基于荧光通用引物的多重定量RT-PCR基因表达谱分析平台的构建、优化及其应用

文章建立并优化了一种基于荧光通用引物的多重定量RT-PCR技术, 该技术采用了嵌合特异引物引导荧光通用引物的扩增方案, 多个目的基因被一对通用引物等比例扩增, 从而实现多重定量检测。该技术实现了经济可靠的中通量基因表达定量研究, 弥补了基因表达分析平台中cDNA芯片定量准确性低和Real-time quanti-tative PCR通量小的缺点, 完善了整个基因表达的分析过程。文章以小鼠X染色体上影响性发育启动的QTL区段为例, 选择11个目的基因进行了技术构建及优化, 确定了该技术的检测灵敏度为102拷贝, 通用引物与上游嵌合特异引物的比例以1:1为佳, 并且验证了该技术的重复性和准确性。降落式(Touchdown)PCR结合通用引物补加实验表明, 该优化步骤可大大改善低丰度表达基因的扩增。通过对2个品系(C3H/HeJ和C57BL/6J)15日龄小鼠的下丘脑和睾丸组织中的11个基因的表达分析, 在下丘脑中找到了一个差异表达的基因PHF6可用于进一步的基因功能研究。     

利用MPprimer设计引物并优化扩增条件以提高多重PCR效率的实验研究

多重PCR技术广泛应用于多个研究领域,其中引物设计及扩增条件是提高多重PCR实验效率的关键因素.为探讨优化多重PCR实验的方法,以小鼠5个看家基因为研究对象,使用实验室新近开发的MPprimer程序设计多重PCR引物,并通过改变多种反应条件来优化多重PCR实验.结果表明,MPprimer程序能够设计出理想的多重PCR引物,并且通过对退火温度及延伸时间进行优化,可显著提高多重PCR实验效率,对于提高基因表达的规模化检测能力具有积极的促进作用.     

PCR引物特异性核查系统(PSC)的构建与应用

聚合酶链式反应(PCR)虽已广泛用于分子生物学研究中,然而PCR实验中的非特异性产物问题将直接影响PCR的效率,在多重PCR实验中更是如此。为了最大限度地降低非特异性产物的出现率,同时避免用户频繁使用Blast比对检查非特异性,我们开发了基于NCBI-Blast的引物评估和模板DNA特异性结合能力评估的核查系统PSC(Primer Specificity Checking,http://biocompute.bmi.ac.cn/PSC),并基于虚拟PCR实验确定了用于引物质量核查计算的多种参数,能够在线提供多个物种的引物特异性核查结果。该系统可以有效地对引物序列可能产生的所有非特异性扩增进行预测,有助于实验前引物优化或者对非特异扩增结果进行解释,最终达到提高PCR效率的目的。     

一种优化的胡杨高效多重 (12重) SSR体系

微卫星多重PCR方法是一种非常经济并且高通量的基因分型技术。本研究在耐干旱、盐碱的胡杨（Populus euphratica）中开发出一套荧光标记的12重微卫星工作体系。该体系包含12条表达序列标签微卫星（EST SSR）引物,其中3条设计于NCBI,另外9条设计于二代的转录组序列。利用该多重微卫星体系可在单一的PCR反应体系中成功扩增出12条表达序列标签的微卫星短序列片段,并在胡杨的3个自然居群96个个体中对该体系进行了验证,结果显示该体系具有很高的稳定性及多样性。同时,在杨属的5个派7个种中对其通用性进行了检验,显示这些引物具有很高的通用性,成功扩增率为79%。本研究中提供的12重多重PCR结合本实验已经公开发表的2个8重体系对揭示胡杨及其他杨树的进化历史具有重要的作用。最后,本研究认为引物的选择,扩增效率,哑等位基因的检测是多重体系开发过程中最为关键的步骤。     

一种优化的胡杨高效多重（12重）SSR体系

微卫星多重PCR方法是一种非常经济并且高通量的基因分型技术。本研究在耐干旱、盐碱的胡杨（Populus euphratica）中开发出一套荧光标记的12重微卫星工作体系。该体系包含12条表达序列标签微卫星（EST-SSR）引物,其中3条设计于NCBI,另外9条设计于二代的转录组序列。利用该多重微卫星体系可在单一的PCR反应体系中成功扩增出12条表达序列标签的微卫星短序列片段。并在胡杨的3个自然居群96个个体中对该体系进行了验证,结果显示该体系具有很高的稳定性及多样性。同时,在杨属的5个派7个种中对其通用性进行了检验,显示这些引物具有很高的通用性,成功扩增率为79％。本研究中提供的12重多重PCR结合本实验已经公开发表的2个8重体系对揭示胡杨及其他杨树的进化历史具有重要的作用。最后,本研究认为引物的选择,扩增效率,哑等位基因的检测是多重体系开发过程中最为关键的步骤。     

