Multiplex PCR effectively identifies tetraploid Triticum AABB – or AAGG-genome species

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken-Ichi Tanno ◽  
Ayaka Takeuchi ◽  
Eri Akahori ◽  
Keiko Kobayashi ◽  
Taihachi Kawahara ◽  
...  

AbstractWe developed a multiplex PCR DNA marker for quick and easy identification of the AAGG-genome timopheevii lineage, including Triticum timopheevii, Triticum araraticum and hexaploid Triticum zhukovskyi (AAAmAmGG), and the AABB-genome emmer wheat lineage, including Triticum durum, Triticum dicoccum and Triticum dicoccoides. Distinguishing between tetraploid AAGG- and AABB-genome wheat species based on morphology is known to be difficult. This multiplex PCR system is based on the simultaneous PCR amplification of two chloroplast regions, matK and rbcL. The matK region molecularly distinguishes the two lineages, whereas the rbcL region is a positive control amplicon. We also examined whether the simple sequence repeat is a fixed mutation within species, using genetic resources in the collection of KOMUGI, Kyoto University, which comprises accessioned species collected across diverse geographical areas. The multiplex PCR marker distinguished AAGG from AABB species with complete accuracy.

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (11) ◽  
pp. 1270-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. X. Hu ◽  
K. Zhuo ◽  
J. L. Liao

Meloidogyne incognita, M. enterolobii, and M. javanica are the most widespread species of root-knot nematodes in South China, affecting many economically important crops, ornamental plants, and fruit trees. In this study, one pair of Meloidogyne universal primers was designed and three pairs of species-specific primers were employed successfully to rapidly detect and identify M. incognita, M. enterolobii, and M. javanica by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using DNA extracted from individual galls. Multiplex PCR from all M. incognita, M. enterolobii, and M. javanica isolates generated two fragments of ≈500 and 1,000, 500 and 200, and 500 and 700 bp, respectively. The 500-bp fragment is the internal positive control fragment of rDNA 28S D2/D3 resulting from the use of the universal primers. Other Meloidogyne spp. included in this study generated only one fragment of ≈500 bp in size. Using this approach, M. incognita, M. enterolobii, and M. javanica were identified and detected using DNA extracted directly from individual galls containing the Meloidogyne spp. at various stages of their life cycle. Moreover, the percentage of positive PCR amplification increased with nematode development and detection was usually easy after the late stage of the second-stage juvenile. The protocol was applied to galls from naturally infested roots and the results were found to be fast, sensitive, robust, and accurate. This present study is the first to provide a definitive diagnostic tool for M. incognita, M. enterolobii, and M. javanica using DNA extracted directly from individual galls using a one-step multiplex PCR technique.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-183
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Tomkowiak ◽  
Roksana Skowrońska ◽  
Michał Kwiatek ◽  
Julia Spychała ◽  
Dorota Weigt ◽  
...  

Abstract Leaf rust caused by the fungus Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici is one of the most dangerous diseases of common wheat. Infections caused by fungal pathogens reduce the quantity and quality of yields of many cereal species. The most effective method to limit plant infection is to use cultivars that show rust resistance. Genetically conditioned horizontal-type resistance (racial-nonspecific) is a desirable trait because it is characterized by more stable expression compared to major (R) genes that induce racially specific resistance, often overcome by pathogens. Horizontal resistance is conditioned by the presence of slow rust genes, which include genes Lr34 and Lr46. This study aimed to identify markers linked to both genes in 64 common wheat lines and to develop multiplex PCR reaction conditions that were applied to identify both genes simultaneously. The degree of infestation of the analyzed lines was also assessed in field conditions during the growing season of 2017 and 2018. Simple sequence repeat anchored-polymerase chain reaction (SSR-PCR) marker csLV was identified during analysis in line PHR 4947. The presence of a specific sequence has also been confirmed in multiplex PCR analyses. In addition to gene Lr34, gene Lr46 was identified in this genotype. Lines PHR 4947 and PHR 4819 were characterized by the highest leaf rust resistance in field conditions. During STS-PCR analyses, the marker wmc44 of gene Lr46 was identified in most of the analyzed lines. This marker was not present in the following genotypes: PHR 4670, PHR 4800, PHR 4859, PHR 4907, PHR 4922, PHR 4949, PHR 4957, PHR 4995, and PHR 4997. The presence of a specific sequence has also been confirmed in multiplex PCR analyses. Genotypes carrying the markers of the analyzed gene showed good resistance to leaf rust in field conditions in both 2017 and 2018. Research has demonstrated that marker assisted selection (MAS) and multiplex PCR techniques are excellent tools for selecting genotypes resistant to leaf rust.


