Event-specific detection of genetically modified wheat B73-6-1 based on the 3′-flanking sequence

In this study, 3′-flanking sequence between the host plant DNA and the integrated gene construct of pHMW1Dx5 vector in transgenic wheat B73-6-1 was revealed by means of adaptor PCR; thus, the fragment with the length of 3.1?kb was obtained, including a 190-bp wheat genomic DNA, which demonstrates that this HMW-GS gene was located on the wheat chromosome 3B. And the event-specific PCR primers were designed based upon the revealed 3′-flanking sequence; the conventional qualitative PCR and quantitative SYBR real-time PCR detection methods employing these primers were successfully developed. In conventional qualitative PCR assay, the limit of detection was 0.1?% for B73-6-1 wheat genomic DNA for one reaction. In the quantitative SYBR real-time PCR assay, the limit of detection and limit of quantification were 10 and 100 haploid genome copies, respectively. In addition, three mixed blind wheat samples with known B73-6-1 contents were detected using the established real-time PCR systems, and the ideal results indicated that the established event-specific real-time PCR detection systems were reliable, sensitive and accurate.     

Event-Specific Qualitative and Quantitative Detection in Transgenic Soybean OsDREB3 Based on the 5′ Flanking Sequence

With the development of genetically modified organisms, labeling regulations have been introduced that require appropriate detection methods. Event-specific qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection methods have become the internationally agreed state-of-the art. Using adaptor PCR, we analyzed the flanking sequences of exogenous integrant in transgenic soybean OsDREB3, which has resistance genes. In this study 5′ region flanking sequences of exogenous gene were identified in the soybean OsDREB3 genome, which was integrated in chromosome 1 with an additional 394 bp insertion between soybean genomic DNA and exogenous gene. Based on these inserts and flanking sequences, the event-specific qualitative and quantitative PCR system was established for this line. In the conventional qualitative PCR assay, the event-specific primers designed were confirmed to be specific and the limit of detection (LOD) was 0.1%. In the quantitative real-time PCR assay, the LOD and the limit of quantity were 10 and 100 haploid genome copies, respectively. The goodness of the linearity and high efficiency of the PCR reaction indicated the utility of the established PCR system. This study provides two reliable methods and information for detection, identification, and quantification of the presence of non-authorized transgenic soybean OsDREB3.     

Selection of a Taxon-Specific Reference Gene for Qualitative and Quantitative PCR Detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Carthamus tinctorius</Emphasis>

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is an emerging model plant for the transgenic modification of fatty acid composition and the production of pharmaceuticals, proteins, or enzymes. Safflower is also a traditional Chinese medicine and is often used as a fake saffron product. Reliable detection of an endogenous reference gene is indispensable for the supervision of genetically modified safflower. Such an endogenous reference gene can also be used to specifically identify safflower ingredient in complex mixtures such as medicine or food. In this study, we identified and validated the CTOS gene as an endogenous reference for safflower. Conventional and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods for detecting the CTOS gene sequence showed high interspecies specificity and intra-species stability. The lowest copy number detectable by conventional PCR was 10 haploid copies. The limit of detection and limit of quantification for the real-time PCR assay were estimated to be five and 40 haploid genome copies, respectively. Standard curves established for the real-time PCR assay exhibited good linearity (R ² > 0.99) between the cycle threshold (Ct) values and the initial template copies. The developed conventional and real-time PCR assays were validated in routine analysis of the safflower ingredient in commercial Chinese medicines. In conclusion, the developed quantitative PCR methods were sufficiently specific and sensitive to be used in safflower genomic DNA quantification and safflower ingredient identification.     

转基因植物Real-time PCR方法检出限和定量限的研究

目前Real-timePCR(Rt-PCR)方法在转基因植物定量检测中应用最为广泛。有关该方法的检出限和定量限的计算并没有达成统一。本文采用统计模型对三种转基因植物进行实时荧光定量PCR方法检出限和定量限的研究。实验结果表明:转基因玉米NK603检出限5拷贝,定量限14拷贝;转基因棉花Mon15985检出限5拷贝,定量限12拷贝;转基因油菜Oxy235检出限4拷贝,定量限9拷贝。是利用统计学方法对转基因植物荧光定量PCR方法检出限和定量限研究的一个积极尝试,可用于其他转基因植物检测中检出限和定量限的确定。     

Characterization and event‐specific quantitative detection of DAS‐59122‐7 maize insert with the application of plasmidic reference material

