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Molecular Biotechnology 2

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1. Apyrase - a nucleotide degrading enzyme continuously degrades unincorporated dNTPs and excess ATP. When degradation is complete - another dNTP is added.






2. A technique that sequences the N terminus and C terminus sequence of purified proteins. These sequences can be used to design degenerate primers and probe a gene library. (1) Purify protein from cell sample - (2) break it up - (3) enzyme assay - (4)






3. 1. If a product is formed: PCR can be unsuccessful if the quality of DNA is poor - one of the primers doesn't fit - too much starting template (non - specific binding) - optimization 2. Product is of the right size: primers may bind to different part






4. Plasmids have an ori sequence for replication. The sequence of ori and plasmid encoded proteins determine the 'copy- number' of plasmids. Stringent control of replication (1 copy per cell division - low cell copy number plasmid); relaxed control of r






5. 1. Detecting pathogens using genome- specific primer pairs 2. Screening specific genes for unknown mutations 3. Genotyping using known STS (sequence tagged sites) markers






6. A viral polymerase that converts sticky ends to blunt ends. Has polymerase activity and nuclease activity.






7. Know how much DNA is amplified by using Tagman which has fluorescent dye (SYBR Green) and quencher. Energy is transferred from F to Q when TaqP excises F with 5' to 3' exonuclease activity.






8. Can be used to linearize circular DNA - can have double digest - usually done at 37C but some done at 55C - digest time depends on the amount of enzyme






9. A DNA Virus that infects bacteria with its chromosomal DNA. The Phage DNA is linear (35-50 kb) but circularizes in host. It encodes virus specific enzymes and is replicated in the host. It gets integrated into bacteria genome.






10. A DNA which is complementary to an RNA (a complementary DNA); Generally made by reverse transcription of mRNA. (1) purification of mRNA with polyT because mRNA has lots of polyA on 3' end - (2) first strand DNA synthesis using RTase - (3) second stra






11. Strong positive reaction with moderate nucleic acid






12. Integrate into cellular chromosome.






13. During meiosis - homologous recombination happens in chromosomes to generate offspring diversity. Recombination is used to repair DNA damage and can be induced by a wide array of environmental stresses.






14. Fluorescent dye is attached to 3' of each of the four bases (ddNTP) and will emit a narrow spectrum of light when struck by an argon ion laser beam. All four ddNTP can be added to the same reaction. >800 bases can be sequenced






15. Assist recombination between homologous DNA sequences.






16. Need: polymerase - dNTP (one is labeled with 32P to provide signal) - ddNTP (3'H will terminate DNA synthesis; dideoxyribose; only one is put in and added in excess) - synthesizes DNA and can deduce sequence wherever DNA stops synthesizing because o






17. 1. Label one end of DNA with radioactivity 2. Cut DNA at different places wherever A/G/C/T pop up using different chemicals 3. Line up DNA pieces by size using gel electrophoresis.






18. Use virus/bacteria phase to infect cell






19. Use polyT to 'trap' the mRNA and leave tRNA and rRNA behind.






20. (1) Gene is separated from chromosome - (2) gene is put into a vector - (3) vector replicates to produce multiple copies of the gene.






21. Each clone on the plate has the gene of interest - but there are only a few colonies that have the gene. Once do a filter paper - you need to do it again around the area where colonies popped up first until finally know where the colony is.






22. DNA footprinting; will have an empty region if DNA has protein binding to it because that region won't be amplified.






23. Sequencing primer is hybridized to a single stranded DNA and incubated with enzymes - DNAP - ATP sulfurylase - luciferase - and apyrase. Adenosine 5' phosphosulfate (APS) and luciferin are added.






24. 3' to 5' exonuclease - more expensive - yields less product - but has less error than TaqP






25. The first reverse transcriptase specifically purified for use in first stand cDNA reactions






26. May get a smear - can't tell the difference between bp - and limited by # of sequence it can generate because primers may only be able to do 1000 bp






27. Increases specificity - sensitivity - and yield without redesigning primers. The initial annealing temperature is above the projected melting temperature of the primers being used. It then transitions to lower - more permissive annealing temperature






28. Introduce DNA into bacteria. Transformation efficiency can be increased by making cells competent (treating with cold CaCl2 and heat shock at 42C).






29. A host for recombinant DNA because it can grow fast and to a high cell density. It can also transcribe most foreign genes efficiently and there are many strains that facilitate genetic manipulations.






30. ATP sulfurylase quantitatively converts PPi to ATP in the presence of APS. This ATP drives the luciferase mediated conversion of luciferin to oxyluciferin that generates visible light in amounts that are porportional to the amount of ATP and is detec






31. Genes that are put into a new host so that the new host can gain new/correct function






32. DNA sequencing - Understand biological processes - Study the function of encoded protein - Introduce a mutation into the gene - Evolve a protein towards desirable functions - Obtain large amounts of a protein






33. 1. Delete genetic information on the chromosomes of species of interest (knock outs) 2. Insert new genes and DNA sequences into desired positions on the chromosome (not relying on plasmids) 3. Generate genetically engineered species






34. Primers anneal to complementary sequences on DNA template and determine the boundaries of the amplified product.






35. From bacteriophage lambda and help in the removal of chromosomal genes in e.coli. As little as 30 nt homologous region is required - which can be introduced as overhangs in a PCR reaction using the selection marker as template 1. Gam - protects line






36. 4-8 bp long (usually 6). Mostly palindromic because the nuclease is 2 enzymes coming together. There are 3 types of cleavage: (1) blunt ends - (2) 5' overhang sticky end - (3) 3' overhang sticky end.






37. Type I and III: cut and modify DNA by methylation - binding and cutting sites differ - requires ATP to move along DNA - and not efficient for DNA manipulation Type II: has only restriction activity - no modification; cutting sites are adjacent or wit






38. Small size (between 3-50 kb) and it is more efficient to transfer into host cell. Unique restriction enzyme sites and selectable marker (antibiotic resistance genes)






39. E. coli polymerase denatures at 95C and new enzyme has to be added each time. TaqP is a thermal stable organism and only need to add once - but will denature after 30 min at 95C (may be able to reduce temperature after a few cycles; increase denatura






40. SDS lysis cells - potassium acetate/acetic acid is used to neutralize pH and precipitates lipids and large proteins - centrifuge to separate out plasmid DNA from precipitates






41. Directional cloning of a DNA fragment - single site cloning - blunt end cloning - polylinker - creating new restriction sites






42. Strong positive reactions with abundant nucleic acid






43. An identical copy. This term was originally applied to individual cells that were isolated and allowed to grow to create the same cell.






44. The number of cycles required for the fluorescent signal to pass the threshold (background level). This is inversely proportional to the amount of target nucleic acid.






45. Extrachromosomal - circular DNA that has autonomous - self- replicating genetic elements. Found in bacteria - yeast. Transferred to daughter cells during cell division. Size varies from 1kb ~ 200 -000 kb.






46. Has been cloned and re- engineered to have negligible levels of RNase H activity - without compromising its first strand cDNA polymerizing function






47. Introduced on plasmids sensitive to temperature






48. 1. Use RTase to go from RNA to DNA 2. Use RNAseH to get rid of RNA 3. Use TaqP to make top strand of DNA - can't detect quantity of RNA/DNA






49. dNTP is added to the reaction Each time dNTP is incorporated to DNA - pyrophosphate (PPi) is released in a quantity equimolar to the amount of incorporated nucleotide.






50. Move plasmid into cell. In cancer biology - this means converting non - carcinoma cell to carcinoma cell.