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Ferreira EM, Romero LC, Cunha MDLRDSD, Malagó Junior W, Camargo CH, Barioni Júnior W, Zafalon LF. Persistence of Staphylococcus spp. in milk from cows undergoing homeopathy to control subclinical mastitis. BMC Vet Res 2022; 18:273. [PMID: 35831890 PMCID: PMC9277819 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-022-03364-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Mastitis is one of the major diseases in dairy cattle, as it causes great economic losses to producers due to the reduction of milk production and changes in the quality of the product. The disease is mainly caused by bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus spp., these microorganisms can express various virulence factors, such as biofilms for example. In herds with organic management, producers and technicians use unconventional ways to treat and control the disease, such as homeopathy. However, it is not known if this type of treatment is able to control pathogenic bacteria such as those of the genus Staphylococcus, of relevance to animal and human health. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate the production of biofilm in vitro and its genes by Staphylococcus spp. isolated in the milk of cows treated with homeopathy, as well as the persistence of microorganisms in animals. Methods Ninety-nine isolates of Staphylococcus spp. from cows treated and not treated with homeopathy were identified by internal transcribed space-polymerase chain reaction and investigated for the presence of the icaABCD, bap, aap, atlE, and bhp genes and in vitro biofilm production using the adhesion method on polystyrene plates. The enzyme restriction profile was determined by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis. Clusters of S. aureus and S. epidermidis with three or more isolates had an isolate selected for Multilocus Sequence Typing. Results The frequency of S. aureus isolations was similar in treated and untreated cows, while 71.4% of the coagulase-negative identified were isolated in cows treated with homeopathy. The distribution of the operon ica genes was similar in animals with and without treatment, except for the icaD gene, more frequent in treated cows. Production of biofilm was associated with presence of one or more genes from the icaADBC operon. S. aureus revealed a greater diversity and greater dissemination in cows treated and not treated with homeopathy. Sequence Types ST1, ST5, and ST126 were identified in S. aureus. Conclusions The presence of biofilm-associated genes and the in vitro production of biofilms, combined with the persistence of clonal profiles of Staphylococcus spp. demonstrate other forms of control for bovine mastitis should be researched for organic production herds.
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- Elka Machado Ferreira
- Department of Pathology, Reproduction, and One Health, Paulista State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - FCAV, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Paulista State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - IB, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Bacolod MD, Mirza AH, Huang J, Giardina SF, Feinberg PB, Soper SA, Barany F. Application of Multiplex Bisulfite PCR-Ligase Detection Reaction-Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assay in Interrogating Bioinformatically Identified, Blood-Based Methylation Markers for Colorectal Cancer. J Mol Diagn 2020; 22:885-900. [PMID: 32407802 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2020.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The analysis of CpG methylation in circulating tumor DNA fragments has emerged as a promising approach for the noninvasive early detection of solid tumors, including colorectal cancer (CRC). The most commonly employed assay involves bisulfite conversion of circulating tumor DNA, followed by targeted PCR, then real-time quantitative PCR (alias methylation-specific PCR). This report demonstrates the ability of a multiplex bisulfite PCR-ligase detection reaction-real-time quantitative PCR assay to detect seven methylated CpG markers (CRC or colon specific), in both simulated (approximately 30 copies of fragmented CRC cell line DNA mixed with approximately 3000 copies of fragmented peripheral blood DNA) and CRC patient-derived cell-free DNAs. This scalable assay is designed for multiplexing and incorporates steps for improved sensitivity and specificity, including the enrichment of methylated CpG fragments, ligase detection reaction, the incorporation of ribose bases in primers, and use of uracil DNA glycosylase. Six of the seven CpG markers (located in promoter regions of PPP1R16B, KCNA3, CLIP4, GDF6, SEPT9, and GSG1L) were identified through integrated analyses of genome-wide methylation data sets for 31 different types of cancer. These markers were mapped to CpG sites at the promoter region of VIM; VIM and SEPT9 are established epigenetic markers of CRC. Additional bioinformatics analyses show that the methylation at these CpG sites negatively correlates with the transcription of their corresponding genes.
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- Manny D Bacolod
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
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Su F, Ji J, Zhang P, Wang F, Li Z. Real-time quantification of fusion transcripts with ligase chain reaction by direct ligation of adjacent DNA probes at fusion junction. Analyst 2020; 145:3977-3982. [PMID: 32319973 DOI: 10.1039/d0an00163e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Gene fusions, produced by aberrant juxtapositions of two or more genes even in different chromosomes, play important roles in the primary oncogenic mechanism and have been demonstrated to be typically associated with many cancers. So the fused genes or the transcripts can be specific predictive biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Herein, we develop a direct ligation- and ligase chain reaction (LCR)-based method for a fusion transcript assay. In virtue of the high selectivity of ligase and the exponential amplification capacity of LCR, the proposed method can detect as low as 1 fM fusion transcripts with high specificity and has been successfully applied to real samples. With the real-time fluorescence measurements, the fusion transcripts can be assayed in a simple way. Therefore, the proposed method can provide a simple and cost-effective platform for fusion transcript detection in routine laboratories and clinical diagnosis.
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- Fengxia Su
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China.
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Hu F, Zhang W, Meng W, Ma Y, Zhang X, Xu Y, Wang P, Gu Y. Ferrocene-labeled and purification-free electrochemical biosensor based on ligase chain reaction for ultrasensitive single nucleotide polymorphism detection. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1109:9-18. [PMID: 32252909 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.02.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are crucial during the early diagnosis of a given disease as well as in evaluating their response to certain drugs. Thus, this study sought the development of ferrocene (Fc)-labeled electrochemical biosensor for SNP detection. This proposed system involves the ligation of four short probes (e.g., A, B, A', and B', where B' is labeled with an Fc-tag) in the presence of target DNA via ligase chain reaction (LCR), resulting in the formation of Fc-tagged duplex AB-A'B' in 2n. Subsequently, immobilization of the Fc-tagged duplex AB-A'B' on a single-stranded DNA capture probe (SC-DNA)-carboxyl multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT-COOH) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was accomplished through hybridization. Owing to the specificity of hybridization, and the use of Fc as electrochemical probe for detection of duplex AB-A'B', such strategy realized directly analysis of LCR products without the need for purification. By taking advantage of the thermal stability and high-discrimination ability of HiFi Taq DNA ligase for single-base differences, the specificity of hybridization, the EGFR T790 M mutant DNA (MT-DNA) biosensor was developed to offer a low limit of detection (0.75 aM), a high discrimination of single-base mismatches [as low as 0.01% (molar fraction)], a wide linear range of more than 7 orders of magnitude (1 aM-10 pM), and the recovery rates (95.3%-107.8%) from human serum samples. Thus, the biosensor under development was found to be economical, highly-sensitive, and exceptionally selective for detection of SNPs, and as well as extending the versatile applications of LCR to offer great potential for diagnosis and individual clinical regimens.
