• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.274-279
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• 2012

For the quantitative analysis of genetically modified (GM) maize in processed foods, primer sets and probes based on the 35S promoter (p35S), nopaline synthase terminator (tNOS), p35S-hsp70 intron, and zSSIIb gene encoding starch synthase II for intrinsic control were designed. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products (80~101 bp) were specifically amplified and the primer sets targeting the smaller regions (80 or 81 bp) were more sensitive than those targeting the larger regions (94 or 101 bp). Particularly, the primer set 35F1-R1 for p35S targeting 81 bp of sequence was even more sensitive than that targeting 101 bp of sequence by a 3-log scale. The target DNA fragments were also specifically amplified from all GM labeled food samples except for one item we tested when 35F1-R1 primer set was applied. A reference plasmid pGMmaize (3 kb) including the smaller PCR products for p35S, tNOS, p35S-hsp70 intron, and the zSSIIb gene was constructed for real-time PCR (RT-PCR). The linearity of standard curves was confirmed by using diluents ranging from $2{\times}10^1{\sim}10^5$ copies of pGMmaize and the $R^2$ values ranged from 0.999~1.000. In the RT-PCR, the detection limit using the novel primer/probe sets was 5 pg of genomic DNA from MON810 line indicating that the primer sets targeting the smaller regions (80 or 81 bp) could be used for highly sensitive detection of foreign DNA fragments from GM maize in processed foods.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.812-822
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• 2014

Metagenomic analysis of the human intestinal microbiota has extended our understanding of the role of these bacteria in improving human intestinal health; however, a number of reports have shown that current total fecal DNA extraction methods and 16S rRNA universal primer sets could affect the species coverage and resolution of these analyses. Here, we improved the extraction method for total DNA from human fecal samples by optimization of the lysis buffer, boiling time (10 min), and bead-beating time (0 min). In addition, we developed a new long-range 16S rRNA universal PCR primer set targeting the V6 to V9 regions with a 580 bp DNA product length. This new 16S rRNA primer set was evaluated by comparison with two previously developed 16S rRNA universal primer sets and showed high species coverage and resolution. The optimized total fecal DNA extraction method and newly designed long-range 16S rRNA universal primer set will be useful for the highly accurate metagenomic analysis of adult and infant intestinal microbiota with minimization of any bias.

• Plant Resources
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.65-68
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• 2004

We used an amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis, a novel PCR-based technique, to differentiate Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) of Korean races. The 6 strains of Xoo K1, K2, K3 races were tested with 81 AFLP primer combinations to identify the best selective primers. The primer combinations were selected according to their reproducibility, number of polymorphic bands and polymorphism detected among Xoo strains. 18 strains of Xoo K1, K2 and K3 races were analyzed with the selected combinations of primer set. Some primer combinations (Eco R I +1 / Mse I+1) could differentiate Xoo of Korean races that were not distinguished by other fingerprinting analysis. Thus AFLP fingerprinting permitted very fine discrimination among different races.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.362-365
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• 2007

