Transcript CHAPTER 10 Genomics

Peter J. Russell
A molecular Approach 2nd Edition
CHAPTER 10
Genomics
edited by Yue-Wen Wang Ph. D.
Dept. of Agronomy,台大農藝系
NTU
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Structural Genomics
1. The advent of DNA sequencing techniques changed experimental
biology, and automation has enhanced the rate of change.
2. Genomics is the development and application of techniques for:
a. Mapping chromosomes.
b. Sequencing genomes.
c. Computational analysis of entire genomes.
3. Subfields of genomics are:
a. Structural genomics, the genetic and physical mapping and sequencing
of chromosomes.
b. Functional genomics, comprehensive analysis of gene functions and of
non-gene sequences in entire genomes.
c. Comparative genomics, comparison of entire genomes across species,
looking at functions and evolutionary relationships.
4. This section focuses on structural genetics, specifically genome
sequencing.
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Sequencing Genome
1. Genome projects use two general approaches:
a. The mapping approach divides the genome into
segments with genetic and physical mapping, refines
the map of each segment, and finally sequences the
DNA.
b. A “shotgun” approach breaks the genome into random,
overlapping fragments, and sequences each fragment.
Based on overlaps, the sequences are assembled by
computer. An advantage is that physical mapping is
not required.
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Genome Sequencing Using a Mapping Approach
1. Genetic and physical maps are made first to
provide markers for sequencing. Examples
illustrate the logic of this approach in the human
genome project.
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Genetic Mapping of a Genome
1. Genetic maps are constructed for each chromosome using
genetic crosses and pedigree analysis. Any detectable
allele can mark a locus on the chromosome, and crossing
over indicates the distance between marker genes.
2. High-density genetic mapping has been important in the
Human Genome Project (HGP). Some aspects of this
procedure:
a. A sequence tagged site (STS) is a unique genomic DNA
sequence used as a genetic marker. Short tandem repeats (STRs)
are used extensively for STS mapping, but nonpolymorphic
markers are also used.
b. Polymorphic STRs are the best DNA markers for generating
genetic maps of STSs.
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Physical Mapping of a Genome
1. Genetic maps generated for some species (e.g., E. coli) are sufficient to begin
sequencing, but in humans even the detailed genetic map described above lacks
the required resolution. Therefore, a physical map derived directly from
genomic DNA rather than analysis of recombinants has been generated.
2. In humans there are 24 physical maps for the autosomes plus X and Y. Types of
physical maps are presented in order of increasing resolution:
a. Cytogenetic maps of chromosomal banding patterns (Chapter 16)
b. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) maps (Chapter 16)
c. Restriction maps
i. Restriction enzymes that cut are rarely used, due either to a large (7–8bp)
recognition sequence or to scarcity of the recognition sequence in the DNA under
study.
ii. The map for even a rarely cutting restriction enzyme is very complex, and so far
has been obtained for only the smallest human chromosome (chromosome 21 was
mapped with NotI).
d. Radiation hybrid maps (Chapter 16)
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e. Clone contig (contig shortened form of contiguous) maps
i. A partial restriction digest produces a set of large, overlapping DNAs, which are
cloned into YAC vector cut with a compatible restriction enzyme. Shearing may
also be used to make high-molecular-weight DNA that is blunt-end cloned into
a YAC.
ii. An entire genome or a single chromosome may be represented in a YAC clone
library.
iii. YAC clones are then assembled into a map either by matching with a FISHgenerated chromosome map or by DNA fingerprinting and assembly based on
overlaps. Nonpolymorphic STSs are especially useful for YAC contig mapping
(Figure 10.1).
iv. A complete library should yield a complete contig map that indicates the order in
which the cloned fragments occur in the chromosome.
v. Problems arise when some of the YAC inserts contain DNA from more than one
chromosomal location. This has complicated efforts at generating a YAC contig map
of human chromosomes.
vi. Many labs have switched to bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) vectors with
a capacity of 300kb and the ability to replicate in E. coli as a resource for their
sequencing projects.
