福尔马林固定白鱀豚标本DNA提取及其遗传多样性的初步研究

福尔马林固定标本是宝贵的遗传资源,但是如何有效利用其中的遗传信息一直存在问题。本文尝试从标本预处理、消化、PCR扩增各方面综合考虑和优化改进,成功提取并扩增21头福尔马林固定白豚标本线粒体DNA控制区410bp片段。采用了3种预处理方法尽量去除固定标本中残存的甲醛,从试验结果来看,从酒精梯度 临界点干燥处理的标本中提取的DNA在扩增时具有明显优势。通过蛋白酶K消化过程中对于酶的浓度、温浴时间的比较试验,发现随着采用大幅提高酶浓度、延长消化时间等高强度的蛋白酶消化操作后,DNA的质量和产量均得到显著提高。针对标本DNA降解严重的特点,设计特异性好且长度合适的引物以及使用巢式引物扩增,均提高了标本DNA扩增的特异性和灵敏度。通过对所测得的21头白鱀豚线粒体DNA控制区部分序列的对比,发现全部个体在该片段上的序列完全一致,说明白豚遗传多样性极低。     

福尔马林对固定标本DNA提取和扩增的影响

福尔马林被广泛应用于生物标本的长期保存。由于福尔马林可能影响标本DNA的质量,因此需要对福尔马林固定标本DNA的提取和扩增过程进行改进。影响从福尔马林保存标本中提取的DNA质量的主要因素包括福尔马林导致的DNA与蛋白质之间、蛋白质与蛋白质之间、DNA与DNA之间的交联,福尔马林溶液的化学成分、pH值及浓度,标本保存的时间和温度,标本保存部位等。本文总结了目前常用的对标本DNA提取和扩增过程的改进措施及其优点。     

福尔马林保存鱼类标本中大片段DNA的提取

从福尔马林保存的鱼类标本中获得高质量DNA是比较困难的。我们对前人的方法进行了如下改进：1）在标本的前处理过程中,通过长时间的缓冲液浸泡、短暂的加温、真空干燥来消除福尔马林对样品的影响;2）在样品消化过程中,加入相对过量的蛋白酶K和还原剂;3）提取DNA后立即进行PCR反应,并增加反应的循环次数和提高退火温度。通过这些改进,我们成功地从福尔马林保存的鱼类标本中提取出了高质量DNA;通过对比不同方法（福尔马林、酒精及冰冻）处理过的标本的DNA测序结果,表明该方法是值得信赖的;标本从死亡到用福尔马林处理之间的时间延搁可能是影响所提取的DNA质量的重要因素。     

福尔马林保存的动物标本基因组DNA的提取方法

从在福尔马林长期保存的动物标本中提取基因组DNA用于分子生物学研究一直是一个未得到彻底解决的难题。本文提出了一种从浸泡在福尔马林的大仓鼠肝脏和日本鳗鲡肌肉标本中提取基因组DNA的新方法。取浸泡于福尔马林中的大仓鼠肝脏或日本鳗2鲡肌肉适量,用PBS溶液冲洗,放在灭菌的吸水纸上将其揩干,于超净工作台内用无菌剪刀将材料剪成50mg的小块,放入PBS液浸泡12－24h;然后转入70％的乙醇中处理12－24h。依次换入下列梯度酒精中处理：80％乙醇,2h,重复一次;90％乙醇,2h,重复一次;95％乙醇,2h,重复一次;100％乙醇,1h,重复一次。然后将材料放入1／2倍的PBS液中浸泡12h。其间更换一次溶液。提取方法参考Sambroock等人（1989）,加蛋白K瓣量按标准量（100μg/mlL),在50－56℃温浴3－6h处理过程中,不断轻摇混匀,视消化效果可以重复加入标准量的1／2倍蛋白酶K进行消化,直至将材料完全消化为止;酚氯仿抽提最后一次的上清液移入透析袋中透析;沉淀DNA时,在－20℃下20min效果为宜。该方法主要特点在于对标本进行预处理,在保证不使DNA进一步了解的前提下,首先去除标本中所含的福尔马林溶液的成分,然后利用改进的酚氯仿抽提法提取该类标本的基因组DNA,再进一步用透析法纯化DNA。研究结果表明,采用该方法提取和纯化被试标本基因组DNA能较好地应用于RAPD,微卫星位点的PCR扩增、Suthern和斑点杂交。     

福尔马林固定云南鲴的DNA提取及其细胞色素b基因序列分析

福尔马林固定云南鲴的ＤＮＡ提取及其细胞色素ｂ基因序列分析ＤＮＡＥＸＴＲＡＣＴＥＤＦＲＯＭＦＯＲＭＡＬＩＮ－ＦＩＸＥＤＸｅｎｏｃｙｐｒｉｓｙｕｎｎａｎｅｎｓｉｓＡＮＤＳＥＱＵＥＮＣＥＡＮＡＬＹＳＩＳＯＦＩＴＳＣＹＴＯＣＨＲＯＭＥＢＧＥＮＥ关键词福尔马林...     

