RPA-PfAgo detection system for detecting chicken and application of RPA-PfAgo detection system
By combining RPA technology and PfAgo protein, specific primers and probes for chicken genes are designed, which solves the problems of excessive sensitivity of chicken detection and frequent false positives in the prior art, and achieves efficient, accurate and fast chicken detection.
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- Application Number
- CN202510322562.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-13
AI Technical Summary
The existing chicken detection technology has excessive sensitivity, which leads to frequent false positives, and requires professional equipment and environment, and is complex in operation, making it difficult to meet the needs of rapid detection.
Combined with RPA technology and Argonaute protein (PfAgo) from extreme thermophilic archaea, accurate identification of chicken is achieved by designing RPA-specific primer pairs for chicken genes, gDNA45-1 and gDNA45-2 sequences of PfAgo proteins and probes.
It improves the specificity and sensitivity of chicken testing, reduces the occurrence of false positive results, simplifies the detection process, and can quickly and accurately detect chicken in non-professional environments, meeting the needs of food safety and market stability.
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Technical Field
[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of food detection, and in particular relates to an RPA-PfAgo detection system for detecting chicken and an application thereof. Background Art
[0002] As one of the most widely consumed meats in the world, chicken is highly favored by consumers because of its high protein content, low fat content and relatively affordable price. It occupies a pivotal position in the food market. However, with the rapid development of the food industry, adulteration in the meat market has become increasingly rampant. Driven by profit, some unscrupulous merchants mix cheap meat into chicken to pass it off as good quality. This fraudulent behavior not only seriously damages the vital interests of consumers and disrupts the normal market order, but may also cause food safety issues and pose a potential threat to public health.
[0003] Although there are many detection methods for chicken in the prior art, these methods all have certain limitations. For example, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its derivative technologies commonly used in meat species identification can achieve quantitative analysis of target genes in chicken with high sensitivity and specificity. However, this technology requires expensive professional equipment such as thermal cyclers, strict requirements on the temperature, humidity and other conditions of the experimental environment, and the operation process is complicated, requiring professional technicians to operate. At the same time, the PCR reaction process is easily contaminated, resulting in the appearance of false positive results, affecting the reliability of the test results. In addition, the detection time of PCR technology is long, and it generally takes several hours to complete the entire detection process, which is difficult to meet the needs of rapid detection. Another example is the recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification technology commonly used in recent years. Although they have high sensitivity and can achieve rapid detection, they are also very susceptible to nucleic acid contamination in the environment in actual operation due to their high sensitivity, resulting in frequent false positive results. Moreover, when performing single-tube multiplex detection in a field environment, these two technologies face many difficulties, making it difficult to effectively distinguish between target nucleic acids and contaminating nucleic acids, thereby affecting the accuracy of the test results. Therefore, developing an efficient, accurate and reliable chicken testing technology has become an urgent need to ensure food safety and maintain market stability. Summary of the invention
[0004] In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide an RPA-PfAgo detection system for detecting chicken and its application. The present invention combines RPA technology with Argonaute protein from extremely thermophilic archaea to achieve accurate identification of chicken.
[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object of the invention, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
[0006] The present invention provides an RPA-PfAgo detection system for detecting chicken, the RPA-PfAgo detection system comprising an RPA specific primer pair designed for chicken genes, gDNA45-1 and gDNA45-2 sequences of PfAgo proteins, and a probe;
[0007] The RPA specific primer pair is SEQ ID NO.3 and SEQ ID NO.4, SEQ ID NO.3 and SEQ ID NO.5, or SEQ ID NO.3 and SEQ ID NO.6;
[0008] The gDNA45-1 sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO.9;
[0009] The gDNA45-2 sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO.10;
[0010] The sequence of the probe is shown in SEQ ID NO.11.
[0011] Preferably, the probe is labeled with a fluorescent group, and the fluorescent group is FAM or ROX.
[0012] The present invention provides the use of the RPA-PfAgo detection system in detecting chicken, wherein the detection is the appearance of fluorescence indicating that the detected meat contains chicken.
[0013] The present invention also provides a chicken detection kit, comprising the RPA-PfAgo detection system, buffer, magnesium acetate, PfAgo enzyme, MnCl2, buffer, and water.
