SSCP和HMA方法在马MHC-Ⅰ类分子基因多态性研究中的应用

文章使用SSCP和HMA两种基于聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳的方法对马MHC-Ⅰ类分子基因多态性进行了分析.在应用SSCP法进行分析时,尽管经过实验条件优化,仍未得到对MHC-Ⅰ基因理想的分离效果,提示该方法对分离多态性较高的基因有一定局限性.在对HMA法用参考标准DNA对影响DNA分子构象的温度和变性剂浓度等实验条件进行优化后,获得了对马MHC-Ⅰ类分子基因较好的分离效果.6、7、8、9和10号马的样本在相对应泳道上分别出现了6、5、6、5和7个条带.从凝胶中进行DNA条带回收后克隆测序的结果表明,这一方法可以有效地分离高度多态性的MHC-Ⅰ类分子基因.     

用变性PAGE-银染法鉴定小麦抗条锈基因Yr5的RAPD标记

以小麦抗条锈病基因Yr5的供体亲本Triticumspeltaalbum作为对照 ,对近等基因系Yr5 6×AvocetS和感病亲本AvocetS进行RAPD分析。扩增产物用 4%变性PAGE分离 ,银染显色。在变性PAGE上可以检测到 50～ 10 0条带 ,是琼脂糖凝胶电泳的 5倍以上。筛选了 2 40个随机引物 ,发现 2 3条稳定的多态性DNA片段 ,初步检测表明其中6条与Yr5基因具有连锁性。用 12 1株AvocetS和Yr5 6×AvocetS杂交制备的F2 代分离群体进一步进行的遗传连锁性检测表明 ,多态性DNA片段S13 2 0 2 0 7和S13 4 83 6 3 分别与Yr5基因完全连锁和紧密连锁。结果表明 ,用变性PAGE分离PCR产物并结合银染显色 ,提高了小麦RAPD分析的多态性水平 ,改善了实验的重复性     

鲤鱼多态性EST标记的筛选与特性分析

表达序列标签(Expressed sequence tag,EST)标记在基因组作图和分子标记辅助育种研究中具有重要价值.筛选和开发可用于遗传作图的鲤鱼多态性EST标记,对研究鲤鱼的基因组结构、遗传多样性研究和遗传育种有重要意义.本研究根据GenBank数据库中鲤鱼EST序列设计了67对EST引物,有47对在鲤鱼基因组DNA中成功扩增得到稳定的特异性条带,经单链构象多态性(SSCP)分析,12对(25.5%)引物扩增的EST在1个鲤鱼回交家系中具有多态性,其中6个为鲤鱼功能基因,5个与斑马鱼(Danio rerio)功能基因具较高相似性,1个与斑点叉尾(Ictalurus punctatus)功能基因具较高相似性.这些多态性的EST在鲤鱼二倍体家系和单倍体群体中的等位基因分离均符合孟德尔规律(1∶1或3∶1),单倍体中的SSCP条带数目为二倍体的二分之一.选用其中4对多态性的EST引物对洞庭湖鲤鱼进行初步群体遗传分析,结果显示基因多样性(H)为0.437,远低于微卫星标记所揭示的该群体基因多样性(接近于1).结果表明,多态性的EST-SSCP标记尽管遗传变异性较低,但是作为来源于编码区的Ⅰ型遗传标记,在遗传作图和种群遗传适应性等研究中有较好的应用潜力.     

犬MC1R基因R306ter与毛色性状相关性研究

目的　分析犬MC1R基因中R30 6ter位点多态性与犬毛色表型的相关性 ,为遗传育种 ,培育出更加优良的实验用犬奠定基础。方法　采用PCR SSCP技术 ,对MC1R基因R30 6ter位点进行基因多态性检测 ,分析位点多态性与毛色性状之间的相关性 ,并对该位点进行克隆测序。结果　PCR SSCP分析结果表明 ,R30 6ter位点序列具有多态性 ,表现为C、D二个等位基因和CC、CD及DD三种基因型。对R30 6ter多态性片段克隆测序发现 ,MC1R基因在编码第 30 6位氨基酸的密码子处存在一个由CGA到TGA的终止突变。结论　经统计分析结果表明在杂种犬中MC1R基因多态性与毛色性状不存在显著的相关性 ,这可能是由于外科手术学教学用犬是杂种犬 ,其遗传背景不同所致。由于MC1R基因的R30 6ter位点内存在碱基变异 ,因此在杂种犬中表现出明显的PCR SSCP多态性     

