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PCR Optimization: Challenges and Successes

PCR Optimization: Challenges and Successes. May 8, 2009 DNA Facility Seminar Series. Outline. Components of the PCR reaction Cycling Conditions Variations on basic PCR. PCR: History. PCR Invention: 1987 Kary Mullis PCR is essentially DNA replication in a tube.

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PCR Optimization: Challenges and Successes

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  1. PCR Optimization: Challenges and Successes May 8, 2009 DNA Facility Seminar Series

  2. Outline • Components of the PCR reaction • Cycling Conditions • Variations on basic PCR

  3. PCR: History PCR Invention: 1987 Kary Mullis PCR is essentially DNA replication in a tube. Series of repetitive steps enabling amplification of target DNA from a complex mixture of DNA

  4. Starting Thoughts • Think about purpose of PCR and downstream applications for your PCR product • Think about “Carry over effect” Set up area keeping in mind PCR has the potential sensitivity to amplify a single molecule

  5. Target dNTP’s Buffer Primers DNA Taq polymerase Denature- 920C-950C (940C) Anneal- 500C-720C Aim for 50C below calculated Tm (520C-580C generally best) Extension - 680C-800C (720C) highest efficiency 700C-800C Basics

  6. Plasmid cDNA (RT-PCR) Genomic DNA Purified (P) Crude Lysate (C) Template P CP C Plasmid Genomic 40ng 10ng 1ng

  7. dNTPs • Mixture of dATP, dCTP, dGTP, dTTP or dUTP Purity- chemical or enzymatic synthesis Stability- concentration – Li or Na salt form

  8. dNTPs • Purity can effect PCR

  9. Buffer All 10x Buffers are not the same • Salt 10-50 mM Tris pH 8.3 • Monovalent cation 100-150 mM KCl or NaCl • Divalent cation 1.5uM or > MgCl2+ Mg2+, Mn2+ • Additives Detergent, Glycerol, Gelatin

  10. Buffer Systems Modifications: Mg pH Ionic strength Additives Mg2+ g Ionic strength g

  11. Buffer Additives • Q-solution-Betaine • DMSO • BSA • Glycerol • Gelatin • PEG • GC-melt • Formamide • Detergents Q D B G P Q/D F D

  12. Primers • Pair complementary to opposite strands 5’g3’ sense primer 3’g5’ anti-sense primer • Features 18-26 nucleotides Equal mix GC to AT bases Match Tm of primers Tm oC= 2(A/T) + 4(G/C) 3’ Stability GG or GC clamps

  13. Additional Considerations • Secondary structure- avoid hairpins, self-dimers, cross-homology • Avoid di-nucleotide repeats that occur consecutively- ATATATAT • Avoid long runs of single bases- ACGGGGGGAT • Avoid cross-homology- BLAST Test

  14. Primer Variation Example PCR 1st Round vary primer pairs Sets A-F A= Primer 1F Primer 1R B= Primer 2F Primer 1R C= Primer 3F Primer 1R D= Primer 1F Primer 2R E= Primer 2F Primer 2R F= Primer 3F Primer 2R Forward primers Primer 1: GAGGGCAGATTCGGGAATG Tm=600c Primer 2: TCGGGAGAGGCCCTTCCC Tm=620c Primer 3: CAGTTTCCCGGGTTCGGC Tm=600c Reverse primers Primer 1: AGCCTAATCAAGTCACTATCAAG Tm=620C Primer 2: GCAAGTGAGAAAATGGGGAG Tm=600C

  15. Considerations: Aim of experiment Thermal stability Processivity Fidelity DNA Taq Polymerases

  16. DNA Taq Polymerases Standard polymerase works for most applications Standard polymerase with loading dye aids in higher through-put Hot Start polymerase inhibits non-specific primer extension Polymerase blends or cocktails combine polymerases for fidelity with speed Taq blend Standard Taq Hot Start Taq

  17. Fidelity • PCR product sequence • PCR product T/A cloned Individual isolates sequenced

  18. PCR Cycling

  19. Modified PCR Methods • Hot Start PCR Manual Hot Start Physical Barrier Modified Taq DNA polymerase Oligo Inhibitors Modified dNTP’s • Semi-Nested or Nested PCR • Touch down PCR

  20. Semi-Nested or Nested-PCR • Specificity g g ----------------------- -------------------- f f • Sensitivity

  21. Additional PCR Methods • Allele-specific PCR • Assembly PCR (PCA) • Breakpoint PCR • Intersequence-specific PCR (ISSR) • Inverse-PCR (IPCR or RE-PCR) • Ligation Mediated PCR (LM-PCR) • Long distance PCR • Multiplex-PCR • Methylation Specific PCR • Mini-primer PCR • Quantitative PCR or Real-time PCR • Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)

  22. RT-PCR • Quality of RNA • Reverse Transcriptase-QC oligo dT random hexamers gene specific primers f

  23. Exon 7 and 8 Exon 9 Exon 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Exon 5 Exon 1 Exon 2 Exon 6 Exon 4 Multiplex-PCR • Increase throughput • Increase data with limited material

  24. Long-PCR • Analyze large area in single reaction • Tool to analyze inserts and breakpoints 14kb 3kb 1.6kb 20kb

  25. Breakpoint-PCR • Isolate low frequency event

  26. Inverse-PCR and RE-Inverse PCR • Isolate unknown flanking region Digest with restriction enzyme Ligate with T4 DNA ligase

  27. Real-Time PCR or Q-PCR • Increased Sensitivity • Increased Specificity • Increased Throughput

  28. Questions

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