鲫鱼遗传多样性的初步研究

用１７种限制性内切酶对鲫属普通鲫鱼低背型,高背型,异育银鲫,日本白鲫及华南鲤的变种红鲤共１２４个个体的线粒体ＤＮＡ进行了ＲＦＬＰ分析,１４种酶具多态,共计４３种限制性态型,１１种单倍型。     

微卫星DNA标记技术及其在遗传多样性研究中的应用

微卫星DNA的高突变率、中性、共湿性及其在真核基因组中的普遍性,使其成为居群遗传学研究、种质资源鉴定、亲缘关系分析和图谱构建的优越的分子标记。本研究系统介绍了微卫星DNA在结构和功能上的特点,并对微卫星DNA标记技术应用的遗传学机理和一般方法进行了扼要的阐述。另外,本研究还探讨了微卫星DNA标记技术在遗传多样性研究中的应用现状,并进一步提出其发展前景。     

福尔马林固定铜鱼基因组DNA的提取与扩增

铜鱼（Coreius heterodon）作为长江中、上游的重要经济鱼类是研究三峡大坝阻隔效应的重要材料之一。然而,过去的铜鱼标本都保存在福尔马林溶液中,有必要探讨从福尔马林固定的铜鱼标本中有效提取基因组DNA的方法以及这些DNA用于微卫星和线粒体分析的可行性。本实验通过改进的酒精梯度浸泡法去除标本中的甲醛,然后用酚-氯仿抽提法成功地提取到了铜鱼标本的基因组DNA;设计引物后进行了线粒体和微卫星的PCR扩增,扩增产物经银染检测。微卫星扩增结果显示只有部分个体可以扩出目的带,而线粒体控制区部分区段在所有个体中均能稳定重复的扩出;mtDNA SSCP分析显示带型一致。结果表明,福尔马林固定的铜鱼标本可以被用来开展短片段的扩增和遗传变异分析等方面的相关研究。     

膜翅目昆虫干标本的基因组DNA提取

提出了膜翅目昆虫干标本基因组DNA的提取方法,通过对实验结果和所测得的基因片段（28S D2 rDNA)的分析,表明该方法可行。     

马来熊的DNA序列分析与遗传多样性研究

马来熊在ＩＵＩＣＮ红皮中被列为受胁动物,其保护受到广泛的关注,本文研究了４只马来熊的线粒体ＤＮＡ序列,其中１只来自云南,其余３只产地不详,但来自不同的搜集渠道,对于每个个体,我们测定了３９７ｂｐ的细胞色素ｂ基因,３４６ｂｐ的１２ＳｒＲＮＡ基因,９８ｂｐ的ｔＲＮＡ基因和３３３ｂｐ的Ｄ环区序列,共计１１７４ｂｐ。经与黑犀牛序列比较,发现ＲＮＡ基因的空间结构对基因的进化有显著影响,环区的进化明显快于茎区     

DNA extraction from archival formalin-fixed,paraffin-embedded tissues: heat-induced retrieval in alkaline solution

Based on the antigen retrieval principle, our previous study has demonstrated that heating archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues at a higher temperature and at higher pH value of the retrieval solution may achieve higher efficiency of extracted DNA, when compared to the traditional enzyme digestion method. Along this line of heat-induced retrieval, this further study is focused on development of a simpler and more effective heat-induced DNA retrieval technique by testing various retrieval solutions. Three major experiments using a high temperature heating method to extract DNA from FFPE human lymphoid and other tissue sections were performed to compare: (1) different concentrations of alkaline solution (NaOH or KOH, pH 11.5–12) versus Britton and Robinson type of buffer solution (BR buffer) of pH 12 that was the only retrieval solution tested in our previous study; (2) several chemical solutions (SDS, Tween 20, and GITC of various concentrations) versus BR buffer or alkaline solution; and (3) alkaline solution mixed with chemicals versus BR buffer or single alkaline solution. Efficiency of DNA extraction was evaluated by measuring yields using spectrophotometry, electrophoretic pattern, semiquantitation of tissue dissolution, PCR amplification, and kinetic thermocycling-PCR methods. Results showed that boiling tissue sections in 0.1 M NaOH or KOH or its complex retrieval solutions produced higher yields and better quality of DNA compared to BR buffer or chemical solutions alone. The conclusion was that boiling FFPE tissue sections in 0.1 M alkaline solution is a simpler and more effective heat-induced retrieval protocol for DNA extraction. Combination with some chemicals (detergents) may further significantly improve efficiency of the heat-induced retrieval technique.     

Dichloromethane as an economic alternative to chloroform in the extraction of DNA from plant tissues

Processing of large numbers smaples of plant tissue samples for molecular mapping and gene tagging requires methods that are quick, simple, and cheap, and that eventually can be automated. Organic solvents used for DNA extraction can represent a significant proportion of the overall cost. In this study we examined dichloromethane as a replacement for chloroform to be used in combination with phenol.     

