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Blotting techniques Flashcards

1
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formation of hydrogen bonds between to complementary strands of nucleic acid

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hybridization

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during the annealing process, both — are not labeled with any isotopes or fluorescence. however, if one strand is labeled, this labeled strand is referred to as — and the process is called —

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both nucleic acid strands are not labeled
labeled strand = probe
process = hybridization

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hybridization reaction that is used to analyze the nucleic acid content of an unknown sample

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hybridization assay

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enumerate the hybridization assays

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  • southern hybridization
  • northern hybridization
  • dot/blot hybridization
  • microarray
  • fluorescent in situ hybridization
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this hybridization facilitate gene mapping through restriction of mapping of genes and detection of restriction fragment length polymorphisms

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SOUTHERN H.
(DNA)

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this is used to identify homologous sequences in genomic DNA

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SOUTHERN H.

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arrange the process of southern h.

  • if those fragments are visualized by staining, the gel should show a series of smear bands without any discrete, distinguishable bands.
  • followed by one or a few specific restriction enzyme digestion. enzyme digestion will produce thousands of fragment of genomic dna.
  • purify genomic dna from eukaryotic cells or bacteria.
  • dna fragments are separated by agarose gel electrophoresis which separates the fragments according to size, the small dna fragments migrating farthest in the electric field.
  • after gel electrophoresis, dna fragments are further fragmented to smaller than 1 kb size and denatured by mild alkali solution followed by transfer.
  • a labeled probe is added to hybridize with the fragments on the membrane for detection and identification.
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  1. purify genomic dna from eukaryotic cells or bacteria.
  2. if those fragments are visualized by staining, the gel should show a series of smear bands without any discrete, distinguishable bands.
  3. dna fragments are separated by agarose gel electrophoresis which separates the fragments according to size, the small dna fragments migrating farthest in the electric field.
  4. if those fragments are visualized by staining, the gel should show a series of smear bands without any discrete, distinguishable bands.
  5. after gel electrophoresis, dna fragments are further fragmented to smaller than 1 kb size and denatured by mild alkali solution followed by transfer.
  6. a labeled probe is added to hybridize with the fragments on the membrane for detection and identification.
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summary of the process of southern h.

in order

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  1. extraction & purification
  2. enzyme digestion
  3. DNA denaturation & fragmentation
  4. transfer / blotting
  5. hybridization with labeled DNA probe
  6. detection & identification

enzyme digestion product = DNA fragments

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9
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parameters of southern h.

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  • resolution of the agarose gel
  • depurination of DNA molecules
  • physical transfer of DNA onto the membrane support
  • fix DNA onto the nylon membrane
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southern h.

these paramaters depent on the resolution of the agarose gel which include the — of the agarose gel used and the — applied in gel electrophoresis

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percentage and voltage

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resolution of the agarose gel - southern h.

percentage of the agarose gel used and the voltage applied in gel electrophoresis

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percentage: 0.7 - 1.2%

high voltage combined with short run times: 10 - 20 kbp
low voltage combined with long run times: 1-10 kbp

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12
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paramaters of southern h.

the most critical step which these shorter fragments are more efficiently transferred in the blotting

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depurination of DNA molecules

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depurination by — upon denaturation by sodium hydroxide leads to nicks in the DNA strands, resulting in a breakdown of long DNA fragments into shorter pieces of single-stranded DNA

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0.2 M hydrochloric acid

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physical transefer of DNA onto the membrane support

enumerate the 2 diff. transfer methods

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  • ascending capillary transfer (classical southern transfer)
  • descending capillary transfer
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ascending capillary transfer

  • nylon membrane is place on top of agarose gel
  • agarose gel is placed on top of a solid supporter in the presence of salt (identify what salt)

arrange in order

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  1. agarose gel is placed on top of a solid supporter in the presence of salt 10 saline-sodium citrate (SSC buffer)
  2. nylon membrane is place on top of agarose gel

this arrangement allows efficient diffusion of DNA onto the nylon membrane

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16
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this uses the gravitational flow of the transfer buffer with the help of vacuum to allow more rapid and reproducible blotting of DNA

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Descending capillary transfer

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17
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why nylone membrane is used in descending capillary transfer?

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bcos it has high DNA/RNA binding capacity and strong mechanical strength on stropping and reprobing

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18
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these methods are effective for fixation of DNA to a nylon membrane

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  • 80C for 2 hours
  • UV light irradiation
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19
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true or false

the baked or UV-fixed southern blot cannot be stored for prolonged periods of time at RT

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FALSE.
it can be stored

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20
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this allows detection of a given RNA molecules in a mixture of heterogenous RNA

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NORTHERN H.
(RNA)

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21
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why denaturation is important in northern h.?

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because native RNA tends to form secondary structure

so it has to be denatured b4 and during electrophoresis

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northern h.

before electrophoresis, denaturation is achieved by?

