转基因玉米NK603品系特异定量PCR检测方法的建立

目的:建立转基因玉米NK603品系特异定量PCR检测方法,为转基因玉米NK603提供科学的定量检测依据。方法:根据转基因玉米NK603外源基因的旁侧序列设计引物和Taqman探针,建立转基因玉米NK603品系特异定量PCR检测方法,并采用该法检测2%含量的NK603标准品(不确定度为10%)。结果:采用构建的方法获得标准曲线斜率为-3.6~-3.1,相关系数大于0.99,扩增效率为100.2%,在90%~110%范围内;样品检测结果(1.9%)接近已知含量(2%,不确定度为10%)。结论:建立的转基因玉米NK603品系特异定量PCR检测方法的准确度较高,可在日常检验中推广应用。     

应用实时荧光PCR技术定性定量检测改良品质的转基因小麦

目的:对转入高分子量谷蛋白亚基的小麦中转基因成分进行实时荧光PCR定性定量检测。方法:针对转基因小麦品系中通用的ubiquitin启动子,NOS终止子以及标记基因bar基因进行定性筛选检测,同时用已知为单拷贝的Wx012基因作为小麦物种内源特异参照基因,用单粒B73转基因小麦提取基因组DNA建立内源基因和外源基因的标准曲线,对转基因小麦样品A进行定量检测,同时优化实时荧光PCR条件反应条件。定量检测结果为5.35%。结果:研究的实时荧光PCR技术对转基因小麦中转基因成分能够快速准确地进行定性定量检测。     

加工产品中转基因玉米Bt11成分实时荧光PCR定量(性)检测

实验在玉米自身基因和外源基因的边界序列之间设计了具有品种和品系特异性的引物和探针 ,并以实时荧光PCR技术 ,建立了加工产品中转基因玉米Bt1 1成分品系鉴定检测和定量检测的方法。实验对加热条件和时间对检测转基因成分的影响作了探讨 ,并检测了部分市售食品和饲料。检测结果发现 ,加热时间温度越高、时间越长 ,对转基因成分定量检测的影响越大 ;在所检测的样品中可以检测出转基因玉米Bt1 1成分 ,有些样品还同时检出其他转基因成分。本研究实验建立的方法 ,可以用于加工产品中转基因成分的定量检测 ,也可以用于定性检测 ,或作为常规PCR定性检测后的确证实验方法。     

实时荧光PCR技术定量检测转Bt基因水稻的研究

以转Bt基因的"克螟稻"为研究材料,通过使用特异的引物和荧光标记探针,以已知转基因成份含量的水稻样品为模板建立标准曲线,对转基因水稻的NOS和Bt外源基因进行了荧光定量检测分析.初步建立了转基因水稻定量检测的技术方法.     

双重数字PCR在转基因大豆检测中的应用

利用微滴式数字PCR(droplet digital PCR, ddPCR)平台建立针对MON87705、MON87769、DP356043三种转基因大豆中外源基因的双重PCR检测方法。利用双重数字PCR方法检测特异性、定量范围等参数,优化所用引物探针组合及实验体系程序,检测外源基因与内标准基因的拷贝数。结果表明,所用引物探针组合在数字PCR方法中仅对目标大豆品系有荧光信号,具有特异性,可用于转基因大豆品系的筛选与鉴别。检测了大豆的转基因成分含量,结果与材料标准品参数基本一致,并根据结果设定定量检测限为0.5%,定性检测限为0.05%,可满足低纯度样品检测的需求。双重数字PCR体系能够准确且稳定的满足实际检测需要,在实际应用上具有良好的发展前景。     

抗除草剂转基因大豆插入拷贝数及其旁侧序列分析

目的:确定抗除草剂转基因大豆外源基因拷贝数和其插入位点侧翼序列.方法:采用绝对定量PCR法测定转EPSPS基因大豆中外源基因拷贝数,内参照基因标准曲线选用大豆凝集素(Lectin)基因为标准品,外源基因标准曲线以含EPSPS基因的阳性质粒为标准品.采用基因组步移技术和巢式PCR方法确定抗除草剂转基因大豆插入位点旁侧序列.结果:抗除草剂转基因大豆外源基因的拷贝数为1.CaMV35S上游扩增887bp,NOS下游扩增1 340bp.结论:明确了EPSPS外源基因在转基因大豆中为单拷贝,转基因大豆插入位点附近大豆基因组发生了DNA重排.     

