BIO374H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Molecular Cloning, Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, Recombinant Dna

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Chapter 3

Recombinant DNA Technology and DNA cloning

What are bacteriophages?

Viruses that infect bacteria. Recombinant technology makes gene cloning possible. Genetic

engineering relies on recombining DNA and gene cloning to modify an organism’s genome.

What are restriction enzymes and plasmid DNA vectors?

REs are DNA cutting enzymes and plasmids are circular self replicating DNA. REs are in

bacteria and these enzymes can cut viral DNA up preventing replication. They work by cutting

the phosphodiester at a specific restriction site. Methylated bacterial DNA is protected against

self degradation. Overhanging ends are called sticky (cohesive) and dbl stranded ends are called

blunt ends. Plasmids are found in bacteria and they are separate from chromosomal DNA and

they can be used as vectors.

What is transformation of bacterial cells?

Transformation is the process of inserting foreign DNA into bacteria. If he used CaCl2, added

plasmids to cells chilled on ice, and then heated the cell and DNA mixture, plasmids would enter

the bacteria. Also electroporation, which involves applying a brief electrical pulse of high

voltage to make tiny holes in the bacteria cell wall so DNA can enter. Plasmids with modified

DNA enter bacteria and proliferate and make protein products.

What is selection?

How to tell which bacterial cells have plasmids DNA with foreign DNA, cells with plasmids

without foreign DNA and bacteria that hasn’t been transformed.

What is antibiotic selection?

Agar plates and different antibiotics to see which cells have been transformed.

What is blue-white selection?

When a gene is inserted into bacteria it is inserted into where lacZ is. Put x gal on a plate, which

beta gal can digest. Cells which have an inserted gene will not express beta gal so the cells will

remain white. When beta gal is present, it can cleave the x gal which turns blue. Transformed

cells=white. Non transformed cells=blue. Colonies contain clones.

What is human gene cloning?

The first human protein made was insulin which is created by cells in the pancreas called beta

cells. Insulin lowers blood glucose by stimulating glucose storage in liver and muscle cells as

long chains of glycogen. People with type I diabetes do not produce insulin. Humulin, the first

recombinant product was approved by FDA.

What makes a good vector?

They need to be small enough to be separated from the chromosomal DNA of bacteria. Need to

have ORI. MCS-multiple cloning sites. Selectable marker genes-like lac Z. RNA pol promoter

sequences which lets RNA be transcribed which makes RNA from cloned genes and eventually

proteins. DNA sequencing primer sequences.

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Genetic engineering relies on recombining dna and gene cloning to modify an organism"s genome. Res are dna cutting enzymes and plasmids are circular self replicating dna. Res are in bacteria and these enzymes can cut viral dna up preventing replication. They work by cutting the phosphodiester at a specific restriction site. Methylated bacterial dna is protected against self degradation. Overhanging ends are called sticky (cohesive) and dbl stranded ends are called blunt ends. Plasmids are found in bacteria and they are separate from chromosomal dna and they can be used as vectors. Transformation is the process of inserting foreign dna into bacteria. If he used cacl2, added plasmids to cells chilled on ice, and then heated the cell and dna mixture, plasmids would enter the bacteria. Also electroporation, which involves applying a brief electrical pulse of high voltage to make tiny holes in the bacteria cell wall so dna can enter. Dna enter bacteria and proliferate and make protein products.

Related Questions

1.Whati is Genetic Technology?What is bacterial transformation?
What is recombinant DNA technology?What is a vector?What is found in a typical plasmid?How can DNA sequenced use the dideoxy chain termination method? Describe the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). What are some advantages and limitations of this procedure?What is a cDNA? How are cDNAs and DNA microarrays used to study gene expression?Describe the natural function of restriction enzymes and explain how they are used in recombinant DNA technology,Explain how the creation of sticky ends by restriction enzymes is useful in producing a recombinant DNA moleculOutline the procedures for cloning a eukaryotic gene in a bacterial plasmid.Describe techniques that allow identification of recombinant cells that have taken up a gene of interest.How can you use the lacZ gene to facilitate cloning ?Distinguish between genomic and cDNA libraries.Define genomics and proteomics.Explain how gel electrophoresis is used to analyze nucleic acids and to distinguish between two alleles of a gene.How does dideoxy sequencing work? What is the significance of using dideoxy nucleotides?What are BACs, YACs, and contigs? What are some practical applications of DNA technology?What are the ways in which organisms can be genetically modified?

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View/perform/read ALL THREE of the following prior to answeringthe questions.

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::535::535::/sites/dl/free/0072437316/120078/micro10.swf::Stepsin Cloning a Gene (Links to an external site.)

http://www.discoverbiotech.com/wiki/-/wiki/Main/Applications ofCloning (Links to an external site.)

http://www.wiley.com/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/cloning/cloning.htm(Links to an external site.)

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From the list below, which of the following is the most logicalsequence of steps for splicing foreign DNA into a plasmid andinserting the plasmid into a bacterium?
I. Transformbacteria with recombinant DNA molecule
II. Cutthe plasmid DNA using restriction enzymes
III. Extractplasmid DNA from bacterial cells
IV. Hydrogen-bondthe plasmid DNA to nonplasmid DNA fragments
V. Useligase to seal plasmid DNA to nonplasmid DNA

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Plasmids (or vectors) are important in biotechnology becausethey are

a vehicle for the insertion of recombinant DNA intobacteria.

surfaces for respiratory processes in bacteria.

recognition sites on recombinant DNA strands.

surfaces for protein synthesis in eukaryotic recombinants.

proviruses incorporated into the host DNA

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Plasmids are put into bacterial cells by

restriction enzymes

DNA ligase

binding of cohesive sticky ends

transformation

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Restriction enzymes usually

cut donor DNA evenly so smooth edges result

cut donor DNA but do not affect plasmids

make staggered cuts at specific sequences in DNA in both donorDNA and plasmid

are used in ligating plasmids into bacterial host cells

more than one of the above

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After combining DNA fragments in a cloning experiment, ___ isused to covalently join the DNA segments.

