A new era of genomics for plant science research has opened due the complete genome sequencing projects of Arabidopsis thaliana and rice. The sequence information available in public database has highlighted the need to develop genome scale reverse genetic strategies for functional analysis (Till et al., 2003). As most of the phenotypes are obscure, the forward genetics can hardly meet the demand of a high throughput and large-scale survey of gene functions. Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genome TILLING is a general reverse genetic technique that combines chemical mutagenesis with PCR based screening to identity point mutations in regions of interest (McCallum et al., 2000). This strategy works with a mismatch-specific endonuclease to detect induced or natural DNA polymorphisms in genes of interest. A newly developed general reverse genetic strategy helps to locate an allelic series of induced point mutations in genes of interest. It allows the rapid and inexpensive detection of induced point mutations in populations of physically or chemically mutagenized individuals. To create an induced population with the use of physical/chemical mutagens is the first prerequisite for TILLING approach. Most of the plant species are compatible with this technique due to their self-fertilized nature and the seeds produced by these plants can be stored for long periods of time (Borevitz et al., 2003). The seeds are treated with mutagens and raised to harvest M1 plants, which are consequently, self-fertilized to raise the M2 population. DNA extracted from M2 plants is used in mutational screening (Colbert et al., 2001). To avoid mixing of the same mutation only one M2 plant from each M1 is used for DNA extraction (Till et al., 2007). The M3 seeds produce by selfing the M2 progeny can be well preserved for long term storage. Ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) has been extensively used as a chemical mutagen in TILLING studies in plants to generate mutant populations, although other mutagens can be effective. EMS produces transitional mutations (G/C, A/T) by alkylating G residues which pairs with T instead of the conservative base pairing with C (Nagy et al., 2003). It is a constructive approach for users to attempt a range of chemical mutagens to assess the lethality and sterility on germinal tissue before creating large mutant populations.
A physical map of a chromosome or a genome that shows the physical locations of genes and other DNA sequences of interest. Physical maps are used to help scientists identify and isolate genes by positional cloning.
According to the ICSM (Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping), there are five different types of maps: General Reference, Topographical, Thematic, Navigation Charts and Cadastral Maps and Plans.
The study of the complete set of RNAs (transcriptome) encoded by the genome of a specific cell or organism at a specific time or under a specific set of conditions is called Transcriptomics.
Transcriptomics aims:
I. To catalogue all species of transcripts, including mRNAs, noncoding RNAs and small RNAs.
II. To determine the transcriptional structure of genes, in terms of their start sites, 5′ and 3′ ends, splicing patterns and other post-transcriptional modifications.
III. To quantify the changing expression levels of each transcript during development and under different conditions.
A new era of genomics for plant science research has opened due the complete genome sequencing projects of Arabidopsis thaliana and rice. The sequence information available in public database has highlighted the need to develop genome scale reverse genetic strategies for functional analysis (Till et al., 2003). As most of the phenotypes are obscure, the forward genetics can hardly meet the demand of a high throughput and large-scale survey of gene functions. Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genome TILLING is a general reverse genetic technique that combines chemical mutagenesis with PCR based screening to identity point mutations in regions of interest (McCallum et al., 2000). This strategy works with a mismatch-specific endonuclease to detect induced or natural DNA polymorphisms in genes of interest. A newly developed general reverse genetic strategy helps to locate an allelic series of induced point mutations in genes of interest. It allows the rapid and inexpensive detection of induced point mutations in populations of physically or chemically mutagenized individuals. To create an induced population with the use of physical/chemical mutagens is the first prerequisite for TILLING approach. Most of the plant species are compatible with this technique due to their self-fertilized nature and the seeds produced by these plants can be stored for long periods of time (Borevitz et al., 2003). The seeds are treated with mutagens and raised to harvest M1 plants, which are consequently, self-fertilized to raise the M2 population. DNA extracted from M2 plants is used in mutational screening (Colbert et al., 2001). To avoid mixing of the same mutation only one M2 plant from each M1 is used for DNA extraction (Till et al., 2007). The M3 seeds produce by selfing the M2 progeny can be well preserved for long term storage. Ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) has been extensively used as a chemical mutagen in TILLING studies in plants to generate mutant populations, although other mutagens can be effective. EMS produces transitional mutations (G/C, A/T) by alkylating G residues which pairs with T instead of the conservative base pairing with C (Nagy et al., 2003). It is a constructive approach for users to attempt a range of chemical mutagens to assess the lethality and sterility on germinal tissue before creating large mutant populations.
