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BI 117 Recitation Session 1. Techniques in Developmental Biology. Part 1 : Methods Using DNA, RNA, and Protein Jon or jev Kerckhoff 017 [email protected]. The life codes. Methods with DNA and RNA. DNA->RNA->Protein - the flow of biological information. DNA = A, T, C, G. D: deoxyribose. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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BI 117Recitation Session 1
Part 1: Methods Using DNA, RNA, and Protein
Jon or jevKerckhoff 017
Techniques in Developmental Biology
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The life codes
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Methods with DNA and RNA
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DNA->RNA->Protein- the flow of biological information
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DNA = A, T, C, G
cytosineguanine
adenine
thymine
D: deoxyriboseP: phosphate
Coding sequence of SpBra
exonsNon-coding sequences (intergenic and intronic) in the vicinity of SpBra
TSSGene A
Regulatory element binding sites
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DNA Amplification- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Denaturing
Annealing
Elongation
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RT-PCR (Reverse Transcriptase- PCR)
• RT-PCR– Can be used to amplify and quantify the
amount of RNA in tissue– Use reverse transcriptase to make cDNA from
mRNA– the cDNA is used as the template for PCR
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DNA Cloning into Plasmids
-cloning design: -use PCR to make insert-ligate insert and plasmid together and transform into bacteria or yeast
Purpose: to generate a superabundance of copies of your DNA fragment
Cloning is useful for many downstream applications!
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Genomic Library
• Genomic Library– Plates of bacteria, in which each well
contains sheered chromosomal DNA that was inserted into a cloning vector, usually large plasmid (i.e., a BAC [Bacterial Artificial Chromosome])
– Can amplify and maintain entire genome of source organism in vectors
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cDNA library
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Gene expression analysis
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Southern and Northern Blots
• Southern- use DNA probe to detect DNA– Can be used to find if there is a homolog of a
certain gene in other species
• Northern- use DNA probe to detect RNA– Can be used to see if a gene is expressed in a
specific tissue or stage in development
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Southern Blot
Gilbert, 2006
Movie
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Microarray
• Can be used to see if all coding genes are turned on in a specific location or stage during development
http://www.microarray.lu/images/overview_1.jpg
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Quantitative-PCR (QPCR)
• Achieves an accurate estimation of DNA and RNA targets Two quantitative requirements: • Absolute-Requires standard whose concentration is known absolutely• Relative-Standard curve or comparative CT and endogenous reference (e.g. 18S ribosomal RNA)
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in situ Hybridization
• Used to detect the spatial and temporal expression pattern of RNA in an embryo or any fixed tissue
Stathopoulos, 2005
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How it Works
Anti-sense RNA
Anti-sense RNA
mRNA
P
P
labeled dUTP (digoxigenin, biotin, fluorescein, etc.)
Anti-DIG-AP
Alkaline phosphatase
P Substrate for Alkaline phosphatase
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Methods with Proteins
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Antibodies-What are they?
• Antibodies recognize antigens on proteins
• Normally the immune system uses them to recognize bacteria and viruses, biologists use them as a probe for proteins
• Monoclonal means it recognizes one site on the antigen (vs polyclonal) = specificity
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Immunohistochemistry
• Use antibodies to visualize the location of specific proteins in embryos
• To visualize, amplification is needed, generally a two step procedure:– 1. Primary antibody– 2. Secondary antibody
antigen
primary antibody
secondary antibody
Often conjugated to a flourescent molecule
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Example of an immunohistochemistry figure
Embryos were stained at room temperature with the following primary antibodies: mouse monoclonal anti-Ftz, mouse monoclonal anti-Engrailed (a gift of N. H. Patel), and rabbit polyclonal anti-Even-skipped (a gift of M. Frasch). The primaries were visualized with Cy3 anti-mouse and FITC anti-rabbit
Genetics. 2004 September; 168(1): 161–180.
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Immunoprecipitation (IP)The technique of precipitating a protein antigen out of solution using an antibody that specifically binds to that particular protein.
