Intermediate Problem Set 2

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1. Which reading frame will give you the correct protein sequence after translating the following nucleotide sequence?

GGCACGAGGAACGGAGCGCAGGGGAGGAGACGGGCGGCTGTCCGCGCAGAGGGAGTGAGTCACCTGACCG
CCGCTTGCCGCCTGCAGTCGGGCCGCGCCGCGTCTCGGCTCCGGTCGATGACAGTGAGAAGCATGCTTTC
CACTGCTCTCCCTGGTCCCAGTTGCCACCCAGGATGTCTGTGAGTGAGAGTGCGGTATTTGCCTACGAGT
CCTCTGTGCATAGCACCAACGTCTTGCTCAGCCTCAATGACCAGCGGAAGAAGGATGTCCTGTGTGATGT
GACTGTCCTGGTGGAGGGCCAGCGGTTCCGAGCCCACCGCTCGGTGCTGGCTGCGTGCAGCAGCTACTTC
CACTCGAGAATCGTAGGCCAGACTGACGCAGAGCTCACCGTCACACTGCCTGAAGAGGTAACGGTTAAAG
GATTTGAACCTTTAATTCAGTTTGCCTACACTGCCAAACTCATTTTAAGTAAAGACAATGTTGACGAAGT
GTGCAGGTGTGTGGAGTTTCTAAGCGTACACAATATCGAGGAATCCTGCTTCCAGTTTCTCAAGTTTAAG
TTTTTGGACTCCACTTCAGAGCAGCAGGAATGCGCAAGAAAAAAATGCTTCTCCTCACACTGTCAGAAAG
CAGATTTTAAATTTTCATTTTCAGAACAGAAAGATCTCGAAATCGATGAAGCAGATGAATTCTTGGAAAA
GAAACGTGTTCAGACGCCTCAGTGTGACTCCCGCAGGTGTCAGGGCAGTGTAAAAGCATCCCCCCCTCTC
CAGGACAGTGTCAGTCAGGCGTGCCAGTCCCTGTGCACGGACAAGGATGGAGCCCTGGCATTGCCATCTC
TATGCCCCAAATACAGAAAGTTCCAGAAAGCGTTTGGAACTGACAAGATCCGAACTCTAGAATCCGGTGT
CAGAGATGTCCACACTGCCTCTGTCCAGCCAAATGAGACCTCTGAACTTGAGTGTTTTGGGGGAGCGCAG
GGCTGTGCAGATTTACACGTGATTTTAAAATGTGAAGGAATGAAGGCAGCCATGGAGAGTGAAGACACAG
AGGGCCAGGATCCCTCCCCTCAGTGCCCTGCAGAGCAGCCCCAAGGGACACCCTTGCCTCAGGATTCTGC
AGGACCTCACGGGCTCTACTCCTTGTCAGCCTTACACACATATGAGCAGTCAGGTGACGTGGCCTTTGCT
GGGGTGCAGAGTAAAACCGTGAAGACAGAAAAGCCTCTGTCGAGGCCAGATGCCCAGGACGAGAAGCCAT
CGGAAAATCAGGATTTATATCTGAAGTCTAGCATGGGCCCTAAAGAAGACAGCAGCAGCCTTGCATCTGA
GGATCGGAGTAGTGTGGAGCGAGAGGTGGCAGAGCACCTGGCCAAAGGCTTCTGGAGTGACATTTGCAGC
ACGGACTCGCCTTGCCAAATGCAGTTGTCGCCCACTGTGGCCAAAGACGGCCCAGAACAGGGCTACTCGC
AAAGGCGATCTGAGTGTCCCTGGTTGGGTATCAGGATCAGTGAGAGCCCCGAGCCAGGCCAGCGGACTTT
CACAACTCTCAGTTCCGTCAACTGCCCTTTTATCAGTACTCTGAGTTCCGAAGGCTGCTCAAGCAACTTG
GAAATTGGAAACTACGATTATGTCTCGGAGCCTCAGCAGGAGCCTTGCCCGTATGCTTGTGTGATTAGCC
TGGGAGATGACTCTGAGACGGACACGGAAGGTGACAGCGAGTCCTGTTCTGCCAGGGAGCAGGACTGTGA
GGTGAAGCTGCCATTCAATGCCCAACGGATAATTTCGCTCTCACGAAATGATTTCCAATCCTTGTTGAAA
ATGCACAAACTGACCCCAGAGCAGCTCGACTGTATCCATGACATCCGCAGAAGGAGTAAGAACAGAATCG
CCGCGCAACGCTGTCGCAAGAGGAAACTTGACTGTATCCAGAACCTTGAGTCGGAAATCGAGAAGCTGCA
AAGTGAAAAGGAGAGCTTGCTGAAGGAGCGAGACCACATTCTGTCAACGCTGGGGGAGACAAAGCAGAAC
CTGACCGGACTTTGTCAGCAGGTGTGCAAGGAAGCCGCCCTGAGCCCCGAGCAGATCCAGATCCTTGCCA
AGTACTCGGCCTCCGACTGCCCGCTTTCCTTTTTAATTTCTGAGAAAGGAAAAAGTACTCCCGACGGCGA
GCTTGCTTTTACATCGGTTTTCAGTGTGTCTGACGTGCCTCCAACTGCACCACCTCCCTGTGGGCGAGGG
AGCAGCGCGGCCAGCCAGGAGCTGGTGCAGGAGTCCCCGCCAACCACCGCAGCTGCCCCAGAGCAGGCCA
CGCTGTTGGAACCCTGTCGGCAGAGTGCTGGGATCTCAGACTTCTGTCAGCAGATGTCTGACAAGTGCAC
TACTGACGAGTAAACCCCACGGGCAGCCTTCAGCCCATGGCCTCCCTCTGACCTTCGGCATTGTCTCGAA
GCCTAGCGTGGCCGTGTCTTCTTGCTTAGCAGTCCTGTGTCCTCCTGGTAGCTTTCTGTTGAGGGAATTT
CTCTTTCAGGTGATCCTGAGTTCTCCTTGGTTTTCATAGGAGATGTTCTATCTCTTGAATGATGGGAAAT
TGGATGTGAAAATATAGAATGACCAGGTAATAATCTCCTAGAGTTCAAACTAACTAGAGCAGCGGAAGCC
GCAGCATCCATTTCAACAGCTCGGAGCATCTGCACGCAGTCCTCGTGGGCCGTGGATAACCTACTGATCA
GGAAGAAGAGCCCTTCCTATGCGGAGCAGTGGTGATCTCCCCAGAAGTGGGGTACTTCTTGTCTATGTGG
AAAAGAAATCTCCTTTGAACTCTAATGTCCTGCACCTCAGCTCCTTCAAAGTCCAGCATTGGCTGGTGAC
CCTGAGGCTGCCCTGGCAGGACCTAGGCAGAAGCCACAGCTGGCCTGAGCTGGAGGCCTCTGCTATCCTC
AGTATTGACTAGGAGTTTTGACTGCACAAACCAGAAAGTGTATCATCGTTCCCTGTTCTCAGTTCTGTTC
CTCTCTTTAGTCTCCACCTTGTCTAGACTGTTAGGAACTTTCTGTCCCGTGGAGGAGGAGCTGCCCCGGA