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Fig. 10.1 A representative YAC contig map assembled by STS mapping
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Generating the Sequence of a Genome
1. When a high-resolution map is available, sequencing is possible. Briefly:
a. Dideoxy sequencing is used. DNA is synthesized from a template, and terminates
with incorporation of a fluorescently labeled ddNTP.
b. All four reactions (ddA, ddG, ddC, and ddT) occur in the same tube. Each ddNTP
carries a different fluorescent label.
c. Products are separated electrophoretically, colored bands are detected with lasers,
and the data are converted to a computer sequence file.
d. PCR-based sequencing uses one oligonucleotide primer and thermostable DNA
polymerase. The advantages of this approach are:
i. Double-stranded DNA is sequenced directly.
ii. Only a small amount of template DNA is required.
2. One sequencing reaction is limited to about 500 nucleotides, and for accurate
sequences both strands must be sequenced several times.
3. Progress on the human genome and other projects has been accelerated by
improved technologies for sequencing and analysis.
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4. Human genome sequencing by the mapping approach used BACs, but a
BAC insert is far too large to sequence in one reaction. Instead, the
inserts were each sequenced using a shotgun approach:
a. Each insert is cut from the vector, sheared into fragments that will be
partially overlapping, and cloned into a plasmid vector.
b. Each subclone is sequenced, and overlaps are used by a computer to
assemble the data into one contiguous sequence representing the BAC
insert.
c. Using the chromosomal map for BAC clones, the BAC insert
sequences are put in order to yield the complete chromosome sequence.
5. In theory, sequencing contigs for a total length of 6.5–8 times the
genome will span more than 99.8 percent of the genomic sequence.
6. In practice, the HGP did its sequencing seven-times over, and has
obtained 97 percent of the genome.
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Genome Sequencing Using a Direct Shotgun
Approach
Animation: Direct Shotgun Sequencing of Genomes
1. The shotgun approach obtains a genomic sequence by
breaking the genome into overlapping fragments for
cloning and sequencing. A computer is then used to
assemble the genomic sequence.
2. Advances that have made this approach practical for large
genomes include:
a. Better computer algorithms for assembling sequences.
b. Automation in the actual sequencing.
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3. A pioneer of this approach is J. Craig Venter, whose Celera Genomics has also
sequenced (5-fold) the human genome to 97%, with complete assembly of the
fragments except for gaps caused by the missing 3%.
4. Direct shotgun sequencing involves (Figure 10.2):
a. Mechanical shearing and cloning of small (about 2 kb) genomic DNA
fragments.
b. Sequencing about 500 bp on each end of the insert DNA. Sequences in the
center of the cloned DNA are obtained from an overlapping clone rather than
directly.
c. Computer analysis gives the sequence of most of the genome, with gaps caused
by sequences missing from the library.
d. A second library is made with larger (about 10 kb) random fragments, allowing
resolution of repeated sequences.
5. Advances in automated DNA sequencing and computer algorithms for sequence
analysis allow the whole-genome approach to be used with even large genomes.
BAC maps are often also part of these projects.
6. Assembling and finishing genome sequences requires arranging sequences in the
order they are found in the genome and then finishing the details of the sequence
(<1 error/10,000 bases).
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Fig. 10.2 The direct shotgun approach to obtaining the genomic DNA sequence of an
organism
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Selected Examples of Genomes Sequenced
1. Following is a discussion of some genomes that
have been sequenced, with the rationale for their
selection.
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Bacterial Genomes
1. Haemophilus influenzae, the first cellular organism to have its genome
sequenced, was selected for its typical bacterial genome size and its GC
content close to humans (Figure 10.3).
a. No genetic or physical map existed, so a shotgun approach was used.
b. The H. influenzae genome is 1.83Mb.
c. Annotation of the sequence involved computer analysis to find significant
sequences, including:
i. 1,743 open reading frames (ORFs), regions with no stop codon in a
particular reading frame. Arbitrarily, ORFs that are over 100 codons are
considered likely to encode proteins.
ii. Repeated sequences.
iii. Operons.
iv. Transposable elements.
d. 736 of the predicted genes have no “role assignment,” meaning that no
function is yet verified for them.
