This presentation provides an overview of What is a transposon,different types of transposons, their mechanism of action, examples for each type of transposons, changes caused due to insertion of transposon into the target gene and applications of Transposons. They are controlling factors in gene expression. Jumping genes is a special area of interest in Genetic research.
This presentation provides an overview of What is a transposon,different types of transposons, their mechanism of action, examples for each type of transposons, changes caused due to insertion of transposon into the target gene and applications of Transposons. They are controlling factors in gene expression. Jumping genes is a special area of interest in Genetic research.
Transportable elements are DNA Sequences that move from one location in a chromosome to another within the same chromosome or into another chromosome.
These are DNA Sequences that move from one location in a chromosome to another within the same chromosome or into another chromosome.
These are DNA Sequences that move from one location in a chromosome to another within the same chromosome or into another chromosome.
These are also known as “Jumping genes”.
RNA transport
Multiple classes of RNA are exported from the nucleus
Transportation through nuclear pore complex.
Ribosomal subunits are assembled in the nucleolus and exported by exportin 1
tRNAs are exported by a dedicated exportin
Messenger RNAs are exported from the nucleus as RNA-protein complexes
Messenger RNAs are exported from the nucleus as RNA-protein complexes
hnRNPs move from sites of processing to NPCs
Precursors to microRNAs are exported from the nucleus and processed in the cytoplasm
RNA EDITING
RNA editing, like RNA splicing, can change the sequence of the RNA after it has
been transcribed. Instead of stretches of the mRNA being reassorted, during
editing, individual bases are either inserted, deleted or changed. That is the
coding information in the RNA is altered.
There are two mechanisms that mediate editing:
1. Site specific deamination of adenines or cytosines
2. Guide RNA directed uridine insertion or deletion
1. Site specific deamination of adenines
➢ The mammalian apolipoprotein B gene has several exons among which
one is CAA codon that is targeted for editing.
➢ It is the C within the code that gets deaminated. The deamination is
performed by the enzyme cytidine deaminase, that converts C to U. the
deamination occurs in a tissue-specific manner: messages are edited in
intestinal cells but not in liver cells.
➢ The CAA codon, which is translated as glutamine in the unedited message
in the liver, is thus converted to UAA- a stop codon in the intestine. The
result is full length protein is formed in the liver but a truncated
polypeptide is made in the intestine.
➢ The longer form of apolipoprotein, in the liver is involved in the transport
of endogenously synthesized cholesterol and triglycerides. The shorter
form, in the intestine transports dietary lipids to various tissues.
Fig: Site specific deamination.
Site specific deamination of cytosines
➢ This reaction is performed by the enzyme ADAR (adenosine deaminase
acting on RNA) to generate inosine from adenine.
➢ Inosine can base pair with cytosine, and thus this change can readily alter
the sequence of the protein encoded by the mRNA.
➢ An ion channel expressed in mammalian brains is the target of this type
of editing. A single edit in its mRNA elicits a single amino acid change in the protein, which in turn alters the Ca2+ permeability of the channel. In
the absence of this editing, brain development is seriously impaired.
2. Guide RNA directed uridine insertion
or deletion
➢ In this case, multiple Us are inserted into specific regions of mRNA after
transcription. The addition of Us to the message changes codons and
reading frames, completely altering the meaning of the message.
➢ In a specific region of the mRNA of the trypanosome coxII gene, four Us
are inserted between adjacent sites at three sites.
➢ Us are inserted in to the message by so called guide RNAs (gRNAs). Each
gRNAs are divided in to three regions:
1. The anchor at the 5’ end. It directs the gRNA to the region of the
mRNA it will edit.
2. The region that determines exactly where the Us will be inserted
within the edited sequence.
3. Poly- U stretch at the 3’ end. ➢ A stretch of gRNA complementary to the region in the message to be
edited contains additional As. The As are at positions in the gRNA opposite
where Us will be inserted in to the mRNA.
Alternative splicing is a deviation from the conventional splicing as it removes introns in a different manner. It has a lot of significance in the development of diseases like cancers and in plants adapting to various stress conditions.
CBCS 4TH SEM ,
CHARGING, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF tRNA,
AMINOACYL RNA SYNTHETASE(ASR) PROOFREADING AND EDITING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzOVMWYLiCE
Riboswitches and RNA interference (RNAi)JanmoniBorah1
Riboswitches are the control buttons of mRNAs. They control the expression of gene by regulating transcription and translation.
