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Rapid Screening Detection of Genetically Modified Crops by LoopMediated Isothermal Amplification with a Lateral Flow Dipstick Reona Takabatake, Yukari Kagiya, Yasutaka Minegishi, Satoshi Futo, Keisuke Soga, Kosuke Nakamura, Kazunari Kondo, Junichi Mano, and Kazumi Kitta J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01765 • Publication Date (Web): 27 Jun 2018 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on June 27, 2018

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Bullet points (1) statement of the problem addressed and originality of the approach

(1) To manage the increased number of GM events, we developed a novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based detection method using lateral flow dipstick chromatography for comprehensive GMO inspection.

(2) contribution of the work to create new knowledge in the field

(2) The combinatory approach of LAMP which is an isothermal reaction, easy-to-use lateral flow dipstick chromatography, and furthermore a multiplex detection system will open up the possibilities for DNA-based assays.

(3) relevance of the work to advance research and impact to the field of agricultural and food chemistry

(3) Because the developed method is rapid and cost-effective, the method will be

applicable for monitoring the validity of the food labeling system in many situations, including on-site inspection.

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Research article

Title: Rapid Screening Detection of Genetically Modified Crops by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification with a Lateral Flow Dipstick Reona Takabatake,† Yukari Kagiya,‡ Yasutaka Minegishi,§ Satoshi Futo,‡ Keisuke Soga,ǁ Kosuke Nakamura,ǁ Kazunari Kondo,ǁ Junichi Mano,† and Kazumi Kitta*,†

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Corresponding author. Tel.: +81-29-838-7369; Fax: +81-29-838-7369; E-mail:

[email protected]

Division of Analytical Science, Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food

Research Organization: 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8642, Japan ‡

FASMAC Co., Ltd.: 5-1-3 Midorigaoka, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0041, Japan

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Nippon Gene Co., Ltd.: 1-5, Kandanishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054, Japan

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National Institute of Health Sciences: 3-25-26, Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku,

Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan

Number of color figures: 4 Number of tables: 1 Number of supplementary materials: 4

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ABSTRACT

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We developed a novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based

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detection method using lateral flow dipstick chromatography for genetically modified

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(GM) soybean and maize events. The single-stranded tag hybridization (STH) for

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chromatography printed-array strip (C-PAS) system was used for detections targeting

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the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter, mannose-6-phosphate isomerase gene,

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Pisum sativum ribulose 1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase terminator, a common sequence

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between the Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac genes, and a GA21-specific sequence. The STH

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C-PAS system was applicable for multiplex analyses to perform simultaneous detections.

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The limit of detection was 0.5% or less for each target. By using the developed method,

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the LAMP amplification was visually detected. Moreover, the detection could be carried

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out without any expensive instruments, even for the DNA amplification steps, by virtue

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of the isothermal reaction. We demonstrated that the rapid and useful method developed

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here would be applicable for screening GM crops.

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Key words: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP); Genetically

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modified (GM); Dipstick DNA chromatography; Rapid; Multiplex analysis

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INTRODUCTION The planted area of genetically modified (GM) crops has been expanding, and the

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global area planted with GM crops reached 181.5 million hectares in 2016, up from 1.7

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million hectares in 1996.1 However, some consumers are still expressing concerns about

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the utilization of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In response, many countries

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and regions have passed laws requiring food labeling systems to indicate the presence of

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authorized GM crops. Several counties and areas set a specified threshold level of GM

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crops such as 0.9% in the European Union (EU), 1% in Australia and New Zealand, 3%

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in Korea, and 5% in Japan, and mandate the labeling of foods containing equal to the

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threshold level or more of GM crops.2 Under such conditions, not only the planted area,

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but also the number of varieties of GM events have been continuously increased. In a

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total of 40 countries, 26 GM crops and 392 GM events have been approved for use as

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food or feed or for environmental release.1 To manage the increased number of GM

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events, efficient screening detection methods for comprehensive GMO inspection are

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required.