一种动物基因组DNA提取方法的改进

介绍一种动物基因组ＤＮＡ提取方法。该方法具有简便、快速、实用的特点,所获得的ＤＮＡ数量和质量都很高,可用于各种分子生物学实验。     

Formamide as a denaturant for bisulfite conversion of genomic DNA: Bisulfite sequencing of the GSTPi and RARβ2 genes of 43 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded prostate cancer specimens

Analysis of methylated DNA, which refers to 5-methycytosine (5mC) versus cytosine (C) at specific loci in genomic DNA (gDNA), has received increased attention in epigenomics, particularly in the area of cancer biomarkers. Many different methods for analysis of methylated DNA rely on initial reaction of gDNA with concentrated acidic sodium bisulfite to quantitatively convert C to uracil (U) via sulfonation of denatured, single-stranded gDNA under conditions where 5mC is resistant to analogous sulfonation leading to thymine (T). These methods typically employ polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification after bisulfite conversion, thereby leading to readily detectable amounts of amplicons where T and C are measured as surrogates for C and 5mC in the original unconverted gDNA. However, incomplete bisulfite conversion of C in gDNA has been reported to be a common source of error in analysis of methylated DNA. Incomplete conversion can be revealed during the course of bisulfite sequencing, which is the generally accepted “gold standard” for analysis of methylated DNA. Previous bisulfite sequencing investigations of conventional predenaturation of gDNA with NaOH followed by the use of bisulfite containing added urea to maintain denaturation and thus mitigate incomplete conversion of C have been reported to give conflicting results. The current study describes a new approach where conventional predenaturation of gDNA with NaOH is instead achieved with formamide and maintains denaturation during subsequent sample handling and sulfonation. This formamide-based method was applied to 46 formalin-fixed/paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy tissue specimens from well-characterized patients with primary prostate cancer. These specimens were representative of difficult-to-analyze samples due to the chemically compromised nature of the gDNA, which was recovered by modifying the protocol for a commercially available total RNA/DNA extraction kit (RecoverALL). An additional novel aspect of this study was analysis of CpG-rich promoter regions of two prostate cancer-related genes: glutathione S-transferase pi (GSTPi) and retinoic acid receptor beta2 (RARβ2). High-quality bisulfite sequencing results were obtained for both genes in 43 of 46 (93%) specimens. Detection of methylated GSTPi and RARβ2 genes was significantly associated with primary prostate cancer as compared with the benign prostate (Fisher’s exact test, P < 0.001). The sensitivity and specificity of detection of methylated GSTPi and RARβ2 genes were 86% and 100% and 91% and 100%, respectively. Moreover, the presence of either methylated gene was detected in primary prostate cancer with sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 100%, respectively. The results demonstrated a high degree of reliability of formamide-based denaturation and bisulfite conversion that should extend, generally, to FFPE and other types of samples intended for any analytical method predicated on bisulfite conversion. This pilot study also demonstrated the efficacy of determining methylation of these two genes with high sensitivity and specificity in FFPE biopsy tissue specimens. Moreover, the results showed a highly significant association of methylated GSTPi and RARβ2 genes with primary prostate cancer. Finally, this improved procedure for determining these two methylated genes may allow the detection of prostate cancer cells in core biopsy specimens with insufficient numbers of cells and poor morphology.     

洞庭湖四种黄颡鱼基因组DNA遗传多样性的RAPD分析

以洞庭湖瓦氏黄颡鱼、光泽黄颡鱼、长须黄颡鱼、普通黄颡鱼的基因组DNA为材料对 4种黄颡鱼进行了遗传多样性随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)分析。通过筛选的 90个引物对 4种黄颡鱼基因组DNA的扩增 ,获得了 36个有效引物 ,并计算出了 4种黄颡鱼群体间的遗传相似系数和遗传距离 ,遗传距离最大的为普通黄颡鱼和瓦氏黄颡鱼 (D =0 9895 ) ,遗传距离最小的为普通黄颡鱼和光泽黄颡鱼 (D =0 672 0 )。同时运用聚类分析 (UPGMA)的方法建立了 4种黄颡鱼的聚类图。     

Genetic diversity of golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) population from Qinling Mountains in China revealed by sequence analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region

The golden takin is an endangered species, listed as a First Grade Protected animal and found only in the Qinling Mountains in China. A great deal of research on the golden takin's living habitat, population size, and home range has been conducted. Here, we employed sequence analysis of the mitochondrial DNA control region to study the genetic diversity of the golden takin from three separate nature reserve parks in the Qinling Mountains. We also compared the results of our study with previously published data on the genetic diversity of mixed takin species located in the Qinling Mountains and the Minshan area. Based on 62 sampled golden takin individuals, we found an overall mean genetic haplotype diversity of 0.687. There is no significant geographic genetic diversity across different golden takin populations within the Qinling Mountains. However, we did show significant diversity between golden takin from the Qinling Mountains and from Minshan. These original data provide a foundation for the genetic diversity of golden takin, and will yield comprehensive information for better supporting the management in the national reserve parks.