降落-重叠PCR法四重融合构建平菇同源重组片段

对多个长片段的基因融合目前仍缺少有效的方法. 本文提出一种新的融合PCR策略,即在常规的重叠PCR的第1步和第2步均增加1个降落PCR程序,减少不适当的退火温度和PCR产物3′端额外碱基A对片段融合、扩增的影响,提高正确融合与扩增的效率. 结果表明,为构建平菇葡聚糖合成酶启动子的同源重组序列,在4个长度分别是1 015 bp、2 822 bp、2 206 bp和1 008 bp的片段进行融合时,在重叠PCR的第1步加上退火温度61.5 ℃～57.5 ℃、每降落0.5 ℃进行1个循环的降落PCR程序,在重叠PCR的第2步加上退火温度60 ℃～56 ℃、每降落0.5 ℃进行1个循环的降落PCR程序,经过1次PCR即获得顺序正确的全长融合片段. 测序结果与4个片段序列的一致性达到98.5%,降落-重叠PCR法对多个长片段的基因 融合具有较高的应用价值.     

一种改进后的重叠延伸PCR法对被孢霉重组载体的构建

为了提高DNA大片段的拼接效率,通过引入逐次退火的PCR的方法,改良了传统的重叠延伸PCR方法。逐次退火PCR法,一方面延长了重叠区的PCR引物长度;另一方面把原来在1个循环中1个退火温度改成若干个,逐次降低退火温度,适用于Tm值相差比较大的引物;相邻的退火温度之间相差3-6℃。结果显示,通过此种方法成功拼接了ω3(2)和HCT两个大片段;PCR产物电泳条带单一,克隆测序证实序列完全正确,可以直接应用于后续试验。这种改进后的方法可以有效减少非特异性扩增,提高灵敏度,把这种方法称之为逐次退火重叠延伸PCR。     

双退火温度PCR扩增DNA

【目的】与设置单一退火温度的常规PCR(S-T_m PCR)不同,本研究探讨双退火温度PCR(D-T_m PCR)由高到低设置2条引物各自退火温度。【方法】以PxF61和VPel为正/反向引物,用Q5 DNA聚合酶扩增4.3 kb的模式DNA pET20b-Xyn(黑曲霉木聚糖酶基因)。PCR程序为:98°C预变性3 min,30次循环{98°C变性30 s,设置双退火[T_(m1) 70°C(Px F61)退火15 s、T_(m2) 62°C(VPel)退火15 s],72°C延伸130 s}。【结果】与S-T_m PCR(61°C)相比,D-T_m PCR扩增4.3 kb的目的条带亮度更高,减少2条杂带;经25次循环目的 DNA产物量最高。D-T_m PCR用于长片段引物扩增5.3 kb重组质粒DNA条带更明显。【结论】D-T_m PCR直接扩增目的条带,避免了探讨T_m的麻烦,不要求2条引物T_m相近,从理论上更加清晰地认识引物与各自模板分步退火过程。     

降落PCR法快速检测高羊茅转基因植株

通过CTAB微量提取高羊茅(Festuca arundinacea)转基因再生植株基因组DNA。用9600型PCR仪器设计降落PCR反应程序,对高羊茅转基因植株两个片段OSISAP1(495bp)和GFP-nos(1 000bp)进行扩增;同时进行了PCR扩增的初步检测。结果表明降落PCR法能快速准确检测转基因植株;而且更适合多个基因片段同时检测,从而提高PCR分子检测的效率,以提高转基因植株鉴定效率。     

邻近多位点基因突变的组合大引物PCR策略(英文)

报道了一种新的组合多位点突变策略,通过单管中三阶段聚合酶链式反应(PCR)得以实现。在第一阶段,PCR扩增出多位点突变大引物,然后在第二阶段延伸大引物,在第三阶段获得全长突变基因序列。基于退火温度与热循环参数的组合大引物反应的优化,三个阶段中退火温度差异小(低于10°C),成功扩增出多位点突变基因序列和比邻突变序列。是一种简单、高效的多位点突变方法。     

桦树ISSR-PCR反应体系的优化

以桦树(Betula)DNA为材料,分析了DNA浓度;TagDNA聚合酶用量及退火温度对ISSR—PCR扩增结果的影响,筛选出了扩增条带清晰、多态性丰富的17个ISSR引物,建立了稳定的、可重复的桦树ISSR-PCR最佳反应体系及PCR扩增参数,为今后利用ISSR标记技术开展桦树种间遗传多样性分析提供一个标准化程序。     

