Semen: 5 mL
Bile: 5 mL, Ascites: 50 mL, Milk: 15 mL, Follicular fluid: 15 mL, Fecal supernatant: 50 mL, Microbial culture supernatant: 15 mL
Animal tissue: 3 g, Plant tissue: 1 g

Metatranscriptome Sequencing

Service Specifications
Sequencing platform Sequencing Strategy Data recommended Data Quality Control
Illumina NovaSeq PE150 12 Gb Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (μg) Volume (μL) OD260/280 OD260/230 RIN
≥ 50 ≥ 1.0 ≥ 20 1.8-2.0 1.0-2.5 ≥ 6.5

Whole Transcriptome Sequencing - Illumina

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing Strategy Data recommended Quality Control
rRNA depleted Illumina PE150 16-20 Gb Q30 ≥ 85%
Size selected Illumina SE50 10-20M reads Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
Conc. (ng/μl) Amount (μg) Purity Integrity
≥ 80 ≥ 1.6 OD260/280=1.7-2.5
OD260/230=0.5-2.5
Limited or no protein or DNA contamination shown on gel.
RIN ≥ 6.0
5.0 ≥ 28S/18S ≥ 1.0; limited or no baseline elevation

Spatial Transcriptome

1. BMKMANU S3000 Spatial Transcriptome
Sample Requirements Library Sequencing Strategy Data Recommended Quality Control
OCT-embedded cryo samples (approx. 6×6×6 mm³)
2 blocks per sample (1 for experiment, 1 for backup)
S3000 cDNA Library Illumina PE150 160K PE reads per 100uM (250 Gb) RIN > 7
2. 10x Genomics Visium Spatial Transcriptome
Sample Requirements Library Sequencing Strategy Data Recommended Quality Control
OCT-embedded cryo samples (approx. 6×6×6 mm³)
2 blocks per sample
10X Visium cDNA Library Illumina PE150 50K PE reads per spot (60 Gb) RIN > 7

Single-Nuclei RNA Sequencing

Samples eligible for single nuclei RNA sequencing
Cell / Tissue Reason
Unfresh frozen tissue Unable to get fresh or long-saved organizations
Muscle cell, Megakaryocyte, Fat... Cell diameter is too large to enter the instrument
Liver... Too fragile to break, unable to distinguish single cells
Neuron cell, Brain... More sensitive, easy to stress, will change the sequencing results
Pancreas, Thyroid... Rich in endogenous enzymes, affecting the production of single cell suspension
Single-nucleus vs Single-cell
Single-nucleus Single-cell
Unlimited cell diameter Cell diameter: 10-40 μm
The material can be frozen tissue The material must be fresh tissue
Low stress of frozen cells Enzyme treatment may cause cell stress reaction
No red blood cells need to be removed Red blood cells need to be removed
Nuclear expresses bioinformation The whole cell expresses bioinformation
Service Specifications
Sample Requirements Library Sequencing Strategy Data Recommended Quality Control
Animal tissue ≥ 200 mg
Plant tissue ≥ 400 mg
10x Genomics sn cDNA library Illumina PE150 100K PE reads per cell (100-200 Gb) 700-1200 nuclei/μl and nuclei integrity observed under microscope

Hi-C Based Chromatin Interaction

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing Strategy Recommended data output Hi-C Signal Resolution
Hi-C library Illumina PE150 Chromatin loop: 150x
TAD: 50x
Chromatin Loop: 10Kb
TAD: 40Kb
Sample Requirements
Sample type Required amount
Animal tissue≥ 2g
Whole Blood≥ 2mL
Fungi≥ 1g
Plant - young tissue1g/aliquot, 2-4 aliquotes recommended
Cultured Cells≥ 1×107

ATAC-Seq

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing Strategy Recommended data output Quality control
ATAC-seq Illumina PE150 > 20M reads
Depending on genome size (Human: 50M reads)
Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
Sample Requirement
Cell number≥ 106 cells
Tissue weight≥ 200 mg fresh tissue
Blood≥ 4 mL

Whole Genome Bisulfate Sequencing (WGBS)

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing Strategy Recommended data output Quality control
Bisulfite treated Illumina PE150 30x depth Q30 ≥ 85%
Bisulfite conversion > 99%
Sample Requirements
Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (μg) Additional requirements
≥ 5 ≥ 400 ng Limited degradation or contamination

Reduced Representation Bisulfate Sequencing (RRBS)

