PCR 防污染技术的研究进展

聚合酶链式反应(PCR)是一种高灵敏核酸扩增技术,广泛应用于核酸检测中.但在实际应用过程中,扩增产物及其他核酸片段的污染会导致假阳性的结果,制约了PCR在临床检测中的应用.为了解决这一问题,建立了许多PCR防污染的方法,除了早期建立的并已得到广泛应用的物理隔绝法、光照法及水解法外,近年来还发展了酶消化法、化学修饰法及DEAE纤维素法.本文对PCR防污染技术的原理、应用及进展进行了综述.     

PCR增强剂在核酸体外扩增检测技术的研究进展

在各种高致病性病原体、禽流感病毒、食源性微生物等引起的疾病随时大规模流行的背景下,利用聚合酶链式反应（polymerase chain reaction,PCR）技术对第一例或第一波病例的快速实验室诊断显得尤为重要,同时发展出多种以PCR技术为基础的检测技术以便更加快速、高通量、敏感地对疾病进行诊断、预防或预测。然而,在实际病原体检测中,常常出现灵敏度低、准确性差的结果。PCR增强剂是在PCR及PCR衍生技术中添加的一类物质,其可从产率、特异性、灵敏度等方面提高核酸扩增性能,从而优化核酸检测,解决病原体检测的应用瓶颈,为第一例病原体检出节约宝贵的时间。结合以PCR为基础的核酸体外扩增检测技术对PCR增强剂在其中的应用、优缺点、作用机理进行介绍,以期为病原体核酸检测的实际应用提供一些参考。     

数字PCR在功能核酸精准检测中的研究进展

数字PCR是近年来迅速发展起来的一种定量分析技术。该技术结果判定不依赖于扩增曲线的循环阈值(Ct),不受扩增效率的影响,具有很好的准确度和重现性,并且可以实现绝对定量分析。数字PCR已经在功能核酸检测、鉴定等研究领域显示出巨大的技术优势和应用前景。在对数字PCR技术的基本原理和定量方法介绍的基础上,对该技术在功能核酸检测的主要应用领域进行综述,并对数字PCR在功能核酸检测领域中的研究前景做出了展望。     

可视化分析在病原体核酸现场快速检测中的研究进展

核酸检测因灵敏度高、特异性强而被广泛应用于病原体筛查与检测。随着检测需求的增加和扩增技术的发展，核酸检测方法逐渐向简单、快速、低成本方向发展。作为核酸检测“金标准”的实时荧光定量PCR法依赖昂贵的荧光读取设备和专业的操作人员，并不适用于病原体的现场快速检测。可视化检测方法无需依赖激发光源或复杂的设备，将可视化检测方法与快速、高效的扩增技术结合，能够以更直观、便携的方式呈现检测结果，具有即时检测(point-of-care testing,POCT)的潜力。本文对与扩增技术、CRISPR/Cas技术结合的可视化分析在病原体核酸快速检测中的应用及优缺点展开综述，以期为基于病原体核酸的POCT策略提供参考。     

PCR—ELISA检测HBV DNA的研究

目的：建立一种敏感、特异的乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）DNA检测方法。方法：应用PCR扩增技术和核酸杂交技术结合酶促显色技术（即PCR－ELISA技术）来检测血清中的HBV DNA。结果：应用PCR－ELISA技术能够检出许多PCR琼脂张胶电泳所检测不到的HBV DNA,大大地提高了检出率,而且,特异性强。结论：PCR－ELISA方法灵敏度高,行异性强,检测结果数据化,不受主观因素的影响。     

快速检测HBV DNA的环状介导等温DNA扩增法

环状介导等温DNA扩增（LAMP）技术是一种新的核酸扩增方法,它能够高特异性、高效、快速地进行核酸的扩增。利用LAMP法检测乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）,能够在等温条件下于1h内将少量的基因拷贝数扩增至10^9,在对65份临床标本的检测中显示了较高的特异性。与现有的PCR技术相比,LAMP法更加简便快速,且在等温条件下进行,不需要复杂的仪器设备,为临床检测乙肝病毒提供了一个快速筒便的新方法。     

