白菜DNA甲基化水平的反相离子对高效液相色谱法研究

建立了反相离子对液相色谱测定白菜的DNA甲基化水平的方法。采用的色谱柱为HypersilBDSC18柱(200mm×4.0mm,5μm),以pH4.0的甲醇-5mmol·L-1庚烷磺酸钠-三乙胺(10:90:0.2,体积比)的混合液为流动相,UV检测器波长为273nm。通过测定DNA水样所产生的胞嘧啶和甲基胞嘧啶的含量,即可得知DNA甲基化程度。胞嘧啶和甲基胞嘧啶回收率分别为99.6%及103.3%,RSD为3.7%(日内)及5.2%(日间)。     

石墨烯基生物分子传感器件的第一性原理研究

基于第一性原理模拟, 我们构建了一种具有石墨烯电极的纳米间隙生物分子传感器件的理论模型. 研究发现,当碱基分子胞嘧啶、甲基化胞嘧啶和羟甲基化胞嘧啶分别通过器件时, 器件横向电流的大小差异约有1个数量级, 器件对此类分子具有一定的分辨能力. 分子之间的区分度大小受单链脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)中相邻碱基分子间的相互作用及碱基分子构型的影响. 研究工作表明, 此类石墨烯基分子传感器可准确高效地区分具有不同结构的碱基分子, 为准确定位DNA链中的变异碱基分子提出了一种新的思路.     

Advances in detection and quantification of methylcytosine and its derivatives

Methylation of the fifth carbon atom in cytosine is an epigenetic modification of deoxyribonucleic acid that plays important roles in numerous cellular processes and disease pathogenesis. Three additional states of cytosine, that is, 5‐hydroxymethylcytosine, 5‐formylcytosine and 5‐carboxylcytosine, have been identified and associated with the diagnosis and/or prognosis of diseases. However, accurate measurement of those intermediates is a challenge since their global levels are relatively low. A number of innovative methods have been developed to detect and quantify these compounds in biological samples, such as blood, tissue and urine, etc. This review focuses on recent advancement in detection and quantification of four cytosine modifications, based on which, the development, diagnosis, and prognosis of diseases could be monitored through non‐invasive procedures.     

Direct Electrocatalytic Oxidation and Simultaneous Determination of 5‐Methylcytosine and Cytosine at Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Direct electrocatalytic oxidation and simultaneous determination of 5‐methylcytosine (5‐mC) and cytosine(C) were realized in alkaline solutions by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) based on an electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (er‐GO) modified glassy carbon electrode (er‐GO/GCE). The as‐prepared er‐GO/GCE exhibited good electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of 5‐mC and C. Under optimum conditions, the er‐GO/GCE was applied to the simultaneous determination of 5‐mC and C with a significantly improved peak potential resolution (about 150 mV), and a linear relationship can be obtained in the range of 6–200.0 µmol/L and 8–250.0 µmol/L, respectively. In addition, the proposed method was further successfully applied to the analysis of methylation status in short CpG oligonucleotides with satisfactory results.     

Detection and separation of nucleoside-5'-monophosphates of DNA by conjugation with the fluorescent dye BODIPY and capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection

We investigated the separation and detection of the 5'-monophosphates of 2'-deoxynucleosides selectively conjugated with 4,4-difluoro-5,7-dimethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene-3-propionyl ethylene diamine hydrochloride (BODIPY FL EDA) at the 5'-phosphate group using capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CE-LIF). BODIPY conjugates of the four common deoxynucleoside-5'-monophosphates (2'-deoxyguanosine-5'-monophosphate, 2'-deoxyadenosine-5'-monophosphate, 2'-deoxycytidine-5'-monophosphate, and thymidine-5'-monophosphate) were prepared and subjected to CE-LIF to serve as standard compounds for peak assignment and to develop separation conditions for the analysis of DNA. BODIPY conjugates were detected and resolved by CE-LIF after digestion of DNA or an oligonucleotide to 5'-monophosphates by nuclease P1 (NP 1) and fluorescence labeling without further purification step. Comparative analyses of calf-thymus DNA digested either with micrococcal nuclease/spleen phosphodiesterase to 3'-monophosphates or with NP 1 to 5'-monophosphates showed that both versions of the fluorescence postlabeling assay were equally efficient and sensitive. Moreover, using the same assay, 2'-deoxyuridine and 2'-deoxy-5methylcytidine were identified in bisulfite treated DNA after NP 1 digestion indicating that fluorescence postlabeling of 2'-deoxyribonucleoside-5'-monophosphates with BODIPY FL EDA and detection by CE-LIF has the potential to determine DNA damage and genomic DNA methylation.     

Determination of the DNA methylation level in tumor cells by capillary electrophoresis and laser-induced fluorescence detection

An analytical method to determine the genome-wide DNA methylation in only 100 ng DNA is presented. The analysis is based on DNA isolation and hydrolysis followed by derivatization of the 2'-desoxyribonucleoside-3'-monophosphates with a fluorescence dye (4,4-difluoro-5,7-dimethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene-3-propionyl ethylene diamine hydrochloride, Bodipy FL EDA). The separation of the derivatives was carried out by micellar electrokinetic chromatography, and laser-induced fluorescence was used for detection. To calculate the methylation level, the derivatization factor and the quantum yields of the Bodipy conjugates of 2'-desoxycytidine-3'-monophosphate (dCMP) and 2'-desoxy-5-methylcytidine-3'-monophosphate (5m-dCMP) were determined by measurement of methylated Lambda DNA. The assignment was made by cochromatography with the synthesized and characterized standard compound 5m-dCMP. After optimization of the method it was possible to determine the methylation level in 100-ng DNA samples with a standard deviation of less than 5%.