玉米粉中转基因Bt176玉米的定量检测

使用根据转基因Bt176玉米中的外源基因CryIA(b)和内源基因Zein设计的引物和TaqMan荧光探针和ABIPRISM 770 0定量PCR仪对玉米粉中Bt176玉米的含量进行了定量检测 ,建立了Bt176玉米参照样品CryIA(b)和Zein的Ct值之差与样品中Bt176玉米含量之间的标准曲线和线性回归方程 ,并对进口的未知样品进行了检测     

欧盟转基因生物安全检测技术现状及启示北大核心CSCD

为了了解欧盟转基因生物安全检测技术发展现状,提高我国转基因安全监管水平。本研究根据对欧盟8家转基因检测相关机构现状的调查和分析结果,阐述了转基因检测过程中的关键技术要点及欧盟的实施情况,具体包括抽样与制样方法,转基因检测方法的循环验证与参数要求,样品的检测策略与实验室环境要求,以及检测结果的表述与不确定度评估。并结合我国转基因生物安全检测发展现状,提出了开展检测方法的实验室联合验证和加强转基因定量PCR检测技术的研发和应用的建议。     

欧盟转基因生物安全检测技术现状及启示

为了了解欧盟转基因生物安全检测技术发展现状,提高我国转基因安全监管水平。本研究根据对欧盟8家转基因检测相关机构现状的调查和分析结果,阐述了转基因检测过程中的关键技术要点及欧盟的实施情况,具体包括抽样与制样方法,转基因检测方法的循环验证与参数要求,样品的检测策略与实验室环境要求,以及检测结果的表述与不确定度评估。并结合我国转基因生物安全检测发展现状,提出了开展检测方法的实验室联合验证和加强转基因定量PCR检测技术的研发和应用的建议。     

大豆深加工产品两种荧光定量PCR检测方法的比较研究

以内源基因Lectin作为内参照,根据RR大豆中外源基因CP4-EPSPS和内源基因Lectin设计TaqMan和SYBR GreenⅠ引物和荧光探针,使用定量PCR仪对大豆深加工产品中RR大豆的含量使用两种FQ-PCR方法进行定量检测,建立了RR大豆标准品CP4-EPSPS和Lectin之间的△Ct与样品中RR大豆含量百分比之间的校正曲线和线性回归方程,并对5种未知大豆深加工样品进行检测,同时比较二者的检测结果。结果表明,说明TaqMan和SYBR GreenⅠ两种FQ-PCR检测技术的检测结果可靠,且均可用于转基因深加工产品的检测。     

Identification of genetically modified vegetable sources in food and feed using hydrogel oligonucleotide microchip

A method of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by the hybridization on a hydrogel oligonucleotide biochip was developed for simultaneous identification of ten different transgenic elements of plant DNA in feed and food products. The biochip contained 22 immobilized probes intended for (i) detection of plant DNA; (ii) plant species determination (soybean, maize, potato, rice); (iii) identification of transgenic elements, including 35S CaMV, 35S FMV, rice actine gene promoters, nos, 35S CaMV, ocs, pea rbcS1 gene terminators, and bar, gus, nptII marker genes. The limit of detection was 0.5% of genetically modified (GM) soybean and maize in analyzed samples. Identification of transgenic DNA in food and feed products using either the developed approach or real-time PCR led to virtually identical results. The assay can be used for selection of GM samples by screening food and feed products for subsequent quantitative determination of the GM component based on the identified transgene.     

Identification of plant-derived genetically modified organisms in food and feed using a hydrogel oligonucleotide microchip

A method of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by hybridization on a hydrogel oligonucleotide biochip was developed for simultaneous identification of ten different transgenic elements of plant DNA in food and feed products. The biochip contained 22 immobilized oligonucleotide probes that were intended for (1) detection of plant DNA, (2) determination of plant species (soybean, maize, potato, and rice), and (3) identification of transgenic elements, including sequences of 35S CaMV, 35S FMV, rice actin gene promoters, nos, 35S CaMV, ocs, pea rbcS1 gene terminators, and bar, gus, and nptII marker genes. The limit of detection was 0.5% for genetically modified (GM) soybean and maize in the analyzed samples. The tests on food and feed products using the developed approach and real-time PCR showed full agreement in determination of transgenic DNA in the samples. The proposed assay can be used for selection of GM samples by screening food and feed products for subsequent quantitative determination of GM component based on the identified transgene.     