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing Strategy Recommended data output Quality control
MspI digested and Bisulfite treated library Illumina PE150 8 Gb Q30 ≥ 85%
Bisulfite conversion > 99%
MspI cutting efficiency > 95%
Sample Requirements
Concentration (ng/μL) Total amount (μg) Additional requirements
≥ 30 ≥ 1 Limited degradation or contamination

Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing (ChIP-Seq)

Service Specifications
Library Sequencing Strategy Recommended data output Quality control
Purified DNA after Immunoprecipitation Illumina PE150 10 Gb Q30 ≥ 85%
Sample Requirements
  • Total amount: ≥ 10 ng
  • Fragment size distribution: 100-750 bps

Label-free DIA Quantitation

Sample Requirements
Sample Type Label-free DIA/DDA
AnimalCommon animal tissues: animal internal organs (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney), skin, muscle, barin, etc≥ 5 mg
Hard Tissue (Cartilage, Bone)≥ 100 mg
White Adipose tissue≥ 100 mg
CellSuspended cells, adherent cells≥ 5 × 10⁶ cells
Cell culture supernatant≥ 5 mL
FluidPlasma, Serum≥ 100 μL
Saliva, Breast milk, Prostatic fluid, Rumen fluid≥ 100 μL
Urine/Ascites/Pleural effusion/Lavage fluid, etc≥ 15 mL
Tear fluid≥ 15 μL
Tear fluid filter strip≥ 2 strips
Aqueous humor≥ 100 μL
PlantPlant buds, pollen≥ 100 mg
Plant seeds and fruits (low moisture, rice/wheat seeds)≥ 400 mg
Plant seeds and fruits (high moisture, apple, peach, pear)≥ 500 mg
Tender plant shoots (leaf buds, young leaves), algae≥ 200 mg
Mature leaves, roots, stems and bark≥ 300 mg
OtherFeces, Intestinal contents≥ 50 mg
Distiller’s yeast, fermenting grains, Da Qu fermentation≥ 500 mg
MicroorganismProkaryotic bacteria (E. coli, Weissella spp.), fungi (yeast)Biomass: ≥ 50 mg or Cell count: ≥ 5 × 10⁶ cells
Protein SolutionComplex protein solution, protein powder≥ 40 μg, Conc.: ≥ 0.5 μg/μL

Isobaric Label (TMT: Tandem Mass Tags)

Sample Requirements
Sample Type Label-free DIA/DDA
AnimalCommon animal tissues (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, skin, muscle, brain, etc)≥ 10 mg
Hard Tissue (Cartilage, Bone)≥ 100 mg
White Adipose tissue≥ 100 mg
CellSuspended cells, adherent cells≥ 5 × 10⁶ cells
Cell culture supernatant≥ 10 mL
FluidPlasma, Serum≥ 200 μL
Saliva, Breast milk, Prostatic fluid, Rumen fluid≥ 200 μL
Urine/Ascites/Pleural effusion/Lavage fluid, etc≥ 30 mL
Tear fluid≥ 25 μL
Tear fluid filter strip≥ 2 strips
Aqueous humor≥ 300 μL
PlantPlant buds, pollen≥ 100 mg
Plant seeds and fruits (low moisture, rice/wheat seeds)≥ 500 mg
Plant seeds and fruits (high moisture, apple, peach, pear)≥ 1 g
Tender plant shoots (leaf buds, young leaves), algae≥ 300 mg
Mature leaves, roots, stems and bark≥ 500 mg
OtherFeces, Intestinal contents≥ 100 mg
Distiller’s yeast, fermenting grains, Da Qu fermentation≥ 1 g
MicroorganismProkaryotic bacteria (E. coli, Weissella spp.), fungi (yeast)Biomass: ≥ 50 mg or Cell count: ≥ 5 × 10⁶ cells
Protein SolutionComplex protein solution, protein powder≥ 100 μg, Conc.: ≥ 0.5 μg/μL

