Bilim d\u00fcnyas\u0131nda zaman zaman \u00f6yle y\u00f6ntemler ortaya \u00e7\u0131kar ki, hem ke\u015ffedildi\u011fi laboratuvar\u0131n s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131n\u0131 a\u015far hem de y\u0131llar sonra sahiplerini Nobel\u2019e ta\u015f\u0131r. Maxicell y\u00f6ntemi tam da b\u00f6yle bir kilometre ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131r. E. coli bakterisinde yaln\u0131zca plazmit k\u00f6kenli proteinleri \u201c\u0131\u015f\u0131kland\u0131rarak\u201d g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr h\u00e2le getirmek<\/strong> fikri, 1970\u2019lerin sonunda Yale \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nde doktora sonras\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcren gen\u00e7 bir T\u00fcrk bilim insan\u0131 olan Aziz Sancar d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc. O g\u00fcnlerde DNA onar\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 ara\u015ft\u0131ran laboratuvarlar, hangi proteinin hangi gen taraf\u0131ndan kodland\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ay\u0131rmakta zorlan\u0131yordu. Sancar\u2019\u0131n \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fc, UV \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131yla kromozomal DNA\u2019y\u0131 par\u00e7alanmaya zorlamak, plazmit DNA\u2019s\u0131n\u0131 ise sa\u011flam b\u0131rakmakt\u0131. B\u00f6ylece kromozom k\u00f6kenli protein sentezi duruyor, plazmit k\u00f6kenli proteinler ise \u201c\u0131\u015f\u0131lt\u0131l\u0131\u201d bir \u015fekilde ortaya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n<\/div> Aziz Sancar\u2019\u0131n bu fikri test etmek i\u00e7in ilk ad\u0131m\u0131, DNA tamirinde UV \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n y\u0131k\u0131c\u0131 g\u00fcc\u00fcnden faydalanmak oldu. UV dozu ayarland\u0131, ard\u0131ndan bakteriler radyoaktif amino asitlerle beslendi. Sonras\u0131nda yap\u0131lan SDS-PAGE analizlerinde yaln\u0131zca plazmit proteinlerine ait bantlar<\/strong> belirdi. Deney, beklenenden de b\u00fcy\u00fck bir etki yaratt\u0131: Art\u0131k bilim insanlar\u0131 plazmit kaynakl\u0131 gen \u00fcr\u00fcnlerini izole edip karakterize edebilecekti.<\/p>\n Bu ba\u015far\u0131 tesad\u00fcfle a\u00e7\u0131klanamaz; burada oyun teorik<\/strong> bir bak\u0131\u015f a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131yla \u201cbilimsel strateji\u201dden s\u00f6z etmek m\u00fcmk\u00fcn. Sancar\u2019\u0131n hamlesi, laboratuvar kaynaklar\u0131n\u0131 minimum maliyetle maksimum yenilik de\u011ferine d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcrd\u00fc: S\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131 radyoizotop, ucuz UV lambas\u0131, basit jel elektroforezi. E\u011fer bilimsel ke\u015fifleri bir \u201cbilgi oyunu\u201d olarak g\u00f6r\u00fcrsek, Sancar rakip hipotezlerin hepsini ayn\u0131 anda \u00e7\u00fcr\u00fcten ve kendi hipotezini do\u011frulayan tek at\u0131\u015fl\u0131k ideal stratejiyi se\u00e7mi\u015fti.<\/p>\n<\/div> UvrA, UvrB, UvrC<\/strong> proteinlerinin tan\u0131mlanmas\u0131<\/p>\n<\/li>\n ABC eksin\u00fckleaz mekanizmas\u0131n\u0131n ayd\u0131nlat\u0131lmas\u0131<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Fotoliaz (photolyase) geninin ilk kez klonlanmas\u0131<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Bu bulu\u015flara do\u011frudan Maxicell \u00fczerinden eri\u015fildi. Maksimum fayday\u0131 sa\u011flaman\u0131n yolu, y\u00f6ntemin sundu\u011fu \u201csinyal-g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fc\u201d oran\u0131n\u0131 f\u0131rsata \u00e7evirmekti: G\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fc (kromozomal proteinler) ortadan kalk\u0131nca sinyal (plazmit proteinleri) b\u00fct\u00fcn parlakl\u0131\u011f\u0131yla g\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc. B\u00f6ylece n\u00fckleotid eksizyon onar\u0131m\u0131<\/strong> mekanizmas\u0131n\u0131n temel akt\u00f6rleri birer birer katalogland\u0131.<\/p>\n<\/div> Aziz Sancar 1982\u2019de UNC Chapel Hill\u2019e ge\u00e7tikten sonra ayn\u0131 tutarl\u0131l\u0131kla DNA onar\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 par\u00e7alara ay\u0131rmaya devam etti. On y\u0131llar boyunca ortaya koydu\u011fu veriler, 2015\u2019te Tomas Lindahl ve Paul Modrich ile payla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 Nobel Kimya \u00d6d\u00fcl\u00fc\u2019ne zemin haz\u0131rlad\u0131. \u00d6d\u00fcl gerek\u00e7esinde \u201ch\u00fccrelerin bozulmu\u015f DNA\u2019y\u0131 nas\u0131l onard\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve genetik bilgiyi korumak i\u00e7in yapt\u0131klar\u0131 karma\u015f\u0131k i\u015flemlerin ayd\u0131nlat\u0131lmas\u0131\u201d vurguland\u0131.