Impact of gene stacking on gene flow: the case of maize

To respect the European labelling threshold for the adventitious presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food and feed, stakeholders mainly rely on real-time PCR analysis, which provides a measurement expressed as a percentage of GM-DNA. However, this measurement veils the complexity of gene flow, especially in the case of gene stacking. We have investigated the impact of gene stacking on adventitious GM presence due to pollen flow and seed admixture as well as its translation in terms of the percentage of GM-DNA in a non-GM maize harvest. In the case of varieties bearing one to four stacked events, we established a set of relationships between the percentage of GM kernels and the percentage of GM-DNA in a non-GM harvest as well as a set of relationships between the rate of seed admixture and the percentages of GM material in a non-GM harvest. Thanks to these relationships, and based on simulations with a gene flow model, we have been able to demonstrate that the number of events and the stacking structure of the emitting fields impact the ability of a non-GM maize producer to comply with given GM kernel or GM-DNA thresholds. We also show that a great variability in the rates of GM kernels, embryos and DNA results from seed admixture. Finally, the choice of a unit of measurement for a GM threshold in seed lots can have opposite effects on the ability of farmers to comply with a given threshold depending on whether they are crop or seed producers.     

Impact of genetic structures on haploid genome-based quantification of genetically modified DNA: theoretical considerations, experimental data in MON 810 maize kernels (Zea mays L.) and some practical applications

Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based assays are widely used to estimate the content of genetically modified (GM) materials in food, feed and seed. It has been known that the genetic structures of the analyte can significantly influence the GM content expressed by the haploid genome (HG) % estimated using real-time PCR assays; this kind of influence is also understood as the impact of biological factors. The influence was first simulated at theoretical level using maize as a model. We then experimentally assessed the impact of biological factors on quantitative results, analysing by quantitative real-time PCR six maize MON 810 hybrid kernels with different genetic structures: (1) hemizygous from transgenic male parent, (2) hemizygous from transgenic female parent and (3) homozygous at the transgenic locus. The results obtained in the present study showed clear influences of biological factors on GM DNA quantification: 1% of GM materials by weight (wt) for the three genetic structures contained 0.39, 0.55 and 1.0% of GM DNA by HG respectively, from quantitative real-time PCR analyses. The relationships between GM wt% and GM HG% can be empirically established as: (1) in the case of the presence of a single GM trait: GM HG% = GM wt% × (0.5 ± 0.167Y), where Y is the endosperm DNA content (%) in the total DNA of a maize kernel, (2) in the case of the presence of multiple GM traits: GM HG% = N × GM wt% × (0.5 ± 0.167Y), where N is the number of GM traits (stacked or not) present in an unknown sample. This finding can be used by stakeholders related to GMO for empirical prediction from one unit of expression to another in the monitoring of seed and grain production chains. Practical equations have also been suggested for haploid copy number calculations, using hemizygous GM materials for calibration curves.     

A study of crop-to-crop gene flow using farm scale sites of fodder maize (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Zea mays</Emphasis> L.) in the UK

From 2000 to 2003 a range of Farm Scale Evaluation (FSE) trials were established in the UK to assess the effect of the release and management of herbicide tolerant (HT) crops on arable weeds and invertebrates. The FSE trials for maize were also used to investigate crop-to-crop gene flow and to develop a statistical model for the prediction of gene flow frequency that can be used to evaluate current separation distance guidelines for GM crops. Seed samples were collected from the non-GM half of 55 trial sites and 1,055 were tested for evidence of gene flow from the GM HT halves using a quantitative PCR assay specific to the HT (pat) gene. Rates of gene flow were found to decrease rapidly with increasing distance from the GM source. Gene flow was detected in 30% of the samples (40 out of 135) at 150 m from the GM source and events of GM to non-GM gene flow were detected at distances up to and including 200 m from the GM source. The quantitative data were subjected to statistical analysis and a two-step model was found to provide the best fit for the data. A dynamic whole field model predicted that a square field (150 m x 150 m in size) of grain maize would require a separation distance of 3 m for the adjacent crop to be below a 0.9% threshold (with <2% probability of exceeding the threshold). The data and models presented here are discussed in the context of necessary separation distances to achieve various possible thresholds for adventitious presence of GM in maize.     

A novel multiplex quantitative DNA array based PCR (MQDA-PCR) for quantification of transgenic maize in food and feed