[0014] Preferably, the method for using the kit comprises the following steps:
[0015] (1) Extracting sample DNA;
[0016] (2) Amplifying the extracted sample DNA using RPA-specific primers to obtain RPA products;
[0017] (3) The RPA product obtained in step (2), the gDNA45-1 sequence, the gDNA45-2 sequence, the probe, the PfAgo enzyme, MnCl2, the buffer and water are mixed and subjected to a PfAgo enzyme digestion reaction. Fluorescence appears, indicating that the sample contains chicken.
[0018] Preferably, the amplification system in step (2) is calculated as 50 μL and includes 29.5 μL buffer, 2 μL each of the upstream and downstream primers of the RPA-specific primer pair with an initial concentration of 10 μM, 2 μL sample DNA, 1 to 3 μL of magnesium acetate with an initial concentration of 280 mM, and water to make up to 50 μL.
[0019] Preferably, the amplification temperature is 35-50° C., and the amplification time is 10-40 min.
[0020] Preferably, in step (3), the PfAgo enzyme digestion reaction system is 25 μL, the amount of the RPA product used is 1 to 10 μL; the concentration of the gDNA45-1 is 1 to 100 μM; the concentration of the gDNA45-2 is 1 to 100 μM; the concentration of the probe is 1 to 100 μM; the amount of MnCl2 used is 1 to 6 μL; and the amount of PfAgo enzyme used is 1 to 10 μL.
[0021] Preferably, the temperature of the PfAgo enzyme cleavage reaction is 90-100° C., and the time of the PfAgo enzyme cleavage reaction is 25-35 min.
[0022] Preferably, the excitation wavelength of the fluorescence is 470 nm or 525 nm.
[0023] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The present invention provides an RPA-PfAgo detection system for detecting chicken and its application. The present invention utilizes the high efficiency and specificity of RPA and combines the Argonaute protein (PfAgo) from the extremely thermophilic archaeon (Pyrococcus furiosus) to enhance the detection capability. The present invention enhances the specificity and sensitivity of chicken identification by optimizing the RPA-PfAgo detection system. The universal applicability of the system was tested by analyzing commercial meat products and artificially adulterated meat samples in supermarkets. It provides a practical solution for rapid on-site detection and enhances the verification of accurate identification of chicken in commercial and regulatory environments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] Figure 1 Design a flow chart for the RPA-PfAgo detection platform;
[0025] Figure 2 Results of RPA primer screening;
[0026] Figure 3 Gel electrophoresis analysis for RPA parameter optimization;
[0027] Figure 4 This is the gDNA screening result, which from top to bottom are MgAc, RPA reaction temperature and reaction time;
[0028] Figure 5 The multi-parameter optimization results of the RPA-PfAgo recognition platform, which are gDNA, MnCl2, probe, PfAgo and RPA product from top to bottom;
[0029] Figure 6 Performance analysis of the RPA-PfAgo detection platform on chicken, where from top to bottom are repeatability (top 3), specificity, and sensitivity, with the primary vertical axis (scale of 4) for targeted meat, the secondary axis (scale of 0.01) for non-targeted meat and negative controls (NCs), and sensitivity highlights the maximum fluorescence intensity (MFI) at each concentration;
[0030] Figure 7 The results of applying the RPA-PfAgo system to meat product recognition. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0031] The present invention provides an RPA-PfAgo detection system for detecting chicken, the RPA-PfAgo detection system comprising an RPA specific primer pair designed for chicken genes, gDNA45-1 and gDNA45-2 sequences of PfAgo proteins, and a probe;
[0032] The RPA specific primer pair is SEQ ID NO.3 and SEQ ID NO.4, SEQ ID NO.3 and SEQ ID NO.5 or SEQ ID NO.3 and SEQ ID NO.6, specifically as follows:
[0033] SEQ ID NO.3: CTTCAGCTCTATTCTGCATTCACATTCAG;
[0034] SEQ ID NO.4: AGTATGATTGTTGGTAGGATGATCT;
[0035] SEQ ID NO.5: GGCAAGAGTATGATTGTTGGTAGGATGAT:
[0036] SEQ ID NO.6: CGATTAGAAGGCTGTATATTGTGGTGTTAG;
[0037] The gDNA45-1 sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO.9, and is specifically as follows:
[0038] SEQ ID NO.9:TAGGCATAGTAGGGCA;
[0039] The gDNA45-2 sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO.10, and is specifically as follows:
[0040] SEQ ID NO.10: TTAGTATTATGCTCTC;
[0041] The sequence of the probe is shown in SEQ ID NO.11, and is as follows:
[0042] SEQ ID NO. 11: TTATGCTCTCTAGGCATAGTAGGGCAGAG.