核酸诊断技术规范化的研究

针对PCR技术应用中的一些问题,从下述几方面开展了核酸诊断技术标准化的研究:①探讨了设计引物的影响因素,发现根据同一基因设计的不同引物对PCR敏感性影响较大,可相差20倍,进一步研究表明,引物的自由能,尤其是引物3'端6个碱基的自由能可能决定着PCR的敏感性;②研制成功室温稳定的PCR试剂,将所有PCR成分(加入一种酶保护剂)配制并分装于微量离心管中,并干燥,试剂室温放置8个月,37℃破坏2周对检测结果无任何影响;③因尿嘧啶糖基化酶(UDG)可特异降解DNA双链中的尿密啶核苷,PCR体系中以dUTP代替dTTP,并在PCR扩增前用UDG消化15 min,就可以特异防止PCR产物的污染.对炭疽杆菌、鼠疫杆菌、土拉杆菌和布鲁氏菌扩增结果表明,0.1 U的UDG可完全消化103～108个产物分子的污染;④建立了微孔板杂交技术代替电泳方法检测扩增产物,将PCR产物克隆作为捕获探针包被聚乙烯微孔板,PCR引物5'末端生物素标记,扩增后作为待检测探针杂交,通过比较影响微孔板杂交的包被、杂交和显色等因素,建立了PCR-EIA技术.通过比较包被缓冲液发现镁离子及其离子强度是影响DNA包被的重要因素,包被的DNA以线型质粒最佳,每孔包被300ng左右的DNA 杂交效果最好;杂交液中加和不加甲酰胺对杂交影响不大;用链霉亲和素化的辣根过氧化物酶或碱性磷酸酶酶联显色均能达到检测杂交体的目的,但前者显色较快,更为实用.确定了PCR-EIA技术的最佳的包被、杂交和显色的条件,比常规的PCR-电泳检测敏感性高10倍;⑤比较了不同标本处理方法,确定了各种临床标本和动物组织的较为理想的处理方法.通过上述不同方面的研究,确定了从引物设计、试剂配制、标本处理、UDG防污染和产物微孔板杂交-酶联显色检测等方面的优化条件,建立起敏感性高、特异性强、操作简便和检测客观的核酸检测技术,为临床实验室的常规应用和反生物战病原微生物的核酸诊断奠定了基础.     

科技信息

荧光定量PCR技术是一种先进的定量核酸检测分子诊断技术,在西方国家广泛用于乙肝HBV,丙肝HCV,艾滋病HIV,性病STD等传染病及肿瘤性疾病快速早期诊断,并作为一种先进手段用于多种生物学及医学研究,在我国现行禽流感诊断国家标准中也规定了要用该方法检测核酸确诊。荧光定量基因扩增PCR检测系统是实现荧光定量PCR技术的核心设备,目前国内主要依赖进口,价格大约是普通PCR仪的十倍。西安天隆科技有限公司通过与西安交通大学教育部生物医学信息工程重点实验室生物医学及分子光子学中心产学研结合,自主研发的荧光定量基因扩增PCR检测系…     

食品中转基因成分核酸检测技术研究进展

转基因技术带来食品产量、经济效益的大幅提升,但其安全性也一直备受争议。面对转基因食品的潜在风险,全面且严格的监管势在必行,而科学的评估和精准的检测是严格监管的技术基础。近年来,国内外涌现出许多转基因成分检测技术,其中,基于核酸的检测技术因其特异性好、灵敏度高而获得了广泛的认可及应用。本文中,笔者综述了包括常规PCR、数字PCR、等温扩增、侧翼序列扩增及核酸检测试纸等使用频率较高的转基因检测技术,并对这些技术做出了原理阐释、应用介绍和方法评价,以期为转基因食品分析检测技术的发展提供更多思路。     