BACKGROUND: With the development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), event‐specific qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection methods have become the internationally agreed standard. RESULTS: The flanking regions of DAS‐59122‐7 maize were characterized by inverse PCR (I‐PCR). In the qualitative PCR assay, a duplex PCR was established with the event‐specific and taxon‐specific primers, and the limit of detection (LOD) was 1 g kg^?1 (approximates to 38 haploid genome copies). In the quantitative TaqMan® real‐time PCR assay, a plasmidic reference material was constructed by recombinant PCR and standard curves were set up. By using the plasmidic reference material, we obtained standard curves with good linearity and relatively high efficiency. The results indicated the usability of the plasmid as standard material. CONCLUSION: From above results, we believe that the developed event‐specific qualitative and quantitative PCR systems for DAS‐59122‐7 maize in this study are acceptable and suitable for DAS‐59122‐7 maize detection. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Development of an Event-Specific Detection Method for Genetically Modified Maize IE034 by Quantitative Real-Time PCR

The insect-resistant transgenic maize event IE034 has been proved to be one of the most commercially developed transgenic maize events in China. This study was aimed to develop a stable and reliable quantitative detection method to monitor this new transgenic maize event. Here, we developed a novel event-specific real-time PCR method for this genetically modified maize event IE034. The resulting 134 base pair (bp) amplicon was designed according to the 5′ junction of inserted sequence and flanking maize genome sequence. Standard curve of the IE034 5′ event-specific sequence showed good linear regression and high PCR efficiency when using the IE034 pure line samples as calibrator. The limit of detection (LOD) for the IE034 detection method was estimated at approximately 8 initial template copies, and the limit of quantification (LOQ) was estimated at about 40 copies. The accuracy of this quantitative real-time PCR method was verified by screening four mixed DNA samples with known levels of the IE034 event (5, 1, 0.5, and 0.23 %, respectively). The quantified biases deviated from 8.7 to ?12.2 %, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) ranged from 2.7 to 12.7 %. These data indicated that this new-developed IE034 event-specific real-time PCR method is suitable and reliable for the quantification of IE034 maize and its derivates.     

Establishment and evaluation of event-specific qualitative and quantitative PCR method for genetically modified soybean DP-356043-5

With the increasing development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), labeling regulations have been introduced, which require appropriate detection methods. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique has been the mainstay for GMO detection, especially for event-specific qualitative and quantitative PCR detection methods, which have become the internationally agreed state-of-art. This paper describes the character and event-specific quantitative detection method of DP-356043-5 (356043) soybean. In this research, the flanking regions were characterized by inverse PCR (I-PCR). Furthermore, the event-specific PCR primers and TaqMan probe were designed based on the discovered right and left flanking sequences. In the qualitative PCR assay, PCR systems were established with the species-specific and event-specific primers, respectively. And event-specific primers were established on both right and left flanking sequences; the limit of detection (LOD) was both 0.05% (approximates to 42 haploid genome copies). In the quantitative TaqMan real-time PCR assay, we obtained standard curves with good linearity and relatively high efficiency of PCR. All the results indicated that the established event-specific qualitative and quantitative PCR systems for 356043 soybean in this study were reliable and suitable for 356043 soybean detection in mixed samples. Besides, based on the flanking sequence information we obtained, not only the qualitative and quantitative PCR system for detecting 356043 soybean can be established, but also some other novel event-specific detection methods using gene microarray, biosensor, etc., with target sequence on them can also be developed, which have a good value for detecting 356043 soybean.     

A papaya-specific gene, papain, used as an endogenous reference gene in qualitative and real-time quantitative PCR detection of transgenic papayas

Genetically modified (GM) papaya lines have been approved for commercialization and are widely cultivated in many countries. As a step towards the development of reliable qualitative and quantitative PCR methods for detecting GM papayas, one papaya (Fructus Caricae Carica papaya L.) species specific gene, papain, was selected and validated as suitable for using as an endogenous reference gene in transgenic papaya PCR detection. In this article, both qualitative and quantitative PCR assays for the papain gene were assayed with 11 different papaya varieties and identical amplification products were obtained with all of them. No amplified fragments could be detected when DNA samples from 18 kinds of other species were used as templates, which demonstrated that this system was specific for papaya. In real-time quantitative PCR analysis, the detection limit was as low as 10 pg of DNA. Southern blot analysis confirmed that the papain gene was two copies in the tested papaya varieties and no allelic variation was testified among these tested papaya varieties. In addition, the common used exogenous genes of the coat protein (CP) and the replicase (RP) were also assayed in qualitative and real-time quantitative PCR. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Wentao Xu and Weibin Bai contributed equally to this work.     

