基因组简并寡核苷酸引物聚合酶链反应的影响因素

目的:对影响现有微量基因组扩增方法--简并寡核苷酸引物聚合酶链反应(degenerate oligonucleotideprimed PCR,DOP-PCR)的因素进行探讨.方法:针对现有DOP-PCR扩增过程中存在的影响产物产量和特异性的因素进行分析,分别从不同的DNA模板来源、模板梯度稀释与否以及DOP-PCR扩增产物是否采用低熔点胶回收去除干扰分析的小片段等方面进行研究,最后以特异性基因(FTCD和CBS)PCR扩增的结果作为评价指标,了解上述因素对DOP-PCR扩增的影响.结果:以小鼠单个卵细胞基因组为模板与以肝基因组DNA为模板相比,在产量上前者明显低于后者,特异性上两者相当.小鼠肝基因组DNA梯度稀释作为模板进行扩增的结果没有明显差异.与未经低熔点胶回收的DOP-PCR产物相比,经低熔点胶回收的DOP-PCR产物在常规PCR扩增反应中得到的产物特异性更好.结论:应用DOP-PCR方法进行扩增时,小鼠单个卵细胞可以用来进行DOP-PCR的扩增从而用于对特异性基因的检测,但是在扩增产量方面需要进一步的改进或优化.对现有DOP-PCR反应进行产物低熔点胶回收纯化,能够增加产物的特异性,效果满意.

Preliminary exploration of the influence factors of degenerate oligonucleotide primered PCR of genome DNA

Objective: To explore the influence factors of the degenerate oligonucleotide primered PCR(DOP-PCR). Methods: Genome DNA template from the mouse single oocyte or liver tissue were used to perform DOP-PCR. DOP-PCR was carried out with templates of different origin, different gradient dilution, with or without low melting point gel purified to wipe off the small fragment that might interfere with the following analysis, and then PCR of gene FTCD and CBS were carried out to evaluate the influence of these factors on the amplification efficiency and specificity. Results: Compared with genome DNA template from mouse liver, the template from single oocyte had the same efficiency and specificity but a minor yield and different gradient dilution of DNA template had no effect on the efficiency and specificity. Furthermore, there was a higher specificity in the low melting point gel-purified DOP-PCR product than in untreated ones. Conclusion: We have got a satisfactory result and increased specificity from DOP-PCR product purified with the low melting point gel. Single oocyte of mice could be used for further investigation of special genes detection by DOP-PCR and of an optimization in the yield of the products.