[0043] In the present invention, the probe is labeled with a fluorescent group, and the fluorescent group is FAM or ROX.
[0044] The present invention provides the use of the RPA-PfAgo detection system in detecting chicken, wherein the detection is the appearance of fluorescence indicating that the detected meat contains chicken.
[0045] The present invention also provides a chicken detection kit, comprising the RPA-PfAgo detection system, buffer, magnesium acetate, PfAgo enzyme, MnCl2, buffer, and water.
[0046] In the present invention, the concentration of the RPA-PfAgo detection system is 10 μM for the RPA-specific primer pair, 10 μM for the gDNA45-1 and gDNA45-2 sequences of the PfAgo protein, and 10 μM for the probe; the buffer is In the A buffer in the Basic kit, the concentration of magnesium acetate is 280 mM, the concentration of PfAgo enzyme is 200 U / μL, the concentration of MnCl2 is 40 mM, and the Buffer is 10×Buffer.
[0047] In the present invention, the method for using the kit comprises the following steps:
[0048] (1) Extracting sample DNA;
[0049] (2) Amplifying the extracted sample DNA using RPA-specific primers to obtain RPA products;
[0050] (3) The RPA product obtained in step (2), the gDNA45-1 sequence, the gDNA45-2 sequence, the probe, the PfAgo enzyme, MnCl2, the buffer and water are mixed and subjected to a PfAgo enzyme digestion reaction. Fluorescence appears, indicating that the sample contains chicken.
[0051] In the present invention, sample DNA is extracted by taking commercially available meat as a sample, taking 25 mg of the sample, and extracting sample DNA according to the steps in the instruction manual of the Ezup column animal genomic DNA extraction kit.
[0052] In the present invention, the extracted sample DNA is amplified using an RPA specific primer pair to obtain an RPA product. The buffer, the RPA specific primer pair, the sample DNA, magnesium acetate and water are mixed and centrifuged to obtain a mixture, and the mixture is amplified in a PCR thermal cycler or an isothermal heating device to obtain an RPA product. The buffer is The A buffer in the Basic kit, the amplification system, in 50 μL, includes 29.5 μL of buffer, 2 μL of each of the upstream and downstream primers of the RPA specific primer pair with an initial concentration of 10 μM, 2 μL of sample DNA, 1 to 3 μL of magnesium acetate with an initial concentration of 280 mM, and water to 50 μL, wherein the amount of magnesium acetate is preferably 1.5 to 2.8 μL, and more preferably 2.0 μL; the amplification temperature is 35 to 50°C, preferably 37 to 45°C, and more preferably 42°C; the amplification time is 10 to 40 min, preferably 12 to 30 min, and more preferably 15 min.
[0053] In the present invention, the RPA product obtained in step (2), the gDNA45-1 sequence, the gDNA45-2 sequence, the probe, the PfAgo enzyme, MnCl2, the Buffer and water are mixed, and a PfAgo enzyme digestion reaction is performed, and fluorescence appears, indicating that the sample contains chicken. The PfAgo enzyme digestion reaction system is based on 25 μL, the initial concentration of the RPA product is 3 ng / μL, the amount of the RPA product used is 1 to 10 μL, preferably 2 to 8 μL, and more preferably 6 μL; the concentration of the gDNA45-1 is 1 to 100 μM, preferably 5 to 80 μM, and more preferably 10 μM, and the amount of the gDNA45-1 used is 2 μL; the concentration of the gDNA45-2 is 1 to 100 μM, preferably 5 to 80 μM, and more preferably 10 μ M, the usage amount of gDNA45-2 is 2 μL; the concentration of the probe is 1-100 μM, preferably 5-80 μM, and more preferably 10 μM, and the usage amount of the probe is 1 μL; the initial concentration of MnCl2 is 40 mM, and the usage amount of MnCl2 is 1-6 μL, preferably 2-5 μL, and more preferably 3 μL; the initial concentration of PfAgo enzyme is 200 U / μL, and the usage amount of PfAgo enzyme is 1-10 μL, preferably 2-8 μL, and more preferably 6 μL.
