Allele-Specific PCR for KRAS Mutation Detection Using Phosphoryl Guanidine Modified Primers
Open Access
- 26 October 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Diagnostics
- Vol. 10 (11), 872
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10110872
Abstract
Establishing the Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) mutational status is essential in terms of managing patients with various types of cancer. Allele-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (AS-PCR) is a widely used method for somatic mutations detection. To improve the limited sensitivity and specificity, several blocking methods have been introduced in AS-PCR to block the amplification of wild-type templates. Herein, we used a novel modified oligonucleotide with internucleotide phosphates reshaped 1,3-dimethyl-2-imino-imidazolidine moieties (phosphoryl guanidine (PG) groups) as primers and blockers in the AS-PCR method. Four common KRAS mutations were chosen as a model to demonstrate the advantages of the PG primers and blockers utilizing a customized PCR protocol. The methods were evaluated on plasmid model systems providing a KRAS mutation detection limit of 20 copies of mutant DNA in a proportion as low as 0.1% of the total DNA, with excellent specificity. PG-modification can serve as the universal additional mismatch-like disturbance to increase the discrimination between wild-type and mutated DNA. Moreover, PG can serve to increase primer specificity by a synergetic effect with additional mismatch and would greatly facilitate medical research.This publication has 44 references indexed in Scilit:
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