A Sickle Cell Anemia Detection Simulation: PCR, Restriction Enzyme Digest, and Electrophoresis In this activity, the genotyping of a newborn baby will be simulated with respect to the sickle cell mutation. Does the baby have a wild-type beta-globin gene, a mutation on one allele (carrier), or a mutation on both alleles (homozygous)? Known samples of wild-type and homozygous mutant beta globin will be used for comparison. 1. Write down the known partial DNA sequence for the wild-type beta-globin gene as seen below. This sequence represents the portion of the beta-globin gene that has been amplified using PCR. Typically, amplified sequences will be longer than this example. and some restriction enzymes need longer sequences to function. However, for ease in this activity, the sequences are short. Wild-type: 5' CTG ACT CCT GAG 3: 3' GAC TGA GGA CTC 5' 2. Beside the wild-type sequence, write the DNA sequence for the known mutation associated with sickle cell anemia. Tanio 2 Homorygous mutant: 5' CTG ACT CCT GTG
3 ′3' GAC TGA GGA CAC 5' 3. Determine the recognition site and cleavage pattern of Dde 1 by referring to the restriction enzyme table provided in the background section (see Table 1). Remember that the



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The individual will suffer from sickle cell anemia, when both beta-globin gene has mutation. DNA sequence for the wild-type beta-globin gene is 3' GAC TGA GGA CTC 5' . In mutation codon CTC changes into CAC in mutant gene.

The normal individual gene coding for the beta-globin gene  5' CTG ACT CCT GAG 3 and  3' GAC TGA GGA CTC 5'.  The mutation changes DNA sequence into ′3' GAC TGA GGA CAC 5'. The recognition sites of the Dde1 enzyme is CTGAG on both strand. The cleaving site for this enzyme will be  TGAG on 5' CTG ACT CCT GAG 3 and GACT on 3' GAC TGA GGA CTC 5' strand.

A mutant form of hemoglobin, known as hemoglobin S, is the root cause of the hereditary condition known as sickle-cell anemia (HbS). The main cause of sickle cell disease (SCD), which results in severe morbidity and mortality, is the substitution of valine for glutamic acid in hemoglobin molecules.

Hence, sickle cell anemia is caused due to single amino acid changes in beta globin chain.

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