栝楼ISSR-PCR体系的正交优化

目的：建立栝楼最佳ISSR-PCR正交优化体系,为开展栝楼ISSR分子标记奠定技术基础。方法：采用正交试验设计对影响栝楼ISSR-PCR扩增的重要参数（DNA模板、MgCl2、dNTPs、引物、TaqDNA聚合酶）进行优化试验,同时进行不同温度梯度试验和ISSR体系筛选。结果：最佳的栝楼ISSR-PCR的反应体系（20μl）为：30ng模板DNA,2.0mmol/L MgCl2,0.3mmol/L dNTPs,0.5μmol/L引物,0.5U Taq DNA聚合酶;退火温度为52℃-55℃;扩增反应程序为：94℃预变性5min;94℃变性30s,52℃退火1min,72℃延伸2min,35个循环;72℃延伸7min;4℃保存。结论：建立了栝楼的最佳ISSR反应体系,为栝楼种质鉴定提供了更客观可靠     

In vitro amplification of DNA fragments greater than 10 kb.

The synthesis of a 10.9-kb DNA fragment from a bacteriophage lambda template was used in the search for conditions to extend the range for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Using the same primer sequences and conditions (denaturation at 94 degrees C, 1 min; annealing at 57 degrees C, 1 min; polymerization at 70 degrees C, 20 to 30 min) as published by W. Rychlik, W. J. Spencer, and R. E. Rhoads [(1990) Nucleic Acids Res. 18, 6409-6412], unsatisfactory results were obtained with AmpliTaq and native Taq polymerase (poor reproducibility, low product yield, nonspecific products), whereas Tub polymerase completely failed to amplify this fragment. Only after changes in the following parameters were reliable results obtained but only with Tub polymerase: A two-step PCR procedure with primer annealing and extension at 65 degrees C followed by DNA denaturation at 94 degrees C for 1.5 min was performed. The DNA fragment desired was specifically amplified when the enzyme concentration was reduced to 0.4 U/50 microliters and extension times as low as 4 to 12 min with an optimum at 8 min were used. A prolongation to 20 min or more resulted in an accumulation of unspecific products with a concomitant reduction in the yield of the fragment. Under the conditions described above it was also possible to amplify a DNA fragment even significantly longer (15.6 kb).     

DNA sequencing using differential extension with nucleotide subsets (DENS).

Here we describe template directed enzymatic synthesis of unique primers, avoiding the chemical synthesis step in primer walking. We have termed this conceptually new technique DENS (differential extension with nucleotide subsets). DENS works by selectively extending a short primer, making it a long one at the intended site only. The procedure starts with a limited initial extension of the primer (at 20-30 degrees C) in the presence of only two out of the four possible dNTPs. The primer is extended by 6-9 bases or longer at the intended priming site, which is deliberately selected, (as is the two-dNTP set), to maximize the extension length. The subsequent termination reaction at 60-65 degrees C then accepts the extended primer at the intended site, but not at alternative sites, where the initial extension (if any) is generally much shorter. DENS allows the use of primers as long as 8mers (degenerate in two positions) which prime much more strongly than modular primers involving 5-7mers and which (unlike the latter) can be used with thermostable polymerases, thus allowing cycle-sequencing with dye-terminators compatible with Taq DNA polymerase, as well as making double-stranded DNA sequencing more robust.     

正交设计优化紫萼藓科植物的ISSR-PCR反应体系

目的:建立紫萼藓科(Grimmiaceae)植物ISSR-PCR反应的最佳体系。方法:通过L16(45)正交试验,研究了dNTP浓度、镁离子浓度、模板DNA浓度、引物浓度、Taq DNA聚合酶浓度这5个因素在4个水平上对ISSR-PCR的影响。结果:建立了紫萼藓科ISSR-PCR反应的最佳反应体系,其中dNTPs浓度为0.8mmol/L、Mg2+浓度为3.0mmol/L、模板为15ng、引物浓度为1.4μmol/L、Taq酶量2U,总体积为25μl。反应程序为:扩增程序为:94℃预变性5min;94℃变性30s,48～52℃退火1min,72℃延伸2min,共40个循环;72℃延伸10min;4℃保存。采用引物UBC812等均能够得到有效扩增。结论:该优化体系的建立为下一步对紫萼藓进行ISSR分子标记奠定了基础。     

Effect of formaldehyde on the efficiency of hybridization of DNA immobilized on nitrocellulose filters.