Cyanobacterial A-domain의 A3 motif와 A7 motif의 높은 진화론적 보존성에 의거해서 Non-ribosomal peitides를 생산하는 시아노박테리아를 Screening할 수 있는 degenerated primer를 만들 수 있었다. Degenerate primer서열의 종류는 가능하면 1,000개 정도까지를 기준으로 만드는 것이 좋다. Primer의 종류가 너무 많으면 primer 1종류 당 mol수가 적게 되어 특이성도 저하된다. 그러므로 Primer의 종류가 많을 경우는 inosin을 N (4종류의 염기) 부분에 이용하면 어느 염기에도 강하게 결합하지 않고 두 가닥 DNA 형성을 저해하지도 않으므로 degeneration을 줄이는데 도움이 된다. Degenerate primer의 annealing 온도는 primer에 포함되어있는 서열 중 가장 낮은 Tm을 기준으로 한다. 이번 연구처럼 N (ACGT) 대신에 Inosin을 이용하였을 때에는 Inosin이 Tm을 높게 하지 않고 Tm을 낮게 하지도 않으므로 Tm 계산시 고려하지 않아도 되었다. PCR 효율이 떨어질 우려가 있으므로 충분한 Tm값 (대개 $45\sim60^{\circ}C$ 이상)을 갖는 서열을 디자인하여 primer로 PCR하는 것이 좋지만, A3/A7 degenerate prime에서는 실험에 의해 40$^{\circ}C$로 annealing 온도가 (Tm) 다소 낮게 설정되었다. 그러므로 검출되지 않은 NRPS gene을 가진 균주와 CBT635, CBT654와 같이 약한 PCR band의 형성은 새로 제작된 primer의 낮은 Tm 기인한다고 생각되어진다. Tm의 이론적인 값은 Tm ={(G+C)*4+(A+T)*2}의 식을 통해서 정방향 primer에서 54$^{\circ}C$ 역방향 primer에서 42$^{\circ}C$로 계산되었다. 새로운 degenerate primer에 의해서 MTF2/MTR2로 검출되지 않는 6개의 균주가 더 검출되었으며, A3/A7과 MTF2/MTR2를 이용한 통합 PCR Screening을 통해서 NRPS gene 검출에 특이성과 효율성을 높일 수 있다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제104권4호
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• pp.549-557
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 잣나무 엽록체 DNA의 전체 염기서열을 기반으로 엽록체 SSR(chloroplast simple sequence repeat) 영역을 특이적으로 증폭하는 primer를 개발하고 그 특성을 분석하였다. 잣나무 엽록체 DNA에서 총 30개의 SSR 영역을 탐색하였으며, 이들 영역을 증폭하기 위한 30개의 primer를 제작하였다. 모든 primer가 잣나무를 대상으로 PCR 증폭이 가능하였다. 근연종에 대한 primer의 종간 전환률은 잣나무와 동일한 아속(Subgenus Strobus)에 속하는 눈잣나무(100%)와 섬잣나무(97%)에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 반면 소나무아속(Subgenus Pinus)에 속하는 소나무와 구주소나무에서의 종간 전환률은 73%로 비교적 낮게 나타났다. 점봉산 잣나무 집단을 대상으로 조사한 결과 13개의 유전자좌에서 다형성이 관찰되었으며, 평균 haploid 다양도(H)는 0.512로 계산되었다. 다형적 유전자좌로부터 조합된 haplotype의 수(N)는 25개로 확인되었고, haplotype 다양도($H_e$)는 0.992로 매우 높게 나타났다. 집단내 독특하게 관찰되는 haplotype은 22개(88%)로 전체 28개체 중에서 22개체(79%)를 식별하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 cpSSR primer는 높은 종간 전환률을 나타냄에 따라 소나무속의 근연종, 특히 잣나무아속 수종에 활용 가능성이 높고, 잣나무 유전변이 분석을 위한 충분한 다형성을 제공하는 유용한 표지자로 판단된다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.40.1-40.6
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• 2023

Analysis of the VP1 gene sequence of the foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) is critical to understanding viral evolution and disease epidemiology. A standard set of primers have been used for the detection and sequence analysis of the VP1 gene of FMDV directly from suspected clinical samples with limited success. The study validated VP1-specific degenerate primer-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the qualitative detection and sequencing of serotype O FMDV lineages circulating in India. The novel degenerate primer-based RT-PCR amplifying the VP1 gene can circumvent the genetic heterogeneity observed in viruses after cell culture adaptation and facilitate precise viral gene sequence analysis from clinical samples.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2018

