Functionall elements in the genome - pseudo genes

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What is a pseudo genes?~and what is the % of pseudogenes  and the % that are tarnsscribed

  • Genes that look like genes but are no real genes
  • a defective gene copy that contains a least multiple exons of a functional gene
    • has most of the time mutations
  • ~10% of all protein coding gens have a pseudogene
  • ~20% of all pseudogenes are transcribed

Two mechanisms of orgin pseudogenes?

  1. Duplication
    1. the one duplicated gene with a mutation can accumulate more mutations.
    2. introns are contained
  2. RNA intermediate
    1. mRNA is reintergrated in the genome, these parts also accumulate mutation to become unfunctinal gene.
      1. the introns have been splisted out
      2. retrogene= processed pseudogene

Pseudogene through tandem gene duplication?

  • Non allelic recombination --> replication crossover occurs
  • leads to repeat sequence on the same chromosome.
  • one copy accumulate the mutations and the other one remians functional
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How many nonprocessed pseudogenes (by duplication events)?

4,000

How many processed pseudogenes (retrogenes via RNA intermediate)?

11,000

Why are we learning about pseudogenes?

  • May cause mutations and diseases/disorders
  • regulatory function
  • PCR primers will not distinguish between gene A and pseudogene A, so different primers needs to be made
  • therapies are based on pseudogenes (Spinraza/Nusinersen/SMA)
    • to make them functional protein out of them, because the normal genes has mutations anad no longer functional.

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