采用DNA条形码技术鉴定常见杨树种属初探

目的应用DNA条形码技术鉴定杨树种属,为建立现场植物物证种属鉴定方法提供参考信息。方法收集15种常见杨树叶样本,利用DNA条形码技术对ITS2、mat K和rbc L 3条序列进行测序和物种鉴定效率分析,使用MEGA 5软件进行K2P遗传距离和聚类分析。结果除mat K外,其余两条候选片段的PCR扩增及测序效率均为100%;鉴定效率ITS2为53%、mat K为50%、rbc L3为17.9%;以序列组合ITS2+mat K对15种常见杨树在物种水平的鉴定效率为100%。15种杨树ITS2序列中巨霸杨与山杨种间K2P遗传距离最大,为0.047 9;mat K序列中河北杨、小黑杨、新疆杨与银白杨的种间K2P遗传距离最大,均为0.009 0;结论 ITS2+mat K序列组合可以鉴定15种不同种杨树种类,并有望作为杨树品种鉴定的潜在条形码组合。     

植物物证的DNA条形码鉴定分析

<正>在犯罪现场发现的或与受害者和嫌疑人相关联的植物物证,可为案件侦破提供有价值的证据。针对植物物证(叶片、种子等),通常使用形态学方法来鉴别物种。由于植物形态在种内种间变异的多样性和复杂性,同时在案件现场发现的植物样本通常缺乏分类学特征、或者已经破碎、发霉、腐败等,故而应用传统的形态学方法进行物种鉴定非常困难。目前,随着分子生物学的快速发展,DNA条形码进行植物物种的鉴别,这一难题可得到一定的解决。本文笔者对一     

植物类物证DNA遗传标记鉴定系统的建立

目的建立一套以DNA遗传标记为基础的植物类物证检材的种属鉴定系统。方法收集上海地区常见植物200例,从形态学上确定物种,设计扩增rbc L、mat K、ITS基因片段的引物,用琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测PCR产物并测序,评估三个标记的通用性和识别能力。结果在检测成功率方面,rbc L(99.5%)mat K(92.5%)ITS(86.0%);rbc L+mat K组合检测优于单rbc L或单mat K的识别能力,其识别能力主要在属及属以上水平;ITS检测结果不稳定,不适合作为单标记,但可作为有力补充,rbc L+mat K+ITS组合的识别能力明显高于rbc L+mat K组合,对大部分植物样本种属鉴定能够达到属及属以下水平。结论以rbc L+mat K+ITS组合作为标记的鉴定系统对植物类物证有良好的通用性,其识别能力对大部分植物样本能够达到属及属以下水平。     

基于psbA-trnH条形码的毒品原植物大麻及其混伪品的鉴别

目的 利用叶绿体上的间隔区psbA-trnH条形码序列鉴别毒品原植物大麻及其混伪品,为毒品原植物大麻的鉴定提供新方法.方法 采用PCR法扩增psbA-trnH间隔序列,双向测序后运用CodonCode Aligner、MEGA5.1软件进行数据处理,构建系统聚类树(NJ树).结果 psbA-trnH条形码序列分析表明大麻种内与种间遗传距离具有较大差异,基于psbA-trnH条形码构建的NJ树可鉴别大麻及其混伪品.结论 psbA-trnH 序列可以作为鉴定毒品原植物大麻及其混伪品的候选条形码序列,为毒品原植物大麻的快速、准确鉴定提供了新方法;DNA条形码技术在犯罪案件中涉及的植物鉴定中具有极大的应用前景.     

利用人体携带植物基因信息推断居住地

目的利用从未知名死者肺组织中获取的植物花粉基因序列鉴定植物种类,再根据植物的分布区域推断死者可能长期生活的地区,缩小侦查范围,为案件侦破提供线索。方法提取死者肺组织,采用mCTAB法提取总DNA,利用专一扩增matK和rbcL的引物获取这两个植物DNA条形码的基因片段并测定基因序列,经生物信息学分析得到目的基因片段的DNA序列,将这些序列与参考序列数据合并,进行系统发育分析,确定所获取的DNA序列所属的物种,根据物种的分布信息推断死者生前可能长期生活的地区。结果该死者肺组织中存在27科31属32种植物的基因片段,其中有一定指示作用的9个属的植物大多为海南、广东、广西和云南的特有植物,表明死者生前可能长期在这些地区居住。经调查,死者生前于广西南部某县长期生活,与上述研究结果相符。结论利用人体肺组织内所携带植物的基因信息推断居住地的方法,可以辅助推断死者生前的长期居住地,为无名尸案件的尸源查找提供了新的思路。     