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been used for various types of genetic testing, as

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a gold standard method including GMO detection3-8 worldwide, but performing PCR

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takes a relatively long time, and requires expensive instruments and reagents. Currently,

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several dipstick DNA chromatography technologies have become available to detect

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PCR products,9-12 including the single-stranded tag hybridization (STH) for

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chromatography printed-array strip (C-PAS). In the STH C-PAS system, one primer is

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labeled with a single-stranded specific tag sequence and the other primer is labeled with

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a biotin molecule. After PCR amplification, the C-PAS, which is a paper

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chromatography strip on which the complementary oligonucleotides of the tag

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sequences are printed, will be dipped into the reaction mixture. The PCR products are

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then immobilized with single tag hybridization and visually detected with

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streptavidin-biotin interaction using a streptavidin-coated blue-colored latex

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microsphere. The STH C-PAS detection system has been applied for a crop cultivar

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discrimination9 and diagnostic purposes.10, 12

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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a rapid, highly specific, and

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isothermal DNA amplification technique using DNA polymerase with high strand

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displacement activity.13 Many GMO detection methods using the LAMP technique have

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been developed and reported.14-18 To detect LAMP products, several techniques such as

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visualization of the turbidity of magnesium pyrophosphate precipitation,19 use of

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fluorescent dyes,20 and electrochemical detection21 have been utilized. In this study, to

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pursue more rapid and inexpensive GM crops detection, we applied the STH C-PAS

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system for LAMP product detection. In LAMP analyses, normally, a set of 4 or 6

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primers are utilized. We used a set of 6 primers for each target, and we carefully chose 2

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primers out of 6 primers for each target. And the selected two primers were labeled with

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either the tag sequence(s) or biotin molecule(s). After LAMP reactions, amplification

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products were detected with C-PAS as a blue line on the membrane. We also developed

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multiplex analyses for simultaneous detection.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

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Plant materials. As for soybean and maize seeds, RRS, MON89788, MON87701,

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MON87705, MON87769, and MON810, MON863, MON88017, MON87460,

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MON89034, and NK603 were kindly provided by Monsanto Company (St. Louis, MO).

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3272, Bt11, Event176, GA21, MIR162 and MIR604 were kindly provided by Syngenta

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Seeds AG (Basel, Switzerland). TC1507 and DAS59122 were kindly provided by

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Pioneer Hi-Bred International (Johnston, IA). A2704-12 was kindly provided by its

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developer and T25 was directly imported from the USA. QC9651 maize produced by

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Quality Technology International, Inc. (Elgin, IL) was used as a non-GM maize control.

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DNA extraction. Soybean and maize genomic DNAs were extracted with the GM

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quicker (NIPPON GENE, Tokyo) according to the Japanese standard analytical

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methods.2 The concentration and quality of the extracted DNA solutions were evaluated

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by measuring ultraviolet absorbance with an ND-1000 spectrophotometer (NanoDrop

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Technologies, Wilmington, DE). The concentration of genomic DNA solutions was

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adjusted at 50 ng/µL, and 100 ng was used as a template for the LAMP analyses.

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Sample preparation. We used DNA solution-based and weight-based mixing samples.

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To prepare the DNA solution-based samples, genomic DNAs were extracted from each

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GM soybean and maize event, and from non-GM soybean and maize and adjusted at a

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concentration of 50 ng/µL, and the GM and non-GM DNA solutions were mixed as

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volume ratios. Samples containing GM soybean genomic DNA at concentrations of 0,

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0.03, 0.05, 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5% and GM maize at 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5% in the

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respective non-GM DNA solutions were prepared. These DNA solution-based mixing

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samples were used for the limit of detection evaluations. We also prepared seven GM

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soybean mixing samples consisting of 0.5% RRS; 0.5% MON89788; 0.5% MON87701;

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0.5% RRS and MON89788; 0.5% RRS and MON87701; 0.5% MON89788 and

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MON87701; and 0.5% RRS, MON89788, and MON87701, and seven GM maize DNA

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mixing samples consisting of 0.5% MON810; 0.5% MIR162; 0.5% GA21; 0.5%

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MON810 and MIR162; 0.5% MON810 and GA21; 0.5% MIR162 and GA21; and 0.5%

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MON810, MIR162, and GA21. These DNA solution-based mixing samples were used

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for the multiplex detection analyses. Meanwhile, the weight-based mixing samples were

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used for direct LAMP analyses. Two GM soybean samples were previously prepared

