Chapter 8: Methods in Cell Biology Flashcards

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what are cell lines?

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immortalized lines of donor cells crossed with cancer cells

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why are immortalized cell lines crossed with cancer cells?

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encourages constant cell proliferation and prevents them from dying out like normal cells

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What is the BHK21 cell line?

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a Syrian hamster fibroblast cell line

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What are the downsides of immortalized cell lines?

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can only replicate a few times to avoid phenotypic drifting

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what are HELA cells?

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highly robust human epithelial cancer cells that can easily contaminate other cultures

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how are hybridomas created? (3)

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  1. double nucleated heterokaryons created
  2. cells are allowed to proliferate
  3. hybrids are formed from nucleolytic crossing over
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what are heterokaryons?

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double nucleated cells

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why are hybridomas used?

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method for producing many pure cloned (myoclonal) antibodies; rather than polyclonal mixtures

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what speed would you spin to get whole cells, nuclei, and cytoskeleton?

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low speed

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what speed would you spin to get mitochondria, lysosomes, and peroxisomes

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mid speed

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what speed would you spin to get microsomes and vesicles?

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high speed

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what speed would you spin to get ribosomes, viruses, and other large macromolecules?

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very high speed

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13
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this cell biology method passes sample through media by constantly applying solvent

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column chromatography

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why is column chromatography used?

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separates sample into fractions based on ions, affinity, size, etc.

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what are the steps for using epitope tags?

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  1. epitope tag is introduced to target gene
  2. gene is introduced to cell
  3. produces epitope-tagged protein
  4. protein can then be used downstream
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what are two ways epitope-tagged proteins are used?

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  1. rapid purification from cell
  2. visualized using fluorescence
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what is the problem with epitope-tagged proteins

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tags can prevent proper folding; they can only be used for certain proteins (observation changes function)

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what is the purpose of SDS page electrophoresis?

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determines molecular weight of whole proteins/subunits

19
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why is the substance SDS used in SDS page electrophoresis?

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breaks disulfide bridges (encourages subunit formation) & effects charge

20
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this is a method of gel electrophoresis that separates samples based on isoelectric pH point

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isoelectric focusing

21
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this is a combination of both SDS page and isoelectric focusing; creates two axes of visualization

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2D electrophoresis

22
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what are some alterations that must be made to 2D electrophoresis to aid in visualization

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  1. need large amounts of protein
  2. use silver-based dyes
23
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what are restriction enzymes typically used for?

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generally used to customize bacterial plasmids

24
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what is the scientific purpose of using restriction endonuclease?

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capable of recognizing and chopping up non-self DNA so that new sequences can be inserted

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What are some problems with using restriction endonucleases for gene editing?
1. it is a fixed behavior (not learned/memory) 2. in euks expression changes can ONLY work with correct promoters
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what is an example of the uses of plasmid cloning vectors?
insulin production
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how are plasmids cloned using vectors?
1. DNA fragment in ligated into the corresponding plasmid 2. plasmid inserted into bacteria 3. plasmids are cloned with cell proliferation 4. bacteria are lysed to release plasmid product
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what is the purpose of agarose electrophoresis?
used as a confirmation method of ideal product (i.e. correct plasmid isolation/product)
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How are samples separated in agarose gel?
by molecular weight (and charge if you try hard enough)
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What does FISH stand for?
Fluorescent in situ Hybridization
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what does in situ mean?
in place
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what is the FISH method used for?
mapping out the locations of target genes in mitotic chromosomes
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What are the 3 steps of PCR?
1. heating 2. annealing 3. elongation
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What happens when using expression vectors?
DNA sequence is inserted in a target before necessary promoter sequence
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why do we use expression vectors?
creates a temperature-dependent promotor sequence that can be controlled by adding heat
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What are the two origins to understanding how a protein/gene functions?
1. introduce altered gene to observe phenotypic change 2. biochemical tests of isolated protein to identify origin
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If you started with an unknown isolated protein, what tests would you do to find the corresponding gene?
1. X/NMR tests to identify domains and AAs 2. find corresponding codons/source mRNA 3. use target protein (dCas9) to find target location 4. then alter that region to see if protein changes
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what do microarrays do?
observe gene expression patterns at one specific slice of time
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what is the purpose of a false color image microarray?
observes gene expressions over time rather than just a single moment
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what are transgenic mice used for?
observing the results of altered embryos
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what is used to identify whether a plant is a GMO or not?
DNA barcode or functional genetic modifications
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what is the knockout substitute technique?
method of gene knockout through C. elegans and genetically altered E. coli
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What does RISC stand for?
RNA induced silencing complex