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Fig. 10.3 The annotated genome of H. influenzae
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2. Escherichia coli was selected because it is an
important model system for molecular biology,
genetics, and biotechnology, as well as a common
bacterium in animal intestines and the
environment.
a. A shotgun approach was used.
b. The genome is 4.64Mb with a GC content of 50.8
percent.
c. Analysis of the genome sequence shows that 87.8
percent of the genome is made up of ORFs.
d. Of 4,288 ORFs, 38 percent are of unknown function.
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Archaeon Genomes
1. Methanococcus jannaschii is an anaerobic, hyperthermophilic
methanogen that reduces CO2 to methane.
a. A shotgun approach was used.
b. The genome has three parts:
i. A large circular chromosome of about 1.66Mb, with 1,682 ORFs.
ii. A circular extrachromosomal element (ECE) of about 58kb, with 44
ORFs.
iii. A smaller circular ECE of about 17kb, with 12 ORFs.
2. Analysis of the sequence confirms Archaea’s unique taxonomic
position, showing that:
a. Most M. jannaschii genes involved in energy production, metabolism, and
cell division are similar to those of eubacteria.
b. Most of the genes involved in DNA replication, transcription,
and translation are similar to those of eukaryotes..
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Eukaryotic Genomes
1. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a model eukaryote for many
types of research. It was the first eukaryotic genome to be
completely sequenced (Figure 10.4).
a. The mapping approach was used.
b. The 16-chromosome genome is 12Mb. An estimated 969kb
of repeated sequences are missing from the published
sequence.
c. Analysis reveals 6,183 ORFs, 233 with introns.
d. ORFs make up about 70 percent of the total genome, and
about 1⁄3 have no known function.
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2. Caenorhabditis elegans, a nematode, has been important in
both genetic and molecular study of embryogenesis,
morphogenesis, development, nerve development and
function, aging, and behavior (Figure 10.5).
a. The nearly complete genome sequence spans 97Mb
distributed between six chromosomes (five autosomes and
an X chromosome).
b. Analysis shows:
i. The genome is 100.3Mb
ii. There are 20,443 genes with 1,270 that do not encode
proteins.
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3. Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly, has been important
in both classical genetics and the molecular genetics of
development.
a. Sequencing used the direct shotgun approach, supported by
clone-based sequencing and a BAC-derived physical map.
b. The genome is 118.4Mb. Another 1⁄3 (60Mb) is currently
unclonable heterochromatin located near centromeres.
c. There are 14,015 genes. Comparison with genomic
sequences from other species indicates:
i. Drosophila has about twice the number of genes found
in S. cerevisiae.
ii. Of 289 genes known to be involved in human disease,
Drosophila has homologs for 177..
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4. Arabidopsis thaliana was the first flowering plant to be
sequenced, and is an important model for genetic and
molecular biology of plants.
a. The genome is 120Mb with about 25,900 genes.
b. Arabidopsis has about twice the number of genes as Drosophila.
c. The number of genes in Arabidopsis is near the lower estimates
of the human gene number.
d. About 100 Arabidopsis genes have human homologs, including
genes for breast cancer and cystic fibrosis.
e. Ongoing work is focused on defining functions of all genes,
determining gene regulation, and understanding the fates of gene
product proteins.
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5. Homo sapiens DNA from a variety of anonymous donors has been
sequenced. The “human genome sequence” does not exactly match the
genome of any human being.
a. A “working draft” of the human genome was announced in June 2000 jointly
by:
i. Francis Collins for the National Human Genome Research Institute.
ii. J. Craig Venter of Celera Genomics.
b. By June 2000, the sequencing effort had generated 7-fold coverage of the
genome, with about 50 percent of the genome sequence considered to be near
finished, and 24 percent completely finished.
c. The sequencing approaches:
i. The Human Genome Sequencing Project Consortium focused on sequencing
the gene-rich euchromatin regions, ignoring the generally unclonable
heterochromatin, using existing genetic and physical maps.
ii. Celera Genomics used shotgun sequencing followed by a very large
computer calculation looking for overlaps in the random DNA fragments
(enough to represent 4.6-fold coverage of the human genome). Shotgun
assembly results were verified by comparison with BAC clone sequences
available in public databases.
