Analysis of Foreign Gene Copy Number in Transgenic Wheat by Optimized Digital PCR
JU PengJu1, NING Lei1, GE LinHao2, XU ChengJie1, SHI HuaWei1, LIANG KaiGe3, MA Liang4, LIU TaoRan2, CHEN Ming,2, SUN DaiZhen,11 College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030800, Shanxi 2 Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081 3 Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081 4 Shijiazhuang Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050047)
Abstract 【Objective】In order to explore the analysis technology of wheat gene copy number based on digital PCR, and improve the analysis efficiency of target gene copy number, and promote the research of wheat genome and gene engineering.【Method】Using the transgenic wheat with high resistance to wheat yellow mosaic disease transformed by nib8 gene created by the wheat stress resistance molecular breeding group in the Crop Science Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences as the experimental material, and used the single copy homozygous endogenous gene PIN-D1b (grain hardness gene) in wheat D genome as the internal reference gene, and four pairs of specific primers and corresponding probes were designed according to the sequence of the transformed disease resistance gene nib8, and the optimal concentration of probe and primer, the optimal annealing temperature of the system, to find the most appropriate template concentration were determined through experiments. Then, the copy number of nib8 genes in the nib8 transgenic wheat was detected by digital PCR; the accuracy of the above-mentioned copy number assay results were verified through using methods including the real time PCR and Southern blot; the copy number of the Wx012 (waxy gene) and SSII (starch synthesis gene) were detected by using the PINb-D1b as reference gene, and copy number of nib8 were detected by using the Wx012 and SSII as reference genes in the nib8 transgenic wheat, to verify the accuracy of the results using the PINb-D1b as reference gene; the specific primers were designed in different regions of the nib8 gene to compare the difference of the copy number analysis results of the nib8 transgenic wheat. Finally, a high-throughput assay method based on digital PCR was established to detect the copy number of target gene in wheat genome. 【Result】Finally, the detection system of target gene copy number in wheat genome based on digital PCR was determined. The optimal final concentration of primer and probe was 500 and 250 nmol·L -1, respectively. The optimal annealing temperature was 59℃ and the optimal amount of DNA template was 40 ng. PINb-D1b gene was used as the internal reference gene to detect the copy number of nib8 gene in the nib8 transgenic wheat. The results showed that the copy number of nib8 gene in the 12th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 29th and 30th lines was 7, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 7, respectively. At the same time, the results were consistent with the real-time PCR and Southern blot results. In the nib8 transgenic lines, the PINb-D1b was used as the internal reference gene to detect copy number of the Wx012 and SSII, and we found that the results of copy number of nib8 gene in nib8 transgenic wheat by using these three kinds of internal reference gene analysis were consistent, which indicated that these three internal reference genes were all suitable for digital PCR method; the primers were designed in the upstream, middle and downstream regions of nib8 gene, and the results of copy number using different primer were consistent. 【Conclusion】The method and reaction system to detect target gene copy number in wheat genome based on digital PCR method were optimized, and the detection system to detect target gene copy number in wheat genome based on digital PCR method was established. The results of digital PCR analysis are stable and reliable, and the detection efficiency is significantly improved, which has a certain application prospect. Keywords:wheat;copy number of genes;the digital PCR;the reference genes