DNA条形码技术在法医昆虫学中的研究进展

嗜尸性昆虫的准确鉴定是应用昆虫判断死亡时间的先决条件,但是昆虫的鉴定只有相关类群的昆虫专家能够鉴定。DNA条形码（DNA Barcoding）技术是利用一个或少数几个DNA片段对地球上现有物种进行识别和鉴定的一项新技术。这一技术给生物分类研究带来了空前的繁荣,同时也给法医昆虫学中各昆虫种类的鉴别研究带来新的动力。     

植物DNA检验技术在命案现场重建中的应用策略

植物DNA检验技术是利用植物遗传性状的稳态性对关联植物物证进行检验鉴定的手段。将该技术应用于现场重建,应基于植物物证与犯罪嫌疑人、被害人及其活动环境具有＂重大关联性＂。从命案现场重建的需求上看,应围绕犯罪嫌疑人及其可控物品中附着植物与现场植物的种属同一性判断、被害人尸体（尸块或尸骸）及其随附物品中附着植物与中心现场植物的种属同一性判断、疑似侵害物及其附着植物与嫌疑人行为关联植物的种属同一性判断等三个角度或层次进行检验和综合分析。植物DNA检验技术可阐明物证的时空运行停顿规律,为命案现场重建工作提供一种参考性解决方案。     

植物DNA条形码技术用于交通命案的调查

目的以rDNA-ITS序列片段为植物DNA条形码,对涉及一例交通命案的植物检材进行种属鉴定,判断三轮车左侧车体上提取的树皮样物质与农用车所运的树木是否为同一树种。方法采用改良CTAB法提取植物DNA,先将DNA纯化,再进行rDNA-ITS的PCR扩增,然后对PCR产物切胶、回收,克隆、测序,对测序结果进行BLAST分析,并构建系统发育树。结果三轮车上粘附的树皮来源于柑橘（Citrus sunki）,农用车所运的树木为界山三角槭（Acer buergerianum）,两者非同一种属。结论用rDNA-ITS序列片段用作植物DNA条形码对植物种属进行鉴定,可获得可靠的鉴定意见。     

COⅠ基因微条形码技术在毛发种属鉴定中的应用

目的利用COⅠ基因微条形码技术对哺乳动物毛发进行种属鉴定。方法设计一对哺乳动物COⅠ基因微条形码通用引物,利用共同区PCR技术对来自于哺乳纲5个目11个种属的实验动物毛发DNA进行扩增,并对扩增产物进行双向引物测序,将测序结果进行拼接后所得的基因序列输入BOLD数据库进行同源性比对。结果本研究设计的微条形码通用引物能够对所有种属实验动物毛发DNA进行扩增,扩增片段长度147 bp。数据库同源比对结果显示最匹配物种与实验动物种属相符,除狮同源匹配度为98.99%外,其他实验动物同源匹配度均为100%,且狮种内遗传距离1%,种间遗传距离大于种内遗传距离十倍,可以进行种属判定。结论建立的COⅠ基因微条形码技术能够快速准确地对哺乳动物毛发检材进行种属鉴定。     

基于12s rRNA的犀牛角制品DNA条形码鉴定分析

目的通过对几种涉案犀牛角制品的12s rRNA条形码序列比对分析,探析12s rRNA在犀牛角制品种属鉴定中的应用可行性。方法以3个案件中的涉案犀牛角制品为材料,采用改良的基因组DNA提取方法,PCR扩增DNA条形码片段12s rRNA。结果通过序列比对与分析,表明12s rRNA可将涉案犀牛角制品鉴定到种的水平。结论 DNA条形码12s rRNA可以作为一个新手段对形态上无法鉴别的犀牛角制品进行准确的种属鉴定,为案件的定性与量刑提供可靠的依据。     

