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BNFO 602 Lecture 1. Usman Roshan. Bio background. DNA Transcription and translation Proteins: folding and structure SNPs SNP genotyping, sequencing. Representing DNA in a format manipulatable by computers. DNA is a double-helix molecule made up of four nucleotides: Adenosine (A) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BNFO 602Lecture 1
Usman Roshan
Bio background
• DNA
• Transcription and translation
• Proteins: folding and structure
• SNPs
• SNP genotyping, sequencing
Representing DNA in a format manipulatable by computers
• DNA is a double-helix molecule made up of four nucleotides:– Adenosine (A)– Cytosine (C)– Thymine (T)– Guanine (G)
• Since A (adenosine) always pairs with T (thymine) and C (cytosine) always pairs with G (guanine) knowing only one side of the ladder is enough
• We represent DNA as a sequence of letters where each letter could be A,C,G, or T.
• For example, for the helix shown here we would represent this as CAGT.
Transcription and translation
Amino acidsProteins are chains ofamino acids. There aretwenty different aminoacids that chain indifferent ways to formdifferent proteins.
For example,FLLVALCCRFGH (this is how we could storeit in a file)
This sequence of aminoacids folds to form a 3-Dstructure
Protein folding
Protein folding• The protein foldingproblem is to determinethe 3-D protein structurefrom the sequence.• Experimental techniquesare very expensive. • Computational are cheap but difficult to solve. • By comparing sequences we can deduce the evolutionary conserved portions which are also functional (most of the time).
Protein structure
• Primary structure: sequence ofamino acids.• Secondary structure: parts of thechain organizes itself into alpha helices, beta sheets, and coils. Helices and sheets are usually evolutionarily conserved and can aid sequence alignment.• Tertiary structure: 3-D structure of entire chain• Quaternary structure: Complex of several chains
Key points
• DNA can be represented as strings consisting of four letters: A, C, G, and T. They can be very long, e.g. thousands and even millions of letters
• Proteins are also represented as strings of 20 letters (each letter is an amino acid). Their 3-D structure determines the function to a large extent.
SNPs
• DNA sequence variations that occur when a single nucleotide is altered.
• Must be present in at least 1% of the population to be a SNP.
• Occur every 100 to 300 bases along the 3 billion-base human genome.
• Many have no effect on cell function but some could affect disease risk and drug response.
Toy example
SNPs on the chromosome
SNP
Chromosome
Gene
Bi-allelic SNPs
• Most SNPs have one of two nucleotides at a given position
• For example:– A/G denotes the varying nucleotide as
either A or G. We call each of these an allele
– Most SNPs have two alleles (bi-allelic)
SNP genotype
• We inherit two copies of each chromosome (one from each parent)
• For a given SNP the genotype defines the type of alleles we carry
• Example: for the SNP A/G one’s genotype may be– AA if both copies of the chromosome have A– GG if both copies of the chromosome have G– AG or GA if one copy has A and the other has G– The first two cases are called homozygous and latter two
are heterozygous
SNP genotyping
Real SNPs
• SNP consortium: snp.cshl.org
• SNPedia: www.snpedia.com