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I'm trying to PCR a 4kb stretch of mouse genomic dna from a BAC prep using accuprime or phusion. In my first PCR, I will get a relatively low yielding product, with much more smaller off- target bands. When I gel extract this and get a decent (for a gel extraction : P) yield of ~4. When I run the second round of PCR using the exact same conditions and primers, I get absolutely no product, and only the smaller off- target bands. I've been told that this can be solved with using nested or semi- nested primers. Has anyone had any experience with trying to do this as well and if there are other options too? Even better would be a possible reason : PThe only possibility I can think of is that the GE product is not pure, and the higher efficiency of a 4.
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From gene to protein: a review of new and enabling technologies for multi-parallel protein expression. Ian Hunt, 1. Comparison of expression of secreted alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) from insect cell lines.
My problem with this is that the contaminating smaller amplicon must be orders of magnitude more dilute than my product..
European Journal of Human Genetics. European Journal of Human Genetics (2.
February 2. 00. 8Chiara Floris. Stefania Rassu. 2,4, Loredana Boccone.
Daniela Gasperini. Antonio Cao. 1 and Laura Crisponi. Top of page. Introduction. Autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs; MIM 2. DMSIV; ICD1. 0). 1, 2 ASDs are relatively common conditions that manifest in early childhood with onset before 3. Individuals with ASDs are often divided into two groups such as a syndromic or complex group in whom autism is associated by malformations or dysmorphic features and a non- syndromic group where the patients have a normal appearance.
Prevalence of autism estimates in the general population has gradually increased over the last 2. North America and Europe report an incidence of about 1 in 1. Current evidence suggests that ASDs are predominantly hereditable disorders; heritability is estimated to be more than 9. The rate of recurrence in siblings of affected children is estimated to be 2–8%, much greater than the prevalence rate in the general population. Moreover, twin studies report a rate of concordance of 6.
MZ). 5 Surprising disparity in some MZ twins indicates that other factors can modify these phenotypes. The study of several cases shows that susceptible genetic background and random environmental events may be necessary for the full expression of the disorder. Viral infections, for example, rubella and cytomegalovirus, during or after pregnancy have been associated with ASDs in some infants.
Another possible mechanism is a random epigenetic mutation in early embryonic life that altered the expression of the genetic trait. Despite the abundance of investigations into the genetics of ASDs, the identity and number of genes involved are not yet known. The wide phenotypic variability of the ASDs most likely reflects the interaction of multiple genes within an individual's genome and the existence of distinct genes and gene combinations among those affected. Until recently, only 5–1. Two recent studies of Jacquemont et al.
Sebat et al. 6 suggest that this number is actually 1. The identification of the candidate genes for autism through linkage and association studies is very difficult towing to the considerable genetic and phenotypical heterogeneity. Many whole- genome analyses, linkage and association studies in multiplex families have identified genomic regions most likely to contain ASDs susceptibility loci on 2.
X. 1. 0, 1. 1, 1. Several candidate gene studies have been carried out, suggesting the involvement of genes essential in neurodevelopment, synaptic function, language and metabolism (PIK3. CG,5, 1. 4FOXP,1, 1.
GABA- A receptor,1, 5, 1. UBE3. A,5 etc). More recently, mutations in MECP2, PTEN, SHANK and NLGN4 have been reported to be involved in a small percentage of autism cases.
An alternative and potentially successful approach aimed at eliciting candidate genes or candidate regions is the detailed analysis of the boundaries of the cytogenetic abnormalities found in individuals with autism. Recent studies estimated a rate > 5% of cytogenetic abnormalities (including unbalanced translocations, inversions, rings and interstitial deletions and duplications) in ASDs, and a high number of such cases have been described in the literature with regard to most chromosomes. Two studies. 6, 9 greatly strengthen the growing awareness that a substantial fraction of ASDs is caused by genomic rearrangements. We have identified two male patients with autism and psychomotor delay, each associated with a de novo balanced translocation, respectively t(5; 8)(q. We report here the fine physical mapping of the breakpoints involved in the two translocations by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) analysis. This analysis focused on a common area of breakage on the two translocated chromosomes 8, in the region q. The purpose of this study is to search for a new potential susceptibility gene for ASDs in these patients.
Top of page. Materials/subjects and methods. Cytogenetic analysis. Metaphase slides were prepared from peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures from the two patients, obtained after informed consent, using standard methods. Chromosome analysis was performed by routine QFQ- banding (approximately 5. The investigation was extended to their parents who were reported to be normal. FISH analysis. FISH experiments with different BAC clones from each rearranged chromosomal region were performed. BAC clones from human contig RPCI- 1.
BAC DNA was labelled with digoxigenin- 1. UTP using nick translation kit (Roche, Basel, Switzerland). The labelling procedure was carried out according to the manufacturer's instructions. The DNA probe was dissolved in 1. Rocchi et al (http: //www.
