Biochem Flashcards
Error in Meiosis I vs Meiosis II–what will RFLP fragments look like in a child with down’s syndrome?
Meiosis I: Will have three different chromosomes in the child
Meiosis II: will have duplicates of one chromosome and then one more chromosome
Symptoms of fragile X
Macroorchidism
Dysmorphic face
Cognitive impariment
Aggressiveness
What is the defect in fragile X? And which gene does it appear on?
Trinucleotide repeat CGG
–Occurs on FMR-1 gene on the X chromosome
Short broad finers and transverse palmar creases
Down’s syndrome
Precursor of tyrosine
phenylalanine
Precursor of catecholamines
tyrosine
precursor or urea and nitric oxide
arginine
Precursor of niacin
tryptophan
Pellagra features
dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia
Pellagra is a deficiency in
niacin
asymp pt with high fructosuria
defective fructokinase
How does pt with essential fructosuria metabolize fructose?
hexokinase converts it to fructose 6 phosphate when can then be converted to pyruvate through a number of steps
hexokinase
converts glucose–>G6P
converts fructose–>F6P (pathway not significant in normal individuals)
aldose reductase
converts glucose to sorbitol
PFK 1
Converts F6P to F1,6BP
FBP phosphatase-1
Converts F1,6BP to F6P
fructokinase
Fructose–>Fructose1P
Aldolase B
Fructose1P–>DHAP and glyceraldehyde
Triokinase
Glyceraldehyde–>G3P
G3P can then be used to generate pyruvate
Aldolase A (and B)
Combines G3P and DHAP to make F1,6BP
Carbon tetrachloride
Damages through free radical CCl3
–degrades lipis and produces hydrogen peroxide
how does huntington’s dz cause effects?
CAG repeats which causes hypermethylation of histones
Tx: lead poisoning
dimercaprol/EDTA
Rb gene regulates:
TUMOR suppressor that regulates G1-S transition
Rb tumor?
retinoblastoma
osteosarcoma
breast/lung/colon
Ras pathway
MAP kinase
Ras tumor
follicular thyroid cancer
Bcl2
follicular lymphoma
Gm2 ganglioside accumulation
Tay Sachs
heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate accumulation
Deficiency in alpha-L iduronidase
Deficiency in alpha L iduronidase
Hurler syndrome
Glucocerebroside accumulation
Gaucher disease
Deficiency of glucose 6 phosphatase
Von Gierke
Deficiency of lysosomal alpha 1,4 glucosidase
Pompe disease
Accumulation of ceramide trihexoside
alpha galactosidase A deficiency
Fabry disease
angiokeratomas, acroparesthesia, hypohidrosis and renal failure
Fabry disease
Deficiency of sphingomyelinase
Niemann pick
Presentation of Niemann pick
Hepatosplenomegaly
hypotonia
cherry red macular spot
Foamy histiocytes
foamy histiocytes
Inheritance of niemann pick
autosomal recessive. Die by age 3
microganthia, low set ears, rocker bottom feet. Over-riding fourth and fifth fingers
Edwards syndrome, trisomy 18. Usually fetal death
cleft lip and palate polydactyly microcephaly rocker bottom feet umbilical hernia
Patau syndrome
Trisomy 13. Fetal death
Which vitamin is used to make NAD/NADH?
niacin
Four signs of niacin deficiency
dermatitis
dementia
diarrhea
death
Which vitamin is essential for a transamination reaction?
B6 (pyradoxine)
Transaminases are necessary for synethesizing amino acids
Thiamine is used in which enzymes
transketolase, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, and pyruvate dehydrogenase
Riboflavin is used for:
FMN and FAD dehydrogenase rxns
Biotin is used for:
Carboxylases
- pyruvate carboxylase
- acetyl CoA carboxylase
- Propionyl CoA carboxylase
- 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA-carboxylase
Pleiotropy
One gene has many effects
Methotrexate inhibits
DHFR reductase. Results in a build up of DHF.