We report in this study that under certain conditions formaldehyde interacts with DNA and makes it more efficient for hybridization on nitrocellulose filters. Hybridization signals of formaldehyde-treated DNA are stronger (up to 10 fold) as compared with that of the heat- or alkali-denatured DNA. Various parameters of the DNA-formaldehyde reaction are optimized as follows: (a) 6 x SSC, 10% formaldehyde, 60 degrees C, 20-30 min, reaction volume 10-200 microliters or (b) 6 x SSC, 5% formaldehyde, 98 degrees C, 15 min, reaction volume 10-200 microliters. Treatment of agarose gels after electrophoresis with formaldehyde improved both the transfer of DNA and the efficiency of hybridization. The following conditions are recommended for gel treatment: denaturation in 0.3 N NaOH, 1 M NaCl followed by neutralization with 0.5 M phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, containing 10% formaldehyde at 60 degrees C for 20 min.     

Sperm cryopreservation of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus: cryoprotectants, freezing rates and sperm:egg dilution ratio

Methods for cryopreserving spermatozoa and optimizing sperm:egg dilution ratio in African catfish Clarias gariepinus were developed. Five percent to 25% DMSO and methanol were tested as cryoprotectants, by diluting semen in Ginzburg fish ringer and freezing in 1-milliliter cryovials in a programmable freezer. To avoid an excess of spermatozoa per egg, post-thaw semen was diluted 1:20, 1:200 or 1:2,000 before fertilization. Highest hatching rates were obtained by spermatozoa frozen in 10% methanol and post-thaw diluted to 1:200. Then, slow freezing rates (-2, -5 or -10 degrees C/min) to various endpoint temperatures (range -25 to -70 degrees C) before fast freezing in liquid nitrogen (LN2) were evaluated. Hatching rates equal to control (P > 0.05) were obtained by spermatozoa frozen at -5 degrees C/min to -45 to -50 degrees C and at -10 degrees C/min to -55 degrees C. In 3-step freezing programs, at -5 degrees C/min, the effect of holding spermatozoa for 0, 2 or 5 min at -30, -35 or -40 degrees C before fast freezing in LN2 was analyzed. Hatching rates equal to control (P > 0.05) were produced by spermatozoa frozen to, and held at, -35 degrees C for 5 min and at -40 degrees C for 2 or 5 min. Finally, frozen spermatozoa (10% methanol, -5 degrees C/min, 5-min hold at -40 degrees C, LN2, post-thaw diluted to 1:200) were tested in on-farm fertilization conditions. Again, no difference (P > 0.05) in hatching rate was observed between frozen and fresh spermatozoa. Cryopreservation offers utility as a routine method of sperm storage and management for catfish.     

Detection of salmonellas by DNA hybridization with a fluorescent alkaline phosphatase substrate.