心脏和软骨细胞特异性表达Cre重组酶转基因小鼠的基因型鉴定

我们曾经报道了分别在心脏(α—MHC—Cre)和软骨细胞(Col2A1-Cre)特异性表达Cre重组酶转基因小鼠的成功研制。为了对这2种转基因小鼠进行特异性的基因型鉴定,设计了2对特异性PCR引物,其中一条引物分别位于α-肌球蛋白重链基因(α-MHC)启动子和Ⅱ型胶原(Col2Al)启动子上。以6种不同组织特异性Cre重组酶转基因小鼠基因组DNA为模板,利用设计的特异性引物以及位于Cre编码区的通用引物进行PCR反应。结果显示,2对特异性引物可以分别将心肌细胞特异性和软骨细胞特异性Cre重组酶转基因小鼠与其他组织特异性Cre重组酶转基因小鼠有效区分开来。     

TAIL-PCR技术及其在植物基因中的克隆

热不对称性PCR(thermal asymmetric interlaced PCR,TAIL-PCR)是一种用来分离与已知序列邻近的未知DNA序列的分子生物学技术.该技术利用3个根据已知序列设计的嵌套特异性引物分别和简并引物组合进行PCR反应,选择恰当退火温度对目标片段进行PCR扩增.TAIL-PCR技术作为一种使用技术简单易行,反应高效灵敏,产物特异性高,重复性好,能够在较短的时间内获得目标片段,已经在分子生物学研究领域广泛应用.本文从TAIL-PCR技术原理出发,对该技术特异性引物设计、随机引物组合选择、PCR反应条件等关键性问题进行综述,并介绍TAIL-PCR技术在植物基因克隆上的应用现状及发展前景.     

实验犬布氏杆菌的多重PCR检测与分型鉴定

目的建立实验犬及相关生物制品布氏杆菌的多重PCR检测与分型鉴定方法。方法选择布氏杆菌Omp2基因同源性较高的区域设计引物对布氏杆菌进行多重PCR扩增,扩增结果一致的样本进行酶切以区分不同型,同时进行序列测定,以确定该方法的准确性;然后验证该方法的特异性和敏感性。结果成功扩增得到目的条带,并通过酶切区分五种布氏杆菌;PCR产物与布氏杆菌DNA序列同源性达到99%,并验证了该方法的检测结果。实验结果证明该方法特异性较好,灵敏性为1.8×10^-7μg/mL。结论成功建立布氏杆菌多重PCR检测与分型鉴定方法,所建立的方法特异性好,灵敏度高。本研究对保证实验犬群的质量,保护饲养人员、实验人员的身体健康具有重要意义。     

利用两种不同引物扩增金龟子COI序列片段的研究与对比

利用两类不同的引物,即通用引物(L1490,H219S)与特异引物(Pat,Jerry)分别对4种常见金龟子线粒体细胞色素C氧化酶I(COI)基因片段序列进行扩增和测序,获得长度为689 bp与775 bp的序列.对测序结果进行遗传距离分析,并构建了4种金龟子系统进化树.结果表明,特异引物扩增序列的遗传距离在种内稳定性与种间的差异性都明显优于通用引物扩增序列,利用特异引物扩增序列所构建的系统进化树最符合实际情况,因此利用特异引物扩增序列更能够准确的对金龟子进行分类.     

特异性检测胰腺组织表达Cre重组酶转基因小鼠的方法

利用组织特异性分子标志物启动子调控Cre重组酶,研制了6种在不同组织中特异性表达Cre重组酶的转基因小鼠.这些转基因小鼠的基因型鉴定均使用设计在Cre基因编码区的通用引物.为了特异性检测胰腺组织表达Cre重组酶的转基因小鼠,在大鼠胰岛素RIP启动子上和Cre基因上设计1对引物进行PCR扩增,并通过凝胶电泳进行分析.PCR结果显示,设计在Cre基因上的通用引物可以从6种不同组织特异性Cre重组酶转基因小鼠基因组DNA中扩增获得480 bp产物;利用本研究设计的特异性引物可以从胰腺组织表达Cre重组酶转基因小鼠基因组DNA中扩增200 bp的目的条带.这一结果表明,利用特异性引物进行PCR反应,可有效地将胰腺组织表达Cre重组酶转基因小鼠与其他多种组织的Cm重组酶转基因小鼠鉴别开来.     

