Construction of a DNA library from chromosome 4 of rice （Oryza sativa） by microdissection

A simple method to create a chromosome-specific DNA librqary of rice,including microdissection,amplification,charterization and cloning,is described.Rice chromosome 4 from a metaphase cell has been isolated and amplified by the Linker Adapter PCR (LA-PCR).The PCR products were labeled as probes with DIG-11-dUTP using the random priming method.Southern blot analysis with rice genomic DNA and specific RFLP markers demonstrated that the PCR products were derived from rice chromosome 4.A large library comprising over 100,000 recombinant plasmid microclones from rice chromosome 4 was constructed.Colony hybridization showed that 58% of the clones contained single or low-copy sequences and 42% contained repetitive sequences.The size of inserts generated by PCR ranged from 140bp to 500bp.This method will facilitate cloning of the specific chromosome DNA markers and important genes of rice.     

Microdissection of human chromosomal regions 8q23.3-q24.11 and 2q33-qter: construction of DNA libraries and isolation of their clones.

Human chromosomal regions 8q23.3-q24.11 and 2q33-qter were microdissected, DNAs from the regions were amplified with the primer-linker method of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and their DNA libraries were constructed by cloning into pUC19. The primer-linker PCR involved Sau3AI digestion of microdissected chromosomal DNAs, ligation of the digests to a 10mer DNA linker and 24mer primer, filling the recessed 3' ends, and PCR amplification using the 24mer DNA as a primer. A total of 3.5 x 10(4) pUC19 recombinants (8q library) from the 8q region and 5.0 x 10(4) pUC clones (2q library) from the 2q region were obtained. From the 8q library, 60 pUC clones were selected, while 88 pUC-clones were selected from the 2q library. These clones were Southern blot analyzed on hybrid cell panels with or without human chromosome 8 or 2. Twelve (20%) of the 60 8q-derived clones were unique DNA sequences, and 9 were subjected to deletion analysis in the genomic DNA of two patients, one with trichorhino-phalangeal syndrome (TRPS) type I and the other with TRPS type II, both with del(8) (q23.3q24.13). Five of the 9 pUC clones tested showed a one-copy density in both patients, an indication that the clones map to the region deleted in both patients. Screening a genomic DNA library constructed in the phage revealed a clone with a 9.4-kb insert and a one-copy density in both patients. From the 2q library, 15 (17%) of the 88 pUC clones obtained were unique sequences. When a phage library was screened, 8 clones were obtained: 4 were identical and 2 were overlapping sequences.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Isolation of thirty-one new porcine microsatellites from a microsatellite enriched microdissected chromosome 8 library

Chromosome 8 (SSC8) is an important one in the swine genome because it has been shown to harbor several economically important quantitative trait loci (QTL). The entire porcine chromosome 8 was microdissected and amplified by degenerate oligonucleotide primer (DOP) PCR. The PCR product was then enriched for (CA)n microsatellites by hybridization to a biotinylated CA repeat oligonucleotide and captured by streptavidin-coated magnetic beads. The captured DNA was cloned into a TA cloning vector. Screening with an isotopically labeled CA oligonucleotide probe resulted in the isolation of 31 informative and polymorphic microsatellite clones. Seventeen of those were mapped to chromosome 8, 12 to chromosome 15, 1 to chromosome 10 and 1 to chromosome X. The markers were all placed on the USDA-MARC porcine genetic linkage map.     

Construction and Characterization of the Microclone Library from Chromosome 1R in Rye

Two and five 1R chromosomes were microdissected from the metaphase spreads of rye ( Secale cereale L. ) root-rip cells with the aids of glass needles. The dissected chromosomes were amplified in vitro by the Sau3A linker adaptor mediated PCR technique, by which 0.3 to 2.5 kb smear DNA fragments were obtained. After hybridized with DIG labeled probes, it was confirmed that the PCR products of the microdissected chromosomes were homologous with the rye genomic DNA, and derived from the 1R chromosome as well. Then, the second round PCR products from five chromosomes of 1R were microcloned to construct the plasmid library, including 220 000 clones. 172 randomly selected clones were evaluated ranged in size from 300 to 1 800 bp. Furthermore, the genomic dot hybridization results indicated that the library contained nearly 42% medium/high repetitive sequences and 58% low/single copy sequences, and its redundancy was very low. In this research, many aspects of the 1R chromosome microclone library exceeded or approached those of the previous reports in the literatures. Those are potential for construction of a high density genetic map of chromosome IR, from which some important genes can be tagged and isolated.     