生物检材中的PCR抑制物及其处理技术

DNA分型技术在刑事案件的侦破中已得到广泛应用,但不同来源的各种生物检材往往含有PCR抑制物,其对扩增反应的影响不容忽视。因此,DNA样本扩增前预处理就显得尤为重要。本文主要就PCR抑制物种类及其对PCR的抑制机制、PCR抑制物应对技术等相关研究进展进行简要综述,旨在为相关研究和应用提供参考。     

Species identification using sequences of the trnL intron and the trnL-trnF IGS of chloroplast genome among popular plants in Taiwan

Forensic botanical comparison can be hampered by the lack of appropriate DNA databases. While DNA sequence databases for many mitochondrial loci have been established for the identification of animal species, less is known regarding the genomes of plants. We report on the use of the trnL intron and the trnL-trnF intergenic spacer (IGS) in the chloroplast genome and establish a DNA sequence database for plant species identification. The DNA sequences at these two loci from commonly encountered plants, including monocots and dicots, were aligned to establish a DNA database of local plants. The database comprises 373 individual sequences representing 80 families, 206 genera and 269 species. These plant species can be grouped to species level using both sequence and length polymorphisms at these loci. To validate the database for future forensic purposes, we sequenced 20 blind samples and searched the local database and the databases of GenBank and EMBL. Fifteen of these 20 samples used in blind trial testing matched their respective species from our local DNA database but only 6 matched species registered in the GenBank and EMBL databases. The sequences of two species used in the blind trial did not match any sequence registered in any of these databases. Cluster analysis was performed to demonstrate the family and genus distribution of samples. Neighbor-joining trees of the two DNA regions from 70 samples of the local database and 10 of the species used in the blind trials were constructed and clustered to both family and genus. The bootstrap values of the trnL intron were higher than most of those of the trnL-trnF IGS. The sequence database described in this study can be used to identify plant species using DNA sequences of the trnL intron and trnL-trnF IGS of chloroplast genome and illustrates its value in plant species identification.     

A molecular identification system for grasses: a novel technology for forensic botany

Our present inability to rapidly, accurately and cost-effectively identify trace botanical evidence remains the major impediment to the routine application of forensic botany. Grasses are amongst the most likely plant species encountered as forensic trace evidence and have the potential to provide links between crime scenes and individuals or other vital crime scene information. We are designing a molecular DNA-based identification system for grasses consisting of several PCR assays that, like a traditional morphological taxonomic key, provide criteria that progressively identify an unknown grass sample to a given taxonomic rank. In a prior study of DNA sequences across 20 phylogenetically representative grass species, we identified a series of potentially informative indels in the grass mitochondrial genome. In this study we designed and tested five PCR assays spanning these indels and assessed the feasibility of these assays to aid identification of unknown grass samples. We confirmed that for our control set of 20 samples, on which the design of the PCR assays was based, the five primer combinations produced the expected results. Using these PCR assays in a 'blind test', we were able to identify 25 unknown grass samples with some restrictions. Species belonging to genera represented in our control set were all correctly identified to genus with one exception. Similarly, genera belonging to tribes in the control set were correctly identified to the tribal level. Finally, for those samples for which neither the tribal or genus specific PCR assays were designed, we could confidently exclude these samples from belonging to certain tribes and genera. The results confirmed the utility of the PCR assays and the feasibility of developing a robust full-scale usable grass identification system for forensic purposes.     

扩增TP53内含子8用于生物检材的种属鉴定

目的扩增常见动物TP53内含子8片段,确定其在法医学生物检材种属鉴定中的应用价值。方法收集标本为包括人在内的15种常见动物的血痕或肌肉组织,提取DNA后定量,应用PCR扩增TP53内含子8,PAGE电泳,银染后观察结果。结果人和猕猴都扩增出一条长度为460bp的片段,鳝鱼、鲢鱼、青蛙、鸭、兔、猫、小白鼠、豚鼠、猪、牛、羊虽有扩增产物,但不在分型区内,鸡、狗未见扩增产物。结论扩增TP53内含子8进行种属鉴定,方法简单,灵敏度较高。     

