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Functional Analysis of Developmental Genes
• Mutant phenotype associated with gene• Generation of mutant phenotype when not already
known– Targeted gene disruption (transgenic analysis)– Mis-expression
• Ectopic expression• Over expression• Dominant inhibition
– Biochemical analysis• Subcellular location• Protein-protein interactions• Enzymology
Transgenic Analysis• Random insertion of transgenes (for mutagenesis)• Targeted insertion of transgenes
– Knockout
– Knockin
• Requires special vectors – contains flanking sequences to permit homologous
recombination between construct and chromosome
– Contains selectable marker to permit survival only of homologous recombination and not non-homologous
Transgenic Analysisneor
5’ fl
ank 3’ flank
HSV
-tk
Vector for homologousrecombination
Transgenic Analysis
Gene of interest
neor
5’ fl
ank 3’ flank
HSV
-tk Vector for homologous
recombination
Transgenic Analysis
neor
Homologous recombination replaces region of gene with neomycin resistance gene and disrupts generation of functional protein. Neor allows for cells to be selected for using antibiotic neomycin.
Transgenic Analysis
neorHSV-tk
Non-homologous recombination inserts HSV thymidine kinase (tk). The presence of this gene allows cells containing it to be killed by the thymidine analog gancyclovir or FIAU. Only HSV (viral) tk will phosphorylate the nucleotide analog so only the cells with HSV-tk will be killed. The phosphorylated analog inhibits DNA synthesis.
Transgenic Analysis
fluoro
iodo
arabinose
Transgenic Analysis
Transgenic Analysis
& FIAU insensitivity
Transgenic Analysis
Transgenic Analysis