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DNA & proteins Glossary & taxonomy
The "race" to sequence the Human Genome was not a 100 yard
dash, but a marathon. Although the Human Genome Project finished
well ahead of schedule, and a number of genes have been identified, we have
just begun to get a glimpse of what specific genes do and how we might be
able to better use this knowledge for therapeutic interventions. Teasing
apart the interactions of genes and proteins, delineating changes throughout
the
cell cycle, and correlating changes with health and disease will take even more time.
But with complete sequences, and the cross- species comparisons
we can expect new insights and speeding up over time. Sequencing DNA is only a first step towards finding what functions are
connected with specific sequences. Sequencing proteins
(and determining the structures – and functions of proteins) is
ongoing.
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clinical
sequencing:
Currently, the rate of technological
advancements for next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms is projected to drop
sequencing costs below the $1,000 level. Thus, as more individuals have the
ability to sequence their genome, the question becomes what is done with the
information? While the scientific community has largely accepted the utility of
sequencing for research purposes, the use of the technology in a clinical
setting has yet to be fully addressed or accepted by the medical community. Clinical
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[sequencing]:
Coverage is the average number of reads representing a
given nucleotide
in the reconstructed sequence ... Sometimes a distinction is made between
sequence coverage and physical coverage. Sequence coverage is the average number
of times a base is read (as described above). Physical coverage is the average
number of times a base is read or spanned by mate paired reads[8].
Wikipedia shotgun sequencing accessed Jan 10, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_sequencing#Coverage
de novo
sequencing:
Determination of sequences (of genes
or amino acids) whose sequence is not yet known. Can be done with LC/MS/MS
or nanoelectrospray MS/MS.
From the Latin "de novo" from the beginning. See also Mass
spectrometry deep
sequencing: Techniques
of nucleotide sequence analysis that increase the range, complexity,
sensitivity, and accuracy of results by greatly increasing the scale of
operations and thus the number of nucleotides, and the number of copies of each
nucleotide sequenced. The sequencing may be done by analysis of the synthesis or
ligation products, hybridization to preexisting sequences, etc. MeSH 2011
genotype:
The genetic constitution of an organism as revealed
by genetic or molecular analysis, i.e. the complete set of genes, both
dominant and recessive, possessed by a particular cell or organism. IUPAC
Biotech
The observed alleles at a genetic locus for an individual.
NHLBI The genetic constitution of the individual; the
characterization of the genes. MeSH 1968
genotyping: The determination of relevant nucleotide- base sequences
in each of the two parental chromosomes. May
refer to identifying one or more, up to the entire gene sequence of an
organism. Compare phenotype. Used for diagnosis,
drug efficacy, and toxicity. Utilizes genomic DNA
that, after digestion, reacts with a SNP array to
obtain an individual SNP pattern. These variations
can for instance provide information about the
diagnosis of a certain disease, or the
effectiveness or side effect of a certain drug.
The genetic scientific community is
exploding with new robust tools which explore the connections between genotypes
and phenotypes. The falling prices from developing to mature genotyping
platforms, result in abundant data to interrogate and analyze. In addition, as
more detailed clinical classification of patients is performed, stronger genetic
associations of complex diseases are discovered. Genotyping
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Genotyping implies (though I haven't found this in print) determining known
variants, as opposed to discovery of new ones. Related terms SNPS & other
genetic
variations; Broader term sequencing;
Narrower terms: haplotyping, genome wide association studies GWAS
Genome Wide Association Sequencing: Genomic
informatics
haplogroups:
Groups of similar haplotypes. Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup haplotype:
The genetic constitution of individuals with respect to one member of a pair
of allelic genes, or sets of genes that are closely linked and tend to be
inherited together such as those of the MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX. MeSH,
1987
A haplotype is the set
of SNP alleles along a region of a chromosome. Theoretically there could be many
haplotypes in a chromosome region, but recent studies are typically finding only
a few common haplotypes. Developing a Haplotype map of the human genome, 2001 http://www.genome.gov/10001665
A particular pattern of sequential SNPs
found on a single chromosome. These SNPs tend to be inherited together over time
and can serve as disease-gene markers. The examination of single chromosome sets
(haploid sets), as opposed to the usual chromosome pairings (diploid sets), is
important because mutations in one copy of a chromosome pair can be masked by
normal sequences present on the other copy.