PURPOSE. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of incorporating nanoparticles of silver (NAg) and amorphous calcium phosphate (NACP) into a self-etching primer of a resin cement on the microtensile bond strength of dentin, regarding the proven antibacterial feature of NAg and remineralizing effect of NACP. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Flat, mid-coronal dentin from 20 intact extracted human third molars were prepared for cementation using Panavia F2.0 cement. The teeth were randomly divided into the four test groups (n=5) according to the experimental cement primer composition: cement primer without change (control group), primer with 1% (wt) of NACP, primer with 1% (wt) of physical mixture of NACP+Nag, and primer with 1% (wt) of chemical mixture of NACP+Nag. The resin cement was used according to the manufacturer's instructions. After storage in distilled water at $37^{\circ}C$ for 24 h, the bonded samples were sectioned longitudinally to produce $1.0{\times}1.0mm$ beams for micro-tensile bond strength testing in a universal testing machine. Failure modes at the dentin-resin interface were observed using a stereomicroscope. The data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey's post-hoc tests and the level of significance was set at 0.05. RESULTS. The lowest mean microtensile bond strength was obtained for the NACP group. Tukey's test showed that the bond strength of the control group was significantly higher than those of the other experimental groups, except for group 4 (chemical mixture of NACP and NAg; P=.67). CONCLUSION. Novel chemical incorporation of NAg-NACP into the self-etching primer of resin cement does not compromise the dentin bond strength.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.104-109
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• 2007

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was developed to simultaneously detect three varieties of genetically modified (GM) canola. The construct-specific primers were used to distinguish the following three varieties of GM canola; GT73, MS8xRF3, and T45, using multiplex PCR. The FatA (fatty acyl-ACP thioesterase) gene was used as an endogenous canola reference gene in the PCR detection. The primer pair Canendo-FIR containing a 105 bp amplicon was used to amplify the FatA gene and no amplified product was observed in any of the 15 different plants used as templates. The GT73-KHUF1/R1 primer recognized the 3'-flanking region of GT73, resulting in an amplicon of 125 bp. The Barstar-F1/MS8xRF3-R primer recognized the junction region of bars tar and the NOS terminator introduced into MS8xRF3, resulting in a 162 bp amplicon, and the T45-F2/R2 primer recognized the junction region of PAT and the 35S terminator introduced into T45, resulting in an amplicon of 186 bp. This multiplex PCR allowed for the detection of construct-specific targets in a genomic DNA mixture of up to 1% GM canola containing GT73, MS8xRF3, and T45.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.283-288
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• 2000

The PCR primer set JW21-JW22 of Weiss et al. (19), which was reported to amplify a 139-bp fragment of the l6S rRNA gene of Helicobacter pylori, has been recently used for the detection of H. pylori in clinical specimens. However, when we applied JW21-JW22 PCR to other members of the genus Helicobacter and unrelated microorganisms, all of these bacteria produced a 139-bp PCR product. Therefore, we designed a novel primer set, HPU185-HPL826, which produced a 642-bp amplicon of the l6S rRNA gene of H. pylori. Then we further examined the specificity of the novel PCR assay using Southern blot hybridization with an internal probe, HPP225. The PCR assay described in this study was shown to be highly sensitive and specific only to the H. pylori 16S rRNA gene sequences.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.909-915
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• 2017

Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4 (BGN4) has many proven beneficial effects, including antiallergy and anticancer properties. It has been commercialized and used in several probiotic products, and thus strain-specific identification of this strain is very valuable for further strain-dependent physiological study. For this purpose, we developed novel multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer sets for strain-specific detection of BGN4 in commercial products and fecal samples of animal models. The primer set was tested on seven strains of B. bifidum and 75 strains of the other Bifidobacterium species. The BGN4-specific regions were derived using megaBLAST against genome sequences of various B. bifidum databases and four sets of primers were designed. As a result, only BGN4 produced four PCR products simultaneously whereas the other strains did not. The PCR detection limit using BGN4-specific primer sets was $2.8{\times}10^1CFU/ml$ of BGN4. Those primer sets also detected and identified BGN4 in the probiotic products containing BNG4 and fecal samples from a BGN4-fed animal model with high specificity. Our results indicate that the PCR assay from this study is an efficient tool for the simple, rapid, and reliable identification of BGN4, for which probiotic strains are known.