Purpose: to isolate a specific protein from a lysate or crude extract
Movie
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Western Blot (immunoblot)-an analytical technique used to detect specific proteins in a given
sample of tissue homogenate or extract.
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Example of a Western Blot
Histone H1 accumulation in sktl salivary glands. Salivary glands from wild-type (wt) and sktl drosophila larvae were dissected, analyzed by SDS-PAGE, and immunoblotted with histone H1 and tubulin antibodies. (Top) Antihistone H1 immunoblot. Histone H1 antibody recognizes both the phosphorylated (32 kD) and nonphosphorylated (31 kD) forms of histone H1. Nonphosphorylated histone H1 is completely absent in sktl mutant salivary glands. (Bottom) Same blot probed with tubulin antibody as a loading control.
From: Genetics, Vol. 167, 1213-1223, July 2004
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Movie-The inner life in a cell
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Loss of function vs
Gain of Function• Loss of Function- can show if a gene or protein is necessary
for a certain event– Knockout or knockdown protein or gene, if this gets rid
of the event then it is necessary for the event to occur
• Gain of Function- can show if a gene or protein is sufficient for a certain event– Express gene or protein in area where the event does
not occur naturally, if the event occurs then the protein or gene is sufficient for the event
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Loss of Function (LOF)
• Knockdown of ß-Catenin in Xenopus results in a loss of dorsal structures – Conclude ß-Catenin necessary for dorsal structures
• Ways to knockout/knockdown a gene/protein– Function blocking antibodies– Morpholino- antisense oligo-nucleotide analog binds to
mRNA & doesn’t allow translation machinery to bind – RNAi- double stranded RNA targets mRNA for degradation– Genetic knockouts
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Morpholino
• 6 member morpholino ring makes them resistant to nucleases•Block initiation of translation, so usually made to recognize 5’UTR• Delivered through injection•They are very stable and can function for a long time after being injected
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RNAi Pathway
• Method of Delivery:• C. elegans- feeding or injection•Other organisms- injection
RNAi Movie1
Movie2
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Gain of Function (GOF)
• Express myocardin (co-factor that activates expression of cardiac specific genes) in non-muscle cell types observe expression of cardiac genes– Conclude myocardin sufficient for expression of
those cardiaic specific genes
• Ways to do gain of function– Inject protein or mRNA – Express protein using tissue specific promoter– Transfect cell line with construct
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Transgenics
Mouse• Extract and culture embryonic stem cells•Clone desired gene or construct into stem cells,
•Can make knockout mice by inserting neomycin resistance gene into middle of gene you want to knockout•construct will replace the gene you are knocking out by homologous recombination
http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/report/volume2/fig1_6.htm
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Embryology 101: An introduction to physical manipulations
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Embryological Techniques
• Single-cell perturbations– Dissociations and cell culture– Cell ablations, transplantations– Cell labeling– Cytoskeletal perturbations
• Dissections, grafts, and transplants– Animal caps and neural tube cultures, tissue recombinations– Organizer grafts– Tissue transplants: neural tube, somites, limb
• Electroporations
• Microinjections
• Time-lapse imaging
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Dissociation/Cell Culture
– Testing developmental potential - do you need cell-cell contacts?– Xenopus:
• Dissect piece of ectodermal tissue from animal pole• Culture in a solution lacking calcium and magnesium (inhibits
cadherins), pipet, culture cells in saline• Can reaggregate cells by centrifuging!
