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Human. C. elegans. Drosophila. Mouse. ~ 24,000 Genes. ~ 13,000 Genes. ~ 19,000 Genes. ~ 24,000 Genes. Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Cloning. Transcription Initiation. Gene Regulatory Proteins and the DNA Sequences That They Recognize.
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Human C. elegans Drosophila Mouse ~ 24,000 Genes ~ 13,000 Genes ~ 19,000 Genes ~ 24,000 Genes
Gene Regulatory Proteins and the DNA Sequences That They Recognize
Asymmetric Localization of Ash1 Transcription Factor DIC DAPI Ash1-GFP Ash1 mRNA “Daughter cell” “Mother cell”
Caenorhabditis elegans 959 Somatic cells 1000-2000 Germ cells
Cleavage Divisions Egg DAPI stained embryo
Asymmetric Segregation of “P Granules” Egg Immunostaining of P Ganules
Par (Partition) Mutants Wild Type par-1 Mutant P granules DIC
2-cell embryo Plasma Membrane Cytosol
Early L3 Late L3
“Vulva-less Phentoype “Bag of worms” “Bag of embryos”
1o VPC (Lin-12) 2o VPC
Lin-14-GFP WT Worms L3 L2 L1 Adult
LIN-4 Mutations lin-4(lf) lin-4(gf)
RNAi (RNA Interference) Lin-4 RNA Lin-14 mRNA Lin-4 RISC miRNA = micro RNA RISC = RNA-Induced Silencing Complex
C. elegans ~ 88 miRNAs ~ 30 miRNAs expressed during larval development Humans ~ 220 miRNAs ~ 2000 “Target” mRNAs Micro RNAs
Dorsal Posterior Anterior Ventral
Embryo A P Larva A P
P A 2 hrs. A P 10 hrs.
A P A P
Genetic Hierarchy in A-P Axis Specification