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gene expression

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all cells in body have same dna but very different morphology

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cell differentiation

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specialization of cells where they commit to specific morphology

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what kinds of cells do stem cells differentiate into

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ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm

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hematopoetic stem cells

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stem cells of blood cells

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totipotent

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can differentiate into any type of cell
- applies only to zygote through stage of morula

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pleuripotent

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differentiate into any germ layer (ecto,endo,meso) obtained from blastocyst

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multipotent

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describes adult stem cells, can differentiate into several types of a specific cell

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olgiopotent

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can only differentiate into a few types

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apopstosis importance to development

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helps establish boundries between organs and structures

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operon

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gene expression in prokaryotes
- can be under positive or negative control

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negative control operon

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repressor prevents transcription by binding to an operator

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operator

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sequence upstream of the first protein coding region

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positive control

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activator stimulates trascription

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lac operon

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negative control and inducible
gives ecoli the ability to metabolize lactose
when lactose is present and glucose is active, lactose is metabolized

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promoter region

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upstream of operator

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what happens to lac operon when lactose is NOT present

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the represor is bound to the operator and prevents transcription of lactose metabolizing enzymes

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when lactose is present what molecule binds to the repressor?

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allolactose , which frees the oeprator and transcription may begin

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why is the lac operon typically turned off?

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because metabolizing lactose when glucose is available is energetically unfavorable

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CAP binding sequence

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bound by high levels of cAMP
positive control, when bound lactose metabolism is enhanced

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what is the function of cap binding proteins

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they promote protein synthesis

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what is derived from endoderm

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internal lining of respiratory tract, digestive tract
liver, pancreas, lungs, epithelial linings

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what is derived from ectoderm

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epidermis, brain, spinal cord,

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what is derived from mesoderm

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dermis, heart, bone, bonemarrow, muscle, urogenital system

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what is the outcome when no lactose is present and glucose is present?

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the repressor is bound to the lac operon and lactose is not metabolized

