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Lecture 8 - Regulatory sequences in protein coding genes Flashcards

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What regulates expression of eukaryotic protein-coding genes ?

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Multiple protein binding transcriptional control regions. (promoter-proximal elements, enhancers)

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3 things that promoters do

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1) Direct binding of RNAP II to DNA 2) Position RNAP II on transcription start site 3) Regulate frequency of transcription initiation (depending on how precise promoter is)

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2 things that promoter-proximal elements and enhancers influence concerning gene expression

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Influence 1) probability of gene expression 2) rate of gene expression

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Promoter-proximal elements and enhancers are _________ specific

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cell-type

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Exemple of gene w/ multiple transcription-control regions

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Pax6 gene in mouse

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In a certain cell type, how can you express different forms of a gene that has multiple transcription-control regions

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you express correct activators that will bind to a particular transcriptional-control region

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what figure shows that we can control gene expression in a specific cell-type w/ activators that are specific to different transcriptional-control regions

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Figure with 2 mice embryos. In one you see exon 1 (green) of pax6 gene -> so gene expressed in pancreas. In the other, you see orange exon between exons 4 and 5 –> rene expressed in retina

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what does figure with 2 mouse embryos show

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Diff. Transcriptional-control regions/promoters in Beta gal gene (reporter gene in this exp.) ALLOW CELL TYPE DIFFERENTIATION 1st image: If we insert green promoter/trans.control.reg., with the gene, we see gene expressed in pancreas 2nd image. If we insert orange promoter/trans.control.reg. w/ the gene, we see gene expressed in develop. retina. However, gene expressed in all cell types that have specific activators for it ….

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pax 6 gene promoters or transcript. control regions . prof ?

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Promoters (acc. to prof), says 200-500 bp …, activators. transcript. factors …

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Promoter : term signification in this course

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Tata box or other sequences that recruit RNAP to transcription start site

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What is recombinant DNA ? and what is something particular you can do w/ that ?

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DNA molecules formed by laboratory methods). Can bring together genetic material from multiple sources

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What is a plasmid ? 3 things

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1) DNA molecule distinct from chromosomal DNA and that can autoreplicate 2) Usually circular form 3) Contains at least one sequence which serves as replication origin.

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What is a restriction enzyme ?

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enzyme that cleaves at specific sequences in DNA

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What is a vector ?

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DNA molecule used as a vehicle to carry foreign genetic material into a cell where it can be replicated or expressed. Vector containing foreign DNA is termed as recombinant DNA

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What are recombinant DNA libraries?/what does it mean/what do they represent ?

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Represent all genes or mRNAs expressed in a CELL TYPE

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What can recombinant DNA libraries be used for ?

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Identify genes and Investigate gene product function.

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DNA Cloning and characterization different steps

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Vector + DNA fragment —> Recombinant DNA —> Replication of recombinant DNA within host cell —> Isolation, sequencing and manipulation of purified DNA fragment.

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What is a marker (molecular marker) ?

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molecule that is used to identify a particular sequence of DNA in a pool of unknown DNA.

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Possible use of a marker (molecular marker) ?

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After cleaving the gene of interest, introduce in the plasmid vector w/ a marker in order to identify easily the gene of interest within the vector

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Exemple of restriction enzyme that cleaves DNA and particular sequences left after cleavage

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EcoRI. On both strands, from 3’ to 5’, you have CTTAAG which bond (complementary) and enzymes cleaves between A and G on both strands. Left w/ 2 DNA helices that have C and G on the end + TTAA (sticky ends) attached to the C

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How do you insert DNA fragment in plasmid vector?

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Using enzymes

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E. coli replication and multiplication w/ recombinant DNA step 1

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1) Mix E.coli with plasmids in presence of CaCl2

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E. coli replication and multiplication w/ recombinant DNA step 2

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2) Heat-pulse culture on nutrient agar plates containing ampicillin

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E. coli replication and multiplication w/ recombinant DNA step 3

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3) Cells that do not take up plasmid die on ampicillin plate and Transformed E.coli cells (contain E.coli chromosome) survive

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E. coli replication and multiplication w/ recombinant DNA step 4

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4) Plasmid replication

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E. coli replication and multiplication w/ recombinant DNA step 5

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5) Cell multiplication : colony of cells, each containing copies of the same recombinant plasmid is obtained

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what does DNA cloning in a plasmid vector permit

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Amplification of a DNA fragment

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Promoter-proximal elements what they are

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Sequences within 100-200 bp of promoter that can regulate transcription

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Enhancers what they are and their frequency in prokaryotes

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Long distance (thousands of kb away from transcription start site) transcriptional control elements. Rare/few in prokaryotes

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What is a linker-scanning mutation ?