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- Fang Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology Surgery, Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology Surgery, Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology Surgery, Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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DNA ligases are used chiefly to create novel combinations of nucleic acid molecules and to attach them to vectors before molecular cloning. They are either of bacterial origin or bacteriophage encoded and have different properties, as discussed here.
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Dunbar S, Das S. Amplification chemistries in clinical virology. J Clin Virol 2019; 115:18-31. [PMID: 30953805 PMCID: PMC7106405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2019.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Molecular diagnostic methods have evolved and matured considerably over the last several decades and are constantly being evaluated and adopted by clinical laboratories for the identification of infectious pathogens. Advancement in other technologies such as fluorescence, electronics, instrumentation, automation, and sensors have made the overall diagnostic process more accurate, sensitive, and rapid. Nucleic acid based detection procedures, which rely on the fundamental principles of DNA replication have emerged as a popular and standard diagnostic method, and several commercial assays are currently available based on different nucleic acid amplification techniques. This review focuses on the major amplification chemistries that are used for developing commercial assays and discusses their application in the clinical virology laboratory.
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Biosensor libraries harness large classes of binding domains for construction of allosteric transcriptional regulators. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3101. [PMID: 30082754 PMCID: PMC6079105 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05525-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The ability of bacteria to sense specific molecules within their environment and trigger metabolic responses in accordance is an invaluable biotechnological resource. While many transcription factors (TFs) mediating such processes have been studied, only a handful have been leveraged for molecular biology applications. To expand the repertoire of biotechnologically relevant sensors we present a strategy for the construction and testing of chimeric TF libraries, based on the fusion of highly soluble periplasmic binding proteins (PBPs) with DNA-binding domains (DBDs). We validate this concept by constructing and functionally testing two unique sense-and-respond regulators for benzoate, an environmentally and industrially relevant metabolite. This work will enable the development of tailored biosensors for novel synthetic regulatory circuits. Bacterially encoded environmental sensor proteins are potentially a rich source of transcriptional control but only a few have been harnessed for biotechnological applications. Here the authors develop a general strategy for designing custom-made monogenic synthetic sensors and validate the approach by designing two sense-and-respond regulators for benzoate.
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Li P, Wang H, Zhao X, Gou Z, Liu R, Song Y, Li Q, Zheng M, Cui H, Everaert N, Zhao G, Wen J. Allelic variation in TLR4 is linked to resistance to Salmonella Enteritidis infection in chickens. Poult Sci 2018; 96:2040-2048. [PMID: 28339850 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) is a foodborne pathogen that negatively affects both animal and human health. Polymorphisms of the TLR4 gene may affect recognition by Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), leading to differences in host resistance to pathogenic infections. The present study has investigated polymorphic loci of chicken TLR4 (ChTLR4) in ten chicken breeds, electrostatic potentials of mutant structures of TLR4, and a linkage analysis between allelic variation and survival ratio to infection with SE in specific-pathogen-free (SPF) White Leghorns. A total of 19 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), of which 10 were novel, were found in chicken breeds. Seven newly identified amino acid variants (C68G, G674A, G782A, A896T, T959G, T986A, and A1104C) and previously reported important mutations (G247A, G1028A, C1147T, and A1832G) were demonstrated in the extracellular domain of the ChTLR4 gene. Significant changes in surface electrostatic potential of the ectodomain of TLR4, built by homology modeling, were observed at the Glu83Lys (G247A), Arg298Ser (A896T), Ser368Arg (A1104C), and Gln611Arg (A1832G) substitutions. Linkage analysis showed that one polymorphic locus G247A of TLR4 gene, common in all breeds examined, was significantly associated with increased resistance to SE in SPF White Leghorns chicks (log-rank P-value = 0.04). The genotypes from A1832G SNPs did not show statistically significant survival differences. This study has provided the first direct evidence that G247A substitution in ChTLR4 is associated with increased resistance to Salmonella Enteritidis.
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- Peng Li
- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.,University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Precision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Precision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Lau HY, Botella JR. Advanced DNA-Based Point-of-Care Diagnostic Methods for Plant Diseases Detection. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:2016. [PMID: 29375588 PMCID: PMC5770625 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.02016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Diagnostic technologies for the detection of plant pathogens with point-of-care capability and high multiplexing ability are an essential tool in the fight to reduce the large agricultural production losses caused by plant diseases. The main desirable characteristics for such diagnostic assays are high specificity, sensitivity, reproducibility, quickness, cost efficiency and high-throughput multiplex detection capability. This article describes and discusses various DNA-based point-of care diagnostic methods for applications in plant disease detection. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the most common DNA amplification technology used for detecting various plant and animal pathogens. However, subsequent to PCR based assays, several types of nucleic acid amplification technologies have been developed to achieve higher sensitivity, rapid detection as well as suitable for field applications such as loop-mediated isothermal amplification, helicase-dependent amplification, rolling circle amplification, recombinase polymerase amplification, and molecular inversion probe. The principle behind these technologies has been thoroughly discussed in several review papers; herein we emphasize the application of these technologies to detect plant pathogens by outlining the advantages and disadvantages of each technology in detail.