An event-specific real-time PCR detection system for the transgenic rice line 114-7-2 of producing functional human serum albumin

Transgenic rice 114-7-2 is a newly developed transgenic rice line of producing human serum albumin (HSA). It has attracted much attention because of its economic potential. This paper was designated to discover the integration site of the transgenic HSA rice line 114-7-2 and to establish event-specific methods for qualitative and quantitative detection of the transgenic HSA rice based on the border junction fragment. One gene fragment of 5′ flanking region was successfully isolated using the TAIL-PCR methods. The fragment sequence showed that a 454-bp junction fragment contained 75 bp of T-DNA sequence and 379 bp of rice genome DNA, which is located in chromosome 4. Event-specific real-time PCR method for HSA rice line 114-7-2 was established with the primers (HSA-F/HSA-R) and the probe (HSA-P) targeting the 454-bp junction region. The qualitative PCR assay showed the limit of detection was 0.01 %. In the event-specific quantitative detection method, the LOQ for 114-7-2 HSA rice was estimated to be 0.025 ng or 50 copies. The method developed in this study is highly specific, sensitive, and reliable for transgenic HSA rice sample detection.     

Event-specific qualitative and quantitative detection of transgenic rice Kefeng-6 by characterization of the transgene flanking sequence

Using TAIL-PCR (thermal asymmetric interlaced PCR), we analyzed the flanking sequences of transfer DNA (T-DNA) in transgenic rice Kefeng-6, which has insect-resistant genes, Cry1Ac and CpTi. Two junction sequences of T-DNA were identified in the Kefeng-6 genome: one integrated in chromosome 6 with an additional 22-bp insertion and another one in chromosome 9 with a 4-bp insertion between rice genomic DNA and T-DNA. Based on these inserts and border sequences, the event-specific qualitative and quantitative PCR system was established for this line. The relative limit of qualitative detection was assessed to be between 0.1 and 0.05%, and the absolute limit of detection in the quantitative PCR was approximately five initial copies. Two mixed rice samples with known Kefeng-6 contents were used to verify the quantitative method, from which the expected results were observed. This study provides a reliable method and information for detection, identification, and quantification of the presence of non-authorized GM rice Kefeng-6.     

转基因"华番一号"番茄的筛选和特异性的定性、定量PCR检测方法

为给转基因植物监测提供技术支持，建立了转基因“华番一号”番茄筛选和特异性的定性、定量PCR检测方法。转基因“华番一号”的筛选PCR检测主要以转基因通用元件CaMV35S启动子和NOS终止子为目的基因片段，特异性PCR检测以转基因外源重组子的CaMV35S启动子和反义EFE基因的相邻序列为目的片段；实验同时设立番茄的LAT52基因为转基因番茄定性、定量PCR检测的内对照基因。在所建立的PCR检测体系中，定性PCR筛选和特异性检测的检测极限为68个拷贝，实时定量PCR方法的检测极限为3个拷贝；筛选定量．PCR检测的定量极限为3个拷贝，特异性定量PCR检测的定量极限为25个拷贝。最后通过对2个已知含量的转基因番茄“华番一号”混合试样的检测，证明了该体系可以有效地用于转基因番茄“华番一号”的筛选和特异性的定性、定量PCR检测。     

Screening and construct‐specific detection methods of transgenic Huafan No 1 tomato by conventional and real‐time PCR

Genetically modified (GM) tomatoes have been approved for commercialization in many countries since the first GM tomato FLAVR SAVR was permitted for planting in 1994. In China, GM tomato Huafan No 1 with a character of long shelf‐life was the first GM plant which was approved for commercialization in 1996. To meet the requirement of the GM tomatoes labeling policy that has been actualized in China since 2001, screening and construct‐specific PCR detection methods for detecting the universal elements transformed into tomato, such as cauliflower mosaic virus 35S (CaMV35s) promoter and the nopaline synthase (NOS) terminator of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and the specifically inserted heterologous DNA sequence between CaMV35s promoter and anti‐sense ethylene‐forming enzyme (EFE) gene were set up. To make the detection methods normative, a novel single copy tomato gene LAT52 was also used as an endogenous reference gene in the PCR detection systems. The limit of detection of screening and construct specific detection methods for Huafan No 1 was 68 haploid genome copies in conventional PCR detection, and three copies in TaqMan real‐time PCR detection. The limit of quantitation of screening quantitative PCR assays for Huafan No 1 was three copies and was 25 copies for construct‐specific quantitative PCR. Two samples with known Huafan No 1 tomato content were detected using the established conventional and real‐time PCR systems, and these results also indicated that the established Huafan No 1 screening and construct‐specific PCR detection systems were reliable, sensitive and accurate. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