[0054] In the present invention, the temperature of the PfAgo enzyme cleavage reaction is 90-100°C, preferably 93-97°C, and more preferably 95°C; the time of the PfAgo enzyme cleavage reaction is 25-35min, preferably 28-32min, and more preferably 30min; the excitation wavelength of the fluorescence is 470nm or 525nm.
[0055] The technical solutions provided by the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments, but they should not be construed as limiting the protection scope of the present invention.
[0056] Example 1 RPA
[0057] Design of primers, gDNA, and meat probes
[0058] The mitochondrial genome sequence of the chicken species used in the present invention was obtained from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI, https: / / www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov): chicken (NC_040902.1). The conserved sequence downloaded from NCBI was synthesized into a plasmid by GENEWIZ (Suzhou, Jiangsu, China). Three sets of RPA primers were designed for chicken-specific conserved sequences according to the design principles listed in the DNA amplification kit instructions (TwistDx, Cambridge, UK). The specificity of the designed primers was verified by the Primer-BLAST tool of NCBI. Guide DNA (gDNA) was designed according to the cleavage characteristics of PfAgo protein, including sequences complementary to the RPA primers. Two gDNA sequences and their corresponding probes were designed, and the probes were labeled with 6-carboxyfluorescein (FAM) or 6-carboxy-X-rhodamine (ROX), and the 5' end of the gDNA was phosphorylated (see Table 1). The designed primers, gDNA and probes were synthesized by GENEWIZ (Suzhou, Jiangsu, China).
[0059] Table 1 Detailed information of designed RPA primers, gDNA sequences and probes
[0060]
[0061] The RPA-PfAgo detection platform is based on specific design principles for meat species identification ( Figure 1). Initially, the length of the guide DNA (gDNA) was designed considering the nuclease activity of the PfAgo protein, which relies on its interaction with a specific gDNA sequence. Guide sequences shorter than 15 nucleotides (nt) generally lack the binding stability required for efficient target chain cleavage, while longer gDNAs may reduce cleavage efficiency due to steric hindrance. Therefore, a 16nt gDNA was selected to balance binding affinity and cleavage efficiency. To improve the detection sensitivity, RPA technology was used, which rapidly performs DNA amplification at ambient temperature, eliminating the need for thermal cycling inherent in traditional PCR methods. RPA utilizes a specific primer and enzyme mixture to promote DNA amplification in a short period of time, providing sufficient substrate for PfAgo-mediated cleavage. When selecting the target sequence for the PfAgo protein, the complementarity between the gDNA and the target DNA region was taken into consideration. The target sequence was carefully screened and verified to ensure that the PfAgo protein can effectively recognize and cleave the DNA sequence of a specific species, thereby improving the specificity of the detection.
[0062] Example 2
[0063] RPA Condition Optimization for Meat Inspection
[0064] Template DNA: The conserved sequence of chicken from the NCBI database was synthesized by GENEWIZ (Suzhou, Jiangsu, China) as a plasmid containing the conserved sequence of chicken from the NCBI database and used in subsequent experiments.
[0065] RPA amplification reaction: use RPA amplification was performed using the TwistDx Basic kit (TwistDx, Cambridge, UK). 29.5 μL of buffer A, 2 μL of forward primer and 2 μL of reverse primer, 2 μL of template DNA, and 2.5 μL of magnesium acetate (MgAc, 280 mM) were made up to a final volume of 50 μL with ddH2O. After mixing, centrifugation was performed and the mixture was incubated at 39°C for 30 min in a PCR thermal cycler or isothermal heating device. RPA products were analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis. ddH2O was used as a negative control for the template.
[0066] 1. Optimization of primers in RPA amplification reaction
[0067] The primer combinations in Table 1 were evaluated. When other conditions of the RPA amplification reaction remained unchanged, only the primer pairs were changed for RPA amplification experiments. Quantitative gel analysis was performed using ImageJ software to select the three most effective primer pairs for chicken under standardized conditions based on band brightness and clarity. The results are shown in Figure 1. Figure 2 shown.
[0068] Depend on Figure 2It can be seen that the amplification products of the primer pairs F3R1, F3R2 and F3R3 are obvious and bright, indicating that the primer pair F3R1, F3R2 and F3R3 is the best primer pair.
[0069] 2. Optimization of the volume of magnesium acetate in RPA amplification reaction
[0070] The F3R3 primer pair was used as the forward primer and reverse primer in the RPA amplification reaction. In the amplification reaction, only the added volume of magnesium acetate was changed, and other parameters remained unchanged. The RPA amplification experiment was performed, wherein the added volumes of magnesium acetate were 2.0 μL, 2.3 μL, 2.5 μL, 2.8 μL, and 3.0 μL, respectively. Quantitative gel analysis was performed using ImageJ software to select the optimal volume of magnesium acetate under standardized conditions based on band brightness and clarity. The results are shown in FIG. Figure 3 shown.
[0071] Depend on Figure 3 It can be seen that when the added volume of magnesium acetate is 2.0 μL, the amplified band is the clearest and most obvious, indicating that the optimal added volume of magnesium acetate is 2.0 μL.
[0072] 3. Optimization of amplification reaction temperature in RPA amplification reaction
[0073] The F3R3 primer pair was used as the forward primer and reverse primer in the RPA amplification reaction. The added volume of magnesium acetate was 2.0 μL. The amplification reaction temperature was changed, and other parameters remained unchanged. The RPA amplification experiment was performed. The amplification reaction temperatures were 35°C, 37°C, 39°C, 42°C and 45°C, respectively. Quantitative gel analysis was performed using ImageJ software to select the optimal amplification reaction temperature under standardized conditions based on band brightness and clarity. The results are shown in Figure 2. Figure 3 shown.
[0074] Depend on Figure 3 It can be seen that when the amplification reaction temperature is 42°C, the amplification band is the clearest and most obvious, indicating that the optimal reaction temperature for amplification is 42°C.
[0075] 4. Optimization of amplification reaction time in RPA amplification reaction
[0076] The F3R3 primer pair was used as the forward primer and reverse primer in the RPA amplification reaction. The added volume of magnesium acetate was 2.0 μL, the temperature of the amplification reaction was 42°C, the amplification reaction time was changed, and other parameters remained unchanged. The RPA amplification experiment was performed, wherein the amplification reaction time was 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 25 min, and 30 min, respectively. Quantitative gel analysis was performed using ImageJ software to select the optimal amplification reaction time under standardized conditions based on band brightness and clarity. The results are shown in FIG. Figure 3shown.
[0077] Depend on Figure 3 It can be seen that when the amplification reaction time is 15 minutes, the amplification band is the clearest and most obvious, indicating that the optimal reaction time for amplification is 15 minutes.
[0078] Example 3
[0079] Parameter Optimization in RPA-PfAgo Detection System
[0080] PfAgo digestion reaction: The most suitable amplification reaction conditions in Example 2 were used to obtain RPA amplification products. Take 4 μL of RPA amplification product and 2 μL of gDNA45-1 (10 μM), 2 μL of gDNA45-2 (10 μM), 1 μL of probe (MB, 10 μM), 2 μL of PfAgo enzyme (200 U / μL), 4 μL of MnCl2 (40 mM), 3 μL of 10× Buffer, and use ddH2O to make up to a final volume of 25 μL. PfAgo digestion experiment was performed by The reaction was carried out at 95 °C for 30 min using a GelView 6000Plus imaging station (Bo Lu Teng, Guangzhou, China) and FAM fluorescence was recorded every 30 s. After the reaction, the tubes were imaged under blue light (470 nm) and green light (525 nm) using a GelView 6000Plus imaging station (Bo Lu Teng, Guangzhou, China). ddH2O was used as a negative control for the template.
[0081] 1. Optimization of gDNA in PfAgo digestion reaction
[0082] The three sets of primer pairs selected in Example 2 were paired with the two sets of gDNA designed in Table 1 to screen out the most suitable gDNA in the PfAgo enzyme digestion reaction. The results are as follows: Figure 4 shown.
[0083] Depend on Figure 4 It can be seen that the gDNA45 combination showed the highest fluorescence intensity in both the FAM channel and the ROX channel, indicating that gDNA45 is the most suitable guide DNA for chicken.
[0084] The F3R3 primer pair was used as the RPA specific primer pair for amplification, and the obtained RPA product was used as the RPA amplification product used in the PfAgo restriction digestion reaction. The other parameters in the PfAgo restriction digestion reaction were kept unchanged, and only the concentration of gDNA45 (gDNA45-1 and gDNA45-2) was changed to perform the PfAgo restriction digestion experiment. 965 system (Hongshi, Shanghai, China) at 95°C for 30 min, and FAM fluorescence was recorded every 30 s. After the reaction, the tubes were imaged under blue light (470 nm) and green light (525 nm) by GelView 6000Plus imaging station (Bo Lu Teng, Guangzhou, China). The concentrations of gDNA45 were 10 μM, 20 μM, 40 μM, 60 μM, 80 μM and 100 μM. The results are shown in Figure 5 .
