This web page was produced as an assignment for Genetics 564, an undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chemical Genetics
What is Chemical Genetics?:
Chemical genetics is another tool that can be used to analyze the processes and functions of a gene/protein. This technique bridges the gap between biology and chemistry by using chemicals to dissect a biological process. It is used to identify how certain chemicals interact with a gene of interest and how this interaction affects the phenotype [1]. Like many of the previous techniques and information discussed, databases have been created for chemical genetics. These databases provide an easy way to see what chemicals will interact with a gene of interest based off of experiments that have already been done. Two examples of these databases are: pubchem and chembank. |
Chemical Genetics and CNGA3:
I searched both of the above databases for CNGA3 and neither came up with results.
Analysis regarding lack of results: The lack of results found on chembank and pubchem do not mean that no chemicals interact with my gene, it simply means that there have not been experiments conducted to find the chemicals that do interact with CNGA3. Future research could be done on CNGA3 and other binding partners to look for chemicals that could positively or negatively effect CNGA3 and subsequently effect vision.
I searched both of the above databases for CNGA3 and neither came up with results.
Analysis regarding lack of results: The lack of results found on chembank and pubchem do not mean that no chemicals interact with my gene, it simply means that there have not been experiments conducted to find the chemicals that do interact with CNGA3. Future research could be done on CNGA3 and other binding partners to look for chemicals that could positively or negatively effect CNGA3 and subsequently effect vision.