- Mikheikin, Andrey;
- Olsen, Anita;
- Leslie, Kevin;
- Russell-Pavier, Freddie;
- Yacoot, Andrew;
- Picco, Loren;
- Payton, Oliver;
- Toor, Amir;
- Chesney, Alden;
- Gimzewski, James K;
- Mishra, Bud;
- Reed, Jason
Progress in whole-genome sequencing using short-read (e.g., <150 bp), next-generation sequencing technologies has reinvigorated interest in high-resolution physical mapping to fill technical gaps that are not well addressed by sequencing. Here, we report two technical advances in DNA nanotechnology and single-molecule genomics: (1) we describe a labeling technique (CRISPR-Cas9 nanoparticles) for high-speed AFM-based physical mapping of DNA and (2) the first successful demonstration of using DVD optics to image DNA molecules with high-speed AFM. As a proof of principle, we used this new "nanomapping" method to detect and map precisely BCL2-IGH translocations present in lymph node biopsies of follicular lymphoma patents. This HS-AFM "nanomapping" technique can be complementary to both sequencing and other physical mapping approaches.