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22: Protein Processing Flashcards

1
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Cap and tail on mRNA

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5’ cap: 7-methylguanosine

3’ Poly-A tail

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2
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Structure of tRNA

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Cloverleaf with two regions of unpaired nts - the anticodon loop + 3’ CCA terminal region

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Anticodon loop vs 3’ CCA terminal region

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Anticodon loop: 3 nts that pair with a complementary codon in mRNA
3’ CCA terminal region: binds AA that matches the corresponding codonQ

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4
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Aminoacyl tRNA

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TRNA + its respective AA

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5
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What enzyme activates AAs by adding them to tRNAs?

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Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase

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Two steps in AA activation

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  1. Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase adds AMP to COOH end of AA

2. AA transferred to cognate tRNA

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7
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Eukaryotic vs prokaryotic ribosome subunits

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Euk: 40S + 66S
Pro: 30S + 50S

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Three sites on a ribosome

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A: Acceptor: mRNA receives aminoacyl tRNA
P: Peptidyl: aminoacyl tRNA is attached
E: Exit: location occupied by empty tRNA before exiting ribosome

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9
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Polysomes

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Clusters of ribosomes simultaneously translating a single mRNA molecule

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10
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In initiation, which part is assembled first?

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Pre-initiation complex

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11
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Where does the initiator tRNA attach to?

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P site of small subunit

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12
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What is bound to the initiator tRNA?

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GTP

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13
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What is the initiator tRNA?

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Met-tRNA

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14
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When does the large subunit add to the small one?

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After tRNA-Met is already bound to P site

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15
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Initiation codon

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AUG (Met)

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Peptidyl transferase

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Adds peptide bonds between AA in A and P sites

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17
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Three stop codons

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UAA, UAG, UGA

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18
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RFs

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Release factors; bind A site with stop codon and cleave ester bond stop the chain - forms COOH at the end of the polypeptide using water

19
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How does the ribosomal complex dissociate after use?

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GTP hydrolysis

20
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Five prokaryotic translation inhibitors and what they bind to

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  1. Streptomycin: 30S
  2. Clindamycin, erythromycin: 50S
  3. Tetracycline: 30S
  4. Chloramphenicol: peptidyl transferase
21
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Three functions of streptomycin

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  1. Intereferes with fMet-tRNA binding
  2. Impairs initiation
  3. 30S + 50S cant bind
22
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Tetracycline function

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Blocks entry of aminoacyl-tRNA into ribosomal complex

23
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Four eukaryotic translation inhibitors and what they bind

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  1. Shiga toxin, Ricin: 60S
  2. Diphtheria toxin: GTP-bound EF-2
  3. Cyclohexamine: peptidyl transferase
24
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Shiga toxin and Ricin function

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Block entry of aminoacyl-tRNA into ribosome

25
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One elongation inhibitor + function + eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

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Puromycin: premature chain termination (in prokaryotes and eukaryotes)

26
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How does Puromycin work?

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Resembles 3’ end of aminoacyl-tRNA -> enters A site and adds to growing chain, causing premature chain release

27
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What binds proteins on the way to mito to inhibit degradation?

28
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Large vs small proteins going to the nucleus

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Large need localization code, small ones can just pass through the nuclear envelope

29
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SRP

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Signal recognition particle - wraps itself around ribosome/mRNA/peptide and connects it to ER - halts translation until part of peptide is inserted into the ER

30
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Only non-peptide protein localization code and for what location?

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M6P for the lysosome

31
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Inclusion cell disease

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Defective GlcNAc phosphotransferase -> no M6P added to proteins destined for the lysosomes

32
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Clinical symptoms of inclusion cell disease

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Lysosomal enzymes secreted into blood -> failure to thrive and developmental delays by 6months, death usually by 7 years

33
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Chaperones vs chaperonins and examples of each

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Chaperones: HSP70: help fold and protect proteins
Chaperonins: HSP60: barrel where proteins can fold in an ATP-dependent manner

34
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Proteolytic cleavage

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Turning inactive or nascent proteins into their active or mature forms

35
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Four common post-translational modifications

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  1. Phosphorylation
  2. Disulfide bonds
  3. Glycosylation
  4. Acetylation
36
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What proteins get glycosylated vs acetylate?

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Glycosylation: extracellular proteins
Acetylation: histones

37
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Four residues affected by glycosylation

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Ser, Thr, Asn, Gln

38
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Residue affected by acetylation

39
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Two mechanisms of glycosylation and on which residues they occur

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O-linked: on hydroxyl groups of Ser or Thr

N-linked: on Asn or Gln

40
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Clinical issue with glycosylated proteins

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Role in cataract formation

41
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How acetylation occurs

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Uses acetyl coA as the acetyl donor group

42
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enzymes that add and remove acetyl groups

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HAT: histone acetyltransferase: acetylate
HDAC: histone deacylase: deacytlate

43
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Are genes active or inactive when acetylate?

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