Fig. 20-23

Chapter 20 Biotechnology

Fig. 20-2

DNA of chromosome

Cell containing geneof interest

Gene inserted intoplasmid

Plasmid put intobacterial cell

RecombinantDNA (plasmid)

Recombinantbacterium

Bacterialchromosome

Bacterium

Gene ofinterest

Host cell grown in cultureto form a clone of cellscontaining the “cloned”gene of interest

Plasmid

Gene ofInterest

Protein expressedby gene of interest

Basic research andvarious applications

Copies of gene Protein harvested

Basicresearchon gene

Basicresearchon protein

Gene for pest resistance inserted into plants

Gene used to alter bacteria for cleaning up toxic waste

Protein dissolvesblood clots in heartattack therapy

Human growth hor-mone treats stuntedgrowth

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genetic engineering

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Concept 20.2: DNA technology allows us to study the sequence, expression, and function of a gene

• DNA cloning allows researchers to

– Compare genes and alleles between individuals

– Locate gene expression in a body

– Determine the role of a gene in an organism

• Several techniques are used to analyze the DNA of genes

Fig. 20-25

Site whererestrictionenzyme cuts

T DNA

Plant with new trait

Tiplasmid

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

DNA withthe geneof interest

RecombinantTi plasmid

TECHNIQUE

RESULTS

Fig. 20-22

Bonemarrow

Clonedgene

Bonemarrowcell frompatient

Insert RNA version of normal alleleinto retrovirus.

Retroviruscapsid

Viral RNA

Let retrovirus infect bone marrow cellsthat have been removed from thepatient and cultured.

Viral DNA carrying the normalallele inserts into chromosome.

Inject engineeredcells into patient.

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RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism

Normalallele

Sickle-cellallele

Largefragment

(b) Electrophoresis of restriction fragments from normal and sickle-cell alleles

201 bp175 bp

376 bp

(a) DdeI restriction sites in normal and sickle-cell alleles of -globin gene

Normal -globin allele

Sickle-cell mutant -globin allele

DdeI

Large fragment

Large fragment

376 bp

201 bp175 bp

DdeIDdeI

DdeI DdeI DdeI DdeI

Fig. 20-10

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50 µm

•In situ hybridization

uses fluorescent dyes attached to probes to identify the location of specific mRNAs in place in the intact organism

Fig. 20-21

Disease-causingallele

DNA

SNP

Normal alleleT

C

•Short tandem repeats (STRs),

•which are variations in the number of repeats of specific DNA sequences

Fig. 20-24This photo shows EarlWashington just before his release in 2001,after 17 years in prison.

These and other STR data exonerated Washington andled Tinsley to plead guilty to the murder.

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Semen on victim

Earl Washington

Source of sample

Kenneth Tinsley

STRmarker 1

STRmarker 2

STRmarker 3

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17, 19

16, 18

17, 19

13, 16 12, 12

14, 15 11, 12

13, 16 12, 12

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Fig. 20-3-3Restriction site

DNA

Sticky end

Restriction enzymecuts sugar-phosphatebackbones.

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One possible combination

Recombinant DNA molecule

DNA ligaseseals strands.

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DNA fragment addedfrom another moleculecut by same enzyme.Base pairing occurs.

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DNA cloning

Cloning a Eukaryotic Gene in a Bacterial Plasmid

• In gene cloning, the original plasmid is called a cloning vector

• A cloning vector is a DNA molecule that can carry foreign DNA into a host cell and replicate there

Fig. 20-4-1

Bacterial cell

Bacterial plasmid

lacZ gene

Hummingbird cell

Gene of interest

Hummingbird DNA fragments

Restrictionsite

Stickyends

ampR gene

TECHNIQUE

DNA cloning

Fig. 20-4-2

Bacterial cell

Bacterial plasmid

lacZ gene

Hummingbird cell

Gene of interest

Hummingbird DNA fragments

Restrictionsite

Stickyends

ampR gene

TECHNIQUE

Recombinant plasmids

Nonrecombinant plasmid

Fig. 20-4-3

Bacterial cell

Bacterial plasmid

lacZ gene

Hummingbird cell

Gene of interest

Hummingbird DNA fragments

Restrictionsite

Stickyends

ampR gene

TECHNIQUE

Recombinant plasmids

Nonrecombinant plasmid

Bacteria carryingplasmids

Fig. 20-4-4

Bacterial cell

Bacterial plasmid

lacZ gene

Hummingbird cell

Gene of interest

Hummingbird DNA fragments

Restrictionsite

Stickyends

ampR gene

TECHNIQUE

Recombinant plasmids

Nonrecombinant plasmid

Bacteria carryingplasmids

RESULTS

Colony carrying non-recombinant plasmidwith intact lacZ gene

One of manybacterialclones

Colony carrying recombinant plasmid with disrupted lacZ gene

Storing Cloned Genes in DNA Libraries

• A genomic library that is made using bacteria is the collection of recombinant vector clones produced by cloning DNA fragments from an entire genome