Isolation of thirty‐one new porcine microsatellites from a microsatellite enriched microdissected chromosome 8 library

Abstract

Chromosome 8 (SSC8) is an important one in the swine genome because it has been shown to harbor several economically important quantitative trait loci (QTL). The entire porcine chromosome 8 was microdissected and amplified by degenerate oligonucleotide primer (DOP) PCR. The PCR product was then enriched for (CA)_n microsatellites by hybridization to a biotinylated CA repeat oligonucleotide and captured by streptavidin‐coated magnetic beads. The captured DNA was cloned into a TA cloning vector. Screening with an isotopically labeled CA oligonucleotide probe resulted in the isolation of 31 informative and polymorphic microsatellite clones. Seventeen of those were mapped to chromosome 8, 12 to chromosome 15, 1 to chromosome 10 and 1 to chromosome X. The markers were all placed on the USDA‐MARC porcine genetic linkage map.     

Human repeat element-mediated PCR: cloning and mapping of chromosome 10 DNA markers.

Repeat element-mediated PCR can facilitate rapid cloning and mapping of human chromosomal region-specific DNA markers from somatic cell hybrid DNA. PCR primers directed to human repeat elements result in human-specific DNA synthesis; template DNA derived from a somatic cell hybrid containing the human chromosomal region of interest provides region specificity. We have generated a series of repeat element-mediated PCR clones from a reduced complexity somatic cell hybrid containing a portion of human chromosome 10. The cloning source retains the centromere and tightly linked flanking markers, plus additional chromosome 10 sequences. Twelve new inter-Alu, two inter-L1, and four inter-Alu/L1 repeat element-mediated PCR clones were mapped by hybridization to Southern blots of repeat element-mediated PCR products amplified from somatic cell hybrid DNA templates. Two inter-Alu clones mapped to the pericentromeric region. We propose that a scarcity of Alu elements in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 10 contributed to the low number of clones obtained from this region. One inter-Alu clone, pC11/A1S-6-c23, defines the D10S94 locus, which is tightly linked to MEN2A and D10Z1.     

Polymorphisms revealed by PCR with single,short-sized,arbitrary primers are reliable markers for mouse and rat gene mapping

Ten single, arbitrarily designed oligodeoxynucleotide primers, with 50–70% (G+C) content, were used to amplify by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) sequences with DNA templates from several mouse species (Mus spretus, Mus musculus musculus, and Mus musculus domesticus), as well as DNA from the laboratory rat (Rattus norvegicus). Eight of these ten primers, used either individually or associated in pairs, generated a total of 13 polymorphic products which were used as genetic markers. All of these polymorphic sequences but one were mapped to a particular mouse chromosome, by use of DNA panels prepared either from interspecific backcross progeny of the type (C57BL/6 x Mus spretus)F₁ x C57BL/6 or DNA samples prepared from two sets of recombinant inbred (RI) strains (AKXL and BXD). Six rat-specific DNA segments were also assigned to a particular chromosome with DNA panels prepared from 18 rat/mouse somatic cell hybrids segregating rat chromosomes. From these experiments we conclude that, under precisely standardized PCR conditions, the DNA molecules amplified with these arbitrarily designed primers are useful and reliable markers for genetic mapping in both mouse and rat.     

通过微切一扩增建立植物(蚕豆Vicia faba)染色体区段特异性基因文库研究初探

以蚕豆（Viciafaba,2n=12）根尖为材料,采用改良方法制备染色体标本,在光镜下切割分离一段大M染色体核仁组织区（NOR）特定区段（约合0．9pgDNA）,通过单一引物一聚合酶链式反应法（SingleUniquePrimer-PCR）随机扩增微切DNA后,获得近60μgDNA。经琼脂糖电泳分析测定扩增产物分子片段大小介于200-900bp。以地高新（Digoxigenin）标记蚕豆总体DNA,作为探针与扩增产物进行Southern杂交,证实扩增得到的DNA与蚕豆DNA同源,来自做切染色体。部分扩增产物经ECORI酶切后,连人经同酶切割后的pUC18载体质粒,转化大肠杆菌（EcoliJM109）。琼脂糖电泳分析得到的部分克隆,得知插人子长度介于0．25-0．9kb。本文将用于动物材料的单一引物一聚合酶链式反应法应用于植物染色体的微切微扩增,并作了一定程度简化,初步建立起一套包括微切、扩增、检测和克隆的便捷、经济的实验室制备植物染色体区域特异性基因文库的方法。     