聚合酶链反应-单链构型多态性检测细胞壁缺陷型淋病奈瑟菌cppB基因变异

目的：检测与分析淋病奈瑟菌L型的cppB基因,探讨细胞壁缺陷对淋病奈瑟菌cppB基因的影响。方法：用青霉素诱导淋病奈瑟菌成为L型并获得稳定L型纯培养物,用cppB基因特异性引物以聚合酶链反应(PCR)检测稳定L型纯培养物的cppB基因和进行单链构型多态性(SSCP)分析。结果：淋病奈瑟菌的细菌型及其L型都具有cppB基因扩增产物,但PCR—SSCP分析可见异常泳动DNA带型(细菌型有2条带、L型有3条带)。结论：细胞壁缺陷淋病奈瑟菌仍然具有cppB基因,但其碱基序列可以发生改变。     

血管内皮细胞MICA基因mRNA和蛋白质表达

MICA系MHC-I类相关多态性基因A,其表达细胞膜蛋白质分子与器官移植免疫排斥有关.新生儿脐带静脉血管内皮细胞(HUVEC)被分离和培养至4～6代.11例新分离培养的HUVEC和7种人细胞株的MICAmRNA转录水平用RT-PCR检测,应用细胞流式检测细胞膜表面的MICA分子的表达情况,同时应用免疫印迹的方法对整个细胞MICA蛋白质的表达水平进行检测和分析.结果显示MICAmRNA在所有检测细胞中有表达,HUVEC细胞膜或胞浆中MICA蛋白质表达量很高,而在人体淋巴细胞膜表面和胞内未检出MICA分子的表达.提示HUVEC和淋巴细胞在MICA表达的差异性可能与不同细胞的内部调节机制有关.而供体器官血管内皮细胞表达多态性MICA分子有可能成为移植抗原发生免疫排斥反应.     

猪MSTN基因多态性及其SNPs的研究

双臀基因 (MSTN)在发育和成熟的骨骼肌中特异表达 ,并对肌肉具有负调控作用。采用PCR SSCP技术研究猪MSTN基因的第 2外显子和第 3外显子区域的DNA多态性。结果发现在两个外显子中均存在PCR SSCP多态性 ,在大白猪中 ,第 2外显子的多态性表现出 3种基因型 (CC、CT和TT) ;第 3外显子的多态性表现出两种基因型(AG和GG)。与猪生产性状进行相关性分析发现 :第 2外显子的多态性与生产性状基本无相关 ,第 3外显子的多态性与猪的背膘厚呈显著性相关 (P <0 0 5 ) ,与瘦肉率相关不显著 (P >0 0 5 )。对具DNA多态性的片段测序分析发现 :位于MSTN基因cDNA序列第 4 80处 (第 2外显子 )发生了单碱基的改变 (G→T)和第 10 0 8处 (第 3外显子 )发生单碱基的改变 (A→G) ,两处碱基的改变均没有导致氨基酸的变化 ,但第 10 0 8处碱基的改变 ,产生了ApaⅠ限制性内切酶位点 ,并建立了以ApaⅠ酶切位点的PCR RFLP分子标记技术     

金银花五个品系的RAPD分析及DNA指纹图谱的建立

运用RAPD技术,对5个金银花品系进行遗传多样性研究并构建这5个金银花品系的DNA指纹图谱。从80个引物中筛选出25个带纹清晰,多态性好的引物用于实验。其中,引物SBSD06的扩增条带可以清楚明确区分5个品系,建立其DNA指纹图谱。在清晰、稳定出现的170条带中,153条带具有多态性。按UPGMA法进行聚类分析,计算其遗传相似系数,结果显示,金银花5个品系聚为两类,与其形态学分类结果相符。     

