Electrochemical detection of osmium tetroxide-labeled PCR-products by means of protective strands

This communication reports about how single-stranded 136 base polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products labeled with electrochemically active osmium tetroxide bipyridine can be detected voltammetrically by hybridization with probe strands immobilized on gold electrodes. These electroactive ssDNA targets have been obtained by means of Lambda Exonuclease treatment of the double-stranded PCR products followed by hybridization of the remaining single strands with short protective strands and covalent labeling with osmium tetroxide bipyridine. Square-wave voltammetric signals of these osmium labels have been obtained only upon hybridization with the immobilized probe strands. An optimal 50 °C hybridization temperature has been found with a saturation of the probe layer at 30 min hybridization time and 7.5 nmol/l target concentration. The blank capture probe layer alone did not yield any signal. Unprotected strands produced almost no interference. Such double-selective switch-on electrochemical hybridization assays hold great promise for the specific detection of PCR products.     

Use of multiplex PCR and CE for gene dosage quantification and its biomedical applications for SMN, PMP22, and alpha-globin genes

Many genetic diseases are caused by the presence of point mutations, small insertions, and deletions in respective genes, and the number of diseases known to be caused by deletions and duplications involving large DNA genomes is increasing. These changes lead to underexpression or overexpression of the gene, according to changes in gene dosage. The methods for the detection of point mutations, small insertions, and deletions are well established, but the detection of larger genomic deletions or duplications is more difficult. Due to the lack of efficient and technically feasible protocols for gene dosage quantification, we describe a diagnostic protocol employing a combination of available methods. The efficient and accurate gene dosage quantification platform is combined with multiplex PCR and CE, and applied to detect dosages of several genes, including SMN, PMP22, and alpha-globin genes. The reliability of this novel methodology shows that it is a relatively speedy and low-cost procedure and a significant tool for genetic diagnosis. Its sensitivity and specificity for identifying deletion and duplication genotypes approach 100%. Moreover, once we establish this powerful system, we will further apply this technique to the rapid detection of trisomy syndromes and microdeletion syndromes, including trisomy 13, Down syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome, and others.     

SNPlexing the human Y-chromosome: a single-assay system for major haplogroup screening

SNPs are one of the main sources of DNA variation among humans. Their unique properties make them useful polymorphic markers for a wide range of fields, such as medicine, forensics, and population genetics. Although several high-throughput techniques have been (and are being) developed for the vast typing of SNPs in the medical context, population genetic studies involve the typing of few and select SNPs for targeted research. This results in SNPs having to be typed in multiple reactions, consuming large amounts of time and of DNA. In order to improve the current situation in the area of human Y-chromosome diversity studies, we decided to employ a system based on a multiplex oligo ligation assay/PCR (OLA/PCR) followed by CE to create a Y multiplex capable of distinguishing, in a single reaction, all the major haplogroups and as many subhaplogroups on the Y-chromosome phylogeny as possible. Our efforts resulted in the creation of a robust and accurate 35plex (35 SNPs in a single reaction) that when tested on 165 human DNA samples from different geographic areas, proved capable of assigning samples to their corresponding haplogroup.     

利用非线性光纤环路镜将20Gb/s的OTDM信号变换26nm

本文利用非线性光纤环路镜成功地将中心波长为1533.9nm的20Gb/s(8×2.5Gb/s)的OTDM信号变换到1553.3nm和1560.3nm,变换的最大间距达26nm,测量了变换后信号光的眼图和光谱图,并对实验结果进行了分析。     

反向PCR扩增问号赖型钩体重组质粒pDJH2插入片段

钩端螺旋体赖型赖株（Ｌ．ｉｎｔｅｒｒｏｇａｎｓＳｅｒｏｖａｒｌａｉ）ＤＮＡ分别经ＢａｍＨＩ,ＨｉｎｄⅢ和ＰｓｔⅠ３种内切酶酶切完全消化,通过设计１对引物,反向ＰＣＲ扩增问号赖型钩体重组质粒ｐＤＪＨ２插入片段两端的未知序列．结果显示不同酶切环化连接,经反向ＰＣＲ扩增均可得２条大小相等的扩增带．结果提示反向ＰＣＲ技术可以用于问号赖型钩体重组质粒插入片段两端的未知序列的研究,为获得钩体完整基因序列提供新的途径．     