土壤磷素高效利用转基因大豆特异性PCR检测方法

华南农业大学根系生物学研究中心采用拟南芥的紫色酸性磷酸酶基因AtPAP15转化大豆品系粤春03-3（YC03-3）,获得了酸性磷酸酶活性明显提高、可高效利用土壤磷素的转基因大豆新品系AP15-1。本研究以AP15-1为研究对象,应用TAIL-PCR技术,根据载体序列设计特异引物,获得了转化载体左侧插入的旁邻序列。设计事件特异性检测引物,进行PCR扩增,只能在AP15-1的样品中扩增出特异性条带,进一步用实时荧光定量PCR作分析,结果显示,该引物对重复性好,融解曲线显示只有一个特异峰值。本实验应用该引物对建立的检测方法,检测的灵敏度可以达到0.01%,实时荧光定量PCR检测的极限值可以达到9个基因组的拷贝数,能够满足对转基因大豆新品系AP15-1及其衍生品种检测的需要。     

Event-specific qualitative and quantitative detection of transgenic rice Kefeng-8 by characterization of the transgene flanking sequence

The transgenic rice line Kefeng-8 harboring insect-resistant genes Cry1Ac and CpTI showed ideal field performances characterized by high resistance to rice stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas) and leaf roller (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis). This GM rice line is likely to be approved in China in the near future. In this study, we estimated the insert number of foreign genes, analyzed the flanking sequences of T-DNA in rice genome, and presented an event-specific detection method for this line. The results show that the foreign gene inserted one copy between position 11,774 and 11,805 of chromosome 11 (AC120536.5) in Kefeng-8 genome. Based on these inserts and border sequences, the event-specific qualitative and quantitative PCR system was established for Kefeng-8. The qualitative detection limit was assessed to be 0.1%, and the limit of quantitative method was assessed to be 100 initial template copies. Two mixed rice sample with known Kengfeng-8 contents were used to verify the quantitative method, from which the expected results were observed. This study provides a reliable method and information for detection, identification, and quantification of the presence of GM rice Kefeng-8.     

Integrated structure and event-specific real-time detection of transgenic <Emphasis Type="Italic">cry1Ac/SCK</Emphasis> rice Kefeng 6

Transgenic rice Kefeng 6 is a transformation event containing two insect-resistant genes, cry1Ac and SCK (modified CpTI gene) in China. In order to monitor the probable release of Kefeng 6 in the future and execute the labeling requirements, it is necessary to develop a rapid and reliable detection method. In this study, both the 5′ and 3′-junction sequences spanning the plant DNA and the integrated gene construct of the rice event Kefeng 6 were isolated by genome walking and long-distance PCR (LD-PCR), successively. Multiple copies of truncated SCK gene and cry1Ac gene were found to integrate into the host rice genome. The event-specific real-time detection method for Kefeng 6 event based on its 5′-junction sequence was established using one plasmid molecule pMD-KF6 containing both 5′-junction sequence and rice endogenous gene gos9 sequence as the reference material (RM) with an absolute limit of quantification (LOQa) around 10 template copies. Thereafter, three different transgenic amounts of w/w mixed samples (5, 1, and 0.5%, respectively) were quantified to assess the performance characteristics of the established real-time PCR method. The accuracy expressed as bias deviated from the 4.00–26.00%, the precision expressed as standard deviation (SD) and relative standard deviation (RSD) deviated from 0.03–0.19 and 3.42–4.76%, respectively. Based on the earlier results, we concluded that the qualitative and quantitative PCR assays were reliable and accurate for Kefeng 6 measurement, and the reference plasmid pMD-KF6 could be a good substitute for the reference material for Kefeng 6 quantification.     

转基因玉米品系及转化体成分四重实时荧光PCR快速鉴定

Bt11转基因玉米品系具有抗草铵膦除草剂,鳞翅目昆虫抗性的耐除草剂抗虫玉米,MIR162和Mon89034是鳞翅目昆虫抗性的单抗虫玉米,均是国内外出入境监管主要关注的转基因玉米品系。本研究通过靶标基因筛选,转基因阳性样品采集,核酸样本制备,多重引物和荧光探针组合筛选,反应体系优化以及方法学验证等过程开发建立了四重荧光定量PCR检测技术。结果表明该技术的使用可实现一个反应管中同时检测MIR162、Bt11、Mon89034三个玉米品系的特异性基因序列和一个编码玉米淀粉合成酶异构体zSTSII-2 (zSSIIb) 玉米内源基因。通过阳性对照,阴性对照和空白对照特异性S曲线与对应的阈值大小分析可判定样品中是否含有这三个转基因玉米品系及其转化体成分。经方法学特异性检测,结果与转基因检测金标准的单实时荧光PCR结果一致;经平行样和灵敏度测试,最低检测限为18个拷贝;经标准曲线扩增分析,四个基因的扩增效率均在90%~110%范围内,扩增效果良好。该方法从DNA提取到报告结果不足3小时,可缩短检测时限,节约试剂耗材成本,操作简单易行,满足高通量特征,可为市场流通产品品系和转基因成分的实时监管和快速鉴定提供技术支撑。     