[0085] Depend on Figure 5 It can be seen that as the concentration of gDNA45 increased, the fluorescence signal initially increased but then decreased, indicating that 10 μM was the optimal concentration for chicken.
[0086] 2. Optimization of MnCl2 addition volume in PfAgo digestion reaction
[0087] The F3R3 primer pair was used as the RPA specific primer pair for amplification, and the obtained RPA product was used as the RPA amplification product used in the PfAgo restriction digestion reaction. The other parameters in the PfAgo restriction digestion reaction were kept unchanged, and only the added volume of MnCl2 was changed. The PfAgo restriction digestion experiment was performed by The system (Hongshi, Shanghai, China) was used at 95 °C for 30 min, and FAM fluorescence was recorded every 30 s. After the reaction, the tube was imaged under blue light (470 nm) and green light (525 nm) by GelView 6000Plus imaging station (Bo Lu Teng, Guangzhou, China). The added volumes of MnCl2 were 1 μL, 2 μL, 3 μL, 4 μL, 5 μL and 6 μL, and the results are shown in Figure 5 .
[0088] Depend on Figure 5 It can be seen that the optimal volume of MnCl2 added is 3 μL.
[0089] 3. Optimization of probe concentration in PfAgo digestion reaction
[0090] The F3R3 primer pair was used as the RPA specific primer pair for amplification, and the obtained RPA product was used as the RPA amplification product used in the PfAgo restriction reaction. The other parameters in the PfAgo restriction reaction were kept unchanged, and only the concentration of the probe was changed. The PfAgo restriction experiment was performed by The system (Hongshi, Shanghai, China) was used at 95°C for 30 min, and FAM fluorescence was recorded every 30 s. After the reaction, the tube was imaged under blue light (470 nm) and green light (525 nm) by GelView 6000Plus imaging station (Bolu Teng, Guangzhou, China). The concentrations of the probe were 10 μM, 20 μM, 40 μM, 60 μM, 80 μM and 100 μM. The results are shown in Figure 5 .
[0091] Depend on Figure 5 It can be seen that the optimal concentration of the probe is 10 μM.
[0092] 4. Optimization of the amount of PfAgo enzyme added in the PfAgo digestion reaction
[0093] The F3R3 primer pair was used as the RPA specific primer pair for amplification, and the obtained RPA product was used as the RPA amplification product used in the PfAgo restriction reaction. The other parameters in the PfAgo restriction reaction were kept unchanged, and only the amount of PfAgo enzyme added was changed. The PfAgo restriction experiment was performed. The system (Hongshi, Shanghai, China) was used at 95°C for 30 min, and FAM fluorescence was recorded every 30 s. After the reaction, the tube was imaged under blue light (470 nm) and green light (525 nm) by GelView 6000Plus imaging station (Bolu Teng, Guangzhou, China). The amount of PfAgo enzyme added was 1 μL, 2 μL, 3 μL, 4 μL, 5 μL and 6 μL, and the results are shown in Figure 5 .
[0094] Depend on Figure 5 It can be seen that the optimal amount of PfAgo enzyme added is 6 μL.
[0095] 5. Optimization of the volume of RPA product added in PfAgo digestion reaction
[0096] The F3R3 primer pair was used as the RPA specific primer pair for amplification, and the obtained RPA product was used as the RPA amplification product used in the PfAgo restriction digestion reaction. The other parameters in the PfAgo restriction digestion reaction were kept unchanged, and only the added volume of the RPA product was changed. The PfAgo restriction digestion experiment was performed. The system (Hongshi, Shanghai, China) was used at 95°C for 30 min, and FAM fluorescence was recorded every 30 s. After the reaction, the tube was imaged under blue light (470 nm) and green light (525 nm) by GelView 6000Plus imaging station (Bo Lu Teng, Guangzhou, China). The added volumes of RPA product were 1 μL, 2 μL, 3 μL, 4 μL, 5 μL and 6 μL, and the results are shown in Figure 5 .
[0097] Depend on Figure 5 It can be seen that the optimal addition volume of RPA product is 6 μL.
