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CHAPTER 17
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DNA Manipulation
• Restriction endonucleases revolutionized
molecular biology
• Enzymes that cleave DNA at specific sites
– Used by bacteria against viruses
• Restriction enzymes significant
– Allow a form of physical mapping that was
previously impossible
– Allow the creation of recombinant DNA
molecules (from two different sources)
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• 3 types of restriction enzymes
• Type I and III cleave with less precision
and are not used in manipulating DNA
• Type II
– Recognize specific DNA sequences
– Cleave at specific site within sequence
– Can lead to “sticky ends” that can be joined
• Blunt ends can also be joined
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• DNA ligase
– Joins the two fragments forming a stable DNA
molecule
– Catalyzes formation of a phosphodiester bond
between adjacent phosphate and hydroxyl
groups of DNA nucleotides
– Same enzyme joins Okazaki fragments on
lagging strand in replication
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Gel Electrophoresis
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Separate DNA fragments by size
Gel made of agarose or polyacrylamide
Submersed in buffer that can carry current
Subjected to an electrical field
Negatively-charged DNA migrates towards the
positive pole
• Larger fragments move slower, smaller move
faster
• DNA is visualized using fluorescent dyes
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Transformation
• Introduction of DNA from an outside
source into a cell
• Natural process in many species
– E. coli does not
• Temperature shifts can induce artificial
transformation in E. coli
• Transgenic organisms are all or part
transformed cells
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Molecular Cloning
• Clone – genetically identical copy
• Molecular cloning – isolation of a specific
DNA sequence (usually protein-encoding)
– Sometimes called gene cloning
• The most flexible and common host for
cloning is E. coli
– Vector – carries DNA in host and can
replicate in the host
– Each host–vector system has particular uses
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Vectors
• Plasmids
– Small, circular chromosomes
– Used for cloning small pieces of DNA
– Selectable marker – allows presence of
plasmid to be easily identified
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DNA Libraries
• A collection of DNAs in a vector that taken
together represent the complex mixture of
DNA
• Genomic library – representation of the
entire genome in a vector
– Genome is randomly fragmented
– Inserted into a vector
– Introduced into host cells
– Usually constructed in BACs
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• Southern blotting
– Sample DNA is digested by restriction
enzymes and separated by gel
electrophoresis
– Double-stranded DNA denatured into singlestrands
– Gel “blotted” with filter paper to transfer DNA
– Filter is incubated with a labeled probe
consisting of purified, single-stranded DNA
corresponding to a specific gene
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• Northern blotting
– mRNA is separated by electrophoresis and
then blotted onto the filter
• Western blotting
– Proteins are separated by electrophoresis and
then blotted onto the filter
– Detection requires an antibody that can bind
to one protein
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• RFLP analysis
– Restriction fragment length polymorphisms
– Generated by point mutations or sequence
duplications
– Restriction enzyme fragments are often not
identical in different individuals
– Can be detected by Southern blotting
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• DNA fingerprinting
– Identification technique used to detect
differences in the DNA of individuals
– Population is polymorphic for these markers
– Using several probes, probability of identity
can be calculated or identity can be ruled out
– First used in a U.S. criminal trial in 1987
• Tommie Lee Andrews was found guilty of rape
– Also used to identify remains
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• DNA sequencing
– Determination of actual
base sequence of DNA
– Basic idea is nested
fragments
– Each begin with the same
sequence and end in a
specific base
– By starting with the
shortest fragment, one
can then read the
sequence by moving up
the ladder
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• Automated DNA sequencing
– Enzymatic technique is powerful but is laborintensive and time-consuming
– Automation made sequencing faster and
more practical
– Fluorescent dyes are used instead of
radioactive labels
– Reaction is done in one tube
– Data are assembled by a computer
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• Fundamentally new method for DNA sequencing
– DNA is cleaved into smaller pieces
– Both ends are ligated to adapters that are
complementary to specific primers
– DNA fragments are injected into a flow cell
– Each of 7 channels contains a solid substrate with
primers that complement the ligated ends of the DNA
fragments
– Uses fluorescent tag on dNTPs
– Camera records colors after each round of extension
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Adapter
DNA fragment
Dense primer lawn
in flow cell
Adapter
DNA
Adapters
Flow cell
1 cm
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Bridge
amplification
with unlabeled
dNTPs
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Fragments
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molecules
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of bridge
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• Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
– Developed by Kary Mullis
• Awarded Nobel Prize
– Allows the amplification of a small DNA
fragment using primers that flank the region
– Each PCR cycle involves three steps:
1.Denaturation (high temperature)
2.Annealing of primers (low temperature)
3.DNA synthesis (intermediate temperature)
– Taq polymerase
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After 20 cycles, a
single fragment
produces over one
million (220) copies!