Restriction enzyme

DNA Ligase

Reverse transcriptase

DNA polymerase

Helicase

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It is theoretically possible for a gene from any organism tofunction in any other organism. Why is this possible?

All organisms have ribosomes.

All organisms have the same genetic code.

All organisms are made up of cells.

All organisms have similar nuclei.

All organisms have transfer RNA.

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Assume that you are trying to insert a gene into a plasmid andsomeone gives you a DNA sample cut with restriction enzyme X. Thegene you wish to insert from the given sample has sites on bothends for cutting by restriction enzyme Y. You have a plasmid with asingle site for Y, but not for X. Your strategy should be to

cut the plasmid with restriction enzyme X and insert thefragments cut with Y into the plasmid.

cut the plasmid with enzyme X and then insert the gene into theplasmid.

cut the DNA again with restriction enzyme Y and insert thesefragments into the plasmid cut with the same enzyme.

cut the plasmid twice with restriction enzyme Y and ligate thetwo fragments onto the ends of the human DNA fragments cut withrestriction enzyme X.

insert the fragments cut with X directly into the plasmidwithout cutting the plasmid.

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Which of the following is/are false in regard to expressionplasmids (also called expression vectors)?

They are used to make proteins using a cloned gene.

They contain a promotor.

They are the first plasmid type used to clone a gene.

They contain a terminator.

More than one of the above is false.

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What is NOT a potential problem(s) associated with usingbacteria containing a cloned eukaryotic gene (e.g. a human gene) toproduce a functional protein?

If the eukaryotic gene contains introns the bacteria will notremove them and the resulting amino acid sequence will be differentthat that made by a eukaryote.

The bacteria may not fold the protein correctly.

The bacteria may degrade the protein.

All of the above are potential problems.

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Cloning allows for production of proteins in much larger amountsthan occurs in the cells from which the gene is isolated.

True

False

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Question 111 pts

Gene cloning is used to do all of the following except

Make insulin

Making genetically identical animals (e.g. Dolly thesheep)

Make vaccines

Perform Gene Therapy

Making genetically engineered plants

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View/perform/read ALL THREE of the following prior to answeringthe questions.

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::535::535::/sites/dl/free/0072437316/120078/micro10.swf::Stepsin Cloning a Gene (Links to an external site.)

http://www.discoverbiotech.com/wiki/-/wiki/Main/Applications ofCloning (Links to an external site.)

http://www.wiley.com/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/cloning/cloning.htm(Links to an external site.)

Skip to question text.

Flag this Question

Plasmids (or vectors) are important in biotechnology becausethey are

a vehicle for the insertion ofrecombinant DNA into bacteria.

surfaces for respiratoryprocesses in bacteria.

recognition sites onrecombinant DNA strands.

surfaces for protein synthesisin eukaryotic recombinants.

proviruses incorporated intothe host DNA

Flag this Question

Plasmids are put into bacterial cells by

restriction enzymes

DNA ligase

binding of cohesive stickyends

transformation

Flag this Question

Restriction enzymes usually

cut donor DNA evenly so smoothedges result

cut donor DNA but do notaffect plasmids

make staggered cuts atspecific sequences in DNA in both donor DNA and plasmid

are used in ligating plasmidsinto bacterial host cells

more than one of theabove

Flag this Question

After combining DNA fragments in a cloning experiment, ___ isused to covalently join the DNA segments.

Restriction enzyme

DNA Ligase

Reverse transcriptase

DNA polymerase

Helicase

Flag this Question

It is theoretically possible for a gene from any organism tofunction in any other organism. Why is this possible?

All organisms haveribosomes.

All organisms have the samegenetic code.

All organisms are made up ofcells.

All organisms have similarnuclei.

All organisms have transferRNA.

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cut the plasmid withrestriction enzyme X and insert the fragments cut with Y into theplasmid.

cut the plasmid with enzyme Xand then insert the gene into the plasmid.

cut the DNA again withrestriction enzyme Y and insert these fragments into the plasmidcut with the same enzyme.

cut the plasmid twice withrestriction enzyme Y and ligate the two fragments onto the ends ofthe human DNA fragments cut with restriction enzyme X.

insert the fragments cut withX directly into the plasmid without cutting the plasmid.

Flag this Question

Which of the following is/are false in regard to expressionplasmids (also called expression vectors)?

They are used to make proteinsusing a cloned gene.

They contain a promotor.

They are the first plasmidtype used to clone a gene.

They contain aterminator.

More than one of the above isfalse.

Flag this Question

What is NOT a potential problem(s) associated with usingbacteria containing a cloned eukaryotic gene (e.g. a human gene) toproduce a functional protein?

If the eukaryotic genecontains introns the bacteria will not remove them and theresulting amino acid sequence will be different that that made by aeukaryote.

The bacteria may not fold theprotein correctly.

The bacteria may degrade theprotein.

All of the above are potentialproblems.

Flag this Question

Cloning allows for production of proteins in much larger amountsthan occurs in the cells from which the gene is isolated.

True

False

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Question 111 pts

Gene cloning is used to do all of the following except

Make insulin