• A genomic library that is made using bacteriophages is stored as a collection of phage clones

Fig. 20-5

Bacterial clones

Recombinantplasmids

Recombinantphage DNA

or

Foreign genomecut up withrestrictionenzyme

(a) Plasmid library (b) Phage library (c) A library of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones

Phageclones

Large plasmidLarge insertwith many genes

BACclone

Fig. 20-5a

Bacterial clones

Recombinantplasmids

Recombinantphage DNA

or

Foreign genomecut up withrestrictionenzyme

(a) Plasmid library (b) Phage library

Phageclones

• A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is a large plasmid that has been trimmed down and can carry a large DNA insert

• BACs are another type of vector used in DNA library construction

Fig. 20-5b

(c) A library of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones

Large plasmidLarge insertwith many genes

BACclone

• A complementary DNA (cDNA) library is made by cloning DNA made in vitro by reverse transcription of all the mRNA produced by a particular cell

• A cDNA library represents only part of the genome—only the subset of genes transcribed into mRNA in the original cells

Fig. 20-6-5

DNA innucleus

mRNAs in cytoplasm

Reversetranscriptase Poly-A tail

DNAstrand

Primer

mRNA

DegradedmRNA

DNA polymerase

cDNA

Screening a Library for Clones Carrying a Gene of Interest

• A clone carrying the gene of interest can be identified with a nucleic acid probe having a sequence complementary to the gene

• This process is called nucleic acid hybridization

• A probe can be synthesized that is complementary to the gene of interest

• For example, if the desired gene is

– Then we would synthesize this probe

G5 3… …G GC C CT TTAA A

C3 5C CG G GA AATT T

Fig. 20-7

ProbeDNA

Radioactivelylabeled probe

molecules

Film

Nylon membrane

Multiwell platesholding libraryclones

Location ofDNA with thecomplementarysequence

Gene ofinterest

Single-strandedDNA from cell

Nylonmembrane

TECHNIQUE

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Expressing Cloned Eukaryotic Genes

• After a gene has been cloned, its protein product can be produced in larger amounts for research

• Cloned genes can be expressed as protein in either bacterial or eukaryotic cells

• The use of cultured eukaryotic cells as host cells and yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs) as vectors helps avoid gene expression problems

– YACs behave normally in mitosis and can carry more DNA than a plasmid

– Eukaryotic hosts can provide the post-translational modifications that many proteins require

Amplifying DNA in Vitro: The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

• The polymerase chain reaction, PCR, can produce many copies of a specific target segment of DNA

• A three-step cycle—heating, cooling, and replication—brings about a chain reaction that produces an exponentially growing population of identical DNA molecules

Fig. 20-85

Genomic DNA

TECHNIQUE

Cycle 1yields

2molecules

Denaturation

Annealing

Extension

Cycle 2yields

4molecules

Cycle 3yields 8

molecules;2 molecules

(in whiteboxes)

match targetsequence

Targetsequence

Primers

Newnucleo-tides

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Mixture ofDNA mol-ecules ofdifferentsizes

Powersource

Powersource

Longermolecules

Shortermolecules

Gel

AnodeCathode

TECHNIQUE

RESULTS

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Gel Electrophoresis and Southern Blotting

• A technique called Southern blotting combines gel electrophoresis of DNA fragments with nucleic acid hybridization

• Specific DNA fragments can be identified by Southern blotting, using labeled probes that hybridize to the DNA immobilized on a “blot” of gel

Southern blotting

Fig. 20-11TECHNIQUE

Nitrocellulosemembrane (blot)

Restrictionfragments

Alkalinesolution

DNA transfer (blotting)

Sponge

Gel

Heavyweight

Papertowels

Preparation of restriction fragments Gel electrophoresis

I II III

I II IIII II III

Radioactively labeledprobe for -globin gene

DNA + restriction enzyme

III HeterozygoteII Sickle-cellallele

I Normal-globinallele

Film overblot

Probe detectionHybridization with radioactive probe

Fragment fromsickle-cell-globin allele

Fragment fromnormal -globin allele

Probe base-pairswith fragments

Nitrocellulose blot

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DNA Sequencing---dideoxy chain termination method

• Relatively short DNA fragments can be sequenced by the dideoxy chain termination method

• dideoxyribonucleotides (ddNTP) attach to synthesized DNA strands of different lengths

• Each type of ddNTP is tagged with a distinct fluorescent label that identifies the nucleotide at the end of each DNA fragment

• The DNA sequence can be read from the resulting spectrogram

Fig. 20-12

DNA(template strand)

TECHNIQUE

RESULTS

DNA (template strand)

DNA polymerase

Primer Deoxyribonucleotides

Shortest

Dideoxyribonucleotides(fluorescently tagged)