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- Han Yih Lau
- Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Plant Genetic Engineering Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Gibriel AA, Adel O. Advances in ligase chain reaction and ligation-based amplifications for genotyping assays: Detection and applications. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2017; 773:66-90. [PMID: 28927538 PMCID: PMC7108312 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Genetic variants have been reported to cause several genetic diseases. Various genotyping assays have been developed for diagnostic and screening purposes but with certain limitations in sensitivity, specificity, cost effectiveness and/or time savings. Since the discovery of ligase chain reaction (LCR) in the late nineties, it became one of the most favored platforms for detecting these variants and also for genotyping low abundant contaminants. Recent and powerful modifications with the integration of various detection strategies such as electrochemical and magnetic biosensors, nanoparticles (NPs), quantum dots, quartz crystal and leaky surface acoustic surface biosensors, DNAzyme, rolling circle amplification (RCA), strand displacement amplification (SDA), surface enhanced raman scattering (SERS), chemiluminescence and fluorescence resonance energy transfer have been introduced to both LCR and ligation based amplifications to enable high-throughput and inexpensive multiplex genotyping with improved robustness, simplicity, sensitivity and specificity. In this article, classical and up to date modifications in LCR and ligation based amplifications are critically evaluated and compared with emphasis on points of strength and weakness, sensitivity, cost, running time, equipment needed, applications and multiplexing potential. Versatile genotyping applications such as genetic diseases detection, bacterial and viral pathogens detection are also detailed. Ligation based gold NPs biosensor, ligation based RCA and ligation mediated SDA assays enhanced detection limit tremendously with a discrimination power approaching 1.5aM, 2aM and 0.1fM respectively. MLPA (multiplexed ligation dependent probe amplification) and SNPlex assays have been commercialized for multiplex detection of at least 48 SNPs at a time. MOL-PCR (multiplex oligonucleotide ligation) has high-throughput capability with multiplex detection of 50 SNPs/well in a 96 well plate. Ligase detection reaction (LDR) is one of the most widely used LCR versions that have been successfully integrated with several detection strategies with improved sensitivity down to 0.4fM.
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- Abdullah A Gibriel
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt; Center for Drug Research & Development (CDRD), Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt.
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt; Center for Drug Research & Development (CDRD), Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt
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Hossain T, Mahmudunnabi G, Masud MK, Islam MN, Ooi L, Konstantinov K, Hossain MSA, Martinac B, Alici G, Nguyen NT, Shiddiky MJA. Electrochemical biosensing strategies for DNA methylation analysis. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 94:63-73. [PMID: 28259051 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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DNA methylation is one of the key epigenetic modifications of DNA that results from the enzymatic addition of a methyl group at the fifth carbon of the cytosine base. It plays a crucial role in cellular development, genomic stability and gene expression. Aberrant DNA methylation is responsible for the pathogenesis of many diseases including cancers. Over the past several decades, many methodologies have been developed to detect DNA methylation. These methodologies range from classical molecular biology and optical approaches, such as bisulfite sequencing, microarrays, quantitative real-time PCR, colorimetry, Raman spectroscopy to the more recent electrochemical approaches. Among these, electrochemical approaches offer sensitive, simple, specific, rapid, and cost-effective analysis of DNA methylation. Additionally, electrochemical methods are highly amenable to miniaturization and possess the potential to be multiplexed. In recent years, several reviews have provided information on the detection strategies of DNA methylation. However, to date, there is no comprehensive evaluation of electrochemical DNA methylation detection strategies. Herein, we address the recent developments of electrochemical DNA methylation detection approaches. Furthermore, we highlight the major technical and biological challenges involved in these strategies and provide suggestions for the future direction of this important field.
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- Tanvir Hossain
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh; Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, Innovation Campus, North Wollongong, NSW 2519, Australia; Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; School of Natural Sciences, Griffith University (Nathan Campus), Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, Innovation Campus, North Wollongong, NSW 2519, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, Innovation Campus, North Wollongong, NSW 2519, Australia
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; School of Natural Sciences, Griffith University (Nathan Campus), Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia.
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Jung C, Ellington AD. A primerless molecular diagnostic: phosphorothioated-terminal hairpin formation and self-priming extension (PS-THSP). Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 408:8583-8591. [PMID: 27032410 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9479-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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There are various ways that priming can occur in nucleic acid amplification reactions. While most reactions rely on a primer to initiate amplification, a mechanism for DNA amplification has been developed in which hairpin sequences at the 3' terminus of a single-stranded oligonucleotide fold on themselves to initiate priming. Unfortunately, this method is less useful for diagnostic applications because the self-folding efficiency is low and only works over a narrow range of reaction temperatures. In order to adapt this strategy for analytical applications we have developed a variant that we term phosphorothioated-terminal hairpin formation and self-priming extension (PS-THSP). In PS-THSP a phosphorothioate (PS) modification is incorporated into the DNA backbone, leading to a reduction in the thermal stability of dsDNA and increased self-folding of terminal hairpins. By optimizing the number of PS linkages that are included in the initial template, we greatly increased self-folding efficiency and the range of reaction temperatures, ultimately achieving a detection limit of 1 pM. This improved method was readily adapted to the detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms and to the detection of non-nucleic acid analytes, such as alkaline phosphatase, which was quantitatively detected at a limit of 0.05 mU/mL, approximately 10-fold better than commercial assays. Graphical abstract Efficient self-folding by phosphorothioate (PS) modification.
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- Cheulhee Jung
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2500 Speedway MBB 3.424, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2500 Speedway MBB 3.424, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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From Structure-Function Analyses to Protein Engineering for Practical Applications of DNA Ligase. ARCHAEA-AN INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2015; 2015:267570. [PMID: 26508902 PMCID: PMC4609770 DOI: 10.1155/2015/267570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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DNA ligases are indispensable in all living cells and ubiquitous in all organs. DNA ligases are broadly utilized in molecular biology research fields, such as genetic engineering and DNA sequencing technologies. Here we review the utilization of DNA ligases in a variety of in vitro gene manipulations, developed over the past several decades. During this period, fewer protein engineering attempts for DNA ligases have been made, as compared to those for DNA polymerases. We summarize the recent progress in the elucidation of the DNA ligation mechanisms obtained from the tertiary structures solved thus far, in each step of the ligation reaction scheme. We also present some examples of engineered DNA ligases, developed from the viewpoint of their three-dimensional structures.
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Das S, Rundell MS, Mirza AH, Pingle MR, Shigyo K, Garrison AR, Paragas J, Smith SK, Olson VA, Larone DH, Spitzer ED, Barany F, Golightly LM. A Multiplex PCR/LDR Assay for the Simultaneous Identification of Category A Infectious Pathogens: Agents of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever and Variola Virus. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0138484. [PMID: 26381398 PMCID: PMC4575071 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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CDC designated category A infectious agents pose a major risk to national security and require special action for public health preparedness. They include viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) syndrome as well as variola virus, the agent of smallpox. VHF is characterized by hemorrhage and fever with multi-organ failure leading to high morbidity and mortality. Smallpox, a prior scourge, has been eradicated for decades, making it a particularly serious threat if released nefariously in the essentially non-immune world population. Early detection of the causative agents, and the ability to distinguish them from other pathogens, is essential to contain outbreaks, implement proper control measures, and prevent morbidity and mortality. We have developed a multiplex detection assay that uses several species-specific PCR primers to generate amplicons from multiple pathogens; these are then targeted in a ligase detection reaction (LDR). The resultant fluorescently-labeled ligation products are detected on a universal array enabling simultaneous identification of the pathogens. The assay was evaluated on 32 different isolates associated with VHF (ebolavirus, marburgvirus, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Lassa fever virus, Rift Valley fever virus, Dengue virus, and Yellow fever virus) as well as variola virus and vaccinia virus (the agent of smallpox and its vaccine strain, respectively). The assay was able to detect all viruses tested, including 8 sequences representative of different variola virus strains from the CDC repository. It does not cross react with other emerging zoonoses such as monkeypox virus or cowpox virus, or six flaviviruses tested (St. Louis encephalitis virus, Murray Valley encephalitis virus, Powassan virus, Tick-borne encephalitis virus, West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus).