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consisting of i) 0.5% RRS and 0.5% MON87701,14 and ii) 0.5% RRS, 0.5%

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MON89788 and 0.5% A2704-12,22 and three GM maize samples, consisting of iii) 0.5%

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MON88017 and 0.5% 3272,14 iv) 0.5% MON810 and 0.5% GA2123 and v) 0.4% Bt11

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and 0.2% GA21.24

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LAMP assay. For the detection of each target sequence, a set of six primers consisting

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of two outer primers (F3 and B3), two inner primers (FIP and BIP), and two loop

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primers (LoopF and LoopB) was used. The oligonucleotide primers were synthesized

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by FASMAC (Kanagawa, Japan).

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LAMP reactions were performed as described previously.14 Briefly, the reactions

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were conducted in 25-µL volumes using 2.0 µL of template DNA solution, 15 µL of

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isothermal master mix (OptiGene, Horsham, UK), 1.0 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0), 0.1 mM

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dithiothreitol, and primers at final concentrations of 0.2 µM for F3 and B3, 1.6 µM for

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FIP and BIP, and 0.8 µM for LoopF and LoopB. For the detection of the cauliflower

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mosaic virus 35S promoter (P35S), 3.2 µM instead of 1.6 µM of FIP and BIP was used.

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Amplification was performed at 65℃ for 30 min.

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For the sample direct LAMP analyses, GenCheck DNA Extraction Reagent

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(FASMAC) was used. For sample preparation, 400 µl of lysis buffer was added to

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ground samples of 40 mg maize or 20 mg soybeans, heated for 10 min at 100℃, and

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chilled on ice. The samples were then centrifuged at 15,000 × g for 5 min, and the

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resulting supernatants were directly used as templates for LAMP analyses.

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LAMP products were separately detected with Genie II, which is a real-time

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fluorometer (OptiGene), agarose gel electrophoresis, and dipstick DNA strips. For the

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Genie II detection, amplification conditions were set as described previously.14 For the

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electrophoresis detection, 5 µL of LAMP products were electrophoresed on 3.0%

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agarose

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Tris-acetate-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (TAE) buffer.

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Signal detection by dipstick DNA chromatography. Dipstick DNA chromatography

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strips (C-PAS) and reagents were obtained from TBA (Miyagi, Japan). For LAMP

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amplifications, the 5’ ends of FIP or LoopF primers were tagged with a spacer and a tag

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sequence (either A1, A2 or A3), and LoopB primers were biotinylated for each target.

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The tagged primer sets are summarized in Table S1. For the detection of GM events

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containing P35S, an F1 tag was used, and FIP and LoopF were labeled for GM soybean

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and maize detection, respectively. Just before detection by C-PAS, the developing

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solvent was prepared as follows. Ten microliters of the eluent containing 150 mM NaCl

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was diluted with the same volume of sterilized distilled water, and 1 µL of

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streptavidin-coated blue latex suspension was added (the eluent and the suspension were

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supplied by TBA). After LAMP amplification at 65℃ for 30 min, 1 µL of LAMP

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reaction products was added to the developing solvent. Subsequently, the C-PAS4, on

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which four complementary tag sequences (A1, A2, A3 and A4) are linearly printed was

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dipped into the mixture. Visible blue line(s) would appear within 10-15 min, and the

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signal appearance was finally judged at 1 hour after dipping. The analyses were

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repeated 10 times for each target and each sample, and a control sample with no

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template was also subjected to the all primer sets under the same condition.

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Multiplex detection by dipstick DNA chromatography. We used the STH C-PAS

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system for multiplex detections consisting of three target sequences. For GM soybean

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detection, P35S, Pisum sativum ribulose 1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase E9 terminator

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(tE9), and a sequence common to the Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac genes (Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac)

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were used, and for GM maize detection, P35S, mannose-6-phosphate isomerase gene

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(pmi) and a GA21 construct-specific sequence (GA21) were employed. For three

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individual targets, three different tag sequences were assigned, such as A1 for P35S, A2

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for tE9 or pmi, and A3 for Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac or GA21, respectively. For triplex LAMP

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amplifications, three primer sets, meaning a total of 18 primers, were mixed. For the

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detection of GM soybeans, the concentrations of primer sets were elaborately adjusted.

