Synthetic Biology Part 1: Introduction
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Synthetic Biology Part 1:
Introduction
Input
Output
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Gene A
Gene B
Gene C
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Prokaryotic cell
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Cell-Cell communication in prokaryotes
http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Chiba/Communication
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DNA
RNA
PROTEIN
Transcription byRNA polymerase
Translation byribosomes
Flow of genetic information
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DNA structure
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Gene structure
Gene Gene
Promoter Coding sequence Terminator
chromosome
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RNA
Transcription start site
Promoter
Gene structure
Terminator
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Promoter structure
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Transcription
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Transcription
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Transcription
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AUG UGA
Ribosome binding siteto initiate translation
Start codon(first amino acid of the protein)
Stop codon(signal to end
protein synthesis)
= untranslated region
5’ 3’
mRNA structure
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+1
-10Box
TATAA
-35Box
TTGTCA RNA
Core promoter = Binding site for RNA polymerase
In this configuration transcription is ON
RNA Pol
Transcription
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RNA
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RNA PolA
A = Activator of transcription
bad promoter
Transcription
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+1
-10box
-35box
operator
R
R = Repressor
In this configuration RNA Polymerase cannot bindtranscription is OFF
X
Repression of transcription
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• The lactose operon of E. coli
R
lacIrepressor R
-35 O -10
Transcription is OFF
Active repressor
X
Repression of transcription
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• The lactose operon of E. coli
R
lacIrepressor
-35 O -10
Transcription is ON
Inactiverepressor = inducer (lactose)
RNA Pol
X
Induction of gene expression
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AUG UGA5’ 3’3’ 5’
siRNA
Binding of siRNA causes mRNA degradation
TranslationX
Silencing by antisense RNA
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AUG UGA5’ 3’
Ribozymes+ aptamer
RNA cleavage
Repression by mRNA cleavage
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AUG UGA
Ribosome binding siteto initiate translation
Start codon(first amino acid of the protein)
Stop codon(signal to end
protein synthesis)
= untranslated region
5’ 3’
mRNA structure
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Translation
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The genetic code
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Protein structure
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