Labeled strands

Longest

Shortest labeled strand

Longest labeled strand

Laser

Directionof movementof strands

Detector

Last baseof longest

labeledstrand

Last baseof shortest

labeledstrand

dATP

dCTP

dTTP

dGTP

ddATP

ddCTP

ddTTP

ddGTP

Analyzing Gene Expression

• Nucleic acid probes can hybridize with mRNAs transcribed from a gene

• Probes can be used to identify where or when a gene is transcribed in an organism

• mRNA

– Northern blotting

– Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

Fig. 20-13

TECHNIQUE

RESULTS

Gel electrophoresis

cDNAs

-globingene

PCR amplification

Embryonic stages

Primers

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mRNAscDNA synthesis 1

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Studying the Expression of Interacting Groups of Genes

• Automation has allowed scientists to measure expression of thousands of genes at one time using DNA microarray assays

• DNA microarray assays

– compare patterns of gene expression in different tissues, at different times, or under different conditions

Fig. 20-15

TECHNIQUE

Isolate mRNA.

Make cDNA by reversetranscription, usingfluorescently labelednucleotides.

Apply the cDNA mixture to amicroarray, a different gene ineach spot. The cDNA hybridizeswith any complementary DNA onthe microarray.

Rinse off excess cDNA; scanmicroarray for fluorescence.Each fluorescent spot represents agene expressed in the tissue sample.

Tissue sample

mRNA molecules

Labeled cDNA molecules(single strands)

DNA fragmentsrepresentingspecific genes

DNA microarraywith 2,400human genes

DNA microarray

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Determining Gene Function in vitro mutagenesis and RNA interference (RNAi)

• One way to determine function is to disable the gene and observe the consequences

• Using in vitro mutagenesis, mutations are introduced into a cloned gene, altering or destroying its function

• When the mutated gene is returned to the cell, the normal gene’s function might be determined by examining the mutant’s phenotype

• Organismal cloning produces one or more organisms genetically identical to the “parent” that donated the single cell

Concept 20.3: Cloning organisms may lead to production of stem cells for research and other applications

Cloning Plants: Single-Cell Cultures

• One experimental approach for testing genomic equivalence is to see whether a differentiated cell can generate a whole organism

• A totipotent cell is one that can generate a complete new organism

Fig. 20-16

EXPERIMENT

Transversesection ofcarrot root

2-mgfragments

Fragments werecultured in nu-trient medium;stirring causedsingle cells toshear off intothe liquid.

Singlecellsfree insuspensionbegan todivide.

Embryonicplant developedfrom a culturedsingle cell.

Plantlet wascultured onagar medium.Later it wasplantedin soil.

A singlesomaticcarrot celldevelopedinto a maturecarrot plant.

RESULTS

Cloning Animals: Nuclear Transplantation

• In nuclear transplantation, the nucleus of an unfertilized egg cell or zygote is replaced with the nucleus of a differentiated cell

• Experiments with frog embryos have shown that a transplanted nucleus can often support normal development of the egg

• However, the older the donor nucleus, the lower the percentage of normally developing tadpoles

Fig. 20-17

EXPERIMENT

Less differ-entiated cell

RESULTS

Frog embryo Frog egg cell

UV

Donornucleustrans-planted

Frog tadpole

Enucleated egg cell

Egg with donor nucleus activated to begin

development

Fully differ-entiated(intestinal) cell

Donor nucleus trans-planted

Most developinto tadpoles

Most stop developingbefore tadpole stage

Reproductive Cloning of Mammals

• In 1997, Scottish researchers announced the birth of Dolly, a lamb cloned from an adult sheep by nuclear transplantation from a differentiated mammary cell

• Dolly’s premature death in 2003, as well as her arthritis, led to speculation that her cells were not as healthy as those of a normal sheep, possibly reflecting incomplete reprogramming of the original transplanted nucleus

Fig. 20-18

TECHNIQUE

Mammarycell donor

RESULTS

Surrogatemother

Nucleus frommammary cell

Culturedmammary cells

Implantedin uterusof a thirdsheep

Early embryo

Nucleusremoved

Egg celldonor

Embryonicdevelopment Lamb (“Dolly”)

genetically identical tomammary cell donor

Egg cellfrom ovary

Cells fused

Grown inculture

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• Since 1997, cloning has been demonstrated in many mammals, including mice, cats, cows, horses, mules, pigs, and dogs

• CC (for Carbon Copy) was the first cat cloned; however, CC differed somewhat from her female “parent”

Fig. 20-19

Problems Associated with Animal Cloning

• In most nuclear transplantation studies, only a small percentage of cloned embryos have developed normally to birth

• Many epigenetic changes,

– such as acetylation of histones or methylation of DNA, must be reversed in the nucleus from a donor animal in order for genes to be expressed or repressed appropriately for early stages of development

Stem Cells of Animals

• A stem cell is a relatively unspecialized cell that can reproduce itself indefinitely and differentiate into specialized cells of one or more types

• embryonic stem cells :at the blastocyst stage, to differentiate into all cell types

• The aim of stem cell research is to supply cells for the repair of damaged or diseased organs