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Biophysics 101. 22 February 2007. ApoE assignment. Merging input files – Mike Downloading multiple sequences – Christopher Nucleotide level mutations – Katie, Resmi, Xiaodi Mutations in introns or extrons - Zachary Protein level mutations – Katie, Resmi, Tiffany, Xiaodi
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Biophysics 101 22 February 2007
ApoE assignment • Merging input files – Mike • Downloading multiple sequences – Christopher • Nucleotide level mutations – Katie, Resmi, Xiaodi • Mutations in introns or extrons - Zachary • Protein level mutations – Katie, Resmi, Tiffany, Xiaodi • Selective pressures on synonymous codon frequency - Kay
Application Alzheimers desease Identify causal relationships genedesease – genome level Bioenergy – cellulosic fuel Agroplanning and modelling Genotype – Expressiontype Genotype RISK – OMIM Desease outbreak – BIOMAP Personal diagnosis - webMD Input 1 gene (ApoE) Particular desease genomes Random genomes or exonic sequences Characterization Identify variation (Coding and Non Coding) Codon usage Analysis Evolutionary processes (Codon bias selective pressure) Well known desease associations Action Medical / dietary action Directing research efforts Final project ideas
OMIM • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=OMIM • OMIN Stats http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Omim/mimstats.html