CHAPTER 17 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology

CHAPTER 17Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology

Chapter 17: Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology Cleaving and Rejoining DNA Cloning Genes Sources of Genes for Cloning Some Additional Tools for DNA Manipulation Biotechnology: Applications of DNA Manipulation

Cleaving and Rejoining DNA • Knowledge of DNA transcription, translation, and replication has been used to create recombinant DNA molecules, made up of sequences from different organisms. 3

Cleaving and Rejoining DNA • Restriction enzymes, which are made by microbes as a defense mechanism against viruses, bind to DNA at specific sequences and cut it. Review Figure 17.1 4

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Cleaving and Rejoining DNA • DNA fragments generated from cleavage by restriction enzymes can be separated by size using gel electrophoresis. • The fragments' sequences can be further identified by hybridization with a probe. Review Figures 17.2, 17.3 6

Cleaving and Rejoining DNA • Many restriction enzymes make staggered cuts in the two strands of DNA, creating “sticky ends” with unpaired bases. • The sticky ends can be used to create recombinant DNA if DNA molecules from different species are cut with the same restriction enzyme. Review Figure 17.4 9

Cloning Genes • Bacteria, yeasts, and cultured plant cells are commonly used as hosts for recombinant DNA experiments. 11

Cloning Genes • Newly introduced DNA must be part of a replicon if it is to be propagated in host cells. • One way to assure this is to introduce it as part of a carrier DNA, or vector, that has a replicon. 12

Cloning Genes • Specialized vectors transfect bacteria, yeasts, and plant cells. • These must contain a replicon, recognition sequences for restriction enzymes, and genetic markers to identify their presence in host cells. Review Figure 17.5 13

Cloning Genes • Naked DNA may be introduced into a host cell by chemical or mechanical means. • In this case, the DNA must integrate into the host DNA by itself. 15

Cloning Genes • When vectors carrying recombinant DNA are incubated with host cells, nutritional, antibiotic resistance, or fluorescent markers can identify which cells contain the vector. Review Figure 17.6 16

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Sources of Genes for Cloning • The cutting of DNA by a restriction enzyme produces many fragments that can be individually and randomly combined with a vector and inserted into a host to create a gene library. Review Figure 17.8 19

Sources of Genes for Cloning • The mRNA’s produced in a certain tissue at a certain time can be extracted and used to create complementary DNA (cDNA) by reverse transcription. • This cDNA is then used to make a library. Review Figure 17.9 21

Sources of Genes for Cloning • A third source of DNA is synthetic DNA made in the laboratory. • The methods of organic chemistry can be used to create specific, mutated DNA sequences. 23

Some Additional Tools for DNA Manipulation • Homologous recombination can be used to “knock out” a gene in an organism. Review Figure 17.10 24

Some Additional Tools for DNA Manipulation • DNA chip technology permits the screening of thousands of sequences at the same time. Review Figure 17.11 27

Some Additional Tools for DNA Manipulation • An antisense RNA complementary to a specific mRNA can prevent its translation by hybridizing to the mRNA. Review Figure 17.12 29

Biotechnology: Applications of DNA Manipulation • The ability to clone genes has made possible many new applications of biotechnology, such as the large-scale production of eukaryotic gene products. 31

Biotechnology: Applications of DNA Manipulation • For a vector carrying a gene of interest to be expressed in a host cell, the gene must be adjacent to appropriate sequences for its transcription and translation in the host cell. Review Figure 17.13 32

Biotechnology: Applications of DNA Manipulation • Recombinant DNA and expression vectors have been used to make medically useful proteins that would otherwise have been difficult to obtain in necessary quantities. Review Figure 17.14, Table 17.1 34

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Biotechnology: Applications of DNA Manipulation • Because plant cells can be cloned to produce adult plants, introduction of new genes into plants via vectors has been advancing rapidly. • The result is crop plants carrying new, useful genes. Review Table 17.2 38

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Biotechnology: Applications of DNA Manipulation • “Pharming” uses transgenic dairy animals that produce useful products in their milk. Review Figure 17.15 40

Biotechnology: Applications of DNA Manipulation • There is public concern about the applications of biotechnology to food production. 42

Biotechnology: Applications of DNA Manipulation • Because the DNA of an individual is unique, the polymerase chain reaction can be used to identify an organism from a small sample of its cells, and to create a DNA fingerprint. Review Figures 17.17, 17.18 43

CHAPTER 17 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology