幽门螺杆菌临床分离株的随机扩增多态性DNA指纹图分析

目的:建立武汉及周边地区幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,Hp)感染病人胃内分离的Hp的DNA指纹图谱,并进行数理统计分析,探讨Hp基因型与疾病的相互关系,为临床诊断、防治及致病机制提供理论与实践基础.方法:采取随机扩增多态性DNA指纹法(Random amplified polymorphic DNA,RAPD)对48例病人Hp基因组DNA进行PCR反应,其随机引物为:1290 5'-GTGGATGCGA-3'.反应产物经2%琼脂糖凝胶电泳,成像存盘.用统计分析软件(Statistic analysis software,SAS)对Hp DNA指纹图的相似性以及与疾病的相关性进行分析.结果:每个菌株都有其独特的DNA指纹图,显示其基因的多态性;计算机聚类分析显示:Hp DNA指纹图可分为两大类,其与宿主疾病之间有一定程度的相关性(P＜0.05).结论:(1)RAPD对 Hp DNA扩增结果是稳定、可靠的,是一种较好的分型方法.(2)幽门螺杆菌感染所致疾病可能与其基因型相关.     

近交系大鼠DNA指纹分析研究

目的建立DNA指纹技术对近交系大鼠遗传监测的方法.方法采用DNA指纹图法对国内已知的7个品系9个近交系大鼠群体进行了分析,并对相同DNA进行了多次DNA指纹图重复实验.结果(1)不同品系之间DNA指纹图差异较大,其平均图带数为16.360±2.178,共有带率为0.061±0.008,相似系数为0.062±0.008,相同DNA指纹图概率为3.691×10-23.(2)同一群体不同个体之间DNA指纹图带的相似系数和共有带率(除SHR(哈)和WKY(哈)小于0.7外),其他均在大于0.9.(3)不同地区同一SHR和同一WKY品系间DNA指纹图也存在不同,其相似系数和共有带率均小于0.6.(4)相同DNA不同次制作的DNA指纹图谱基本一致(P>0.05).结论证实了该方法在近交系大鼠遗传监测中的可行性.     

寡聚核苷酸探针在近交系小鼠遗传检测中的应用

用两个非放射性标记的寡聚核苷酸探针(GGAT)4和(GTG)5制作BALB/c、C57BL/6J、DBA/2、C3H等4种近交系小鼠的DNA指纹图,比较了两种探针在近交系小鼠遗传检测应用中的重复性和稳定性。结果表明,两种探针对上述4种近交系小鼠产生的DNA指纹图的图带数均为8～12条,具有良好的多态性。品系内的平均DNA指纹图相似系数(-x)在0·92～1·00的范围内,具有相同指纹图的概率(P)均在0·31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)。说明(GGAT)4和(GTG)5两种寡聚核苷酸探针均可用于制作近交系小鼠的DNA指纹图,以对其进行遗传检测。用两种不同的探针进行DNA指纹分析,可以检出基因组中更多的个体特异性信息,结果更加可靠。     

(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。     

中国黑木耳主要栽培菌株ISSR指纹分析及SCAR标记

采用ISSR标记技术对来自全国的黑木耳34个主要栽培菌株进行DNA指纹分析,初步构建其标准化DNA 指纹图谱;在ISSR指纹分析基础上进行聚类分析,并将黑木耳两个栽培菌株173和186中扩增获得的ISSR特异性DNA带转化为可以直接用于菌株快速鉴定的SCAR标记。研究表明,我国黑木耳栽培菌株遗传背景差异不大,存在同物异名现象,而采用ISSR指纹及其SCAR标记鉴定黑木耳栽培菌株具有重要意义。     

中国黑木耳主要栽培菌株ISSR指纹分析及SCAR标记

采用ISSR标记技术对来自全国的黑木耳34个主要栽培菌株进行DNA指纹分析,初步构建其标准化DNA指纹图谱;在ISSR指纹分析基础上进行聚类分析,并将黑木耳两个栽培菌株173和186中扩增获得的ISSR特异性DNA带转化为可以直接用于菌株快速鉴定的SCAR标记。研究表明,我国黑木耳栽培菌株遗传背景差异不大,存在同物异名现象,而采用ISSR指纹及其SCAR标记鉴定黑木耳栽培菌株具有重要意义。     