Gene silencing by RNA interference is a mechanism of post transcriptional regulation of gene expression that involves mainly siRNA and miRNA.
Transportable elements are DNA Sequences that move from one location in a chromosome to another within the same chromosome or into another chromosome.
These are DNA Sequences that move from one location in a chromosome to another within the same chromosome or into another chromosome.
These are DNA Sequences that move from one location in a chromosome to another within the same chromosome or into another chromosome.
These are also known as “Jumping genes”.
RNA transport
Multiple classes of RNA are exported from the nucleus
Transportation through nuclear pore complex.
Ribosomal subunits are assembled in the nucleolus and exported by exportin 1
tRNAs are exported by a dedicated exportin
Messenger RNAs are exported from the nucleus as RNA-protein complexes
Messenger RNAs are exported from the nucleus as RNA-protein complexes
hnRNPs move from sites of processing to NPCs
Precursors to microRNAs are exported from the nucleus and processed in the cytoplasm
RNA EDITING
RNA editing, like RNA splicing, can change the sequence of the RNA after it has
been transcribed. Instead of stretches of the mRNA being reassorted, during
editing, individual bases are either inserted, deleted or changed. That is the
coding information in the RNA is altered.
There are two mechanisms that mediate editing:
1. Site specific deamination of adenines or cytosines
2. Guide RNA directed uridine insertion or deletion
1. Site specific deamination of adenines
➢ The mammalian apolipoprotein B gene has several exons among which
one is CAA codon that is targeted for editing.
➢ It is the C within the code that gets deaminated. The deamination is
performed by the enzyme cytidine deaminase, that converts C to U. the
deamination occurs in a tissue-specific manner: messages are edited in
intestinal cells but not in liver cells.
➢ The CAA codon, which is translated as glutamine in the unedited message
in the liver, is thus converted to UAA- a stop codon in the intestine. The
result is full length protein is formed in the liver but a truncated
polypeptide is made in the intestine.
➢ The longer form of apolipoprotein, in the liver is involved in the transport
of endogenously synthesized cholesterol and triglycerides. The shorter
form, in the intestine transports dietary lipids to various tissues.
Fig: Site specific deamination.
Site specific deamination of cytosines
➢ This reaction is performed by the enzyme ADAR (adenosine deaminase
acting on RNA) to generate inosine from adenine.
➢ Inosine can base pair with cytosine, and thus this change can readily alter
the sequence of the protein encoded by the mRNA.
➢ An ion channel expressed in mammalian brains is the target of this type
of editing. A single edit in its mRNA elicits a single amino acid change in the protein, which in turn alters the Ca2+ permeability of the channel. In
the absence of this editing, brain development is seriously impaired.
2. Guide RNA directed uridine insertion
or deletion
➢ In this case, multiple Us are inserted into specific regions of mRNA after
transcription. The addition of Us to the message changes codons and
reading frames, completely altering the meaning of the message.
➢ In a specific region of the mRNA of the trypanosome coxII gene, four Us
are inserted between adjacent sites at three sites.
➢ Us are inserted in to the message by so called guide RNAs (gRNAs). Each
gRNAs are divided in to three regions:
1. The anchor at the 5’ end. It directs the gRNA to the region of the
mRNA it will edit.
2. The region that determines exactly where the Us will be inserted
within the edited sequence.
3. Poly- U stretch at the 3’ end. ➢ A stretch of gRNA complementary to the region in the message to be
edited contains additional As. The As are at positions in the gRNA opposite
where Us will be inserted in to the mRNA.
Alternative splicing is a deviation from the conventional splicing as it removes introns in a different manner. It has a lot of significance in the development of diseases like cancers and in plants adapting to various stress conditions.
CBCS 4TH SEM ,
CHARGING, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF tRNA,
AMINOACYL RNA SYNTHETASE(ASR) PROOFREADING AND EDITING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzOVMWYLiCE
Riboswitches and RNA interference (RNAi)JanmoniBorah1
Riboswitches are the control buttons of mRNAs. They control the expression of gene by regulating transcription and translation.
Gene silencing by RNA interference is a mechanism of post transcriptional regulation of gene expression that involves mainly siRNA and miRNA.
Transposable elements (TEs), also known as "jumping genes" or transposons, are sequences of DNA OR Mobile DNA elements that move (or jump) from one location in the genome to another. They are also known as jumping gene.
