Dem Täter auf der Spur – Nachweis von Körpersekreten mittels mRNA-Profiling

Praxis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-84
Author(s):  
Cordula Haas ◽  
Adelgunde Kratzer
Keyword(s):  
Dna Profile ◽  
Mrna Profiling

Zusammenfassung. Bis anhin erfolgt die Spurenartbestimmung von Körpersekreten mit enzymatischen und immunologischen Tests, die aber zum Teil nicht sehr spezifisch sind. mRNA-Profiling ist eine vielversprechende neue Methode zum Nachweis von Körperflüssigkeiten (vor allem Blut, Speichel, Sperma, Vaginalsekret und Menstrualblut), bei der die Expression sekretspezifischer Proteine untersucht wird. Mit einer RNA/DNA Co-Analyse aus derselben Probe kann sowohl das Körpersekret identifiziert werden, als auch mittels DNA-Analyse die Probe einer Person zugeordnet werden. Diese Methoden und Ergebnisse werden anhand eines Kriminalfalls erklärt. In der Schweizerischen DNA-Datenbank werden die DNA-Profile von Spuren und tatverdächtigen Personen erfasst und verglichen. Eine Übereinstimmung der DNA-Profile ist ein belastendes Beweisstück gegen den Tatverdächtigen, muss aber vom Gericht zusammen mit anderen Untersuchungsergebnissen abschliessend beurteilt werden.

scholarly journals DMSO Improves the Ski-Slope Effect in Direct PCR

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1943
Author(s):  
Joo-Young Kim ◽  
Ju Yeon Jung ◽  
Da-Hye Kim ◽  
Seohyun Moon ◽  
Won-Hae Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Direct Pcr ◽  
Dna Profile ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Specific Amplification ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Dna Profiles

Analytical techniques such as DNA profiling are widely used in various fields, including forensic science, and novel technologies such as direct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification are continuously being developed in order to acquire DNA profiles efficiently. However, non-specific amplification may occur depending on the quality of the crime scene evidence and amplification methods employed. In particular, the ski-slope effect observed in direct PCR amplification has led to inaccurate interpretations of the DNA profile results. In this study, we aimed to reduce the ski-slope effect by using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in direct PCR. We confirmed that DMSO (3.75%, v/v) increased the amplification yield of large-sized DNA sequences more than that of small-sized ones. Using 50 Korean buccal samples, we further demonstrated that DMSO reduced the ski-slope effect in direct PCR. These results suggest that the experimental method developed in this study is suitable for direct PCR and may help to successfully obtain DNA profiles from various types of evidence at crime scenes.

scholarly journals Autotetraploid Emergence via Somatic Embryogenesis in Vitis vinifera Induces Marked Morphological Changes in Shoots, Mature Leaves, and Stomata

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1336
Author(s):  
Caterina Catalano ◽  
Loredana Abbate ◽  
Antonio Motisi ◽  
Dalila Crucitti ◽  
Vincenzo Cangelosi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Embryogenesis ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Ploidy Levels ◽  
Dna Profile ◽  
Morphological Alterations ◽  
Cell Pair ◽  
Mature Leaves ◽  
Induction Process ◽  
Ploidy Changes ◽  
Dna Profiles

Polyploidy plays an important role in plant adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses. Alterations of the ploidy in grapevine plants regenerated via somatic embryogenesis (SE) may provide a source of genetic variability useful for the improvement of agronomic characteristics of crops. In the grapevine, the SE induction process may cause ploidy changes without alterations in DNA profile. In the present research, tetraploid plants were observed for 9.3% of ‘Frappato’ grapevine somatic embryos regenerated in medium supplemented with the growth regulators β-naphthoxyacetic acid (10 µM) and N6-benzylaminopurine (4.4 µM). Autotetraploid plants regenerated via SE without detectable changes in the DNA profiles were transferred in field conditions to analyze the effect of polyploidization. Different ploidy levels induced several anatomical and morphological changes of the shoots and mature leaves. Alterations have been also observed in stomata. The length and width of stomata of tetraploid leaves were 39.9 and 18.6% higher than diploids, respectively. The chloroplast number per guard cell pair was higher (5.2%) in tetraploid leaves. On the contrary, the stomatal index was markedly decreased (12%) in tetraploid leaves. The observed morphological alterations might be useful traits for breeding of grapevine varieties in a changing environment.