藏獒MC1R基因多态性与毛色表型的关联研究

目的:通过检测藏獒黑素皮质激素受体1(MC1R)基因的单链构象多态性(SSCP)在不同毛色群体中的分布,探讨MC1R基因多态性与毛色表型的相关性。方法:采用DNA测序技术,选择不同毛色藏獒的DNA为样本,根据GenBank发布的荷斯坦牛MC1R基因序列设计一对引物,采用PCR-SSCP技术分析MC1R基因在藏獒中的SSCP。结果:MC1R基因在藏獒中具有PCR-SSCP多态性,分别检测到3种基因型(AA、AB和BB);对MC1R基因多态性片段DNA克隆测序后发现,MC1R基因在编码区第313位存在单碱基突变(G→A),该突变导致第105位氨基酸发生由丙氨酸向苏氨酸的改变(T105A)。结论:MC1R基因的多态性与毛色性状不存在显著的相关性。     

21个枣品种（系）的AFLP指纹分析

采用AFLP技术,利用从30对引物中筛选出的10对多态性较好的引物,对21个枣品种(系)的基因组DNA进行了分析,共扩增出条带531条,其中多态性条带216条,多态性位点百分比为40.68%.采用UPGMA法,对AFLP扩增结果进行了聚类分析,将供试品种(系)分为6类,并得到了18个品种(系)的特征性AFLP标记,可为分子水平进行枣种质鉴定提供参考.     

'Cold SSCP': a simple, rapid and non-radioactive method for optimized single-strand conformation polymorphism analyses.

A rapid (< 2.5 hrs) method for single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of PCR products that allows the use of ethidium bromide staining is described. PCR products ranging in size from 117 to 256 bp were evaluated for point mutations and polymorphisms by 'cold SSCP' in commercially available pre-cast polyacrylamide mini-gels. Several electrophoretic parameters (running temperature, buffers, denaturants, DNA concentration, and gel polyacrylamide concentration) were found to influence the degree of strand separation and appeared to be PCR fragment specific. Use of the 'cold' SSCP technique and the mini-gel format allowed us to readily optimize the electrophoretic conditions for each PCR fragment. This greatly increased our ability to detect polymorphisms compared to conventional, radioisotope-labeled 'hot' SSCP, typically run under two standard temperature conditions. Excellent results have been obtained in resolving mutant PCR fragments from human p53 exons 5 through 8, human HLA-DQA, human K-ras exons 1 and 2, and rat K-ras exon 3. Polymorphisms could be detected when mutant DNA comprised as little as 3% of the total gene copies in a PCR mixture. Compared to standard 'hot' SSCP, this novel non-isotopic method has additional advantages of dramatically increased speed, precise temperature control, reproducibility, and easily and inexpensively obtainable reagents and equipment. This new method also lacks the safety and hazardous waste management concerns associated with radioactive methods.     

SSCP Screening of the Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Gene Polymorphisms of the Japanese Population Using a Semi-automated Electrophoresis Unit

The single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) procedure has been applied in routine testing for hereditary diseases. Temperature, running buffer, gel composition, and fragment length can influence its sensitivity. Mutation detection in the clinical setting depends on the development of automated technology, especially for large genes, such as the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) gene, which codes the initial, rate-limiting enzyme in the catabolism of 5-fluorouracil (5FU). The authors have optimized the condition of SSCP with an automated system (GenePhor system, GE Healthcare UK Ltd.) to screen genetic polymorphisms in the DPYD gene. The efficiency of the method was evaluated using 21 positive controls (DNA samples with polymorphisms in the DPYD gene, previously characterized) and DNA samples from 35 Japanese. Results showed that the use of three different running buffers (pH 7.4, 8.3, and 9.0) in combination with other optimized conditions (10% polyacrylamide gel, 60-90 min at constant 900 V at 5 degrees C) resulted in a high polymorphism detection rate (95.3%), which was considered appropriate for routine screening. Therefore, this strategy could be useful for pharmacogenetic studies on 5FU.     

New mutant gene (transthyretin Arg 58) in cases with hereditary polyneuropathy detected by non-isotope method of single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis.

Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) was analyzed to detect a mutation in the transthyretin (TTR) gene from the mother and son showing polyneuropathy with carpal tunnel syndrome. DNA segments containing TTR coding sequence were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, heat denatured and electrophoresed on a neutral polyacrylamide gel. The single-stranded DNA fragments in the gel were transferred to a nylon membrane and hybridized with biotinylated TTR cDNA probe, followed with chemiluminescent DNA detection. The mobility shift was found in the fragments of exon 3 from the patients' DNA. Sequencing analyses of the exon 3 confirmed a T----G base change, resulting in a Leu 58----Arg substitution. TTR Arg 58 is the first mutant TTR gene that has been detected by SSCP analysis. The rapid and sensitive detection of new mutations at various sites on the TTR gene is hereafter possible by the present method in the facilities for non-radioactive experiments.     

Detection of exon polymorphisms in the human lactoferrin gene.

We previously demonstrated that lactoferrin gene polymorphisms occur in cancer cells of patients with leukemia and breast cancer. In this study, we established a non-radioactive polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis, one of the most sensitive and simplest methods to detect polymorphisms and mutations of the human lactoferrin gene. We optimized the PCR conditions for nine different DNA templates and 16 pairs of exon primers for SSCP analysis. The DNA templates used in the analyses were prepared from a cosmid clone (CT6-1) that contains the human lactoferrin gene, human placental tissue, leukocytes from 10 normal volunteers, leukemic cells of two patients, and previously established three breast and two leukemic cell lines. With the appropriate exon-primer sets, PCR products from exon I to exon 16 of the lactoferrin gene were generated from the DNA templates and analyzed by SSCP. Compared with the homogenous cloned DNA, lactoferrin gene polymorphisms were detected within exons 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, and 15 of the normal placental and leukocyte DNA. In addition, abnormal migration patterns of the lactoferrin gene in cancer cells were detected in exons 4, 5, 13, 14, and 15. The PCR-SSCP band migration patterns can be attributed either to gene polymorphism in normal cells or to DNA mutations in cancer cells and the employed method cannot distinguish between them. Nonetheless, the present analysis suggests that genetic polymorphisms of the lactoferrin gene exist in selected exons and additional mutations of the lactoferrin gene do occur in the cancer cells.     

有和无甘油的聚丙烯酰胺胶在检测突变时的差别

有文献报道在非变性的聚丙烯酰胺中加入甘油可提高SSCP检测的灵敏度。我们的实验结果建议研究者在进行SSCP筛查未知突变时最好采用不加甘油的非变性的聚丙烯酰胺胶,这既省力省钱,又灵敏。在判读SSCP胶时,千万不要看到在双链带位置有一条比正常迁移率慢的带就判定为插入突变。此时要判定突变的性质,最好测序。 Abstract：It was reported that glycerol in the non-denatured SSCP polyacrylamide gel could increase the sensibility of detecting mutation. We detected the mutation of PKD 1 gene in the patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.PCR com bined with SSCP(single-strained conformation polymorphism),the non-denatured 10% polyacrylamide gel without glycerol or 10% polyacrylamide gel with 5% glycerol and DNA sequencing method were used.Our results showed that four single strand b ands were found in the non-denatured polyacrylamide gel without glycerol while t wo single strand bands were found in the polyacrylamide gel with glycerol in the same patient.Sequence showed there is a deletion of G in one DNA molecular and a G→A substitution in another DNA molecular in the patient with abnormal shift SSCP bands.Therefore, our experiment suggested that non-denat ured polyacrylamide gel was better than the polyacrylamide gel with glycerol in detection mutation,and it will save labor and money.It also suggeste d that one basedeletion can cause a slow double-strand DNA following the normal double strand band,which was caused by the heterogeneous DNA molecule formed bet ween the normal DNA strand and the one base deletion DNA strand with the protrud ing base.Our results suggest that when judging mutation in SSCP gel,it is not re liable to decide that mutation is inversion according to slow mobility in the ge l,and when the characteristic of mutation need to be judged,it must be sequenced .     