What are TEs Comment on Are there any distinctive features Why might.pdfarchitcreation
What are TEs? Comment on Are there any distinctive features Why might biologists want to
study what do you know different kinds associated with TEs? What are TES? about transposable
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Good (3) Vague (1), OK (1.5), Good (3) Vague (1): OK (1.5); Good (3 How might P-elements
have How do P-elements move around Why are Pelements important for entered Drosophila
melanogaster? the genome? Connect your ideas biologists and Drosophila What do you know
What do you know about P-element to the special P-elements used in researchers in particular?
about P-elements structure? How big are the native this lab. What is the connection What do you
know about the Gene in Drosophila? elements? between transposition of mobile Disruption
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Solution
1.Transposable elements or transposons are defined as the DNA sequence that are able to move
from one location to the other in the genome.They were first discovered by Barbara McClintock
in maize and are also called as the \"jumping genes\".
Transposons are found in almost all organisms starting from bacteria to higher organisms i.e
from prokaryote to eukaryotes and are known to have played a significant role in evolution.
There are two major types of transposons .they are:
Class I transposons and Class II transposons
Class I transposons are called as retrotransposons as they first transcribe the DNA into RNA and
then use the enzyme reverse transcriptase to make a copy of the DNA from RNA and insert it in
a new location.
Class II operate by \"Cut and Paste\" mechanism and contain DNA that moves directly from
place to place.They are cut at their location and are inserted into a new location.Distinctive
features of transposons;
1.One of the most defining property of a transposon is its mobility.
2.They are diverse in nature some move by DNA intermediates (class I) while some move by
RNA intermediates(ClassII)
3.Due to their ability to rearrangement they play a significant role in evolution.
4.some transposons activate or inactivate the genes depending on their position of
insertion.egEnhancement of oncogeneic activity.
Transposons cause deletions and inversions..
Describe the role of different types of genomic changes in the evolut.pdfivylinvaydak64229
Describe the role of different types of genomic changes in the evolution of organisms. What are
the potential consequences of each of the following: chromosomal rearrangements; gene
duplications; insertion or deletions of transposons; mutations of homeotic genes or their
homeoboxes; polypoidy.
Solution
Genes are the hereditary units that pass the genetic information from one generation to the other
generation. Evolution is a process of development of new organisms as a result of genomic
modifications of the already existing species. The change in single nucleotide results in point
mutation, which is of different types such as silent mutations, missense mutations, nonsense
mutations, and frame shift mutations.
All mutations are not harmful. Mutations can either be good or neutral also. If the mutations
resulted in a new functional protein, which would be advantageous for the organism, they are
considered as good mutations. Mutation is the basic mechanism of evolution.
1). Chromosomal rearrangements or translocations involve the rearrangement of nonhomologous
chromosomal regions. This may result in viable or nonviable organisms.
For example, robertsonian translocation (ROB) is a type of chromosomal rearrangement (one
arm of chromosome goes to another chromosome and vice versa), which is observed in the five
chromosomal pairs of humans namely chromosome 13, 14, 15 21 and 22. These translocations
result in viable fetus.
2).
Gene duplication involved in the formation of autopolyploids and meiotic errors. Gene
duplication is often followed by divergent evolution. Eg: Duplication of single chromosomes
may cause autopolyploids. The three types of gene duplications are,
1). Duplication of entire genome
2). Duplication of single chromosome
3). Duplication of single chromosome of a group of genes
The proteins of globin superfamily are the example of proteins that exhibit gene divergence after
gene duplication.
3). Transposons are gene sequences (DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid) that can change their position
within the genome. Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have transposons. In humans, about 45% of
genomes contain transposable elements.
A few mutagens induced into the coding exon region (Transposon insertion:) of gene thereby
insertion of new bases or deletion of the bases. Finally result in generation of truncated protein.
Transposon is a piece of DNA which gets inserted in to the DNA. All transposable elements
insert a staggered break in the DNA strand, means the strands become unequal, one become
large and another become small. The short DNA sequence can be found on both sides of a
transposable element, these are known as flanking direct repeats, and its sequence is
characteristic of each transposable element.
4).
Polyploidy is a state of having more than two paired homologous chromosomes. For example,
fusion of two diploid gametes of the plant or species in their 2n state result in tetraploids, we can
observe this in potato. Bananas and apples also pres.
transposon, class of genetic elements that can “jump” to different locations within a genome. Although these elements are frequently called “jumping genes,” they are always maintained in an integrated site in the genome. In addition, most transposons eventually become inactive and no longer move.1
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2. Transposons: The Jumping Genes
– Transposable Element?
