Chapters 11 Reading , 11.2, 11.10, 11.12, 11.15, 11.17, 11.18, 11.19, 11.20, , 27.10, 27.11, Important Concepts Molecular Biology of the Gene (Molecular Genetics) Regulation of gene expression Developmental biology Gene regulation in development Cloning Stem cells Cancer X chromosome inactivation
Egg Cell and Sperm Cells Pg. 661
8 cell Embryo (morula) “Cleavage” Divisions 50 µm
Blastocycst Uterus Blastocyst Inner Cell Mass (ICM) 50 µm Trophoblast Blastocoel
(~ 9 weeks)
Drosophila melanogaster (a.k.a. Fruit Fly)
Bithorax Mutant
Antennapedia Mutant
Normal Eye Phenotype
Pax6 Mutant Phenotype
Drosophila melanogaster (a.k.a. Fruit Fly)
Expression of Pax6 Gene in Leg Precursor Cells
Expression of Pax6 Gene in Wing Cells
Aniridia Results from Mutation of Human Pax6 Gene
HoxD13 mutation Synpolydactyl Phenotype
Cloning in Nature Parthenogenesis Monozygotic twins (embryo splitting)
Mammals Cloned by SCNT Sheep Mouse Cattle Pig Mule “Dolly” “Copy Cat” Horse Goat Rabbit Cat Dog Gaur
Removal of genetic material from egg (enucleated egg) Transfer of diploid nucleus from adult somatic cell or Embryonic cell into “enucleated” egg Cleavage divisions of “reconstructed” embryo
Copy Cat Somatic cell donor “mom”
Stem Cell Concept
Potential Stem Cell Treatments Neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s diseases) Osteoporosis Type I diabetes Blindness Deafness Heart damage Spinal cord injury Regenerative Medicine
Pluripotent Stem Cells Without Embryos? November 20, 2007
Tissues with Adult Stem Cells Bone marrow/peripheral blood/umbilical cord Blood vessels Brain/spinal cord Skeletal muscle Colon Liver Pancreas Retina/cornea Skin Dental pulp
Bone Marrow Stem Cells and Blood Cell Formation
Disease Treated with Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy Leukemia Lymphoma Sickle cell anemia and other “hemoglobinopathies” Adrenoleukodystrophy
X Chromosome FemaleMale
X Chromosome Inactivation FemaleMale
Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia Skin patches that do not form sweat glands
Tumor Progression
Colonize New Tissues
Lymphoma with brain, chest and spleen involvement
Tumor Growth (~ 100 days/ pop doubling) (~ 7.5 years) (~ 8 years) (~ 10 years)
Cancer Critical Genes DNA repair XP Genes p53 MSH BRCA1,2 Apoptosis (Cell Death) Bcl-2, Bcl-X L (anti-apoptotic) Cell Cycle Control Ras Growth Factors Receptor Tyrosine Kinases Transcription Factors Cyclins CDKs RB1 p53 Cell Migration Cell-Cell Adhesion Extra-Cellular Matrix degradation
Figure 20.10b Sporadic Retinoblastoma
Figure 20.10a Familial Retinoblastoma
Cancer Cells are Immortal HeLa Cells Harvested from a cervical cancer in 1951 Growing in hundreds of labs since 1951
Chapters 12 Reading 12.1, 12.2, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, 12.10, 12.11, 12.13, 12.14, 12.15, Important Concepts DNA Technology DNA extraction Restriction enzymes Gel electrophoresis Genetic testing (how it works) DNA profiling (DNA Fingerprinting) Paternity testing Gene Cloning Genetically modified organisms
Animal cells Plant cells Fungi Protozoa Bacteria
~ 48,000 base pairs of DNA Scanning electron micrograph
Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
(Negative) (Positive)
Genetic Testing Disease-related Diagnosis Current disease Risk of future disease Carrier status Pharmacogenomics Efficacy of therapeutic drug treatment Tissue Typing Transplantation
ATG GTG CAC TTG ACC CCC GAG GAG met - val - his - leu - thr - pro - glu - glu 5’ 3’ (N) (C) ATG GTG CAC TTG ACC CCC GTG GAG met - val - his - leu - thr - pro - val - glu 5’ 3’ (C)(N) Hb A Hb S Molecular Basis of Sickle-Cell Allele Hb-A Hb-S
Hb S Hb A MstII cut sites RFLP for Hb Alleles
GTCTAG GTCTAG GTCTAG CAGATC CAGATC CAGATC GTCTAG GTCTAG CAGATC CAGATC
Analysis of an STR Locus In Six Individuals
DNA Profile Database of the FBI 13 STR Loci 4,760,000 DNA Profiles in database
Transgenic Crops CornInsect resistance CottonInsect resistance RiceVitamin A SoybeanHerbicide resistance
Therapeutic protein Toxic protein
Chapters 13 Reading 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, 13.9, 13.10, 13.11, 13.13, 13.14, 13.15, Important Concepts How Populations Evolve Populations and Species Microevolution Macroevolution (speciation) Natural selection Hardy-Weinberg Equation Non-adaptive mechanisms of evolution Evidence for evolution
Multi-Drug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus