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Background Thermostable DNA polymerase (Taq Pol ?) from Thermus aquaticus has been widely used in PCR, which was usually extracted with Pluthero's method. The method used ammonium sulfate to precipitate the enzyme, and it saved effort and money but not time. Moreover, we found that 30-40% activity of Taq Pol I was lost at the ammonium sulfate precipitation step, and the product contained a small amount of DNA. Results We provided a novel, simplified and low-cost method to purify the Taq Pol ? after overproduction of the enzyme in Escherichia coli, which used ethanol instead of ammonium sulfate to precipitate the enzyme. The precipitate can be directly dissolved in the storage buffer without dialysis. In addition, DNA and RNA contamination was removed with DNase I and RNase A before precipitation, and the extraction procedure was optimized. Our improvements increase recovery rate and specific activity of the enzyme, and save labor, time, and cost. Conclusions Our method uses ethanol, DNase I, and RNase A to purify the Taq Pol ?, and simplifies the operation, and increases the enzyme recovery rate and quality.
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Taq Polymerase/isolation & purification , Taq Polymerase/genetics , Ethanol/chemistry , Chemical Precipitation , Polymerase Chain ReactionABSTRACT
Schizophrenia is a severe psychotic disorder with recurrent relapse and functional impairment. It results from a poorly understood gene-environment interaction. The Taq1A polymorphism (located in the gene cluster NTAD) is a likely candidate for schizophrenia. Its rs1800497 polymorphism was shown to be associated with DRD2 gene expression. Therefore the present work aims to investigate a possible association between schizophrenia and such polymorphism. The compared distribution of the alleles and genotypes of the studied polymorphism was investigated in a Brazilian sample of 235 patients and 834 controls. Genotypic frequencies were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. There was a trend of allelic association between the Taq1A polymorphism (rs1800497) with schizophrenia in the studied sample. However no statistically differences were found between cases and controls when analyzed by gender or schizophrenia subtypes.
A esquizofrenia é um grave transtorno psicótico que apresenta frequentes recaídas e incapacitação progressiva. Resulta de uma interação gene-ambiente ainda pouco compreendida. O polimorfismo Taq1A (localizado no grupamento genético NTAD) é considerado um possível candidato para esquizofrenia. O polimorfismo genético rs1800497 foi associado com alteração da expressão do gene do DRD2. Assim, o presente trabalho objetivou investigar a possível associação de tal polimorfismo com esquizofrenia. A distribuição de seus alelos e genótipos foi investigada em uma amostra brasileira composta de 235 pacientes e 834 controles. As frequências genotípicas estavam em equilíbrio de Hardy-Weinberg. Houve uma tendência de associação alélica entre o polimorfismo Taq1A (rs1800497) e esquizofrenia na amostra estudada. No entanto, não houve diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre os grupos de casos e controles, quando analisados por gênero e subtipos da esquizofrenia.
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Female , Humans , Male , Gene-Environment Interaction , Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics , /genetics , Schizophrenia/genetics , Taq Polymerase/genetics , Brazil , Case-Control Studies , Gene Frequency , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , GenotypeABSTRACT
AIM: The aim of this study is to analyze the association of TaqI vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism with the chronic periodontitis (CP) in Dravidian ethnicity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 120 subjects were recruited for this study, which included 60 CP and 60 healthy controls. TaqI VDR gene polymorphism was analyzed using specific primers and amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and visualized under 2% agarose gel. RESULTS: Our study results showed that Tt and tt genotype had a higher frequency of occurrence in CP compared with controls. Similarly, t allele was found to be associated with CP. CONCLUSION: Our study concludes that TaqI VDR gene polymorphism is associated with CP in Dravidian ethnicity.
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Adult , Alleles , Chronic Periodontitis/epidemiology , Chronic Periodontitis/genetics , Ethnicity/ethnology , Ethnicity/genetics , Female , Humans , India/ethnology , Male , Middle Aged , Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics , Receptors, Calcitriol/genetics , Taq Polymerase/geneticsABSTRACT
We report a study of TGFA/ Taq I polymorphisms and environmental factors in non-syndromic oral cleft in Southern Brazil. Nonsyndromic cleft case-parent triads were recruited to participate. Clinical data was collected with an emphasis on tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and TGFA/ Taq I polymorphisms were analyzed by PCR/RFLP with Taq I restriction enzyme. Association of clefts and TGFA/ Taq I polymorphisms was determined using a transmission disequilibrium test (TDT). Association of environmental factors, clefts, and genotypes was evaluated with Fisher's exact test. The minor allele frequency was 0.064. We found no evidence of association between TGFA/ Taq I polymorphisms and clefting (TDT p = 0.335). We also found no association between TGFA/ TaqI polymorphisms and environmental factors (alcohol and/or tobacco). Therefore, no evidence was found that TGFA/ Taq I polymorphisms play a role in clefting in this population. No evidence was found that tobacco or alcohol exposure during pregnancy was related to clefting, however a larger sample size is needed to confirm these results.