Blocks BOTH folid acid–>DHF AND DHF–>THF
Folinic acid is also known as
leucovorin. A form of THF that can bypass DHFR in pts getting methotrexate
5 FU
Inhibits thymidylate synthase which converts N5,N10 methylene THF back to DHF
Pantothenic acid
Makes coenzyme A. Necessary for AcetylCoA in first step of TCA+oxaloacetate–>citrate
Also synthesis of vitamin AD, cholesterol, steroids, lots of stuff
Sx of pantothenic acid deficiency
burning feet and GI distress
DiGeorge=deletion on chromosome…
22
Battery factories at risk for poisoning of:
lead. Also mining, chemical processing, radiator repair, recycling
Sx of lead poisoning
GI distress
lead line on gum
peripheral neuropathy (wrist/ankle drop)
Single palmar crease
Down’s syndrome
Resistance to chemotherapeutic agents (broad range) comes from
MDR1 gene for P-glycoprotein, a ATP dependent efflux pump
What does southwestern blot measure?
DNA-bound protein
You need lipoic acid for…
Pyruvate dehydrogenase (lactic acidosis) alphaketoglutarate dehydrogenase branched-chain ketoacid DH (maple syrup urine disease)
PDH co-enzymes
thiamine
lipoic acid
CoA, FAD, NAD_+
–>if absent, will build up lactate
Reye’s syndrome
giving aspirin to children causes:
- Hepatic dysfunction. Microvesicular steatosis with high ALT, AST, ammonia, and bili
- Encephalopathy of Reye’s. Hyperammonemia causes cerebral edema and coma
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome
telangiectasis in skin and mucosal membranes. Epistaxis, GI bleeding, hematuria result
Inheritance of osler weber rendu
Autosomal dominant
Which drugs inhibit DHFR?
Trimethoprim, methotrexate, and pyrimethamine
Elongation factorsq
facilitate tRNA binding and translocation in protein synthesis
How do you clinch the dx of riboflavin deficiency?
glutathione reducase assy
urinary riboflavin excretion
action of riboflavin
Used to synthesize FMN and FAD, components of Complex I and II.
- -Also, an electron carrier in TCA cycle
- -Also a cofactor for succcinate dehydrogenase
Explain the process of base excision repair
- glycosylase cleaves out wrong base pair match
- endonuclease cleaves 5’ end
- lyase cleaves 3’ sugar phosphate backbone
- DNA polymerase and ligase fill gaps
Cystic fibrosis causes what protein level changes?
defective post translational folding and glycosylation. Thus CFTR is degraded before it reaches the surface
leucovorin
N5-formyl THF does NOT need reduction by DHFR. Bypasses methotrexate block.
How does leucovorin interact with 5-FU
potentiates effect. 5-FU works better in the presence of folate in order to complex with thymidylate synthetase.
Trisomy 13 is caused by:
defect during maternal meiosis I
Nondisjunction in meiosis I causes
An extra chromosome, with an extra allele
Nondisjunction in meiosis II causes
An extrachromosome, with an extra IDENTICAL chromosome
47,xxx
clinically silent. maybe less IQ
47 xyy
phenotype=normal
tall, severe acne, some motor/language delays
long term complication of Edwards syndrome
meckel’s and malrotation
long term complication of patau
they usually die!
- holoprosencephaly, NTD
- PDA< ASD< VSD
- PCKD
- pyloric stnosis, omphalocele
HOCM caused by
cardiac sarcomere protein defect in the beta-myosin gene
HOCM inheritance
autosomal dominant
Causes of genetic dilated cardiomyopathy
AD dystrophin/mitochondrial enzyme mutations
Gallstones caused by
high cholesterol
low bile acids and low phosphatidylcholine
During times o plenty, what is the rate limiting step of fatty acid synthesis?