<\/p>\n<\/div> \u00d6d\u00fcl t\u00f6reni sonras\u0131nda Aziz Sancar, Nobel madalyas\u0131n\u0131 ve sertifikas\u0131n\u0131 Ankara\u2019daki An\u0131tkabir<\/strong>\u2019e arma\u011fan etmeye karar verdi. Bu karar, hem Atat\u00fcrk\u2019e duydu\u011fu minnetin hem de bilimi ulusuna adama gelene\u011finin somut g\u00f6stergesiydi. Madalyan\u0131n kabul\u00fc i\u00e7in An\u0131tkabir Komutanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 b\u00fcnyesinde \u00f6zel bir komisyon<\/strong> kuruldu; komisyon \u00fcyelerinden biri de babam Yavuz Ortaakarsu<\/strong> idi. Babam\u0131n tutana\u011fa att\u0131\u011f\u0131 imza ile \u00f6d\u00fcl\u00fcn ulusal mirasa kazand\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131nda ad\u0131 ge\u00e7mi\u015fti. B\u00f6ylece madalya, Atat\u00fcrk\u2019\u00fcn mozolesinde sergilenen ilk Nobel madalyas\u0131 olarak tarihe ge\u00e7ti.<\/p>\n<\/div> Bug\u00fcn Maxicell hala:<\/p>\n Protein \u00fcreten plazmitlerin do\u011frulanmas\u0131<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Rekombinant protein fazlal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 azaltmak<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n DNA-damage bypass proteinlerini izlemek<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n i\u00e7in tercih edilen pratik ve d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck maliyetli bir ara\u00e7. CRISPR devrimiyle birlikte genom d\u00fczenleme h\u0131zland\u0131; fakat Maxicell h\u00e2l\u00e2 \u201csistemi basitle\u015ftirerek net sinyal elde etme\u201d stratejisinin e\u015fsiz \u00f6rne\u011fi olarak ders kitaplar\u0131nda yerini koruyor.<\/p>\n \u00d6d\u00fcl\u00fcn An\u0131tkabir\u2019e teslimi g\u00fcn\u00fc babam, komisyon masas\u0131nda \u201cBu sadece bir bilim madalyas\u0131 de\u011fil,\u201d der, \u201cBu, Atat\u00fcrk\u2019\u00fcn e\u011fitim sisteminin ve yeniliklerin meyvesiydi.\u201d Onun imzas\u0131, benim i\u00e7in bilimsel ilhama d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fen bir aile miras\u0131d\u0131r.<\/a> Maxicell\u2019in \u00f6zg\u00fcnl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcne ve gelecekte Nobel \u00d6d\u00fcl\u00fcne uzanan geli\u015fmelere temel olu\u015fturmas\u0131na hayranl\u0131k duyan biri olarak, Aziz Sancar\u2019\u0131n g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczdeki ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131nda ailemden bir imzan\u0131n e\u015flik etmesi tarifsiz bir gurur.<\/p>\n Basitlik<\/strong>: Ek cihaz gerektirmez, UV lambas\u0131 ve jel sistemi yeterli.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Y\u00fcksek Spesifite<\/strong>: Plazmit proteini d\u0131\u015f\u0131ndaki t\u00fcm sinyaller susturulur.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Uyarlanabilirlik<\/strong>: Farkl\u0131 bakteri su\u015flar\u0131na ve plazmitlere kolayca uygulan\u0131r.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n K\u00f6pr\u00fc Rol\u00fc<\/strong>: Temel biyoloji ile biyoteknoloji aras\u0131nda d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck maliyetli bir k\u00f6pr\u00fc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \u0130\u015fin ekonomik boyutunu da oyuna katarsak, Maxicell d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck b\u00fct\u00e7eli laboratuvarlar\u0131n \u201cinovasyon sahnesine\u201d \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flayan bir stratejik ara\u00e7t\u0131r. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ekipler, s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131 fonla b\u00fcy\u00fck ke\u015fifler yapabilir; t\u0131pk\u0131 Sancar\u2019\u0131n yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi.<\/p>\nY\u00f6ntemin Ke\u015ffi ve \u0130novasyon S\u00fcreci<\/h2><\/h1><\/div>
Maxicell\u2019in DNA Onar\u0131m Ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar\u0131na Katk\u0131s\u0131<\/h2><\/h1><\/div>
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Nobel\u2019e Uzanan Yol<\/h2>\n
Bir Bilim \u0130nsan\u0131, Bir Ulus ve An\u0131tkabir<\/h3><\/h1><\/div>
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Maxicell Y\u00f6ntemi G\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde Nerede Duruyor?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Babam Yavuz Ortaakarsu\u2019nun Tan\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131<\/h2>\n
Neden Maxicell H\u00e2l\u00e2 \u00d6nemli?<\/h2>\n
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