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what happens when lactose is present and glucose is not
cap binds to cap binding sequence, and repressor is bound to allolactose so lactose can be metabolized
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trp operon
contains genes that synthesize tryp, is turned off when trp is part of the diet - trp binds to repressor which binds to the operator and prevents tryptophan synthesis
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which operon is an example of repressible negative
trp, turned off in the presence of tryptophan which is the envirnmental change and is naturally on
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promoters
upstream regions of dna that initiate transcription bind to proteins that help recruit RNA polymerase to initiate transcription
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example of common eukaryotic promoter
TATA box and CAAT
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TATA binding protein
binds to tata box and contributes to the binding of RNA polymerase
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transcription factors
proteins that regulate expression by binding to a specific sequence of DNA that recruit proteins that play a role in acetylation and methylation
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enhancers
allow increased gene expression , not necessarily close upstream of coding region , bring transcription factors closer to gene
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silencers
opposite of enhancers, where repressors bind
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histones
positively charged proteins bound to dna
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heterochromatin
tight structure of histones and dna
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euchromatin
lose binding of dna and histones (beads on a string) - associated with higher levels of transcription
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histone acetyltransferases
modify histone structure by transfering an acetyl group to histones and making them less positive to loosen binding to dna via LYSINE residues
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what amino acid residue of histones are acetylated
lysine
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histone deacetylases
remove acetyl groups from histones, making them more positively charged and repressing transcription
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dna methylation
methyl group is added to the dna via cystine or adenine and decreases transcription - related to epigenetic changes
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non-coding rna
rna that is not translated into protein like trna or introns - can be involved in gene expression
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major non coding rna
small interfering rna and mircorna
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siRNA structure
short double stranded rna
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microRNA
single stranded and long basic hairpin loop
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importance of miRNA and siRNA
they can silence genes by interrupting expression between transcription and translation
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cancer
abnormal gene expression
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tumor
proliferation of cells
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benign tumor
localize
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maligant tumor
metastasizes
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tumor initiation
changes that allow a single cell to proliferate abnormally - develop ability to bypass cellular checkpoints
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tumor progression
cell devlops ability to proliferate more aggressivley and malignant cells mutate
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tumor promoters
induce the growth and proliferation of cells for growth and division
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oncogenes
promote abnormal growth
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tumor viruses
usually contain retroviral oncogenes that stimulate cell proliferation (HPV)
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protooncogenes
genes that act as oncogenes after a mutation
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tumor supressor genes
inhibit oncogenesis (p53)
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restriction endonulceases
cleave dna at recognition sites that are palindromic that leave sticky ends after cleaving
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palidrome
has symmetry and can be cut down the middle the 5' to 3' are the same on each half
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recombination
use an endonuclease to cleave dna and combine two different genomes that are sealed with dna ligase
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vectors
dna molecules that carry info into a cell that can replicate it types are plasmids and bacteriophages
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types of vectors
plasmids (bacteria) bacteriophages (virus)
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plasmids
short circular dna molecules that replicate INDEPENDENTLY from bacterial genome and can confer resistance. also can be recombinant
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antibiotic resistnace genes
typically added to plasmids so researchers know which bacteria took plasmid
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reporter gene
codes for a product leading to an obvious phenotypic change that contains recognition sites for restriction enzymes - so only bacteria that are not recombinant will posess reporter gene, and bacteria that is recombinant will not
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restriction site
recognition site for a restriction enzyme to cleave dna
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antibiotic resistance gene
allows selection of bacteria that have taken up plasmid
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reporter gene function
distinguishes bacteria with recombinant plasmid from those with nonrecombinant plasmids
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disadvantage of using plasmids for cloning dna sequences
only 2-4 kB of dna
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bacteriophage as vectors
sequence genomes as large as 15 kB
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major difference between bacteriophage vectors and plasmids
bacteriophages strip non-essential genes to carry recombinant sequences
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cDNA
complimentary dna, cloning rna first synthesize a dna copy of the rna using reverse transcriptase which is cdna and is then ligated to dna vector
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major difference between cnda and dna
dna has coding and noncoding regions, cdna is from an oringial mrna trascript and has coding information only
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transgenic
genome modified
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gene therapy
splice in a functional copy of gene
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stem cell therapy
embryonic stem cells used to regenerate tissue
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gel electrophoresis
analyze nucleic acids by SIZE - suspend charged molecules in agorose and apply electric field with positive and negative ends - will move toward positive end and speed depends on size
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DTT
agent that degrades disulifde bridges on agarose
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hybridization
ability of single stranded dna to form base pairs with complimentary sequences - dna annealed at high temps - used in PCR
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hybridization probe
identify target sequences by using specific dna or rna sequence that is radioactive and anneal the radioactive strand to complimentary sequence
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blotting technique mnuemonic
SNOW DROP
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blotting technique
molecule of interest undergoes gel electrophoresis to seperate by SIZE
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what macromolecule is examined with western blot
antibodies
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DNA microarrays
large scale version of southern blot - global analysis of dna or rna glass slide with cdna and more than 10000 dna sequences can be shown
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sanger method of dna sequencing
premature termination of dna synthesis resulting from inclusion of chain terminating dideoxynucleotides with no 3' OH group - dideoxynucleotides radioactively labeled and ran through gel electrophoresis to seperate
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PCR
amplification of a dna sequence in vitro - dna doubles each round
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pcr primer
initate dna synthesis at desired point - synthesized oligonucleotides - 2 primers in opposite directions
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annealing of pcr
template dna is heated above 95C to seperate dna then themp os lowered to allow primers to pair with compliment dna , then dna ploymerase uses the primers to make new strands
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dna polymerase in pcr is
a heat-stable enzyme that can operate above 75C - taq polymerase
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can cdna be used for pcr
yes, just need reverse transcrptase step prior to pcr to make the cdna

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