一种SNP检测新方法:四引物扩增受阻突变体系PCR技术

详细介绍四引物扩增受阻突变体系PCR技术的原理和分析方法,并简单介绍其在检测单核苷酸多态性中的应用,为该技术在医学和分子生物学等领域中的推广应用提供理论基础.     

一种简便快速的单引物PCR定点突变方法

为了解决在一些特殊位点上利用Quick Change方法进行定点突变时会在突变位点处额外插入引物序列导致突变失败的问题,对Quick Change法进行了改良。改良方法为:合成在突变位点处点突变的一对反向互补引物,分别进行单引物PCR扩增,将两种扩增产物混合,变性复性后加入Dpn I进行酶切,酶切产物转化大肠杆菌DH5α,抗性筛选阳性克隆进行测序验证。利用此法成功突变紫穗槐二烯合酶(amorpha-4,11-diene synthase,ADS)基因中多个利用常规方法突变均因引入额外引物而无法成功的特殊位点,证明此方法实践上可行,而且也可以避免插入额外引物序列,这也从侧面证明额外引物插入的原因是双引物同时反应。     

利用重复序列引物PCR方法对棉蚜地理种群遗传差异的初步研究

用 3个重复序列作为引物进行PCR ,对棉蚜同一地区种群以及不同地区种群同时进行DNA多态性分析 ,结果表明同地区群体内的棉蚜DNA多态性明显小于不同地区间群体。这样 ,就验证了棉蚜种群分化的相关理论 ,以及重复序列引物PCR这种方法的可靠性 ,同时也为用重复序列引物PCR这种方法来对中国不同地域棉蚜种群遗传分化进行后续研究奠定了基础。     

单引物PCR法引入定点突变 *

目的:利用单个突变引物,在含人呼吸道合胞病毒F蛋白基因编码序列的pcDNA3.1(+)-F质粒中,通过单次环形PCR在特定序列位置引入定点突变。 方法: 以双链环状的pcDNA3.1(+)-F质粒DNA为模板,设计分别含有三种目的突变N70Q, I431N, Q270T的三条单引物,分别进行单次PCR。用甲基化DNA特异的限制性内切酶Dpn I处理PCR产物后转化大肠杆菌DH5α,进行克隆筛选,酶切鉴定和测序分析。 结果: 酶切鉴定结果和测序结果均符合预期,利用单引物PCR法成功在含人呼吸道合胞病毒F蛋白基因编码序列的pcDNA3.1(+)-F质粒DNA 中引入了单碱基突变、两个间隔碱基突变及相邻三碱基突变三种目的突变。 结论: 单引物PCR法解决了常规定点突变方法中多个PCR反应,程序繁琐及突变效率低等问题,是一种简便、快速、有效的基因工程定点突变新方法。     

一种改进的快速PCR定点突变技术

在基因工程与蛋白质工程研究中常常用到基因突变技术制备突变体,用于研究基因调控、蛋白质的结构与功能。本项研究在快速PCR定点突变技术的基础上,改进实验方法,简化实验步骤,以适用蛋白质结构改造研究的需要。建立的突变技术仅需一次PCR反应即可完成基因的定点突变,突变效率为79.6%左右。该法对1～3个连续碱基的突变和对间隔4个甚至多达15个碱基的数个密码子突变效果都很好。     

细菌基因组重复序列PCR技术及其应用

细菌中散在分布的DNA重复序列近年来不断被报道,基因外重复回文序列和肠细菌基因间共有重复序列是两个典型的原核细胞基因组散在重复序列。重复序列在染色体上的分布和拷贝数具种间特异性,用它们的互补序列作为引物,以细菌基因组DNA为模板进行PCR扩增反应,反应产物的琼脂糖电泳可以提供非常清晰的DNA指纹图谱,使用此图谱既可对各种微生物进行快速分型及鉴定,又可对它们进行DNA水平上的遗传多样性分析。细菌基因组重复序列PCR技术具有简捷、快速、结果稳定等特点,可对细菌进行分子标记,用于菌株分型、分类鉴定和亲缘关系等方面的研究。     

在单个PCR管内快捷完成定点突变

采用大引物方法,利用质粒多克隆位点两侧的普通测序引物作为旁侧引物,在单个PCR管内,经2个步骤共34个循环进行定点突变. 该方法通过优化模板和引物的量达到降低PCR循环次数, 通过加入10个在68℃复性条件下的PCR循环达到增加突变效率而无需胶纯化.本方法达到平均62%的突变效率,而且全长扩增产物的产率很高.     