A physical map of a chromosome or a genome that shows the physical locations of genes and other DNA sequences of interest. Physical maps are used to help scientists identify and isolate genes by positional cloning.
According to the ICSM (Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping), there are five different types of maps: General Reference, Topographical, Thematic, Navigation Charts and Cadastral Maps and Plans.
The study of the complete set of RNAs (transcriptome) encoded by the genome of a specific cell or organism at a specific time or under a specific set of conditions is called Transcriptomics.
Transcriptomics aims:
I. To catalogue all species of transcripts, including mRNAs, noncoding RNAs and small RNAs.
II. To determine the transcriptional structure of genes, in terms of their start sites, 5′ and 3′ ends, splicing patterns and other post-transcriptional modifications.
III. To quantify the changing expression levels of each transcript during development and under different conditions.
Marker Assisted Selection in Crop BreedingPawan Chauhan
Marker Assisted Selection is a value addition to conventional methods of Crop Breeding. It has been gaining importance in plant breeding with new generation of plant breeders and to get accurate and fast desired result from plant breeding.
Molecular Marker and It's ApplicationsSuresh Antre
Molecular (DNA) markers are segments of DNA that can be detected through specific laboratory techniques. With the advent of marker-assisted selection (MAS), a new breeding tool is now available to make more accurate and useful selections in breeding populations.
'Genomics' is nothing but the study of entire genetic compliment of an organism. Plant genomics is study of plant genome. This is my topic of M.Sc. course 'Plant biotechnology'.
STS stands for sequence tagged site which is short DNA sequence, generally between 100 and 500 bp in length, that is easily recognizable and occurs only once in the chromosome or genome being studied.
Targeted Induced Local Lesions IN Genome. Mutations (Single base pair substitution) are created by traditionally used chemical mutagens. Identify SNPs and / or INDELS in a gene / genes of interest from a mutagenized population.
RAPD markers are decamer DNA fragments.
RAPD is a type of PCR reaction.
as the name suggest it is a fast method when compared to the traditional PCR medthod.
Microsatellite are powerful DNA markers for quantifying genetic variations within & between populations of a species, also called as STR, SSR, VNTR. Tandemly repeated DNA sequences with the repeat/size of 1 – 6 bases repeated several times
Marker Assisted Selection in Crop BreedingPawan Chauhan
Marker Assisted Selection is a value addition to conventional methods of Crop Breeding. It has been gaining importance in plant breeding with new generation of plant breeders and to get accurate and fast desired result from plant breeding.
Molecular Marker and It's ApplicationsSuresh Antre
Molecular (DNA) markers are segments of DNA that can be detected through specific laboratory techniques. With the advent of marker-assisted selection (MAS), a new breeding tool is now available to make more accurate and useful selections in breeding populations.
'Genomics' is nothing but the study of entire genetic compliment of an organism. Plant genomics is study of plant genome. This is my topic of M.Sc. course 'Plant biotechnology'.
STS stands for sequence tagged site which is short DNA sequence, generally between 100 and 500 bp in length, that is easily recognizable and occurs only once in the chromosome or genome being studied.
Targeted Induced Local Lesions IN Genome. Mutations (Single base pair substitution) are created by traditionally used chemical mutagens. Identify SNPs and / or INDELS in a gene / genes of interest from a mutagenized population.
RAPD markers are decamer DNA fragments.
RAPD is a type of PCR reaction.
as the name suggest it is a fast method when compared to the traditional PCR medthod.
