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Fall 2008

Fall 2008. G e l E l e c t r o p h o r e s i s. Electrophoresis is a molecular technique that separates nucleic acids and proteins based on Size and +-+ Charge +-+. Shape. DNA is a negatively charged molecule and therefore is attracted to positive charges.

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Fall 2008

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  1. Fall 2008

  2. G e l E l e c t r o p h o r e s i s

  3. Electrophoresis is a molecular technique that separates nucleic acids and proteins based on Size and +-+Charge+-+ Shape

  4. DNA is anegativelycharged molecule and therefore is attracted topositive charges.

  5. Agarose provides a matrix through which DNA molecules migrate.• Size – larger molecules move through the matrix slower than small molecules • Concentration – the higher the concentration of agarose, the better the separation of small fragments

  6. How to make an agarose gel…. • Weigh out a specified amount of agarose powder. • Add the correct amount of buffer. • Dissolve the agarose by boiling the solution. • Pour the gel in a casting tray. • Wait for the gel to polymerize.

  7. Plasmid Lambda phage • Vector – DNA source which can replicate and is used to carry foreign genes or DNA fragments. Recombinant DNA – A vector that has taken up a foreign piece of DNA.

  8. Restriction enzyme – an enzyme which binds to DNA at a specific base sequence and then cuts the DNA.

  9. Restriction enzymes are named after the bacteria from which they were isolated. • Bacteria use restriction enzymes to “chop up” foreign viral DNA.

  10. Recognition site – specific base sequence on DNA where a restriction enzyme binds. • All recognition sites are palindromes, which means they read the same way forward and backward. (example: RACECAR or GAATTC CTTAAG • Each restriction enzyme has its own unique recognition site.

  11. After cutting up a long piece of DNA, you can run the samples on an agarose gel. • The smaller fragments migrate further than the longer fragments. • The bands are compared to standard DNA of known sizes. This is often called a DNA marker, or a DNA ladder.

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  13. After analyzing your results, you draw a restriction map of the cut sites. • A restriction map is a diagram of DNA showing the cut sites of a series of restriction enzymes.

  14. Restriction enzymes cut in the middle of the recognition site. • When restriction enzymes cut down the middle of the sequence, blunt ends are generated. Example: GATC GA+TC CTAG CT AG • When restriction enzymes cut in a zig zag pattern, sticky ends are generated. Example: GAATTC G+ AATTC CTTAAG CTTAAG G

  15. Sticky ends are very useful because if two different pieces of DNA are cut with the same restriction enzyme, the overhanging sticky ends will complementarily base pair, creating a recombinant DNA molecule. • DNA ligase will seal the nick in the phosphodiester backbone.

  16. Bacterial Transformation – bacteria take up and express foreign DNA, usually a plasmid. • Plasmid – circular piece of DNA

  17. Steps of Bacterial Transformation • Choose a bacterial host. • E.coli is a model organism. • Well studied • No nuclear membranes • Has enzymes necessary for replication DNA/ Chrom.

  18. Steps of Bacterial Transformation • 2. Choose a plasmid to transform. • Characteristics of a useful plasmid. • Single recognition site • Plasmid only cuts in one place, so this ensures that the plasmid is reformed in the correct order. • Origin of replication • Allows plasmid to replicate and make copies for new cells. • Marker genes • Identifies cells that have been transformed.  gene for antibiotic resistance – bacteria is plated on media with an antibiotic, and only bacteria that have taken up a plasmid will grow  gene that expresses color – bacteria that have taken up a recombinant plasmid are a different color than bacteria that have taken up a NONrecombinat vector.

  19. Steps of Bacterial Transformation • 3. Prepare bacterial cells for transformation of plasmid. • Treat with calcium chloride, which allows plasmid to pass through bacterial cell walls. This is the most common method. • Electroporation - brief electric pulse • Directly inject plasmid into bacterial cell.

  20. Steps of Bacterial Transformation • 4. Plate transformation solution on appropriate media. • Contains nutrients for bacteria. • Contains antibiotic to distinguish transformed bacteria from NONtransformed bacteria. • 5. Incubate plates overnight. • E.coli grows in the human body, • and is therefore incubated at • body temperature (37°C) • 6. Analyze plates. http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/plasmidcloning.html

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  22. Chromosome Walking

  23. POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION "PCR has transformed molecular biology through vastly extending the capacity to identify, manipulate and reproduce DNA. It makes abundant what was once scarce -- the genetic material required for experimentations."

  24. The purpose of PCR is to amplify small amounts of DNA to produce enough for analysis.

  25. Reaction Requirements • Template – starting amount of DNA • Target– segment of DNA you wish to amplify

  26. Reaction Requirements • Primers – short pieces of single stranded DNA that binds to the template DNA. Allows DNA polymerase to to attach and begin replication. 3’-TACGACCCGGTGTCAAAGTTAGCTTAGTCA-5’ 5’-ATGCT-3’ 3’-AGTCA-5’ 5’-ATGCTGGGCCACAGTTTCAATCGAATCAGT-3’

  27. Reaction Requirements • Polymerase – attaches nucleotides to the template. • Taq polymerase is extracted from bacteria that live in hot springs, so they remain active at temperatures up to 90°C. 3’-TACGACCCGGTGTCAAAGTTAGCTTAGTCA-5’ 5’-ATGCTGGGCCACAGTTT-3’ 3’- AAGTTAGCTTAGTCA-5’ 5’-ATGCTGGGCCACAGTTTCAATCGAATCAGT-3’

  28. Reaction Requirements • Magnesium – required for DNA polymerase to work • Nucleotides – needed to make new DNA segments • Buffer – maintain constant pH • Thermocycler – machine that cycles through required temperatures

  29. STEPS: • Heat samples to 90°C for a minute or so to separate double stranded template DNA.

  30. STEPS: 2. Drop temperature to around 50 or 60°C to allow primers to anneal.

  31. STEPS: 3. Maintain temperature at 70°C for a minute or two to allow the polymerase to elongate the new DNA strands.

  32. 4. Repeat denaturation, annealing, and synthesis steps over and over and over. http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/pcr.html

  33. PCR amplification is logarithmic, meaning the number of copies is doubled with every cycle. 2n

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