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- Sanchita Das
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Integrated Research Facility, Division of Clinical Research, NIAID, NIH, Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Poxvirus Team, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center of Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Poxvirus Team, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center of Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Lohman GJS, Bauer RJ, Nichols NM, Mazzola L, Bybee J, Rivizzigno D, Cantin E, Evans TC. A high-throughput assay for the comprehensive profiling of DNA ligase fidelity. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 44:e14. [PMID: 26365241 PMCID: PMC4737175 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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DNA ligases have broad application in molecular biology, from traditional cloning methods to modern synthetic biology and molecular diagnostics protocols. Ligation-based detection of polynucleotide sequences can be achieved by the ligation of probe oligonucleotides when annealed to a complementary target sequence. In order to achieve a high sensitivity and low background, the ligase must efficiently join correctly base-paired substrates, while discriminating against the ligation of substrates containing even one mismatched base pair. In the current study, we report the use of capillary electrophoresis to rapidly generate mismatch fidelity profiles that interrogate all 256 possible base-pair combinations at a ligation junction in a single experiment. Rapid screening of ligase fidelity in a 96-well plate format has allowed the study of ligase fidelity in unprecedented depth. As an example of this new method, herein we report the ligation fidelity of Thermus thermophilus DNA ligase at a range of temperatures, buffer pH and monovalent cation strength. This screen allows the selection of reaction conditions that maximize fidelity without sacrificing activity, while generating a profile of specific mismatches that ligate detectably under each set of conditions.
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- New England BioLabs, Inc., Ipswich, MA 01938-2723, USA
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Real-time ligation chain reaction for DNA quantification and identification on the FO-SPR. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 67:394-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.08.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mangal M, Bansal S, Sharma SK, Gupta RK. Molecular Detection of Foodborne Pathogens: A Rapid and Accurate Answer to Food Safety. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2015; 56:1568-84. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2013.782483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Wang Y, Wee EJH, Trau M. Highly sensitive DNA methylation analysis at CpG resolution by surface-enhanced Raman scattering via ligase chain reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:10953-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc03921e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Highly sensitive DNA methylation analysis at CpG resolution is demonstrated by employing SERS nanotags via ligase chain reaction (LCR) and validated with sequencing.
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- Yuling Wang
- Centre for Personalized NanoMedicine
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)
- Corner College and Cooper Roads (Bldg 75)
- Australia
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- Centre for Personalized NanoMedicine
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)
- Corner College and Cooper Roads (Bldg 75)
- Australia
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- Centre for Personalized NanoMedicine
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)
- Corner College and Cooper Roads (Bldg 75)
- Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
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Wee EJH, Rauf S, Shiddiky MJA, Dobrovic A, Trau M. DNA ligase-based strategy for quantifying heterogeneous DNA methylation without sequencing. Clin Chem 2014; 61:163-71. [PMID: 25274555 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2014.227546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND DNA methylation is a potential source of disease biomarkers. Typically, methylation levels are measured at individual cytosine/guanine (CpG) sites or over a short region of interest. However, regions of interest often show heterogeneous methylation comprising multiple patterns of methylation (epialleles) on individual DNA strands. Heterogeneous methylation is largely ignored because digital methods are required to deconvolute these usually complex patterns of epialleles. Currently, only single-molecule approaches, such as next generation sequencing (NGS), can provide detailed epiallele information. Because NGS is not yet feasible for routine practice, we developed a single-molecule-like approach, named for epiallele quantification (EpiQ). METHODS EpiQ uses DNA ligases and the enhanced thermal instability of short (≤19 bases) mismatched DNA probes for the relative quantification of epialleles. The assay was developed using fluorescent detection on a gel and then adapted for electrochemical detection on a microfabricated device. NGS was used to validate the analytical accuracy of EpiQ. RESULTS In this proof of principle study, EpiQ detected with 90%-95% specificity each of the 8 possible epialleles for a 3-CpG cluster at the promoter region of the CDKN2B (p15) tumor suppressor gene. EpiQ successfully profiled heterogeneous methylation patterns in clinically derived samples, and the results were cross-validated with NGS. CONCLUSIONS EpiQ is a potential alternative tool for characterizing heterogeneous methylation, thus facilitating its use as a biomarker. EpiQ was developed on a gel-based assay but can also easily be adapted for miniaturized chip-based platforms.
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- Eugene J H Wee
- Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), and
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- Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), and
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- Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), and
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- Translational Genomics & Epigenomics Laboratory, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), and School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia;
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Fakruddin M, Mannan KSB, Chowdhury A, Mazumdar RM, Hossain MN, Islam S, Chowdhury MA. Nucleic acid amplification: Alternative methods of polymerase chain reaction. J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2014; 5:245-52. [PMID: 24302831 PMCID: PMC3831736 DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.120066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2013] [Revised: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Nucleic acid amplification is a valuable molecular tool not only in basic research but also in application oriented fields, such as clinical medicine development, infectious diseases diagnosis, gene cloning and industrial quality control. A comperehensive review of the literature on the principles, applications, challenges and prospects of different alternative methods of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed. PCR was the first nucleic acid amplification method. With the advancement of research, a no of alternative nucleic acid amplification methods has been developed such as loop mediated isothermal amplification, nucleic acid sequence based amplification, strand displacement amplification, multiple displacement amplification. Most of the alternative methods are isothermal obviating the need for thermal cyclers. Though principles of most of the alternate methods are relatively complex than that of PCR, they offer better applicability and sensitivity in cases where PCR has limitations. Most of the alternate methods still have to prove themselves through extensive validation studies and are not available in commercial form; they pose the potentiality to be used as replacements of PCR. Continuous research is going on in different parts of the world to make these methods viable technically and economically.
