实时荧光定量PCR技术及其在植物转基因产品检测中的应用

实时荧光定量PCR技术因其实时、快速、高效和准确定量的优点,已经广泛用于转基因产品定量检测。本文介绍荧光定量探针技术的原理、特点及其在植物转基因产品检测中的应用情况。     

实时荧光定量PCR技术在转基因食品检测领域中的应用

随着基因工程技术在农业生产中应用的深入,越来越多具有改良特征的转基因植物在全球范围内得到广泛种植,随之而来的转基因食品也迅猛发展,转基因产品大规模商业化引起了对安全性问题的担忧。为保证转基因产品标签制度的顺利实施,建立快速、准确、高通量的定量检测方法十分必要。我们综述了国内外转基因食品检测技术的研究进展,重点阐述了实时荧光定量PCR技术在转基因食品检测领域中的应用,并展望了通过构建质粒标准分子的方法来实现对更多转基因植物品系的定量检测。     

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。     

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。     

转基因番木瓜基因组DNA的快速制备和PCR检测方法

转基因番木瓜检测中,模板DNA的制备是关键一步.为了提高检测效率,建立快速制备番木瓜样品基因组DNA和PCR检测方法十分重要.建立了番木瓜基因组DNA的快速制备方法,包括样品准备、制备缓冲液匀浆和稀释上清.在完成不同番木瓜样品的基因组DNA快速制备后,对获得的DNA进行PCR检测验证.普通PCR验证结果显示,本方法制备...     

实时荧光定量PCR法检测转基因小鼠拷贝数

目的利用实时荧光定量PCR法鉴定转基因小鼠外源基因插入拷贝数。方法以TG-CARK转基因首见鼠为研究对象,选取小鼠的高度保守基因Fabpi为内参,利用绝对定量的实时荧光PCR法鉴定转基因小鼠拷贝数,并与传统的Southern blot方法的定量结果进行比较。结果实时定量PCR鉴定的转基因拷贝数与Southernblot法完全一致,三只TG-CARK首见小鼠的拷贝数分别为1,7,45。结论实时定量PCR技术具有高准确性、高稳定性、高通量和低成本的优点,是比传统杂交技术更好的鉴定小鼠转基因拷贝数的方法。     

实时荧光定量PCR技术及其应用

实时荧光定量PCR技术是一种多色荧光检测核酸定量技术,该简要介绍实时荧光定量PCR技术的原理及其应用。     

基于TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR技术的西花蓟马快速检测

西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis（Pargande）是世界性害虫,2003年在我国首次发生危害。针对西花蓟马与其他种类蓟马形态相似、难以快速区分的问题,本文在SCAR标记基础上,采用TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR技术,设计1对特异性引物和1条MGB探针,扩增出大小为138bp的特异片段。以质粒DNA为标准品建立了标准曲线（R2=0.9965）,种特异性检验结果显示,该引物和探针只能检测到西花蓟马的荧光信号,而对其他种类的蓟马不具有检测能力。并且可以定量检测西花蓟马不同虫态靶标DNA片段的拷贝数。该检测体系重复性强、稳定性高,在口岸检疫以及植物种苗及其产品调运中的有害生物检测和监测中具有重要意义。     

古DNA实时荧光定量PCR实验中标准品的制备

实时荧光定量PCR技术通过对PCR每一循环扩增产物的实时检测,可对模板的精确拷贝数进行绝对定量,从而用于古DNA实验中提取和扩增条件的比较和优化.本研究采用异硫氰酸胍碱裂解-SiO2吸附的方法,从采自黑龙江省的晚更新世斑鬣狗化石材料中提取得到了斑鬣狗线粒体基因组古DNA.经常规PCR扩增后,将纯化的扩增产物克隆到微生物体内使其大量复制,再用M13通用引物扩增出含少量外源DNA的古DNA目标片段,从而建立了适用于古DNA荧光定量PCR扩增的标准品的制备方法.经检测分析,运用该方法制备的标准品性质稳定,能够准确地指示反应体系中较为精确的古DNA模板拷贝数,从而反映古DNA的提取和扩增效率,用于比较并优化古DNA提取和扩增条件.     