中间偃麦草染色体2Ai-2特异PCR新标记的建立和St基因组特异序列的克隆

中间偃麦草麦、小麦和小麦－中间偃麦草2Ai－2附加系Z1、Z2、X6,代换系ZD28等进行RAPD分析,从320个RAPD引物中,鉴定出2Ai－2染色体特异的2个RAPD标记OPO05650和OPMO414000。利用这2个特异OPO05和OPM04,PCR扩增普通小麦CS（ABD）及其近缘植物中间偃麦草（E1E2St）、拟鹅冠草（St）,长穗偃麦草（E）、簇毛麦（V）、黑麦（R）、大麦（H）粗山羊草（D）等基因组DNA。结果表明,OPO05650和OPO41400均是2Ai－2染色体上St基因组区域的特异标记。将上棕2个特异片段分离回收、克隆、测序,根据测序结果重新设计、合成特异引物,成功地转换RAPD标记为SCAR（sequence characterizked amplifed region）标记SC－05和SC－M4。利用SCAR标记对不同材料进行分析的结果表明,凡含有2Ai－2染色体的抗黄矮病材料及拟鹅冠草均产生一条扩增带,不含2Ai－2染色体的材料,包括小麦、长穗麦草、簇毛麦、黑麦、在麦、粗山羊草以有含有其他他中间偃麦草染色休的附加系,均没有扩增产物,说明上棕2个SCAR标记是中间偃麦草2Ai－2染色体的特异性PCR标记,且是2Ai－2染色体上St基因组区域的特异性标记。克隆与鉴定中间偃麦草的2个SCAR扩增片段TiSCO5和TiSCM4。结果表明,克隆的中间偃麦草TiSCO5和TiSCM4特异片段,分别是St基因组特异性的寡拷贝序列有多拷贝重复序列,为St基因组遗传研究的新探针。     

利用微分离黑麦1R染色体的体外扩增产物进行染色体着染研究

首先对显微分离出的黑麦（ＳｅｃａｌｅｃｅｒｅａｌｅＬ．）１Ｒ染色体进行了两轮Ｓａｕ３Ａ连接接头介导的ＰＣＲ扩增（ＬＡ＿ＰＣＲ）。经Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交证实这些染色体扩增片段来源于基因组ＤＮＡ之后,再利用１Ｒ染色体的第二轮扩增产物、黑麦基因组ＤＮＡ、ｒＤＮＡ基因为探针,与其根尖细胞中期分裂相进行染色体原位杂交,发现微分离的１Ｒ染色体体外扩增产物中包含大量的非该染色体特异性重复序列,而其信息量却较黑麦总基因组少;当以适量的黑麦基因组ＤＮＡ进行封阻时,微分离染色体的体外扩增产物成功地被重新定位在中期分裂相的一对１Ｒ染色体上,说明微分离１Ｒ染色体的ＰＣＲ扩增产物中的确包含了该染色体特异性的片段。此外,以从１Ｒ染色体微克隆文库中筛选出的一单、低拷贝序列和一高度重复序列分别为探针,染色体原位杂交检测发现,这一高度重复序列可能为端粒相关序列;而单、低拷贝序列却未检测到杂交信号。这些结果从不同侧面反映出染色体着染技术是证实微分离、微切割染色体的真实来源及筛选染色体特异性探针的有利工具。建立了可供参考的植物染色体着染实验体系,为染色体微克隆技术在植物中的进一步应用提供了便利。     

Retrotransposable elements on the W chromosome of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

