应用RAPD方法对近交系小鼠进行遗传检测的研究

目的　为实验室日常检测近交系小鼠的遗传背景提供一种分子生物学方法。方法　用 6条随机引物对 6个品系近交系小鼠基因组DNA进行PCR扩增。结果　 6条随机引物中p2、p3、p5和p6四引物扩增的条带差异较为明显。结论　RAPD方法是一种有效的近交系小鼠遗传检测手段     

近交系剑尾鱼的STR遗传检测技术

目的建立近交系实验用鱼DNA检测方法,用于遗传质量控制。方法以RR-B、RW-H、BY-F三个近交系剑尾鱼的基因组DNA为主要研究对象,并以非选育剑尾鱼作对照,采用STR（short tandem repeat）引物扩增方法检测不同品系在DNA上的异同。设计10对STR引物,优化PCR电泳条件,使用相同的实验条件进行重复,以得到可靠的扩增条带,筛选出特异性引物。结果有4对引物可扩增出稳定条带,1对引物（AY204223）的PCR扩增条带在非选育群中表现多态性,在RR-B与BY-F系表型一致,与RW-H表型不同。这些STR位点能够区分剑尾鱼三个近交系品系。结论STR检测技术可望用于近交系剑尾鱼的遗传质量监测。     

河南地方野生小鼠与近交系小鼠的扩增片段长度多态性分析

目的 从分子水平上阐明河南省兰考地区捕获的野生小鼠(LK)与4个小鼠品系(B6,BALB/c,DDK,PWK)之间的遗传差异及遗传关系,从而进一步确定该种野生小鼠的种属及培育野生来源近交系小鼠品系.方法 利用25对引物,对野生小鼠及4个小鼠品系进行扩增片段长度多态性(AFLP)分析.结果 检测到2035条扩增条带,多态...     

BALB/c小鼠遗传质量检测的新方法

目的比较随即扩增多态性方法（RAPD）、微卫星方法（STR）与生化标记方法对近交系小鼠遗传质量检测的差异,为近交系动物遗传质量控制提供一种分子生物学方法。方法提取近交系小鼠BALB/c基因组DNA,用6条RAPD引物和20对STR引物对其进行PCR扩增,用生化标记法检测13个位点。结果在6条RAPD引物中,引物2（p2）、引物3（p3）、引物5（p5）和引物6（p6）这四条引物扩增的条带出现差异,表现为不同的RAPD图谱;在20对STR引物中,引物2、4、10和11,这四对引物扩增的条带出现差异,表现为不同的STR图谱;13个生化标记位点中,过氧化氢酶-2（Ce-2）等6个生化位点发现杂合基因。结论RAPD和STR可用于验证生化标记方法的实验结果,并用于保证近交系动物的遗传质量。     

利用多重荧光STR技术分析上海地区7品系常用近交系小鼠核心群的遗传特性

目的比较上海地区7品系常用近交系小鼠核心群的遗传特性。方法将筛选到的48对多态性丰富的微卫星引物组合优化,形成11组多重荧光PCR引物混合体系,对来自上海地区两大实验小鼠供应商的7品系近交系小鼠核心群的DNA样进行分型检测。利用遗传分析软件进行数据分析。结果来自两大供应商的7品系近交系小鼠在48个微卫星位点上都为纯合子。同一种群内小鼠的STR位点结果均一致;不同种群小鼠无论品系是否相同,相互间均存在STR位点差异。但相同品系不同种群近交系小鼠间的遗传距离与不同品系小鼠种群间的遗传距离相比均较近。在UPGMA聚类树中,相同品系的不同种群均首先两两聚成一类。C57BL/6小鼠与其他6品系小鼠的亲缘关系均较远。结论上海地区不同供应商的7品系近交系小鼠核心群间均存在STR位点差异。     