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heating the sample to 55C in the presence of formaldehyde and formamide

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northern h.

during electrophoresis of RNA, addition of formaldehyde to the gel prevents —

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reformation of secondary structure

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24
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northern h.

decrease the hybridization signal compared with unstained RNA as it can decrease the hybridization signal compared with unstained RNA

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ethidium bromide

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northern h.

after electrophoresis, the separated RNA can be transferred onto a nylon membrane through —

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capillary blotting or vacuum blotting

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northern h.

RNA can be fixed by —

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UV light irradiation or baking at 80C

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27
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enumerate the step-by-step process in northern blotting

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  1. denaturation
  2. addition of formaldehyde during electrophoresis
  3. transfer the separated RNA in a nylon membrane after electrophoresis
  4. Bake or UV fix the RNA
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28
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this results from a variable number of tandem repeats in a short DNA segment

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Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP)

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29
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enumerate the uses of RFLP

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  • DNA fingerprinting
  • paternity testing
  • genetic disease marker
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30
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this is performed when genomic DNA is collected and is digested with a specific restriction enzyme followed by gel electrophoresis.

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RFLP analysis

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31
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— can be used to amplify very small amounts of DNA in 2-3 hrs to the levels required for RFLP analysis. therefore, more samples can be analyzed in a shorter time. this approach is known as —

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PCR

approach: Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence Assay (CAPS)

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32
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this permits the simultaneous evaluation of hundreds to thousands of different DNA regions distributed randomly throughout the genome without prior sequence knowledge

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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLP)

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33
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useful in nonmodel species which have no complete genom sequences available and where other types of genome-wide markers such as SNPs and microsatellites are difficult to obtain

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AFLP

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34
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enumerate the step-by-step AFLP analysis

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  1. generation of restriction fragments by using two different restriction endonucleases
  2. preselective amplification
  3. selective amplification
  4. visualization (PAGE/CE)
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35
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1st step of AFLP analysis

enumerate the 2 diff. restriction endonucleases

the digested DNA fragments are ligated to — that contain a known core sequence of approx. 20 nucleotides

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  • rare cutting frequency
  • high cutting frequency

double stranded oligonucleotide adapters

36
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identify what step of AFLP analysis

in this step, the sequences of the ligated adapters serve as primer binding sites for PCR of all the fragments derived from cutting with both enzymes which are called —

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PRESELECTIVE AMPLIFICATION

heterosite restriction fragments

37
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identify what step of AFLP analysis

this step provides a higher amount of template DNA for subsequent rounds of more selective AFLP reactions

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preselective amplification

38
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AFLP analysis

2 methods of visualization

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  • conventional denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE)
  • capillary electrophoresis (CE)
39
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this combines the specificity of RFLP with the sensitivity of the PCR which allow high resolution genotyping of fingerprinting quality

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AFLP analysis

40
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in terms of time and cost efficiency, replicability and resolution of AFLPs, which is better RFLP or AFLP?

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AFLP

41
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enumerate the 5

AFLP markers is a major type of genetic marker used in —

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  • systematics
  • pathotyping
  • population genetics
  • DNA fingerprinting
  • quantitative trait locus mapping
42
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this must be labeled with a radioactive or other type of marker. this is denatured by heating and applied to the membrane in a solution of chemicals that promote nucleic acid hybridization

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probes

43
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short, single or low copy genomic DNA or cDNA clones

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RFLP probes

44
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enumerate the 4

RFLP probes are used in genome mapping an in variation analysis including —

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  • genotyping
  • forensics
  • paternity tests
  • hereditary disease diagnostics
45
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this refers to a labeled DNA sequence that hybridizes with one or more fragments of the digested DNA sample after they have been separated by gel electrophoresis

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RFLP probes

46
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this carry a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, 32 p

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labeling with a radioactive marker

47
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enumerate the methods in labeling with a radioactive marker

for detection: —-

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METHODS:
- Nick translation
- End filling
- Random priming

detection: autoradiography

48
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the specificity of the hybridization signal in southern and northern blotting is mainly determined by the —

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hybridization temperature

the higher the hybridization temperature, the more stringent.

49
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in this method, a sheet of X-ray sensitive photoraphic film is placed over the membrane…

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autoradiography

50
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deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) nucleotides by reaction with biotin, this refers to —

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labeling with a nonradioactive marker

51
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biotin is an organic molecule that has a high affinity for a protein called —

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avidin

52
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labeling with a nonradioactive marker

the probe DNA is complexed with the enzyme — and is detected through the enzyme’s ability to degrade — with the emission of —

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the probe DNA is complexed with the enzyme horseradish peroxidase and is detected through the enzyme’s ability to degrade luminol with the emission of chemiluminescence

53
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detecting nucleic acids with a nonradioactive probe, indirect or direct?

