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β-Lactoglobulin (BLG) is one of the prevalent whey protein in cattle. To date, several variants of bovine BLG have been found, but the most common are A and B, which differ from each other by SNPs rs109625649 and rs110066229. Numerous studies showed effects of A and B variants of BLG on milk yield, fat and protein content and cheese-making properties. To date, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (ASPCR), PCR single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and high resolution melting (HRM) methods have been proposed for detection of A and B variants of bovine BLG. These methods involve multistep sample processing, which is an essential disadvantage in conducting large-scale cattle genotyping projects. This article describes a development of TaqMan PCR assay for detection of A and B variants (rs109625649) of bovine BLG. In this method a primer pair, initiating amplification of 101-bp fragment of BLG gene, and two allele-specific TaqMan probes are used. Identification of B and A variants of BLG is based on comparison of final fluorescence intensity of FAM and VIC dyes, respectively. The developed one-step method requires less time and is more suitable for large-scale genotyping of cattle compared to the commonly used PCR-RFLP.

Development of TaqMan PCR assay for detection of A and B variants of the bovine β-lactoglobulin