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Gene Expression in Yeast. Demitri Dedousis. Need. increase understanding of gene expression of non-coding regions that control expression Understanding Non coding regions could reveal causes of cancer understand causes of cancer. Yeast as a Model Organism. eukaryotic genes
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Gene Expression in Yeast Demitri Dedousis
Need • increase understanding of gene expression of non-coding regions that control expression • Understanding Non coding regions could reveal causes of cancer understand causes of cancer
Yeast as a Model Organism • eukaryotic genes • Four species have been fully sequenced • Gene manipulations are simple ( single celled) http://www.rockefeller.edu
Microarrays • glass microscope slides, silicon chips or nylon membranes • fluorescently labeled nucleic acid molecules to find frequencies of certain genes www.molecularstation.com
Florescent Markers • strains labeled with two different variants of the green florescentprotein FP (yellow florescent protein) and CFP (cyan florescent) • different yeast strains are cultured and computer assay’s measure abundance of colors and therefore genes https://tools.invitrogen.com
Cis-Regulatory Site • DNA binding sites of regulatory transcription factors (TFs) typically occur within ~600 bp upstream of genes • Transcription factors(proteins) and bind to promoter /Cis Sites • Controls gene expression
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