DNA指纹技术及其在农业上的应用

本文介绍了DNA指纹图的发现和发展概况、DNA指纹图的特点,重点阐述了DNA指纹技术在农业上的应用前景。     

中国栽培糙皮侧耳品种体细胞不亲和性实验与RAPD分析结果的比较

对收集的糙皮侧耳Pleurotus ostreatus19个栽培菌株在贫营养的半PDA培养基中配对进行拮抗线实验,考察其相互间体细胞不亲和性。结果表明,此19个菌株间出现拮抗线的比率是100%,形成的拮抗线类型可分为菌丝集结型(A型)、隔离带型(B型)和暗线型(D型)三类,出现的比例分别是24.9%、23.7%和51.4%。显微观察暗线型拮抗线区域有菌丝自融形成的溶菌沟,另2种拮抗线中没有菌丝自溶。以拮抗线类型分别作为变量进行NTSYS-PC聚类分析,从相似性系数0.48处截断可将其分为3大类,第一类包括802和黑平王等9个菌株;第二类包括苏引6号和江都71等6个菌株;第三类包括夏王40和早秋高丰等4个菌株。应用13条随机引物扩增此19株糙皮侧耳菌株总DNA,共扩增出917条不同分子量的DNA条带。RAPD聚类分析表明,这些菌株的遗传相似性高达85%以上。从相似性系数0.86处截断,也可将这些菌株分为3大类,第一类包括了802和黑平王等17个菌株;第二类仅包括推广一号和夏王40两个菌株;第三类只有831一个菌株。两种方法的聚类分析结果没有相关性。因此,拮抗反应可以作为评价糙皮侧耳栽培菌株之间遗传多样性的方法之一,但与基因组DNA指纹多样性分析结果并不完全吻合,更不能代替分子指纹分析。     

中国黑木耳主要栽培菌株ISSR指纹分析及SCAR标记

采用ISSR标记技术对来自全国的黑木耳34个主要栽培菌株进行DNA指纹分析,初步构建其标准化DNA指纹图谱;在ISSR指纹分析基础上进行聚类分析,并将黑木耳两个栽培菌株173和186中扩增获得的ISSR特异性DNA带转化为可以直接用于菌株快速鉴定的SCAR标记.研究表明,我国黑木耳栽培菌株遗传背景差异不大,存在同物异名现象,而采用ISSR指纹及其SCAR标记鉴定黑木耳栽培菌株具有重要意义.     

中国东部栗疫病菌群体的遗传分化

本实验采用RFLP技术,对中国东部栗疫病菌(Cryphonectria parasitica)进行了群体遗传结构的研究。313个参试菌株来自10个省(市)的16个群体(子群体),样本分布在北纬24°N—41°N。各菌株的DNA分别用限制性内切酶Pst Ⅰ和EcoR Ⅰ酶切,先后以10个低拷贝DNA探针和1个DNA指纹图谱探针进行了杂交和检测。结果表明,两个探针(pCB29和pMS29.1)的杂交图谱呈单态性;探针pCB19的杂交图谱显示,菌株DNA以PstⅠ酶切的为单态性,以EcoR Ⅰ酶切的则呈多态性;其他7个低拷贝探针的杂交图谱都呈多态性(Pst Ⅰ酶切)、指纹图谱探针的检测结果显示,辽宁凤城群体的菌株与中国东部其他群体的菌株相比,具有更多的限制性杂交片段,菌株间的遗传变异性也更大。     

Gene amplification mechanism for the hyperproduction of T4 bacteriophage gene 17 and 18 proteins