2008 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
XUE-XIA MIAO ◽  
WEI-HUA LI ◽  
MU-WANG LI ◽  
YUN-PO ZHAO ◽  
XIAN-RU GUO ◽  
...  

SummaryMicrosatellites or simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are co-dominant molecular markers. When we used fluorescent SSR markers to construct a linkage map for the female heterogametic silkworm (Bombyx mori, ZW), we found that some loci did not segregate in a Mendelian ratio of 1:1 in a backcross population. These loci segregated in a 3:1 ratio of single bands compared with double bands. Further examination of band patterns indicated that three types of SSR bands were present: two homozygotes and one heterozygote. In the beginning, we considered to discard these markers. By scoring male and female F1 individuals, we confirmed that these loci were located on the Z chromosome. Using the sex-linked visible mutation sch (K05) and its wild-type (C108), we constructed an F1 male backcross (BC1M) mapping population. The combination of sch backcross and SSR data enabled us to map the SSR markers to the Z chromosome. By adjusting input parameters based on these data, we were able to use Mapmaker software to construct a linkage map. This strategy takes advantage of co-dominant markers for positional cloning of genes on the Z chromosome. We localized sch to the Z chromosome relative to six SSR markers and one PCR marker, covering a total of 76·1 cM. The sch mutation is an important sex-linked visible mutation widely used in breeding of commercial silkworms (e.g. male silkworm selection rearing). Localization of the sch gene may prove helpful in cloning the gene and developing strains for marker-assisted selection in silkworm breeding.


Genome ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 757-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanmukhaswami S. Salimath ◽  
Antonio C. de Oliveira ◽  
Jeffrey L. Bennetzen ◽  
Ian D. Godwin

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana), an allotetraploid cereal, is widely cultivated in the arid and semiarid regions of the world. Three DNA marker techniques, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), and inter simple sequence repeat amplification (ISSR), were employed to analyze 22 accessions belonging to 5 species of Eleusine. An 8 probe – 3 enzyme RFLP combination, 18 RAPD primers, and 6 ISSR primers, respectively, revealed 14, 10, and 26% polymorphism in 17 accessions of E. coracana from Africa and Asia. These results indicated a very low level of DNA sequence variability in the finger millets but did allow each line to be distinguished. The different Eleusine species could be easily identified by DNA marker technology and the 16% intraspecific polymorphism exhibited by the two analyzed accessions of E. floccifolia suggested a much higher level of diversity in this species than in E. coracana. Between species, E. coracana and E. indica shared the most markers, while E. indica and E. tristachya shared a considerable number of markers, indicating that these three species form a close genetic assemblage within the Eleusine. Eleusine floccifolia and E. compressa were found to be the most divergent among the species examined. Comparison of RFLP, RAPD, and ISSR technologies, in terms of the quantity and quality of data output, indicated that ISSRs are particularly promising for the analysis of plant genome diversity.Key words: Eleusine coracana, finger millet, genome analysis, microsatellites, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA, restriction fragment length polymorphism, simple sequence repeats.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreja Čerenak ◽  
Zala Kolenc ◽  
Petra Sehur ◽  
Simon P. Whittock ◽  
Anthony Koutoulis ◽  
...  

Abstract Male specific DNA sequences were selected from a Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) mapping study to evaluate their suitability for determination of the sex phenotype among young seedlings in a hop (Humulus lupulus L.) breeding program. Ten male specific DArT markers showed complete linkage with male sex phenotype in three crossing families. Following optimization, four were successfully converted into PCR markers and a multiplex PCR approach for their use was developed. Among 197 plants (97 from the world collection; 100 from three segregating families), 94–100% positive correlation with sex phenotypic data was achieved for the single PCR amplification, whereas the multiplex approach showed 100% correlation. To develop a fast and low-cost method, crude sample multiplex PCR was evaluated in 253 progenies from 14 segregating populations without losing accuracy. The study describes, for the first time, the routine application of molecular markers linked to male sex in an intensive Slovenian hop breeding program. The methods described could be employed for screening of sex at the seedling stage in other hop programs worldwide, thereby saving resources for desirable female plants.