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6. Mus musculus (mouse) and Rattus norvegicus
(rat) genomes have also been sequenced (Figure
10.6).
a. The human genome is largest, followed by rat and then
mouse.
b. All three have about the same number of genes.
c. Rodents serve as models for mammalian physiology,
and about 99 percent of the genes in mouse and rat
have direct human counterparts.
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Insights from Genome Analysis: Genome
Sizes and Gene Densities
1. Genomes can be compared for genes and
intergenic regions.
2. The C value paradox says there is no relationship
between the amount of haploid DNA and the
complexity of the organism.
3. Gene density (number of genes per length of
DNA) varies between organisms.
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Genomes of Bacteria
1. The range of sequenced bacterial genomes is 0.58mB
(Mycoplasma genitalium) to 9.11Mb (Bradyrhizobium
japonicum) (Table 10.1).
2. Gene densities in bacterial genomes are similar, 1–2kb.
Examples:
a. Mycoplasma genitalium has one gene per 1.15kb.
b. E. coli has a gene density of one gene per 1.05kb.
3. Bacterial genes are packed densely in the chromosome. In
both Bacteria and Archaea 85–90 percent of the genome
is typically coding DNA.
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Genomes of Archaea
1. Archaea are generally extremophiles with regard to conditions such as
temperature, pressure, pH, metal ions, or salt.
2. Similarities with Bacteria include:
a. Morphology (rods, spheres, spirals).
b. Lack of introns in protein-coding genes.
c. High gene density.
3. Similarities with Eukarya include:
a. Genes for replication, transcription, and translation.
b. Introns in tRNA genes.
4. Archaea genomes range widely, from 1.56Mb (Thermoplasma
acidophilum) to 5.75Mb (Methanosarcina acetivorans).
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Genomes of Eukarya
1. Increasing genomic DNA content tends to correlate with
increasing complexity, but there is not a direct
relationship. For example:
a. The insects Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)and Locusta
migratoria (locust) have similar complexity, but the locust
genome size is 50´ that of fruit fly.
b. The locust genome is twice the size of the mouse genome.
2. Differences in gene density account for many differences
in genome size. For example:
a. Fruit fly has an average of one gene per 13kb of genome.
b. Locust has an average of one gene per 365kb of genome.
3. Eukarya generally has lower gene density and more
variability than Bacteria or Archaea. The range is large,
with a trend of increasing gene density with increasing
complexity (Figure 10.7).
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Fig. 10.7 Regions of the chromosome of E. coli, yeast, fruit fly, and human, showing
the differences in gene density
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4. Genes are not distributed evenly in the chromosome.
Some regions are gene rich, while others are gene deserts
(³1Mb without a gene).
5. The majority of the eukaryotic genome is intergenic
regions, and in humans these are mostly repetitive DNA.
a. Finding genes in this gene-sparse genome is often difficult.
b. The pufferfish (Fugu rubripes) is used as a model vertebrate
because it has a gene density 8-fold higher than humans
and many of its genes are homologous to human genes
(Figure 10.8).
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Functional Genomics
1. Functional genomics analyzes all genes in genomes to determine their
functions and their gene control and expression.
2. Research questions about gene expression, physiology, and
development can now be answered at the genomic level.
3. Current functional genomics relies on molecular biology lab research
and sophisticated computer analysis by bioinformatics researchers.
4. This fusion of biology with math and computer science is used for
many things. Examples:
a. Finding genes within a genomic sequence.
b. Aligning sequences in databases to determine matching.
c. Predicting structure and function of gene products.
d. Describing interactions between genes and gene products in the cell,
between cells and between organisms.
e. Considering phylogenetic relationships..
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Identifying Genes in DNA Sequences
1. Annotation begins the process of assigning
functions to genes, especially protein-coding
genes, using computer algorithms to search both
strands for ORFs. Introns complicate analysis of
eukaryotic genes.