Digoxigenin- labelled probes were visualised with antibodies anti- mouse and anti- rabbit Ig. G conjugate. Chromosomes were counterstained with DAPI or propidium Iodide. The slides were analysed in an Olympus fluorescence microscope (BX6. CCD camera (Sensys) and analysed using an imaging system with Mac. Probe software v. PSI). Contigs. We have used the NCBI (http: //www.
April, 2. 00. 7), ENSEMBL (http: //www. Ensembl release 4. April 2. 00. 7) and UCSC (http: //genome. March 2. 00. 6) data sets to construct the map, which contains the translocation breakpoints, to search for candidate genes and to assemble figures for this paper. BAC clones from library RPCI- 1. Italian Telethon service (San Raffaele, Milano) and by Professor M Rocchi, DI.
GE. MI. – Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Bari. Expression analysis. Total RNA was extracted from the peripheral blood leukocyte of a control sample using the Trizol Reagent (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) according to the manufacturer's recommendations. RT- PCR was carried out with the First- Strand c. DNA Synthesis kit for RT- PCR (AMV; Roche) according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Specific primers for CSMD3 with forward (5′- TGGTCATGAAGTATTTCTTCAGTG- 3′) and reverse (5′- CATTGATATACAACTGTGTCTCTAT- 3′) directions were designed according to the sequence of the gene (http: //www. First round RT- PCR was performed in 2. RNA. A second round PCR was carried out using 2 μl of the first PCR product as template and the specific primers.
The amplified products were separated on 2% agarose gel and visualised by ethidium bromide staining. Top of page. Results. We report here on two unrelated male patients, each with a de novo balanced translocation. The first patient carries t(5; 8)(q. Both are affected by autistic disorder, developmental delay and have a common area of breakage in 8q. In addition, the first patient presents with epilepsy also. We initially focused our attention on this common area of breakage in 8q.
Cases report. Patient 1 (M. L.) A 5. 5- year- old Sardinian boy was born to a 3. There was a history of complicated pregnancy – a funicular knot at the third month, oligohydramnios since the fifth month and fetal growth retardation at the 3. He was delivered by caesarean section at the 3. Birth weight was 1.
CC was 2. 9 cm (3th centile). APGAR scores were 9 and 9 after 1 min and 5 min, respectively. Brain ultrasonography in the neonatal period showed calcifications in the thalamus and nucleus dentatus bilaterally. The patient showed delayed psychomotor development with an IQ level of 3. The autism evaluation using CARS and ABC manuals met the DMS- IV criteria for autistic disorder.
The physical examination at 5. CC 4. 8. 5 cm (3rd centile). He presented with a wide- based gait, right hemiparesis, stereotypic hand movements and no social interest. Metabolic screening, lysosomal enzyme analysis, fragile X and Rett DNA testing, ocular and cardiac evaluations as well as PEV, PAE and EMG were normal. A brain MRI showed periventricular leukomalacia more prevalent in the left cerebral hemisphere and the EEG showed multifocal, parossistic and polymorphic anomalies, especially in the anterior cerebral area. The karyotype was 4. XY, t(5; 8)(q. 14.
Patient 2 (A. A.)A 3. Sardinian boy was born at term after an uncomplicated pregnancy. The mother was 2.
Consanguinity of IV degrees was noted. His younger sister was healthy. Birth weight was 4. CC 3. 6. 5 cm (7. He showed early hypotonia and development delay. He walked at 1. 6 months and presented with severe speech delay.
At present, he does not talk and he has an IQ score within the moderate range of mental retardation. Autistic behaviour was recognised during childhood with complete avoidance of eye contact and no interest in social relations. He had a short attention span and did not exhibit imaginative play.
He met the DSM- IV criteria for autistic disorder using CARS and ABC manuals for autism evaluation. At physical evaluation, at the age of 3.
CC of 5. 0 cm (4. He showed joint hypermobility, and high- arched palate but did not display dimorphic features. Metabolic screening, fragile X and Rett DNA testing, EEG, brain MRI scan, ocular and cardiac evaluations and PAE were normal. The karyotype was 4. XY,t(6; 8)(q. 13; q. Mapping of the 8q.
To localise the breakpoints of both translocations t(5; 8) and t(6; 8), first on chromosomes 8, we performed a systematic series of FISH analyses using BAC clones from the RPCI- 1. BAC library mapping to the 8q. We constructed a BAC contig map with ENSEMBLE and UCSC databases.
The BAC clones RP1. K1. 7 and RP1. 1- 1. J9 in the patient t(5; 8) (Figure 1a and c) and the BAC clone RP1. L2. 0 in the patient t(6; 8) (Figure 1b and c), respectively, spanned the chromosome 8 breakpoint. To identify a candidate gene mapping to the two common breakpoint regions, a genomic sequence analysis was performed by searching the NCBI, ENSEMBLE and UCSC databases. Mapping of the 8q breakpoint regions involved in the t(5; 8) and t(6; 8) translocations using chromosome 8 BAC clones. Fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) analysis with the clone RP1.
K1. 7 on metaphase chromosomes of patient 1. Hybridisation signals (green dots) can be detected on normal chromosome 8 (chr 8) and the two derivate chromosomes der(5) and der(8). FISH analysis with the clone RP1.