Modified “Allele-Specific qPCR” Method for SNP Genotyping Based on FRET
Kalendar R. Baidyussen A. Serikbay D. Zotova L. Khassanova G. Kuzbakova M. Jatayev S. Hu Y.-G. Schramm C. Anderson P.A. Jenkins C.L.D. Soole K.L. Shavrukov Y.
10 January 2022Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers in Plant Science
2022#12
The proposed method is a modified and improved version of the existing “Allele-specific q-PCR” (ASQ) method for genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). This method is similar to frequently used techniques like Amplifluor and Kompetitive allele specific PCR (KASP), as well as others employing common universal probes (UPs) for SNP analyses. In the proposed ASQ method, the fluorophores and quencher are located in separate complementary oligonucleotides. The ASQ method is based on the simultaneous presence in PCR of the following two components: an allele-specific mixture (allele-specific and common primers) and a template-independent detector mixture that contains two or more (up to four) universal probes (UP-1 to 4) and a single universal quencher oligonucleotide (Uni-Q). The SNP site is positioned preferably at a penultimate base in each allele-specific primer, which increases the reaction specificity and allele discrimination. The proposed ASQ method is advanced in providing a very clear and effective measurement of the fluorescence emitted, with very low signal background-noise, and simple procedures convenient for customized modifications and adjustments. Importantly, this ASQ method is estimated as two- to ten-fold cheaper than Amplifluor and KASP, and much cheaper than all those methods that rely on dual-labeled probes without universal components, like TaqMan and Molecular Beacons. Results for SNP genotyping in the barley genes HvSAP16 and HvSAP8, in which stress-associated proteins are controlled, are presented as proven and validated examples. This method is suitable for bi-allelic uniplex reactions but it can potentially be used for 3- or 4-allelic variants or different SNPs in a multiplex format in a range of applications including medical, forensic, or others involving SNP genotyping. Copyright
allele-specific primers , fluorescence and quenching , FRET-based method , genotyping , qPCR and plate reader instruments , single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) , universal probes
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National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Institute of Biotechnology HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Faculty of Agronomy, S. Seifullin Kazakh AgroTechnical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
College of Science and Engineering, Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
National Laboratory Astana
Institute of Biotechnology HiLIFE
Faculty of Agronomy
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas
College of Science and Engineering
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