We have developed a novel multiplex quantitative DNA array based PCR method (MQDA-PCR). The MQDA-PCR is general and may be used in all areas of biological science where simultaneous quantification of multiple gene targets is desired. We used quantification of transgenic maize in food and feed as a model system to show the applicability of the method. The method is based on a two-step PCR. In the first few cycles bipartite primers containing a universal 5′ ‘HEAD’ region and a 3′ region specific to each genetically modified (GM) construct are employed. The unused primers are then degraded with a single-strand DNA-specific exonuclease. The second step of the PCR is run containing only primers consisting of the universal HEAD region. The removal of the primers is essential to create a competitive, and thus quantitative PCR. Oligo nucleotides hybridising to internal segments of the PCR products are then sequence specifically labelled in a cyclic linear signal amplification reaction. This is done both to increase the sensitivity and the specificity of the assay. Hybridisation of the labelled oligonucleotides to their complementary sequences in a DNA array enables multiplex detection. Quantitative information was obtained in the range 0.1–2% for the different GM constructs tested. Seventeen different food and feed samples were screened using a twelve-plex system for simultaneous detection of seven different GM maize events (Bt176, Bt11, Mon810, T25, GA21, CBH351 and DBT418). Ten samples were GM positive containing mainly mixtures of Mon810, Bt11 and Bt176 DNA. One sample contained appreciable amounts of GA21. An eight-plex MQDA-PCR system for detection of Mon810, Bt11 and Bt176 was evaluated by comparison with simplex 5′ nuclease PCRs. There were no significant differences in the quantifications using the two approaches. The samples could, by both methods, be quantified as containing >2%, between 1 and 2%, between 0.1 and 1%, or <0.1% in 43 out of 47 determinations. The described method is modular, and thus suited for future needs in GM detection.     

实时荧光定量PCR方法快速检测转基因大豆

针对转基因大豆中普遍含有的35S启动子进行引物设计,以双链DNA染料SYBR GreenⅠ为荧光标记物,利用实时荧光定量PCR方法对大豆样品进行检测。该法检测转基因大豆的检测低限为0.005 nmol/L的35S启动子,线性范围达3个数量级,可快速区分转基因大豆和非转基因大豆,具有快速、简便、灵敏、安全、高通量、低成本等优点,可推广用于转基因植物产品的快速定量检测。     

Calibration-curve-free quantitative PCR: a quantitative method for specific nucleic acid sequences without using calibration curves

We have developed a simple quantitative method for specific nucleic acid sequences without using calibration curves. This method is based on the combined use of competitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and fluorescence quenching. We amplified a gene of interest (target) from DNA samples and an internal standard (competitor) with a sequence-specific fluorescent probe using PCR and measured the fluorescence intensities before and after PCR. The fluorescence of the probe is quenched on hybridization with the target by guanine bases, whereas the fluorescence is not quenched on hybridization with the competitor. Therefore, quench rate (i.e., fluorescence intensity after PCR divided by fluorescence intensity before PCR) is always proportional to the ratio of the target to the competitor. Consequently, we can calculate the ratio from quench rate without using a calibration curve and then calculate the initial copy number of the target from the ratio and the initial copy number of the competitor. We successfully quantified the copy number of a recombinant DNA of genetically modified (GM) soybean and estimated the GM soybean contents. This method will be particularly useful for rapid field tests of the specific gene contamination in samples.     

Multiplex event-specific qualitative polymerase chain reaction for detecting three transgenic rice lines and application of a standard plasmid as a quantitative reference molecule

The three most well-known genetically modified (GM) rice lines in China are TT51-1, KMD1, and KF6. The purposes of this study were to establish a multiplex event-specific qualitative polymerase chain reaction (meqPCR) system for simultaneous detection of the three transgenic rice events and to construct a plasmid as the reference molecule for quantitative analysis. Event-specific primers for each event were selected or designed by focusing on the transgene borders between the inserted DNA and the flanking rice DNA. The developed meqPCR was anticipated to detect distinct amplicons as 454, 398, 301, and 250 bp from KF6, KMD1, TT51-1, and the rice endogenous reference gene, respectively. The robustness of the meqPCR was tested with different levels of the three transgenic rice genomic DNAs, and the sensitivity threshold of the meqPCR was at least 50 ng of 0.1% rice DNA for each event when the three transgenic rice events present and with other GM materials together. The constructed plasmid was evaluated using mixed samples with known GM contents in real-time quantitative PCR. The results indicated that the constructed plasmid was acceptable and suitable for GM rice quantitative analysis.     

转基因水稻克螟稻2号定量检测用质粒标准分子研制及不确定度评价

转基因作物的食用安全和环境安全一直受到消费者与各国政府及相关机构人员高度重视。质粒标准分子是转基因核酸量值的载体,为实现转基因植物核酸量值准确性、可比性和有效性提供保障。描述了转基因水稻克螟稻2号质粒标准分子(pKMD2)的研制过程,包括质粒构建、特异性、均匀性、稳定性、可替代性和量值及不确定度评价等方面。量值结果表明pKMD2质粒标准分子所含两个基因片段比值为1.032,不确定度为0.032,可以替代基因组作为阳性标准品用于实验室质控、含量检测及贸易争端等领域。