[0098] according to Figure 5 From the results, it can be seen that whether it is the gDNA concentration, the probe concentration, the MnCl2 addition volume, the PfAgo enzyme addition amount or the RPA product addition volume, when FAM and ROX are used as probes, consistent optimal conditions are shown, indicating that consistent optimal conditions can be observed in different systems.
[0099] Example 4
[0100] Evaluation of sensitivity, specificity and repeatability of the RPA-PfAgo recognition platform
[0101] Reproducibility: To evaluate the reproducibility, a fixed concentration of positive plasmid (1×10 7 The amplification was performed under the optimal conditions established in Example 2 and Example 3 to ensure the consistency of the reaction mixture, temperature and time. The procedure was repeated three times, and the coefficient of variation (CV) was calculated by the following formula:
[0102] CV = (standard deviation mean) × 100%
[0103] Specificity: Genomic DNA from chicken, duck, pig, cow and sheep was tested, with chicken genomic DNA as a positive control, and the fluorescent signal was captured to determine its specificity.
[0104] Sensitivity: From 1×10 0 to 1×10 7 The positive plasmid with 100 copies / μL was serially diluted as a template to evaluate the sensitivity. Figure 6 .
[0105] Depend on Figure 6 It can be seen that the repeatability was evaluated by testing genomic DNA from chicken under optimal conditions. The coefficient of variation in all tests remained below 10%, indicating that the detection method has high repeatability and reliability. Specificity evaluation was performed by using genomic DNA from duck, chicken, beef, pork, and lamb. The results showed that fluorescence was detected only in chicken samples, while no cross-reaction was observed in lamb, beef, pork, or duck samples. It shows that each meat-specific RPA-PfAgo platform successfully detected significant fluorescence signals only in its corresponding meat samples, while no signals were observed in non-targeted meat or blank controls. The sensitivity experiment was performed by serial dilution of meat genomic DNA (ranging from 1×10 0 to 1×10 7The results showed that the RPA-PfAgo detection system was able to detect different levels of fluorescence in chicken samples, and the detection limit for chicken was 1×10 0 copies / μL.
[0106] Experimental example
[0107] Duck, chicken, lamb, beef, and pork samples were randomly selected from major supermarkets, including 15 real meat samples and 5 artificial adulteration samples mixed in different proportions, see Table 2. These samples were tested by the RPA-PfAgo method under blind test conditions (i.e., using Basic kit (TwistDx, Cambridge, UK) was used for RPA amplification with F3R3 as the RPA-specific primer pair: 29.5 μL of buffer A, 2 μL of sample DNA, 2 μL of 10 μM forward and 2 μL of 10 μM reverse RPA primers, 12.5 μL of deionized water and 2.0 μL of 280 mM MgAc were mixed thoroughly, and the centrifuge tube was incubated at 42°C for 15 min to obtain the amplified product. 6 μL of amplified product was mixed with 2 μL of 10 μM gDNA45-1, 2 μL of 10 μM gDNA45-2, 1 μL of 10 μM probe, 6 μL of 200 U / μL PfAgo enzyme, 3 μL of 40 mM MnCl2, 3 μL of 10×Buffer, and ddH2O was used to make up to a final volume of 25 μL. PfAgo enzyme digestion experiment was performed by The system was operated at 95°C for 30 min, and FAM fluorescence was recorded every 30 s. After the reaction, the tube was imaged under blue light (470 nm) and green light (525 nm) by the GelView6000Plus imaging station. Verification was performed by PCR, and the extracted DNA was used as a template. The total reaction mixture was 25 μL, containing 12.5 μL of 2×Taq PCR MasterMix (TIANGEN, Beijing, China), 1 μL of 10 μM forward primer and 1 μL of 10 μM reverse primer, 2 μL of DNA template and 8.5 μL of water. The PCR program was: initial denaturation at 95°C for 5 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 95°C for 45 s, annealing at 54°C for 45 s, extension at 72°C for 30 s, and finally extension at 72°C for 10 min and maintained at 4°C. The PCR products were analyzed by 1.2% agarose gel electrophoresis to confirm the amplification of the target band, and the results are shown in Figure 7When performing PCR verification, the forward primer sequence used for chicken is TCGACCCAGCAAATTATAGACCCAC (SEQ ID NO.12), and the reverse primer sequence is GCAAGAGTATGATTGTTGGTAGGATGATCT (SEQ ID NO.13); the forward primer sequence used for duck is GCCCATCCTTCCCACAGTATCAATC (SEQ ID NO.14), and the reverse primer sequence is CGGCGGCTAGCAGGATAGATGAGTT (SEQ ID NO.15); the forward primer sequence used for pork is AAACACTCGCATTAACAATCACCTT (SEQ ID NO.16), and the reverse primer sequence is TGTAGAATGTGGTGTATTTTGGTAGCACGGA (SEQ ID NO.17); the forward primer sequence used for mutton is GCCTCTCCAGTATTAAACTTGC (SEQ ID NO.18), and the reverse primer sequence is GTACTCGTTTGCATGTTTAAGACAGAC (SEQ ID NO.19). NO.19); the forward primer sequence used for beef is ATTATACATCGCCTAGCTCCATACA (SEQ ID NO.20), and the reverse primer sequence is GGTTCTTTAGTGAAGAGGCCATAGGGA (SEQ ID NO.21).