慢性蜜蜂麻痹病毒半套式PCR检测方法的建立

参考NCBI(National Center of Biotechnology Information)已发表的慢性蜜蜂麻痹病毒(Chronic bee paralysis virus,CBPV)的全基因序列,设计3条检测CBPV的特异性引物,建立CBPV半套式PCR(Polymerase Chain Reaction)检测方法,对其外引物退火温度(52、54、56和58℃)、内引物退火温度(48、50、52和54℃)、引物浓度(0.1、0.2和0.4mmol/L)和ExTaq酶体积(0.25、0.5和1μL)进行优化,并对优化后的方法进行了特异性、敏感性验证,同时,利用该方法对20份临床样品进行检测。结果表明,该半套式PCR最佳外引物退火温度、内引物退火温度、引物浓度和ExTaq酶体积分别为56℃、50℃、0.2mmol/L和0.25μL;感染CBPV与健康蜜蜂、急性蜜蜂麻痹病毒(Acute paralysis virus,ABPV)、中蜂囊状幼虫病病毒(Chinese sacbrood bee virus,CSBV)、黑蜂王台病毒(Black queen cell virus,BQCV)、蜜蜂残翼病毒(Deformed wing virus,DWV)的cDNA均无交叉反应,检出最低下限为10-3pg;从20份临床样品中检出4份阳性。说明建立的CBPV半套式PCR检测方法具有快捷、敏感、特异等优点,可用于CBPV感染的临床诊断和流行病学调查。     

利用MPprimer设计引物并优化扩增条件以提高多重PCR效率的实验研究

多重PCR技术广泛应用于多个研究领域,其中引物设计及扩增条件是提高多重PCR实验效率的关键因素.为探讨优化多重PCR实验的方法,以小鼠5个看家基因为研究对象,使用实验室新近开发的MPprimer程序设计多重PCR引物,并通过改变多种反应条件来优化多重PCR实验.结果表明,MPprimer程序能够设计出理想的多重PCR引物,并且通过对退火温度及延伸时间进行优化,可显著提高多重PCR实验效率,对于提高基因表达的规模化检测能力具有积极的促进作用.     

黑木耳ISSR-PCR反应体系的正交优化

采用正交试验设计的方法,对黑木耳ISSR-PCR(简单重复序列区间-多聚酶链反应)反应体系中的5种主要因素(Taq聚合酶,Mg2+,模板DNA,dNTP及引物)4个水平进行优化筛选,确立了适合黑木耳ISSR分析的优化反应体系(20μL),通过梯度PCR试验筛选得到相应引物的最佳退火温度。     

影响多重PCR扩增效果的因素

不同循环参数、PCR缓冲液及反应体积的对比实验表明,循环参数中退火温度和时间、延伸时间及PCR缓冲液的成分影响多重PCR的扩增效果,而反应体积、循环次数对其扩增效果影响较小。     

Validation of ERIC PCR as a tool in epidemiologic research of Salmonella in slaughter pigs

The purpose of this study was to test a protocol for a standardized ERIC PCR for its capability of genotyping Salmonella, isolated from pigs and their environment, in an epidemiologic approach. To test repeatability, four different Salmonella isolates were subjected to PCR three times. Furthermore, it was tested if the profiles on gel differed when a higher annealing temperature was used. Four Salmonella isolates were subjected to four different annealing temperatures (36, 40, 48 and 55°C). Moreover it was tested if the differentiation of Salmonella isolates, based on the genotypes, differed when a higher annealing temperature was used. Eight Salmonella isolates were tested at normal (36°C) and high (55°C) annealing temperatures. The results showed that this standardized ERIC PCR protocol was an efficient tool for typing many Salmonella isolates within a short period of time. The profiles were repeatable within one PCR reaction, but some profiles differed when they were compared between reactions. A higher annealing temperature resulted in profiles that contained more or fewer bands. The differentiation between isolates, when comparing profiles, remained the same. It was concluded that the standardized ERIC PCR protocol is useful for genotyping Salmonella. Received 26 January 1998/ Accepted in revised form 3 August 1998     

Use of multiplex polymerase chain reactions to indicate the accuracy of the annealing temperature of thermal cycling

A condition for multiplex polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) of which outcomes sensitively indicate the actual annealing temperature of thermal cycling is reported. The multiplex reaction was designed to produce four different amplicons of 200, 300, 400, and 480 bp. However, the degree of amplification of each amplicon sensitively responds to a small change in the annealing temperature, by which one can predict the actual annealing temperature of thermal cycling. Deviations between the actual and the designated annealing temperatures as small as 0.5 degrees C were manifested by the banding patterns of the multiplex PCRs in simple agarose gel electrophoresis. For prediction of temperatures in a more objective manner, capillary electrophoresis was also applied to obtain numerical expressions of the relative intensities of the amplicons. By optimizing the multiplex PCR conditions, where concentrations of buffer, dNTPs, and primer pairs were major factors, satisfactory sensitivity and reproducibility of the band patterning were achieved. Blind tests demonstrated the accuracy of the prediction of actual annealing temperatures within +/-0.5 degrees C. The multiplex PCR approach will be further refined and tested for realization of an easily accessible alternative to a physical temperature measurement device in testing the performance of thermal cyclers for PCR.     

