Microbial Genetics
Dr. Umi Fatmawati, S.Pd.,M.Si
Structure and Function of Genetic Material
DNA & RNA
DNA=deoxyribonucleic acid
RNA=ribonucleic acid
Basic building blocks:
Nucleotides
Phosphate group
Pentose sugar
Nitrogenous base
DNA Structure
Phosphate-P Sugar-blue Bases-ATGC
Arah pemanjangan
Bacterial DNA
• Bacteria have closed, circular DNA
• Genome: a whole
genetic material in an organism
• E. coli
– 4 million base pairs – 1 mm long (over 1000
times larger that actual bacterial cell)
– DNA takes up around 10% of cell volume
AKTIVITAS MATERI GENETIK (DNA)
1. Replikasi DNA : Perbanyakan DNA (bisa terjadi secara in vivo maupun in vitro)
In Vivo : Sebelum pembelahan sel (interfase)
In vitro : menggunakan primer dan mesin PCR
2. Sintesis protein
• Transkripsi : Pengkopian DNA menjadi mRNA
• Translasi: penerjemaahan mRNA menjadi asam amino
1. DNA Replication
• Arah pemanjangan 5’ to 3 ‘
• DNA helikas membuka double stranded DNA + DNA template (cetakan) membentuk garpu replikasi
– Leading stand (5’ to 3’-continuous)
*DNA polymerase-joins growing DNA strand after nucleotides are aligned (complimentary)
– Lagging strand (5’ to 3’-not continuous)
*RNA polymerase (makes short RNA primer)
*DNA polymerase (extends RNA primer then digests RNA primer and replaces it with DNA)
*DNA ligase (seals Okazaki fragments-the newly formed DNA fragments)
Garpu Replikasi
2. Sintesis Protein
• DNA--- mRNA--- protein
transcription translation
Central Dogma
of Molecular Genetics
a. Transcription
b. Translation
• Three parts:
– Diawali start codon (AUG)
– Ribosom berjalan sepanjang mRNA
– Terminasi: sampai di stop codon polipeptida protein lepas dari ribosom
• rRNA=subunits that form the 70 S ribosomes (protein synthesis occurs here)
• tRNA=transfers amino acids to ribosomes for protein synthesis)
Types of RNA
• Three types:
– mRNA: messenger RNA
• Contains 3 bases ( codon)
– rRNA: ribosomal RNA
• Comprises the 70 S ribosome
– tRNA: transfer RNA
• Transfers amino acids to ribosomes for protein synthesis
• Contains the anticodon (3 base sequence that is complimentary to codon on mRNA)
Genetic Code
• Codons: code for the production of a specific amino acid
• 20 amino acids
• 3 base code
• Degenerative: more than 1 codon codes for an amino acid
• Universal: in all living organisms
Genetic Code
Mutations
• Changes in base sequence of DNA/lethal and inheritable
• Can be:
– Harmful – Lethal – Helpful – Silent
Some fundamentals of bacterial genetics
Bacterial DNA (like any DNA) can be altered by mutations
Mutations can result in changes in proteins
diversity acquisition of resistance
new traits can be transmitted to other microbes
GENE MUTATION
(a) Normal DNA dan (b) Missense Mutation
Normal
Terjadi subtitusi asam amino
(c) Nonsense Mutation dan (d) Frameshift Mutation
Menyebabkan perubahan mjd STOP
KODON
Pergeseran
penerjemahan kodon
Mutation can caused by
Genetic Transfer in Bacteria
• Genetic transfer-results in genetic variation
• Genetic variation-needed for evolution
• Three ways:
– Transformation: genes transferred from one bacterium to another as “naked” DNA
– Conjugation: plasmids transferred 1 bacteria to another via a pilus
– Transduction: DNA transferred from 1 bacteria to another by a virus
• Sel yang belum kompeten dapat
dibuat menjadi kompeten melalui 2 teknik, yaitu :
– Heat shock : dengan mendinginkan- memanaskan-mendinginkan lagi sel bakteri
– Elektroforasi : dengan mengejutkan sel bakteri dengan medan listrik
berkekuatan tinggi (10-20 kV/cm)
Phage DNA itself is the new genetic element.
Bacteriophages – 2 Types of life cycle
• Lytic or virulent cycle – progeny viruses build up inside host bacterium, which rupture to release them.
• Temperate or nonlytic or lysogenic cycle – host bacterium is unharmed.
Transduction by a Bacteriophage
Transformation
Conjugation in E. coli
What is different in prokaryotes from eukaryotes?
The prokaryotic genome is circular, so it is replicated differently than linear
eukaryotic DNA
What is gene expression?
transcription: synthesis of RNA from a DNA template
translation: formation of a protein (amino acid sequence) from RNA sequence
How does this process differ in prokaryotes?