Kuroda et al., 2005
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Dissociation/Cell Culture
– Mammalian cells:• Dissect tissue of interest (ex- neural tube or piece of skin
ectoderm)• Treat tissue with digestive enzyme to remove cell contacts, pipet• Culture on a dish coated with fibronectin or collagen substrate • Add growth media containing serum, growth factors, antibiotics,
etc• Replate to prevent overgrowth
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• Testing conditional vs autonomous specification• Feasible in embryos with very large cells (ex - C. elegans,
zebrafish)• Point laser beam at a cell nucleus - create double-stranded
breaks in DNA apoptosis • Cell fusion - Point laser beam at cell membrane between two
cells - fuse cytoplasmic contents
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Cell Transplantations
• Testing behavior of cells in different environment– different location, different timing, or behavior of mutant cells
in wild-type context• Depending on cell size, can transplant single or group of cells (ex
- zebrafish)• Can fluorescently label cells, remove from one embryo (by
suction with glass micropipette), inject into region of interest in another embryo
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Single Cell Labeling
• Fate mapping/lineage tracing– Following progeny - what does a particular cell give rise to later in
development?• Labeling cells for transplantation - visualizing donor cells
– Fluorescent dextrans - big hydrophilic molecules conjugated to fluorescent dyes
– diI, diO - dye incorporates into cell membranes - long-term labeling but in intensity
– Caged fluorescein - fluorescent molecule that is activated by laser pulse - can inject early in devt when cells are large and activated later
– GFP - tissue-specific if use promoter/enhancer reporter construct
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Tissue Culture
• Specific tissues may be easier to manipulate than whole embryo
• Test specification vs commitment or challenge with different factors - developmental potential
• Xenopus - animal cap assay– Dissect ectoderm from animal pole, culture in
saline solution (can inject animal cap with mRNA of interest first)
– Can add growth factors (BMP, FGF, Wnt, noggin)
– Induction assays
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Organizer Grafts
• Test inductive potential of signaling tissue and capacity of area to respond– Transplant organizer to area that usually does not receive signal – Transplant organizer from older embryo to a younger embryo and vice versa (heterochronic)
• Xenopus blastopore lip, zebrafish shield, chick and mouse node– Heterospecies grafts work! (same signals - conserved)
• Labeling– Differently pigmented donor and host (Xenopus)– Fluorescent labels– GFP transgenics
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Electroporation
• Useful in organisms that are not amenable to genetics or single-cell injections (ex chicken)
• Introduce of DNA, RNA, or morpholino into cells using electrical current– Place solution around cells, place electrodes on both sides of target
tissue– Apply several small-voltage pulses– Pulses make tiny holes in cell membranes– Slightly charged solution (DNA - neg) enters the cells
• Cannot target specific cells, and not every single cell is electroporated!
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Time-lapse Live Imaging
• Visualize developmental processes dynamically
• Follow behavior/migration of specific cells
• Make really cool movies!!• Conditions
– Embryo must survive during imaging time (hydration, temperature, CO2)
– Must be optically clear– Cells must be labeled -
transgenic GFP, reporter, fusion protein, etc
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Compare and Contrast of Model Organisms
Sea Urchin Frog Chick
Invertebrate Vertebrate Vertebrate
Embryo size Small Big Moderate
Embryo clutch Big Big Small
Embryo Transparency
Yes No, it is opaque. No, it is opaque.
Access to Embryo Easy Easy Relatively difficult
DNA/RNA Introduction
Microinjection Microinjection Microinjection and Electroporation
Transgenic lines ? ? ?
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Tissue Culture
• Other tissues - neural tube, brain, somites, limb, lens (eye), gut, etc– Culture in growth media on a substrate of fibronectin or collagen gel– Add growth factors to media
• Recombination assay– Culture 2 different tissues together to study inductive interactions– Does combination give rise to a 3rd different tissue type?– Ex: Xenopus animal cap + vegetal mass mesoderm (Nieuwkoop assay)– Ex: Chick intermediate neural tube + skin ectoderm neural crest
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Cytoskeletal Perturbations
– Cytoskeleton necessary for cleavage, rearrangement of cells/tissues
– Best example - Xenopus - affect dorso-ventral patterning• Can soak or irradiate the whole egg
– UV light• cross-links microtubules (GTP bound to tubulin - cant
polymerize)– D2O - heavy water
• stabilizes microtubules and randomizes their array– Nocodazole, colchicine
• chemical agents that depolymerize microtubules
Nature Reviews Genetics