Detection of point mutations in the chloroplast genome by single-stranded conformation polymorphism analysis

Single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis was used to examine the mutations of the chloroplast 16S rRNA locus of streptomycin-resistant mutants in Nicotiana plumbaginifolia. DNA fragments of 121, 517, 968 and 1578 bp, each possessing a known point mutation, were generated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The resulting fragments were denatured and separated by nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Compared to the patterns of the wild-type DNA fragments, the bands of the single-stranded DNA fragments of 121 and 517 bp with base changes were shifted. However, no pattern variations were detected from the DNA fragments of 968 and 1578 bp generated from both wild-type and mutants.     

Mapping of Sequence-Tagged Sites in Rice by Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism

The conditions for efficient single-strand conformation polymorphism(SSCP) detection were examined for its application to mappingof DNA regions in the rice genome. Temperature for electrophoresisand glycerol concentrations in gel affected SSCP patterns significantly.The optimal detection conditions for SSCP also depends on thenucleotide sequences of fragments analyzed. Fragments over 300bp show complicated patterns depending on their nucleotide sequencesand were not suitable for SSCP analysis. Seventy primer pairswere designed from the sequence data available to amplify DNAregions as sequence tagged sites (STSs), and 39 of these STSswere found to generate SSCP between japonica rice (Nipponbare)and indica rice (Kasalath) in at least one of the experimentalconditions. The maps of DNA fragments amplified from 186 F₂-plantDNAs with 17 primer pairs were successfully determined. Thisdirect mapping method of the amplified DNA fragments with PCRis simple and quite sensitive, and can be used to set markersin the gap regions of a genetic linkage map.     

A simple method for non-radioactive PCR-SSCP using MDE gel solution and a midi gel format: application for the detection of variants in the GLUT1 and CTLA-4 genes

The need to identify disease-causing mutations and DNA polymorphisms has increased with the continuing identification of new candidate genes. PCR single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) is one of the techniques most widely used to identify a mutant sequence or a polymorphism in a known gene. However, the original SSCP protocols using the incorporation of radioactive label and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis on sequencing gels for detection were labour intensive and time-consuming. Here we describe a simple SSCP protocol using MDE gel solution and a midi gel format to detect SSCP variations in the glucose transporter gene GLUT1, that we have previously analysed with the standard radioactive SSCP protocol, and we have also tested this method on the previously described point mutation (A/G transition in exon 1) of the CTLA-4 (cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated-4) gene. All known variants were detected. Based on the results, this technique appears to be simple, with no use of radioactive labels and with easy handling of the gel. Furthermore, it needs little optimisation, is relatively rapid and highly sensitive. We propose this method for the first screening for candidate gene variants.     

Rapid and inexpensive recovery method of DNA fragments from agarose and polyacrylamide gels by a cotton-wool column tube.

We developed a rapid, convenient, simple, and inexpensive method for isolating pure DNA from agarose and polyacrylamide gels using cotton wool tubes. DNA fragments ranging in size from 193-23,130 bp can be easily recovered within 2 hours by centrifugation through cotton wool from gel slices. The recovery rate of this method is 35% to 50%, when estimated for isolation of lambda DNA-HindIII fragments. We have also recovered 700-bp polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products using cotton wool tubes from electrophoresis on both a 0.8% agarose gel and a 6% polyacrylamide gel, in which satisfactory yields of more than 50% were obtained. The DNA thus recovered in this way is biologically active and can be used as a substrate for further experimental procedures without additional purification steps.     

Extensive mtDNA diversity in horses revealed by PCR–SSCP analysis

The hypervariable D-loop region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was amplified with the polymerase chain reaction using total horse DNA samples. Analysis of single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) of denatured amplification products was carried out by native polyacrylamide (8%) gel electrophoresis followed by silver staining. As many as 15 distinct SSCP variants were revealed when screening a total of 78 maternally unrelated horses representing five different breeds. All breeds showed a high degree of polymorphism and the estimated probability (PI_mt) that two maternally unrelated individuals have, by chance, identical SSCP variants varied between 0.14 and 0.30. We detected no heteroplasmy or deviations from strict and stable maternal inheritance when examining four maternal lineages, each represented by six to eight horses, separated by up to five generations from a common ancestral mare. The study establishes a simple screening method for detecting equine mtDNA types, which can be applied for tracing maternal genealogies and for association studies.