辽宁省6种常用近交系小鼠10个微卫星位点的遗传质量检测报告

目的利用微卫星技术对辽宁省6种近交系小鼠进行遗传质量分析。方法根据Mouse Genome Database和相关文献选取10个多态信息丰富的位点和引物,进行PCR扩增和PAGE电泳,对小鼠的遗传多态性进行研究。结果不同品系小鼠同一位点的扩增结果表现出多态性,同一品系同一位点表现单态性,所有小鼠的10个位点都处于纯合状态;遗传距离分析表明,C57BL/10与C57BL/6J小鼠之间的遗传距离最近,为0.1021,遗传距离最远的是BALB/c与C57BL/10、C57BL/6J,分别为0.1635和0.1614。结论运用所筛选的10个微卫星位点可以对近交系小鼠进行遗传质量检测,说明该方法具备可行性。     

(GTG)5探针产生的DNA指纹图在近交系小鼠遗传检测中的应用

目的探讨用非放射性标记的寡聚核苷酸探针(GTG)5进行近交系小鼠的DNA指纹分析。方法用非放射性标记的寡聚核苷酸探针(GTG)5制作BALB/c、C57BL/6J、DBA/2、C3H近交系小鼠的DNA指纹图,对这四个品系的小鼠进行遗传检测,分析各品系内和品系间的遗传变异性。结果(GTG)5探针可产生具有良好多态性的DNA指纹图,平均图带数为8~12条。各品系内的DNA指纹图平均相似系数(-x)在0.96~1.00的范围内,具有相同指纹图的概率(P)均在3.1×10-1以上,极显著地高于品系间的相似系数(0.22~0.39)和相同指纹图的概率(P<1.07×10-4)。结论(GTG)5可用于制作近交系小鼠的DNA指纹图以对其进行遗传检测。     

应用40对微卫星引物对6种近交系小鼠遗传背景进行监测的研究

采用40对引物的微卫星DNA PCR遗传质量符合要求的BALB／C－nu0nu-,DBA/2,SCID,T739,TA2,615等6种近交系小鼠进行遗传监测,结果26对引物有稳定的扩增结果,5对引物表现为单态性,21对引物表现出多态性,其中D2Nds3,D3Mitl5,D3Mitl7,D3Mit18,D16Mit7等6对引物表现出显著的多态性,反映了各品系小鼠独特的遗传背景,可应用于区别小鼠品系,监测系间的遗传污染,为有关小鼠品系积累了遗传背景资料,有助于将实验动物的遗传监测从表墼这度到DNA水平。     

基于PCR-LDR平台的近交系小鼠遗传质量快速检测方法

目的建立基于PCR-LDR平台的近交系小鼠SNP快速分型方法,用于检测实验小鼠的遗传质量与品系纯度。方法利用可移植性极高的PCR-LDR技术,以常见近交系小鼠为研究对象,选取了21条染色体上的45个SNP位点,分别设计引物和探针,经过筛选和验证,建立了多重PCR-LDR(polymerase chain reaction and ligase detection reaction,PCR-LDR)分型方案。结果四组多重PCR-LDR可实现45个SNP位点的基因分型,其中43个、44个与45个SNP在样本中的检出率分别为100%、90.9%与36.4%。所有样本经分型确定为纯合体,并得到了常见近交系小鼠SNP位点信息。结论实现了常见近交系小鼠快速、高通量的基因分型,可用于遗传质量检测和品系鉴定。     