Assessing Copy Number of MON 810 Integrations in Commercial Seed Maize Varieties by 5′ Event-Specific Real-Time PCR Validated Method Coupled to 2^{ - \Delta \Delta CT} Analysis

The objective of the present study was to assess the applicability of the MON 810 5′ event-specific method validated by the Community Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Food and Feed that is commonly used for quantitative purposes. This 5′ event-specific/hmg-taxon gene real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol coupled to analysis was the chosen approach to determine the MON 810 insert copy number per haploid genome across 26 genetically modified commercial maize varieties. Variety DK 513 containing one copy integration per haploid genome was used as calibrator in each assay. Complementary data from end-point real-time PCRs that targeted specifically the MON 810 insert were also analyzed. Global results assessed and guaranteed the genetic intactness of the transgenic integration per haploid genome for 24 out of the 26 commercial varieties studied, which showed no significant differences between values respect to the calibrator value. Conversely, two varieties showed no intact transgenic insert in their genomes. This validated analytical method was suitable for MON 810 detection and quantification purposes.     

转基因水稻潮霉素标记基因PCR检测方法的建立及其在基因水平转移研究中的应用

为建立用于基因水平转移研究, 尤其是DNA经加工和消化后稳定性研究的针对转基因水稻潮霉素标记基因hpt（hygromycin phosphotransferase）的定性和实时定量PCR体系,设计针对hpt的上游通用引物多个片段定性PCR扩增体系,以植物叶绿体基因rbcl为内对照,PCR扩增产物经测序验证.将定性PCR中最小片段（236 bp）连接到质粒载体pUC18-pMD T载体上,提取质粒经验证后做外标.应用TaqMan-MGB荧光探针和引物,建立定量的外标校正曲线法,并评价方法的精密度.建立的定性PCR体系能稳定扩增出236 bp～910 bp不同大小的5个hpt片段,并经测序验证.实时定量PCR的线性范围为105～10拷贝（R^2=0.998）,最低能检出10拷贝,重复性好.本研究已成功建立了用于转基因水稻标记基因hpt基因水平转移研究的定性和定量PCR系统。     

A peach (Prunus persica)-specific gene, Lhcb2, used as an endogenous reference gene for qualitative and real-time quantitative PCR to detect fruit products

Among the methods used to detect food adulteration, the amplification of endogenous reference genes is particularly important. Endogenous reference genes for many different species, such as cotton, papaya, maize and others, have been reported, yet an endogenous reference gene for the peach is still lacking. In this paper, the chlorophyll a/b-binding protein (Lhcb2) gene was identified as a species-specific gene for the peach. Lhcb2 was assayed in 4 species of peaches and 8 non-peach species by both qualitative and quantitative PCR. No amplification was observed in other species. The detection limit of quantitative PCR was as low as 5 pg of DNA, equal to 9 copies, and Southern blot analysis confirmed that the Lhcb2 gene was present in a single copy in the peach genome. All of these experiments indicated that the Lhcb2 gene is a useful endogenous reference gene for the detection of peach material via both qualitative and quantitative PCR assays, even in the processed food samples such as juices containing peach.     

Qualitative detection and quantification of a <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cry1A(b)</Emphasis> transgene present in rice cv. Zhejing 22

The rice cultivar Zhejing 22 has been transformed to carry the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A(b) gene in 2007. Although the cultivation of this line (referred to as Bt-ZJ22) is yet to be authorized, it is likely to be approved in China in the near future. The transgene-host 3’ integration junction was isolated using thermal asymmetric interlaced PCR, and its sequence was used to design PCR primers and an appropriate TaqMan probe for a real-time PCR quantitative assay of the transgene. The limit of detection for a standard PCR assay was estimated at ten gene copies, while that for the real-time PCR assay was 5–10 copies. The latter assay was tested on samples of rice DNA with either 5, 3, 1, or 0.5% Bt-ZJ22; this produced estimates for the relative content of Bt-ZJ22 of, respectively, 5.3, 3.2, 0.97, and 0.48%. The precision of these estimates demonstrated that this real-time PCR assay should be suitable for the detection and monitoring of this transgenic event.