Transcription Basic Methods Transcript Mapping Upstream and downstream Primer extension assay S1 nuclease assay Promoter Mapping Finding the DNA regions that play a role in regulating a gene’s expression Reporter Genes Transactivation assay DNA-Protein Interactions Cis-Acting Control Elements and Trans-Acting Factors Footprinting Band Shift (Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay) DNA-Affinity Purification
Transcript Mapping Primer extension assay S1 nuclease assay 5’ 3’ 3’
Reporter Genes Reporter Gene Promoter Enzyme that does color reaction ß-galactosidase (Xgal; FDG) ß-glucuronidase (X-gluc; MUG) Luciferase(CoA,Luciferin, ATP) Fluorescent Protein GFP dsRED
Mapping Promoters +++ ++ - + +/- Reporter Activity
Transactivation Assay Effector Plasmid Driver - Promoter CDS of Transcription Factor CDS of Reporter Protein Test Promoter ? Reporter Plasmid
Transcription DNA-Protein Interactions Promoters and Enhancers Cis-Acting Control Elements Trans-Acting Factors DNA-Protein Interactions Footprinting Band Shift (Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay) DNA -affinity Chromatography
DNA-Protein Interactions Footprinting
DNA-Protein Interactions Band Shift Assay
DNA-Protein Interactions DNA-affinity Chromatography
Regulation of Transcription Bacteria: The Lac Operon (Part I)
Regulation of Transcription Bacteria: The Lac Operon (Part II)
Regulation of Transcription Bacteria: The Trp Operon
Regulation of Transcription Eukaryotes: The simple promoter GC-Boxes TATA-Box HSVtk gene CAAT box
Regulation of Transcription Eukaryotes: Enhancers Orientation independent Distance independent Location independent
Regulation of Transcription Eukaryotes: Specific vs Regulation of Transcription Eukaryotes: Specific vs. Basal Transcription Factors
Regulation of Transcription Eukaryotes: Specific Transcription Factors Repressor Activator
Mapping Transcription Factor Domains Effector Plasmid Activity Reporter Plasmid CDS of Transcription Factor Driver - Promoter +++ +++ - +++ - +++
Regulation of Transcription Eukaryotes: Conserved DNA Binding Domains
Regulation of Transcription Eukaryotes: Tissue Specific Regulation Brain Enhancer Liver Enhancer Embryonic Limb Bud Enhancer
Regulation of Transcription Eukaryotes: Multiple Functional Elements
Regulation of Transcription Eukaryotes: Regulation at the Level of Chromatin Acetylation Remodeling
RNA Processing Prokaryotes rRNAs tRNAs Eukaryotes mRNAs
Specialized Processing Systems tRNAs rRNA
Eukaryotic mRNA Processing Overview
Eukaryotic mRNA Processing Polyadenylation
Eukaryotic mRNA Processing Splicing: Methods
Eukaryotic mRNA Processing Splicing: Two Step Reaction
Eukaryotic mRNA Processing Splicing: Spliceosome snRNAs 50-200 nt U1,U2,U5,U6, snRNPs snRNA +6-10 proteins
Eukaryotic mRNA Processing Splicing: Alternative Splicing
RNA Degradation Half life of mRNAs rRNAs and tRNAs: very long mRNAs Bacteria : approx. 2-3 minutes Mammals: < 30 min to >20 hours