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INTRODUCTION
• Pcr technique was developed by Kary mullis,
califormia (1985)
• This technique has made it possible to
synthesize large quantities of DNA fragments
without its cloning
• It is ideally suited where the quantity of
biological specimen available is very low such
as a single fragment of hair or a tiny blood stain
left at the site of a crime
Requirements
 DNA Templates: any source that contain one or more target
DNA molecules to be amplified can be taken as template
 Primer: A pair of oligonucleotides of about 180-300
nucleotides with similar G+C content act as a primer
The primers are designed to anneal on opposite strands of target
sequence so that they will extended towards each other by
addition of nucleotide to their 3’ end
 Enzymes: Enzyme is thermostable called Taq polymerase
isolated from Thermus aquaticus and vent polymerase from
thermococcus litoralis
It survives at 95⁰c for 1-2 mins & has a half life of more than 2 hrs
WORKING MECHANISM OF
PCR
Denaturation:
 The target DNA (sequence of 100-5000
bases) to be amplified is heated
denaturated (95⁰c for 15 sec) to separate its
complementary strands.
 This process is called melting of target
DNA
 A separation each strand act as template
for DNA synthesis
Primer annealing:
 Annealing of two oligonucleotide primers to
the denatured DNA strands
 Since nucleotide sequence of each of
oligonucleotide primer is complementary to
3’end of single stranded template
 Primers are added in excess and the
temperature lowered to about 68⁰c for 60 sec
Primer extension:
 Nucleotide tri-phosphate (dATP, dGTP, dCTP,
dTTP) and a thermostable DNA polymerase
are added to the reaction mixture
 The DNA polymerase accelerate the
polymerization process of primer at 68⁰c
reasulting in synthesis of copies of target DNA
sequence
 The concentration of Mgᶧᶧ is maintained between
1 & 4 Mm
 Thus in the first step the target DNA is copied from
the primer sites for various distance untill the start
of second cycle
 However, after completion of one cycle the targeted
sequence on both strands are copied and four
strands are produced
 Now, the first cycle is repeated which yields eight
copies from four strands
 The second cycle is started with heating of double
stranded DNA to result in single stranded DNA
 Similarly, the third cycle produces 16 strands.
This cycle is repeated about 50 times
 Theoretically, 20 cycles (each of 3 steps) will
produce about one million copies of target DNA
sequence & 30 cycles will produce one billon
copies
 For the working of PCR about 10-100
picomoles of primers are required
 The PCR machine carryout 25 cycles & amplify
DNA 10⁵ times in 75 minutes
APPLICATION OF PCR
 Diagnosis of pathogen
 Diagnosis of specific mutation
 Prenatal diagnoasis
 DNA fingerprinting
 In research
 In molecular archeaology
(palaentology)
 Diagnosis of plant pathogen

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Pcr (polymerase chain reaction)

  • 1.
  • 2. INTRODUCTION • Pcr technique was developed by Kary mullis, califormia (1985) • This technique has made it possible to synthesize large quantities of DNA fragments without its cloning • It is ideally suited where the quantity of biological specimen available is very low such as a single fragment of hair or a tiny blood stain left at the site of a crime
  • 3. Requirements  DNA Templates: any source that contain one or more target DNA molecules to be amplified can be taken as template  Primer: A pair of oligonucleotides of about 180-300 nucleotides with similar G+C content act as a primer The primers are designed to anneal on opposite strands of target sequence so that they will extended towards each other by addition of nucleotide to their 3’ end  Enzymes: Enzyme is thermostable called Taq polymerase isolated from Thermus aquaticus and vent polymerase from thermococcus litoralis It survives at 95⁰c for 1-2 mins & has a half life of more than 2 hrs
  • 4. WORKING MECHANISM OF PCR Denaturation:  The target DNA (sequence of 100-5000 bases) to be amplified is heated denaturated (95⁰c for 15 sec) to separate its complementary strands.  This process is called melting of target DNA  A separation each strand act as template for DNA synthesis
  • 5. Primer annealing:  Annealing of two oligonucleotide primers to the denatured DNA strands  Since nucleotide sequence of each of oligonucleotide primer is complementary to 3’end of single stranded template  Primers are added in excess and the temperature lowered to about 68⁰c for 60 sec
  • 6.
  • 7. Primer extension:  Nucleotide tri-phosphate (dATP, dGTP, dCTP, dTTP) and a thermostable DNA polymerase are added to the reaction mixture  The DNA polymerase accelerate the polymerization process of primer at 68⁰c reasulting in synthesis of copies of target DNA sequence  The concentration of Mgᶧᶧ is maintained between 1 & 4 Mm
  • 8.  Thus in the first step the target DNA is copied from the primer sites for various distance untill the start of second cycle  However, after completion of one cycle the targeted sequence on both strands are copied and four strands are produced  Now, the first cycle is repeated which yields eight copies from four strands  The second cycle is started with heating of double stranded DNA to result in single stranded DNA
  • 9.  Similarly, the third cycle produces 16 strands. This cycle is repeated about 50 times  Theoretically, 20 cycles (each of 3 steps) will produce about one million copies of target DNA sequence & 30 cycles will produce one billon copies  For the working of PCR about 10-100 picomoles of primers are required  The PCR machine carryout 25 cycles & amplify DNA 10⁵ times in 75 minutes
  • 10. APPLICATION OF PCR  Diagnosis of pathogen  Diagnosis of specific mutation  Prenatal diagnoasis  DNA fingerprinting  In research  In molecular archeaology (palaentology)  Diagnosis of plant pathogen