Label-free DDA Proteomics

Sample Requirements
Sample Type Label-free DIA/DDA
AnimalCommon animal tissues (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, skin, muscle, brain, etc)≥ 5 mg
Hard Tissue (Cartilage, Bone)≥ 100 mg
White Adipose tissue≥ 100 mg
CellSuspended cells, adherent cells≥ 5 × 10⁶ cells
Cell culture supernatant≥ 5 mL
FluidPlasma, Serum≥ 100 μL
Saliva, Breast milk, Prostatic fluid, Rumen fluid≥ 100 μL
Urine/Ascites/Pleural effusion/Lavage fluid, etc≥ 15 mL
Tear fluid≥ 15 μL
Tear fluid filter strip≥ 2 strips
Aqueous humor≥ 100 μL
PlantPlant buds, pollen≥ 100 mg
Plant seeds and fruits (low moisture, rice/wheat seeds)≥ 400 mg
Plant seeds and fruits (high moisture, apple, peach, pear)≥ 500 mg
Tender plant shoots (leaf buds, young leaves), algae≥ 200 mg
Mature leaves, roots, stems and bark≥ 300 mg
OtherFeces, Intestinal contents≥ 50 mg
Distiller’s yeast, fermenting grains, Da Qu fermentation≥ 500 mg
MicroorganismProkaryotic bacteria (E. coli, Weissella spp.), fungi (yeast)Biomass: ≥ 50 mg or Cell count: ≥ 5 × 10⁶ cells
Protein SolutionComplex protein solution, protein powder≥ 40 μg, Conc.: ≥ 0.5 μg/μL

Untargeted Metabolomics

Sample Requirements
Sample Type Recommend Minimum
Serum, Plasma, Urine, Other body fluids (Amniotic fluid, saliva, hemolymph, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.)≥ 10 mg≥ 1 mg
Filter paper strips, Swabs≥ 4 strips≥ 2 strips
Exosomes (isolated exosomes by clients)≥ 500 μL, ~1011 particles/mL≥ 300 μL, ~108 particles/mL
Semen plasma, Amniotic fluid, Prostatic fluid, Rumen fluid, Exhaled breath condensate, Gastric lavage fluid, Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, Sweat, Saliva, Sputum, Milk, Cell culture supernatant, Fermentation broth≥ 500 μL≥ 100 μL
Animal & Clinical tissues, Feces, Intestinal contents, Microbial organisms, Spinal cord, Cartilage≥ 100 mg≥ 25 mg
Cell1 × 10? cells5 × 10? cells
Distiller's yeast, Fermenting grains, Da Qu fermentation≥ 500 mg≥ 100 mg
Soil, Sludge, Marine sediment≥ 500 mg≥ 100 mg

Lipidomics Profiling

Sample Requirements
Sample Type Recommend Minimum
Serum, Plasma, Urine, Other body fluids (Amniotic fluid, saliva, hemolymph, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.)≥ 10 mg≥ 1 mg
Filter paper strips, Swabs≥ 4 strips≥ 2 strips
Exosomes (isolated exosomes by clients)≥ 500 μL, ~1011 particles/mL≥ 300 μL, ~108 particles/mL
Semen plasma, Amniotic fluid, Prostatic fluid, Rumen fluid, Exhaled breath condensate, Gastric lavage fluid, Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, Sweat, Saliva, Sputum, Milk, Cell culture supernatant, Fermentation broth≥ 500 μL≥ 100 μL
Animal & Clinical tissues, Feces, Intestinal contents, Microbial organisms, Spinal cord, Cartilage≥ 100 mg≥ 25 mg
Cell1075 * 106
(Each sample must have the same number of cells)
Distiller's yeast, Fermenting grains, Da Qu fermentation≥ 500 mg≥ 100 mg
Soil, Sludge, Marine sediment≥ 500 mg≥ 100 mg
Plant - Fresh plant tissue≥ 500 mg≥ 100 mg
Plant - Freezed-dried plant tissue≥ 500 mg≥ 150 mg
Plant - Traditional Chinese medicine soupFreeze-dried powder ≥ 200 mg, Medicine soup ≥ 1 mLFreeze-dried powder ≥ 25 mg, Medicine soup ≥ 100 μL
Plant - Chinese medicine pills≥ 1 g≥ 25 mg

Targeted Metabolomics

Sample Requirements
Sample Type Recommend Minimum
Serum, Plasma, Urine≥ 200 μL≥ 100 μL
Animal & Clinical tissues, Feces, Intestinal contents, Microorganisms≥ 100 mg≥ 40 mg
Cell2 × 107 cells2 × 105 cells
Cell culture medium, Fermental medium≥ 1 mL≥ 200 μL
Biological Replicates Requirements
Sample Type Recommend Biological Duplicates Minimum Biological Duplicates
Cell and Microorganism≥ 6 ea≥ 3 ea
Animal≥ 10 ea≥ 6 ea
Human≥ 30 ea≥ 10 ea