近交系小鼠线粒体DNA多态性的研究

目的　分析BALB/c等八个近交系小鼠线粒体DNA(mtDNA)的多态性 ,探讨近交系小鼠的遗传监测方法。方法　PCR -RFLP技术 ,即PCR技术结合限制性内切酶片段长度多态分析 (restrictionfragmentlengthPolymorphism ,RFLP)。结果　mtDNAD -Loop、tR NAIle GIN Met、ND3基因片段经HaeⅢ、HinfⅠ、EcoRV、HindⅢ、HpaⅠ、BamHⅠ、ApaⅠ、NdeⅡ、XhoⅠ、XbaⅠ、AluⅠ、RsaⅠ、StuⅠ、DraⅠ、AvaⅠ、HaeⅡ 16种内切酶分别消化后 ,BALB/c、C3H、C57BL/ 6J、T739、DBA/ 2、TA2、6 15、BALB/c -nu/nu等小鼠均表现出相同的酶切格局 ,未发现多态性。结论　BALB/c、C3H、C57BL/ 6J、T739、DBA/ 2、TA2、6 15、BALB/c -nu/nu等近交系小鼠遗传背景较为狭窄 ,不同品系小鼠间遗传背景的差异远远低于动物种属间的差异     

PCR方法在HSF1基因敲除小鼠基因型分析中的应用

目的　为HSF1基因敲除鼠探索快速、简单的基因型PCR检测方法。方法　设计两对引物扩增野生型HSF1基因和HSF1缺陷突变基因的DNA片段 ,用PCR仪梯度方案测试最佳退火温度 ,并将所得基因型结果与经典的Southernblot方法比较。结果　野生型仅在 5 6 2bp处有一条条带 ,突变纯合子仅在 377bp处有一条条带 ,杂合子则在377bp和 5 6 2bp处出现两条条带。用PCR方法获得的HSF1基因分析结果与经典的Southernblot方法获得的结果完全一致。结论　用PCR方法分析HSF1基因敲除鼠的基因型具有快速、简单、廉价和适用的特点     

Phylogenetic relationships and genetic polymorphisms in wild Indian mice

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was used to examine the extent of variability in 11 Indian wild derived commensal house mice (Mus musculus) populations and compared with inbred strains of musculus and domesticus subspecies as well as commonly used laboratory inbred strains C57BL/6J and DBA/2J. Arbitrary designed 10 mer oligonucleotide primers with 60-70% (G+C) content were used to amplify DNA template. Out of 52 primers screened initially on the laboratory strains, 20 were selected for analysis on the basis of amplification product in the size range of 200-1400 bp. Among 353 total polymorphic bands, 220 bands (64%) were found to be polymorphic in Indian wild mice, 85 bands (25%) in wild derived inbred strains and 37 bands (11%) in laboratory mice strains. The amplification patterns produced by primers were statistically analysed by Jaccard's similarity coefficient the value of which ranged from 0.56 to 0.80. High level of genetic diversity was seen in the Indian wild mice populations as compared to the controls. The UPGMA phenogram grouped mice population into two major clusters except Bikaner [BIK], Bilaspur [BIL] and Ranikhet [RK] populations which were placed outside the close-knit clusters. Inspite of low values of bootstrap estimates obtained by Wagner and Dollo parsimony analysis, the results were comparable with UPGMA phenogram when constitution of the populations in the major cluster was considered. Indian mice populations appeared to be diverse from laboratory inbred mice strains.     

小型猪微卫星标记多重PCR体系的建立与应用

目的建立实验用小型猪微卫星标记的多重PCR体系和进行实验猪群的遗传监测。方法利用3种不同荧光标记的微卫星引物结合ABI3700遗传分析仪测序的方法,通过筛选和优化反应条件,建立可用于实验用小型猪遗传质量控制的稳定的多重PCR反应体系。在此基础上进一步检测实验用小型猪近交群体的遗传变异以验证建立体系的效率。结果筛选出了2组理想的组合：组合1包括SW742、S0228和S0218座位,复性温度58℃和56℃;组合2包括S0155、SW902和S0227三个座位,复性温度为60℃和58℃。组合内不同座位标记不同的荧光染料。还以此检测了实验用小型猪群体中的遗传变异。结论初步建立了中国三种实验用小型猪微卫星标记检测的多重PCR体系,为快速、大通量、准确的小型猪遗传监测提供了初步的技术基础。     

Trypanosoma cruzi: Multiplex PCR to detect and classify strains according to groups I and II

