Current Biotechnology ›› 2026, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (4): 863-877.DOI: 10.19586/j.2095-2341.2026.0029

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Development of Multi-target Plasmid DNA Reference Materials for Screening Transgenic Soybeans

Pengfei LIU1(), Na LIU1, Ruihuan LI1, Wei FU2, Chao XU1, Qingkuo LAN1, Yong WANG1, Xin ZHAO1()   

  1. 1.Institute of Germplasm Resources and Biotechnologe,Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Tianjin 300384,China
    2.Development Center of Science and Technology,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Beijing 100176,China
  • Received:2026-02-09 Accepted:2026-03-13 Online:2026-07-25 Published:2026-09-11
  • Contact: Xin ZHAO

Abstract:

Soybeans are rich in plant proteins and edible oils, and also provide beneficial nutrients such as isoflavones and lecithin, making them important crops for food, feed, and oil production. China's demand for and import volume of soybeans have increased year by year, with import dependence at times exceeding 80%. Five transgenic soybean events (DBN9004, DBN8002, SHZD32-1, ZH6106, and CAL16), which were independently developed in China and have obtained biosafety certificates for genetically modified organisms, were used as research objects. On the basis of the standard qualitative and quantitative detection methods for each transgenic event and its derivative varieties, the five transgenic soybean events and the endogenous standard gene Lectin were assembled into a binary vector. A series of experiments, including plasmid molecular verification, screening of plasmid preservation medium, method specificity validation, and detection applicability and interchangeability testing using genomic DNA, was then carried out to develop the plasmid DNA reference molecule pUC-soy-identification for transgenic screening. The results showed that the sequence of the prepared plasmid reference molecule was completely consistent with the target sequence, and both restriction enzyme digestion and qPCR amplification produced the expected results. The addition of salmon sperm DNA helped bring the copy number ratio closer to the theoretical value. The plasmid preparation met the specified criteria for use as a positive control in specificity, applicability, and interchangeability tests targeting DBN9004, DBN8002, SHZD32-1, ZH6106, and CAL16. Therefore, the resulting plasmid reference molecule can be applied to the quantitative detection of the aforementioned transgenic soybeans and their processed products, and provides a robust technical tool for the biosafety management and labeling compliance of genetically modified organisms in China.

Key words: transgenic soybean, plasmid reference materials, applicability, specificity

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