Development of multiplex DNA electronic microarrays using a universal adaptor system for detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms

The NanoChip electronic microarray is designed for the rapid detection of genetic variation in research and clinical diagnosis. We have developed a multiplex electronic microarray assay, specific for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping and mutation detection, using universal adaptor sequences tailed to the 5' end of PCR primers specific to each target. PCR products, amplified by primers directed to the universal adaptor sequence, are immobilized on the microarray either directly or via capture oligonucleotides complementary to the universal adaptor sequence. This simple modification results in a significant increase in fidelity with improved specificity and accuracy. In addition, the multiplexing of genetic variant detection allows increased throughput and significantly reduced cost per assay. This general schema can also be applied to other microarray and macroarray formats.     

Apolipoprotein E genotyping by multiplex tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system PCR in single reaction tube

Apolipoprotein E (APOE) plays a critical role in lipoprotein metabolism by binding to both low-density lipoprotein and APOE receptors. The APOE gene has three allelic forms, epsilon2, epsilon3, and epsilon4, which encode different isoforms of the APOE protein. In this study, we have developed a new genotyping method for APOE. Our multiplex tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system (multiplex T-ARMS) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed in a single reaction tube with six primers consisting of two common primers and two specific primers for each of two single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites. We obtained definitive electropherograms that showed three (epsilon2/epsilon2, epsilon3/epsilon3, and epsilon4/epsilon4), four (epsilon2/epsilon3 and epsilon3/epsilon4), and five (epsilon2/epsilon4) amplicons by multiplex T-ARMS PCR in a single reaction tube. Multiplex T-ARMS PCR for APOE genotyping is a simple and accurate method that requires only a single PCR reaction, without any another treatments or expensive instrumentation, to simultaneously identify two sites of single nucleotide polymorphisms.     

Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping by mini-primer allele-specific amplification with universal reporter primers for identification of degraded DNA

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is informative for human identification, and much shorter regions are targeted in analysis of biallelic SNP compared with highly polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR). Therefore, SNP genotyping is expected to be more sensitive than STR genotyping of degraded human DNA. To achieve simple, economical, and sensitive SNP genotyping for identification of degraded human DNA, we developed 18 loci for a SNP genotyping technique based on the mini-primer allele-specific amplification (ASA) combined with universal reporter primers (URP). The URP/ASA-based genotyping consisted of two amplifications followed by detection using capillary electrophoresis. The sizes of the target genome fragments ranged from 40 to 67 bp in length. In the Japanese population, the frequencies of minor alleles of 18 SNPs ranged from 0.36 to 0.50, and these SNPs are informative for identification. The success rate of SNP genotyping was much higher than that of STR genotyping of artificially degraded DNA. Moreover, we applied this genotyping method to case samples and showed successful SNP genotyping of severely degraded DNA from a 4-year buffered formalin-fixed tissue sample for human identification.     

Multicolor-based discrimination of 21 short tandem repeats and amelogenin using four fluorescent universal primers

The aim of this study was to develop a cost-effective genotyping method using high-quality DNA for human identification. A total of 21 short tandem repeats (STRs) and amelogenin were selected, and fluorescent fragments at 22 loci were simultaneously amplified in a single-tube reaction using locus-specific primers with 24-base universal tails and four fluorescent universal primers. Several nucleotide substitutions in universal tails and fluorescent universal primers enabled the detection of specific fluorescent fragments from the 22 loci. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) produced intense FAM-, VIC-, NED-, and PET-labeled fragments ranging from 90 to 400 bp, and these fragments were discriminated using standard capillary electrophoretic analysis. The selected 22 loci were also analyzed using two commercial kits (the AmpFLSTR Identifiler Kit and the PowerPlex ESX 17 System), and results for two loci (D19S433 and D16S539) were discordant between these kits due to mutations at the primer binding sites. All genotypes from the 100 samples were determined using 2.5 ng of DNA by our method, and the expected alleles were completely recovered. Multiplex 22-locus genotyping using four fluorescent universal primers effectively reduces the costs to less than 20% of genotyping using commercial kits, and our method would be useful to detect silent alleles from commercial kit analysis.     