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One-third concentrations (0.067 µM for F3 and B3, 1.07 µM for FIP and BIP, 0.27 µM

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for LoopF and LoopB) of the standard concentrations for the P35S primer set, the

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standard concentrations for the tE9 primer set, and quarter concentrations (0.05 µM for

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F3 and B3, 0.4 µM for FIP and BIP, 0.2 µM for LoopF and LoopB) for the

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Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac primer set were added. For the detection of GM maize, one-third

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concentrations for the P35S primer set, half concentrations (0.1 µM for F3 and B3, 0.8

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µM for FIP and BIP, 0.4 µM for LoopF and LoopB) for the pmi primer set, and the

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standard concentrations for the GA21 primer set were added.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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Evaluation of the specificity of dipstick detection for LAMP products. We designed

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several targets sequences for LAMP analyses, including P35S, tE9, Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac,

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pmi, and GA21, which enabled the detection of 6 GM soybean and 15 GM maize

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events.14 To pursue more cost-effective detection, we attempted to develop a novel

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detection method using the STH C-PAS system for the LAMP products. We used the

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C-PAS4 membrane, on which the complementary sequences of 4 tag sequences

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consisting of A1, A2, A3 and A4 were separately printed. In this study, A1, A2 and A3

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tag sequences were used. We used 6 primers, F3, B3, FIP, BIP, LoopF, and LoopB for

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each LAMP analysis, and among these primers, the FIP, BIP, LoopF, and LoopB

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primers are incorporated in LAMP products (Figure 1). To label the LAMP primers by

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the tag sequence or biotin, there are theoretically four different combinations: FIP and

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BIP, LoopF and LoopB, FIP and LoopB, or LoopF and BIP. As shown in Figure S1 (A),

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in the case of P35S, non-specific signals appeared in the combination of FIP and BIP

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and that of LoopF and BIP, for the A1 tag sequence and biotin, respectively, although it

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was rather weak for the combination of FIP and BIP. Meanwhile, the results obtained

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from Genie II and agarose gel electrophoresis showed no amplifications from non-GM

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maize using any primer-tag and biotin combinations, meaning that non-specific signals

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may be observed depending on the combination of primer set using the STH C-PAS

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system. (Figure S1, B and C). We then used the primer set including the A1 labelled

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LoopF or FIP, and the biotin labeled LoopB for P35S detection. To avoid non-specific

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signal appearance, we deliberately evaluated which combination of tag sequence and

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biotin-labeled primer set was suitable for the specific detection for other target

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sequences (data not shown). The suitable primer combinations of tag sequence and

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biotin are summarized in Table S1. For the detection of P35S, the A1 tag sequence was

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used for both GM soybean and maize events, and FIP and LoopF were labeled with the

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tag sequence for GM soybean and maize, respectively. The A2 tag sequence was used

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for the detection of GM soybeans containing tE9 or GM maizes containing pmi, and

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LoopF primers were labeled in both cases. The A3 tag sequence was used for the

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detection of GM events containing Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac or GA21, and FIP primers were

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labeled. To confirm the specificity for each primer set, we used three GM soybean

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events consisting of RRS, MON89788, and MON87701, and three GM maize events

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consisting of MON810, MIR162, and GA21. The P35S region is contained in RRS and

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MON810, and the tE9, Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac, pmi, and GA21 regions are contained in

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MON89788, MON87701, MIR162, and GA21, respectively. The specific signals were

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only detected in respective GM events containing the target sequences (Figure 2).

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Limit of Detection (LOD) evaluations. The LODs were evaluated as the lowest

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concentration at which all 10 replicates were positive.25 To analyze the LODs, we used

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DNA solution mixing samples which were prepared by mixing genomic DNA solution

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from individual GM events and non-GM soybean or maize. The determined LODs for

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each target and each GM event are listed in Table 1, and representative results are

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shown in Figure S2. In each, only single expected signals were appeared, and no

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unexpected signals were observed from non-GM soybean or maize, or other GM events

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without target sequences (data not shown). All of the LODs were equal to or less than

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0.5% for GM events including 6 GM soybean events and 15 GM maize events. In

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particular, the LODs for GM soybeans were lower than 0.1% except in the detection of

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MON87705 and MON87769 targeting tE9. We had previously evaluated LODs of

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LAMP-mediated screening detection methods for using a real time fluorometer, Genie

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II (OptiGene, UK).14 The LODs for GM maize events in this study were equal to those

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of the previous methods except for Bt11 targeting Cry1Ab/Ac and 3272 targeting pmi.