This study evaluates a DNA hybridization assay for salmonella with AttoPhos (JBL Scientific, San Luis Obispo, CA), a fluorescent substrate for alkaline phosphatase. The probe used (50 ng/ml) was a biotinylated 600 bp fragment consisting of a tandem repeat of an insertion sequence (IS200) found in most Salmonella spp. evaluated. The hybridization was carried out at 65 degrees C for 2 h without prior prehybridization and hybrids were detected by the addition of a streptavidin-alkaline phosphatase conjugate. Circles (5 mm) were cut from the membrane and placed in a cuvette containing 1 ml of 1 mmol/l AttoPhos. The reaction was evaluated after 30 min at 37 degrees C with a fluorometer with an excitation wavelength of 440 nm and an emission wavelength of 550 nm. The sensitivity of the probe was estimated to be 10,000 copies of target DNA or 5 x 10(-20) mol of DNA. All 74 salmonella strains tested reacted with the probe but none of the 98 heterologous species tested gave positive results. The results of this study indicate that our assay method, which employs a biotinylated tandem repeat of IS200 and AttoPhos, is a specific and highly sensitive quantitative method for the detection of salmonellas.     

葡萄ISSR-PCR反应体系的建立与优化

采用正交设计L9(34)对影响葡萄ISSR-PCR反应体系的4个因素(dNTP、TaqDNA聚合酶、引物、模板DNA)在3个浓度水平上进行试验,并通过直观分析初步确定其反应体系;在此基础上,通过单因素试验探讨了dNTP、TaqDNA聚合酶、引物、模板DNA、退火温度及循环次数等因素或条件对葡萄ISSR-PCR扩增结果的影响,确定最佳反应水平。最终建立了葡萄ISSR-PCR扩增的最佳反应体系:在25μL的反应体系中,dNTP浓度0.2 mmol/L,TaqDNA聚合酶的用量0.5 U,引物浓度0.4mmol/L,DNA模板用量40 ng。反应程序:94℃预变性5 min;94℃变性1 min,52℃退火1 min,72℃延伸1 min 30 s,40次循环;最后72℃延伸10 min,10℃保存。     

黄连ISSR反应条件优化的研究

以黄连(味连,Coptis Chinensis Franch.)基因组DNA为模板,通过单因子、双因子实验研究了ISSR反应体系中主要成分（Mg²⁺、dNTP、引物、模板、Taq DNA聚合酶）以及热循环参数（退火温度、循环数、变性时间、退火时间、延伸时间）对扩增结果的影响,并找出各自的最适条件,建立了适合黄连ISSR分析的反应体系和扩增程序,即在25μL反应体系中,内含1×PCR buffer、1.5mmol·L^-1 Mg²⁺、200μmol·L^-1 dNTP、0.3 μmol·L^-1引物、40 ng模板、1 U TaqDNA聚合酶。扩增程序为94℃预变性5 min,然后进行35个循环：94℃变性30 s,（据不同引物的退火温度）复性1 min,72℃延伸1.5 min,循环结束后72℃延伸7 min,-4℃保存。这一优化系统的建立为今后利用ISSR标记技术进行黄连鉴定及种质遗传多样性分析提供了一个标准化程序。     

甜叶菊RAPD反应体系的优化

以甜叶菊为试材,对影响其RAPD反应体系的7个因子进行优化.结果表明,20 μL的优化体系包括:双蒸水13.6 μL,10×Buffer(含15 mmol/L MgCI2)溶液3μL,2.5 mmol/L的dNTPS 1.2 μL,10 μmol/L的引物1μL,20 ng的模板DNA 1μL,1UTaq聚合酶;热循环...     

荧光定量PCR检测人巨细胞病毒的方法学建立

目的建立人巨细胞病毒（HCMV）的TaqMan MGB探针荧光定量PCR（FQ—PCR）检测方法。方法选取HCMV MIE exon4为PCR扩增靶序列,经TA克隆构建重组质粒作为定量标准品,经FQ—PCR反应条件的优化及方法学评价,再将其应用于临床检测。结果FQ—PCR最适循环参数为：95℃ 5 min;95℃ 20 s,60℃ 60 s（40 cycles）,20μl最适反应体系为：2．0mmol／L Mg^2＋、0．5μmol／L引物、1．5μmol／L探针、200μmol／L dNTP、2110×buffer、1．0 U Taq酶、2．0μl DNA模板。检测批内CV（变异系数）值为1．32％,批间CV值为1．96％;特异性较好;线性范围为10^2-10^8copies／μl。结论成功地建立了检测HCMV的FQ—PCR法,完全适用于临床检测。     