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- Md Fakruddin
- Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Kok SD, Stanton LH, Slaby T, Durot M, Holmes VF, Patel KG, Platt D, Shapland EB, Serber Z, Dean J, Newman JD, Chandran SS. Rapid and reliable DNA assembly via ligase cycling reaction. ACS Synth Biol 2014; 3:97-106. [PMID: 24932563 DOI: 10.1021/sb4001992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Assembly of DNA parts into DNA constructs is a foundational technology in the emerging field of synthetic biology. An efficient DNA assembly method is particularly important for high-throughput, automated DNA assembly in biofabrication facilities and therefore we investigated one-step, scarless DNA assembly via ligase cycling reaction (LCR). LCR assembly uses single-stranded bridging oligos complementary to the ends of neighboring DNA parts, a thermostable ligase to join DNA backbones, and multiple denaturation-annealing-ligation temperature cycles to assemble complex DNA constructs. The efficiency of LCR assembly was improved ca. 4-fold using designed optimization experiments and response surface methodology. Under these optimized conditions, LCR enabled one-step assembly of up to 20 DNA parts and up to 20 kb DNA constructs with very few single-nucleotide polymorphisms (<1 per 25 kb) and insertions/deletions (<1 per 50 kb). Experimental comparison of various sequence-independent DNA assembly methods showed that circular polymerase extension cloning (CPEC) and Gibson isothermal assembly did not enable assembly of more than four DNA parts with more than 50% of clones being correct. Yeast homologous recombination and LCR both enabled reliable assembly of up to 12 DNA parts with 60-100% of individual clones being correct, but LCR assembly provides a much faster and easier workflow than yeast homologous recombination. LCR combines reliable assembly of many DNA parts via a cheap, rapid, and convenient workflow and thereby outperforms existing DNA assembly methods. LCR assembly is expected to become the method of choice for both manual and automated high-throughput assembly of DNA parts into DNA constructs.
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- Amyris, Inc., 5885 Hollis
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Lohman GJS, Zhang Y, Zhelkovsky AM, Cantor EJ, Evans TC. Efficient DNA ligation in DNA-RNA hybrid helices by Chlorella virus DNA ligase. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:1831-44. [PMID: 24203707 PMCID: PMC3919565 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Single-stranded DNA molecules (ssDNA) annealed to an RNA splint are notoriously poor substrates for DNA ligases. Herein we report the unexpectedly efficient ligation of RNA-splinted DNA by Chlorella virus DNA ligase (PBCV-1 DNA ligase). PBCV-1 DNA ligase ligated ssDNA splinted by RNA with kcat ≈ 8 x 10(-3) s(-1) and K(M) < 1 nM at 25 °C under conditions where T4 DNA ligase produced only 5'-adenylylated DNA with a 20-fold lower kcat and a K(M) ≈ 300 nM. The rate of ligation increased with addition of Mn(2+), but was strongly inhibited by concentrations of NaCl >100 mM. Abortive adenylylation was suppressed at low ATP concentrations (<100 µM) and pH >8, leading to increased product yields. The ligation reaction was rapid for a broad range of substrate sequences, but was relatively slower for substrates with a 5'-phosphorylated dC or dG residue on the 3' side of the ligation junction. Nevertheless, PBCV-1 DNA ligase ligated all sequences tested with 10-fold less enzyme and 15-fold shorter incubation times than required when using T4 DNA ligase. Furthermore, this ligase was used in a ligation-based detection assay system to show increased sensitivity over T4 DNA ligase in the specific detection of a target mRNA.
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- Gregory J S Lohman
- DNA Enzymes Division, New England BioLabs, Inc., Ipswich, MA 01938-2723, USA, RNA Biology Division, New England BioLabs, Inc., Ipswich, MA 01938-2723, USA and Applications Development, New England BioLabs, Inc., Ipswich, MA 01938-2723, USA
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Wee EJH, Shiddiky MJA, Brown MA, Trau M. eLCR: electrochemical detection of single DNA base changes via ligase chain reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 48:12014-6. [PMID: 23133830 DOI: 10.1039/c2cc35841g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Simple, inexpensive and wide-scaled analysis of single DNA base changes ('point mutations' which include SNP's, somatic mutations and epigenetic changes) is one of the holy grail's of point-of-care diagnostics. Herein, we present eLCR: a simple methodology that fuses Ligase Chain Reaction (LCR) with electrochemical detection based on DNA-mediated charge transport. LCR generates long and short "knife" motifs representing the presence or absence of single DNA base changes, which are then detected electrochemically by either methylene blue intercalation or horseradish peroxidase labelling.
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- Eugene J H Wee
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Song Y, Zhang Y, Wang TH. Single quantum dot analysis enables multiplexed point mutation detection by gap ligase chain reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2013; 9:1096-105. [PMID: 23239594 PMCID: PMC3963288 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201202242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Gene point mutations present important biomarkers for genetic diseases. However, existing point mutation detection methods suffer from low sensitivity, specificity, and a tedious assay processes. In this report, an assay technology is proposed which combines the outstanding specificity of gap ligase chain reaction (Gap-LCR), the high sensitivity of single-molecule coincidence detection, and the superior optical properties of quantum dots (QDs) for multiplexed detection of point mutations in genomic DNA. Mutant-specific ligation products are generated by Gap-LCR and subsequently captured by QDs to form DNA-QD nanocomplexes that are detected by single-molecule spectroscopy (SMS) through multi-color fluorescence burst coincidence analysis, allowing for multiplexed mutation detection in a separation-free format. The proposed assay is capable of detecting zeptomoles of KRAS codon 12 mutation variants with near 100% specificity. Its high sensitivity allows direct detection of KRAS mutation in crude genomic DNA without PCR pre-amplification.
