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Dideoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (ddNTPs)
cause chain termination during DNA synthesis

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Synthesising a DNA strand in vitro requires:
* a primer that base pairs with the DNA template to be sequenced
* DNA polymerase to extends the primer, synthesises a new DNA strand
* dNTPs as building blocks
* ddNTPs can be incorporated into DNA
- ddNTPs cause chain termination due to the lack of a 3’ OH on the sugar

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Dideoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (ddNTPs)
cause chain termination during DNA synthesis photo

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Modern sequencing is based on Sanger DNA sequencing but is done in one reaction tube using fluorescently labelled ddNTPs

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  • The four ddNTPs are labelled with four different fluorescent labels
  • The DNA synthesis is done in the presence of all four dNTPs and all four labelled ddNTPs in one tube
  • ddNTPs cause chain termination
  • The synthesised products are separated by size using capillary gel electrophoresis →
    shortest products run fastest
  • A laser excites the fluorescent labels.
  • The fluorescent labels emit a label specific light that is detected
  • A computer records the label specific signal over time and produces a chromatogram
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Sanger sequencing of DNA makes use of ddNTP chain termination

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Identifying DNA fragments in simple DNA samples/genomes photo

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Reading a sequence chromatogram photo

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Restriction Enzyme Mapping photo

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Identifying DNA fragments in complex DNA samples/genomes

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Digestion of complex genomes with restriction enzymes creates thousands of fragments differing by size
The smear visualised in the agarose gel of digested complex
DNA is due to DNA fragments with small size differences migrating very closely together
How can we identify a specific DNA fragment in the comolex mixture?
By hybridising a labelled probe to the DNA fragment
Hybridisation is used to detect specific DNA fragments in
UNA dels or specific KNAS In KNA gels

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Identifying DNA fragments in complex DNA samples/genomes photo

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Hybridization: forming a hybrid of two nucleic acid molecules

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Hybrid of a probe to a DNA strand
Probes
Single stranded. usualv DNA
15 to 1000’s of nucleotides long
Hybridize to single stranded DNA molecules
Hybridization temperature impacts on outcome
> Homologous probes: to detect identical nucleic acid molecules, 100% complementation at higher temperatures
* Heterologous probes: to detect related nucleic acid molecules. lower temberature used
> Formamide lowers melting temperature of
nucleic acid dublexes - laciitates the tormation of complementary strands

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Nuclei Acid Blotting - Separating Nucleic Acids photo

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Hybridisation is based
on denaturation and renaturation of DNA photo

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Hybridization: forming a hybrid of two nucleic acid molecules photo

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Hybridisation techniques

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  • Hybridisation techniques are used to detect specific DNA and RNA molecules
    Examples
  • For DNA:
  • Southern blotting (Edwin Southern) - gel based, uses a blot and hybridisation
  • Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) - cellular based, hybridisation done using tissue sections
  • For RNA:
  • northern blotting - gel based, uses a blot and hybridisation
  • In situ hybridisation - cellular based, hybridisation done using tissue sections
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Nuclei Acid Blotting - Separating Nucleic Acids

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For DNA:
calate iNA trom collc
Digest with a restriction enzyme
pedalae usine V.o% - 4.070
agarose gel
migrates as double stranded (ds)
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For RNA
Isolate RNA from cells
separate using %-1.9% agarose
gel in the presence of a denaturing agent
Removes secondary structures from RNA
Ensures that RNA migrates as single stranded molecule

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Southern and northern Blotting - overview photo

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Southern and northern blotting
- hybridising a labelled probe to the DNA or RNA of interest photo

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Autoradiogram of a Southern blot with radioactive labelled probe photo

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Autoradiogram of a northern blot with radioactive labelled probe photo

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Making a probe: Labelling DNA Molecules - Random Priming

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DNA is denatured to generate single stranded DNA that can act as templates for DNA synthesis
Hexanucleotides:
* DNA primer with six nucleotides
* Using a mixture of many variations of hexanucleotides increases the chance that any DNA molecule can be labelled
DNA polymerase adds nucleotides to the primer to synthesise complementary DNA strands.
As some of the nucleotides used were labelled, it results in a population of DNA molecules that contain labelled examples of all sequences of both DNA strands

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Making a probe: Labelling DNA Molecules - Random Priming photo

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Making a probe: Molecules used to label DNA probes photo

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Detection of Chemically Labelled Hybridisation Products photo

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Fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) photo

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In situ Hybridisation for RNA detection - using antisense probes photo

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Can you …

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  • explain how Sanger sequencing works and why it uses ddNTPs?
  • relate Sanger DNA sequencing to DNA replication?
  • read a DNA sequence and the reverse complement sequence from a sequencing gel and a chromatogram?
  • can you explain the principal idea of a restriction digest map of DNA?
  • explain what happens to double stranded DNA (or RNA) if you denature or renature it?
  • explain conditions for the hybridisation of a homologues and a non-homologous probe to DNA or RNA?
  • compare Southern and northern blot hybridisation, what they detect and how they work?
  • recognise and read a Southern and northern blot?
  • explain different methods and labels used for the detection of nuclei acids in Southern and northern blots?
  • outline experimental steps and probes used in in situ hybridisation and in Fluorescent in situ hybridisation to detect DNA or RNA?

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