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indirect

54
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the target is spotted in duplicate, side by side. the last two rows of spots contain positive and negative control, followed by a black with no target. this refers to —

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dot blot

55
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the top rows of the — gel on the left represent positive and negative control followed by four samples spotted in duplicate blank with no target are in the last four spots on the right. this refers to —

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slot blot

56
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the two bottom rows of slot blot represent a — that is often useful to confirm that equal amounts of DNA or RNA were spotted for each test sample

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loading or normalization control

57
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a variation of the dot/slot blot in which the dotted material is arranged in a regular gridlike pattern with each feature reduced to a very small size so that hundres to thousands of probes can be placed on one solid surface

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microarray

58
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most common application of microarray technology

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transcript profiling

59
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process of transferring/blotting the proteins from the gel onto the surface of an absorbent membrane to render the proteins accessible for the identifying ligand

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WESTERN BLOT
(protein)

60
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enumerate the 2 methods of gel electrophoresis for protein separation

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  • SDS-PAGE
  • Isoelectric focusing (IEF)
61
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Gel electrophoresis for protein separation

in this method, proteins are fully denatured with SDS and heat in the presence of B-mercaptoethanol

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SDS-PAGE

62
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Gel electrophoresis for protein separation

in this method, native proteins are separated in a gel containing a pH gradient and works well for hydrophilic proteins.

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Isoelectric focusing

63
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Gel electrophoresis for protein separation

hydrophobic or amphiphilic proteins require detergents to stay in solution durin separation, this refers to —

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Isoelectric focusing

64
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enumerate the methods for transferring protein onto membranes

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  • Diffusion (passive transfer)
  • adided by capillary action or vacuum
  • electrotransfer
65
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transferring protein onto membranes

this can be achieved by simply posing a membrane sheet on one or both of the gel surfaces.

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passive transfers
(DIFFUSION)

66
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transferring protein onto membranes

this method is achieved by putting the gel-membrane sandwich in a suitable holder and immersing it in a tank filled with buffer and fitter with two plate electrodes

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electrotransfer

67
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transferring protein onto membranes

this requires no buffer tank and no cooling system and several gels can be processed simultaneously and the transfer time is shorter than with tank blotting

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semidry blotting

68
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transferring protein onto membranes

electroblotting is fast and gives a sharp replica of the gel. the strong electric force can cause —

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BLOW THROUGH

some proteins may not be retained by the membrane

69
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enumerate the widely used membranes used for protin blotting

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  • nitrocellulose
  • nylon
  • polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF)
70
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most commonly used membrane for protein blotting, it has satisfactory capacity, and gives low bg but is fragile.

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nitrocellulose

71
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this membrane has much superior mechanical strength and its protein binding capacity is good.

it can be obtained as positively charged membrane that even increases the binding and retention capacity.

but not suitable for total protein stain

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nylon

72
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membrane of choice for many applications of western blotting

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PVDF

73
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this membrane combines high protein binding capacity with excellent mechanical resistance and good staining properties

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PVDF

74
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standard stains of similar sensitivity

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amino black & india ink

75
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the stain with lowest sensitivity and it is convenient for many applications as it is reversible by briefly immerding the stained blot in —

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PONCEAU

0.1 N NaOH

76
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protein bands on this membrane become translucent on immersion in methanol and thus can be visualized on a lightbox

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PVDF

77
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enumerate the stain/s used for both NC and PVDF

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  • Amido black
  • Colloidal gold
  • India ink
  • Ponceau red
78
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this stain/s is used only for PVDF

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Coomassie & Transillumination

79
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enumerate the blocking agents

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  • ovalbumin/gelatin
  • fat free milk
  • tween-20
80
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blocking agent

this gives optimal blocking with lowest bg and without impairing immunoreactivity of the blotted proteins.

time and temp: 60 min at 40C

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ovalbumin/gelatin

81
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blocking agent

this proved to be an economical and effective blocker in most systems.

time and temp: 30 min at RT

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fat free milk powder

82
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blocking agent

very simple and has a tendency to give elevated background. it may mask or detach immunoreactive proteins in some occasions.

time and temp: 30 min at 37C

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tween-20

83
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immunodetection of specific proteins in western blot is usually done by the — method. this involves — (enumerate)

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indirect method

poly- or monoclonal antibody directed against the protein on the blot (primary antibody) and a labeled antispecies antibody (secondary Ab) or labeled protein A or G

84
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most commonly used enzymes for secondary antibody

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  • horseradish peroxidase
  • alkaline phosphatase
85
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this system provides a higher sensitivity than the color production system

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chemiluminescence (CL) system

86
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factos that influence hybrid stability

  1. ionic strength
  2. base compositon
  3. destabilizing agents
  4. mismatched base pairs
  5. duplex length

enumerate the influence

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  1. ionic strength: melting temp increases for each 10 fold increase in monocovalent ions
  2. base compositon: GC base pairs are more stable than AT base pairs
  3. destabilizing agents: every 1% of formamide decreases the melting temp by around 0.6C for DNA hybrid. 6M urea decreases the melting temp around 30C
  4. mismatched base pairs: melting temp decreases by 1C
  5. duplex length: no detectable effect with probes greater than 500 bp
87
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factors that influence hybdridization rate

emumerate the factors

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  • temp
  • ionic strength
  • destabilizing agent
  • mismatched base pairs
  • duplex length
  • viscosity
  • probe complexity
  • base composition
  • pH

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