Primer Spanner:一个高效的定点突变PCR引物设计在线工具

基于PCR的实验策略在生物工程研究中具有广泛应用,如定点突变(site-directed mutagenesis,SDM),DNA拼接和载体构建。引物设计是这类实验技术中的关键一环,因其直接影响扩增效率和PCR产物的拼合。在嵌合式引物设计方法(一对突变引物在5'端具有互补序列)的基础上,开发了一个在线工具Primer Spanner(PS),可简单高效获得设计定点突变引物。PS可应用于单碱基或连续多碱基替换、插入、敲除等突变形式。通过大量突变实验与测序验证,结果表明该工具设计的引物进行的定点突变效果良好1)。     

PCR技术在快速检测沙门氏菌中的应用

本文总结了PCR检测沙门氏菌过程中被检目标基因的选择、引物的特异性以及国内外检测沙门氏菌的一些实例,分析了PCR检测沙门氏菌在引物选择上存在的问题,简述了在传统PCR技术基础上发展起来的检测沙门氏菌新方法。     

四引物扩增受阻突变体系PCR技术及其在动植物遗传育种研究中的应用

四引物扩增受阻突变体系PCR(Tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system PCR,Tetra-primer ARMS PCR)技术是一种在普通PCR基础上发展起来的单核苷酸多态性(SNP)分型技术。该项技术综合了扩增受阻突变体系(Amplification refractory mutation system,ARMS)和四引物PCR(tetra-primer PCR)技术的优点,是对等位基因特异性PCR法的改良。它具有操作简便、分型快速、费用低廉等特点,在国内外生命科学领域尤其是遗传育种领域的应用越来越广泛。本文介绍了四引物扩增受阻突变体系PCR的技术原理及优势、结果检测手段和反应体系改进方法,并在此基础上对该技术在遗传育种研究中的应用进行综述。     

珊瑚病原菌株XSBZ03和XSBZ14双重PCR检测方法的建立

【目的】建立珊瑚病原菌株XSBZ03和XSBZ14的双重PCR检测方法。【方法】以XSBZ03和XSBZ14的特异靶序列为对象,开展引物设计和双重PCR检测方法的构建,并确定该双重PCR方法的特异性、敏感性及可靠性。【结果】该检测方法可特异识别菌株XSBZ03和XSBZ14,对XSBZ03和XSBZ14基因组DNA样品的检测极限分别为1.7pg/μL和2.0pg/μL;对XSBZ03和XSBZ14在海水样品中的检测极限分别为6×10~3 CFU/mL和8×10~3 CFU/mL。【结论】该方法具有特异性强、灵敏度高等优点,可对由菌株XSBZ03和XSBZ14引起的珊瑚疾病进行准确快速的诊断,为今后开展珊瑚疾病防控和无特定病原的珊瑚移植提供了可靠手段。     

全基因组测序及其在遗传性疾病研究及诊断中的应用

最近,随着测序成本的不断降低,数据分析策略的不断提升,全基因组测序（whole-genome sequencing,WGS）已经在癌症、孟德尔遗传病、复杂疾病的致病基因检测中得到了一定运用,并逐步走向了临床诊断。全基因组测序不但可以检测编码区和非编码区的点突变（SNVs）和插入缺失（InDels）,还可以在全基因组范围内检测拷贝数变异（copy number variation,CNV）以及结构变异（structure variation,SV）。本文详细地介绍了全基因组测序的标准生物信息分析流程与方法,及其在疾病研究、临床诊断中的应用,并对全基因组测序在医学遗传学中的应用与研究进展,以及数据分析方面面临的挑战进行了概述。     

