DNA Crash course….
A K J I B H E G D C F Amylase Lipase Pepsin Mucus Collagen Insulin Keratin Melanin D C Antibodies Muscle F Haemoglobin
A T C G x 3,000,0000,000… (in human genome)
ATCGGGCCATTCGAATCTAGCATTGAAACGAGTGAGCGAAACGAGCGACTTATTTGGCTAGACAGCTGAGCAGTCGACTCCAGCTGACAGCTGACGACTGAGAAGAGGCTCCAGCTCAGACAGCTAGCGACCTTCAGCTAGCTAGCGGCAGTCAGCTTCAGCTGAACGCAGCTAGCCCTTCAGGACTCTCAGGAGCTCCTCGACAGAGCAGCGATCAGCAGCTTAGGAGAGAGCCTTCAGGAGTCAGGTTTCCATCGGTCGGTACGGTACGACAGCTGAGAGCTCTAGCTAGCCCTTCAGCAGCTAGCTGACTAGGACGACGACTAGCGTACGTACTGACTTAGAGCGACTCTCTCCTAGGACTAGCTAGCTAGGAGCTCTCTCAGACGCTAGAGCTGACCTCTCTCAGAGAGCTAGCTAGCGCGAGTATCGGGCCATTCGAATCTAGCATTGAAACGAGTGAGCGAAACGAGCGACTTATTTGGCTAGACAGCTGAGCAGTCGACTCCAGCTGACAGCTGACGACTGAGAAGAGGCTCCAGCTCAGACAGCTAGCGACCTTCAGCTAGCTAGCGGCAGTCAGCTTCAGCTGAACGCAGCTAGCCCTTCAGGACTCTCAGGAGCTCCTCGACAGAGCAGCGATCAGCAGCTTAGGAGAGAGCCTTCAGGAGTCAGGTTTCCATCGGTCGGTACGGTACGACAGCTGAGAGCTCTAGCTAGCCCTTCAGCAGCTAGCTGACTAGGACGACGACTAGCGTACGTACTGACTTAGAGCGACTCTCTCCTAGGACTAGCTAGCTAGGAGCTCTCTCAGACGCTAGAGCTGACCTCTCTCAGAGAGCTAGCTAGCGCGAGT ATCGGGCCATTCGAATCTAGCATTGAAACGAGTGAGCGAAACGAGCGACTTATTTGGCTAGACAGCTGAGCAGTCGACTCCAGCTGACAGCTGACGACTGAGAAGAGGCTCCAGCTCAGACAGCTAGCGACCTTCAGCTAGCTAGCGGCAGTCAGCTTCAGCTGAACGCAGCTAGCCCTTCAGGACTCTCAGGAGCTCCTCGACAGAGCAGCGATCAGCAGCTTAGGAGAGAGCCTTCAGGAGTCAGGTTTCCATCGGTCGGTACGGTACGACAGCTGAGAGCTCTAGCTAGCCCTTCAGCAGCTAGCTGACTAGGACGACGACTAGCGTACGTACTGACTTAGAGCGACTCTCTCCTAGGACTAGCTAGCTAGGAGCTCTCTCAGACGCTAGAGCTGACCTCTCTCAGAGAGCTAGCTAGCGCGAGT
Triplet code CTG GCC TAG AAT CCA ATG Called “codons” – code for amino acids Start of gene indicated with a Start codon – ATG – codes for Methionine (M) End of gene indicated with a Stop codon –(TAG, TAA, TGA)
double helix anti-parallel
5’ 3’ A C T G T A G C T 3’ 5’
5ATGGGGCCATTCGAATCTAG…. lotsandlotsandlotsofbases… 5ATGGGGCCATTCGAATCTAG….lotsandlotsandlotsofbases….AGCGATTATTTGGCTAGACAGTAA3 3AATGGGCCATTCGAATCTAG….lotsandlotsandlotsofbases….AGCGATTATTTGGCTAGACAGGTA5
DNA RNA Protein Protein TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION ATTCCGATGGGT TAAGGCATCCCA AUUCCGAUGGGU TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION
“curating” the genes… introns and exons and splicing…. your job… “curating” the genes… introns and exons and splicing….
RUDOLPHXXXXTHEXXXREDXXXXXXXXNOSEDXXXXXXXXXXREINXXXDEERXXXXXXXXXXXHADAXXXXVERYXXXSHINYXXXXNOSE GENE (DNA) RUDOLPHXXXXTHEXXXREDXXXXXXXXNOSEDXXXXXXXXXXREINXXXDEERXXXXXXXXXXXHADAXXXXVERYXXXSHINYXXXXNOSE Transcribed mRNA edited mRNA (introns removed RUDOLPHTHEREDNOSEDEAREDREINDEERHADAVERYSHINYNOSE
Intron Exon 5’UTR CDS CDS CDS 3’UTR Start codon (ATG) here Stop codon here
Whipworm genome 3 chromosomes 80,000,000 base pairs (i.e. DNA letters) In fragments (chromosomes 1 and 3 not fully reconstructed) e.g. chromosome 1 in 7 fragments (aka “scaffolds”) OHS allocated a scaffold to annotate
What next? Dr W will send e-mail with introduction to Apollo – watch the training videos! Once you’ve done this, collect your avatar and log-in details from Dr W You can then log into Apollo and try the training exercises Learn by doing!!!!! You may prefer to work in pairs or small groups