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- Yunke Song
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 3400 N. Charles Street, 122 Clark Baltimore, MD, 21218 (USA)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 3400 N. Charles Street, 122 Clark Baltimore, MD, 21218 (USA)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, The Johns Hopkins University. 3400 N. Charles Street, 108 Latrobe Baltimore, MD, 21218 (USA)
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Du YQ, Gao PF, Wang W, Wang TT, Chang Y, Wang J, Huang CZ. A simple rapid detection method of DNA based on ligation-mediated real-time fluorescence PCR. Analyst 2013; 138:5745-50. [DOI: 10.1039/c3an00763d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ong C, Tai W, Sarma A, Opal SM, Artenstein AW, Tripathi A. Ligation with nucleic acid sequence-based amplification. J Mol Diagn 2012; 14:206-13. [PMID: 22449695 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Revised: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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This work presents a novel method for detecting nucleic acid targets using a ligation step along with an isothermal, exponential amplification step. We use an engineered ssDNA with two variable regions on the ends, allowing us to design the probe for optimal reaction kinetics and primer binding. This two-part probe is ligated by T4 DNA Ligase only when both parts bind adjacently to the target. The assay demonstrates that the expected 72-nt RNA product appears only when the synthetic target, T4 ligase, and both probe fragments are present during the ligation step. An extraneous 38-nt RNA product also appears due to linear amplification of unligated probe (P3), but its presence does not cause a false-positive result. In addition, 40 mmol/L KCl in the final amplification mix was found to be optimal. It was also found that increasing P5 in excess of P3 helped with ligation and reduced the extraneous 38-nt RNA product. The assay was also tested with a single nucleotide polymorphism target, changing one base at the ligation site. The assay was able to yield a negative signal despite only a single-base change. Finally, using P3 and P5 with longer binding sites results in increased overall sensitivity of the reaction, showing that increasing ligation efficiency can improve the assay overall. We believe that this method can be used effectively for a number of diagnostic assays.
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- Carmichael Ong
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Yuan Y, Fueangfung S, Lin X, Pokharel D, Fang S. Synthetic 5′-phosphorylated oligodeoxynucleotide purification through catching full-length sequences by polymerization. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra01357f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Lisabeth LD, Morgenstern LB, Burke DT, Sun YV, Long JC. Ancestral heterogeneity in a biethnic stroke population. Ann Hum Genet 2011; 75:508-15. [PMID: 21668907 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2011.00657.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To test for and characterize heterogeneity in ancestral contributions to individuals among a population of Mexican American (MA) and non-Hispanic white (NHW) stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) cases, data from a community-based stroke surveillance study in south Texas were used. Strokes/TIA cases were identified (2004-2006) with a random sample asked to provide blood. Race-ethnicity was self-reported. Thirty-three ancestry informative markers were genotyped and individual genetic admixture estimated using maximum likelihood methods. Three hypotheses were tested for each MA using likelihood ratio tests: (1) H(0) : μi = 0 (100% Native American), (2) H(0) : μi = 1.00 (100% European), (3) H(0) : μi = 0.59 (average European). Among 154 self-identified MAs, estimated European ancestry varied from 0.26 to 0.98, with an average of 0.59 (SE = 0.014). We rejected hypothesis 1 for every MA and rejected hypothesis 2 for all but two MAs. We rejected hypothesis 3 for 40 MAs (20 < 59%, 20 > 59%). Among 84 self-identified NHWs, the estimated fraction of European ancestry ranged from 0.83 to 1.0, with an average of 0.97 (SE = 0.014). Self-identified MAs, and to a lesser extent NHWs, from an established bi-ethnic community were heterogeneous with respect to genetic admixture. Researchers should not use simple race-ethnic categories as proxies for homogeneous genetic populations when conducting gene mapping and disease association studies in multi-ethnic populations.
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- Lynda D Lisabeth
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Lohman GJS, Tabor S, Nichols NM. DNA ligases. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; Chapter 3:Unit3.14. [PMID: 21472697 DOI: 10.1002/0471142727.mb0314s94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The DNA ligase enzyme family catalyzes the formation of a phosphodiester bond between juxtaposed 5'-phosphate and 3'-hydroxyl termini in duplex DNA. This activity can seal nicks in duplex DNA or join double-stranded DNA fragments having either blunt or cohesive ends. DNA ligases are central enzymes in molecular biology, nucleic acid research, and in next-generation sequencing applications. Reaction conditions and applications for T4 DNA ligase, E. coli DNA ligase, and thermostable DNA ligases are described in this unit. These enzymes differ in their cofactor requirements, substrate specificity, and thermal stability.
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Wang X, Sa N, Tian PF, Tan TW. Classifying DNA assembly protocols for devising cellular architectures. Biotechnol Adv 2010; 29:156-63. [PMID: 21034806 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2010] [Revised: 10/09/2010] [Accepted: 10/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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DNA assembly is one of the most fundamental techniques in synthetic biology. Efficient methods can turn traditional DNA cloning into time-saving and higher efficiency practice, which is a foundation to accomplish the dreams of synthetic biologists for devising cellular architectures, reprogramming cellular behaviors, or creating synthetic cells. In this review, typical strategies of DNA assembly are discussed with special emphasis on the assembly of long and multiple DNA fragments into intact plasmids or assembled compositions. Constructively, all reported strategies were categorized into in vivo and in vitro types, and protocols are presented in a functional and practice-oriented way in order to portray the general nature of DNA assembly applications. Significantly, a five-step blueprint is proposed for devising cell architectures that produce valuable chemicals.
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- Xi Wang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Beijing 100029, PR China
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Pingle M, Rundell M, Das S, Golightly LM, Barany F. PCR/LDR/universal array platforms for the diagnosis of infectious disease. Methods Mol Biol 2010; 632:141-57. [PMID: 20217576 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-663-4_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Infectious diseases account for between 14 and 17 million deaths worldwide each year. Accurate and rapid diagnosis of bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections is therefore essential to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with these diseases. Classical microbiological and serological methods have long served as the gold standard for diagnosis but are increasingly being replaced by molecular diagnostic methods that demonstrate increased sensitivity and specificity and provide an identification of the etiologic agent in a shorter period of time. PCR/LDR coupled with universal array detection provides a highly sensitive and specific platform for the detection and identification of bacterial and viral infections.
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- Maneesh Pingle
- Department of Microbiology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
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Liang H, Cai M, Bi Y, Zhu Y, Yan J, Weng J. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2072907 in the adiponutrin gene (ADPN) was not associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes in Chinese population. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2009; 85:e37-9. [PMID: 19596471 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2009] [Revised: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We aimed to assess the association between adiponutrin gene (ADPN) SNPrs2072907 and obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Chinese population. 500 T2DM and 331 nondiabetic subjects were recruited. No association was found between SNPrs2072907 and obesity or T2DM. ADPN was not an obesity/T2DM susceptibility gene in Chinese population.