A multiplex PCR was developed for simultaneous detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA and classification of the parasite strain into groups I and II. As little as 10 fg of T. cruzi DNA could be detected by multiplex PCR. The technique was shown to be specific for T. cruzi DNA, since no PCR amplification products were obtained with DNA from other tripanosomatid species. Multiplex PCR was validated by assaying genomic DNA from 34 strains of T. cruzi that had been previously characterized; 24 blood samples from experimentally-infected mice and non-infected controls; 20 buffy coat samples from patients in the acute phase of Chagas disease and non-infected individuals, and 15 samples of feces from naturally-infected Triatoma infestans. T. cruzi samples from patients and from Y strain-infected mice were classified by multiplex PCR as T. cruzi II and samples from T. infestans and Colombiana strain-infected mice as T. cruzi I.     

Assessment of genetic diversity in dent and popcorn (Zea mays L.) inbred lines using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) amplification

Popcorn (Zea mays L.) hybrids grown in the United States are derived from narrow-based germplasm, and standard RFLP analysis detects relatively little polymorphism. Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) amplification, a novel technique based on PCR amplification of inter-microsatellite sequences to target multiple loci in the genome, was employed to investigate its potential for detection of polymorphism among nineteen popcorn and eight dent corn inbred lines. ISSR yielded an average of 54 bands/primer/inbred line, with over 98% of the bands repeatable across DNA extractions and separate PCR runs. Ten primers based on di- and tri-nucleotide tandem repeats revealed 73% and 87% polymorphism among popcorn and dent corn lines, respectively, with an overall 95% polymorphism rate. Principal component and cluster analyses resulted in grouping of dent and popcorn lines corresponding to their heterotic breeding pools. ISSR amplification, in addition to being both simple and cost and time efficient, provides for rapid production of highly polymorphic markers which appear to correspond to known pedigree information. Therefore, the ISSR technique may have great potential for identifying polymorphism in species with narrow-based germplasm, and for use in DNA marker-assisted breeding approaches.     

Nucleic acid amplification strategies for DNA microarray-based pathogen detection

DNA microarray-based screening and diagnostic technologies have long promised comprehensive testing capabilities. However, the potential of these powerful tools has been limited by front-end target-specific nucleic acid amplification. Despite the sensitivity and specificity associated with PCR amplification, the inherent bias and limited throughput of this approach constrain the principal benefits of downstream microarray-based applications, especially for pathogen detection. To begin addressing alternative approaches, we investigated four front-end amplification strategies: random primed, isothermal Klenow fragment-based, phi29 DNA polymerase-based, and multiplex PCR. The utility of each amplification strategy was assessed by hybridizing amplicons to microarrays consisting of 70-mer oligonucleotide probes specific for enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and by quantitating their sensitivities for the detection of O157:H7 in laboratory and environmental samples. Although nearly identical levels of hybridization specificity were achieved for each method, multiplex PCR was at least 3 orders of magnitude more sensitive than any individual random amplification approach. However, the use of Klenow-plus-Klenow and phi29 polymerase-plus-Klenow tandem random amplification strategies provided better sensitivities than multiplex PCR. In addition, amplification biases among the five genetic loci tested were 2- to 20-fold for the random approaches, in contrast to >4 orders of magnitude for multiplex PCR. The same random amplification strategies were also able to detect all five diagnostic targets in a spiked environmental water sample that contained a 63-fold excess of contaminating DNA. The results presented here underscore the feasibility of using random amplification approaches and begin to systematically address the versatility of these approaches for unbiased pathogen detection from environmental sources.     

Rapid sexing of preimplantation bovine embryo using consecutive and multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with biopsied single blastomere.