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0 引言
【研究意义】目的基因的拷贝数一直是植物基因组研究的重要内容。外源基因整合进入受体基因组的位置和拷贝数会影响目的基因的表达以及遗传稳定性,而插入基因的拷贝数相对其插入位点而言影响更为重要[1]。当外源基因以低拷贝数(1—2个)整合到受体基因组时,通常能够稳定高效转录表达,多拷贝数的整合则会造成基因不稳定表达,甚至沉默[2]。因此,鉴定转基因产品的外源基因插入拷贝数非常重要[3]。由于小麦基因组庞大复杂,优化和建立高通量拷贝数分析方法对于对小麦转基因育种研究具有重要意义。【前人研究进展】近年来,微滴式数字PCR(droplet-based digital PCR,ddPCR)是最新兴起的一项核酸检测技术[4,5,6]。该技术不依赖任何校准物,采用直接计数单个分子的原理,实现了对核酸检测的绝对定量[7,8]。ddPCR已被广泛应用于生命科学研究的多个领域,如核酸绝对定量、稀有突变检测和拷贝数检测等[9]。ddPCR具有高精确度的特点,在检测目的基因拷贝数时,利用目标基因与参考基因的双重反应,通过计算它们的比值,即可快速获得目标基因拷贝数。这种方法由于试验结果重复性好,已经成为了检测基因拷贝数的首选方法[10]。与传统方法相比较,ddPCR具有明显优势,主要体现在操作流程更加简单,无需构建标准曲线,且是对待检测的核酸分子直接进行绝对定量,试验结果更加准确可靠[11]。此外,ddPCR在线性范围、检测极限和定量极限等方面均优于qRT-PCR方法[12]。诸多研究表明,ddPCR已用于玉米、水稻等作物转基因插入拷贝数的检测[13,14]。SUN等[15]的研究表明运用 ddPCR技术可以在甘蔗复杂基因组中明确确定内源参考基因拷贝数,COLLIER等[16]研究中使用双重ddPCR获得了水稻、小麦、玉米、番茄、马铃薯和柑桔类物种的高质量转基因拷贝数测量值。其中提到ddPCR分析产生的拷贝数测量值非常接近整数值,通常与使用Southern blot杂交得出的结论相近。并且,基于ddPCR的方法在基因组非常大的物种(如小麦和玉米)中也能很好地发挥作用,但传统的DNA印迹杂交方法在这一方面却极富挑战性。因此快速准确地确定转基因拷贝数并鉴定大量样品的半合子和纯合子的能力使ddPCR成为植物生物学研究人员的强大工具。【本研究切入点】六倍体小麦因其基因组庞大复杂(约17 Gb),利用传统Southern blot等方法检测拷贝数费时费力,无法达到高通量检测的要求,当需要对大量的转化试验进行拷贝数分析时,传统方法无法满足要求。【拟解决的关键问题】本研究以中国农业科学院作物科学研究所小麦抗逆分子育种课题组利用农杆菌介导法获得的转nib8小麦为试验材料,以小麦PINb-D1b(籽粒硬度)为参考基因[15],期望通过数字PCR技术建立一种快速稳定的小麦基因拷贝数检测方法,为促进小麦基因组研究以及基因工程研究提供有力工具。
蓝点为nib8阳性,绿点为内参基因阳性,灰点为阴性,红线为荧光阈值,从左往右依次为56℃、56.9℃、58.1℃、59℃、59.6℃、60℃、对照 Fig. 2Digital PCR detection of nib8 (A) and internal reference genes (B) at different annealing temperatures
The blue point was positive for nib8, the green point was positive for internal reference gene, and the gray point was negative. The red line was the fluorescence threshold, which was 56℃, 56.9℃, 58.1℃, 59℃, 59.6℃, 60℃ and the control from left to right
蓝点为内参基因阳性,绿点为nib8阳性,灰点为阴性,红线为荧光阈值限,从左往右依次为20(A01)、40(B01)、160(C01)和320 ng(D01)模板及水 Fig. 3Digital PCR results of nib8 gene(A) and control gene (B) at different template concentrations
The blue dots were positive for the internal reference gene, the green dots were positive for nib8, the gray dots were negative, and the red line was the fluorescence threshold. From left to right, the template and water were 20 (A01), 40 (B01), 160 (C01) and 320 ng (D01)
A1和B1是以PINb-D1b为内参基因时Wx012的拷贝数;C1和D1是以Wx012为内参基因时SSII的拷贝数;E1和F1是阴性对照和空白对照 Fig. 6Copy number analysis of internal reference genes
A1 and B1 are the copy numbers of Wx012 when pinb-d1b is the internal reference gene.C1 and D1 are the copy numbers of SSII when Wx012 is the internal reference gene; E1 and F1 are negative controls and blank controls
A1和B1分别以Wx012和SSII为内参的转nib8第12号株系的拷贝数分析;C1和D1分别以Wx012和SSII为内参的转nib8第17号株系的拷贝数分析;E1和F1是阴性对照和空白对照 Fig.7Copy number analysis of transferred nib8 lines
Copy number analysis of transferred nib8 line no. 12 with Wx012 and SSII as internal parameters for A1 and B1; The copy number analysis of C1 and D1 with Wx012 and SSII as internal parameters, respectively; E1 and F1 are negative controls and blank controls
A和B分别是用nib8不同区间引物对第12号转nib8株系内参基因和目标基因的数字PCR检测;C:第12号转nib8株系的拷贝数检测 Fig.8Results of designing primers at different positions of nib8 gene (take 12 strains as an example)
A and B were used to detect the internal reference gene and target gene of the no.12 transferred nib8 line by digital PCR with primers of different regions of nib8; C: Copy number detection of No. 12 to nib8 line
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