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Qualitative and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods for Assessing False-Positive Rates in Genetically Modified Organisms Based on the Microbial-Infection-Linked HPT Gene

The hygromycin phosphotransferase (HPT) gene as a selective marker is normally used in screening tests as a first step in detecting and quantifying genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in seeds, food, and feed materials. Nevertheless, if researchers only focus on the HPT gene, it is difficult to di...

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Autores principales: Li, Yunjing, Xiao, Fang, Zhai, Chao, Li, Xiaofei, Wu, Yuhua, Gao, Hongfei, Li, Jun, Zhai, Shanshan, Liu, Biao, Wu, Gang
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9456445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36077399
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms231710000
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author Li, Yunjing
Xiao, Fang
Zhai, Chao
Li, Xiaofei
Wu, Yuhua
Gao, Hongfei
Li, Jun
Zhai, Shanshan
Liu, Biao
Wu, Gang
author_facet Li, Yunjing
Xiao, Fang
Zhai, Chao
Li, Xiaofei
Wu, Yuhua
Gao, Hongfei
Li, Jun
Zhai, Shanshan
Liu, Biao
Wu, Gang
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description The hygromycin phosphotransferase (HPT) gene as a selective marker is normally used in screening tests as a first step in detecting and quantifying genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in seeds, food, and feed materials. Nevertheless, if researchers only focus on the HPT gene, it is difficult to distinguish genetically modified (GM) crops from microbial infection, leading to miscalculation of the rate of GM materials in a given sample set. Here, we cloned the 7259 bp sequence carrying the HPT gene from soybean sprouts using the genome walking strategy. BLAST analysis revealed that this sequence was derived from plasmids naturally occurring in microorganisms, such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae or Salmonella sp. Using the reconstructed plasmid pFP-hpt, qualitative PCR and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) methods were established, and 261 bp and 156 bp products were produced. The specificity of these assays was assessed against related pFP-hpt plasmids, plant species with important agronomic traits, and GM crops containing the HPT gene. No unexpected results were observed between samples using these qualitative PCR and qPCR methods. The sensitivity of this qualitative PCR assay was determined at 20 copies, while the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) of qPCR were both 5 copies per reaction. Our in-house validation indicated that the amplification efficiency, linearity, and repeatability of this qPCR assay were in line with performance requirements. Furthermore, a qualitative and quantitative duplex PCR showed high reliability for the simultaneous detection of the HPT gene in a plant sample and environmental micro-organisms harboring the HPT gene in one PCR reaction. These qualitative PCR and qPCR assays were able to differentiate between plants infected with E. coli harboring the HPT gene from GM plants, indicating that these two methods are broadly applicable for routine GMO testing.
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spelling pubmed-94564452022-09-09 Qualitative and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods for Assessing False-Positive Rates in Genetically Modified Organisms Based on the Microbial-Infection-Linked HPT Gene Li, Yunjing Xiao, Fang Zhai, Chao Li, Xiaofei Wu, Yuhua Gao, Hongfei Li, Jun Zhai, Shanshan Liu, Biao Wu, Gang Int J Mol Sci Article The hygromycin phosphotransferase (HPT) gene as a selective marker is normally used in screening tests as a first step in detecting and quantifying genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in seeds, food, and feed materials. Nevertheless, if researchers only focus on the HPT gene, it is difficult to distinguish genetically modified (GM) crops from microbial infection, leading to miscalculation of the rate of GM materials in a given sample set. Here, we cloned the 7259 bp sequence carrying the HPT gene from soybean sprouts using the genome walking strategy. BLAST analysis revealed that this sequence was derived from plasmids naturally occurring in microorganisms, such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae or Salmonella sp. Using the reconstructed plasmid pFP-hpt, qualitative PCR and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) methods were established, and 261 bp and 156 bp products were produced. The specificity of these assays was assessed against related pFP-hpt plasmids, plant species with important agronomic traits, and GM crops containing the HPT gene. No unexpected results were observed between samples using these qualitative PCR and qPCR methods. The sensitivity of this qualitative PCR assay was determined at 20 copies, while the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) of qPCR were both 5 copies per reaction. Our in-house validation indicated that the amplification efficiency, linearity, and repeatability of this qPCR assay were in line with performance requirements. Furthermore, a qualitative and quantitative duplex PCR showed high reliability for the simultaneous detection of the HPT gene in a plant sample and environmental micro-organisms harboring the HPT gene in one PCR reaction. These qualitative PCR and qPCR assays were able to differentiate between plants infected with E. coli harboring the HPT gene from GM plants, indicating that these two methods are broadly applicable for routine GMO testing. MDPI 2022-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9456445/ /pubmed/36077399 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms231710000 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Li, Yunjing
Xiao, Fang
Zhai, Chao
Li, Xiaofei
Wu, Yuhua
Gao, Hongfei
Li, Jun
Zhai, Shanshan
Liu, Biao
Wu, Gang
Qualitative and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods for Assessing False-Positive Rates in Genetically Modified Organisms Based on the Microbial-Infection-Linked HPT Gene
title Qualitative and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods for Assessing False-Positive Rates in Genetically Modified Organisms Based on the Microbial-Infection-Linked HPT Gene
title_full Qualitative and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods for Assessing False-Positive Rates in Genetically Modified Organisms Based on the Microbial-Infection-Linked HPT Gene
title_fullStr Qualitative and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods for Assessing False-Positive Rates in Genetically Modified Organisms Based on the Microbial-Infection-Linked HPT Gene
title_full_unstemmed Qualitative and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods for Assessing False-Positive Rates in Genetically Modified Organisms Based on the Microbial-Infection-Linked HPT Gene
title_short Qualitative and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods for Assessing False-Positive Rates in Genetically Modified Organisms Based on the Microbial-Infection-Linked HPT Gene
title_sort qualitative and quantitative real-time pcr methods for assessing false-positive rates in genetically modified organisms based on the microbial-infection-linked hpt gene
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9456445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36077399
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms231710000
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