From “haploid genotype.” The
key idea is that alleles often travel together. Related terms: haplotyping, haplotyping technologies
Cell biology diploid, haploid, ploidy; Maps
& mapping:
haplotype map HapMap; Narrower term: SNPs
& genetic
variations haploinsufficiency, haplotype block, SNP haplotype
haplotyping:
Haplotyping involves grouping subjects by haplotypes, or
particular patterns of sequential SNPs, found on a single chromosome. These
SNPs tend to be inherited together over time and can serve as disease-gene
markers. Haplotyping—A
Key Approach to Studying Genetic Variation CHI's GenomeLInk
14.2
Somatic cells, as opposed to germ
cells, have two copies of each chromosome. A given single- base position may be homozygous
for the wild- type base (each chromosome has the normal allele),
homozygous for a SNP base (each chromosome has the altered allele), or
heterozygous for two different bases (one chromosome has the normal allele
and the other has the abnormal allele). Haplotyping involves grouping
subjects by haplotypes, or particular patterns of sequential SNPs, found
on a single chromosome. These SNPs tend to be inherited together over time and
can serve as disease- gene markers. The examination of single chromosome sets (haploid
sets), as opposed to the usual chromosome pairings (diploid sets), is
important because mutations in one copy of a chromosome pair can be masked by
normal sequences present on the other copy. Genes tend to travel
in packs. This is good news for pharmacogenomics.
Broader
terms genotyping, sequencing
haplotyping technologies: Include
microarrays, mass
spectrometry, sequencing horizontal
sequencing:
The obvious alternative [to vertical
sequencing] is to perform all four reactions in one vial and determine the
sequence by comparing determined oligonucleotide mass differences with expected
data (horizontal sequencing). Eckhard Nordhoff,a Christine Luebbert,
Gabriela Thiele, Volker Heiser, and Hans Lehrach, Rapid determination of short
DNA sequences, Nucleic
Acids Res > v.28(20);
Oct 15, 2000 http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=110802 Related
term: vertical sequencing
Maxam-Gilbert sequencing & Sanger sequencing:
The two basic
sequencing approaches, Maxam- Gilbert and Sanger, differ primarily in the
way the nested DNA fragments are produced. Both methods work because gel
electrophoresis produces very high resolution separations of DNA molecules;
even fragments that differ in size by only a single nucleotide can be resolved.
Almost all steps in these sequencing methods are now automated. Maxam-
Gilbert sequencing (also called the chemical degradation method) uses chemicals
to cleave DNA at specific bases, resulting in fragments of different lengths.
A refinement to the Maxam- Gilbert method known as multiplex sequencing
enables investigators to analyze about 40 clones on a single DNA sequencing
gel. Sanger sequencing (also called the chain termination or dideoxy
method) involves using an enzymatic procedure to synthesize DNA chains
of varying length in four different reactions, stopping the DNA replication
at positions occupied by one of the four bases, and then determining the
resulting fragment lengths. Primer on Molecular Genetics, Oak Ridge
National Lab, US http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/publicat/primer/intro.html
microsequencing:
Sequencing of proteins or peptides in very small
amounts (sub microgram), sometimes for use as probes.
minisequencing: A solid- phase method for the detection of any
known point mutation or allelic variation of DNA. In the method amplified,
biotinylated DNA sequences containing the mutation site are immobilized
onto streptavidin coated microplate and primer extension reactions are
carried out using labeled nucleotides. Incorporation of the labeled nucleotide
is dependent on the genotype and is analyzed using ELISA technique. Assay
method allows automation. Photometry applications, Labsystems Oy, Finland, no
longer on website Single base sequencing.