 

 

2. On what chromosome is the gene SPT15 located and what protein does it code for?

 

 

3. What protein does the following protein sequence code for and what organism does this gene product belong?

 
MQAIPMTLRGAEKLREELDFLKSVRRPEIIAAIAEAREHGDLKENAEYHAAREQQGFCEGRIKDIEAKLS
NAQVIDVTKMPNNGRVIFGATVTVLNLDSDEEQTYRIVGDDEADFKQNLISVNSPIARGLIGKEEDDVVV
IKTPGGEVEFEVIKVEYL

 

 

4. The protein for the sequence above (Problem #3) is found in the same operon as the protein dihydropteroate synthase. Find the nucleotide fragment of this entire coding region that corresponds to this protein. Specifically from what nucleotide base pair to what nucleotide base pair.

 
MKLFAQGTSLDLSHPHVMGILNVTPDSFSDGGTHNSLIDAVKHANLMINAGATIIDVGGESTRPGAAEVS
VEEELQAVIPVVEAIAQRFEVWISVDTSKPEVIRESAKVGAHIINDIRSLSEPGALEAAAETGLPVCLMH
MQGNPKTMQEAPKYDDVFAEVNRYFIEQIARCEQAGIAKEKLLLDPGFGFGKNLSHNYSLLARLAEFHHF
NLPLLVGMSRKSMIGQLLNVGPSERLSGSLACAVIAAMQGAHIIRVHDVKETVEAMRVVEATLSAKENKRYE
 

 

5. Suppose you wanted to study following protein below. To study this protein, you must amplify it by cloning the DNA sequence fragment into a plasmid and create bacteria in the lab to express the protein for you. You have a plasmid that you know has an EcoRI restriction site, and you know that you want to use the same restriction enzyme because EcoRI will not cut your fragment. To add EcoRI restriction sites to each end of your fragment, you must use the PCR reaction to amplify a new fragment containing the gene sequence coding for this protein and EcoRI restriction digest sites. Given only the protein coding sequence design oligonucleotide primers, needed for the PCR reaction, that contains EcoRI sites.

 

>gi|746404|gb|AAA97511.1| membrane protein

MYEALLVVFLIVAIGLVGLIMLQQGKGADMGASFGAGASATLFGSSGSGNFMTRMTALLATLFFIISLVL
GNINSNKTNKGSEWENLSAPAKTEQTQPAAPAKPTSDIPN

 

 

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