Application of Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) Primer and PCR Clamping by LNA Oligonucleotide to Enhance the Amplification of Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Regions in Investigating the Community Structures of Plant–Associated Fungi

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  • Ikenaga Makoto
    Research Field in Agriculture, Agriculture Fisheries and Veterinary Medicine Area, Kagoshima University
  • Tabuchi Masakazu
    Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagoshima University
  • Kawauchi Tomohiro
    The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University
  • Sakai Masao
    Research Field in Agriculture, Agriculture Fisheries and Veterinary Medicine Area, Kagoshima University

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  • Application of locked nucleic acid (LNA) primer and PCR clamping by LNA oligonucleotide to enhance the technique to amplification of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions in investigating the community structures of plant-associated fungi

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<p>The simultaneous extraction of host plant DNA severely limits investigations of the community structures of plant–associated fungi due to the similar homologies of sequences in primer–annealing positions between fungi and host plants. Although fungal-specific primers have been designed, plant DNA continues to be excessively amplified by PCR, resulting in the underestimation of community structures. In order to overcome this limitation, locked nucleic acid (LNA) primers and PCR clamping by LNA oligonucleotides have been applied to enhance the amplification of fungal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. LNA primers were designed by converting DNA into LNA, which is specific to fungi, at the forward primer side. LNA oligonucleotides, the sequences of which are complementary to the host plants, were designed by overlapping a few bases with the annealing position of the reverse primer. Plant-specific DNA was then converted into LNA at the shifted position from the 3′ end of the primer–binding position. PCR using the LNA technique enhanced the amplification of fungal ITS regions, whereas those of the host plants were more likely to be amplified without the LNA technique. A denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis displayed patterns that reached an acceptable level for investigating the community structures of plant–associated fungi using the LNA technique. The sequences of the bands detected using the LNA technique were mostly affiliated with known isolates. However, some sequences showed low similarities, indicating the potential to identify novel fungi. Thus, the application of the LNA technique is considered effective for widening the scope of community analyses of plant–associated fungi.</p>

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  • Microbes and Environments

    Microbes and Environments 31 (3), 339-348, 2016

    Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology / Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology / Taiwan Society of Microbial Ecology / Japanese Society of Plant Microbe Interactions / Japanese Society for Extremophiles

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