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Knowing that the genetic code is almost universal, a scientist uses molecular biological methods to insert the human β-globin gene (Shown in Figure 17.11) into bacterial cells, hoping the cells will express it and synthesize functional β-globin protein. Instead, the protein produced is nonfunctional and is found to contain many fewer amino acids than does β-globin made by a eukaryotic cell. Explain why.
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- Knowing that the genetic code is almost universal, a scientist uses molecular biological methods to insert the human β-globin gene (Shown in Figure 17.11) into bacterial cells, hoping the cells will express it and synthesize functional β-globin protein. Instead, the protein produced is nonfunctional and is found to contain many fewer amino acids than does β-globin made by a eukaryotic cell. Explain why.Knowing that the genetic code is almost universal, a scientist uses molecular biological methods to insert the human - globin gene (shown in the figure below (Links to an external site.)) into bacterial cells, hoping the cells will express it and synthesize functional - globin protein. Instead, the protein produced is nonfunctional and is found to contain many fewer amino acids than does -globin made by a eukaryotic cell. Explain why and give thoughts as to how to overcome this.As part of a project investigating potential new drug targets in the fight against malaria, you are seeking to clone the gene for a protein from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. You wish to express this protein in BL21 (DE3) cells, a standard laboratory strain of Escherichia coli. After purification of your protein, you run an SDS-PAGE gel and notice that the major band has lower molecular weight than expected, so you fear you are getting a truncated version. (a) Give TWO possible causes of your protein becoming truncated. explain
- As part of a project investigating potential new drug targets in the fight against malaria, you are seeking to clone the gene for a protein from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. You wish to express this protein in BL21 (DE3) cells, a standard laboratory strain of Escherichia coli. After purification of your protein, you run an SDS-PAGE gel and notice that the major band has lower molecular weight than expected, so you fear you are getting a truncated version. 1. What technique could you use to confirm that you are obtaining a shortened version of your intended protein? explainConsider the following DNA sequence, which codes for a short polypeptide: 5'-ATGGGCTTAGCGTAGGTTAGT-3' Determine the mRNA transcript of this sequence. You have to write these sequences from the 5' end to the 3' end and indicate those ends as shown in the original sequence in order to get the full mark. How many amino acids will make up this polypeptide? Determine the first four anticodons that will be used in order to translate this sequence.Sickle cell anemia is a widespread disease in many African countries and can be caused by a change in the amino acid sequence from glutamic acid to valine. A patient is diagnosed with the disease and a genetic fingerprint reveals the following DNA sequence for the gene: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Write down the mRNA sequence for the given DNA sense strand indicating the polarity. Derive the polypeptide from the mRNA molecule using the table of the genetic code (Table Q1 below) again indicating the polarity of the peptide chain. Indicate the position in the DNA molecule that could have caused the disease and write down all possible point mutations in the DNA sequence that could have caused it. [ The polypeptide chain is polymerized at the ribosomes using t-RNA molecules. Write down all possible t-RNA molecules with their anti-codons that are used to polymerize the amino acid VAL. Indicate the polarity. 3'-TAC TGA GCA AGA TTA CAT ACT-5' Explain what is meant by redundancy of the genetic code.…
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- We have a eukaryotic full-length mRNA molecule consisting of 33 bp5ʹ -... ACGAUACGUAUGCUCGAGAUCCGAGACUAUGUU ...- 3ʹ a) What are the first five amino acids that are translated? b) Describe how the ribosome finds the translation start on the mRNA transcript from prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes, respectively.Consider the following coding 71 nucleotide DNA template sequence (It does not contain a translational start): 5’- GTTTCCCCTATGCTTCATCACGAGGGCACTGACATGTGTAAACGAAATTCCAACCTGAGCGGCGT GTTGAG-3’ By in vitro translating the mRNA, you determined that the translated peptide is 15 amino acids long. What is the expected peptide sequence in single letter abbreviations?Template strand of DNA is: 3’ TACATAACCGGGCCCATATCGGCCATTTGC5’. 2a). Following transcription, what is the total number of codons in the mRNA transcript? 2 b). Where is the start codon located in this mRNA transcript? 2c). Following translation of this mRNA transcript, how many amino acids will the proteincontain and identify the amino acids sequence of this gene from a genetic code table*.*Note= using a genetic code table