Genomics Marco Marra, Ph.D. Director, British Columbia Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre.
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Genomics
Marco Marra, Ph.D.Director,
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Genome Sciences Centre
Overview
Rationale and Background
Cells and biomolecules
Special Challenges for Genomics, Bioinformatics,Proteomics and related technologies
Rationale
There are a staggering number of cells in the human body.
Most of these cells contain genetic material; all of the cells contain protein and other chemical entities.
The information encoded in the genetic material is somehow “understood” and interpreted by cells.
The correct cellular interpretation is essential for normal development and health of the organism.
Disease can result due to complex interactions between largely unidentified genes and poorly understood environmental factors.
RationaleDevelopment is complex and requires the (poorly understood) interaction between many genes and gene products (RNA and protein).
Development requires that the correct genes must be turned on and off in the correct tissues at the correct time. This is known as “regulation” of gene Expression. Mis-regulation of gene expression canproduce disease.
To identify the many unknown genes involved in Development and disease, tools capable of “high throughput” and applicable at “large scale” are required.
These are the tools of Genomics.
What is genomics?
The term "genomics" was coined by mouse geneticist Tom Roderick to
describe an approach to the study of DNA at the level of chromosomes,
entire genomes, or large clusters of genes. The purpose of the term was
to distinguish it from more traditional genetic approaches that focused on
one gene or a family of functionally or structurally related genes or sequences.
In addition to this scientific concept, genomics also implied large scale and a
"whiz-bang" high tech approach to studying DNA structure. Implicitly,
genomics implied creating and using large databases, extensive use of
laboratory automation, and generally a more "capital intensive biology,"
than was the norm in the mid-1980s.
Genome BC sponsored technologies
•Bioinformatics (S. Jones, BCCA GSC)
•DNA sequencing (M. Marra, BCCA GSC; B. Koop, U.Victoria)
•BAC fingerprint mapping (J. Schein, BCCA GSC)
•Model organism genetics (D. Moerman, UBC)
•Genotyping (A. Brooks-Wilson & M. Marra, BCCA GSC)
•cDNA Microarrays (C. Nelson, JBRC & VGH)
•Proteomics (R. Olafson, U.Victoria)
•Technology development (A. Marziali, UBC)
Life begins with the fusion of two cells
What is “the Genome?”
DNA
Humans are made up of ~100 trillion cells.Each cell contains ~2 meters of DNA.
Each human contains 200 trillion meters of DNA.This equals 200 billion kilometers of DNA.