Microsatellite are powerful DNA markers for quantifying genetic variations within & between populations of a species, also called as STR, SSR, VNTR. Tandemly repeated DNA sequences with the repeat/size of 1 – 6 bases repeated several times
Presentation made during the EISBM workshop, 13-15 June 2012 by Luigi Ceccaroni (BDigital), Isaac Cano (IDIBAPS), David Gomez-Cabrero (Karolinska Institute).
Secondary Structure Prediction of proteins Vijay Hemmadi
Secondary structure prediction has been around for almost a quarter of a century. The early methods suffered from a lack of data. Predictions were performed on single sequences rather than families of homologous sequences, and there were relatively few known 3D structures from which to derive parameters. Probably the most famous early methods are those of Chou & Fasman, Garnier, Osguthorbe & Robson (GOR) and Lim. Although the authors originally claimed quite high accuracies (70-80 %), under careful examination, the methods were shown to be only between 56 and 60% accurate (see Kabsch & Sander, 1984 given below). An early problem in secondary structure prediction had been the inclusion of structures used to derive parameters in the set of structures used to assess the accuracy of the method.
Some good references on the subject:
An honest effort to present molecular marker in easiest way both informative and conceptual. Hybridization based (non-PCR) and PCR based markers are discussed to the point with suitable diagram.
Techniques based on the principle of selectively amplifying a subset of restriction fragments from a complex mixture of DNA fragments obtained after digestion of genomic DNA with restriction endonucleases.
rapd marker, molecular marker by K. K SAHU SirKAUSHAL SAHU
INTRODUCTION
DEFINATION
HISTORY
GENETIC POLYMORPHISM
CLASSIFICATION OF MARKER
RANDOM AMPLIFY POLYMORPHIC DNA
PCR PRODUCT OCCUR WHEN?
PROCEDURE OF RAPDs
USES OF RAPD MARKER
APPLICATIONS
ADVANTAGE
LIMITATIONS
CONCLUSION
this presentation is about the molecular markers as we all know the molecular markers are the DNA sequences it can be easily detected and its inheritance is easily monitored.so the main basics of the molecular markers is the polymorphic nature so it can used as molecular markers.and this will gives you the idea about AFLP, RFLP, RAPD, SNPS,ETC.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
Richard's entangled aventures in wonderlandRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
This pdf is about the Schizophrenia.
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Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
3. A Genetic marker is a gene
or DNA sequence with a known
location on a chromosome that
can be used to identify
individuals or species.
It can be described as a
variation that can be
observed
A genetic marker may be a
short DNA sequence, such as
a sequence surrounding a
single base-pair or a long one,
like Minisatellites.
7. Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD)
It is a PCR based technology.
In 1990 Welsh and McClelland and Williams et al.
developed this technique.
In RAPD the Decamer primers will or will not
amplify a segment of DNA depending on the
positions that are complimentary to the primer
sequence.
If the priming sites are in the amplifiable region a
discrete DNA product is formed through cyclic
amplification.
8. Cell /Tissue of an individual
Double stranded genomic DNA
Single stranded DNA
Primers annealed to template DNA
Complementary strand is synthesized
Isolate DNA
Taq polymerases ,primer, dNTPs
Denature DNA at 94 °C for 3 minute
keep in tubes of PCR thermocycler
Annealing of primers ( 36°C for 45 Sec)
DNA is synthesized at 72°C for 2 min
Amplified products were analyzed using Gel Electrophoresis
35 – 45 cycles
12. Amplification was performed in the following conditions:
Initial Denaturation 94 ºC For 3 Min
Denaturation 94 ºC For 45 Sec
Annealing 36 ºC For 45 Sec 45 Cycles
Extension 72 ºC For 2 Min
Final Extension 72 ºC For 7 Min
Composition of PCR Mix:
Taq buffer A 5µL
MgCl2 5µL
dNTP’s 2µl
Primer 2µl
Taq polymerase 0.1µl
Distilled water 25.9µl
Template DNA 10µl
Preparation Of PCR Mixture And General Methodolgy
13. All amplified products were resolved
on 1.5% high resolution agarose gel made
in 0.5X TBE buffer for 3.5 hours at
70Volt and stained with ethidium
bromide (10mg/mL).