PCR-ELISA检测HBV DNA的研究

目的:建立一种敏感、特异的乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)DNA检测方法。方法:应用PCR扩增技术和核酸杂交技术结合酶促显色技术(即PCRELISA技术)来检测血清中的HBVDNA。结果:应用PCRELISA技术能够检出许多PCR琼脂糖凝胶电泳所检测不到的HBVDNA,大大地提高了检出率,而且,特异性强。结论:PCRELISA方法灵敏度高,特异性强,检测结果数据化,不受主观因素的影响 。     

Ultrasensitive nucleic acid biosensors for early cancer diagnostics

We have developed ultrasensitive nucleic acid detection systems involving an amplification step where the analytical signal correlates directly to the amount of nucleic acid in the solution So far, we have performed nucleic acid quantification on several breast cancer susceptibility genes and were able to detect nucleic acid amounts that ranged from 0.1–1.0 fg of nucleic acid, which is at least 1000 times more sensitive than conventional fluorescent detection methods. The biosensors are so sensitive that they can be used for direct detection of breast cancer susceptibility genes in mRNA without involving a PCR step.     

A decade with nucleic acid‐based microbiological methods in safety control of foods

In the last decade, nucleic acid‐based methods gradually started to replace or complement the culture‐based methods and immunochemical assays in routine laboratories involved in food control. In particular, real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was technically developed to the stage of good speed, sensitivity and reproducibility, at minimized risk of carry‐over contamination. Basic advantages provided by nucleic acid‐based methods are higher speed and added information, such as subspecies identification, information on the presence of genes important for virulence or antibiotic resistance. Nucleic acid‐based methods are attractive also to detect important foodborne pathogens for which no classical counterparts are available, namely foodborne pathogenic viruses. This review briefly summarizes currently available or developing molecular technologies that may be candidates for involvement in microbiological molecular methods in the next decade. Potential of nonamplification as well as amplification methods is discussed, including fluorescent in situ hybridization, alternative PCR chemistries, alternative amplification technologies, digital PCR and nanotechnologies.     

昆虫核酸分子系统学研究进展

本文从研究对象、方法、类群、内容等方面综述了近十年来昆虫核酸分子系统学研究进展概况。文中首先介绍了ＲＦＬＰＡ、探针杂交及ＤＮＡ指纹、ＰＣＲ与ＲＡＰＤ－ＰＣＲ、顺序分析方法及应用情况,列举了在双翅目、膜翅目、同翅目、直翅目等目昆虫中的研究进展,并从居群遗传结构、分类学研究、系统发育和分子进化４个方面总结了昆虫核酸分子系统学的研究内容和主要成果,最后指出ＲＡＰＤ－ＰＣＲ与ＲＦＬＰ联合用于测序是近期昆虫分子系统学上最有应用价值的方法。     

Improved real-time PCR estimation of gene copy number in soil extracts using an artificial reference

Application of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques has developed significantly from a qualitative technology to include powerful quantitative technologies, including real-time PCR, which are regularly used for detection and quantification of nucleic acids in many settings, including community analysis where culture-based techniques are not suitable. Many applications of real-time PCR involve absolute quantification which is susceptible to inaccuracies caused by losses during DNA extraction or inhibition caused by co-extracted compounds. We present here an improvement to this approach involving the addition of an artificial internal standard, prior to nucleic acid extraction. The standard was generated by in-situ mutagenesis from an E. coli template to ensure it both did not amplify with bacterial primers used for quantification and was short enough to minimise possible interference with other analyses. By estimating gene target copies by relative abundance, this approach accounts for both loss during extraction and inhibition effects. We present a novel application of relative real time PCR, using the internal standard as a reference, allowing accurate estimation of total bacterial populations both within and across a wide range of soils and demonstrate its improvement over absolute quantification by comparison of both approaches to ester linked fatty acid analysis of the same soils.     

食源性病毒核酸恒温检测技术研究进展

食源性病毒已成为全球引发食品安全事件的重要病原,对新型检测技术的不断发展提出了严峻的挑战。早期PCR技术在病原检测领域中的应用,推动了对食源性病毒的全面认识。近年来核酸恒温检测技术发展迅速,包括环介导等温扩增技术、重组酶聚合酶扩增技术、核酸序列依赖性扩增技术、链置换扩增技术、滚环扩增技术等,在抗复杂基质干扰、装备要求低以及可现场实时检测等方面具有明显的技术优势,已成为食源性病毒检测领域的热点研究方向。因此,本文对近年来食源性病毒核酸恒温检测技术的原理、应用、优缺点等方面进行综述,并对未来发展方向进行了展望。     

Reproducible and inexpensive probe preparation for oligonucleotide arrays

We present a new protocol for the preparation of nucleic acids for microarray hybridization. DNA is fragmented quantitatively and reproducibly by using a hydroxyl radical-based reaction, which is initiated by hydrogen peroxide, iron(II)-EDTA and ascorbic acid. Following fragmentation, the nucleic acid fragments are densely biotinylated using a biotinylated psoralen analog plus UVA light and hybridized on microarrays. This non-enzymatic protocol circumvents several practical difficulties associated with DNA preparation for microarrays: the lack of reproducible fragmentation patterns associated with enzymatic methods; the large amount of labeled nucleic acids required by some array designs, which is often combined with a limited amount of starting material; and the high cost associated with currently used biotinylation methods. The method is applicable to any form of nucleic acid, but is particularly useful when applying double-stranded DNA on oligonucleotide arrays. Validation of this protocol is demonstrated by hybridizing PCR products with oligonucleotide-coated microspheres and PCR amplified cDNA with Affymetrix Cancer GeneChip microarrays.     

原位PCR技术及其应用

本文介绍了原位PCR的主要进展、基本步骤,并对其在外源基因检测、基因变异、基因表达及定位等方面的应用作一综述 。     

癌症液体活检新思路：数字PCR检测DNA甲基化

癌症的早期诊断可提高患者生存率.微创采集人体体液的液体活检方法可避免传统肿瘤组织活检方法侵入性和异质性的问题,逐渐成为癌症诊断的新方式.另外,DNA甲基化作为预测癌症发生发展的标志物,引起了越来越多研究者的关注.但传统DNA甲基化的检测方法灵敏度不高,且容易出现假阳性.近年来,数字PCR技术因其超高的检测灵敏度和精确度、无需标准曲线即可进行核酸绝对定量检测的优势,被用于DNA甲基化的定量检测中.本文首先介绍了DNA甲基化与癌症发生发展的关系,总结了传统DNA甲基化检测方法及其在癌症临床诊断中的应用,阐述了基于不同核酸样本分散方法的数字PCR技术及其在微量DNA甲基化检测中的优势,总结了采用数字PCR技术检测癌症患者体液中DNA甲基化的具体步骤,列举了数字PCR技术在癌症DNA甲基化检测中的研究成果及应用进展,最后提出了数字PCR技术检测癌症DNA甲基化未来可能面临的挑战,并对数字PCR技术在癌症液体活检方面的应用前景进行了展望.     

Custom fluorescent-nucleotide synthesis as an alternative method for nucleic acid labeling

The variety of potentially useful dyes or haptenes available for fluorescent nucleic acid hybridization assays is far greater than what can be obtained from commercial sources. Since this diversity could be useful in many laboratory applications, we have developed a simple and inexpensive procedure for preparing nonpurified labeled nucleotides, for use in common nucleic acid labeling reactions, such as PCR and nick translation. The modified nucleotides were synthesized by coupling allylamine-dUTP to the succinimidyl-ester derivatives of the fluorescent dyes or haptenes such as biotin or digoxigenin, which require fluorescently labeled proteins for detection. This method allows custom preparation of most common fluorescent nucleotides and rapid testing of new ones, while reducing the cost of procedures such as multiplex fluorescent in situ hybridization (M-FISH) by 100-200 fold.