Section G Gene manipulation Molecular Biology Content G1 DNA CLONING: AN OVERVIEW G2 PREPARATION OF PLASMID DNA G3 RESTRICTION ENZYMES AND ELECTROPHORESIS

Section G Gene manipulation

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G1 DNA CLONING: AN OVERVIEW G2 PREPARATION OF PLASMID DNA G3 RESTRICTION ENZYMES AND

ELECTROPHORESIS G4 LIGATION, TRANSFORMATION AND

ANALYSIS OF RECOMBINANTS

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G1-1 DNA cloningG1-2 Hosts and vectorsG1-3 SubcloningG1-4 DNA librariesG1-5 Screening librariesG1-6 Analysis of a clone

G1 DNA cloning: an overview

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G1-1 DNA cloning

The transfer of a DNA fragment of interest from one organism to a self-replicating genetic element such as a bacterial plasmid. The DNA of interest can then be propagated in a foreign host cell. This technology has been around since the 1970s, and it has become a common practice in molecular biology labs today.

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G1 DNA cloning: An Overview

G1-1 DNA cloning

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G1-2 Hosts and vectors• Most of the routine manipulations involved i

n gene cloning use E.coli as the host ogranism. Plasmids and bacteriophages may be used as cloning vectors in E.coli. Vectors based on plasmids, viruses and whole chromosomes have been used to carry foreign genes into other prokaryotic and eukaryotic organiams.

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General features of a Vector

1.autonomously replicating DNA

2.selective marker3.multiple cloning site (MCS)


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Types of vectors

A:Cloning vectors

B:Expression vectors

C:Integration vectors


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Cloning vectors E. coli cloning vector Yeast cloning vector(YACS)

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MCSExpression vectors: allowing the exogenous DNA to be inserted and expressed. Promoter and terminator for RNA transcription are required. . bacterial expressionvectors. yeast expression vectors. mammalian expression vectors


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Integration vectors: allowing the exogenous DNA to be inserted and integrated into a chromosomal DNA after a transformation.


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G1-3 Subcloning


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Agrose Gel Electrophoresis: 1. check your DNA at each step2. Separation and Purification of DNA fragments of

interests3. Analysis of recombinant plasmids M

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Restriction analysis of a plasmid


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G1-4 DNA libraries G1 DNA cloning: An Overview

Genomic librariesprepared form random fragments of genomic DNA, which may be inefficient to find a gene because of the huge abundance of the non-coding DNA

cDNA libraries DNA copies (cDNA) synthesized from the mRNA by reverse transcription are inserted into a vector to form a cDNA library. Much more efficient in identifying a gene, but do not contain DNA coding functional RNA or noncoding sequence.

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G1-5 Screening libraries

Libraries are screened for the presence of a gene sequence by hybridization with a sequence derived from its protein product or a rlated gene, or through the screening of the protein products of the cloned fragments.

Searching the genes of interest in a DNA library


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G1-6 Analysis of a clone

1.Restriction mapping: digestion of the with restriction enzymes.

2.Sequencing the cloned DNA


Once identified, a cloned gene may be analysed by restriction mapping, and ultimatedly DNA sequencing, beforebeing used in any of the diverse applications of DNA cloning.

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G2 Preparation of plasmid DNA

. Plasmid as vector

. Plasmid minipreparation

. Alkaline lysis

. Phenol extraction

. Ethanol precipitation

. Cesium chloride gradient (purification)

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G2-2 Plasmid minipreparation from E. coli

Plasmids~2-20 kb in length that much smaller than E. coli chrom

osomal DNA (4600 kb), and independently supercoiled

• Resistant to shearing force and chemical denaturation, thus can be isolated from the chromosomal DNA easily such as alkaline lysis.

Minipreparation (miniprep)Isolation of plasmid DNA from a few mililiters (ml) of ba

cterial culture.


