F Farzaneh and D N Cooper (Eds)

Functional Analysis of the Human Genome

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An excellent review of the relationship between structure and function in the human genome, and a detailed description of some of the important methodologies for unravelling the function of genes and genomic structures

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781872748467
• ISBN-10: 1872748465
• Artikelnr.: 22249150

Autorenporträt

Department of Molecular Medicine, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. Charter Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Thrombosis Research Institute, London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors
Abbreviations
Preface
Foreword /V.A. McKusick
1 Structure and function in the human genome /D.N. Cooper
Introduction
Chromatin structure and transcription
Chromatin structure
Nucleosome positioning
Transcriptional domains
Chiasmata, recombination and recombination hotspots
Scaffold attachment regions
Centromeres
Telomeres
Origins of DNA replication
Genes
Gene structure and organization
seudogenes
Functional organization of human genes
Repetitive sequence elements
Tandem repeats
Alu sequences
LINE elements
Endogenous retroviral sequences
Transcriptional regulation
Promoter elements
Enhancers
Negative regulatory elements
Locus control regions
Boundary elements
Trans
acting protein factors
Sequences involved in transcriptional termination
mRNA splicing and processing
Sequences involved in determining mRNA stability
Role of sequences in 5' untranslated regions
DNA methylation
Distribution of 5
methylcytosine
Replication of the methylation pattern and de novo methylation
Role of DNA methylation in the regulation of transcription
Role of DNA methylation in X
inactivation
Changes in DNA methylation during embryogenesis
DNA methylation and imprinting
References
2 Mapping the human genome /D.N. Cooper
Introduction
Markers
Gene sequences
DNA polymorphisms
D
segments
Sequence
tagged sites
Inter
Alu PCR probes
Allele
specific oligonucleotides
Cytogenetic mapping
Somatic cell hybrid analysis
Radiation hybrid mapping
Fluorescence in situ hybridization
In situ PCR
High
resolution physical mapping
Yeast artificial chromosome cloning
Contig assembly
Pulsed
field gel electrophoresis and CpG island mapping
Chromosome jumping /linking libraries
DNA sequencing
Progress in physical mapping
Genetic mapping
Transcription map of the human genome
Comparative gene mapping
References
3 Cloning the transcribed portion of the genome /P. Towner
Introduction
Gene detection
Preparation of target material
Isolation of total RNA
Isolation of mRNA
Preparation of cDNA
Selection of specific genes
Library
based cDNA cloning strategies
Construction of a cDNA library
Screening cDNA libraries
Manipulation of identified cDNA sequences
PCR
based isolation of genes from cDNA
Primer design
Mixed
pool or redundant oligonucleotide primers
Primary PCR reaction
Isolation of the 3' end of a cDNA
Isolation of the 5' end of a cDNA
Gene identification by differential display
Expression systems
Expression using E. coli
Eukaryotic expression systems
References
4 Retroviral insertional mutagenesis. F. Farzaneh, J. Gaken
andS.
U. Gan
Introduction
The retroviral life cycle
Host range
Replication
defective retroviral vectors
Packaging cell lines
Conditions required for efficient mutagenesis
Mechanisms involved in retroviral insertional mutagenesis
Mutation frequency
Multiplicity of infection
Mutant selection procedures
Cloning of the sites of pro virus integration
Construction of genomic libraries
PCR
mediated amplification
Identification of the gene of interest
Identification of common sites of provirus integration
Library screening by nuclear run
on probes
References
5 Gene entrapment. H. von Melchner and H.E. Ruley
Introduction
Gene trap vectors
Cloning and analysis of flanking sequences
Isolation and use of promoter
tagged sites
Insertional mutagenesis in cultured cells
Insertional mutagenesis in mice
Identification of regulated genes
References
6 Gene transfer studies. D. Darling and M. Kuiper
Introduction
What is transfection?
What form should the DNA be in?
Generalized requirements for eukaryotic gene transcription
Eukaryotic gene transcription
SV
based plasmids
Specialized eukaryotic host cells
Specialized plasmids
Double insert plasmids
Inducible expression
Epstein
Barr virus
based plasmids
Shuttle vectors
Multifunctional plasmids
Transfection procedures
Calcium phosphate co
precipitation
DEAE
dextran