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- Hua Liang
- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 510630 Guangzhou, PR China
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Batt CA, Wagner P, Wiedmann M, Luo J, Gilbert R. Detection of bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency by nonisotopic ligase chain reaction. Anim Genet 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1994.tb00086.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Batt CA, Wagner P, Wiedmann M, Luo J, Gilbert R. Detection of bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency by nonisotopic ligase chain reaction. Anim Genet 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1994.tb00434.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mano J, Oguchi T, Akiyama H, Teshima R, Hino A, Furui S, Kitta K. Simultaneous detection of recombinant DNA segments introduced into genetically modified crops with multiplex ligase chain reaction coupled with multiplex polymerase chain reaction. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2009; 57:2640-6. [PMID: 19265381 DOI: 10.1021/jf803361a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We developed a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-multiplex ligase chain reaction (LCR) (MPCR-MLCR) technique as a novel approach for the simultaneous detection of recombinant DNA segments (e.g., promoters, trait genes, and terminators) of genetically modified (GM) crops. With this technique, target DNA regions were amplified by multiplex PCR, the PCR products were then subjected to multiplex LCR as template DNAs, and the LCR products were then analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and subsequent fluorescent scanning. Seven recombinant DNA segments commonly introduced into some GM crop lines were selected as target DNA regions. In addition, another MPCR-MLCR system for the simultaneous detection of three endogenous DNA segments was designed as a positive control test. The specificity and sensitivity of the method were examined. The method allowed us to detect GM crops comprehensively and is expected to be utilized for efficient screening of GM crops into which any one of the seven recombinant DNA segments have been introduced, and for profiling the segments.
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- Junichi Mano
- National Food Research Institute, 2-1-12, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8642, Japan
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Multiplex quantification of 16S rDNA of predominant bacteria group within human fecal samples by polymerase chain reaction – ligase detection reaction (PCR-LDR). J Microbiol Methods 2009; 76:289-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2008] [Revised: 12/09/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tian J, Ma K, Saaem I. Advancing high-throughput gene synthesis technology. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2009; 5:714-22. [DOI: 10.1039/b822268c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Conze T, Shetye A, Tanaka Y, Gu J, Larsson C, Göransson J, Tavoosidana G, Söderberg O, Nilsson M, Landegren U. Analysis of genes, transcripts, and proteins via DNA ligation. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2009; 2:215-239. [PMID: 20636060 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-060908-155239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Analytical reactions in which short DNA strands are used in combination with DNA ligases have proven useful for measuring, decoding, and locating most classes of macromolecules. Given the need to accumulate large amounts of precise molecular information from biological systems in research and in diagnostics, ligation reactions will continue to offer valuable strategies for advanced analytical reactions. Here, we provide a basis for further development of methods by reviewing the history of analytical ligation reactions, discussing the properties of ligation reactions that render them suitable for engineering novel assays, describing a wide range of successful ligase-based assays, and briefly considering future directions.
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- Tim Conze
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, The Rudbeck Lab, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Detection and serotyping of dengue virus in serum samples by multiplex reverse transcriptase PCR-ligase detection reaction assay. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46:3276-84. [PMID: 18685000 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00163-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The detection and successful typing of dengue virus (DENV) from patients with suspected dengue fever is important both for the diagnosis of the disease and for the implementation of epidemiologic control measures. A technique for the multiplex detection and typing of DENV serotypes 1 to 4 (DENV-1 to DENV-4) from clinical samples by PCR-ligase detection reaction (LDR) has been developed. A serotype-specific PCR amplifies the regions of genes C and E simultaneously. The two amplicons are targeted in a multiplex LDR, and the resultant fluorescently labeled ligation products are detected on a universal array. The assay was optimized using 38 DENV strains and was evaluated with 350 archived acute-phase serum samples. The sensitivity of the assay was 98.7%, and its specificity was 98.4%, relative to the results of real-time PCR. The detection threshold was 0.017 PFU for DENV-1, 0.004 PFU for DENV-2, 0.8 PFU for DENV-3, and 0.7 PFU for DENV-4. The assay is specific; it does not cross-react with the other flaviviruses tested (West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, Kunjin virus, Murray Valley virus, Powassan virus, and yellow fever virus). All but 1 of 26 genotypic variants of DENV serotypes in a global DENV panel from different geographic regions were successfully identified. The PCR-LDR assay is a rapid, sensitive, specific, and high-throughput technique for the simultaneous detection of all four serotypes of DENV.
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Girigoswami A, Jung C, Mun HY, Park HG. PCR-free mutation detection of BRCA1 on a zip-code microarray using ligase chain reaction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 70:897-902. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2008.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2007] [Revised: 10/07/2007] [Accepted: 01/09/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Forslund A, Zeng Z, Qin LX, Rosenberg S, Ndubuisi M, Pincas H, Gerald W, Notterman DA, Barany F, Paty PB. MDM2 Gene Amplification Is Correlated to Tumor Progression but not to the Presence of SNP309 or TP53 Mutational Status in Primary Colorectal Cancers. Mol Cancer Res 2008; 6:205-11. [DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-07-0239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gale JM, Tafoya GB. Evaluation of 15 Polymerases and Phosphorothioate Primer Modification for Detection of UV-induced C:G to T:A Mutations by Allele-specific PCR¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2004.tb00035.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pingle MR, Granger K, Feinberg P, Shatsky R, Sterling B, Rundell M, Spitzer E, Larone D, Golightly L, Barany F. Multiplexed identification of blood-borne bacterial pathogens by use of a novel 16S rRNA gene PCR-ligase detection reaction-capillary electrophoresis assay. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45:1927-35. [PMID: 17428930 PMCID: PMC1933048 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00226-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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We have developed a novel high-throughput PCR-ligase detection reaction-capillary electrophoresis (PCR-LDR-CE) assay for the multiplexed identification of 20 blood-borne pathogens (Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Listeria monocytogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Neisseria meningitidis, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis, and Brucella abortus), the last four of which are biothreat agents. The method relies on the amplification of two regions within the bacterial 16S rRNA gene, using universal PCR primers and querying the identity of specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms within the amplified regions in a subsequent LDR. The ligation products vary in color and size and are separated by CE. Each organism generates a specific pattern of ligation products, which can be used to distinguish the pathogens using an automated software program we developed for that purpose. The assay has been verified on 315 clinical isolates and demonstrated a detection sensitivity of 98%. Additionally, 484 seeded blood cultures were tested, with a detection sensitivity of 97.7%. The ability to identify geographically variant strains of the organisms was determined by testing 132 isolates obtained from across the United States. In summary, the PCR-LDR-CE assay can successfully identify, in a multiplexed fashion, a panel of 20 blood-borne pathogens with high sensitivity and specificity.