The objective of this study was to establish a rapid and reliable PCR method for the sexing of 8- to 16-cell stage bovine embryos. The BOV97M and bovine 1.715 satellite DNA sequences were selected for amplification of male- and bovine-specific DNA, respectively. But the unequal number of copies of these two repetitive sequences required some modification of the multiplex PCR method. In consecutive and multiplex PCR, the first 10 PCR cycles were done with male-specific primer followed by an additional 23 cycles with bovine-specific primer. In this PCR method, the appearance of male- and bovine-specific bands was independent of the DNA concentration. This PCR method was applied successfully using groups of 8, 4, 2, and 1 blastomeres dissociated from the embryos, and the sexing efficiency was 100.0, 96.3, 94.3 and 92.1%, respectively. The coincident rate of sex determination between biopsied single blastomere and matched blastocyst was 90.0%. Therefore the developmental potential from 8- to 16-cell stage embryos to the blastocyst stage was not significantly different (P>0.2) for intact embryo (42.3%) than for demi-embryos (53.8%), suggesting that trauma to the demi-embryo caused by single-blastomere aspiration using a bevelled micropipette was very small. In conclusion, we developed a rapid (within 2 hours) and effective PCR method for the sexing of 8- to 16-cell stage bovine embryos using a single blastomere.     

Multiplex amplification enabled by selective circularization of large sets of genomic DNA fragments

We present a method to specifically select large sets of DNA sequences for parallel amplification by PCR using target-specific oligonucleotide constructs, so-called selectors. The selectors are oligonucleotide duplexes with single-stranded target-complementary end-sequences that are linked by a general sequence motif. In the selection process, a pool of selectors is combined with denatured restriction digested DNA. Each selector hybridizes to its respective target, forming individual circular complexes that are covalently closed by enzymatic ligation. Non-circularized fragments are removed by exonucleolysis, enriching for the selected fragments. The general sequence that is introduced into the circularized fragments allows them to be amplified in parallel using a universal primer pair. The procedure avoids amplification artifacts associated with conventional multiplex PCR where two primers are used for each target, thereby reducing the number of amplification reactions needed for investigating large sets of DNA sequences. We demonstrate the specificity, reproducibility and flexibility of this process by performing a 96-plex amplification of an arbitrary set of specific DNA sequences, followed by hybridization to a cDNA microarray. Eighty-nine percent of the selectors generated PCR products that hybridized to the expected positions on the array, while little or no amplification artifacts were observed.     

Characterization of Iberian pig genotypes using AFLP markers

The use of the AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism) technique for the characterization of highly inbred Iberian pig breed genotypes and the detection of strain-specific polymorphisms is demonstrated. Twelve different primer combinations were used on individual DNA samples from animals belonging to two black hairless Iberian pig strains, Guadyerbas and Coronado. These amplification reactions allowed the detection of more than 1700 amplification products of which 26 were identified as strain-specific markers, present in all individuals of one strain and absent in the other. Comparison of male and female amplification products within one strain also allowed the identification of 8 male-specific amplified bands. AFLP showed a great power of marker detection due to a high multiplex ratio and high reproducibility. Comparison of similarity and co-ancestry coefficient matrices also showed the usefulness of AFLP markers to estimate genetic relationships between individuals pigs.     

A test of the multiplex pre-amplification approach in microsatellite genotyping of wolverine faecal DNA

Recently, a two-step PCR approach, referred to as multiplex pre-amplification, was proposed to improve microsatellite amplification from non-invasive samples such as faecal DNA. Here, we compare this new approach to standard PCR with respect to amplification success and genotyping error rates in microsatellite analysis (18 markers) of wolverine faecal DNA (48 extracts initially shown to contain amplifiable DNA). The multiplex pre-amplification approach was clearly advantageous both in terms of successful PCR amplifications (91% vs. 80%) and allelic dropout rate (2.4% vs. 12.5%). However, dropouts were to a high extent repeated in all second-step amplifications following multiplex pre-amplification, indicative of being generated during the initial PCR. Analysing more than one PCR from the initial multiplex PCR product may thus be of limited value. We instead suggest to perform two initial multiplex PCRs and to analyse a single second-step PCR from each of them. This was tested for 22 extracts at 18 loci and proved to be an effective way to obtaining a correct genotype.