2. ORFs exist in all sizes, and not all encode
proteins. To focus on sequences most likely to
encode proteins, a minimum ORF size is
arbitrarily set and shorter sequences are not
analyzed.
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Sequence Similarity Searches to Assign Gene Function
1. Computers are used to find homology between sequences in a database (e.g., a BLAST
search). Similarity reflects evolutionary relationships and often shared functions.
2. Either DNA or amino acid sequences can be searched, but amino acids yield more
specific information, since there are 20 possible matches, rather than just four. Often no
convincing match is found, due in part to the limitations of current databases.
3. Sometimes matches are found only at the domain level, when a region in the new protein
matches protein domains in the database. This provides clues to the new protein’s
function and the evolution of its gene.
4. As databases grow, so does our knowledge of gene functions. The current distribution of
knowledge about the genes of yeast is (Figure 9.14):
a. About 30% of the genes have known functions.
b. Of the remaining 70% of ORFs:
i. 30% encode a protein that either has homology to protein(s) of known function, or has
domains related to functionally characterized domains.
ii. 10% are FUN (function unknown) genes. They have homologs in databases, but
function(s) of the homologs are unknown. Groups of homologous genes of unknown
function are orphan families.
iii. 30% of ORFs have no homologs in the databases. These include 6–7% that may not
actually encode proteins. The remainder may represent genes known only in yeast, the
single orphans.
5. Every genome sequenced contains “function unknown” genes, but as databases are
expanded the problem should decrease.
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Fig. 10.9 The distribution of predicted ORFs in the genome of yeast
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Assigning Gene Function Experimentally
1. One approach to determining gene function is to delete the gene, and
observe the phenotype when that gene’s function is knocked out.
PCR may be used to produce and screen a gene knockout (Figure
10.10):
a. Using known genome sequences, PCR primers are designed to
construct an artificial linear DNA deletion module. It consists of:
i. The gene sequence upstream and through the start codon.
ii. A kanR (kanamycin) marker gene conferring resistance to
a chemical, G418.
iii. The gene sequence downstream of and including the stop codon.
b. The amplified linear DNA is transformed into yeast, and G418-resistant
colonies selected. These are generated when the new DNA replaces the
gene of interest in the genome by homologous recombination.
c. They now express kanR instead of the gene under study, producing a
loss-of-function (null) mutation.
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Fig. 10.10 Creating a gene knockout in yeast
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2. Molecular screening with specific primers and PCR is
used to confirm that a deletion occurred in the ORF of
interest. A deletion results in no priming with primers
directed toward that region, and may be confirmed by
showing insertion of a selectable marker (e.g., kanR).
3. The yeast knockout (YKO) project systematically deleted
each yeast gene. Some results:
a. Essential genes give a lethal phenotype.
b. About 4,200 of yeast’s 6,200 genes are nonessential, and yield
viable knockout mutants.
c. Of the viable knockouts, about half show a detectable phenotype
and half do not.
4. Null alleles are widely used to investigate gene functions.
Mice knockouts are used to study genes with human
analogs.
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Describing Patterns of Gene Expression
1. Genomic sequencing makes it possible to
determine all genes that are expressed in a cell by
analyzing the total RNA transcripts of the cell, its
transcriptome. The transcriptome is an indicator
of cell phenotype and function. Similarly, the
complete set of proteins in a cell is its proteome.
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The Transcriptome
Animation: Analysis of Gene Expression Using DNA Microarrays
1. The transcriptome changes as the cell responds to
stimulus and moves through its cell cycle, and so is a tool
for understanding cellular function.
2. Probe arrays are used to study gene expression. Yeast
sporulation is one example:
a. Yeast sporulation produces four haploid spores, and involves
four stages, each associated with its own transcripts (Figure
10.11).
i. DNA replication and recombination.
ii. Meiosis.
iii. Meiosis II.
iv. Spore maturation.