Validating a rapid,real-time,PCR-based direct mutation detection assay for preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Although co-amplification of polymorphic microsatellite markers is the current gold standard for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of single-gene disorders (SGD), this approach can be hampered by the lack of availability of informative markers. We recently (2011) devised a novel in-house assay for PGD of aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency, based on an amplification refractory mutation system and quantitative PCR (ARMS-qPCR). The objective of the present study was to verify ARMS-qPCR in a cohort of 20 PGD cycles with a diverse group of SGDs (15 couples at risk for 10 SGDs). Day-3 cleavage-stage embryos were subjected to biopsy and genotyping, followed by fresh embryo transfer (FET). The diagnostic rate was 82.9%; unaffected live births were achieved in 9 of 20 FET cycles (45%), with only one false negative (among 54 transferred embryos). Overall, the ARMS-qPCR had frequent allele-dropout (ADO), rendering it inappropriate as the sole diagnostic method (despite a favorable live-birth rate). Regardless, it has the potential to complement the current gold-standard methodology, especially when trophectoderm biopsy becomes a preferred option and genotyping needs to be timely enough to enable FET.     

禽大肠杆菌、肠炎、鼠伤寒、鸡白痢及鸡伤寒沙门菌多重PCR方法的建立及应用

【背景】大肠杆菌病和沙门菌病是最常见的家禽细菌性疾病,给养禽业造成严重经济损失。另外,禽大肠杆菌和沙门菌也是重要的人畜共患病原菌,可通过禽类及其产品传播给人类,对人类健康造成严重威胁。加强禽大肠杆菌和沙门菌的快速鉴别检测,对养禽业和公共卫生都具有重要意义。【目的】建立禽大肠杆菌、肠炎沙门菌、鼠伤寒沙门菌、鸡白痢沙门菌和鸡伤寒沙门菌的多重PCR检测方法。【方法】通过比较分析确定禽致病性大肠杆菌、肠炎沙门菌、鼠伤寒沙门菌、鸡白痢沙门菌和鸡伤寒沙门菌的特异靶标基因,设计5对特异性引物,通过条件优化建立多重PCR方法,分析该多重PCR方法的特异性、敏感性及可靠性。【结果】该方法能特异性地鉴定禽致病性大肠杆菌、肠炎沙门菌、鼠伤寒沙门菌、鸡白痢沙门菌和鸡伤寒沙门菌,每个PCR反应的最低检出限分别为103 CFU细菌和100 pg基因组DNA。临床分离菌株检测显示,多重PCR与传统血清学方法结果一致。【结论】建立的多重PCR方法能够快速鉴别禽致病性大肠杆菌和不同血清型沙门菌,对禽大肠杆菌病和沙门菌病的流行病学调查及临床检测具有重要意义。     

A new LAMP-based assay for the molecular diagnosis of toxoplasmosis: comparison with a proficient PCR assay

Toxoplasmosis is generally a benign infection caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii but can have severe consequences in fetuses of mothers infected during pregnancy (congenital toxoplasmosis) and immunocompromised individuals. PCR-based diagnostic tests have become crucial for its diagnosis. However, this molecular diagnosis essentially relies upon laboratory-developed methods and suffers from a lack of standardization, leading to great variation in methods and performance among laboratories. With the need for accreditation of clinical microbiological laboratories, the use of commercial PCR kits has become an attractive alternative; but thorough evaluation of newly commercialized kits by proficient groups is necessary before any recommendation can be made to parasitology laboratories by health authorities or learned societies. Here, we compared the performance of an original commercial method, the Iam TOXO Q-LAMP (DiaSorin®), using Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology, with our reference laboratory-developed method using real-time PCR. The kit was first tested using amniotic fluid (AF) and plasma samples (either negative or spiked with live T. gondii tachyzoites at different concentrations (from 7 to 10⁵?tachyzoites/mL)). It was then assessed using a cohort of 11 AF, five placental and 32 blood clinical samples preserved at ?20?°C. For the processing of placental/blood samples, a pretreatment step was used, which did not strictly follow the manufacturer’s recommendations. The practical ease of use and compliance with good laboratory practices were also evaluated. Although the LAMP assay was less sensitive than the laboratory-developed method at very low parasite concentrations (0.1?T. gondii genome equivalents/mL), the two methods yielded identical results qualitatively and, in some instances, quantitatively, particularly for AF samples.     