小鼠B7-1cDNA克隆、测序、表达及其抗瘤效应的初步探讨

用反转录ＰＣＲ的方法,从ＢＡＬＢ／ｃ小鼠脾细胞中扩增出Ｂ７－１ｃＤＮＡ后,插入ｐｃＤＮＡ３质粒中构建成小鼠Ｂ７－１ｃＤＮＡ的真核表达载体ｐＣＤ－ｍＢ７．１,经酶切鉴定和序列分析证实此表达载体中插入的Ｂ７－１ｃＤＮＡ的序列与文献报道一致．通过脂质体介导将ｐＣＤ－ｍＢ７．１导入Ｂ７－１的小鼠黑色素瘤细胞系Ｂ１６（Ｆ０）中,经ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ和ＲＮＡ斑点杂交初步证实Ｂ７－１在肿瘤细胞中获得了稳定有效的表达．同源小鼠脾淋巴细胞与肿瘤细胞混合培养后采用ＬＤＨ释放改良法测定淋巴细胞特异杀伤活性,结果显示,与野生型和模拟转染的Ｂ１６细胞相比,Ｂ７－１基因转染的Ｂ１６细胞能较有效诱导淋巴细胞产生针对野生型Ｂ１６细胞的特异杀伤活性（ｐ＜０．０２）．这说明,将Ｂ７－１基因导入肿瘤细胞表达能提高其免疫原性,诱导有效的抗肿瘤免疫反应     

Separation of PCR-ready DNA from dairy products using magnetic hydrophilic microspheres and poly(ethylene glycol)-NaCl water solutions

Carboxyl group-containing magnetic nonporous poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate) (P(HEMA-co-GMA)) and magnetic glass microspheres were used for the isolation of bacterial DNA. P(HEMA-co-GMA) microspheres were prepared by the dispersion polymerization in toluene/2-methylpropan-1-ol mixture in the presence of magnetite nanoparticles obtained by coprecipitation of Fe(II) and Fe(III) salts with ammonium hydroxide. Carboxyl groups were then introduced by oxidation of the microspheres with potassium permanganate. The most extensive DNA recovery was achieved at PEG 6000 concentrations of 12% or 16% and 2 M NaCl. The method proposed was used for bacterial DNA isolation from different dairy products containing Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus cells. The presence of target DNA and the quality of isolated DNA were checked by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification with specific primers.     

微腔型PCR芯片的多体系集总热容法分析

本文采用多体系集总热容法分析了微腔型PCR芯片的热循环过程,研究了芯片的温度变化规律,并提出了芯片功耗的预测方法。数值模拟表明,多体系集总热容法可以被用来估计微腔型PCR芯片的温度变化,并能够准确地预测芯片所需功耗。     

光纤法布里-珀罗传感器串连复用的傅里叶变换解调方法初探

光纤法布里—珀罗传感器复用、特别是串连复用的解调十分困难。为解决这个问题,从光纤法布里—珀罗应变传感器的基本原理出发、在仅有两只传感器复用的基本条件下,深人分析了复用系统组合输出光强信号及其分布特性;研究了对其进行傅里叶变换的解调原理及具体实现方法,分析了因复用信号不满足傅里叶变换条件而在变换域产生的畸变,进行了计算机仿真解调。在此基础上,搭建了两只传感器的串连复用实验系统,并用此方法实现了两只复用传感器的解调,且传感器之间的相互影响小于5％。理论与实验表明,虽然传感器的复用信号不满足傅里叶变换的标准条件,且仿真与实验存在一定差异,但所提出的傅里叶变换方法,基本可用于光纤法布里—珀罗传感器的串连复用解调。     

Expression Analysis and Characteristics of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Profilin</Emphasis> Gene from Silkworm, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bombyx mori</Emphasis>

A recombinant Bombyx mori profilin protein (rBmPFN) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21. Purified rBmPFN was used to generate anti-BmPFN polyclonal antibody, which were used to determine the subcellular localization of BmPFN. Immunostaining indicated that profilin can be found in both the nucleus and cytoplasm but is primarily located in the cytoplasm. Real-time RT-PCR and Western blot analyses indicated that, during the larvae stage, profilin expression levels are highest in the silk gland, followed by the gonad, and are lowest in the fatty body. Additionally, BmPFN expression begins during the egg stage, increases during the larvae stage, reaches a peak during the pupa stage, and decreases significantly in the moth. Therefore, we propose that BmPFN may play an important role during larva stage development, especially in the silk gland.