Bacteriophage T4 mutants hyperproducing gene 17 protein (Hp17) have been isolated at high frequency by growing gene 17 amber mutants on ochre suppressor strains of Escherichia coli. Most mutants showed the co-hyperproduction of gene 18 protein, although one anomalous mutant hyperproduced a 60,000 Mr partial polypeptide of gene 18. Hybridization of T4 late RNAs to cloned plasmid DNA containing genes 17, 18 or control T4 genes revealed that approximately five times more gene 17 mRNA and two to three times more gene 18 mRNA were synthesized in the Hp17 mutant infections. DNA-DNA hybridizations showed that Hp17 mutant DNA contained two to three times more copies of genes 17 and 18 than wild-type DNA. Southern blot analysis suggested that Hp17 mutants carry a direct tandem repeat of the gene 17-18 region, with variable copy number from one to at least six copies. Hyperproduction of gene 17 and 18 proteins appears therefore to result from gene amplification specific to the gene 17-18 region. In contrast to gene duplications reported in lambda and T4 phage, and numerous cases of gene amplification in bacteria, a similar or identical novel junctional fragment created by the amplification event was observed among 28 independent T4 Hp17 isolates; therefore, the mechanism giving gise to amplified sequences may involve specific sequences in this region of the T4 genome.     

Diversity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aspergillus oryzae</Emphasis> genotypes (RFLP) isolated from traditional soy sauce production within Malaysia and Southeast Asia

DNA fingerprinting was performed on 64 strains of Aspergillus oryzae and 1 strain of Aspergillus sojae isolated from soy sauce factories within Malaysia and Southeast Asia that use traditional methods in producing “tamari-type” Cantonese soy sauce. PstI digests of total genomic DNA from each isolate were probed using the pAF28 repetitive sequence. Strains of A. oryzae were distributed among 32 genotypes (30 DNA fingerprint groups). Ten genotypes were recorded among 17 A. oryzae isolates from a single soy sauce factory. Genotypes Ao-46 and GTAo-47, represented by 8 and 5 strains, respectively, were isolated from a soy sauce factory in Kuala Lumpur and factories in two Malaysian states. Four strains of GTAo-49, isolated from three soy sauce factories in Malaysia; each produced sclerotia. Two strains were found to be naturally occurring color mutants of NRRL 32623 (GTAo-49) and NRRL 32668 (GTAo-52). Only two fingerprint matches were produced with the 43 DNA fingerprint groups in our database, representing A. oryzae genotypes from Japan, China, and Taiwan. Aspergillus sojae NRRL 32650 produced a fingerprint matching GTAo-9, the only known genotype representing koji strains of A. sojae. No aflatoxin was detected in broth cultures of these koji strains as determined by TLC.     

Photosensitizing activity of hematoporphyrin on Staphylococcus aureus cells

The photosensitizing action of hematoporphyrin (Hp) on two Staphylococcus aureus strains was investigated to determine if the photoprocess induces in vivo damage in DNA in addition to that occurring at the level of the cytoplasmic membrane. The results obtained demonstrate that the photokilling is dependent on the Hp dose even though the two strains, having a similar Hp-binding capacity, show different levels of photosensitivity. The electrophoretic analysis of cytoplasmic membrane proteins and DNA (chromosomal and plasmidial) suggests that the membrane represents the primary target of the photoprocess, while the DNA, that is damaged both in vivo and in vitro only at relatively long irradiation time, might be a secondary target. Moreover, the photoprocess results in mutagenesis for Salmonella typhimurium tester strains. This information is particularly important in view of the potential use of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of microbial infections.     

Characterization of the formae speciales of Fusarium oxysporum causing wilts of cucurbits by DNA fingerprinting with nuclear repetitive DNA sequences.

The genetic relatedness of five formae speciales of Fusarium oxysporum causing wilts of cucurbit plants was determined by DNA fingerprinting with the moderately repetitive DNA sequences FOLR1 to FOLR4. The four FOLR clones were chosen from a genomic library made from F. oxysporum f. sp. lagenariae 03-05118. Total DNAs from 50 strains representing five cucurbit-infecting formae speciales, cucumerinum, melonis, lagenariae, niveum, and momordicae, and 6 strains of formae speciales pathogenic to other plants were digested with EcoRV and hybridized with 32P-labeled FOLR probes. The strains were clearly distinguishable at the formae specialis level on the basis of FOLR DNA fingerprints. Fifty-two fingerprint types were detected among the 56 strains by using all FOLR probes. These probes were used to infer phylogenetic relationships among the DNA fingerprint types by the unweighted pair group method using averages and parsimony analysis. The fingerprint types detected in each of the formae speciales cucumerinum, lagenariae, niveum, and momordicae were grouped into a single cluster. However, two different genetic groups occurred in the formae specialis melonis. The two groups also differed in pathogenicity: one group caused wilts of muskmelon and oriental melon, while the second was pathogenic only to muskmelon. The fingerprint types of different formae speciales pathogenic to plants other than cucurbits were distinguishable from one another and from the fingerprints of the cucurbit-infecting strains. These results suggest that the cucurbit-infecting formae speciales are intraspecific variants distinguishable at the DNA level and in their host range.     