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The LODs of the two GM maize events and all GM soybean events, targeting P35S, tE9,

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and Cry1Ab/Ac, were lower than those of the previous methods. Among other our

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previous reports using PCR, conventional PCR analyses showed that the LOD of RRS

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targeting a construct specific region was 0.1%,26 and the LOD of MON810 targeting

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P35S was 0.2%.24 We have also developed real-time PCR array method for

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comprehensive GM detection.27 In the real-time PCR array, the LODs of RRS targeting

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P35S was 0.05%, and MON 810 targeting P35S was 0.25%, and MON89788 targeting

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tE9 was 0.05%. In this study, the LODs of RRS targeting P35S was 0.03%, MON810

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targeting P35S was 0.3%, and MON89788 targeting tE9 was 0.05% (Table 1). From

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these comparisons, it is difficult to determine which one is better in terms of sensitivity.

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At least, the developed method is undoubtedly most rapid, inexpensive and easy to use.

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Direct LAMP detection. We have developed a direct LAMP detection method to

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simplify and shorten the process of sample preparation using crude cell lysates derived

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from ground soybean or maize seed samples without any DNA extraction and

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purification steps.14 In the previous study, GenCheck DNA Extraction Reagent

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(GenCheck reagent) (FASMAC) enabled us to prepare samples in less than 20 minutes

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in a few steps consisting of a heat treatment and centrifugation.14 Then, we applied the

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GenCheck reagent for the developed STH C-PAS system-mediated LAMP detection.

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Five GM mixing samples were used to evaluate the direct LAMP analyses (Table S2).

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For the two soybean samples, 0.5% RRS in sample i) and 0.5% RRS and 0.5%

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A2704-12 in sample ii) were used for P35S detection, 0.5% MON89788 in sample ii)

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was used for tE9 detection and 0.5% MON87701 in sample i) was used for

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Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac detection. In maize samples, 0.5% MON88017 in sample iii), 0.5%

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MON810 in sample iv), and 0.4% Bt11 in sample v) were used for P35S detection,

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0.5% 3272 in sample iii) was used for pmi detection, and 0.5% and 0.2% GA21 in

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samples iv) and v) were used for GA21 detection. Representative results are shown in

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Figure 3. The blue line signals detecting P35S at the A1 position appeared in samples i),

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ii), iii), iv) and v). Likewise, the signals only appeared in samples ii) and iii) at the A2

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position, indicating that sample ii) was positive for tE9, and sample iii) was positive for

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pmi detection. The signal appeared in samples i) and v) at the position for

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Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac, and in samples iv) and v) at the A3 position in GA21, indicating that

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sample i) and v) were positive for Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac, and sample iv) and v) were positive

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for GA21 detection. These results suggested that direct LAMP analysis was applicable

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to the STH C-PAS detection system.

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Multiplex detection by the STH C-PAS system. We used the three targets for the

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screening detection of GM soybean and maize events consisting of P35S, tE9, and

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Cry1Ac, and of P35S, pmi, and GA21, respectively. To enhance the simplicity and

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rapidity of the process, we attempted to develop multiplex LAMP detection using the

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STH C-PAS system. When three primer sets for each target sequence are mixed and

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function successfully, different LAMP products can be simultaneously detected.

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However, as shown in Table1, the detection sensitivities were not exactly at the same

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level among the primer sets. In the case of GM soybean target sequences, the P35S

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primer set (LOD ≤ 0.03%) showed higher sensitivity than the tE9 primer set (LOD ≤

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0.05 or 0.3%). To normalize the signal detection sensitivities, we adjusted the primer set

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concentrations of three targets for both GM soybean and maize events (data not shown).

