Rolling Circle Replication –  Mechanism, Importance

Rolling Circle Replication -  Mechanism, Application

What is Rolling circle replication? Rolling circle replication is a unidirectional and asymmetric process of nucleic acid replication. It is the process by which multiple copies of circular DNA or RNA molecules is synthesized rapidly. This mechanism is commonly seen in bacterial plasmids, bacteriophages and certain plant and animal viruses. In this type of replication

Cas9 Protein – Structure, Types, Function

Cas9 Protein - Structure, Types, FunctionCas9 Protein - Structure, Types, Function

Name  Cas9 endonuclease Alternative name spCas9/spyCas9 Organism  Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M1 Molecular weight ~163KDa Gene  cas9 Location on chromosome 0.85 to 0.86Mb Protein CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas9/Csn1 Cofactor Mg2+ Biological processing  Interference- defense response to phage.Maintaining CRISPR repeat sequences Functions DNA and RNA bindingMetal ion binding3’-5’ exonuclease activityEndonuclease activity  What is Cas9 Protein? Structure of Cas9 HNH

cDNA library – Definition, Principle, Construction, Uses

cDNA library - Definition, Principle, Construction, Uses

What is cDNA library? Principle of cDNA library Process involved in the construction of cDNA library 1. Extraction of mRNA from the eukaryotic cell 2. cDNA construction In the process of creating cDNAs, there’s different approaches. They are described as follows: a. The RNAse method Step I: Annealing: Step II: Replacing RNA strand with DNA

What are Telomeres and Telomerases?

What are Telomeres and Telomerases?

A ribonucleoprotein known as telomerase, terminal transferase adds a repeat sequence of telomeres to the 3′ end of chromosomes, the length of which varies depending on species. In most eukaryotic organisms, the chromosomal ends are capped by a repeating sequence known as a telomere. Telomeres prevent DNA damage and chromosomal fusion at the chromosome’s end.

cDNA Synthesis – Principle, Protocol 

cDNA Synthesis - Principle, Steps

What is cDNA?  cDNA synthesis principle cDNA synthesis steps There are different steps for synthesis of cdna such as; cDNA synthesis protocol  1. Prepare sample 2. Remove genomic DNA 3. Select reverse transcriptase Common reverse transcriptases and their attributes.   AMV reverse transcriptase MMLV reverse transcriptase Engineered MMLV reverse transcriptase(e.g., Invitrogen SuperScript IV Reverse Transcriptase) RNase