– Transposable elements (TEs), also known as "jumping genes," are DNA
sequences that move from one location on the genome to another. These
elements were first identified more than 50 years ago by geneticist Barbara
McClintock.
4. – DNA transposons diversified very early in evolution and have been maintained
in all major branches of the eukaryotic tree of life.
– Multicellular eukaryotes with smaller populations, the energetics of DNA
replication are negligible. It's also important to note that TE expansion is a
neutral process (or marginally deleterious) in eukaryotes. Eukaryotes have
mechanisms that suppress the deleterious effects of eukaryotes. Many
epigenetic mechanisms are focused on maintaining genome integrity and
reducing or eliminating the effects of TEs.
5. Transposable elements in
eukaryotes
In eukaryotes TE can be divided into 2 groups
One group is structurally similar to TE found in bacteria.
Other is retrotransposon, they use RNA intermediates.
These include the Ty elements in yeast, copia elements in
Drosophila, Alu sequences in humans
6. Types of Transposons
– One of the more common divisions is between those TEs that
require reverse transcription (i.e., the transcription of RNA into
DNA) in order to transpose and those that do not. The former
elements are known as retrotransposons or class 1 TEs
7. Retrotransposons
– Class 1 elements—also known as retrotransposons—move through the action
of RNA intermediaries. In other words, class 1 TEs do not encode transposase;
rather, they produce RNA transcripts and then rely upon reverse transcriptase
enzymes to reverse transcribe the RNA sequences back into DNA, which is then
inserted into the target site.
8.
9. DNA Transposons
– All complete or "autonomous" class 2 TEs encode the protein transposase,
which they require for insertion and excision.
– Some of these TEs also encode other proteins. Note that DNA transposons
never use RNA intermediaries—they always move on their own, inserting or
excising themselves from the genome by means of a so-called "cut and paste"
mechanism
10. – Class 2 TEs are characterized by the
presence of terminal inverted repeats,
about 9 to 40 base pairs long, on both of
their ends (Figure 3). As the name
suggests and as Figure 3 shows, terminal
inverted repeats are inverted
complements of each other; for instance,
the complement of ACGCTA (the inverted
repeat on the right side of the TE in the
figure) is TGCGAT (which is the reverse
order of the terminal inverted repeat on
the left side of the TE in the figure). One
of the roles of terminal inverted repeats
is to be recognized by transposase.
11. – In addition, all TEs in both class 1 and class 2 contain flanking direct repeats
(Figure 3). Flanking direct repeats are not actually part of the transposable
element; rather, they play a role in insertion of the TE. Moreover, after a TE is
excised, these repeats are left behind as "footprints." Sometimes, these
footprints alter gene expression (i.e., expression of the gene in which they have
been left behind) even after their related TE has moved to another location on
the genome.
– Less than 2% of the human genome is composed of class 2 TEs. This means that
the majority of the substantial portion of the human genome that is mobile
consists of the other major class of TEs—the retrotransposons
12. Autonomous and
Nonautonomous Transposons
– Both class 1 and class 2 TEs can be either autonomous or nonautonomous.
Autonomous TEs can move on their own, while nonautonomous elements
require the presence of other TEs in order to move. This is because
nonautonomous elements lack the gene for the transposase or reverse
transcriptase that is needed for their transposition, so they must "borrow"
these proteins from another element in order to move.
13. What Jumping Genes Do (Besides
Jump)
– The fact that roughly half of the human genome is made up of TEs, with a significant
portion of them being L1(Long interspersed element (LINE)-1)
– and Alu retrotransposons, raises an important question: What do all these jumping
genes do, besides jump?
– Much of what a transposon does depends on where it lands. Landing inside a gene
can result in a mutation, as was discovered when insertions of L1 into the factor VIII
gene caused hemophilia. Similarly, a few years later, researchers found L1 in the APC
genes in colon cancer cells but not in the APC genes in healthy cells in the same
individuals. This confirms that L1 transposes in somatic cells in mammals, and that
this element might play a causal role in disease development.
14. So Are Transposons Good or Bad?
• In the process of inserting into the genome, transposons can
– interrupt the normal coding of DNA,
– creating gene mutations with a variety of effects.
– They may turn nearby genes off, preventing their ability to create protein, or they may turn
them on, increasing the amount of protein made.
• There is evidence that transposons aren’t just “selfish genes” intent on
replicating themselves or genomic “junk” that provides no benefit to the host.
They may play a creative role in building new functional parts of the genome .
• Recent research has shown that transposons may help plants respond and adapt
to environmental stress by regulating other genes.
• In bacteria, transposons often carry genes that impart resistance to antibiotic
substances, helping the bacteria survive.
15. Silencing and Transposons
– As opposed to L1, most TEs appear to be silent—in other words, these elements
do not produce a phenotypic effect, nor do they actively move around the
genome. At least that has been the general scientific consensus. Some silenced
TEs are inactive because they have mutations that affect their ability to move
from one chromosomal location to another; others are perfectly intact and
capable of moving but are kept inactive by epigenetic defense mechanisms such
as DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling, and miRNAs. In chromatin
remodeling, for example, chemical modifications to the chromatin proteins
cause chromatin to become so constricted in certain areas of the genome that
the genes and TEs in those areas are silenced because transcription enzymes
simply cannot access them.
16. – Another example of transposon silencing involves plants in the genus
Arabidopsis. Researchers who study these plants have found they contain more
than 20 different mutator transposon sequences (a type of transposon
identified in maize).
– In wild-type plants, these sequences are methylated, or silenced. However, in
plants that are defective for one of the enzymes responsible for methylation,
these transposons are transcribed. Moreover, several different mutant
phenotypes have been explored in the methylation-deficient plants, and these
phenotypes have been linked to transposon insertions.
17.
18. Transposons Can Encode siRNAs
That Mediate Their Own Silencing
– Because transposon movement can be destructive, it is not surprising that most
of the transposon sequences in the human genome are silent, thus allowing this
genome to remain relatively stable, despite the prevalence of TEs. In fact,
investigators think that of the 17% of the human genome that is encoded by L1-
(Long interspersed element (LINE)-1)
– related sequences, only about 100 active L1 elements remain. Moreover,
research suggests that even these few remaining active transposons are
inhibited from jumping in a variety of ways that go beyond epigenetic silencing.
19. – For instance, in human cells, small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), also known as RNAi,
can prevent transposition. RNAi is a naturally occurring mechanism that eukaryotes
often use to regulate gene expression.
– What is especially interesting about this situation is that the siRNAs that interfere
with L1 activity are derived from the 5′ untranslated region (5′ UTR) of L1 LTRs.
Specifically, the 5′ UTR of the L1 promoter encodes a sense promoter that
transcribes the L1 genes, as well as an antisense promoter that transcribes an
antisense RNA. Yang and Kazazian (2006) demonstrated that this results in
homologous sequences that can hybridize, thereby forming a double-stranded RNA
molecule that can serve as a substrate for RNAi. Furthermore, when the investigators
inhibited endogenous siRNA silencing mechanisms, they saw an increase in L1
transcripts, suggesting that transcription from L1 is indeed inhibited by siRNA.
20.
21. Transposons Are Not Always
Destructive
– Not all transposon jumping results in deleterious effects. In fact, transposons
can drive the evolution of genomes by facilitating the translocation of genomic
sequences, the shuffling of exons, and the repair of double-stranded breaks.
Insertions and transposition can also alter gene regulatory regions and
phenotypes.
22. – In the case of medaka fish, for instance,
the Tol2 DNA transposon is directly
linked to pigmentation. One highly
inbred line of these fish was shown to
have a variety of pigmentation patterns.
In the members of this line in which the
Tol2 transposon hopped out "cleanly"
(i.e., without removing other parts of
the genomic sequence), the fish were
albino. But when Tol2 did not cleanly
hop from the regulatory region, the
result was a wide range of heritable
pigmentation patterns
23. – The fact that transposable elements do not always excise perfectly and can take
genomic sequences along for the ride has also resulted in a phenomenon
scientists call exon shuffling. Exon shuffling results in the juxtaposition of two
previously unrelated exons, usually by transposition, thereby potentially
creating novel gene products.
25. As a Consequence:
– The ability of transposons to increase genetic diversity, together with the ability
of the genome to inhibit most TE activity, results in a balance that makes
transposable elements an important part of evolution and gene regulation in all
organisms that carry these sequences.
26. Thank You
Mehmet Gülçimen
Saliha Büşra Kurt
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