multilocus sequence
typing:
Direct nucleotide sequencing of gene fragments from multiple
housekeeping genes for the purpose of phylogenetic analysis, organism
identification, and typing of species, strain, serovar, or other distinguishable
phylogenetic level. MeSH 2011
next generation
sequencing: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has expanded our
fundamental understanding of genomics, mutation, gene function and regulation,
by delivering fast, precise, and large volumes of data. As the cost of
sequencing declines, use in academic, biotech, medical, pharmaceutical, and
ag-bio labs expands, paving the way for the creation of innovative new areas for
bioresearch. Still, the question remains of how best to balance cost, quantity
and quality when choosing a sequencing platform or service. NGx:
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Next-generation sequencing now makes it possible to
determine the sequence of a genome at accessible prices and in a short period of
time DNA-Seq
Sequencing
a genome is only the beginning. Several layers of analysis are necessary to
convert raw sequence data into understanding of functional biology. First, error
sources in the original raw data from multiple platforms and diverse
applications must be accounted for. Then, as computational methods for assembly,
alignment, and variation detection continue to advance, a broad range of genetic
analysis applications including comparative genomics, high-throughput
polymorphism detection, analysis of coding and non-coding RNAs, and identifying
mutant genes in disease pathways can be addressed. NGx: Applying
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In the future, more pathogens will have their
genomes completely sequenced to determine not only how the pathogen causes
disease, but what, if any, treatments will be most effective. The DNA sequences
of viruses like HIV, human papilloma virus (HPV), and hepatitis C (HCV) are
already being characterized and therapies prescribed based on this genetic
information. To perform these types of diagnoses, DNA sequencing will have to
become faster, more cost effective, simpler to perform, and more accessible to
clinical laboratories.
plant
sequencing:
As DNA sequencing costs plummet and
throughput rapidly increases, the question is no longer whether we can sequence
large and complex plant genomes, but how soon can we sequence them? Plants as
model organisms for biological investigations such as domestication, genome
evolution, developmental physiology, epigenetics, pest resistance, heterosis,
quantitative inheritance, and comparative genomics, allow the relationship and
understanding of genotype to phenotype correlations. Plant
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International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium special issue: Nature
409 (6822) 15 Feb 2001 http://www.nature.com/genomics/human/papers/analysis.html
Human Genome [Celera Genomics sequence] special
issue: Science 291
(5507) Feb. 16, 2001 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/vol291/issue5507/index.shtml
resequencing:
Eric Lander, director of the Whitehead Institute's Center for Genome Research, and professor of biology at
MIT notes " The human genome will need to be sequenced only once, but it will be
resequenced thousands of times, in order, for example to unravel the polygenic
factors underlying human susceptibilities and predispositions … Re-sequencing
will also provide the ultimate tool for genotyping studies" E. Lander
"The New Genomics" Science 274: 536, 25 Oct. 1996 Previously sequenced site is resequenced for SNP
discovery or other purposes. DNA resequencing involves sequencing a DNA
region where a reference sequence for the region is already available. These
studies provide important insight into the function of genes and the evolution
of genes and populations. Applications abound including: comparative genomics,
high-throughput SNP detection, identifying mutant genes in disease pathways,
profiling transcriptomes for organisms where little information is available,
researching lowly expressed genes, to identifying newly emerging or genetically
engineered bacterial and viral strains.
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SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphism: SNPs
& Genetic Variations
SNP scoring: Involves methods to determine the genotypes of many
individuals for particular SNPs that have already been discovered. ... tools
are just beginning to emerge and many more robust technologies are needed. NIH, Methods for Discovering and Scoring
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Request for Applications Jan. 9, 1998 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-98-001.html Sanger sequencing: See under
Maxam-Gilbert sequencing.
scanning, scoring: SNPs
& other genetic variations sequence inversion:
The
deletion and reinsertion of a segment of a nucleic acid sequence in the same
place, but flipped in an opposite orientation. MeSH 2010
sequencing:
Proteins, nucleic acids
-- Analytical procedures for
the determination of the order of amino acids in a polypeptide chain or
of nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule. IUPAC Compendium
Largely automated now. Full DNA sequencing is the "gold standard"
for genotyping. Narrower terms; next generation
sequencing, shotgun sequence, de novo sequencing, microsequencing,
minisequencing, multiplex sequencing, Sanger sequencing, sequencing by
synthesis. Related terms: genotyping, GWAS Genome Wide Association
Sequencing, haplotyping, sequencing data analysis &
storage, sequencing data management
sequencing by
synthesis:
Promising
new sequencing technologies, based on sequencing by synthesis (SBS), are
starting to deliver large amounts of DNA sequence at very low cost.
