techniques Flashcards

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what does PCR Do

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amplifies specific sequence of DNA

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qualities of PCR

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specific

very sensitive

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uses of PCR

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detection of viral and bacterial DNA in a tissue sample
determine the size of a sequence between 2 primers
production of DNA genetic tools or DNA sequencing

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process of PCR

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identify specific sequence (around 20bp)
make specific reverse and forward primers
heat to 96 - denature - single stranded
annealing - cool to 60 - primers added
extension - add dNTPs - 72 optimum temp for DNA polymerase

repeat and separate using electrophoresis

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what does qPCR do

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quantifies a specific DNA sequence in a sample

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qualities of qPCR

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very sensitive

accurate and reliable

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uses of qPCR

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comparing amounts of DNA
quantifying a viral load
compare amounts of mRNA (qRT-PCR)

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process of qPCR

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if RNA - convert to cDNA
carry out PCR process to amplify
measure DNA by fluorescent labels which fluoresce when bound to DNA
plot fluorescence against number of PCR cycles

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analysis of qPCR

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absolute quantification

relative quantification

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absolute quantification

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analysis of qPCR
measures level of gene expression in 1 sample
compares Ct value of sample of interest with standard curve

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relative quantification

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measures relative change in gene expression between 2 samples

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calculating relative quantification

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carry out qPCR on the 2 samples and for the reference gene
calculate the difference in Ct values between either sample and ref gene
divide delta Cts by each other to give comparison

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importance of reference gene in relative quantification

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ref gene will be expressed at the same level for each sample so allows comparison of unknown gene

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standard curve for absolute quantification

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plot Ct values against log(DNA concentration)

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15
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quality of RNA sequencing

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un-biased

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what does RNA sequencing do

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quantifies how much of each mRNA you have from each gene in a sample

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uses for RNA seq

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compares gene regulation or expression in a particular disease or in response to a particular stimulus

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example of RNA seq

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comparison of mRNA expression under hypoxic conditiions compared to normoxia

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process of RNA seq

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quantifies RNA
converts RNA to cDNA
carries out parallel sequencing to identify each molecule

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genome sequencing

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parallel DNA sequencing but on a bigger scale

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uses of genome sequencing

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allows identfiaction of spontaenous mutations

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purpose of DNA sequencing

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determines the base sequence of a stretch of DNA (around 750 bp)

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uses of DNA sequencing

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detection of mutations
identification of pathogens
identification of specific genes

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process of DNA sequencing

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carry out PCR to amplify
also add fluorescent-labelled terminator dNTPs
DNA fragments extend up to added terminator bases (lots of different sizes)
electrophoresis to separate fragments by size
as fragments pass through, terminator sequence fluorescs (different colour = differnt base)

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what does GWAS do
uses SNPs to link genetic variation to disease
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uses of GWAS
helps understand pathways involved in complex diseases | allows assessment of an individuals disease risk
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what does trio-analysis do
identifies disease-causing spontaneous mutations
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how does trio-analysis work
screen the parents screen the child if the child has any genes that arent in parents genomes - it is a spontenous mutation
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use of trio-analysis
identifies mutations causing rare genetic diseases
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knock-out models
inactivation/disruption of a specific target gene | commonly use mice
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use of knock out
assess function of a gene | create a disease-model
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what is CRISPR
genome editing technique | allows user-targeted disruption or alteration of mammalian genome
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uses of CRISPR
creating knock-outs | therapeutic repair of mutant genes
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what does a western blot do
uses a specific antibody to detect and quantify a particular protein in a sample
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uses of western blotting
detect changes in protein level | detect disease specific expression
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what does a genetic screen do
randomly mutate genes (at a low level) in various model oragnisms see if function is affected
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uses of genetic screens
identify genes important for a particular physiological or developmental process
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what is statistcal analysis of RNA sequencing looking for (compare to known gene database)
looking for over-representation of genes in known pathways
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annotated gene database
every gene in human genome has pathways, associated genes and proteins involved written next to them