Acyl-CoA carboxylase
Glucose 6 phosphatase
Produces free glucose form glucose 6 phosphate
which enzyme catalyzes the first step in the beta oxidation pathway?
acyl CoA dehydrogenase
melting temperature of DNA depends on
GC content (3 hydrogen bonds)
hydroxyurea inhibits
ribonucleotide reductase
–UDP to dUDP
Ornithine transcarbamoylase deficiency leads to an accumulation of
carbamoyl phosphate–>orotic acid
6 mercaptopurine
Blocks purine synthesis
PRPP–>IMG
5 FU
inhibits thymidylate synthase
–lack of dTMP
methotrexate
blocks DHFR
–Converts DHF to THF needed for thymidylate synthase
trimethoprim
inhibits bacterial DHFR
Orotic aciduria
Inability to convert orotic acid to UMP
–Defect in UMP synthase
inheritance of orotic aciduria
autosomal recessive
Increase in orotic acid in urine, megaloblastic anemia that does NOT improve with B12, failure to thrive, No hyperammonia
orotic aciduria
Treatment of orotic aciduria
oral uridine administration
Aldolase B
Converts Fructose 1 P to DHAP and glyceraldehyde
which codons are NOT degenerate?
methionine and tryptophan
xanthine oxidase
Converts hypoxanthine–>xanthine
then
xanthine–>uric acid
adenosine deaminase converts
adenosine to inosine–>hypoxanthine
- -cannot break down adenine
- -excess adenine
- -feedback inhibition of ribonucleotide reductase
inheritance of adenosine deaminase
autosomal recessive
Lesch Nyhan syndrome
Loss of HGPRT
- -block of guanine to GMP
- -block of hypoxanthine to IMP
Retardation, self mutilation
aggression, hyperuricemia, gout, and choreoathetosis in a kid
Lesch-Nyhan
which amino acids are NOT degenerate?
methionine (AUG)
tryptophan (UGG)
commaless, nonoverlapping genetic code
read from a fixed starting point. a continuous sequence of bases
missense mutation
Changed amino acid
single origin of replication
prokaryotes
multiple origins of replication
eukaryotes
fxn: DNA topoisomerases
Nick in helix=relieve supercoils
DNA poly III
ONLY prokaryotic
–3’ to 5’ exonuclease activity for proofreading
DNA poly I
prokaryotic only. degrades RNA primer and replaces it with DNA.
5’–>3’ exonuclease activity
telomerase
Adds DNA to 3’ end of DNA to avoid loss of genetic material
nucleotide excision repair
ENDONUCLEASES cut out oligonucleotides with damaged bases
xeroderma pigmentosum
mutated nucleotide excision repair
base excision repair
GLYCOSYLASES remove damaged bases
base excision repair is important in
toxic or spontaneous deamination
ataxia telangiectasia mutation
nonhomologous end joining
what forms connection btw DNA bases?
3’ end OH attackes the phosphate on 5’
most abundant RNA
rRNA
longest RNA
mRNA
smallest RNA
tRNA
AUG in prokaryotes codes for
formylmethionine
Promoter
Site where RNA poly and other transcription factors bind to DNA upstream from gene locus
Enhancer
changes gene expression by binding transcription factors
Silencer
repressors bind here
Where are enhancers and silencers located?
Close to, far from, or within the gene
RNA poly I
rRNA. most numerous type of RNA
RNA poly II
mRNA, largest RNA
RNA poly III
tRNA
what’s different about the prokaryotic RNA?
it makes a single RNA polymerase
pt eats a mushroom called amanita phalloides and dies. Very high LFTs. mechanism?
a-amanitin
- -inhibits RNA polymerase II
- -Causes severe hepatotoxicity if ingested
heterogeneous nuclear RNA
initial RNA transcript. may NOT necessarily be translated
pre-mRNA vs heterogeneous
pre-mRNA is DESTINED for translation
where does mRNA processing occur?
In the nucleus.
–If no processing, then mRNA will NOT leave the nucleus
three processing steps in mRNA
- 5’ 7-methylguanosine cap
- polyadenylation tail
- splicing
polyadenylation signal
AAUAAA
pre mRNA vs RNA
RNA has been processed and left the nucleus
antibodies to snRNPs
lupus
snRNP function
Forms a lariat to remove introns
what is at the 3’ end of tRNA
CCA
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
scrutinizes amino acid before and after binding tRNA to it
tRNA uses what energy source to attach AA?
ATP
tRNA uses what energy source to translocate tRNA from one ribosomal site to another?
GTP
antibiotic: binds 30 S and inhitibts formation of initiation complex, and causes misreading
aminoglycosides
Block aminoacyl tRNA from entering acceptor site
tetracyclines
Block peptidyl transferase
chloramphenicol