The sex chromosomes of the silkworm, Bombyxmori, are designated ZW(XY) for females and ZZ(XX) for males. The W chromosome of B. mori does not recombine with the Z chromosome and autosomes and no genes for morphological characters have been mapped to the W chromosome as yet. Furthermore, femaleness is determined by the presence of a single W chromosome, regardless of the number of autosomes or Z chromosomes. To understand these interesting features of the W chromosome, it is necessary to analyze the W chromosome at the molecular biology level. Initially to isolate DNA sequences specific for the W chromosome as randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers, we compared the genomic DNAs between males and females by PCR with arbitrary 10-mer primers. To the present, we have identified 12 W-specific RAPD markers, and with the exception of one RAPD marker, all of the deduced amino acid sequences of these W-specific RAPD markers show similarity to previously reported amino acid sequences of retrotransposable elements from various organisms. After constructing a genomic DNA lambda phage library of B. mori we obtained two lambda phage clones, one containing the W-Kabuki RAPD sequence and one containing the W-Samurai RAPD sequence and found that these DNA sequences comprised nested structures of many retrotransposable elements. To further analyze the W chromosome, we obtained 14 W-specific bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones from three BAC libraries and subjected these clones to shotgun sequencing. The resulting assembly of sequences did not produce a single contiguous sequence due to the presence of many retrotransposable elements. Therefore, we coupled PCR with shotgun sequencing. Through these analyses, we found that many long terminal repeat (LTR) and non-LTR retrotransposons, retroposons, DNA transposons and their derivatives, have accumulated on the W chromosome as strata. These results strongly indicate that retrotransposable elements are the main structural component of the W chromosome.     

Detection of section-specific random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers in Lilium

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were utilized for the identification of Lilium species and inter-specific hybrids. The optimum annealing temperature of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the RAPD assay in Lilium was 54 °C, which is relatively higher than the temperature used for other genera reported by previous researchers. Among 76 primers used to amplify genomic DNA by PCR, 18 primers (24%) generated polymorphic DNA fragments in Lilium species and hybrids. Cultivars were also identified by RAPD markers. Some amplified fragments were unique to species of each section and to hybrids derived from these species; that is, they were the section-specific DNA markers. Sections, Sinomartagon, Leucolirion b, Leucolirion a and Archelirion could be identified by 6 section-specific markers amplified with five primers. Seven inter-section hybrids showed the section-specific bands of both parental sections, indicating that these markers would be useful for identifying the parental sections of inter-section hybrids.     

Laser microdissection and single unique primer PCR allow generation of regional chromosome DNA clones from a single human chromosome.

We have developed an argon laser chromosome microdissection technique in conjunction with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) approach to directly amplify microdissected chromosomes. The single 22-mer primer used in PCR, although unique in sequence (5'-TAGATCTGA-TATCTGAATTCCC-3'), randomly primed and amplified any target DNA. These methods were applied to the distal half of the short arm of human chromosome 4 containing the Huntington disease (HD) locus. Forty-four percent of representative clones from this library identify single-copy DNA sequences. This calculation suggests that the resulting chromosome-specific DNA library contains approximately 600 nonoverlapping sequences with an average size 350 bp at an average spacing of 30 kbp along chromosome 4. This microdissection and PCR cloning procedure is a simple and general approach for constructing a chromosome region-specific DNA library from a single metaphase spread.     

Rapid isolation of CA microsatellites from the tilapia genome

We have developed (CA)n microsatellite markers for the cichlid fish, Oreochromis niloticus using a variation of the hybrid capture method. The resulting genomic library was highly enriched in repetitive DNA with 96% of clones containing CA repeats. The number of repeats ranged from four to 45 with an average of 19. Two-thirds of the sequenced clones had 12 or more repeats and sufficient flanking sequence to design primers. The resulting markers were tested in an F2 cross of O. niloticus x O. aureus. Nearly 90% of the markers amplified in this cross and 74% of these were informative. This work demonstrates the importance of minimizing the number of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification cycles before and after the enrichment steps to reduce PCR recombination and the generation of chimaeric clones.     