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Replacement of nts in potentially important regions by replacement w/ synthetic oligonucleotide of known sequence. (scrambled sequence)

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What can linker-scanning mutations be used for ? Protocol ?

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Identify promoter-proximal elements. Linker-scan overlapping sequences in control region of a gene in vector DNA and see level of gene expression.

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Promoter-proximal elements are _______ and do not _______. Linker-scanning allows us to make difference between elements that are ________ for transcription and those who _______.

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distinct. do not overlap. necessary. contribute.

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Limitation of linker-scanning mutations for finding promoter-proximal elements

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Experimental approach that is good for detailed analysis of a short stretch of DNA.

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Where can enhancers be and usual distance. What binds to them

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Can span many kilobases. Can be upstream of coding region. Downstream of the whole gene. Within gene (in an intron). Can also be reversed (flipped nts). Bound by transcription factors

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What technique can identify enhancers

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Deletion analysis

36
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First step of deletion analysis.

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Using recombinant DNA techniques and different cleaving enzymes, obtain a serie of segments upstream of the start site that have different lengths. NOTE : Not put in vector yet ! we only took them from the (original) DNA.

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Particularity of DNA transcription reading in a vector.

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Can be read from 5’ to 3’ (or 3’ to 5’)

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If different series of segments obtained at 1st step of deletion analysis are 5’ of the start site, what do we call them

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5’-deletion series

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Second step of deletion analysis

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Ligate 5’-deletion series into vector carrying reporter gene

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Third step of deletion analysis

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Transform E.coli (REPLICATE) and isolate plasmid DNAs

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Fourth step of deletion analysis

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Transfect each type of plasmid separetely into cultured cells

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What is not to forget if we want to visualize effect of deletion analysis

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We need control cell with the reporter plasmid (containing whole sequence upstream of gene/not deleted). It will express the reporter mRNA and the reporter enzyme.

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Fifth step of deletion analysis

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Prepare cell extract and assay ACTIVITY of reporter enzyme

44
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How do we choose reporter gene for deletion analysis

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We choose gene that encodes an easily measured enzyme (ex : beta-gal)

45
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If we see difference in reporter gene expression between plasmid w/ x kb serie and plasmid w/ y kb serie, what does that mean ?

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Enhancer between X and Y kb

46
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What is not to forget in deletion analysis (analysis of enhancers) ?

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Promoter-proximal elements are there and bound by proteins too

47
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Limitation of deletion analysis

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We can only identify elements that are CLONABLE in our vector of choice. Limit to the length of deletion series. Ex: bacteria won’t replicate a 100 kb serie in a plasmid vector

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Can enhancers and promoter-proximal elements substitute each other ?

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No. Enhancers can’t substitute promoter-proximal el. and vice versa. Enhancer can’t substitute another enhancer and same between diff. promoter-prox. el.

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Enhancers distance (numeric) and what they are specific to

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Can be >50 kb away from gene they regulate. Are often cell-type specific.

50
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what is UAS

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Upstream activating sequence : regulatory element in most yeast genes that acts like an enhancer

51
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Tata box distance in yeast

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90 bp upstream from the start site

52
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One of first enhancers to be studied and how

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SV40. Transfection assay. Plasmid 1 with ß-globin gene and SV40. Plasmid 2 : ß-globin gene only. More ß-globin mRNA is synthesized in cells containing plasmid 1.

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Protocol for transfection assay illustrating activity of SV40 enhancer. Step 1

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Transfect plasmid 1 or 2 into cultered fibroblasts

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Protocol for transfection assay illustrating activity of SV40 enhancer. Step 2

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Isolate RNA and hybridize with labeled ß-globin DNA probe

55
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Protocol for transfection assay illustrating activity of SV40 enhancer. Step 3

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Treat with S1 nuclease (endonuclease that degrades ssDNA or ssRNA)

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Protocol for transfection assay illustrating activity of SV40 enhancer. Step 4

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Perform gel electrophoresis and autoradiography

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