Maximizing specificity and yield of PCR by the quantum dot itself rather than property of the quantum dot surface

We found that semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) dramatically improved both product yield and specificity of PCR. The concentration of QDs is important for improving PCR amplification. In the presence of appropriate concentration of mercaptoacetic acid (MAA)-coated QDs, specificity and yield of PCR were enhanced. Also, strong nonspecific bands and weaker smeared bands were eliminated. At lower annealing temperatures (25–45 °C), addition of MAA-coated QDs into the PCR reagent produced specific PCR products without nonspecific sequence amplification. MAA alone did not improve PCR amplification. Streptavidin (SA) surface modified QDs with different size also effectively improved the specificity of PCR, demonstrating that the observed effect was not due to property of the QD surface but instead due to the QD itself. Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) could relieve Taq polymerase from MAA-coated QDs in PCR by interaction with QDs and therefore imply that QDs improve specificity of PCR by interaction with Taq polymerase. These results demonstrate that QDs, added to reaction mixes at appropriate concentrations, can increase PCR yield and improve PCR specificity, even at low annealing temperatures. We assume that many different surface modified polymeric nanoparticles might have similar effects.     

Parallel DNA amplification by convective polymerase chain reaction with various annealing temperatures on a thermal gradient device

We present a thermal gradient convective polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for parallel DNA amplification with different annealing temperatures. The thermal gradient for microfluidic gradient PCR is produced by an innovative fin design whose formation principle is given. Without the need for a pump, the buoyancy forces continuously circulate reagents in a closed loop through different thermal zones, which brings self-actuated convective-flow PCR. In our prototype, we measured a temperature difference of about 45 °C along the gradient direction on the copper flake (45 × 40 × 4 mm). When the temperature of the hot zone is 90-97 °C and the temperature of the cold zone is 60-70 °C, the convection triggered two-temperature amplification of 112-bp fragment of Escherichia coli DNA. The time for amplification is less than 45 min. Interestingly, parallel DNA amplification with different annealing temperatures ranging from 60 to 70 °C was performed by this method. The PCR thermocycler demonstrated herein can be further scaled down and the loop length can be further reduced, and therefore the PCR times can be further reduced. These devices are suited as a platform for a new generation of low-power, portable DNA analysis systems.     

Effect of primer mismatch, annealing temperature and PCR cycle number on 16S rRNA gene-targetting bacterial community analysis

In the attempt to explore complex bacterial communities of environmental samples, primers hybridizing to phylogenetically highly conserved regions of 16S rRNA genes are widely used, but differential amplification is a recognized problem. The biases associated with preferential amplification of multitemplate PCR were investigated using 'universal' bacteria-specific primers, focusing on the effect of primer mismatch, annealing temperature and PCR cycle number. The distortion of the template-to-product ratio was measured using predefined template mixtures and environmental samples by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. When a 1 : 1 genomic DNA template mixture of two strains was used, primer mismatches inherent in the 63F primer presented a serious bias, showing preferential amplification of the template containing the perfectly matching sequence. The extent of the preferential amplification showed an almost exponential relation with increasing annealing temperature from 47 to 61 degrees C. No negative effect of the various annealing temperatures was observed with the 27F primer, with no mismatches with the target sequences. The number of PCR cycles had little influence on the template-to-product ratios. As a result of additional tests on environmental samples, the use of a low annealing temperature is recommended in order to significantly reduce preferential amplification while maintaining the specificity of PCR.     

聚合酶链式反应热流变化的DSC实验研究

在PCR每个循环中,目的基因在DNA聚合酶的催化作用下实现快速扩增,同时伴随着化学键的断裂和生成,而不同循环数的扩增效率不同,引起的热现象也不同。实验通过差示扫描量技术,以HBV为PCR扩增体系,分别研究了变性、退火和延伸阶段的热焓及其随循环数的变化,通过分析得出：变性阶段是放热过程,第17个循环放热量达到最大,退火和延伸阶段是吸热过程;3个阶段的热焓随循环数增加都发生明显的变化,其中变性阶段的热流变化最关键。     

Fluorescence-based temperature control for polymerase chain reaction

The ability to accurately monitor solution temperature is important for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Robust amplification during PCR is contingent on the solution reaching denaturation and annealing temperatures. By correlating temperature to the fluorescence of a passive dye, noninvasive monitoring of solution temperatures is possible. The temperature sensitivity of 22 fluorescent dyes was assessed. Emission spectra were monitored and the change in fluorescence between 45 and 95 °C was quantified. Seven dyes decreased in intensity as the temperature increased, and 15 were variable depending on the excitation wavelength. Sulforhodamine B (monosodium salt) exhibited a fold change in fluorescence of 2.85. Faster PCR minimizes cycling times and improves turnaround time, throughput, and specificity. If temperature measurements are accurate, no holding period is required even at rapid speeds. A custom instrument using fluorescence-based temperature monitoring with dynamic feedback control for temperature cycling amplified a fragment surrounding rs917118 from genomic DNA in 3 min and 45 s using 35 cycles, allowing subsequent genotyping by high-resolution melting analysis. Gold-standard thermocouple readings and fluorescence-based temperature differences were 0.29 ± 0.17 and 0.96 ± 0.26 °C at annealing and denaturation, respectively. This new method for temperature cycling may allow faster speeds for PCR than currently considered possible.