Simultaneous Identification of Four “Legal High” Plant Species in a Multiplex PCR High‐Resolution Melt Assay,

The international prevalence of “legal high” drugs necessitates the development of a method for their detection and identification. Herein, we describe the development and validation of a tetraplex multiplex real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay used to simultaneously identify morning glory, jimson weed, Hawaiian woodrose, and marijuana detected by high‐resolution melt using LCGreen Plus^®. The PCR assay was evaluated based on the following: (i) specificity and selectivity—primers were tested on DNA extracted from 30 species and simulated forensic samples, (ii) sensitivity—serial dilutions of the target DNA were prepared, and (iii) reproducibility and reliability—sample replicates were tested and remelted on different days. The assay is ideal for cases in which inexpensive assays are needed to quickly detect and identify trace biological material present on drug paraphernalia that is too compromised for botanical microscopic identification and for which analysts are unfamiliar with the morphology of the emerging “legal high” species.     

焦磷酸测序分析短片段牙釉质蛋白基因进行性别鉴定

目的采用焦磷酸测序技术分析短片段牙釉质蛋白基因进行性别鉴定并用于骨骼及腐败生物检材的检测。方法应用blast软件,确定牙釉质蛋白基因(Amel)上1段含有3个SNP位点及1个插入/缺失(indel)位点的序列作为待测靶序列,设计引物,扩增该段序列,应用焦磷酸测序技术分析扩增序列,进行性别鉴定。对方法进行准确性、灵敏度、种属特异性的测试,并用于对骨骼和高度降解DNA的检测。结果 PCR产物分别为44bp(Amel X)和45bp(Amel Y),女性测序结果为:G/G,T/T,…/…,C/C,男性测序结果为:G/T,T/A,…/C,C/A,分型图谱清晰。应用本文方法检测100份已知性别的DNA样本,结果均正确无误,方法最低DNA模板量为0.5ng,具有较好的人类种属特异性。用于高度降解DNA分析,较IdentifilerTM试剂盒具有更高的成功率且骨骼样本也得到清晰的分型结果。结论本文采用焦磷酸测序技术分析Amel的方法在法医学性别鉴定中有较好的应用价值。     

人与动物mtDNA细胞色素b基因的序列差异

目的 探讨人与动物之间mtDNA细胞色素b(Cyt-b)基因序列差异及其种属鉴定。方法 采用1对Cyt-b基因通用引物对人和19种动物共171例样本的mtDNA进行PCR扩增,琼脂糖凝胶检测扩增产物,ABI 377测序仪及荧光测序技术分析扩增产物的DNA序列。结果 所有样本均检测到1条358bp的扩增片段;任何两种动物扩增片段的序列都不相同,人与19种动物的序列差异在18.9％-30.0％,19种动物之间的序列差异在5.9％-32.9％。同种动物不同个体间只有人、驴及小白鼠存在变异,最多有4个碱基变异位点(1.3％),其它动物未发现种内变异。结论 人与不同种动物的Cyt-b基因序列存在差异,以此可区分不同种属的动物。     

DNA Analysis of Natural Fiber Rope*

Abstract: When rope is found at a crime scene, the type of fiber is currently identified through its microscopic characteristics. However, these characteristics may not always unambiguously distinguish some types of rope from others. If rope samples contain cells from the plants of origin, then DNA analysis may prove to be a better way to identify the type of rope obtained from a crime scene. The objective of this project was to develop techniques of DNA analysis that can be used to differentiate between ropes made from Cannabis sativa L. (hemp), Agave sisalana Perrine (sisal), Musa textilis Née (abaca, “Manila hemp”), Linum usitatissimum L. (flax), and Corchorus olitorus L. (jute). The procedures included extracting the DNA from the rope, performing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using the extracted DNA as a template, and analyzing the DNA products. A primer pair for PCR, chosen from within a chloroplast gene for the large subunit of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, was designed to be specific for plant DNA and complementary to the genes from all five plants. The resulting PCR fragments were approximately 771 base pairs long. The PCR fragments, distinguished through base sequence analysis or restriction enzyme analysis, could be used to identify the five different rope types. The procedure provides a useful addition to visual methods of comparing rope samples.