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Miniprep

1. Growth of the cells containing plasmids2. Collect the cells by centrifugation3. Alkaline lysis 4. Phenol extraction to get rid of the protein co

ntaminants5. Ethanol precipitation to concentrate the nucl

eic acids remained.


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G2-3 Alkaline lysis • Resuspend the cells in a buffer solution• Lysozyme to digest the cell wall • Cell lysis in lysis buffer containing SDS and NaOH • Neutralization buffer containing KOAc (pH 5): ren

aturation of plasmid DNA and precipitation of denatured proteins and chromosomal DNA which can not be renatured because of its size and physical property of easily being sheared.


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Fig. 1. Plasmid preparation

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G2- 6 Cesium chloride gradient centrifugation

A CsCl gradient can be used as part of a large-scale plasmid preparation to purify supercoiled plasmid DNA away from protein, Rna and linear or nicked DNA.


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G3 Restriction Enzymes and electrophoresis

.Restriction endonuclease

. Recognition sequences

. Cohesive ends

. Restriction digests

. Agarose gel electrophoresis

. Isolation of fragments


G3-1 Restriction endonuclease

Restriction enonucleases are bacterial enzymes which cut(hydrolyze) DNA into defined and reproducible fragments. In bacteria, they form part of the restriction-modification defense mechanism against foreign DNA. They are the basic tools of gene cloning.

G3 Restriction enzymes and electrophoresis

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G3-2&3 Restriction sequences&Cohesive ends


Fig. 1. (a) The action of restriction endonucleases at their recognition sequences; (b) the annealing of cohesive ends.

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Recognition sequences

1. Recognize 4-8 bp. Most recognition sequences are 6 bp which occurs at a rate of 46=4096 bp.

2. Highly specific


Recognition enzymes cleave DNA symmertrically in both strands at short Palindromic(symmetrical) recognition sequences to leave a 5’-phosphate and a 3’-OH. They leave blunt ends, or protruding 5’- or 3’- termini.

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G3-4 Restriction digestionG3 Restriction enzymes and electrophoresis

Fig. 2. The digestion of a plasmid with two different restriction enzymes.

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G3-5 Agrose gel electrophoresisAgrose: a polysaccharide derived from seaweed, which forms a solid gel when dissolved in aqueous solution (0.5%-3%)

- ve electrode + ve electrode

Negatively charged DNA


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Agrose gel electrophoresisG3 Restriction enzymes and electrophoresis

Fig. 4. (a) An agarose gel of DNA restriction fragments (see text for details); (b) a calibration curve of migration distance against fragment size.

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G4 Ligation, transformation and analysis of recombinants

G4.1 Alkaline phophatseG4.2-3 DNA ligation & recombinant DNA moleculesG4.4-5 Transformation & selectionG4.6 Transformation efficiencyG4.7 Screening transformantsG4.8 Growth and storage of transformantsG4.9 Gel analysisG4.10 Fragment orientation



X if the vector is phosphoralated

Fig. 1. The ligation of vector and target to yield recombinant and nonrecombinant products

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The use of alkaline phosphate to prevent religation of vector molecules


Fig. 2. The use of alkaline phosphatase to prevent religation of vector molecules.

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G4.4-5 Transformation and selection

Competent cells: E. coli cells treated with Ca2+ solution are susceptible to take up exogenous DNA. Enzymes involved in host cell defending, such as restriction-modification system are suppressed. Transformation: a process of uptake of exogenous DNA by competent cells. Heat-shock: After the DNA is uptaken, the cells shall be put at 42oC for 1 min in order to induce the suppressed enzymes for cell defending


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Selection with antibiotic resistance (ampr)

Transformantion efficiency: number of colonies formed per microgram (mg) of input DNA. Ranges from 103 to more than 108. 105 is adequate for a simple cloning.


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Transformantion efficiency: number of colonies formed per microgram (mg) of input DNA. Ranges from 103 to more than 108. 105 is adequate for a simple cloning.

G4-6 Transformation efficiency


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Fig. 4. The analysis of recombinant plasmids by agarose gel electrophoresis

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