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What we’ll be doing Lesson 1 DNA chemistry Lesson 2 Theory of PCR Lesson 3 Prac 330: PCR using supplied template (set up and run PCRs) Lesson 4 Run gel of PCRs from Lesson 3, Prac 225 do restriction digests. Lesson 5 Run restriction digests on gels and produce DNA fingerprints

Lesson 1: The chemistry of DNA

In a nutshell, PCR: Produces enough target DNA that it can be analysed, either on a gel or in a machine which measures fluorescence. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the chemical which carries the genetic code of life on this planet. YouTube - Polymerase Chain Reaction

Pratt Ch. 3. page 54, 55 DNA bases

page 55 Nucleosides. The bases are linked to a five-carbon sugar to form nucleosides. In RNA, the sugar is ribose. In DNA, the sugar is 2’ deoxyribose.

page 56 The structure of DNA. The structure of DNA: The linkage between the nucleotides is called phosphodiester bond. Linked nucleotides form a polymer in which the the backbones are the phosphate-sugar groups and the bases project out. One strand

The opposing strands of DNA pair anti-parallel 5’ 3’ 5’ 3’

Exercise Draw a 3 base section of DNA indicating the 5’ and 3’ regions Look at the next slide and explain, using your knowledge of electronegativity and molecular geometry, explain how/why the hydrogen bonds shown exist Here’s a really tough one: hydrogen bonding doesn’t have an effect on double strand stability, why not? The pKA of the phosphoryl groups is about 3. Explain why DNA is negatively charged at pH 7.0

page 57 DNA base pairs. DNA contains two strandsDNA contains two strands DNA contains 2 strands (double helix) as their bases pair through hydrogen bonding. Which is stronger??

How is DNA measured? Size of DNA is measured in base-pairs (bp) or, for example, Kilobase pairs (1000bp=1kb). Most DNA in cells is thousands to millions of bp

Genome Sizes of Model Systems Model system Size (Million Bases) Genes Escherichia coli (Bacterium) 4.6 3,000 S. cerevisiae (Yeast) 15 Neurospora crassa (Fungus) ,000

What is the mass of one human genome? Assume: Genome is 10 9 bp The average mass of a nucleotide residue is 300g/mole

DNA replication issues DNA polymerase must have a primer (a bit of DNA or RNA on which to elongate the DNA strand) The raw material used to construct DNA is dNTPs DNA polymerase can only synthesise 5’  3’ Draw a diagram illustrating how DNA is synthesised.

Lesson 2: The theory of PCR

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) uses thermostable DNA polymerase and specific oligonucleotide primers to amplify genes. The first thermostable DNA polymerase was Taq polymerase from the bacterium Thermus aquaticus which was isolated from hot springs.

Figure 3.08 A DNA melting curve.

Figure 3.09 Renaturation of DNA. The rate of renaturation depends on the length of the DNA fragment Short fragment anneal faster than long fragments.

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION Denature DNA sample to separate DNA strands (94 o C, 5 min) Hybridise primers to DNA strands (30-65 o C, 30 s) Taq polymerase synthesises new DNA strands (65-75 o C, 2-5 min) Denature to separate new DNA strands (94 o C, 30 s) cycles

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION 5’ 3’ 5’ Denature DNA 3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ Anneal specific primers 3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ Target DNA

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION 5’ 3’ 5’ Extend primers with Taq polymerase 3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ Denature DNA and anneal specific primers

Extend primers with Taq polymerase Repeat cycles 3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 5’3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 5’3’ Size of PCR fragment

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION Cycle number Target DNA Cycle number Target DNA

The PCR Song and a myth YouTube - PCR YouTube - The PCR Song YouTube - CSI PCR in 60 seconds: BS There was a time when to amplify DNA, You had to grow tons and tons of tiny cells. Then along came a guy named Dr. Kary Mullis, Said you can amplify in vitro just as well. Just mix your template with a buffer and some primers, Nucleotides and polymerases, too. Denaturing, annealing, and extending. Well it’s amazing what heating and cooling and heating will do. PCR, when you need to detect mutations. PCR, when you need to recombine. PCR, when you need to find out who the daddy is. PCR, when you need to solve a crime.

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION PCR is now used routinely for: cloning genes DNA sequence analysis site directed mutagenesis generating DNA probes random PCR to differentiate individuals cloning flanking DNA Producing DNA from unculturable microorganisms

Cancer detection std control Valerie’s peripheral blood Valerie’s breast tumour Valerie’s normal breast

Typical PCR reaction mixture COMPONENTVOLUMEFINAL CONCENTRATION 1. autoclaved ultra-filtered water (pH 7.0) 20.7µL x PCR Buffer*2.5µL 3. dNTPs mix (25 mM each nucleotide) 0.2µL 4. primer mix (25 pmoles/µL each primer) 0.4µL 5. Taq DNA polymerase (native enzyme) 0.2µL1 Unit/25 µL 6. genomic DNA template (100 ng/µL) 1.0µL * The PCR buffer used was made after the recommendations of the manufacturer/vendor (Perkin Elmer Cetus). The 10x PCR buffer contains: 500 mM KCl; 100 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.3); 15 mM MgCl 2 (the final concentrations of these ingredients in the PCR mix are: 50 mM KCl; 10 mM Tris- HCl; 1.5 mM MgCl 2 ). It is useful to prepare a larger volume of this buffer (10-15ml), aliquot it and store the vials at -20 C for years. Calculate the final concentrations of the components in the table below.

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