22: Protein Processing Flashcards
Cap and tail on mRNA
5’ cap: 7-methylguanosine
3’ Poly-A tail
Structure of tRNA
Cloverleaf with two regions of unpaired nts - the anticodon loop + 3’ CCA terminal region
Anticodon loop vs 3’ CCA terminal region
Anticodon loop: 3 nts that pair with a complementary codon in mRNA
3’ CCA terminal region: binds AA that matches the corresponding codonQ
Aminoacyl tRNA
TRNA + its respective AA
What enzyme activates AAs by adding them to tRNAs?
Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
Two steps in AA activation
- Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase adds AMP to COOH end of AA
2. AA transferred to cognate tRNA
Eukaryotic vs prokaryotic ribosome subunits
Euk: 40S + 66S
Pro: 30S + 50S
Three sites on a ribosome
A: Acceptor: mRNA receives aminoacyl tRNA
P: Peptidyl: aminoacyl tRNA is attached
E: Exit: location occupied by empty tRNA before exiting ribosome
Polysomes
Clusters of ribosomes simultaneously translating a single mRNA molecule
In initiation, which part is assembled first?
Pre-initiation complex
Where does the initiator tRNA attach to?
P site of small subunit
What is bound to the initiator tRNA?
GTP
What is the initiator tRNA?
Met-tRNA
When does the large subunit add to the small one?
After tRNA-Met is already bound to P site
Initiation codon
AUG (Met)
Peptidyl transferase
Adds peptide bonds between AA in A and P sites
Three stop codons
UAA, UAG, UGA