The banding pattern images were
acquired under UV light using a Gel
Image System or Gel Imager, also known
as a Gel Documentation System(Bio-
Rad).
ELECTROPHORESIS
15. ADVANTAGES
It does not
require
blotting or
hybridization Low
quantities of
template
DNA
required.
In expensive
No species
specific
probes are
required for
different
species
Quick and
easy to assay
Do not
require any
specific
knowledge of
the target
Crude DNA
preparation
may be used
for analysis
of whole
genome
16. 1
• Low reproducibility
2
• PCR cycling conditions greatly influence the out come
3
• Highly sensitive and complicated procedure
4
• Mismatches between primer and template may result in total
absence of PCR product
5
• RAPD markers are dominant so it is cause problems whether the
DNA segment is amplified from locus that are heterozygous and
homozygous.
18. In Gene mapping
DNA amplification finger printing
Study of closely related species
RAPD Markers help to determine specific
genes in chromosomes.
RAPD can be used for identification of somatic
Hybrid among the developing regenerates.
APPLICATIONS
20. Start Codon Targeted Polymorphism (SCoT)
PCR based technique developed by Collard and Mackill in
2009.
Simple and novel DNA marker technique, uses 18-mer
single primer in PCR and an annealing of 50 ºC.
PCR products are resolved using standard agarose gel
electrophoresis.
SCoT based on the short conserved region flanking the start
codon (ATG) in plant genes.
This technique has been demonstrated high polymorphic
and efficient, and successfully utilized in rice and peanut for
cultivar identification and genetic diversity analysis
22. Each reaction contains:
25ng Template DNA 1µl
Water 6.35µl
10X PCR buffer 1.2µl
Primer 1.0µl
dNTPs 0.3µl
Taq DNA polymerase 0.150 µl
Amplification was performed in the following conditions:
Initial Denaturation 94 ºC For 5 Min
Denaturation 94 ºC For 1 Min
Annealing 50 ºC For 1 Min 35 Cycles
Extension 72 ºC For 2 Min
Final Extension 72 ºC For 5 Min
Preparation of PCR Mixture and General Methodolgy
23. All amplified products were
resolved on 1.5% high resolution
agarose gel made in 0.5X TBE
buffer for 3.5 hours at 70Volt and
stained with ethidium bromide
(10mg/mL).
The banding pattern images
were acquired under UV light
using a Gel Image System or Gel
Imager, also known as a Gel
Documentation System(Bio-Rad).
Electrophoresis
25. 1
• Technically simple
2
• SCoT employs longer primers (18-mer) producing high
polymorphism which is reproducible
3
• It is a dominant marker system, requires no prior sequence
information and the polymorphism is correlated to functional genes
and their corresponding traits
4
• The recombination levels between SCoT marker and the gene/trait
are generally lower when compared with random markers such as
RAPDs, ISSRs or SSRs
5
• Thus it could be used directly in marker-assisted breeding
programmes.
6
• Point mutations affecting the primer binding region generate
polymorphism with SCoT primers
27. It is reproducible, reliable, efficient and easy to use.
It has been used to evaluate genetic relationships in
plants.
It is useful for plant breeding.
It is useful for accessing genetic relationships.
This marker system requires no prior knowledge about
the sequence under study.
It is useful for QTL mapping.
28. SCoT marker has emerged as a superior system when
compared to RAPD.
SCoT is able to give high reproducibility when compared to
RAPD.
Also, the annealing temperature of SCoT is higher than that
of RAPD.
This can be attributed to longer 18-mer primers of SCoT
compared to 10-mer primers of RAPD.
In some cultivars SCoT has emerged superior to ISSR when
used for accessing genetic relationships.
The information generated by Start Codon Targeted
Polymorphism is valuable. Since it is a gene targeted marker
system it produces highly specific and reliable data.