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Fig. 10.11 Global gene expression analysis of yeast sporulation using a DNA
microarray
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b. Samples of mRNA taken at intervals during sporulation were converted
to cDNAs and analyzed on microarrays of PCR-amplified ORF
sequences. The results were correlated with cellular events
c. Control cDNA was made from preinduction mRNAs, and labeled
green. The cDNAs from postinduction mRNAs were labeled red.
Microarrays were probed with a mix of both, and results were
interpreted as follows:
i. Red spots indicate a gene induced during sporulation.
ii. Green spots indicate a gene repressed during sporulation.
iii. Yellow spots mark genes whose expression is unchanged during
sporulation.
d. Results show more than 1,000 genes with altered expression during
sporulation, about 1⁄2 repressed and the other 1⁄2 not repressed.
Patterns of expression over time become apparent in this type of
experiment.
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3. DNA microarrays are now widely used, although still expensive. Examples of
studies that currently use this technology:
a. Changes in Drosophila gene expression during morphogenesis.
b. Human cancers and their characteristic patterns of gene expression (transcriptional
fingerprints) that reveal distinctions between different types of cancer.
c. Screening for genetic diseases, especially those resulting from one of many alleles.
A patient’s blood, for example, can be screened for hundreds of possible mutations
in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes associated with breast cancer.
4. Pharmacogenomics studies how the individual’s genome affects the body’s
response to medication, with the hope of eventually tailoring treatment to the
patient’s genetic factors.
a. Based in biochemistry, pharmacogenomics develops drugs associated with RNA
molecules and proteins associated with genes and diseases.
b. This new approach has few successes to date, but one example is in developing tests
to detect patients with deficient cytochrome p450 (CYP) liver enzymes, who are
susceptible to drug overdose.
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The Proteome
1. Proteomics is cataloging and analysis of the proteome, or complete set
of expressed proteins in a cell at a given time. Proteomics focuses on
which proteins are made and in what quantities, and their interactions
with other proteins.
2. Goals of proteomics are to:
a. Identify every protein in the proteome.
b. Develop a database with the sequence of each protein.
c. Analyze protein levels in different cell types and stages of
development.
3. Protein identification and sequencing is very complex. Celera
Genomics is involved in identification, sequencing, and computer
analysis of the data.
4. Proteome complexity far exceeds genome complexity, due to:
a. Alternative RNA splicing.
b. Posttranslational modifications of proteins.
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5. Conventional proteome analysis uses 2-D acrylamide gel electrophoresis and
mass spectrometry, but is neither sensitive enough to detect low levels nor able
to analyze many proteins at once.
6. Protein arrays, similar to DNA microarrays, are used to detect, quantify, and
characterize proteins on a large scale. Automation allows large numbers of
measurements in parallel.
a. Proteins are fixed on a solid substrate (glass, membrane, or microtiter plate).
b. Target proteins are labeled fluorescently.
c. Binding to immobilized probe array is detected by laser, and data are analyzed via
computer.
d. Two types of protein arrays are commonly used:
i. A capture array is a set of antibodies bound to a surface and used to detect labeled
target molecules from cells. Capture arrays are used in diagnosis and in protein
expression profiling.
ii. A large-scale protein array uses purified proteins from an expression library,
spotted onto a substrate and used to detect labeled target molecules for biological
functions including protein-protein or drug-target interactions.
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Comparative Genomics
iActivity: Personalized Prescriptions for Cancer
Patients
1. Comparative genomics provides a way to study
functions of human genes by working with nonhuman homologs. Genes and their arrangement
also provide valuable clues to evolutionary
relationships between organisms.
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Ethics and the Human Genome Project
1. The ability to identify human genes raises complex ethical issues
involving the right to information about one’s own genome, access to
genomic information by employers, insurance companies and
government agencies, and concerns about the ability to diagnose but
not treat genetic disorders.
2. Federal agencies funding the HGP devote 3–5% of their budgets to
study of ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI), producing the world’s
largest bioethics program. Areas currently emphasized by the ELSI
program:
a. Privacy of genetic information.
b. Appropriate use of genetic information in the clinical setting.
c. Fair use of genetic information.
d. Professional and public education.
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