实时荧光定量PCR在猪肺炎支原体检测中的应用

实时荧光定量PCR技术是一种利用荧光检测方法来定量核酸的技术,具有高度的灵敏性、特异性和精确性.综述了荧光定量PCR技术的基本原理及其在猪肺炎支原体检测中的应用.     

Rapid PCR-based determination of transgene copy number in rice

We present a simple, rapid, and low-cost method to determine transgene copy number in rice. More than 100 first- and second-generation transgenic rice plants were tested. The plasmid (pRCopy) used for rice transformation contains the specific gene of interest and a partially deleted cytochrome c gene (cyc), a single-copy gene in rice. A 132-bp segment of the cloned ricecyc was shortened to 108 bp by deleting a 24-bp internal fragment. After PCR amplification of the genomic DNA from transgenic rice harboring pRCopy, the 2 expected bands were found. The 121-bp band corresponds to the endogenouscyc; the 97-bp band comes from the integrated pRCopy. Clear distinctions can be made between single and multiple copies of the transgene by comparing band densities.     

Simultaneous quantitative assessment of circulating cell-free mitochondrial and nuclear DNA by multiplex real-time PCR

Quantification of circulating nucleic acids in plasma and serum could be used as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for monitoring a wide variety of diseases and conditions. We describe here a rapid, simple and accurate multiplex real-time PCR method for direct synchronized analysis of circulating cell-free (ccf) mitochondrial (mtDNA) and nuclear (nDNA) DNA in plasma and serum samples. The method is based on one-step multiplex real-time PCR using a FAM-labeled MGB probe and primers to amplify the mtDNA sequence of the ATP 8 gene, and a VIC-labeled MGB probe and primers to amplify the nDNA sequence of the glycerinaldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene, in plasma and serum samples simultaneously. The efficiencies of the multiplex assays were measured in serial dilutions. Based on the simulation of the PCR reaction kinetics, the relative quantities of ccf mtDNA were calculated using a very simple equation. Using our optimised real-time PCR conditions, close to 100% efficiency was obtained from the two assays. The two assays performed in the dilution series showed very good and reproducible correlation to each other. This optimised multiplex real-time PCR protocol can be widely used for synchronized quantification of mtDNA and nDNA in different samples, with a very high rate of efficiency.     

A novel real-time PCR-based method for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food

AIMS: A new real-time PCR-based method was developed for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food. METHODS AND RESULTS: A two-step enrichment involving a 24-h incubation in half-Fraser broth followed by a 6-h subculture in Fraser broth was used, followed by cell lysis and real-time PCR with primers and a TaqMan probe previously developed in our laboratory. When the method was evaluated with 144 naturally contaminated food samples, 44 were detected as positive by the PCR-based method and 42 by the standard method EN ISO 11290-1. With 61 food samples artificially contaminated at a level of 10(0) CFU per 25 g, 61 and 58 positive samples were detected by the respective methods. CONCLUSIONS: The developed real-time PCR-based method facilitated the detection of L. monocytogenes in food on the next day after the sample reception, with a reduction of false-positive results because of dead bacterial cells and false-negative results because of PCR inhibitors. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The method can be used for L. monocytogenes detection in food as a faster alternative to current methods.     