Development of reliable PCR-based markers linked to downy mildew resistance genes in lettuce

Summary Sequence characterized amplified regions (SCARs) were derived from eight random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers linked to disease resistance genes in lettuce. SCARs are PCR-based markers that represent single, genetically defined loci that are identified by PCR amplification of genomic DNA with pairs of specific oligonucleotide primers; they may contain high-copy, dispersed genomic sequences within the amplified region. Amplified RAPD products were cloned and sequenced. The sequence was used to design 24-mer oligonucleotide primers for each end. All pairs of SCAR primers resulted in the amplification of single major bands the same size as the RAPD fragment cloned. Polymorphism was either retained as the presence or absence of amplification of the band or appeared as length polymorphisms that converted dominant RAPD loci into codominant SCAR markers. This study provided information on the molecular basis of RAPD markers. The amplified fragment contained no obvious repeated sequences beyond the primer sequence. Five out of eight pairs of SCAR primers amplified an alternate allele from both parents of the mapping population; therefore, the original RAPD polymorphism was likely due to mismatch at the primer sites.     

Semi-automatic laser beam microdissection of the Y chromosome and analysis of Y chromosome DNA in a dioecious plant, Silene latifolia

Silene latifolia has heteromorphic sex chromosomes, the X and Y chromosomes. The Y chromosome, which is thought to carry the male determining gene, was isolated by UV laser microdissection and amplified by degenerate oligonucleotide-primed PCR. In situ chromosome suppression of the amplified Y chromosome DNA in the presence of female genomic DNA as a competitor showed that the microdissected Y chromosome DNA did not specifically hybridize to the Y chromosome, but hybridized to all chromosomes. This result suggests that the Y chromosome does not contain Y chromosome-enriched repetitive sequences. A repetitive sequence in the microdissected Y chromosome, RMY1, was isolated while screening repetitive sequences in the amplified Y chromosome. Part of the nucleotide sequence shared a similarity to that of X-43.1, which was isolated from microdissected X chromosomes. Since fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis with RMY1 demonstrated that RMY1 was localized at the ends of the chromosome, RMY1 may be a subtelomeric repetitive sequence. Regarding the sex chromosomes, RMY1 was detected at both ends of the X chromosome and at one end near the pseudoautosomal region of the Y chromosome. The different localization of RMY1 on the sex chromosomes provides a clue to the problem of how the sex chromosomes arose from autosomes.     

The 5S rDNA related repetitive sequences in the sex chromosomes of the spiny eel (Mastacembelus aculeatus)

The karyotype of the spiny eel (Mastacembelus aculeatus) has highly evolved heteromorphic sex chromosomes. X and Y chromosomes differ from each other in the distribution of heterochromatin blocks. To characterize the repetitive sequences in these heterochromatic regions, we microdissected the X chromosome, constructed an X chromosome library, amplified the genomic DNA using PCR and isolated a repetitive sequence DNA family by screening the library. All family members were clusters of two simple repetitive monomers, MaSRS1 and MaSRS2. We detected a conserved 5S rDNA gene sequence within monomer MaSRS2; thus, tandem-arranged MaSRS1s and MaSRS2s may co-compose 5S rDNA multigenes and NTSs in M. aculeatus. FISH analysis revealed that MaSRS1 and MaSRS2were the main components of the heterochromatic regions of the X and Y chromosomes. This finding contributes additional data about differentiation of heteromorphic sex chromosomes in lower vertebrates.     

Construction of YAC Contigs on Rice Chromosome 5

A physical map of rice chromosome 5 was constructed with yeastartificial chromosome (YAC) clones along a high-resolution molecularlinkage map carrying 118 DNA markers distributed over 123.7cM of genomic DNA. YAC clones have been identified by colonyand Southern hybridization for 105 restriction fragment lengthpolymorphism (RFLP) markers and by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) screening for 8 sequence-tagged site (STS) markers and5 randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Of 458YACs, 235 individual YACs with an average insert length of 350kb were selected and ordered on chromosome 5 from the YAC library.Forty-eight contigs covering nearly 21 Mb were formed on thechromosome 5; the longest one was 6 cM and covered 1.5 Mb. Thelength covered with YAC clones corresponded to 62% of the totallength of chromosome 5. There were many multicopy sequencesof expressed genes on chromosome 5. The distribution of manycopies of these expressed gene sequences was determined by YACSouthern hybridization and is discussed. A physical map withthese characteristics provides a powerful tool for elucidationof genome structure and extraction of useful genetic informationin rice.