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Molecular Biology > 6. Replications, Maintenance, and Rearrangements of Genomic DNA > Flashcards

6. Replications, Maintenance, and Rearrangements of Genomic DNA Flashcards

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activation-induced deaminase (AID)

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An enzyme expressed in B lymphocytes that deaminates cytosine in DNA to form uracil in the variable regions of immunoglobulin genes. AID is required for both class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation.

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antigen

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A molecule against which an antibody is directed.

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AP endonuclease

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A DNA repair enzyme that cleaves next to apyrimidinic or apurinic sites in DNA.

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autonomously replicating sequence (ARS)

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An origin of DNA replication in yeast.

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base-excision repair

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A mechanism of DNA repair in which single damaged bases are removed in a DNA molecule.

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class switch recombination

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A type of region-specific recombination responsible for the association of rearranged immunoglobulin V(D)J regions with different heavy-chain constant regions.

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DNA glycosylase

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A DNA repair enzyme that cleaves the bond linking a purine or pyrimidine to the deoxyribose of the backbone of a DNA molecule.

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DNA ligase

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An enzyme that seals breaks in DNA strands.

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DNA polymerase

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An enzyme catalyzing the synthesis of DNA.

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double-strands break

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Damage that results in breaks in both complementary strands of DNA.

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excinuclease

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The protein complex that excises damaged DNA during nucleotide-excision repair in bacteria.

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exonuclease

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An enzyme that hydrolyzes DNA molecules in either 5’ to 3’ or 3’ to 5’ direction.

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gene amplification

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An increase in the number of copies of a gene resulting from the repeated replication of a region of DNA.

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helicase

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An enzyme that catalyzes the unwinding of DNA.

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homologous recombination

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Recombination between segments of DNA with homologous nucleotide sequences.

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immunoglobulin

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antibody

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lagging strand

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The strand of DNA synthesized opposite the direction of movement of the replication fork by ligation of Okazaki fragments.

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leading strand

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The strand of DNA synthesized continuously in the direction of movement of the replication fork.

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LINE (long interspersed element)

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Member of a family of highly repeated retrotransposons in mammalian genomes.

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long terminal repeat (LTR)

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Sequences found at the ends of retroviral DNA that are direct repeats of several hundred nucleotides resulting from reverse transcriptase activity.

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mismatch pair

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A repair system that removes mismatched bases from newly synthesized DNA strands.

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nucleotide-excision repair

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A mechanism of DNA repair in which oligonucleotides containing damaged bases are removed from a DNA molecule.

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Okazaki fragment

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A short DNA fragment synthesized to form the lagging strand of DNA.

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origin of replication

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A specific DNA sequence that serves as a binding site for proteins that initiate replication.

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origin recognition complex (ORC)

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A protein complex that initiates DNA replication at eukaryotic origins.

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photo-reactivation

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A mechanism of DNA repair in which solar energy is used to split pyrimidine dimers.

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primase

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An RNA polymerase used to initiate DNA synthesis.

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processed pseudogene

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A pseudogene that has arisen by reverse transcription of mRNA.

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proofreading

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The selective removal of mismatched bases by DNA polymerase.

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pyrimidine dimer

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A common form of DNA damage caused by UV light in which adjacent pyrimidines are joined to form a dimer.

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Rad51

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The eukaryotic homolog of RecA.

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RecA

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A protein that promotes the exchange of strands between homologous DNA molecules during recombination.

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recombinational repair

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The repair of damaged DNA by recombination with an undamaged homologous DNA molecule.

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replication fork

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The region of DNA synthesis where the parental strands separate and two new daughter strands elongate.

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retrotransposons

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A transposable element that moves via reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate.

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retrovirus

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A virus that replicates by making a DNA copy of its RNA genome by reverse transcription.

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reverse transcriptase

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A DNA polymerase that uses and RNA template.

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RNase H

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An enzyme that degrades the RNA strand of RNA-DNA hybrid molecules.

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SINE (short interspersed element)

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A family of highly repeated retrotransposons in mammalian genomes.

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single stranded DNA-binding protein

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A protein that stabilizes unwound DNA by binding to single stranded regions.

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site-specific recombination

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Recombination mediated by proteins that recognizes specific DNA sequences.

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somatic hypermutation

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The introduction of multiple mutations within rearranged immunoglobulin variable regions to increase antibody diversity.

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T cell receptor

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A t lymphocyte surface protein that recognizes antigens expressed on the surface of other cells.

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telomerase

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A reverse transcriptase that synthesizes telomeric repeat sequences at the ends of chromosomes from its own RNA template.

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telomere

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A repeat of simple sequence DNA that maintains the ends of linear chromosomes.

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topoisomerase

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An enzyme that catalyzes the reversible breakage and rejoining of DNA strands.

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transcription-coupled repair

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The preferential repair of damage to transcribed strands of DNA.

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translesion DNA synthesis

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A form of repair in which specialized DNA polymerases replicate across a site of DNA damage.

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transposable element

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transposon

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transposon

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A DNA sequence that can move to different positions in the genome.

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