Nipah病毒一步法Real-time RT-PCR检测方法的建立

目的建立针对Nipah病毒N基因的一步法Real-time RT-PCR检测方法,用于Nipah病毒感染样本的快速准确检测和定量。方法针对Nipah病毒的保守基因N设计引物和探针,建立一步法Real-time RT-PCR反应方法并分析敏感性和特异性。结果所设计的引物经Blast检索可以用于检测所有已知的Nipah病毒株。本研究建立的一步法Real-time RT-PCR方法可以特异性检测出Nipah病毒,不与Hendra病毒产生交叉反应。检测灵敏度为1.1×100～1.1×101copies/μl。标准曲线的线性范围为1.1×102～1.1×106copies/μl。结论本研究建立的一步法real-time RT-PCR方法敏感性和特异性较高,且不易出现污染引起的假阳性结果,适合用于Nipah病毒感染样本的检测。     

Validation of real-time RT-PCR assays for mRNA quantification in baboons

Real-time RT-PCR has been used widely, both in fundamental research and in clinical diagnostics, for instance for quantification of RNA levels in human tissues and tissue biopsies. In the present study we provide a strategy to validate primers/probes for real-time RT-PCR quantification of baboon samples. The method is based on the TaqMan system and uses primers/probes that have been designed and validated for human real-time RT-PCR. A prerequisite for the accuracy of this strategy is a similar amplification efficiency between human and baboon PCR reactions. We propose two different methods, i.e. by calculating PCR efficiencies from the slope of a dilution curve or by using the linear regression method, to compare the amplification efficiency between human and baboon samples. In conclusion, by performing a simple validation experiment, real-time PCR assays based on human sequences, which are easily available, can be applied for analysis of baboon samples.     

Utilizing RNA/DNA hybridization to directly quantify mRNA levels in microbial fermentation samples

mRNA quantification has become a research hotspot. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR is a popular method but is known to lack precision. To rapidly monitor the kinetics of mRNA levels for the control of microbial fermentation processes, we developed an SYBR Green I-based universal method to directly quantify mRNA from fermentation samples. After total RNA was extracted, the mRNA was hybridized and protected by a longer DNA oligonucleotide. The probe length determined the strength of signal amplification. S1 nuclease and RNase A were used to remove excess probe, single-stranded RNA, and mis-matched RNA/DNA hybrids. Finally, the perfect-matched RNA/DNA hybrid was quantified by SYBR Green I dye. The conditions of liquid hybridization and enzyme digestion were systemically optimized. The kinetic tendency of phzC mRNA levels during phenazine-1-carboxylic acid fermentation was consistent with the results from MB hybridization in our previous report. The detection of mRNA levels of ten genes in Pseudomonas sp. M18G proved that this method is universal and feasible for mRNA quantification, and has great potential for application in mRNA quantification in various organisms.     

An effective, rapid and simple method for total RNA extraction from bacteria and yeast

In this work, we describe a rapid and simple method for total RNA extraction from bacteria and yeast. The method allows for the acquirement of high RNA yields while avoiding the use of phenol or other toxic reagents and is less expensive than other methods previously described. The extracted RNA is suitable for applications such as RT-PCR, Northern blot hybridization and low molecular weight RNA (LMW RNA) electrophoresis.