Evaluation of arbitrarily primed PCR for typing of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans strains

Arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) method was applied to the differentiation of 15 (soil and intestinal) Desulfovibrio desulfuricans strains. The primer M 13, which is a core sequence of phage M 13, was found to be appropriate for the differentiation of isolates of this species. The analysis revealed characteristic band patterns for all of the examined strains of which two soil strains (DV-7 and DV-8) showed identical DNA fingerprints. According to Jaccard's coefficient, the soil bacterial group as well as intestinal bacterial group formed two different clusters. Furthermore, the soil strains showed greater variability than the intestinal isolates. Based on the AP-PCR fingerprints D. desulfuricans strains were differentiated depending on their origin. This study demonstrates that the typing method AP-PCR can be useful in epidemiologic investigations as a rapid and valuable tool for differentiation of the strains of D. desulfuricans species.     

濒危植物峨眉野连ISSR反应体系的建立与优化

针对峨眉野连ISSR的反应特点,建立稳定可靠的ISSR-PCR分子标记反应体系,为进一步研究峨眉野连的种质资源遗传多样性奠定基础。通过筛选引物并设定影响峨眉野连ISSR-PCR反应诸因子的不同梯度,检测其不同反应体系的扩增效果,分析非特异性条带的产生原因并进行条件优化,建立峨眉野连ISSR-PCR稳定可靠的反应体系。首次建立了可用于峨眉野连ISSR-PCR分析的最适宜的反应体系:25μLPCR反应体系中,内含1×PCRBuffer,1.5mmol/LMg2+,200μmol/LdNTP,0.3μmol/L引物,80ng模板,1.0UTaqDNA聚合酶。扩增程序为94℃预变性5min,然后进行35个循环:94℃变性30s,(据不同引物的退火温度)复性60s,72℃延伸90s,循环结束后72℃延伸7min,4℃保存。所建立的峨眉野连ISSR反应体系具有标记位点清晰、反应系统稳定、检测多态性能力强、重复性好等特点,可以较好地应用于峨眉野连的种质资源多样性及居群鉴别的研究。     

美国黑核桃SSR反应体系优化

优化SSR-PCR反应体系是黑核桃（Juglans nigra L.）SSR基因鉴定和群体遗传等研究的基础。本研究通过对PCR反应中Mg²⁺浓度、牛血清白蛋白（Bovine Serum Albumin,BSA）浓度、Taq聚合酶用量、dNTPs浓度、引物浓度和模板DNA量的组合以及PCR程序组合试验,确定了黑核桃SSR的最佳反应体系,即在10 μL的PCR反应体系中,含10 ng模板DNA,0.1 mg·mL^-1牛血清蛋白（BSA）,0.25 mmol·L^-1 dNTPs,1.5 mmol·L^-1 Mg²⁺ 1 μL 10X Taq DNA聚合酶反应缓冲液,0.5 U Taq聚合酶,1.0 mmol·L^-1单对引物（0.5 mmol·L^-13对引物）。SSR-PCR反应扩增程序为：94℃变性3 min;93℃变性15 s,50℃或者53.5℃退火1 min,72℃延伸30 s,32个循环;72℃后延伸10 min,置4℃保存。利用此反应体系对黑核桃进行PCR扩增并电泳检测,其结果清晰、稳定、可靠,适合进一步对黑核桃群体遗传、基因型鉴定和分子生态研究。     

Production, purification and characterization of chitosanase produced by Gongronella sp. JG