Electroporation
Liposomes and lipid
based transfection
Adenovirus and poly
L
lysine
conjugated complexes
Alternative transfection procedures
Assays for new protein synthesis
Dominant selectable marker genes
Reporter genes
Analysis of cloned genes
Identification of ligands for novel receptors
Identification of transcription factors
References
7 Foreign DNA integration and DNA methylation patterns /W. Doerfler
Introduction
The adenovirus system as a model
Site selection in the integration of adenovirus DNA
Modes of adenovirus DNA integration
a synopsis of data
On the mechanism of integrative recombination
Insertion of foreign DNA by a versatile mechanism
Studies on the mechanism of integrative recombination in a cell
free system
De novo DNA methylation of integrated foreign DNA
De novo methylation of integrated foreign DNA: a cellular defence mechanism?
Initiation of de novo methylation in mammalian cells is not predominantly dependent upon the nucleotide sequence of foreign DNA
Methylation of triplet repeat amplifications in the human genome: manifestation of the cellular defence mechanism
Alterations in patterns of cellular DNA methylation and gene expression as consequences of foreign DNA insertions into mammalian genomes
DNA methylation and gene activity
A fully 5'
CG
3' but not a 5'
CCGG
3' methylated late FV3 promoter retains activity
Topology of the promoter of RNA polymerase II
and Ill
transcribed genes is modified by the methylation of 5'
CG
3' dinucleotides
Impact of 5'
CG
3' methylation on the activity of different eukaryotic promoters: a comparison
Uptake of foreign DNA through the gastrointestinal tract
A concept of oncogenesis
implications for gene therapy and research on transgenic organisms
References
8 Transgenic animals in human gene analysis /F. Theuring
Introduction
Methodology
Transgenes to study gene regulation
Transgenes to study gene function
Functional analysis: gain
of
function
Functional analysis: loss
of
function
Conclusions
References
9 Homologous recombination /A. Mansouri
Introduction
Embryonic stem cells
Principles of homologous recombination in mammalian cells
Targeting vectors
Promoterless constructs
Positive
negative selection procedure
Hit
and
run and in
out targeting strategies
Potential of homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells
Developmental biology
Animal models of human disease
Homologous recombination and gene therapy
Future perspectives: Cre
LoxP mediated gene targeting
References
10 Complementation analysis /A. Patel
Introduction
Principles of somatic cell hybridization
De novo and salvage pathways of nucleotide synthesis
Purine nucleotide synthesis
The HPRT gene
HPRT variants
Pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis
Metabolic cooperation
The HAT selection system
Selection procedures for the isolation of hybrid cells
Identification of complementation groups and topological relationships
Extinction and activation
Assignment of complementation groups in clinical diseases
Assignment of complementation groups in senescence
Assignment of complementation groups in biochemical pathways
Assignment of complementation groups in cytokine activity
Identification of the dominant /recessive nature of genetic lesions
Chromosome segregation
Dominant and recessive genetic changes involved in senescence
Dominant and recessive nature of viral genes
Dominant and recessive events in tumour progression
Dominant nature of multi
drug resistance genes
Dominant and recessive events involved in the immunological process
Dominant and recessive developmentally regulated genes
Microcell fusion: principles and application to the chromosomal localization of genes
Introduction to microcell fusion
General principles for microcell
mediated transfer
Pinpointing chromosomes involved in specific disease processes
Identification of tumour suppressor genes
Identification of genes involved in cellular senescence
References
11 Antisense oligonucleotides: a survey of recent literature, possible mechanisms of action and therapeutic progress /D. Pollock andj. Gaken
Introduction
Some examples of antisense action in different systems
Targeting and design
Uptake of antisense oligonucleotides
Toxicity of antisense oligonucleotides
Modifications to the structure of antisense oligonucleotides
Possible mechanisms of action
Steric inhibition
RNase H
like cleavage of target RNA
Triplex DNA formation
Double
stranded oligonucleotides
Circular oligonucleotides Ribozymes
Non
specific cleavage of host RNA
Therapeutic applications
References
Index.