If the 5’ splice site sequences changed from 5’GUAAGU 3’ to 5’ GUAUGU 3’, predict the effect of the sequence on U1 binding and u6 snRNP binding in an invitro protein binding assay.

Knock out mice that are mutant for a gene product X die. Variants of the X gene that were reintroduced through homologous recombination indicate that variant proteins that lack the C-terminal region of the protein cannot rescue the lethality (did not allow them to live), and always localized to the cytoplasm. Those that retained the C-terminal region rescued the lethality (conferred viability!) and were consistently localized within the nucleus. RNA-seq analysis of the mutant cells vs the wild-type cells indicated that the expression of many genes that are essential for neural function was reduced in the knock-out mutant cells. The N-terminal region of Protein X is 100% conserved between mouse and humans at both the amino acid and the nucleotide level. The predicted mouse mRNA sequence is shown below where the AUG corresponds to the translational start site (AUG). 5’-AUGUUUACAGAGGGGAAU... -3’     d) What motif could be present to direct this protein to its correct destination?  e)…

A certain cDNA of size 2 kb hybridized to eight genomicfragments of total size 30 kb and contained two shortESTs. The ESTs were also found in two of the genomicfragments each of size 2 kb. Sketch a possible explanation for these results

Explain why inserting 5 bp of DNA at the –50 position of a eukaryotic gene decreases the rate of RNA polymerase II transcription initiation to a greater extent than inserting 10 bp at the same site.