基于四引物扩增受阻突变体系PCR 的多重乳腺癌相关SNP 位点检测方法的建立

为提高单核苷酸多态性检测的通量, 引入多重嵌合引物PCR 和毛细管电泳对四引物扩增受阻突变体系PCR 进行改进. 针对乳腺癌位点rs4784227(C>T), rs1219648(G>A)和rs3803662(T>C)设计特异性嵌合引物, 经一次PCR扩增后, 通过毛细管电泳分析产物长度, 同时确定3 个位点的基因型. 70 份全血和口腔拭子样本, 电泳结果均与测序一致, 实现成功分型. 本方法仅需一次PCR 和一次毛细管电泳即可获得3 个位点的分型结果, 操作简单、快速准确.     

Multiplexed genotyping with sequence-tagged molecular inversion probes

We report on the development of molecular inversion probe (MIP) genotyping, an efficient technology for large-scale single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis. This technique uses MIPs to produce inverted sequences, which undergo a unimolecular rearrangement and are then amplified by PCR using common primers and analyzed using universal sequence tag DNA microarrays, resulting in highly specific genotyping. With this technology, multiplex analysis of more than 1,000 probes in a single tube can be done using standard laboratory equipment. Genotypes are generated with a high call rate (95%) and high accuracy (>99%) as determined by independent sequencing.     

Mouse cell line authentication

The scientific community has responded to the misidentification of human cell lines with validated methods to authenticate these cells; however, few assays are available for nonhuman cell line identification. We have developed a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay that targets nine tetranucleotide short tandem repeat (STR) markers in the mouse genome. Unique profiles were obtained from seventy-two mouse samples that were used to determine the allele distribution for each STR marker. Correlations between allele fragment length and repeat number were determined with DNA Sanger sequencing. Genotypes for L929 and NIH3T3 cell lines were shown to be stable with increasing passage numbers as there were no significant differences in fragment length with samples of low passage when compared to high passage samples. In order to detect cell line contaminants, primers for two human STR markers were incorporated into the multiplex assay to facilitate detection of human and African green monkey DNA. This multiplex assay is the first of its kind to provide a unique STR profile for each individual mouse sample and can be used to authenticate mouse cell lines.     

A simple method to score single nucleotide polymorphisms based on allele‐specific PCR and primer‐induced fragment‐length variation

We describe a simple protocol to genotype single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which combines allele‐specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with fragment‐length analysis. Three primers are used in the PCR: two allele‐specific forward primers with a length‐difference and one reverse primer. The forward primers induce a length‐difference between the SNP‐variants, which can be assessed with standard fragment‐length analyses. We designed primers for 21 SNPs, and codominance was achieved for 76% of these SNPs. An inexpensive and flexible laser‐detection scoring protocol can be achieved with multiplex scoring and by incorporating the M13(‐21) genotyping method.     

Thirtyfold multiplex genotyping of the p53 gene using solid phase capturable dideoxynucleotides and mass spectrometry

A mass spectrometry (MS) based multiplex genotyping method using solid phase capturable (SPC) dideoxynucleotides and single base extension (SBE), named the SPC-SBE, has been developed for mutation detection. We report here the simultaneous genotyping of 30 potential point mutation sites in exons 5, 7, and 8 of the human p53 gene in one tube using the SPC-SBE method. The 30 mutation sites, including the most frequently mutated p53 codons, were chosen to explore the high multiplexing scope of the SPC-SBE method. Thirty primers specific to each potential mutation site were designed to yield SBE products with sufficient mass differences. This was achieved by tuning the mass of some primers using modified nucleotides. Genomic DNA was amplified by multiplex PCR to produce amplicons of the three p53 exons. The 30 primers were combined with the PCR products and biotinylated dideoxynucleotides for SBE to generate 3'-biotinylated extension DNA products. These products were then captured by streptavidin-coated magnetic beads, while the unextended primers and other components in the reaction were washed away. The pure extension DNA products were subsequently released from the solid phase and analyzed with MS. We simultaneously genotyped 30 potential mutation sites in the p53 gene from Wilms' tumor, head and neck tumor, and colorectal tumor. Both homozygous and heterozygous genotypes were accurately determined with digital resolution. This is the highest level of multiplex genotyping reported thus far using MS, indicating that the approach might be applicable to screening a repertoire of genotypes in candidate genes as potential disease markers.