[0108] Table 2 Randomly purchased meat samples and artificially adulterated samples
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[0111] Depend on Figure 7 It can be seen that samples 7 and 9 in the market are not pure roast duck products and mutton kebab products, among which samples 7 is a mixture of duck and chicken, and samples 9 is a mixture of pork and mutton. The detection rate of the RPA-PfAgo method matches that of PCR, indicating that the RPA-PfAgo method effectively identifies different types of meat, such as duck, chicken, beef, pork and mutton, and clearly detects the source components. This shows that the method of the present invention has good accuracy.
[0112] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. An RPA-PfAgo detection system for detecting chicken, characterized in that: The RPA-PfAgo detection system includes an RPA-specific primer pair designed for chicken genes, gDNA45-1 and gDNA45-2 sequences of PfAgo protein, and a probe; The RPA specific primer pair is SEQ ID NO.3 and SEQ ID NO.4, SEQ ID NO.3 and SEQ ID NO.5, or SEQ ID NO.3 and SEQ ID NO.6; The gDNA45-1 sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO.9; The gDNA45-2 sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO.10; The sequence of the probe is shown in SEQ ID NO.
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2. The RPA-PfAgo detection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The probe is labeled with a fluorescent group, and the fluorescent group is FAM or ROX.
3. Application of the RPA-PfAgo detection system according to claim 1 or 2 in detecting chicken, characterized in that: The detection is the appearance of fluorescence indicating that the detected meat contains chicken.
4. A kit for detecting chicken, characterized in that: It comprises the RPA-PfAgo detection system according to claim 1, buffer, magnesium acetate, PfAgo enzyme, MnCl2, buffer, and water.
5. The kit according to claim 4, characterized in that The method for using the kit comprises the following steps: (1) Extracting sample DNA; (2) Amplifying the extracted sample DNA using RPA-specific primers to obtain RPA products; (3) The RPA product obtained in step (2), the gDNA45-1 sequence, the gDNA45-2 sequence, the probe, the PfAgo enzyme, MnCl2, the buffer and water are mixed and subjected to a PfAgo enzyme digestion reaction. Fluorescence appears, indicating that the sample contains chicken.
6. The kit according to claim 5, characterized in that The amplification system in step (2) is calculated as 50 μL and includes 29.5 μL of buffer, 2 μL of each of the upstream and downstream primers of the RPA-specific primer pair of claim 1 with an initial concentration of 10 μM, 2 μL of sample DNA, 1 to 3 μL of magnesium acetate with an initial concentration of 280 mM, and water to make up to 50 μL.
7. The kit according to claim 5, characterized in that The amplification temperature is 35-50° C., and the amplification time is 10-40 min.
8. The kit according to claim 5, characterized in that In step (3), the PfAgo enzyme digestion reaction system is based on 25 μL, the amount of the RPA product used is 1 to 10 μL; the concentration of the gDNA45-1 is 1 to 100 μM; the concentration of the gDNA45-2 is 1 to 100 μM; the concentration of the probe is 1 to 100 μM; the amount of MnCl2 used is 1 to 6 μL; and the amount of PfAgo enzyme used is 1 to 10 μL.
9. The kit according to claim 5, characterized in that The temperature of the PfAgo enzyme cleavage reaction is 90-100° C., and the time of the PfAgo enzyme cleavage reaction is 25-35 min.
10. The kit according to claim 5, characterized in that The excitation wavelength of the fluorescence is 470 nm or 525 nm.