AIMS: To optimize the production condition of chitosanases of Gongronella sp. JG and to characterize the major chitosanase. METHODS AND RESULTS: In the optimized medium and culturing condition, strain JG produced 800 micromol min(-1) l(-1) chitosanase activity at 72 h. The major chitosanase - csn1 was purified through three chromatography steps: CM (carboxymethyl)-Sepharose fast flow (FF), Sephacryl S200, SP (sulfopropyl)-Sepharose FF. The molecular weight and the pI value of csn1 were about 90,000 Da and 5 x 8, respectively. Its specific activity was 82 micromol min(-1) mg(-1). The optimal reaction pH for csn1 was between 4 x 6 and 4 x 8. The optimal reaction temperature was 50 degrees C. The half-life of csn1 at 50 degrees C was estimated to be about 65 min. Mn(2+) was a strong stimulator of csn1 activity, both at 1 and 10 mmol l(-1). csn1 showed its highest activity with chitosan of 85% degree of deacetylation, but did not hydrolyse colloidal chitin and carboxylmethyl cellulose. In 20 mmol l(-1) sodium acetate buffer (pH 4 x 8) and at 50 degrees C, the K(m) of csn1 was calculated to be 4 x 5 mg ml(-1). CONCLUSIONS: The production condition of chitosanases by Gongronella JG was optimized and the major chitosanase, csn1, was characterized. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The present work for the first time reported the production, purification and characterization of chitosanases produced by fungus of Gongronella sp. These results provided us more information on fungal chitosanases.     

Detection of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in dried skimmed milk: use of the polymerase chain reaction for amplification and detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin genes entB and entC1 and the thermonuclease gene nuc.

The polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify the staphylococcal enterotoxin B and C genes (entB and entC1) and the staphylococcal nuclease gene (nuc). Two sets of primers ("nested primers") were found to be necessary for the detection of low copy numbers of purified DNA in diluent. These allowed detection of ca. 1 fg of purified target DNA, while 100 pg was required before detection of entB, entC1, and nuc with single primer pairs was possible. With nested primers, enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus cells could be detected in artificially contaminated dried skimmed milk samples at levels of ca. 10(5) CFU ml-1 within 8 h. No cross-reaction was observed between the highly homologous entB and entC1 genes. The method showed total specificity for entC1 when tested against a wide variety of other bacteria.     

Detection of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in dried skimmed milk: use of the polymerase chain reaction for amplification and detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin genes entB and entC1 and the thermonuclease gene nuc

The polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify the staphylococcal enterotoxin B and C genes (entB and entC1) and the staphylococcal nuclease gene (nuc). Two sets of primers ("nested primers") were found to be necessary for the detection of low copy numbers of purified DNA in diluent. These allowed detection of ca. 1 fg of purified target DNA, while 100 pg was required before detection of entB, entC1, and nuc with single primer pairs was possible. With nested primers, enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus cells could be detected in artificially contaminated dried skimmed milk samples at levels of ca. 10(5) CFU ml-1 within 8 h. No cross-reaction was observed between the highly homologous entB and entC1 genes. The method showed total specificity for entC1 when tested against a wide variety of other bacteria.     

狭边大叶藓（Rhodobryum ontariense）ISSR-PCR反应体系的建立与优化

研究目的是获得适用于狭边大叶藓（Rhodobryum ontariense）遗传多样性研究的ISSR—PCR反应标准化程序。通过单因素试验设计,对Mg^2＋、dNTPs、Taq DNA聚合酶、模板、引物浓度,以及退火温度、循环次数等影响ISSR扩增的主要因素进行了研究和优化。结果表明,UBC808、UBC811、UBC812、UBC825、UBC826、UBC841、UBC888及UBC891引物适用于该研究;20μL ISSR—PCR最适反应体系包括：6ngDNA模板、0．4μmol／L引物、2．25mmoL／LMg^2＋、0．6U Taq DNA聚合酶、0．4mmol／LdNTPs。扩增程序为：94℃预变性4min;然后94℃变性1min,48～50℃（根据不同引物确定）复性2min,72℃延伸1min,共进行40个循环;最后,72℃延伸7min,4℃保存。