A population genetic survey of the haptoglobin polymorphism in Melanesians by DNA analysis.

We have determined the haptoglobin (Hp) genotypes of 831 Melanesians from Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia by Southern blot analysis of DNA extracted from umbilical cord and peripheral blood samples. There was complete agreement between these genotypes and the protein phenotype in cases where both were determined, and genotyping was possible in cases where no serum haptoglobins were measurable. Subtyping of Hp1 alleles using restriction enzymes showed that Melanesians, like Mongoloids and Australian Aboriginals, have only the Hp1S allele. Three cases of Hp Johnson were found in Vanuatu, and further restriction mapping supported a partial gene triplication model for the structure of this variant. We also report a new common BclI restriction enzyme polymorphism upstream of the Hp1 gene. The advantages of using DNA for haptoglobin typing are discussed.     

Verification of strain identity in Brazilian soybean inoculants by using the Polymerase Chain Reaction

The standards for meeting inoculant quality in Brazil include a requirement of strain verification as well as the necessity for a minimal number of viable bacterial cells. This requirement stimulated us to develop a rapid and simple PCR-based method to distinguish the four Brazilian strains of Bradyrhizobium, SEMIA 587, SEMIA 5019 (29W), SEMIA 5079 (CPAC-15) and SEMIA 5080 (CPAC-7), recommended for the inoculation of soybean. PCR reactions using the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) PCR primer CRL-7 together with a modified buffer resulted in four different fingerprint patterns, which permitted the Brazilian soybean strains to be distinguished from each other. The fingerprint patterns obtained were reproducible irrespective of the source of templates. Comparisons with fingerprint patterns obtained with soybean bradyrhizobia from the USDA Culture Collection led to the conclusion that two of the Brazilian inoculant strains (SEMIA 587 and SEMIA 5019) were characteristic for B. elkanii, while the other two (SEMIA 5079 and SEMIA 5080) were more typical of B. japonicum. Also, we obtained evidence that the RAPD analysis with primer CRL-7 may be useful for distinguishing variants of the same strain.     

Study of the influence of plasmids on the arbitrary primer polymerase chain reaction fingerprint of Escherichia coli strains

Abstract To study the effect of plasmids on the arbitrary primer-polymerase chain reaction fingerprint of bacterial strains, the Escherichia coli strains DH5, Top10, and W3110 were transformed with plasmids of different sizes: respectively, pUC19, pCEP and two clinically important plasmids carrying resistance to several antibiotics. Total DNA, i.e. both chromosomal and plasmid DNA, was prepared from transformed cells by boiling the cell suspensions and by phenol-chloroform extraction; chromosomal DNA was prepared by the same methods from the non-transformed, plasmid-free strains; plasmid DNA of pUC19 was purchased; plasmid DNA of pCEP was purified from the transformed strains by caesium chloride density gradient centrifugation. Arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction was carried out for all of these preparations. Amplification carried out independently with three different primers resulted in similar patterns for the chromosomal preparations whether or not plasmid was present. Amplification of plasmid DNA gave different patterns, characterized by fragments larger than those obtained when total or chromosomal DNA were used as the target. These data illustrate that the plasmids studied here do not influence the chromosomal arbitrarily primed PCR fingerprint, although plasmids alone are amplified in the absence of chromosomal DNA. Experiments comparing different relative concentrations of plasmid and chromosomal DNA indicate that under natural conditions the amount of chromosomal DNA per cell is sufficient to inhibit observable amplification of the plasmid(s) present.