The distance from Earth to Sun is 150 million kilometers.
The amount of DNA in every one of us is sufficient tostretch between the Earth and the Sun ~1,300 times.
The Central Dogma of Molecular Genetics
DNA RNA Protein
The Central Dogma of Molecular Genetics
DNA(a gene)
RNARNARNARNARNA
Protein 1Protein 2
Protein 1Protein 2
Protein 1Protein 2
Protein 1Protein 2
Protein 1Protein 2
Cell, nucleus, chromosome and DNA
Gene Structure
mRNA - The intermediate between DNA and protein
Proteins, theengines of the cell, have complicated 3-D structures
GGAGATTCTGGGCCACTTTGGTTCCCCATGAGCCAAGACGGCACTTCTAATTTGCATTCCCTACCGGAGTCCCTGTCTGTAGCCAGCCTGGCTTTCAGCTGGTGCCCAAAGTGACAAATGTATCTGCAATGACAAAGGTACCCTGGAAGGGCTCGCCCTCTGCGGAATTTCAGTTCATGCAGGCCTTGGTGCTTCCACATCTGTCCAAGGGCCTTTCAAATGTGACTTTTAACTCTGTGGATTGATTTGCCCGGTTGTCACATTCTGAGCAGCCACAACCTACTGCATCCCATGTAGAAGTGGAAGTGACCTGATTTTTTCCTGCTTTTCAAGGCTGTATGTTTACATTTGCCTCCAATCATTCCTATGGGAATTCCTTGGGAGTCTAACTTGGAGATTTTGTTTCTTCTGCCTTTGCTCCTGGGGGCTTAATCACTTCTGTGCCTCTGGTTATCTGTGGCACATTTGTATTTGTCATTAGTCAACCGGAGACTCGGGGTCTGAGTGGAGGGTATGTCCCCCTCCAGTGATGGTTTCTGTTGGCTTCCCAGGGTGAGGATGACTCATGACCACTTGCAAGTGGTTTTTGTGTCTGGGGTTTATGATCACACAGTCATACACGTTCTAACTCCAGACTGACTGTTGAGAAAGCCTCTGGGTAAGGGAATTCCTGGGAAACACACTGTTTTCATGCATCCTCTGGAAGATGAGGCCTGAAGTTACCAGGGTCTCTGTTTGCTGATGCTGATGATCCACATTTTCTAGCCCACTCTGCTTCTCTGACACCTTTAGTCTTGAGGATCCATGNTCTGTGAAGGAATCCAAGCTCTCATTTCGCACTCACCTTGGCCCTGGCTCTGTCTCCAGGACCTCTTCTACTACAAAATCCTAAAGCTCTGGGAGCTGGGTGTCAACCTGTGCCCGAGGAAATCATACAGTTACTGTGGACTTTCCAGTTTGCTGTCTTCTAGTATTCCATTGTAGCTCTTGGGTATTTTCCCATCCACCCCAAGATCCAGCTGGAAATCAGTGAACACACTTGATGGGAGTTTTCCTGCATGTGCTCTGGGCATTGACAGTAGAAGGGTGTTCAGAATGTCTGCTGTGCCCTCATGGAGGAAGAGNGCTCAGTGTACATGCTCTGGGTCAGTAGGTGCCCTTGAGCCCAGCTTTGGGAGCAATGTTGGATGAGTGAAGGAGGGATCCAGGGCAAAGCAGGCACGACAGAGTGGAGACGGCGCTGCTGGCTCTCAGGGGAATGGGCATGGAGTGGGTAGGAGATCCACCTAAGGAGGCTGGCTGGCTGGACGAGTCAGGAGCCCCTTCCAAGGGTGGACACTGACAGGCCCCCAGTCTTGGTCTCCTGCATGCCAGAGGTACCAGCCCATCTTTTTTCCTAAACTTGATGACCTAGGGCTAGGGGCATGTTGAATCTCAGCCTCGCCCACTGGCGCTGGACTTGGTACACAGGGTGGGGCAAAGTGGGTACTGGATCCTGATCATCCCTATCCCTGGGGTGTGGCTTCTTGCTGCACAGTCAGCTTCTAGTTCTGTAGCCCCAGCTGCTCCTGCGGTGGAGGGAGCTACACATCAGGCTCTGACCCCCTCCAGGTGGGGCCTTCGCGTGAGGGGAGTCAGCACGCATCAGCAGCTGGGCCCAGGGAGTTGCCCCACTGAGCACTGCGGGCTGACCTGCTCCCAACCAGGGAGATGGAGCTTCCCCCTTGAGTCGGGCTGCTGAAGGGGGGTAGGGGATGGAAACAGTGCGTTTGCAGGAGTAAGGGTGCAGTTGGGTCCCTGCGAGAAAATGTCTCAGTTGTGGCAACTGATTGGTGACCTGGGGGGCGTTTCTGAGCCCACAGTGCTGGCATCAGGACTCAGGTGTGAGGTGCCCCAGACCCTCCCCTTGCCAGTAATTAGCTGATGGCTCGGTGATGCCCAGGGTGAAGGAAGACTTGATTTTGGGAGGGGAGTTCTCTCGTAATGACACTGAGGATGCCTTCAAGTTGGGCTTCTGGCATGTTCTGCCCTCGCTCCCCTTCTGTAGTCACCTTGGCCCTCGTGTTGCTGAGCTGTGTGTGGGAGCGGGAAGCGCGTCAGTGGGCGGAGGGAGCGGGAAGCGCGTCAGTGGGCGGAGTATTTGAGAACATTTCACAAGCCGCTGTTGAGGTTCAGAATCAACCAGCAGATACAGAAACATATTTCGGAGCGTGGGGACCCTTGGGTGAGCTGCCACATGAAGCAGCCCCAGGACCTCCCTGGCTCAAGGAGTGACAGCGAGTTTGTCTGAGGTGAGGGCACAGGCCTGGCGAAGCCTCGTGTGTGGGTGAGACCTGCCCGACCCCAGTGCCTTACCCGAGGAGCTACTGGCCCAGTGGGGGAGGCATTCAGGTGGGCAGAGTCAGGGAGACTCATGAGGCCGTTGAGGCCAGGGGCATAGAGCTGGCCAAGGAGCCATGGCTCACTAACGTGTTGTATGGGGCTCCTTCCCTTCAGGTCCAGGCTCCTGCGTGAAGTGATGCTCCTCTTTGCCTTACTCCTAGCCATGGAGCTCCCATTGGTGGCAGCCAGTGCCACCATCGCGCTCAGTGTAAGTATCATTCCCTCTCACTGTCCTGGAGAGGACGAGAATTCCACCTGGAGATTCTGGGCCACTTTGGTTCCCCATGAGCCAAGACGGCACTTCTAATTTGCATTCCCTACCGGAGTCCCTGTCTGTAGCCAGCCTGGCTTTCAGCTGGTGCCCAAAGTGACAAATGTATCTGCAATGACAAAGGTACCCTGGAAGGGCTCGCCCTCTGCGGAATTTCAGTTCATGCAGGCCTTGGTGCTTCCACATCTGTCCAAGGGCCTTTCAAATGTGACTTTTAACTCTGTGGATTGATTTGCCCGGTTGTCACATTCTGAGCAGCCACAACCTACTGCATCCCATGTAGAAGTGGAAGTGACCTGATTTTTTCCTGCTTTTCAAGGCTGTATGTTTACATTTGCCTCCAATCATTCCTATGGGAATTCCTTGGGAGTCTAACTTGGAGATTTTGTTTCTTCTGCCTTTGCTCCTGGGGGCTTAATCACTTCTGTGCCTCTGGTTATCTGTGGCACATTTGTATTTGTCATTAGTCAACCGGAGACTCGGGGTCTGAGTGGAGGGTATGTCCCCCTCCAGTGATGGTTTCTGTTGGCTTCCCAGGGTGAGGATGACTCATGACCACTTGCAAGTGGTTTTTGTGTCTGGGGTTTATGATCACACAGTCATACACGTTCTAACTCCAGACTGACTGTTGAGAAAGCCTCTGGGTAAGGGAATTCCTGGGAAACACACTGTTTTCATGCATCCTCTGGAAGATGAGGCCTGAAGTTACCAGGGTCTCTGTTTGCTGATGCTGATGATCCACATTTTCTAGCCCACTCTGCTTCTCTGACACCTTTAGTCTTGAGGATCCATGNTCTGTGAAGGAATCCAAGCTCTCATTTCGCACTCACCTTGGCCCTGGCTCTGTCTCCAGGACCTCTTCTACTACAAAATCCTAAAGCTCTGGGAGCTGGGTGTCAACCTGTGCCCGAGGAAATCATACAGTTACTGTGGACTTTCCAGTTTGCTGTCTTCTAGTATTCCATTGTAGCTCTTGGGTATTTTCCCATCCACCCCAAGATCCAGCTGGAAATCAGTGAACACACTTGATGGGAGTTTTCCTGCATGTGCTCTGGGCATTGACAGTAGAAGGGTGTTCAGAATGTCTGCTGTGCCCTCATGGAGGAAGAGNGCTCAGTGTACATGCTCTGGGTCAGTAGGTGCCCTTGAGCCCAGCTTTGGGAGCAATGTTGGATGAGTGAAGGAGGGATCCAGGGCAAAGCAGGCACGACAGAGTGGAGACGGCGCTGCTGGCTCTCAGGGGAATGGGCATGGAGTGGGTAGGAGATCCACCTAAGGAGGCTGGCTGGCTGGACGAGTCAGGAGCCCCTTCCAAGGGTGGACACTGACAGGCCCCCAGTCTTGGTCTCCTGCATGCCAGAGGTACCAGCCCATCTTTTTTCCTAAACTTGATGACCTAGGGCTAGGGGCATGTTGAATCTCAGCCTCGCCCACTGGCGCTGGACTTGGTACACAGGGTGGGGCAAAGTGGGTACTGGATCCTGATCATCCCTATCCCTGGGGTGTGGCTTCTTGCTGCACAGTCAGCTTCTAGTTCTGTAGCCCCAGCTGCTCCTGCGGTGGAGGGAGCTACACATCAGGCTCTGACCCCCTCCAGGTGGGGCCTTCGCGTGAGGGGAGTCAGCACGCATCAGCAGCTGGGCCCAGGGAGTTGCCCCACTGAGCACTGCGGGCTGACCTGCTCCCAACCAGGGAGATGGAGCTTCCCCCTTGAGTCGGGCTGCTGAAGGGGGGTAGGGGATGGAAACAGTGCGTTTGCAGGAGTAAGGGTGCAGTTGGGTCCCTGCGAGAAAATGTCTCAGTTGTGGCAACTGATTGGTGACCTGGGGGGCGTTTCTGAGCCCACAGTGCTGGCATCAGGACTCAGGTGTGAGGTGCCCCAGACCCTCCCCTTGCCAGTAATTAGCTGATGGCTCGGTGATGCCCAGGGTGAAGGAAGACTTGATTTTGGGAGGGGAGTTCTCTCGTAATGACACTGAGGATGCCTTCAAGTTGGGCTTCTGGCATGTTCTGCCCTCGCTCCCCTTCTGTAGTCACCTTGGCCCTCGTGTTGCTGAGCTGTGTGTGGGAGCGGGAAGCGCGTCAGTGGGCGGAGGGAGCGGGAAGCGCGTCAGTGGGCGGAGTATTTGAGAACATTTCACAAGCCGCTGTTGAGGTTCAGAATCAACCAGCAGATACAGAAACATATTTCGGAGCGTGGGGACCCTTGGGTGAGCTGCCACATGAAGCAGCCCCAGGACCTCCCTGGCTCAAGGAGTGACAGCGAGTTTGTCTGAGGTGAGGGCACAGGCCTGGCGAAGCCTCGTGTGTGGGTGAGACCTGCCCGACCCCAGTGCCTTACCCGAGGAGCTACTGGCCCAGTGGGGGAGGCATTCAGGTGGGCAGAGTCAGGGAGACTCATGAGGCCGTTGAGGCCAGGGGCATAGAGCTGGCCAAGGAGCCATGGCTCACTAACGTGTTGTATGGGGCTCCTTCCCTTCAGGTCCAGGCTCCTGCGTGAAGTGATGCTCCTCTTTGCCTTACTCCTAGCCATGGAGCTCCCATTGGTGGCAGCCAGTGCCACCATCGCGCTCAGTGTAAGTATCATTCCCTCTCACTGTCCTGGAGAGGACGAGAATTCCACCTGCCAGTGCCTTACCCGAGGAGCTACTGGCCCAGTGGGGGAGGCATTCAGGTGGGCAGAGTCAGGGAGACTCATGAGGCCGTTGAGGCCAGGGGCATAGAGCTGGCCAAGGAGCCATGGCTCACTAACGTGTTGTATGGGGCTCCTTCCCTTCAGGTCCAGGCTCCTGCGTGAAGTGATGCTCCTCTTTGCCTTACTCCTAGCCATGGAGCTCCCATTGGTGGCAGCCAGTGCCACCATCGCGCTCAGTGTAAGTATCATTCCCTCTCACTGTCCTGGAGAGGACGAGAATTCCACCTGGAGATTCTGGGCCACTTTGGTTCCCCATGAGCCAAGACGGCACTTCTAATTTGCATTCCCTACCGGAGTCCCTGTCTGTAGCCAGCCTGGCTTTCAGCTGGTGCCCAAAGTGACAAATGTATCTGCAATGACAAAGGTACCCTGGAAGGGCTCGCCCTCTGCGGAATTTCAGTTCATGCAGGCCTTGGTGCTTCCACATCTGTCCAAGGGCCTTTCAAATGTGACTTTTAACTCTGTGGATTGATTTGCCCGGTTGTCACATTCTGAGCAGCCACAACCTACTGCATCCCATGTAGAAGTGGAAGTGACCTGATTTTTTCCTGCTTTTCAAGGCTGTATGTTTACATTTGCCTCCAATCATTCCTATGGGAATTCCTTGGGAGTCTAACTTGGAGATTTTGTTTCTTCTGCCTTTGCTCCTGGGGGCTTAATCACTTCTGTGCCTCTGGTTATCTGTGGCACATTTGTATTTGTCATTAGTCAACCGGAGACTCGGGGTCTGAGTGGAGGGTATGTCCCCCTCCAGTGATGGTTTCTGTTGGCTTCCCAGGGTGAGGATGACTCATGACCACTTGCAAGTGGTTTTTGTGTCTGGGGTTTATGATCACACAGTCATACACGTTCTAACTCCAGACTGACTGTTGAGAAAGCCTCTGGGTAAGGGAATTCCTGGGAAACACACTGTTTTCATGCATCCTCTGGAAGATGAGGCCTGAAGTTACCAGGGTCTCTGTTTGCTGATGCTGATGATCCACATTTTCTAGCCCACTCTGCTTCTCTGACACCTTTAGTCTTGAGGATCCATGNTCTGTGAAGGAATCCAAGCTCTCATTTCGCACTCACCTTGGCCCTGGCTCTGTCTCCAGGACCTCTTCTACTACAAAATCCTAAAGCTCTGGGAGCTGGGTGTCAACCTGTGCCCGAGGAAATCATACAGTTACTGTGGACTTTCCAGTTTGCTGTCTTCTAGTATTCCATTGTAGCTCTTGGGTATTTTCCCATCCACCCCAAGATCCAGCTGGAAATCAGTGAACACACTTGATGGGAGTTTTCCTGCATGTGCTCTGGGCATTGACAGTAGAAGGGTGTTCAGAATGTCTGCTGTGCCCTCATGGAGGAAGAGNGCTCAGTGTACATGCTCTGGGTCAGTAGGTGCCCTTGAGCCCAGCTTTGGGAGCAATGTTGGATGAGTGAAGGAGGGATCCAGGGCAAAGCAGGCACGACAGAGTGGAGACGGCGCTGCTGGCTCTCAGGGGAATGGGCATGGAGTGGGTAGGAGATCCACCTAAGGAGGCTGGCTGGCTGGACGAGTCAGGAGCCCCTTCCAAGGGTGGACACTGACAGGCCCCCAGTCTTGGTCTCCTGCATGCCAGAGGTACCAGCCCATCTTTTTTCCTAAACTTGATGACCTAGGGCTAGGGGCATGTTGAAGTGACTTTTAACTCTGTGGATTGATTTGCCCGGTTGTCACATTCTGAGCAGCCACAACCTACTGCATCCCATGTAGAAGTGGAAGTGACCTGATTTTTTCCTGCTTTTCAAGGCTGTATGTTTACATTTGCCTCCAATCATTCCTATGGGAATTCCTTGGGAGTCTAACTTGGAGATTTTGTTTCTTCTGCCTTTGCTCCTGGGGGCTTAATCACTTCTGTGCCTCTGGTTATCTGTGGCACATTTGTATTTGTCATTAGTCAACCGGAGACTCGGGGTCTGAGTGGAGGGTATGTCCCCCTCCAGTGATGGTTTCTGTTGGCTTCCCAGGGTGAGGATGACTCATGACCACTTGCAAGTGGTTTTTGTGTCTGGGGTTTATGATCACACAGTCATACACGTTCTAACTCCAGACTGACTGTTGAGAAAGCCTCTGGGTAAGGGAATTCCTGGGAAACACACTGTTTTCATGCATCCTCTGGAAGATGAGGCCTGAAGTTACCAGGGTCTCTGTTTGCTGATGCTGATGATCCACATTTTCTAGCCCACTCTGCTTCTCTGACACCTTTAGTCTTGAGGATCCATGNTCTGTGAAGGAATCCAAGCTCTCATTTCGCACTCACCTTGGCCCTGGCTCTGTCTCCAGGACCTCTTCTACTACAAAATCCTAAAGCTCTGGGAGCTGGGTGTCAACCTGTGCCCGAGGAAATCATACAGTTACTGTGGACTTTCCAGTTTGCTGTCTTCTAGTATTCCATTGTAGCTCTTGGGTATTTTCCCATCCACCCCAAGATCCAGCTGGAAATCAGTGAACACACTTGATGGGAGTTTTCCTGCATGTGCTCTGGGCATTGACAG
DNA Sequence
Exons and introns
GGAGATTCTGGGCCACTTTGGTTCCCCATGAGCCAAGACGGCACTTCTAATTTGCATTCCCTACCGGAGTCCCTGTCTGTAGCCAGCCTGGCTTTCAGCTGGTGCCCAAAGTGACAAATGTATCTGCAATGACAAAGGTACCCTGGAAGGGCTCGCCCTCTGCGGAATTTCAGTTCATGCAGGCCTTGGTGCTTCCACATCTGTCCAAGGGCCTTTCAAATGTGACTTTTAACTCTGTGGATTGATTTGCCCGGTTGTCACATTCTGAGCAGCCACAACCTACTGCATCCCATGTAGAAGTGGAAGTGACCTGATTTTTTCCTGCTTTTCAAGGCTGTATGTTTACATTTGCCTCCAATCATTCCTATGGGAATTCCTTGGGAGTCTAACTTGGAGATTTTGTTTCTTCTGCCTTTGCTCCTGGGGGCTTAATCACTTCTGTGCCTCTGGTTATCTGTGGCACATTTGTATTTGTCATTAGTCAACCGGAGACTCGGGGTCTGAGTGGAGGGTATGTCCCCCTCCAGTGATGGTTTCTGTTGGCTTCCCAGGGTGAGGATGACTCATGACCACTTGCAAGTGGTTTTTGTGTCTGGGGTTTATGATCACACAGTCATACACGTTCTAACTCCAGACTGACTGTTGAGAAAGCCTCTGGGTAAGGGAATTCCTGGGAAACACACTGTTTTCATGCATCCTCTGGAAGATGAGGCCTGAAGTTACCAGGGTCTCTGTTTGCTGATGCTGATGATCCACATTTTCTAGCCCACTCTGCTTCTCTGACACCTTTAGTCTTGAGGATCCATGNTCTGTGAAGGAATCCAAGCTCTCATTTCGCACTCACCTTGGCCCTGGCTCTGTCTCCAGGACCTCTTCTACTACAAAATCCTAAAGCTCTGGGAGCTGGGTGTCAACCTGTGCCCGAGGAAATCATACAGTTACTGTGGACTTTCCAGTTTGCTGTCTTCTAGTATTCCATTGTAGCTCTTGGGTATTTTCCCATCCACCCCAAGATCCAGCTGGAAATCAGTGAACACACTTGATGGGAGTTTTCCTGCATGTGCTCTGGGCATTGACAGTAGAAGGGTGTTCAGAATGTCTGCTGTGCCCTCATGGAGGAAGAGNGCTCAGTGTACATGCTCTGGGTCAGTAGGTGCCCTTGAGCCCAGCTTTGGGAGCAATGTTGGATGAGTGAAGGAGGGATCCAGGGCAAAGCAGGCACGACAGAGTGGAGACGGCGCTGCTGGCTCTCAGGGGAATGGGCATGGAGTGGGTAGGAGATCCACCTAAGGAGGCTGGCTGGCTGGACGAGTCAGGAGCCCCTTCCAAGGGTGGACACTGACAGGCCCCCAGTCTTGGTCTCCTGCATGCCAGAGGTACCAGCCCATCTTTTTTCCTAAACTTGATGACCTAGGGCTAGGGGCATGTTGAATCTCAGCCTCGCCCACTGGCGCTGGACTTGGTACACAGGGTGGGGCAAAGTGGGTACTGGATCCTGATCATCCCTATCCCTGGGGTGTGGCTTCTTGCTGCACAGTCAGCTTCTAGTTCTGTAGCCCCAGCTGCTCCTGCGGTGGAGGGAGCTACACATCAGGCTCTGACCCCCTCCAGGTGGGGCCTTCGCGTGAGGGGAGTCAGCACGCATCAGCAGCTGGGCCCAGGGAGTTGCCCCACTGAGCACTGCGGGCTGACCTGCTCCCAACCAGGGAGATGGAGCTTCCCCCTTGAGTCGGGCTGCTGAAGGGGGGTAGGGGATGGAAACAGTGCGTTTGCAGGAGTAAGGGTGCAGTTGGGTCCCTGCGAGAAAATGTCTCAGTTGTGGCAACTGATTGGTGACCTGGGGGGCGTTTCTGAGCCCACAGTGCTGGCATCAGGACTCAGGTGTGAGGTGCCCCAGACCCTCCCCTTGCCAGTAATTAGCTGATGGCTCGGTGATGCCCAGGGTGAAGGAAGACTTGATTTTGGGAGGGGAGTTCTCTCGTAATGACACTGAGGATGCCTTCAAGTTGGGCTTCTGGCATGTTCTGCCCTCGCTCCCCTTCTGTAGTCACCTTGGCCCTCGTGTTGCTGAGCTGTGTGTGGGAGCGGGAAGCGCGTCAGTGGGCGGAGGGAGCGGGAAGCGCGTCAGTGGGCGGAGTATTTGAGAACATTTCACAAGCCGCTGTTGAGGTTCAGAATCAACCAGCAGATACAGAAACATATTTCGGAGCGTGGGGACCCTTGGGTGAGCTGCCACATGAAGCAGCCCCAGGACCTCCCTGGCTCAAGGAGTGACAGCGAGTTTGTCTGAGGTGAGGGCACAGGCCTGGCGAAGCCTCGTGTGTGGGTGAGACCTGCCCGACCCCAGTGCCTTACCCGAGGAGCTACTGGCCCAGTGGGGGAGGCATTCAGGTGGGCAGAGTCAGGGAGACTCATGAGGCCGTTGAGGCCAGGGGCATAGAGCTGGCCAAGGAGCCATGGCTCACTAACGTGTTGTATGGGGCTCCTTCCCTTCAGGTCCAGGCTCCTGCGTGAAGTGATGCTCCTCTTTGCCTTACTCCTAGCCATGGAGCTCCCATTGGTGGCAGCCAGTGCCACCATCGCGCTCAGTGTAAGTATCATTCCCTCTCACTGTCCTGGAGAGGACGAGAATTCCACCTGGAGATTCTGGGCCACTTTGGTTCCCCATGAGCCAAGACGGCACTTCTAATTTGCATTCCCTACCGGAGTCCCTGTCTGTAGCCAGCCTGGCTTTCAGCTGGTGCCCAAAGTGACAAATGTATCTGCAATGACAAAGGTACCCTGGAAGGGCTCGCCCTCTGCGGAATTTCAGTTCATGCAGGCCTTGGTGCTTCCACATCTGTCCAAGGGCCTTTCAAATGTGACTTTTAACTCTGTGGATTGATTTGCCCGGTTGTCACATTCTGAGCAGCCACAACCTACTGCATCCCATGTAGAAGTGGAAGTGACCTGATTTTTTCCTGCTTTTCAAGGCTGTATGTTTACATTTGCCTCCAATCATTCCTATGGGAATTCCTTGGGAGTCTAACTTGGAGATTTTGTTTCTTCTGCCTTTGCTCCTGGGGGCTTAATCACTTCTGTGCCTCTGGTTATCTGTGGCACATTTGTATTTGTCATTAGTCAACCGGAGACTCGGGGTCTGAGTGGAGGGTATGTCCCCCTCCAGTGATGGTTTCTGTTGGCTTCCCAGGGTGAGGATGACTCATGACCACTTGCAAGTGGTTTTTGTGTCTGGGGTTTATGATCACACAGTCATACACGTTCTAACTCCAGACTGACTGTTGAGAAAGCCTCTGGGTAAGGGAATTCCTGGGAAACACACTGTTTTCATGCATCCTCTGGAAGATGAGGCCTGAAGTTACCAGGGTCTCTGTTTGCTGATGCTGATGATCCACATTTTCTAGCCCACTCTGCTTCTCTGACACCTTTAGTCTTGAGGATCCATGNTCTGTGAAGGAATCCAAGCTCTCATTTCGCACTCACCTTGGCCCTGGCTCTGTCTCCAGGACCTCTTCTACTACAAAATCCTAAAGCTCTGGGAGCTGGGTGTCAACCTGTGCCCGAGGAAATCATACAGTTACTGTGGACTTTCCAGTTTGCTGTCTTCTAGTATTCCATTGTAGCTCTTGGGTATTTTCCCATCCACCCCAAGATCCAGCTGGAAATCAGTGAACACACTTGATGGGAGTTTTCCTGCATGTGCTCTGGGCATTGACAGTAGAAGGGTGTTCAGAATGTCTGCTGTGCCCTCATGGAGGAAGAGNGCTCAGTGTACATGCTCTGGGTCAGTAGGTGCCCTTGAGCCCAGCTTTGGGAGCAATGTTGGATGAGTGAAGGAGGGATCCAGGGCAAAGCAGGCACGACAGAGTGGAGACGGCGCTGCTGGCTCTCAGGGGAATGGGCATGGAGTGGGTAGGAGATCCACCTAAGGAGGCTGGCTGGCTGGACGAGTCAGGAGCCCCTTCCAAGGGTGGACACTGACAGGCCCCCAGTCTTGGTCTCCTGCATGCCAGAGGTACCAGCCCATCTTTTTTCCTAAACTTGATGACCTAGGGCTAGGGGCATGTTGAATCTCAGCCTCGCCCACTGGCGCTGGACTTGGTACACAGGGTGGGGCAAAGTGGGTACTGGATCCTGATCATCCCTATCCCTGGGGTGTGGCTTCTTGCTGCACAGTCAGCTTCTAGTTCTGTAGCCCCAGCTGCTCCTGCGGTGGAGGGAGCTACACATCAGGCTCTGACCCCCTCCAGGTGGGGCCTTCGCGTGAGGGGAGTCAGCACGCATCAGCAGCTGGGCCCAGGGAGTTGCCCCACTGAGCACTGCGGGCTGACCTGCTCCCAACCAGGGAGATGGAGCTTCCCCCTTGAGTCGGGCTGCTGAAGGGGGGTAGGGGATGGAAACAGTGCGTTTGCAGGAGTAAGGGTGCAGTTGGGTCCCTGCGAGAAAATGTCTCAGTTGTGGCAACTGATTGGTGACCTGGGGGGCGTTTCTGAGCCCACAGTGCTGGCATCAGGACTCAGGTGTGAGGTGCCCCAGACCCTCCCCTTGCCAGTAATTAGCTGATGGCTCGGTGATGCCCAGGGTGAAGGAAGACTTGATTTTGGGAGGGGAGTTCTCTCGTAATGACACTGAGGATGCCTTCAAGTTGGGCTTCTGGCATGTTCTGCCCTCGCTCCCCTTCTGTAGTCACCTTGGCCCTCGTGTTGCTGAGCTGTGTGTGGGAGCGGGAAGCGCGTCAGTGGGCGGAGGGAGCGGGAAGCGCGTCAGTGGGCGGAGTATTTGAGAACATTTCACAAGCCGCTGTTGAGGTTCAGAATCAACCAGCAGATACAGAAACATATTTCGGAGCGTGGGGACCCTTGGGTGAGCTGCCACATGAAGCAGCCCCAGGACCTCCCTGGCTCAAGGAGTGACAGCGAGTTTGTCTGAGGTGAGGGCACAGGCCTGGCGAAGCCTCGTGTGTGGGTGAGACCTGCCCGACCCCAGTGCCTTACCCGAGGAGCTACTGGCCCAGTGGGGGAGGCATTCAGGTGGGCAGAGTCAGGGAGACTCATGAGGCCGTTGAGGCCAGGGGCATAGAGCTGGCCAAGGAGCCATGGCTCACTAACGTGTTGTATGGGGCTCCTTCCCTTCAGGTCCAGGCTCCTGCGTGAAGTGATGCTCCTCTTTGCCTTACTCCTAGCCATGGAGCTCCCATTGGTGGCAGCCAGTGCCACCATCGCGCTCAGTGTAAGTATCATTCCCTCTCACTGTCCTGGAGAGGACGAGAATTCCACCTGCCAGTGCCTTACCCGAGGAGCTACTGGCCCAGTGGGGGAGGCATTCAGGTGGGCAGAGTCAGGGAGACTCATGAGGCCGTTGAGGCCAGGGGCATAGAGCTGGCCAAGGAGCCATGGCTCACTAACGTGTTGTATGGGGCTCCTTCCCTTCAGGTCCAGGCTCCTGCGTGAAGTGATGCTCCTCTTTGCCTTACTCCTAGCCATGGAGCTCCCATTGGTGGCAGCCAGTGCCACCATCGCGCTCAGTGTAAGTATCATTCCCTCTCACTGTCCTGGAGAGGACGAGAATTCCACCTGGAGATTCTGGGCCACTTTGGTTCCCCATGAGCCAAGACGGCACTTCTAATTTGCATTCCCTACCGGAGTCCCTGTCTGTAGCCAGCCTGGCTTTCAGCTGGTGCCCAAAGTGACAAATGTATCTGCAATGACAAAGGTACCCTGGAAGGGCTCGCCCTCTGCGGAATTTCAGTTCATGCAGGCCTTGGTGCTTCCACATCTGTCCAAGGGCCTTTCAAATGTGACTTTTAACTCTGTGGATTGATTTGCCCGGTTGTCACATTCTGAGCAGCCACAACCTACTGCATCCCATGTAGAAGTGGAAGTGACCTGATTTTTTCCTGCTTTTCAAGGCTGTATGTTTACATTTGCCTCCAATCATTCCTATGGGAATTCCTTGGGAGTCTAACTTGGAGATTTTGTTTCTTCTGCCTTTGCTCCTGGGGGCTTAATCACTTCTGTGCCTCTGGTTATCTGTGGCACATTTGTATTTGTCATTAGTCAACCGGAGACTCGGGGTCTGAGTGGAGGGTATGTCCCCCTCCAGTGATGGTTTCTGTTGGCTTCCCAGGGTGAGGATGACTCATGACCACTTGCAAGTGGTTTTTGTGTCTGGGGTTTATGATCACACAGTCATACACGTTCTAACTCCAGACTGACTGTTGAGAAAGCCTCTGGGTAAGGGAATTCCTGGGAAACACACTGTTTTCATGCATCCTCTGGAAGATGAGGCCTGAAGTTACCAGGGTCTCTGTTTGCTGATGCTGATGATCCACATTTTCTAGCCCACTCTGCTTCTCTGACACCTTTAGTCTTGAGGATCCATGNTCTGTGAAGGAATCCAAGCTCTCATTTCGCACTCACCTTGGCCCTGGCTCTGTCTCCAGGACCTCTTCTACTACAAAATCCTAAAGCTCTGGGAGCTGGGTGTCAACCTGTGCCCGAGGAAATCATACAGTTACTGTGGACTTTCCAGTTTGCTGTCTTCTAGTATTCCATTGTAGCTCTTGGGTATTTTCCCATCCACCCCAAGATCCAGCTGGAAATCAGTGAACACACTTGATGGGAGTTTTCCTGCATGTGCTCTGGGCATTGACAGTAGAAGGGTGTTCAGAATGTCTGCTGTGCCCTCATGGAGGAAGAGNGCTCAGTGTACATGCTCTGGGTCAGTAGGTGCCCTTGAGCCCAGCTTTGGGAGCAATGTTGGATGAGTGAAGGAGGGATCCAGGGCAAAGCAGGCACGACAGAGTGGAGACGGCGCTGCTGGCTCTCAGGGGAATGGGCATGGAGTGGGTAGGAGATCCACCTAAGGAGGCTGGCTGGCTGGACGAGTCAGGAGCCCCTTCCAAGGGTGGACACTGACAGGCCCCCAGTCTTGGTCTCCTGCATGCCAGAGGTACCAGCCCATCTTTTTTCCTAAACTTGATGACCTAGGGCTAGGGGCATGTTGAAGTGACTTTTAACTCTGTGGATTGATTTGCCCGGTTGTCACATTCTGAGCAGCCACAACCTACTGCATCCCATGTAGAAGTGGAAGTGACCTGATTTTTTCCTGCTTTTCAAGGCTGTATGTTTACATTTGCCTCCAATCATTCCTATGGGAATTCCTTGGGAGTCTAACTTGGAGATTTTGTTTCTTCTGCCTTTGCTCCTGGGGGCTTAATCACTTCTGTGCCTCTGGTTATCTGTGGCACATTTGTATTTGTCATTAGTCAACCGGAGACTCGGGGTCTGAGTGGAGGGTATGTCCCCCTCCAGTGATGGTTTCTGTTGGCTTCCCAGGGTGAGGATGACTCATGACCACTTGCAAGTGGTTTTTGTGTCTGGGGTTTATGATCACACAGTCATACACGTTCTAACTCCAGACTGACTGTTGAGAAAGCCTCTGGGTAAGGGAATTCCTGGGAAACACACTGTTTTCATGCATCCTCTGGAAGATGAGGCCTGAAGTTACCAGGGTCTCTGTTTGCTGATGCTGATGATCCACATTTTCTAGCCCACTCTGCTTCTCTGACACCTTTAGTCTTGAGGATCCATGNTCTGTGAAGGAATCCAAGCTCTCATTTCGCACTCACCTTGGCCCTGGCTCTGTCTCCAGGACCTCTTCTACTACAAAATCCTAAAGCTCTGGGAGCTGGGTGTCAACCTGTGCCCGAGGAAATCATACAGTTACTGTGGACTTTCCAGTTTGCTGTCTTCTAGTATTCCATTGTAGCTCTTGGGTATTTTCCCATCCACCCCAAGATCCAGCTGGAAATCAGTGAACACACTTGATGGGAGTTTTCCTGCATGTGCTCTGGGCATTGACAG
The genetic code*
* From Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rd edition
UUC = Cys
UAA = STOP
Proteins
Bovine insulin
Proteins
Proteins can bemodified in many ways.
The consequences of variation in the genome(phenotypic variation)
The consequences of variation inthe genome (disease)
Glycolysis
Metabolism
Applications
HealthProvision of:•Diagnostic markers•Prognostic indicators•“Custom” therapies•Avoidance of ADRs•New therapeutics•etc
AgricultureCharacterization of:•Pest resistant crops•Drought resistant crops•Disease resistant herds•etc
Genome B.C. Research Portfolio*
AquacultureGenomics Research on Salmon (SFU & UVic)
EnvironmentMicrobial Envirogenomics (UBC)
Ethics (Ethical, Environmental, Economic, Legal and Societal)
Democracy, Ethics and Genomics (UBC)Forestry
Forestry Genomics (UBC)Health
Studies of Early Stage Cancer (B.C. Cancer Agency)Bioinformatics of Mammalian Gene Expression (B.C. Cancer Agency)Atlas of Gene Expression in Mouse Development (B.C. Cancer Agency)The Nematode as a Model Organism (SFU & UBC)Genomics of the Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans (UBC)Expression Profiles of Cells & Tissues C. elegans (SFU)
*Courtesy B. Schmidt, Genome BC
DNA Sequencing Movie
Government and non-profit funding
Genome Canada*
• Genome Canada is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to developing and implementing a national strategy in genomics research for the benefit of all Canadians. Genome Canada has received $375 million to date from the federal government to fund five research centres across the country.
• Genome Canada and these 5 Genome Centres (Atlantic, Québec,
Ontario, Prairies and BC) work closely with other partners such as provincial governments, the private sector and national and international foundations to ensure that Canada becomes a world leader in genomics research in key selected areas such as Agriculture, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry and Health.
*Courtesy B. Schmidt, Genome BC
Special ChallengesDevelopment of new technologies continues apace, with the aim of increasing throughputs, decreasing operating costs and more sophisticated approaches and tools.
State of the art robotics and computers have a life span of ~2 years. A minimum requirement for maintenance of a nationally and internationally competitive research community requires an ongoing commitment to access and operate state of the art technologies.
Effective training of young genome researchers relies on the existence of established genomics research programs and platforms.
Retention of established researchers relies on their ability to conduct internationally competitive research.
British Columbia Genomics Community*
(Representative)
SFU UVic BCCA UBC VGH
CMMT CGDN Prov. of B.C. MSFHR NSERC
QLT Xenon Kinetek Kinexus BC Biotech
WED Industry Canada
HRDC NRC CIHR
* Courtesy B. Schmidt, Genome BC
BC Cancer Agency
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Genome British Columbia!
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