Development of DNA diagnostic methods for the detection of new fish iridoviral diseases

A new disease of epidemic proportions caused by fish viruses within the Iridoviridae family inflicts serious damage on red sea breams (Pagrus major) and striped jack (Caranx delicatissimus) populations grown in aquacultures in Japan. A partial segment of the fish iridoviral DNA was directly amplified using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with synthetic primers designed from well conserved nucleotide sequences between the frog virus 3 (Ranavirus) and the silkworm iridescent virus type 6. The deduced amino acid sequence from the nucleotide sequence of the PCR fragment demonstrates a high correlation with a partial sequence from the frog virus 3. Using the PCR method with specific primers, we could detect three of four different known types of fish iridoviruses in diseased fishes. To construct more reliable detection methods specific for this viral family, DNA fragments which can specifically hybridize with all of the four known iridoviridae viral DNAs were screened from the genomic library of one iridoviridae strain. The hybridization assay, using a specific fragment which contains regions which are highly homologous with a characterized partial sequence from the frog virus 3, proved to be a reliable diagnostic tool for fish iridoviral diseases.     

A specific PCR assay for the diagnosis of Clonorchis sinensis infection in humans, cats and fishes

Clonorchiasis caused by Clonorchis sinensis is a fish-borne parasitic disease which is endemic in a number of countries. Using the sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS-1 and ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of C. sinensis as genetic markers, a pair of C. sinensis-specific primers was designed and used to establish a specific PCR assay for the diagnosis of C. sinensis infection in humans, cats and fish. This approach allowed the specific identification of C. sinensis after optimizing amplification conditions, with no amplicons being amplified from related heterogeneous DNA samples, and sequencing of amplicons confirmed the identity of the sequences amplified. The detection limit of this assay was 1.03 pg of adult C. sinensis, 1.1 metacercariae per gram of fish filet, and a single egg in human and cat feces. The PCR assay should provide a useful tool for the diagnosis and molecular epidemiological investigation of clonorchiasis in humans and animals.     

Techniques for minimizing the effects of PCR inhibitors in the chytridiomycosis assay

Chytridiomycosis is an amphibian disease of global conservation concern that is caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Since the discovery of Bd in 1998, several methods have been used for detection of Bd; among these polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from skin swabs is accepted as the best method due to its noninvasiveness, high sensitivity and ease of use. However, PCR is not without problems – to be successful, this technique is dependent upon the presence of nondegraded DNA template and reaction contents that are free from inhibitors. Here, we report on an investigation of several techniques aimed at improving the reliability of the Bd PCR assay by minimizing the effects of humic acid (HA), a potent PCR inhibitor. We compared the effectiveness of four DNA extraction kits (DNeasy, QIAamp DNA Stool, PowerLyzer Power Soil and PrepMan Ultra) and four PCR methods (Amplitaq Gold, bovine serum albumin, PowerClean DNA Clean‐up and inhibitor resistant Taq Polymerase). The results of this and previous studies indicate that chytridiomycosis studies that use PCR methods for disease detection may be significantly underestimating the occurrence of Bd. Our results suggest that to minimize the inhibitory effects of HA, DNeasy should be used for sample DNA extraction and Amplitaq Gold with bovine serum albumin should be used for the Bd PCR assay. We also outline protocols tested, show the results of our methods comparisons and discuss the pros and cons of each method.     

A real‐time PCR assay for the differentiation of Candida species

Aims: We established a real‐time PCR assay for the detection and strain identification of Candida species and demonstrated the ability to differentiate between Candida albicans the most common species, and also Candida parapsilosis, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis and Candida dubliniensis by LightCycler PCR and melting curve analysis. Methods and Results: The DNA isolation from cultures and serum was established using the QIAmp Tissue Kit. The sensitivity of the assay was ≥ 2 genome equivalents/assay. It was possible to differentiate all investigated Candida species by melting curve analysis, and no cross‐reaction to human DNA or Aspergillus species could be observed. Conclusions: The established real‐time PCR assay is a useful tool for the rapid identification of Candida species and a base technology for more complex PCR assays. Significance and Impact of the Study: We carried out initial steps in validation of a PCR assay for the detection and differentiation of medically relevant Candida species. The PCR was improved by generating PCR standards, additional generation of melting curves for species identification and the possibility to investigate different specimens simultaneously.