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Lesson 4 - Denaturation and Renaturation of DNA Flashcards

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1
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process of strand separation

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denaturation

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2
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plot of temperature vs extent of denaturation

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melting curve

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  • midpoint of the temperature range over which the strands of DNA separate
  • rise of A260 is half complete
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melting temperature (Tm)

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  • original strand
  • double stranded
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native DNA

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single stranded DNA

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denatured DNA

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6
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decrease in the absorbance of ultraviolet light in a double stranded DNA compared to its single stranded counterpart

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Hypochromic

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absorbance of double stranded DNA

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A260 = 1.00

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absorbance of single stranded DNA

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A260 = 1.37

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absorbance of bases DNA

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A260 = 1.60

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effect of high percentage of GC content on Tm

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Tm increases

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why does Tm increase when there is high GC content

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has more hydrogen bonds than AT

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effect of urea and formamide on Tm

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Tm decreases

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why does Tm decrease when there is urea and formamide

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  • capable of hydrogen-bonding with DNA bases
  • maintain unpaired state at temperature where it might normally pair again
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effect of methanol on Tm

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Tm decreases

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why does Tm decrease when there is ethanol

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  • weakens hydrophobic interactions
  • increases solubility of bases
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effect of trifluoroacetate on Tm

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Tm initially rises but then decreases

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why does Tm decrease when there is trifluoroacetate

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weakens hydrophobic interaction

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18
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effect of increasing sodium chloride concentration on Tm

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Tm increases

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why does Tm increase when there is an increase in sodium chloride concentration

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high ionic strength
- neutralize negatively charged phosphates
- stabilize hydrogen bond

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effect of formaldehyde on Tm

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Tm decreases

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why does Tm decrease when there is formaldehyde

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  • it reacts with NH2 group of bases and eliminate their ability to hydrogen-bond
  • cause a slow and irreversible denaturation of DNA
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what increases Tm of DNA

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  1. high GC content
  2. increase sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration
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what decreases Tm of DNA

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  1. urea
  2. formamide
  3. methanol
  4. trifluoroacetate
  5. formaldehyde
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melting temperature of DNA

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70-95C

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25
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how to monitor denaturation/renaturation of DNA

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  • measure absorbance at 260 nm
  • A260 increases as DNA is denatured
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26
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A260 increases as DNA is denatured

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hyperchromic shift

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27
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  • transient denaturation
  • small fraction of base pairs in the genome
  • occurs more frequently between bases with fewer H bonds
  • necessary for gene regulation
  • requires on molecules for event to occur
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DNA breathing

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significance of DNA breathing

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enable specialized proteins to interact and “read” its encoded information

29
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how to denature DNA

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  1. heat
  2. alkali
  3. melting proteins
30
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pH level of alkali that denatures DNA

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pH > 11.3

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what does high pH do

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extensive deprotonation

32
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pH of acid that denatures DNA

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pH < 2.3

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what does low pH do

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extensive protonation

34
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what denatures DNA at room temperature

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pure water

35
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example of melting proteins

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  1. RNA polymerase
  2. HDP (helix destabilizing protein) / single-stranded binding protein
  3. helicase
36
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ability of the two separated complemetary strands to reform into the ordered state

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renaturation

37
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two requirements of renaturation

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  1. salt concentration (0.15-0.50 M NaCl)
  2. temperature (20-25C)
38
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what does the salt concentration do to help renaturation

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eliminate electrostatic repulsion between phosphates

39
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what does the optimal temperature do to help renaturation

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disrupt random intrastrand hydrogen bonds

40
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two steps in renaturation

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  1. nucleation
  2. zippering
41
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  • contact is made between two complementary regions of DNA
  • slow process
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nucleation

42
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  • connecting of adjoining base residues into a duplex structure
  • faster process
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zippering

43
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how to monitor renaturation

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hyperchromicity increases / A260 decreases

44
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Cot:
Co

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initial ssDNA concentration (in molecules/Liter)

45
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Cot:
t

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time for renaturation to be completed (in sec)

46
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what does the Cot plot show

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genome complexity

47
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What can be determined from the analysis of Cot plot

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  1. genome size
  2. genome complexity
48
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relative proportions of single-copy and repetitive sequences

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genome complexity

49
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DNA sequence complexity shown in Cot plot

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  1. highly repetitive
  2. middle repetitive
  3. single copy
50
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classes of eukaryotic DNA based on sequence complexity

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  1. unique sequence
  2. moderately repetitive DNA
  3. highly repetitive DNA
51
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  • 1 to 3 copies per genome
  • signle copy, low copy, nonrep. DNA
  • most coding genes
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unique sequence

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number of unique sequence copies per genome

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1-3 copies

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different types of copies in the unique sequence

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  • single copy
  • low copy
  • nonrep. DNA
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example of unique sequence

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  • most coding genes
  • regulatory sequences
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  • 10 to 10,000 copies per genome
  • generally dispersed repeates
  • occasionally clustered
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moderately repetitive DNA

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number of moderately repetitive DNA copies per genome

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10 - 10,000 copies

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where are moderately repetitive DNA found

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generally dispersed

58
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example of moderately repetitive DNA

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  1. rRNA genes
  2. tRNA genes
  3. histone genes
59
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  • 100,000 to 1M copies per genome
  • each copy can range from few nts to several hundreds
  • generally found as tandem repeats
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highly repetitive DNA

60
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number of highly repetitive DNA copies per genome

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100,000 - 1M copies

61
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how are highly repetitive DNA copies generally found

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as tandem repeats

62
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example of highly repetitive DNA

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  1. centromeric DNA
  2. telomeres DNA
  3. satellite DNA
  4. some transposons
63
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how does renaturation help in getting the percent homology between two different organismal DNA

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amount of renaturation reflects similarity

64
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  • ssDNA or RNA fragment of known sequence
  • complemetary to the target DNA/RNA
  • labeled radioactively or non-radioactively
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probe

65
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number of nucleotides in probe

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15 - 1000 nt

66
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how are probes labeled

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  • radioactively
  • non-radioactively
67
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what is the purpose for labeling probes

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detects specific nucleotide sequence in DNA/RNA sample

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