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1
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What are the four reasons bacteria has been a workhorse of genetic research?

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  1. Rapid growth
  2. Small, haploid genomes- mutations
  3. Excellent tools- plasmids etc
  4. Genetic information of all cellular organisms is encoded in the same way
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Why does genetic variation matter?

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The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology: DNA to RNA to Protein

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Any change in the DNA sequence is a ___

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Mutation

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What are mutations? What do they lead to?

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Changes in the DNA sequence. Either spontaneous or induced. They may lead to a different phenotype.

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Most prokaryotes are ___

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Haploid

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Types of mutants based on phenotype are __

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Observable change in appearance or function of a strain carrying the mutation.

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Spontaneous changes in DNA sequence:

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Generally low

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Mutagens change in DNA sequence:

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Increases the rate.

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What are the four types of changes in the DNA sequence?

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Spontaneous, mutagens, transposons, horizontal gene transfer.

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How do we find mutations? (3 ways)

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  1. Direct selection, like antibiotic resistance, reversion mutants.
  2. Enrichment method.
  3. Screening method- replica plating.
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Direct Selection Diagram:

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Enrichment method diagram:

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Replica plating diagram:

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What are transposable elements?

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Jumping genes.
*likely to disrupt genes

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How are transposable/mobile elements catalyzed?

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By transposase encoded in the transposon.

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What are Terminal Inverted repeats?

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Recognition sites for transposase.

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What happens when transposable/mobile elements carry extra genes?

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Antibiotic resistance.

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What are transposable/mobile elements likely to do?

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Disrupt genes.

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What is site-directed mutagenesis for?

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To mutate a gene of interest exactly how we want.

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What are the steps of site-directed mutagenesis? (5)

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  1. Start with PCR and a modified primer
  2. Introduce into microbial strain of interest
  3. Recombination
  4. Characterize
  5. Genetic complementation to confirm
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What are the 4 methods of mutation repair?

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  1. Direct repair- photolyases
  2. Excision repair
  3. Recombination repair
  4. SOS repair
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What are the four genetic differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

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  1. DNA exchange not prerequisite for reproduction in prokaryotes.
  2. If DNA exchange occurs, generally only small section of DNA exchange in prokaryotes.
  3. Several mechanisms of DNA exchange in prokaryotes- only one in eukaryotes.
  4. Prokaryotes are usually haploid and higher, eukaryotes are usually diploid.
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When does vertical gene transfer occur?

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Occurs during reproduction between generations of cells.

24
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What is horizontal gene transfer?

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The transfer of genes between cells of the same generation.

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What is transformation in DNA transfer, and what are the three types?

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Transformations are DNA from the environment.
Genes are transferred from one bacterium to another as “naked” DNA in solution. Few species are able to transform.
Natural, artificial, and competent.

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What is transduction in DNA transfer and what are the two types?

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Bacteriophage transfers DNA. Generalized and specialized.

27
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What is conjugation in DNA transfer and what are the types?

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Direct cell-cell contact is required.
Opposite mating sites.
Donor (plasmid) and recipient.
Gram-positive, gram-negative (F+, F-, Hfr)

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What does competent mean in transformations?

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Alterations in the cell wall that make it permeable to large DNA molecules.

29
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Natural transformation: What do single strands come in and do?

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Recombine with DNA in chromosome- stretch of hybrid DNA. (RecA proteins)

30
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What DNA is released from donor in natural transformation?

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Dead cells
Alive: Quorum sensing/biofilms

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Artificial transformation:

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Generate “competent” cells by some treatment to permeabilize the cell membrane.
Chemical competent (Ca2+ treatment, heat shock), electroporation.

32
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What is artificial transformation generally restricted to and why?

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Generally restricted to plasmids (self-replicating, circular DNA that contains genes) because of exonucleases in cytoplasm,

33
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What are plasmids?

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Self-replicating, circular DNA that contains genes.
1-5% the size of the bacterial chromosome.

34
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Transducing particles:

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Bacterial DNA is transferred from a donor cell to a recipient cell inside a bacteriophage.

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Generalized transduction:

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All genes contained within a bacterium are equally likely to be packed in a phage.

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Specialized transduction:

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Only certain bacterial genes are transferred.
Distinct from generalized, not due to packaging errors. Due to excision errors when going from lysogenic phase to lytic phase.

37
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What are the types of phage replication?

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Virulent/Lytic Phages

Temperate phages: lysogenic or lytic pathway, lysogeny at att sites, prophage (excised due to environmental cues).

38
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What percent of progeny in a P22 lysate are generalized transducing particles?

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2%
Some recombined into host, most circularized.

39
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Is one or two crossovers more stable in specialized transduction?

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Two crossovers.

40
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Conjugative plasmid:

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Carries genes for sex pili and transfer of the plasmid.
F factor

41
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Dissimilation plasmids:

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Encode enzymes for catabolism of unusual compounds.

42
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R factors of plasmids:

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Encode resistance to antibiotics, heavy metals, and cellular toxins.

43
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What secretion system type do gram negatives use?

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Type IV secretion system.

44
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Common F factor in plasmids of conjugation:

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  • Transfer within the enterics (intestinal)
  • Contains 13 tra genes required for its transfer
    – Including encoding subunits for the sex pili
  • Cells with F factor (F+)
  • No F plasmid are F-
  • F+ cells attach to F- cells with the pilus, pull the two together, transfer copy of the plasmid, both cells are now F+
  • Hfr (High freq of recombination): F plasmid becomes inserted into the chromosome
    – Now transfers chromosomal genes with itself.
45
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Hfr (high freq of recombination:

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F plasmid becomes inserted into the chromosome.

46
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Conjugation:
Mating gram positives __

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Clump together.

47
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Conjugation (gram-positive):
Pilus mediated conjugation seemingly __

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Absent.

48
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CRISPR/Cas:

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Prokayotix mechanism for immunity. Vaccine for microbes. Foreign DNA into the cell.

49
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How is DNA processed in CRSPR?

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Cas system: cleaves foreign DNA
Cleaved DNA “archived” within organized clusters aka CRISPRs.

50
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What is CRSPR transcribed as?

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A long precursor RNA (pre crRNA)
- Spacers- complementary sequences to foreign DNA.
- Palindromic repeats that form hairpins.

51
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CRSPR is processed by __ to __

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Processed by Cas enzymes to crRNAs

52
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Other uses for CRSPR: (4)

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  1. Silence or downregulate the expression of specific genes- target specific mRNAs
  2. Cas proteins role in adaptive immunity, stress response- repair proteins and refold proteins.
  3. Immunize industrial strain of bacteria
  4. Genome editing and transcriptional regulation in microbes and eukaryotes- genetic engineering.
53
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What is CRSPR ready to recognize and do?

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Ready to recognize foreign DNA and target for
degradation

54
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What is CRSPR inherited by?

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Progeny.

55
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CRSPR is FDA approved to treat what?

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Sickle cell disease.

56
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What do genomes tell us about bacteria and archaea? (6)

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  1. DNA sequencing and genomics
  2. Thousands of DNA sequences available
  3. A lot of information
  4. Many ORKs without known functions (putative functions)
  5. Metagenomics: microbes present, genes present, metabolism
  6. Phylogenetic analysis: relatedness/similarity of organism (tracking sources of epidemics/ disease epidemiology, changes in microbes over time.)

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