About this Class

Due to the weather related shutdown of the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (NIH) this seminar has been POSTPONED ... we will attempt to reschedule at a later date. (10-30-2012)

Topics to be covered

I. Genomic and transcript related information

• chromosome location
• genomic, mRNA and protein sequence
• alternative splice products and gene structure (exon-intron locations)
• primers specific for the gene and spliced product
• SNPs in the gene and which ones are known to be associated with a phenotype

II. Publications

• publications documenting experiments that add to our understanding of the HRAS gene

III. Protein related information

• protein function
• pathways and downloading all genes in that pathway

IV. Regulation of expression

•  known transcription factor binding sites