ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2020, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 187-194. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20191131

Special Issue: Potato crops

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Development and Application of RT-qPCR Assay for Detection of Potato virus S by Universal Detection System

CHENG Shengqun1, Lü Wenhe1, GAO Yanling1,2, BAI Yanju2, FAN Guoquan2, ZHANG Wei2, ZHANG Shu2, QIU Cailing2, SHEN Yu2, DONG Xuezhi2, BAI Yamei3   

  1. 1. College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China;
    2. Potato Research Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China;
    3. College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
  • Received:2020-07-12 Published:2020-12-28

Abstract: In order to identify PVS and its individual strains accurately and quickly, and understand the content of PVS in potato leaves, petioles, stems, roots and dormant tubers, which is helpful for selecting suitable detection sites, an Reverse transcription-qPCR (RT-qPCR) was developed by designing a pair of universal primer, and PVSO and PVSA strains were identified using melting curve. The specificity of the system was evaluated with Potato virus X (PVX), Potato virus Y (PVY), Potato virus M (PVM), Potato virus A (PVA) and Potato leafroll virus (PLRV) positive samples. The standard curve of PVSO and PVSA were established with PVSO and PVSA standard recombinant plasmid, and the contents of PVSO and PVSA in potato leaves, petioles, stems, roots and dormant tubers of potato varieties Youjin and Jizhangshu 12 inoculated with PVSO and PVSA were detected. Moreover, ninety positive samples collected from the 11 Provinces (municipality or autonomous region) were verified by the RT-qPCR system. The amplification of PVSO and PVSA strains showed specific peak at 85.77-86.00℃ and 87.78-87.91℃, respectively, in melting curve analysis, but no cross-reaction was found for PVX, PVY, PVM, PVA and PLRV samples. When the concentration of PVSO and PVSA recombinant plasmid were from 1.09×105-1.09×109 copies/μL and 1.26×105-1.26×109 copies/μL, respectively, there was a good linear relationship between the standard curve circulation threshold (Ct) and the log value of PVS virus particles, with determination coefficient being 0.994 2 and 0.991 2, respectively. The content of PVSO and PVSA in five parts of potato tissues were over 107, and all of them could be detected, with the content of PVSO being the highest in petioles. Ninety PVS positive samples from 11 Provinces (municipality or autonomous region) were detected effectively. The PVS RT-qPCR detection system established was fast, accurate and specific and PVSO and PVSA strains could be identified by specific peak in melting curve. The five parts of tissue including leaves, petioles, stems, roots and dormant tubers could be used for detection, with the advantage of good practicability. This research provides technical support to produce virus-free seed potatoes.

Key words: Potato virus S, Strains, RT-qPCR, Detection, Seed potato

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CHENG Shengqun, Lü Wenhe, GAO Yanling, BAI Yanju, FAN Guoquan, ZHANG Wei, ZHANG Shu, QIU Cailing, SHEN Yu, DONG Xuezhi, BAI Yamei. Development and Application of RT-qPCR Assay for Detection of Potato virus S by Universal Detection System[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2020, 35(6): 187-194. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20191131.

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