2008 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 1398-1401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brya G. Matthews ◽  
Muhammad A. Afzal ◽  
Philip D. Minor ◽  
Usha Bava ◽  
Karen E. Callon ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Paget’s disease is a condition of focal accelerated bone turnover. Electron-microscopy investigations of osteoclasts from pagetic lesions have identified nuclear inclusion bodies that have a similar appearance to viral nucleocapsid particles. Subsequently, RNA from several paramyxoviruses has been detected in pagetic tissue, and it was suggested that these viruses, in particular measles, might play a role in the etiology of Paget’s disease. We have tested for measles virus sequences in osteoblasts and bone marrow cells collected from pagetic lesions and healthy bone. Methods: Bone and bone marrow samples were taken from Paget’s patients and control subjects, and cells were cultured from each of these tissues. RNA was extracted from 13 osteoblast cultures and 13 cultures of bone marrow cells derived from pagetic lesions, and from 26 and 23 control osteoblast and bone marrow cultures, respectively. These samples were sourced from 22 patients with Paget’s disease and 31 controls. RT-PCR-nested PCR amplification was used for the detection of the genes for the measles nucleocapsid and matrix proteins. Results: Measles virus sequences were not detected in any of the pagetic or control samples. However, measles virus sequences were identified in samples of a measles virus culture isolate included as a positive control, and in a brain sample from a patient with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a condition associated with chronic measles infection. Conclusion: The results of the study do not support the hypothesis that measles virus plays a role in the pathogenesis of Paget’s disease.


2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
M. Zhang ◽  
Q. Fu ◽  
W. S. Qin ◽  
H. Y. Zheng ◽  
Y. Q. Lu ◽  
...  

In mammals, the Y chromosome-linked SRY gene is responsible for male sex determination. Therefore, a logical approach for embryo sex identification is to amplify the male-specific single-copy SRY gene. The objective of this study was to design specific primers for amplification of buffalo SRY gene and develop a reliable PCR method for sex identification of buffalo embryos. Genomic DNA was extracted from swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) peripheral blood. A pair of primers based on the sequence of Holstein bovine SRY gene (forward, 52-GTTTGCCTTATGGATTTATT-32; reverse, 52-TCTACTTTAGCCTATTTG-32) was used to amplify whole buffalo SRY gene. This amplified fragment was isolated and constructed into plasmids for sequencing. Two pairs of primers, S1/S2 (forward, 52-CCATGAACGCCTTCATTTTGTG-32; reverse, 52-ACGAGGTCGATATTTATAGC CC-32) and S3/S4 (forward, 52-AAGCAGCTGGGCTATGAGTGGAA-32; reverse, 52-ACGAGGTCGATATTTATAGCCC-32), were designed based on the SRY sequence above. Simultaneously, the G3PDH gene was amplified to serve as an internal control for both male and female embryos. A multiplex-nested-PCR system was optimized by varying the following parameters individually: concentration of Mg2+, dNTPs, primers, and different cycles number. Twenty-seven IVF morulae were identified with the optimal PCR procedure after biopsy. Accuracy of PCR amplification was verified by dot blotting. The sex of 24 embryos fertilized with Y-sperm separated by flow cytometry was also examined. Results indicated that the optimal procedure of Nested-Multiplex-PCR consisted of 1.5 mM Mg2+, 100 �M dNTPs, 0.5 �M SA3/SA4 primers, and 0.25 �M GA3/GA4 primers, and 35 cycles. Accuracy of identification was 100% for 27 IVF morulae; 14 were judged as males and 13 were females. The result of blotting confirmed that the accuracy of amplification was 100%. The proportion of males was 83.3% (20/24) in embryos fertilized with Y-sperm. This confirms that the PCR system targeting the SRY gene can be used for accurate sex identification of buffalo embryos. This study was supported by grants from the Foundation of Guangxi Key Laboratory for Subtropical Bio-Resource Conservation and Utilization (SB0403) and the Guangxi Department of Science and Technology (0626001-3-1).


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