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I'm quite confused on what Southern blotting is used for. So just to repeat what you've said - In order for us to perform the southern blotting procedure we need to know the DNA sequence of our desired gene in advance (to make a complementary radio-labeled DNA strand). So two questions about that process: 1) So what exactly southern blotting is used for? Is it used for identifying if an organism has our gene or interest and that's it? What else could we possibly use it for other than that? 2) If indeed we use southern blotting for identifying if an organism has our gene or interest in its genome, why would we need to use the electrophoresis gel for? Can't we just denature the DNA strand and throw it with a radio-labeled probe to see if the DNA strand gets attached to the probe and then we can deduce the DNA strand does indeed have our gene of interest? Why would we need to cleave the DNA strand and run the restriction fragments through electrophoresis if all we search for is the gene of interest? Obviously I could be missing something but I'm quite confused on why exactly we need these additional steps as it seems redundant. Please help?
The point is to isolate the sequence among a large numer of fragments. Maybe you have a sample of dna from a crime scene and you know just a small part of the killer dna, so southern blot can help you find that little fragment among the sample af dna you found in the scene.
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Hi there AK lectures, great video - you do a good job explaining the process. I'm wondering - what's the practical application of a southern blot versus a standard PCR amplification & gel electrophoresis genotyping method? Cheers! :)
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He didn't mention it but the nitrocellulose paper sits on the gel and the gel sits on a sponge that is soaked in an alkaline solution. This solution is what denatures the DNA into single strand
I think you are just partly right. You denature the DNA duplex using an alkaline solution, but afterwards you usually have to neutralize it, because it wont bind to the membrane at a pH higher than 9.
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Regarding the DNA fragments that get transfer into the cellulose sheet, how does DNA denature? For my understanding the DNA in the gel is double-stranded? Maybe the the conditions during the transfer?
Hey, great vid thank you ! I dont understand why we want to isolate the fragment in the first place if we already have the complementary strand !? Can someone help please :) ? i think im missing something
Thank you very much for the video, helped a lot. I have a question though, and that is: When does the DNA split into to strands ? Is it when it enter the nitrocellulose membranes ?
Hello sir. I have a query. Since northern bloating doesn't require denaturation (of ss-RNA), do we need to dip the gel inside alkali solution? Or is it necessary for knocking out certain Nitrogen bases for later radioactive labelling in membrane?
in step 3 after denaturing DNA, why does the denatured DNA attach to the radioactively labeled DNA and not the original complementary strand where it separated from?
If anyone could answer that would be cool. How can we put complimentarty of strand of fragment of interest if we did not know which is our fragment of interest? And if we already know that? What's the point?
hi i have a question.. so in the southern blotting part you said you use radioactively heavy phospjoris atoms to label prob dna. Are 'radioactively heavy phosphorus atoms' intercalating agent?
I understand that we can detect complimentary strands using a probe that we built, but if our goal is to extract the gene for testing, why don't we just build complimentary probes (aka: synth our own genes) and use those instead of doing all of this? Am I missing something?
I don't get it , if you have a radioactive complementary strand why I need to isolate the gene, I can just built on the radioactive strand a complementary strand and amplify the gene I want...( basically my question is where do I get the radioactive strand?)
First of all, the goal of the experiment could be just to find out if there is a complentary gene. This does not sound like much, but back in the 1970s this was more or less the only way to discern eukaryontic genes and is therefore a prelude to todays techniques. The hybridization probe is usally chemical synthesized (eg via the phosphoramidite method) and just a few nucleotides long (20 maybe), so its often much shorter than the DNA you are interested in.
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I don't read my notes anymore. I juts watch your videos and I feel confident with upcoming exams. You're such a great mentor. From the Philippines here, Salamat :-)
Awesome! But I think you should still take notes! Something about the process of writing lets your brain understand and remember concepts better.
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You are the man, Sir. The amount of work you must have put in to make all these videos is second to none. You are teaching (often times highly) complex matters in a way that makes it very easy to understand for your viewers, and you definitely contribute to a higher educational level among a lot of students, otherwise running their head against the wall, in badly written
text books and badly executed lectures at university. Thanks a ton!!
You make the best biochem videos!! I watched your lectures for my biochem course and now studying for my MCAT! your explanations are x1000 clearer than text books and other resources. thank you so much!
Thanks Mary! happy to help :)
I started med school years ago and then letf 1 year later and start over again this year 2022. Why am I saying this? Because now and then there are themes that its special difficult to me to understand and ALWAYS that I look for te solution on AK LECTURES I find it, but its not just a resolution, its a excellent and simple an clear explanation! I have no words enough to say thank you! You're just AMAZING!
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I´m form germany, and I liked the explanation very much. Normaly it´s hard for me to follow english science videos, but you talk very clearly and explain the "stuff" often in differnet way, so that even I can understand these difficult processes. Thanks a lot!
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I'm quite confused on what Southern blotting is used for. So just to repeat what you've said - In order for us to perform the southern blotting procedure we need to know the DNA sequence of our desired gene in advance (to make a complementary radio-labeled DNA strand). So two questions about that process:
1) So what exactly southern blotting is used for? Is it used for identifying if an organism has our gene or interest and that's it? What else could we possibly use it for other than that?
