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Identification and activation of a cryptic biosynthetic gene cluster for manumycin-type metabolites in Saccharothrix espanaensis DSM44229
Zelenka, Tomáš ; Petříčková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Beranová, Jana (referee)
1 Abstract: Secondary metabolism of Gram-positive soil bacteria from the genus Streptomyces is a inestimable source of natural products including manumycins, which belong to a polyketide group. These products possess weak antimicrobial, but important antiinflammatory, and antitumor activities. Streptomyces sp. offers broad amounts of yet undiscovered antibiotics, potentially utilizable in clinical medicine. This fact makes out of these organisms a promising solution to our present problem with rising antibiotic resistance among microorganisms. Two main ways are applied in this research: There are efforts of prepairing new derivates based on known products and creating various modifications in their structure. Next, new producers are discovered by "genome mining" methods, activation of silent gene clusters, followed by improvements of antibiotic production. One of those silent clusters was found in the Saccharothrix espanaensis DSM44229 strain. The genetic information has been transferred to a heterologous host in order to characterize its product. Cluster activation and production of novel manumycin-type metabolites occurred in the host after the transfer.
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TAL Effectors: Tools for DNA Targeting
Jankele, Radek ; Svoboda, Petr (advisor) ; Černý, Jan (referee)
Two decades of research on interactions between Xanthomonas phytopathogenic bacteria and their hosts resulted in discovery of a novel Transcription Activator-Like Effector (TALE) protein family, which confers bacterial virulence in plants. TALEs bind selectively to plant promoters and activate expression of cognate genes enabling bacterial reproduction and dissemination. TALEs mediate recognition of specific promoter boxes in a simple and predictable manner. The TALE central repeat domain contains tandem repeats, which specifically contact single consecutive nucleotides in the target sequence via polymorphic amino acid residues. Repeats stack together in an unique right-handed superhelical assembly, which wraps around the DNA duplex. Validated TALE-DNA binding code shows, that two polymorphic amino acids NI, HD, NH, NG and NN in each repeat mediate recognition of A, C, G, T and A/G, respectively. The order of repeats determines recognized sequence in DNA sense strand. Custom TALE DNA-binding domains with desired specificities can be created within one week at low cost. Such designed domains fused to nuclease or activation domains are useful in research, biotechnology and gene-therapy for targeted gene editing and gene regulation. Notably, gene editing with custom-designed TALE nucleases (TALENs) allows for...
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Genetically modified plants for future of globally warmed planet
Nedělová, Jana ; Opatrný, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Nátr, Lubomír (referee)
Many problems which have an adverse impact on crops, come into the agriculture with global warming the planet and thus changes in regional temperature and humidity regimes. These problems will be significant especially in developing countries that are already interfered by drought and threatened by famine. Therefore major target is developing of plants resistant to these climatic changes. Only the very classical breeding doesn't clearly sufficient for these tasks. However, genetic engineering could contribute significantly by genetically modified (GM) plants. This modern breeding-cultivation technology has several advantages in comparison with traditional breeding. One of them is for example targeted and well-controlled change in genotype, which allows obtaining plants with specific desired properties.
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GM crops and the third world
Andrová, Julie ; Opatrný, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Lhotáková, Zuzana (referee)
The inhabitants of the Third World have to deal with problems such as population explosion, undernourishment, poverty and morbidity. The Green Revolution saved millions of people from hunger through the introduction of specially bred varieties of cereal in combination with mineral fertilization. The transition from the Green Revolution to the Genetic Revolution, which consists in the introduction of transgenic crops prepared using genetic engineering techniques, could represent the future for developing countries. The work deals with the issue of transgenic crops in developing countries. The first part deals with problems of the Third World, the second part with transgenic crops, specifically the preparation process of these crops, their present and potential use in developing countries and potential risks. The third part includes analysis of the Framework Education Programme for Secondary General Education and analysis of selected textbooks.
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Etika potravin - geneticky modifikované potraviny
Košťál, Lukáš
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to document the situation regarding a genetically mod-ified food within the EU, including the prevailing attitude towards such food in the EU. A comparative method was used to evaluate both the pros and the cons of genetically modified food with regards to ethical questions. The results show that in comparison to other states, the attitude of EU towards genetically modified food is significantly more careful, despite the fact that such food could partially solve the food crisis. However, there are still no scientific studies, which could conclusively prove that such food is not harmful to human health.
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Application for the Data Processing in the Area of Genome Engineering
Brychta, Jan ; Burgetová, Ivana (referee) ; Očenášek, Pavel (advisor)
This masters thesis has a few objectives. One of them is to acquaint with the problems of genome engineering, especially with fragmentation of DNA, the macromolecule DNA, the methods for purification and separation of the nucleic acids, the enzymes used for modification of these acids, amplification and get to know with cluster and gradient analysis as well. The next aim is to peruse the existed application and compare it to the layout of the proposed application, that is the third aim. The last one from the objectives is the implementation and the report how was the application tested by the real data. The results will be discussed as well as the possibilities of the further extension.
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