Avoiding genetic racial profiling in criminal DNA profile databases

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 272-279
Author(s):  
Jacob A. Blindenbach ◽  
Karthik A. Jagadeesh ◽  
Gill Bejerano ◽  
David J. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Racial Profiling ◽  
Dna Profile

mRNA profiling for body fluid identification

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Haas ◽  
B. Klesser ◽  
A. Kratzer ◽  
W. Bär
Keyword(s):  
Body Fluid ◽  
Body Fluid Identification ◽  
Fluid Identification ◽  
Mrna Profiling

scholarly journals mRNA profiling of the cancer degradome in oesophago–gastric adenocarcinoma

2012 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
J P Baren ◽  
G D Stewart ◽  
A Stokes ◽  
K Gray ◽  
C J Pennington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Mrna Profiling

4. Are a Blood Alcohol Concentration of 256mg/dl and Minimal Signs of Impairment Reliable Indications of Alcohol Dependence?

1994 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
A W Jones
Keyword(s):  
Expert Witness ◽  
Blood Alcohol Concentration ◽  
Drunk Driving ◽  
Alcohol Concentration ◽  
Driving Under The Influence ◽  
Blood Alcohol ◽  
Lower Court ◽  
Dna Profile ◽  
Court Of Appeals ◽  
Driving Scenario

This article describes a drink-driving scenario where a woman was apprehended for driving under the influence (DUI) with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 256mg/dl1 The correctness of this result was vigorously challenged by a medical expert witness for the defence, who was actually a specialist in alcohol diseases. Despite reanalysis to confirm the BAC as well as a DNA profile to prove the identity of the blood specimen, the woman was acquitted of the charge of drunk driving by the lower court. However, she was subsequently found guilty in the High Court of Appeals with a unanimous decision and sentenced to four weeks imprisonment. This case report illustrates some of the problems surrounding the use of expert medical evidence by the defence to challenge the validity of the prosecution evidence based solely on a suspect's BAC. In situations such as these, an expert witness should be called by the prosecution to clarify and, if necessary, rebut medical and/or scientific opinions that might mislead the court and influence the outcome of the trial.

scholarly journals Microbacterium mangrovi sp. nov., an amylolytic actinobacterium isolated from mangrove forest soil

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 3513-3519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Learn-Han Lee ◽  
Adzzie-Shazleen Azman ◽  
Nurullhudda Zainal ◽  
Shu-Kee Eng ◽  
Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phenotypic Data ◽  
Dna Profile ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Mangrove Soil ◽  
Agar Media

Strain MUSC 115T was isolated from mangrove soil of the Tanjung Lumpur river in the state of Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. Cells of this strain stained Gram-positive and were non-spore-forming, short rods that formed yellowish-white colonies on different agar media. The taxonomy of strain MUSC 115T was studied by a polyphasic approach, and the organism showed a range of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic properties consistent with those of the genus Microbacterium . The cell-wall peptidoglycan was of type B2β, containing the amino acids ornithine, alanine, glycine, glutamic acid and homoserine. The muramic acid was of the N-glycolyl form. The predominant menaquinones detected were MK-12, MK-13 and MK-11. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphoglycolipid, diphosphatidylglycerol, two unidentified lipids, three unidentified phospholipids and four unidentified glycolipids. The major fatty acids of the cell membrane were anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0. The whole-cell sugars detected were ribose, glucose, mannose and galactose. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence, strain MUSC 115T showed the highest sequence similarity to Microbacterium immunditiarum SK 18T (98.1 %), M. ulmi XIL02T (97.8 %) and M. arborescens DSM 20754T (97.5 %) and lower sequence similarity to strains of other species of the genus Microbacterium . DNA–DNA hybridization experiments revealed a low level of DNA–DNA relatedness (less than 24 %) between strain MUSC 115T and the type strains of closely related species. Furthermore, BOX-PCR fingerprint comparison also indicated that strain MUSC 115T represented a unique DNA profile. The DNA G+C content determined was 70.9±0.7 mol%, which is lower than that of M. immunditiarum SK 18T. Based on the combination of genotypic and phenotypic data, it is proposed that strain MUSC 115T represents a novel species of the genus Microbacterium , for which the name Microbacterium mangrovi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MUSC 115T ( = MCCC 1K00251T = DSM 28240T = NBRC 110089T).

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