基于Taqman-MGB探针的亚稀褶红菇实时荧光定量PCR检测方法

本研究建立了一种基于Taqman-MGB探针的亚稀褶红菇Russula subnigricans实时荧光定量PCR检测方法。根据亚稀褶红菇与其近似种的内转录间隔区（internal transcribed spacers,ITS）序列差异,设计合成1对引物和1条特异性Taqman-MGB探针,并用常见有毒红菇种类进行验证。结果显示,引物特异性良好,仅亚稀褶红菇出现荧光信号,完成整个检测过程只需2h。该法能够为毒蘑菇中毒的快速检测提供技术支持。     

Application of real-time PCR for quantitative detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from seafood in eastern China

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is recognized as a leading human food-borne pathogen. A TaqMan PCR assay based on the gyrase B gene (gyrB) sequence of V. parahaemolyticus was developed for quantitative detection of V. parahaemolyticus in seafood. The study involving 27 V. parahaemolyticus and 10 strains of other species indicated that the real-time PCR test was highly specific. The sensitivity of the assay was approximately a single CFU per PCR in pure culture and six to eight CFU per PCR in spiked raw oyster, respectively. Real-time PCR values of artificially inoculated oyster homogenates correlated well with plate counts determined using culture methods. A total of 300 seafood samples were analyzed and 78 (26%) of these samples were positive for V. parahaemolyticus using a conventional culture method and 97 (32.3%) using the real-time PCR assay. All culture-positive samples were PCR-positive. However, 19 samples positive by PCR were culture-negative. The results show that retail seafood is commonly contaminated with V. parahaemolyticus in harvest season in eastern China. These data also indicate that real-time PCR can provide sensitive species-specific detection and quantification of V. parahaemolyticus in seafood without prior isolation and characterization of the bacteria by traditional microbiological methods.     

PCR-based procedures for detection and quantification of Staphylococcus aureus and their application in food

AIMS: To evaluate the specificity of nuc targeted primers for PCR detection of Staphylococcus aureus in different food matrices and to establish a RTQ-PCR procedure suitable for the routine detection and quantification of this pathogen in food. METHODS AND RESULTS: Specificity of nuc targeted primers (Pri1-Pri2 and the newly designed RTQ-PCR primers) was tested on a total of 157 strains of genetically confirmed identity, including reference and food isolates. PCR detection on artificially inoculated beef samples by DNA extraction using a DNeasy Tissue Kit (Qiagen GmhH, Hilden, Germany) showed a sensitivity value around 10(3) CFU g(-1). The two RTQ-PCR systems, incorporating SYBR-Green I and TaqMan, respectively, applied in the present work improved the sensitivity of conventional PCR by lowering the detection level to 10 and 100 cells, respectively. Out of 164 naturally contaminated foods tested for the presence of Staph. aureus, 74 were positive by conventional PCR and 69 by the traditional culture method with a high degree of result agreement between both methodologies (93.3%). CONCLUSIONS: PCR approaches, using nuc targeted primers, have proved specific and combined with growth techniques may improve detection of Staph. aureus in different types of food. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The SYBR-Green I real-time PCR approach established allows the sensitive, automated and quantitative detection of Staph. aureus for routine analysis at a reasonable cost.     

Development of a SYBR Green I real-time PCR for quantitative detection of Vibrio alginolyticus in seawater and seafood

AIM: Vibrio alginolyticus is an economically important micro-organism. The main aim of the present study was to develop a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for rapid, sensitive and effective quantification of V. alginolyticus in seawater and seafood. METHODS AND RESULTS: Purified DNA of V. alginolyticus, artificially inoculated seawater and seafood tissue homogenates were subjected to the gyrB-targeted real-time PCR assay. Natural seawater and seafood samples were analysed by this real-time PCR protocol. Specificity tests showed that positive result was obtained only with V. alginolyticus strains. The detection sensitivity was determined to be 0.4 pg of genomic DNA equivalent to 72 cells per PCR in pure culture and 100 cells in 1 ml of seawater or seafood tissue homogenates. Single cell detection is achieved after 3 h of sample enrichment. CONCLUSIONS: A sensitive and specific SYBR Green I-based real-time PCR assay targeting gyrB gene was successfully developed to quantify V. alginolyticus within 6 h in seawater and seafood samples. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: No report on the molecular-based method was available for quantitative detection of V. alginolyticus. This work will provide a novel method for evaluation of the risk of V. alginolyticus to marine environmental health and seafood safety.