Sial Muhammad Umair, Farooq Tahir, Khalaf Luaay Kahtan, Rahman Saqib, Asad Muhammad, Ahamad Paray Bilal
Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China.
Saudi J Biol Sci. 2023 Nov;30(11):103791. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103791. Epub 2023 Aug 29.
Isolation and amplification of nucleic acid (DNA) is considered a vital and potent instrument in molecular biological research. However, its functioning outside of a laboratory setting is difficult because of complex procedures that demand expert personnel and expensive equipment in addition to the fulfillment of several additional requirements. DNA isolation from minute insects is sometimes difficult, making diagnostic and genotyping procedures problematic. Thus, the current work offers a high-throughput, cost-effective, straightforward, and faster approach for isolating DNA from the aphid . Intriguingly, two-step DNA extraction process yielded a high yield of extremely pure genomic DNA and required only 10 s to complete. PCR investigation aiming at amplifying the non-synonymous R81T region on the loop D site of the nAChR gene of was subsequently utilized to successfully validate the recovered DNA. Moreover, the proposed method was compared in terms of yield and purity with conventionally used DNA isolation methods including, phenol:chloroform, salt out, and commercially available kits. In conclusion, this newly developed method would enable researchers to quickly process many biological samples used to analyze genetic diversity, mutant screening, and large spectrum diagnosis both in laboratory and field conditions.
核酸(DNA)的分离和扩增被认为是分子生物学研究中一种至关重要且强大的手段。然而,由于其操作程序复杂,除了需要专业人员和昂贵设备外,还需满足若干其他要求,因此在实验室环境之外运行较为困难。从小型昆虫中分离DNA有时很困难,这使得诊断和基因分型程序存在问题。因此,当前的工作提供了一种高通量、经济高效、直接且快速的从蚜虫中分离DNA的方法。有趣的是,两步DNA提取过程产生了高产量的极纯基因组DNA,且仅需10秒即可完成。随后利用针对扩增烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体(nAChR)基因环D位点上非同义R81T区域的PCR研究,成功验证了回收的DNA。此外,将所提出的方法在产量和纯度方面与传统使用的DNA分离方法进行了比较,这些方法包括苯酚:氯仿法、盐析法和市售试剂盒。总之,这种新开发的方法将使研究人员能够在实验室和野外条件下快速处理许多用于分析遗传多样性、突变体筛选和广谱诊断的生物样品。