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Sequences and their Properties

Sequences and their Properties. Nucleotides. DNA A, T, G, C RNA A, U, G, C. Annealing. Nucleic acids can base pair with their reverse complement sequence. Two opposing forces affect annealing Hydrogen bonds favours annealing Phosphate groups favours denaturation.

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Sequences and their Properties

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  1. Sequences and their Properties

  2. Nucleotides • DNA • A, T, G, C • RNA • A, U, G, C

  3. Annealing • Nucleic acids can base pair with their reverse complement sequence • Two opposing forces affect annealing • Hydrogen bonds favours annealing • Phosphate groups favours denaturation

  4. Annealing-Melting Point (Tm) • The Tm is the temperature at which 50% of the nucleic acid molecules are in a single stranded state (or double stranded) • The Tm is a function of: • Percentage G:C • Ionic composition of the environment • The percentage of complementarity • Estimate of Tm • =2(#A:T) + 4(#G:C)

  5. (38%) G+C (52%) 0 50 100 (58%) (66%) 70 80 90 100 Tm Vs percentage G:C % Double stranded Temperature (C)

  6. (0.1M NaCl) (0.2M NaCl) (0.5M NaCl) 70 80 90 100 Tm Vs Conc. of Positive Ions 0 50 100 % Double stranded Temperature (C)

  7. (25%) (50%) (100%) 70 80 90 100 Tm Vs percentage of Complementarity 0 50 100 % Double stranded Temperature (C)

  8. Stringency • Percentage of complementarity required to allow the formation of stable duplexes • The Tm influences the stringency conditions required to allow annealing • A high stringency requires a high level of complementarity • GATCCGGTTATTA vs GATCCGGTTATTA CTAGGCCAATAATCTTGGACGATAAT

  9. Parametersthat Influence Stringency •  [salt] = High stringency •  Temperature = High stringency • [salt] = ? •  Temperature = ?

  10. Wash 4. Hybridization with Free Probe

  11. Detection: Autoradiography

  12. Complete; ideal; 100% complementarity Partial continuous; acceptable 100% complementarity Partial discontinuous; more difficut Partial complementarity Properties of the Probe • Complementarity • Complete or partial?

  13. Hybridization Stringency

  14. The Probe • Labelled DNA or RNA molecule • Single stranded • Strand specific(sensespecific) • Double stranded • Strand non-specific(sensenon specific)

  15. X ray film S S S S ENZ ENZ ENZ ENZ Ab-Dig conjugated Y Y Y Y Probe+ Dig D D D D D D D D Target Membrane Digoxygenin Labelled Probe • Indiret detection Peroxidase

  16. Hybridization Signals • Hybridization • Specific • Non specific • Background • Binding of probe to membrane • Binding of Ab to membrane

  17. Decoding the Genetic Information • Information encoded in nucleotidesequencesiscontained in discreteunits • The genes • The information contained in the genesistranscribed to generate the RNAs and thendecoded (translated) to generate the proteins

  18. Protein Coding Sequences • ProteincontainingsequencescontainORFs • Start – ATG • Stop – TAG, TGA, TAA

  19. Transcription - Translation Transcription: RNA pol Translation: Ribosomes NH3-M-T-R-S-W-G-L-I-S-I-COOH

  20. ORFs • All double strandedsequencesnecessarily have 6 reading frames GCCGATTAGAGA> TGCCGATTAGAG> ATGCCGATTAGA> • 5’-ATGGCGATTAGAGACAGCCATTAA-3’ • 3’-TACTGCTAATCTCTGTCGGTAATT-5’ <CTGTCGGTAATT <TCTGTCGGTAAT <CTCTGTCGGTAA • How many ORFs does this sequence have?

  21. Homologues • Gene sequencesthatpossess a commonancestor • Homologues share a highlevel of identity • Identity • Percentage of bases or aminoacidsthat are the samebetweendifferentsequences

  22. Nucleotide Homologues • DNA sequenceswithgreater 70% identity • Ex. A homologue of the humanhemoglobingeneisfound in soya G.G.T.G.A.G.G.G.T.A.T.C.A.T.C.C.C.A.T.C.T.G G.G.T.C.A.G.G.A.T.A.T.G.A.T.T.C.C.A.T.C.A.C * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 77% identity

  23. Protein homologues • Proteinsequenceswithgreaterthan 25% identity • Ex. A protein homologue of the humanhemoglobinisfound in soya G A R G G W L G.G.T.G.A.G.G.G.C.A.T.C.A.T.C.C.C.A.T.C.T G.G.T.C.A.G.G.A.C.A.T.G.A.T.T.C.C.A.T.C.A G T P M I W E Percentageidentity: 28%

  24. Homologues • Orthologues : • Homologues found in differentorganismswhich have a commonancestor • Duplication followed by speciation • Paralogues : • Homologues foundwithin the samespecies • Duplication prior to speciation

  25. Mutations

  26. Point Mutations • Missense - Neutral Synonymous/Silent : • Base change that does NOT change the amino acid coded • Ex. AGG → CGG both Arg • Missense - Non-Synonymous - Conserved: • Base change results in a different but similar amino acid • Same charge and shape • Ex. AAA → AGA Lys to Arg both basic amino acids

  27. Point Mutations • Missense - Non-Synonymous-Semi conserved: • Base change resulting in a different but similar amino acid • Same shape but different charge • Ex. CGC → CUC Arg (Polar) to Leu (Non-polar) • Missense - Non-Synonymous - Non conserved • Base change resulting in totally different amino acids • Different shape different charge

  28. Point Mutations • Nonsense point mutation: • Base change resulting in the creation of a premature stop codon within the ORF • Causes premature translation termination • Truncated protein • Indel – Insertion or deletion of a single base within the ORF • Changes reading frame • Changes protein sequence • May cause premature termination

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