Polymorphism detection is a key application. Quality
scores and SNP detection in sequencing-by-synthesis systems., Brockman W,
Alvarez P, Young S, Garber M, Giannoukos G, Lee WL, Russ C, Lander ES, Nusbaum
C, Jaffe DB, Genome Research 2008 Jan 22 [Epub ahead of print ]
sequencing - cost of:
The cost of sequencing a single DNA base
[when the Human Genome Project was initiated] was about $10 then; today, sequencing costs have fallen about 100-fold to $.10 to $.20 a base and still are dropping rapidly.
Human Genome News 11 (1-2) Nov. 2000 http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/publicat/hgn/v11n1/01giants.html
Related term: Molecular Diagnostics $1,000
genome
Sequencing
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Uses robotics, automated DNA-
sequencing machines and computers.
sequencing
informatics: sequencing
platforms and managing the instruments, workflows and data analysis tools. Track
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Sequencing method which involves randomly sequencing
tiny cloned pieces of the genome, with no foreknowledge of where on a chromosome
the piece originally came from. This can be contrasted with "directed"
[sequencing] strategies, in which pieces of DNA from adjacent stretches of a chromosome
are sequenced. Directed strategies eliminate the need for complex reassembly
techniques. Because there are advantages to both strategies, researchers
expect to use both random (or shotgun) and directed strategies in combination
to sequence the human genome. DOE Glossary Shotgun
sequencing comes of age, Tabitha
Powledge, Scientist Dec. 31, 2002 http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/news/0212/133.htm
Hybrid of whole genome shotgun and clone- by- clone approach is probably best.
vertical
sequencing:
Among the many proposed concepts for
sequencing DNA using mass spectrometry, the most successful has been to combine
Sanger cycle sequencing with MALDI-TOF-MS (1,
2, 4–12).
Four nucleobase- specific oligonucleotide ladders are generated in separate
reaction vials, which are then separated and detected inside the mass
spectrometer. The sequence is determined by comparing the recorded spectra
(vertical sequencing). Eckhard Nordhoff, Christine Luebbert,
Gabriela Thiele, Volker Heiser, and Hans Lehrach, Rapid determination of short
DNA sequences, Nucleic
Acids Res > v.28(20);
Oct 15, 2000 http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=110802
Related
term: horizontal sequencing
viral genotyping:
Genomic
data is enabling researchers to predict a patient's response to therapy based on
the viral genotype for viral infections. HIV genotyping is an early example of
how treatment decisions are made based on the genotype of the virus.
whole genome shotgun sequencing:
Whole Genome Shotgun (WGS) sequencing projects are
incomplete genomes or incomplete chromosomes that are being sequenced by a whole
genome shotgun strategy. WGS projects may be annotated, but annotation is not
required. The pieces of a WGS project are the contigs (overlapping reads), and
they do not include any gaps. NCBI Whole Genome Shotgun Submissions http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/wgs.html
Broader term shotgun sequencing method.
Related
term: GWAS Genome Wide Association Sequencing Bibliography Technologies Conferences http://www.chicorporate.com/Conferences/Search.aspx?k=&r=&s=TCH
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Technologies
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Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exome_sequencing
What is the difference
between genotyping and sequencing? 23andme https://www.23andme.com/you/faqwin/sequencing/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplotype
Gives at least three different meanings for haplotype accessed Jan 10, 2011


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Ensembl Glossary http://uswest.ensembl.org/common/Help/Glossary?db=core
Human Genome Project Information, Facts about
Genome Sequencing, Oak Ridge National Lab, US, 2002 http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/faq/seqfacts.html
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Chemistry, Glossary for Chemists of terms used in biotechnology.
Recommendations, Pure & Applied Chemistry 64 (1): 143-168, 1992. 200 +
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IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry, Glossary of Terms used in Bioinorganic Chemistry, Recommendations,
1997. 450+ definitions. http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iupac/bioinorg/
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NHGRI (National Human Genome Research Institute), Talking Glossary of Genetic
Terms, 100+ definitions. http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm
Includes extended audio definitions.
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Insight Pharma Reports, Next-Generation
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Next generation Sequencing NGS Leaders
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