PCR技術基本原理與流程
<p> <span style="font-family: 宋體; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><font face="Calibri" style="font-size: 10.5pt;">PCR</font><font face="宋體" style="font-family: 宋體; font-size: 10.5pt;">是一種高度靈敏的技術,能夠快速擴增特定的</font><font face="Calibri" style="font-size: 10.5pt;">DNA</font><font face="宋體" style="font-family: 宋體; font-size: 10.5pt;">片段。它可以產生數十億個目標</font><font face="Calibri" style="font-size: 10.5pt;">DNA</font><font face="宋體" style="font-family: 宋體; font-size: 10.5pt;">片段的拷貝,這些拷貝隨后可用于各種下游應用,例如通過基于大小和電荷的視覺技術(如凝膠電泳)進行檢測,并通過測序技術進行序列鑒定。</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<h3><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">技術基本原理</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">技術的原理是模擬</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">的體內復制過程,利用耐高溫</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶復制特定的</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">片段。</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">的特異性主要依賴于與靶序列兩端互補的寡核苷酸引物,并受到反應條件的影響。</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">由三個基本反應步驟組成:變性</font><font face="Calibri">-</font><font face="宋體">退火</font><font face="Calibri">-</font><font face="宋體">延伸:</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <font face="宋體"><strong>變性</strong>:模板</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">變性步驟中,反應體系被加熱至特定的高溫</font><font face="Calibri">(</font><font face="宋體">通常為</font><font face="Calibri">94-96</font><font face="宋體">℃</font><font face="Calibri">)</font><font face="宋體">,持續一定時間</font><font face="Calibri">(</font><font face="宋體">通常為</font><font face="Calibri">15-30</font><font face="宋體">秒</font><font face="Calibri">)</font><font face="宋體">。高溫使雙鏈</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">解鏈成單鏈,暴露出堿基序列,以便引物在后續步驟中與靶序列結合,為下一步的延伸反應做準備。具體的變性溫度和時間需要根據模板</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">的特性和所使用的</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶進行優化,以確保完全變性和避免</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">的降解。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <strong><font face="宋體">退火</font></strong><font face="宋體">:在退火步驟中,反應體系溫度降低至特定溫度</font><font face="Calibri">(</font><font face="宋體">通常在</font><font face="Calibri">45-65</font><font face="宋體">℃之間</font><font face="Calibri">)</font><font face="宋體">,使引物能夠通過氫鍵與模板</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">單鏈上的互補序列特異性結合。最佳退火溫度取決于引物的長度、</font><font face="Calibri">GC</font><font face="宋體">含量以及引物與模板的同源性,通常比引物的熔解溫度</font><font face="Calibri">(Tm)</font><font face="宋體">低</font><font face="Calibri">5-10</font><font face="宋體">℃。合適的退火溫度對于</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">反應的特異性和效率至關重要。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <strong><font face="宋體">延伸</font></strong><font face="宋體">:在延伸步驟中,反應溫度升至</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶的最適反應溫度</font><font face="Calibri">(</font><font face="宋體">例如</font><font face="Calibri">TaqDNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶為</font><font face="Calibri">72</font><font face="宋體">℃</font><font face="Calibri">)</font><font face="宋體">。</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶以</font><font face="Calibri">dNTP</font><font face="宋體">為原料,以引物</font><font face="Calibri">3'</font><font face="宋體">端為起點,沿著模板</font><font face="Calibri">DNA5'</font><font face="宋體">到</font><font face="Calibri">3'</font><font face="宋體">方向合成新的互補</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">鏈。重復變性</font><font face="Calibri">-</font><font face="宋體">退火</font><font face="Calibri">-</font><font face="宋體">延伸三個步驟的循環,可以使目標</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">片段呈指數級擴增。每個循環的持續時間取決于</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">儀的性能和每個步驟的設定時間。典型的</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">反應在</font><font face="Calibri">2-3</font><font face="宋體">小時內可以進行</font><font face="Calibri">25-35</font><font face="宋體">個循環,將目標</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">擴增數百萬倍。除了常用的</font><font face="Calibri">TaqDNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶外,現在還有許多其他類型的</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶可供選擇,例如具有</font><font face="Calibri">3'</font><font face="宋體">到</font><font face="Calibri">5'</font><font face="宋體">外切酶活性、能夠進行校對的高保真</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <font face="宋體">標準</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">流程包含三個核心步驟,這些步驟會重復循環</font><font face="Calibri">25-35</font><font face="宋體">次以實現目標</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">片段的指數級擴增:</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">變性</font><font face="Calibri">(Denaturation):</font><font face="宋體">將反應體系加熱至</font><font face="Calibri">94-95</font><font face="宋體">℃,持續</font><font face="Calibri">15-30</font><font face="宋體">秒,使雙鏈</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">模板在高溫作用下斷裂氫鍵,解旋成單鏈</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">,為引物結合提供模板。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <font face="宋體">退火</font><font face="Calibri">(Annealing):</font><font face="宋體">將反應體系冷卻至特定溫度</font><font face="Calibri">(</font><font face="宋體">通常比引物的熔解溫度</font><font face="Calibri">Tm</font><font face="宋體">值低</font><font face="Calibri">5-10</font><font face="宋體">℃,一般在</font><font face="Calibri">45-65</font><font face="宋體">℃之間</font><font face="Calibri">)</font><font face="宋體">,持續</font><font face="Calibri">30-60</font><font face="宋體">秒。在此溫度下,引物通過氫鍵與單鏈</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">模板上的互補序列特異性結合,形成局部雙鏈。退火溫度的精確設定對于</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">的特異性至關重要。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <font face="宋體">延伸</font><font face="Calibri">(Extension):</font><font face="宋體">將反應體系加熱至</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶的最適反應溫度</font><font face="Calibri">(</font><font face="宋體">例如</font><font face="Calibri">TaqDNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶為</font><font face="Calibri">72</font><font face="宋體">℃</font><font face="Calibri">)</font><font face="宋體">,持續</font><font face="Calibri">30-60</font><font face="宋體">秒</font><font face="Calibri">(</font><font face="宋體">延伸時間取決于目標片段的長度</font><font face="Calibri">)</font><font face="宋體">。在此溫度下,</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶以</font><font face="Calibri">dNTP</font><font face="宋體">為原料,以結合到模板上的引物</font><font face="Calibri">3'</font><font face="宋體">端為起點,沿著模板</font><font face="Calibri">DNA5'</font><font face="宋體">到</font><font face="Calibri">3'</font><font face="宋體">方向合成新的互補</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">鏈。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> <font face="宋體">每個</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">循環理論上可以使目標</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">含量增加一倍。兩步法</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">可以縮短反應時間,但其應用的前提是使用在較高溫度下仍具有足夠延伸活性的</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶。這種方法并非適用于所有情況,尤其不建議在使用普通</font><font face="Calibri">Taq</font><font face="宋體">酶的情況下僅僅因為擴增區域短就采用兩步法,因為</font><font face="Calibri">Taq</font><font face="宋體">酶在較低溫度下的活性不足,可能導致</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">效率降低。選擇兩步法</font><font face="Calibri">PCR</font><font face="宋體">需要根據所使用的</font><font face="Calibri">DNA</font><font face="宋體">聚合酶的特性和反應體系進行優化。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:宋體;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5000pt; mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"> </span></p>