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Finally, we found that the ratio of 1/3 : 1 : 1/4 concentrations for the primer sets of P35S,

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tE9 and Cry1Ac for the GM soybean detection, and the ratio of 1/3 : 1/2 : 1

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concentrations for the primer sets of P35S, pmi and GA21 for the GM maize detection

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were most effective. To evaluate the multiplex detection system, seven GM soybean

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samples which contained one, two or three GM events including 0.5% RRS,

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MON89788, and MON87701, and seven GM maize samples which contained one, two,

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or three GM events including 0.5% MON810, MIR162, and GA21, were prepared as

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DNA solution mixing samples. These obtained signal patterns of all samples were

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completely consistent with expectations, indicating that multiplex detections could be

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applicable for the LAMP detection (Figure 4). The LODs of multiplex detections were

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evaluated in a similar manner of single detections, and 0.5% amount of two or three

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different targets were simultaneously detected. Generally, for LAMP product detection,

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electrophoreses,

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precipitation19 or fluorescent dyes14 are widely utilized. However, these techniques have

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not been applied to simultaneous multiple-target detection methods, because it is

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impossible to distinguish LAMP amplifications derived from each target sequence

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individually. In the developed STH C-PAS detection system, when each tag sequence

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was assigned to a LAMP target sequence, the LAMP amplifications could be easily

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identified by the position(s) of the signal(s) on the C-PAS membrane. We used the

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C-PAS4 membrane on which complementary sequences of 4 tag sequences (A1, A2, A3

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and A4) are printed. In this study, we used 3 tag sequences for both GM soybean and

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maize, thus, one more sequence corresponding to A4 can be used if the need arises.

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We developed a novel LAMP-mediated screening detection method for GM soybean

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and maize using dipstick DNA chromatography, namely, the STH C-PAS system.

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Although many PCR-mediated detection methods using dipstick DNA chromatography

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have already been reported,9-12 there are some disadvantages to PCR-mediated DNA

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chromatography. For instance, fine temperature regulation is required for PCR reactions

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consisting of denaturation, annealing, and extension steps, and for this, expensive

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instruments are required. On the other hand, LAMP is an isothermal reaction, and

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less-expensive instruments such as a water bath or an isothermal heating block could be

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applicable. In many PCR-related detection methods, uracil-N glycosylase (UNG)

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system has been utilized.28 In the UNG system, deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP)

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instead of deoxythimine triphosphate (dTTP) is used for PCR amplification, and prior to

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subsequent PCR reactions, the reaction mixtures are pretreated with UNG which

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specifically digests uracil-containing DNA. The UNG is then heat-inactivated just

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before PCR amplification. It might be useful to apply UNG system to the developed

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C-PAS mediated detection method to decrease the risk of carry over contamination,

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although it does not seem easy because the DNA polymerase used for LAMP

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amplification is heat-labile in general. We also developed a multiplex detection system

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for LAMP products, which is more time- and cost-effective. The STH C-PAS detection

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system for LAMP products could be used not only for GMO detection but also for other

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genetic testing processes such as diagnostic microbial detections.

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The developed method was demonstrated to be rapid and cost-effective, and the

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LODs of the methods were at the same level as or lower than those in our previously

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reported qualitative detection method including LAMP analyses.14, 24, 26 The LODs of

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the developed methods were equal or less than 0.5% for all targets, indicating that the

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developed methods are available not only for Japan but also other countries or areas

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such as the EU, Australia, New Zealand, Korea in terms of the level of GM content.

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Therefore, we conclude that the developed method would be applicable for monitoring

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the validity of the food labeling system in many situations, including on-site inspection.

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Supporting Information

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Specificity test of different combinations of LAMP primers which labeled with tag

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sequence and biotin (Figure S1). Representative result of LOD evaluations (Figure S2).

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LAMP primers information used in this study (Table S1). Content of the weight-based

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mixing samples (Table S2).

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AUTHOR INFORMATION

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Corresponding Author *Telephone: +81-29-838-736. Fax: +81-29-838-7369. E-mail: [email protected]

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ORCID iD Reona Takabatake: 0000-0001-6419-73114

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Kazumi Kitta: 0000-0002-3691-271X

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Funding

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of

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the Japan Research Project “Genomics-based Technology for Agricultural Improvement

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GRA-201”.

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Notes

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The authors no competing financial interest.

