How many more genes in the plasmid (besides the insulin cDNA insert) are need to determine which bacterial cells have been transformed and to determine which transformed bacterial cells have a plasmid with the cDNA insulin insert? Prior to the ability to produce human insulin in bacteria, insulin was harvested from pig or cow carcasses.  A visiting veterinarian told me that domestic cats did better on the “old insulin” than on the genetically engineered human insulin. How might a comparison of the amino acid sequences of cats, pigs, cows, and humans support or fail to support this claim? What is needed in the plasmid with the cDNA insert besides the gene for insulin to actually cause the bacteria to express the insulin gene and produce the insulin protein?

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  • How many more genes in the plasmid (besides the insulin cDNA insert) are need to determine which bacterial cells have been transformed and to determine which transformed bacterial cells have a plasmid with the cDNA insulin insert?

  • Prior to the ability to produce human insulin in bacteria, insulin was harvested from pig or cow carcasses.  A visiting veterinarian told me that domestic cats did better on the “old insulin” than on the genetically engineered human insulin. How might a comparison of the amino acid sequences of cats, pigs, cows, and humans support or fail to support this claim?
  • What is needed in the plasmid with the cDNA insert besides the gene for insulin to actually cause the bacteria to express the insulin gene and produce the insulin protein?
Human pancreatic y cell
Bacterium
Genomic DNA
Genomic DNA
Plasmid DNA
Nucleus
Insulin MRNA
Other mRNAS
Extract and purify MRNA from cells
Convert mRNA to CDNA
Isolate plasmid DNA
Cut plasmid with restriction enzymes
Amplify the insulin CDNA by PCR
Cut insulin CDNA with restriction enzymes
Ligate insulin CDNA and plasmid
Introduce recombinant plasmid DNA into bacteria
Grow large amounts of human insulin-expressing bacteria
Recombinant bacterium
Insulin protein
Extract and purify recombinant human insulin from bacteria
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hele
Figure 10-1
Introduction to Genetic Analysis, Twelfth Edition
O 2020 W. H. Freeman and Company
Transcribed Image Text:Human pancreatic y cell Bacterium Genomic DNA Genomic DNA Plasmid DNA Nucleus Insulin MRNA Other mRNAS Extract and purify MRNA from cells Convert mRNA to CDNA Isolate plasmid DNA Cut plasmid with restriction enzymes Amplify the insulin CDNA by PCR Cut insulin CDNA with restriction enzymes Ligate insulin CDNA and plasmid Introduce recombinant plasmid DNA into bacteria Grow large amounts of human insulin-expressing bacteria Recombinant bacterium Insulin protein Extract and purify recombinant human insulin from bacteria TH hele Figure 10-1 Introduction to Genetic Analysis, Twelfth Edition O 2020 W. H. Freeman and Company
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