Bi7015 Chemical properties, structure and interactions of nucleic acids

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Fojta, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Emil Paleček, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jan Šmarda, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Fojta, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 16 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Introduction. Nucleic acids - history. DNA double helix. Isolation and characterisation of nucleic acids. Physical properties of DNA and DNA conformation. Supercoil-stabilised local DNA structures. Nucleases, topoisomerases, helicases, ligases. Covalent interactions of Nas with small molecules. Reversible interactions of small molecules with DNA. Structure of RNA. Methods of nucleic acids analysis. Gene therapy. Oligonucleotides and their analogues. DNA-protein interactions. DNA structure and interactions in biomedicine. Protein p53 and its interactions with DNA.
Syllabus
  • 1. Úvod. Nukleové kyseliny - historie. 2. Dvojitá šroubovice DNA. Fyzikální vlastnosti a konformace DNA. Izolace a charakterizace nukleových kyselin. 3. Nadšroubovicová DNA. Lokální struktury DNA stabilizované nadšroubovicovým vinutím. 4. Kovalentní interakce DNA s malými molekulami. Poškození DNA. Chemické strukturní sondy. 5. Reversibilní interakce DNA s malými molekulami. 6. Struktura RNA. 7. Oligonukleotidy a jejich analoga. 8. Interakce DNA s bílkovinami. 9. Nukleázy, topoizomerázy, helikázy, ligázy. 10. Bílkovina p53 a její interakce s DNA. 11. Struktura a interakce DNA v biomedicíně. Genová terapie. Imunologie nukleových kyselin. 12. Metody analýzy nukleových kyselin. 13. Interakce nukleových kyselin a bílkovin s povrchy a zvláště s elektrodami; využití v elektrochemické analýze. DNA biosenzory.
Literature
  • BLACKBURN, M. G. and M. J. GAIT. Nucleic Acids in Chemistry and Biology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. info
  • SINDEN, Richard R. DNA structure and function. San Diego: Academic Press, 1994, xxiii, 398. ISBN 0126457506. info
  • ADAMS, R. L. P., J. T. KNOWLER and D. P. LEADER. The Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids. 10th edit. London: Chapman and Hall, 1986. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.