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ABBREVIATIONS USED

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dTTP, deoxythimine triphosphate; dUTP, deoxyuridine triphosphate; GM, genetically

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modified; GMO, genetically modified organism; LAMP, loop-mediated isothermal

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amplification; LOD, limit of detection; P35S, cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter;

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PCR, polymerase chain reaction; pmi, mannose-6-phosphate isomerase gene; STH

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C-PAS, single-tag hybridization chromatographic printed array strip; tE9, E9 terminator;

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UNG, uracil-N glycosylase.

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B3 B3 primer

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Figure 1. Schematic diagram for the detection of LAMP products using dipstick DNA chromatography (C-PAS). (A) LAMP amplification is performed using six primers consisting of F3, B3, FIP, BIP, LoopF and LoopB. The FIP primer consists of the 3’ end of an F2 region and the 5’ end of an F1c region, and the BIP primer consists of the 3’ end of a B2 region and the 5’ end of a B1c region. FIP or LoopF primers were labeled with a tag sequence, and the LoopB primer was labeled with biotin. (B) The complementary oligonucleotides of the tag sequences are preliminarily printed on the C-PAS membrane and are indicated by arrow heads. The resulting LAMP products are trapped by single-strand tag hybridization.

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Figure 2. Specificity test for LAMP analyses for GM soybean and maize events. Representative results are shown with C-PAS (A), agarose gel electrophoresis (B), and Genie II (C). Lanes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are non-GM soybean, RRS, MON89788, MON87701, non-GM maize, MON810, MIR162, and GA21, respectively. The A1, A2, and A3 tag sequences were used for P35S, tE9, or pmi and Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac or GA21 detections, respectively.

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Figure 3. Direct LAMP detections with the STH C-PAS system. Representative results are shown with GM soybean and maize weight-based mixing samples. Lanes 1-3 show the results from soybean samples. Lane 1: sample i) 0.5% RRS and MON87701; lane 2: sample ii) 0.5% RRS, MON89788, and A2704-12; and lane 3: non-GM soybean. Lanes 4-7 show the results from maize samples. Lane 4: sample iii) 0.5% MON88017 and 3272; lane 5: sample iv) 0.5% MON810 and GA21; lane 6: sample v) 0.4% Bt11 and 0.2% GA21; and lane 7: non-GM maize. The upper panel was detected with primer sets designed for soy, in which the A1, A2 and A3 tag sequences were used for P35S, tE9

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Figure 4. Multiplex detection for LAMP products with the STH C-PAS system. Lanes 1-8 show the results from soybean samples. Lane 1: non-GM soybean; lane 2: 0.5% RRS; lane 3: 0.5% MON89788; lane 4: 0.5% MON87701; lane 5: 0.5% RRS and MON89788; lane 6: 0.5% RRS and MON87701; lane 7: 0.5% MON89788 and MON87701; lane 8: 0.5% RRS, MON89788, and MON87701. The A1, A2 and A3 tag sequences were used for P35S, tE9 and Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac detections, respectively. Lanes 9-16 show the results from maize samples. Lane 9: non-GM maize; lane 10: 0.5% MON810; lane 11: 0.5% MIR162; lane 12: 0.5% GA21; lane 13: 0.5% MON810 and MIR162; lane 14: 0.5% MON810 and GA21; lane 15: 0.5% MIR162 and GA21; lane 16: 0.5% MON810, MIR162, and GA21. The A1, A2, and A3 tag sequences were used for P35S, pmi and GA21 detections, respectively.

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Table 1 Summary of LOD evaluations for individual assays GMO amount, %

GMO amount, % Positive/Total

Target

GM event

P35S

RRS A2704-12

0.05% 0.05%

10 / 10 10 / 10

0.03% 0.03%

10 / 10 10 / 10

Bt11 Event176 MON810 T25 NK603 MON863 TC1507 DAS59122 MON88017 MON89034 MON87460

0.1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5%

10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10

0.05% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3%

9 / 10 6 / 10 2 / 10 3 / 10 8 / 10 8 / 10 5 / 10 9 / 10 9 / 10 9 / 10 9 / 10

tE9

MON89788 MON87705 MON87769

0.1% 0.5% 0.5%

10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10

0.05% 0.3% 0.3%

10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10

Cry1Ab/ Cry1Ac

MON87701

0.1%

10 / 10

0.05%

10 / 10

Bt11

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0.1%

10 / 10

MIR604 MIR162 3272

0.3% 0.3% 0.3%

10 / 10 10 / 10 10 / 10

0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

6 / 10 6 / 10 6 / 10

GA21

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10 / 10

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Table S1 The LAMP primers used in this study Target