2) If indeed we use southern blotting for identifying if an organism has our gene or interest in its genome, why would we need to use the electrophoresis gel for? Can't we just denature the DNA strand and throw it with a radio-labeled probe to see if the DNA strand gets attached to the probe and then we can deduce the DNA strand does indeed have our gene of interest? Why would we need to cleave the DNA strand and run the restriction fragments through electrophoresis if all we search for is the gene of interest?
Obviously I could be missing something but I'm quite confused on why exactly we need these additional steps as it seems redundant. Please help?
maybe a silly question: if the sequence is known until the point you can build a complementary sequence of it, what is the point of southern blotting?
good question hm
I believe it allows the experimenter to directly isolate the segment of DNA containing the gene from the rest of the DNA (in Southern anyway)
The southern blotting is used to find out whether or not a molecule of dna contains a particular gene ( known)
The point is to isolate the sequence among a large numer of fragments. Maybe you have a sample of dna from a crime scene and you know just a small part of the killer dna, so southern blot can help you find that little fragment among the sample af dna you found in the scene.
THANK YOU. I was having the same bit of confusion.
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Hi there AK lectures, great video - you do a good job explaining the process. I'm wondering - what's the practical application of a southern blot versus a standard PCR amplification & gel electrophoresis genotyping method?
Cheers! :)
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Just to add, the dna fragments are denaturated with alkali, before their transfer on to a nitrocellulose filter
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but I would like to tell you one thing that some of ur videos have low voice , please correct it if possible.
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How does the double stranded helix become single stranded? The nitrocellulose sheet denatures the double helix? Thanks for such informative lectures!
He didn't mention it but the nitrocellulose paper sits on the gel and the gel sits on a sponge that is soaked in an alkaline solution. This solution is what denatures the DNA into single strand
I think you are just partly right. You denature the DNA duplex using an alkaline solution, but afterwards you usually have to neutralize it, because it wont bind to the membrane at a pH higher than 9.
Do you know what they use to neutralize it?
eg 1.5 M NaCl/0.5 M Tris⋅Cl (pH 7.0)
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Regarding the DNA fragments that get transfer into the cellulose sheet, how does DNA denature?
For my understanding the DNA in the gel is double-stranded? Maybe the the conditions during the transfer?
+Jacinto De La Cruz Usually NaOH is used to denature the dsDNA
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Hey, great vid thank you ! I dont understand why we want to isolate the fragment in the first place if we already have the complementary strand !? Can someone help please :) ? i think im missing something
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Thank you very much for the video, helped a lot. I have a question though, and that is: When does the DNA split into to strands ? Is it when it enter the nitrocellulose membranes ?
The first thing that happens in step 2 is the denaturation of the double stranded Dna
Hello sir.
I have a query.
Since northern bloating doesn't require denaturation (of ss-RNA), do we need to dip the gel inside alkali solution?
Or is it necessary for knocking out certain Nitrogen bases for later radioactive labelling in membrane?
in step 3 after denaturing DNA, why does the denatured DNA attach to the radioactively labeled DNA and not the original complementary strand where it separated from?
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If anyone could answer that would be cool. How can we put complimentarty of strand of fragment of interest if we did not know which is our fragment of interest? And if we already know that? What's the point?
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Why exactly do we need to isolate that DNA fragment if we can make a probe with the exact same sequence in step 4?
That's what I'm so confused about as well
do you have videos on NGS and other molecular techniques ?
hi i have a question.. so in the southern blotting part you said you use radioactively heavy phospjoris atoms to label prob dna. Are 'radioactively heavy phosphorus atoms' intercalating agent?
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Are the ssDNA bound to nitrocellulose permanent or can they be removed?
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I understand that we can detect complimentary strands using a probe that we built, but if our goal is to extract the gene for testing, why don't we just build complimentary probes (aka: synth our own genes) and use those instead of doing all of this? Am I missing something?
Hey Chris :)
I just answered the question in the comment section 3 comments down.
What if the restriction enzymes cleaves the gene of interest in between? That is the gene after cleavage becomes a part of two pieces of DNA?
Sanat Mishra since you know the gene you are going to use a specific enzyme that doesnt cut it
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I don't get it , if you have a radioactive complementary strand why I need to isolate the gene, I can just built on the radioactive strand a complementary strand and amplify the gene I want...( basically my question is where do I get the radioactive strand?)
First of all, the goal of the experiment could be just to find out if there is a complentary gene.
This does not sound like much, but back in the 1970s this was more or less the only way to discern eukaryontic genes and is therefore a prelude to todays techniques.
The hybridization probe is usally chemical synthesized (eg via the phosphoramidite method) and just a few nucleotides long (20 maybe), so its often much shorter than the DNA you are interested in.
Northern Blotting starts at approximately 7:50
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does the complementary DNA probe have to match the fragment exactly? Or can it be similar?
fridaymorning yes it has to be it’s complementary
WOW! Thank you