In prokaryotes, an mRNA
molecule can carry information for several genes
e.g., all of the genes in a biosynthetic pathway
(this doesn’t happen in eukaryotes)
The RNA polymerase in constructed differently in prokaryotes
Process consists of initiation, elongation, termination
Same steps are seen in translation
Plasmid Replication
The difference of Prokaryotic and
Eucaryotic genome
The difference of Prokaryotic and
Eucaryotic genome
The entire genomes (DNA sequences) of many bacteria are known
>1000 times smaller than human genome
GENE EXPRESSION
• Gene expression is carefully controlled.
• Bacteria must be able to adapt to environment and divide quickly
• Some genes are constitutive (always expressed)
• Some are inducible (only expressed when needed) example: enzymes that metabolize lactose
• Some are repressible ( expressed most of the time,but can be turned off)
• example: enzymes involved in biosynthesis
• These genes are organized into operons
Operons: a group of genes expressed together
• Repressor: binds to operator (a region of DNA adjacent to genes)
• If something is bound to operator, trasncription cannot occur
• Inducer: binds to repressor so it can’t bind to operator
• Therefore transcription can take place
• Example: lactose operon.
genes are expressed only if lactose (inducer) is present
Jumping gen (Transposon)
Transposon
(Jumping Genes, Barbara McClintock)DNA segment that can move between chromosome & plasmids
Transposons are not self replicative, they depend on chromosomal or plasmid DNA for replication
Insertion of transposon into a functional gene would destroy the function of the gene (internal mutagenic agents)
Plasmid
Chromosome
Transposon
Bacterial Transposon
Transposon organisms
REKAYASA GENETIKA MIKROBA
KARAKTERISTIK PLASMID
• Ukuran kecil, dapat
dipisahkan secara mudah dari DNA kromosom inang
• Gen ORI, gen awal tempat replikasi plasmid
• Multiple Clonning Sites (MCS) atau polylinker,
daerah pemotongan oleh enzim restricdi pd
sequence DNA
• Selectabel marker genes berupa gen resisten
antibiotik
• Promotor gen, gen awal transkripsi
3 KEMUNGKINAN HASIL TRANSFORMASI GEN REKOMBINAN KE DALAM SEL BAKTERI
1. Sel bakteri tidak menerima/dimasuki oleh plasmid
2. Sel bakteri menerima/dimasuki oleh plasmid tetapi buka yang rekombinan
3. Sel bakteri menerima/dimasuki oleh plasmid
rekombinan
SELEKSI DNA REKOMBINAN PADA BAKTERI
Terdapat 2 mekanisme:
1. Antibiotik selection
2. Blue white selection
BLUE WHITE SELECTION
BLUE WHITE SELECTION
• Adalah teknik yang biasa digunakan untuk membedakan antara koloni / bakteri yang mengandung vektor kloning rekombinan maupun non rekombinan.
• Teknik ini didasarkan pada vektor/plasmid seperti pUC dan seri M13mp yang membawa fragmen gen β-galaktosidase menkode α-β- fragmen dari galaktosidase.
• Teknik ini membutuhkan penggunaan strain bakteri yang kompeten untuk membawa
fragmen gen rekombinan.
BLUE WHITE SELECTION
Insersi gen asing pada gen lac Z
• Gen lac Z adalah gen yang mengkode ß-galatosidase (enzim yang mendegradasi laktosa menjadi glukosa dan galaktosa)
• Ketika lac Z diinsersi dengan gen asing, maka lac Z tidak mampu memproduksi ß-gal.
• Koloni bakteri ditumbuhkan pada media dengan penambahan substrat untuk ß-gal yg disebut X-gal (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-
indolyl ß-(5)D-galactopyranoside, selain itu ditambahkan inducer berupa IPTG.
• Hasil:
- non rekombinan bakteri yg mengandung lac Z fungsional menghasilkan enzim ß-gal (biru)
- rekombinan bakteri mengandung Lac Z non fungsional tidak menghasilkan enzim ß-gal (putih)
SELEKSI ANTIBIOTIK
• Teknik ini pertama kali ditemukan oleh Cohen dan Boyer
• Menggunakan plasmid yang memiliki dua gen resisten
antibiotik, resisten ampicilin (ampR) dan resisten tetracyclin (tetR)
• DNA asing diinsersikan pada salah satu gen resisten antibiotik, misal gen tetR akan mencegah gen menghasilkan protein
resisten antibiotik.
• Sel bakteri ditumbuhkan pada media yang mengandung ampicilin, dimana bakteri non transformed tidak akan tumbuh.
• Dicopy dengan menggunakan replica platting kemudian ditumbuhkan pada media tetracilin, hanya bakteri non rekombinan yang tumbuh.