Sequence

P35S (soybean)

F3 B3 FIP BIP LoopF LoopB

ATTGCGATAAAGGAAAGGCTATCG ACTTCCTTATATAGAGGAAGGGTC A1-GAAGACGTGGTTGGAACGTCTTCTTAGTGGTCCCAAAGATGGA GCAAGTGGATTGATGTGATATCTCCTTGCGAAGGATAGTGGGA TTTCCACGATGCTCCTCG Biotin-CGTAAGGGATGACGCACA

P35S (maize)

F3 B3 FIP BIP LoopF LoopB

ATTGCGATAAAGGAAAGGCTATCG ACTTCCTTATATAGAGGAAGGGTC GAAGACGTGGTTGGAACGTCTTCTTAGTGGTCCCAAAGATGGA GCAAGTGGATTGATGTGATATCTCCTTGCGAAGGATAGTGGGA A1-TTTCCACGATGCTCCTCG Biotin-CGTAAGGGATGACGCACA

tE9

F3 B3 FIP BIP LoopF LoopB

ACACCAGAATCCTACTGAGT GAATCTGACAAGGATTCTGGAA CCATCCATTTCCATTTCACAGTTCGTGAGTATTATGGCATTGGGA AAATGTGTCAAATCGTGGCCTCTAGCCTAGTGAATAAGCATAATGG A2-CAAGCACAACAAATGGTACAAG Biotin-TGACCGAAGTTAATATGAGGAG

Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac

F3 B3 FIP BIP LoopF LoopB

TGATGGACATCTTGAACAGC CATAGGCGAACTCTGTTCC A3-CGCTGAATCCAACTGGAGAGGTCTACACCGATGCTCACA AACGCCGCTCCACAACAAGGAAGACAAGGTTCTGTAGAC GTGTCCAGACCAGTAATACTCTC Biotin-TATCGTTGCTCAACTAGGTCAG

pmi

F3 B3 FIP BIP LoopF LoopB

CAGTTCACGAGTGCAGAAT CGGCTTGTGGTTAGGATC GAAAGGCAGTTCGCCAAAGCCGTGATGTGATTGAGAGTGATA CAGCACAGCCACTCTCCATTTGGCAAAACCGATTTCAGA A2-TCTCCGAGCAGAGTCGAT Biotin-CAGGTTCATCCAAACAAACACA

GA21

F3 B3 FIP BIP LoopF LoopB

GGACTACTGCATCATCACG TGATAATCATCGCAAGACCG A3-CGGCAAGGGAGAAAGCCATGAGAAGCTGAACGTGACG GCTGAGCACTTTCGTCAAGAATTAAGTGCCAAATGTTTGAACGATC CATCCTGTGGTCGTCGTAC Biotin-CTCTAGAAGAAGCTTCGACGAA

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Table S2 Contents of the weight-based mixing samples Target

P35S

tE9

Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac

Soybean

i) RRS(0.5%)+ MON87701(0.5%)

ii) RRS(0.5%)+ A2704-12(0.5%)+ MON89788(0.5)%

i) RRS(0.5%)+ MON87701(0.5%)

pmi

GA21

iii) MON88017(0.5%) +3272(0.5%)

iv) MON810(0.5%)+ GA21(0.5%)

ii) RRS(0.5%)+ A2704-12(0.5%)+ MON89788(0.5)%

Maize

iii) MON88017(0.5%) +3272(0.5%)

v) Bt11(0.4%)+ GA21(0.2%)

iv) MON810(0.5%)+ GA21(0.5%)

v) Bt11(0.4%)+ GA21(0.2%)

v) Bt11(0.4%)+ GA21(0.2%)

Underlined GM events contain each target segment. i)-v) correspond to the sample numbers in the text.

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