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- Maneesh R Pingle
- Department of Microbiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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In the past few years, electrophoresis microchips have been increasingly utilized to interrogate genetic variations in the human and other genomes. Microfluidic devices can be readily applied to speed up existing genotyping protocols, in particular the ones that require electric field-mediated separations in conjunction with restriction fragment analysis, DNA sequencing, hybridization-based techniques, allele-specific amplification, heteroduplex analysis, just to list the most important ones. As a result of recent developments, microfabricated electrophoresis devices offer several advantages over conventional slab-gel electrophoresis, such as small sample volume requirement, low reagent consumption, the option of system integration and easy multiplexing. The analysis speed of microchip electrophoresis is significantly higher than that of any other electric field-mediated separation techniques. State-of-the-art microfluidic bioanalytical devices already claim their place in most molecular biology laboratories. This review summarizes the recent developments in microchip electrophoresis methods of nucleic acids, particularly for rapid genotyping, that will most likely play a significant role in the future of clinical diagnostics.
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- Eszter Szántai
- Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Recent developments in highly parallel genome-wide assays are transforming the study of human health and disease. High-resolution whole-genome association studies of complex diseases are finally being undertaken after much hypothesizing about their merit for finding disease loci. The availability of inexpensive high-density SNP-genotyping arrays has made this feasible. Cancer biology will also be transformed by high-resolution genomic and epigenomic analysis. In the future, most cancers might be staged by high-resolution molecular profiling rather than by gross cytological analysis. Here, we describe the key developments that enable highly parallel genomic assays.
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- Jian-Bing Fan
- Illumina Inc., 9885 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Harvey JJ, Lee SP, Chan EK, Kim JH, Hwang ES, Cha CY, Knutson JR, Han MK. Characterization and applications of CataCleave probe in real-time detection assays. Anal Biochem 2005; 333:246-55. [PMID: 15450799 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cycling probe technology (CPT), which utilizes a chimeric DNA-RNA-DNA probe and RNase H, is a rapid, isothermal probe amplification system for the detection of target DNA. Upon hybridization of the probe to its target DNA, RNase H cleaves the RNA portion of the DNA/RNA hybrid. Utilizing CPT, we designed a catalytically cleavable fluorescence probe (CataCleave probe) containing two internal fluorophores. Fluorescence intensity of the probe itself was weak due to Förster resonance energy transfer. Cleavage of the probe by RNase H in the presence of its target DNA caused enhancement of donor fluorescence, but this was not observed with nonspecific target DNA. Further, RNase H reactions with CataCleave probe exhibit a catalytic dose-dependent response to target DNA. This confirms the capability for the direct detection of specific target DNA through a signal amplification process. Moreover, CataCleave probe is also ideal for detecting DNA amplification processes, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and isothermal rolling circle amplification (RCA). In fact, we observed signal enhancement proportional to the amount of RCA product formed. We were also able to monitor real-time PCR by measuring enhancement of donor fluorescence. Hence, CataCleave probe is useful for real-time monitoring of both isothermal and temperature-cycling nucleic acid amplification methods.
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Liu L, Tang Z, Wang K, Tan W, Li J, Guo Q, Meng X, Ma C. Using molecular beacon to monitor activity of E. coli DNA ligase. Analyst 2005; 130:350-7. [PMID: 15724164 DOI: 10.1039/b413959c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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NAD(+)-dependent DNA ligase has been widely used in gene diagnostics for disease-associated mutation detection and has proved to be necessary for screening bactericidal drugs targeted to DNA ligases. However, further research has been restricted since conventional ligase assay technology is limited to gel electrophoresis, which is discontinuous, time-consuming and laborious. An innovative approach is developed for monitoring the activity of E. coli DNA ligase catalyzing nucleic acid ligation in the report. This approach utilizes a molecular beacon hybridized with two single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) segments to be ligated to form a hybrid with a nick, and could therefore be recognized by the enzyme. Ligation of the two ssDNA segments would cause conformation changes of the molecular beacon, leading to significant fluorescence enhancement. Compared to gel electrophoresis, this approach can provide real time information about ligase, is more time efficient, and is easier to use. The effect of quinacrine, a drug for malaria, on the activity of the ligase is detected, thereby certifying the capability of the method for developing novel antibacterial drugs targeted at NAD(+)-dependent ligase. The fidelity of strand joining by the ligase is examined based on this approach. The effects of external factors on activity of the ligase are analyzed, and then an assay of E. coli DNA ligase is performed with a broad linear range of 4.0 x 10(-4) Weiss Unit mL(-1) to 0.4 Weiss Unit mL(-1) and the detection limit of 4.0 x 10(-4) Weiss Unit mL(-1).
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- Lingfeng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Institute of Biological Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R.China
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Sobrino B, Brión M, Carracedo A. SNPs in forensic genetics: a review on SNP typing methodologies. Forensic Sci Int 2005; 154:181-94. [PMID: 16182964 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 292] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Revised: 10/10/2004] [Accepted: 10/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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There is an increasing interest in single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing in the forensic field, not only for the usefulness of SNPs for defining Y chromosome or mtDNA haplogroups or for analyzing the geographical origin of samples, but also for the potential applications of autosomal SNPs. The interest of forensic researchers in autosomal SNPs has been attracted due to the potential advantages in paternity testing because of the low mutation rates and specially in the analysis of degraded samples by use of short amplicons. New SNP genotyping methods, chemistries and platforms are continuously being developed and it is often difficult to be keeping up to date and to decide on the best technology options available. This review offers to the reader a state of the art of SNP genotyping technologies with the advantages and disadvantages of the different chemistries and platforms for different forensic requirements.
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- Beatriz Sobrino
- Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, San Francisco s/n, Spain.
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Mackay IM, Arden KE, Nitsche A. Real-time Fluorescent PCR Techniques to Study Microbial-Host Interactions. METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY 2004; 34:255-330. [PMID: 38620210 PMCID: PMC7148886 DOI: 10.1016/s0580-9517(04)34010-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This chapter describes how real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) performs and how it may be used to detect microbial pathogens and the relationship they form with their host. Research and diagnostic microbiology laboratories contain a mix of traditional and leading-edge, in-house and commercial assays for the detection of microbes and the effects they impart upon target tissues, organs, and systems. The PCR has undergone significant change over the last decade, to the extent that only a small proportion of scientists have been able or willing to keep abreast of the latest offerings. The chapter reviews these changes. It discusses the second-generation of PCR technology-kinetic or real-time PCR, a tool gaining widespread acceptance in many scientific disciplines but especially in the microbiology laboratory.
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- Ian M Mackay
- Clinical Virology Research Unit, Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- Clinical Medical Virology Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Clinical Virology Research Unit, Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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