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• Applications of PCR
– Allows the investigation of minute samples of
DNA
– Forensics – drop of blood, cells at base of a
hair
– Detection of genetic defects in embryos by
analyzing a single cell
– Analysis of mitochondrial DNA from early
human species
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Medical Applications
• Medically important proteins can be
produced in bacteria
– Human insulin
– Interferon
– Atrial peptides
– Tissue plasminogen activator
– Human growth hormone
– Problem has been purification of desired
proteins from other bacterial proteins
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Genetically engineered mouse
with human growth hormone
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• Vaccines
– Subunit vaccines
• Genes encoding a part of the protein coat are
spliced into a fragment of the vaccinia (cowpox)
genome
• Injection of harmless recombinant virus leads to
immunity
– DNA vaccines
• Depend on the cellular immune response (not
antibodies)
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• Gene therapy
– Adding a functional copy of a gene to correct
a hereditary disorder
– Severe combined immunodeficiency disease
(SCID) illustrates both the potential and the
problems
• On the positive side, 15 children treated
successfully are still alive
• On the negative side, three other children treated
have developed leukemia (due to therapy)
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Agricultural Applications
• Ti (tumor-inducing) plasmid
– Most used vector for plant genetic
engineering
– Obtained from Agrobacterium tumefaciens,
which normally infects broadleaf plants
– Part of the Ti plasmid integrates into the plant
DNA and other genes can be attached to it
– However, bacterium does not infect cereals
such as corn, rice, and wheat
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• Other methods of gene insertion
– Gene guns
• Uses bombardment with tiny gold particles coated
with DNA
• Possible for any species
• Copy number of inserted genes cannot be
controlled
– Modification of Agrobacterium system
– Use of other bacteria like Agrobacterium
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• Herbicide resistance
– Broadleaf plants have been engineered to be
resistant to the herbicide glyphosate
– Benefits
• Crop resistant to glyphosate would not have to be
weeded
• Single herbicide instead of many types
• Glyphosate breaks down in environment
– In the United States, 90% of soy currently
grown is GM soy
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• Bt crops
– Insecticidal proteins have been transferred
into crop plants to make them pest-resistant
– Bt toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis
– Use of Bt maize is the second most common
GM crop globally
• Stacked crops
– Both glyphosate-resistant and Bt-producing
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• Golden rice
– Rice that has been genetically modified to
produce b-carotene (provitamin A)
– Converted in the body to vitamin A
– Interesting for 2 reasons
• Introduces a new biochemical pathway in tissue of
the transgenic plants
• Could not have been done by conventional
breeding as no rice cultivar known produces these
enzymes in endosperm
– Available free with no commercial
entanglements
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• Adoption of genetically modified (GM)
crops has been resisted in some areas
because of questions
– Crop safety for human consumption
– Movement of genes into wild relatives
• No evidence so far but it is not impossible
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• Biopharming
– Transgenic plants are used to produce
pharmaceuticals
– 1990 – Human serum albumin produced in
genetically engineered tobacco and potato
plants
– In development
• Recombinant subunit vaccines against Norwalk
and rabies viruses
• Recombinant monoclonal antibodies against tooth
decay-causing bacteria
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• Transgenic animal technology has not
been as successful as that in plants
• Molecular techniques combined with the
ability to clone domestic animals could
produce improved animals for
economically desirable traits
• Main use thus far has been engineering
animals to produce pharmaceuticals in
milk (also biopharming)
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