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replicon

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A unit of the genome in which an individual act of replication occurs
Each contains an origin for initiation of replication

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origin of replication

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Physical site on DNA where DNA is unwound and replication is initiated

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replicator

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Cis-acting DNA sequences sufficient to direct the initiation of DNA replication
Origin is always part of replicator, but is often only a portion of it

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terminus

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A segment of DNA at which replication ends

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bacterial chromosomes each contain how many origins of replication

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one

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Eukaryotic chromosomes contain a large number of c

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unevenly spaced replicons

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how many times are replicons fired during eukaryotic replication

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once

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semiconservative replication

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Both strands of a parental duplex are separated
Each strand then acts as a template for synthesis of a complementary strand

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replication fork

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Point at which replication occurs
Initiated at the origin and then moves sequentially along the parental duplex

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replication bubble

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How a replicated region appears within unreplicated DNA when viewed by electron microscopy
Appearance does not distinguish between unidirectional and bidirectional replication

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bacterial chromosomes are usually

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circles that replicate bidirectionally from a single origin

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the early stage of bacterial replication is sometimes called

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a theta structure

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oriC

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The replication origin of E. coli
245 bp in size

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DnaA

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Bacterial replication initiator protein
Binds to DnaA boxes in oriC

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Binding of DnaA to oriC is influenced by

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interactions with ATP and ADP

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OriC contains how many copies of the palindromic sequence GATC

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11

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The adenine in this palindrome is a target for methylation by

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Dam methylase enzymes

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where are dam methylation sites located

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Dam methylation sites are scattered throughout the genome, but several overlap DnaA boxes

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what does Dam do before replication begins

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the adenines of the palindromic sequence are methylated on both parental strands by Dam

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after replication, the DNA is considered

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hemimethylated

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hemimethylated origins

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inhibit initiation of replication

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only fully methylated origins can

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initiate replication

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The GATC sequences at hemimethylated oriC remain

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hemimethylated following replication much longer than GATC elsewhere in genome

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Hemimethylated promoter inhibits expression of

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DnaA protein
therefore delays re-initiation of replication

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Hemimethylation also allows cell to distinguish
parental and daughter strands from each other Cell can determine which strand to use as a template for DNA repair
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Three events must occur to initiate replication at oriC
1. Protein synthesis of the DnaA protein 2. Transcription of one of the two genes that flank oriC 3. Synthesis of the cell wall
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DnaA is the
licensing factor that must be made anew in each round of replication
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opening of a transcription bubble assists
DnaA in opening the replication bubble
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drugs that inhibit cell wall formation also inhibit
initiation of replication
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Initiation at oriC begins with formation of a large six-membered protein complex
DnaA, DnaB helicase, DnaC, HU, gyrase, SSB
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Only DnaA-ATP will bind a
fully methylated oriC
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oriC must be associated with
the cell membrane for DnaA-ATP binding to occur
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DnaA-ATP has an intrinsic ATPase activity that is stimulated by
ssDNA and phospholipids
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DnaA-ADP is unable to
initiate replication
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ssDNA is produced by
replication bubble formation
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Origin of replication remains anchored to the cell membrane for
1/3 of the cell cycle
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Daughter strands are unable to be
methylated while bound to membrane
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Opening oriC involves
9bp and 13bp repeats within the oriC sequence
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The 9bp repeats are the initial binding sites for
DnaA-ATP
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DnaA contains two distinct
DNA binding sites
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DnaA-ATP initially binds as
an extended multimeric form at the 9 bp repeats
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Multimeric extended DnaA-ATP forms a
a helical core around which oriC is wound
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steps of bacterial replication initiation
1. DnaA-ATP initially binds as an extended multimeric form at the 9 bp repeats 2. Multimeric extended DnaA-ATP forms a helical core around which oriC is wound 3. Multimeric extended DnaA-ATP binds to the 13 bp repeats 4. Multimeric extended DnaA-ATP converts to a compact form that twists open and stabilizes a ssDNA bubble 5. DnaA then recruits two “pre-priming” complexes 6. DnaB also catalyzes the loading of DnaG onto the DnaB-(DnaC-ATP) pre-priming complex at each fork 7. Loading of DnaG onto the pre-priming complex stimulates the dissociation of ATP from DnaC-ATP 8. DnaB will displace DnaA from oriC as it extends the bubble 9. Gyrase is also recruited 10. As helicase opens the bubble, the ssDNA is immediately stabilized by single-strand binding proteins 11. Protein HU is also found at the replicon
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Multimeric extended DnaA-ATP converts to a
compact form that twists open and stabilizes a ssDNA bubble
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Transcription of flanking genes assists in
opening bubble
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"pre-priming" complex
One hexameric DnaB bound to six DnaC-ATP monomers One complex per replication fork in bidirectional  replication
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DnaB is
the helicase responsible for unzipping the replication fork along the parental duplex
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DnaB cannot
initially denature dsDNA
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DnaB can only extend
ssDNA that has already been opened
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DnaC is the
DnaB helicase loader
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DnaC serves as
a chaperone to repress DnaB activity until it is needed
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DnaB also catalyzes the loading of
DnaG onto the DnaB-(DnaC-ATP) pre-priming complex at each fork
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DnaG is the
primase required for initiating polymerase action on the leading and lagging strands at each fork
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Loading of DnaG onto the pre-priming complex stimulates
the dissociation of ATP from DnaC-ATP
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The dissociation of ATP from DnaC-ATP will cause
DnaC to be released from the pre-priming complex
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The release of DnaC from the pre-priming complex will activate
DnaB
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DnaB will displace
DnaA from oriC as it extends the bubble
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what is gyrase
type II topoisomerase Allows one DNA strand to rotate around the other Reduces positive supercoiling ahead of each fork that would inhibit helicase action
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As helicase opens the bubble, the ssDNA is immediately stabilized by
single strand binding proteins
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protein HU
Stimulates initiation General DNA binding protein Thought to bend DNA and catalyze bubble formation
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How does the cell prevent premature reinitiation od replication
1. OriC is sequestered from Dam methylase 2. The amount of DnaA available for binding to oriC depends upon competition for its binding to other sites 3. Influence of Hda protein on ATPase activity of DnaA
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How is OriC sequestered from Dam methylase?
The SeqA protein binds tightly to GATC palindromes in hemimethylated DNA SeqA protein remains at the origin after initiation and inhibits Dam methylase action SeqA prevents DnaA from fully binding to oriC and re-initiating replication SeqA infrequently dissociates from oriC, allowing Dam to methylate new daughter strand
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what prevents rebinding of SeqA
Dam methylase
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More than ... DnaA binding sites available outside of oriC
300
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DnaA acts as
transcriptional regulator at the promoter for several genes
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Control of binding many DnaA molecules at
dat locus
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dat is a
a site away from oriC that has a large number of DnaA binding sites
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Dat locus binds
Binds a larger number of DnaA than the origin
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Hda is recruited to the origin by
DNA polymerase
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Hda enhances
ATPase activity of DnaA
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Exchange of DnaA-ADP for DnaA-ATP is
slow
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replication proceedes at how many bp/min in bacteria and eukaryothes
eukaryotes 2000bp/min bacteria 50kb/min
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how long are the replicons on a chromosome
40-100 kb
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Individual replicons are activated at characteristic times during
S phase
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If all replicons fired simultaneously, mammalian genomes could be replicated in about
60 minutes
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how long does replication take in somatic cells
more than 6 hours
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Replicons near ... are replicated first in the S phase
active genes
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Heterochromatin is replicated ... in the S phase
late
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Most eukaryotic replicons do not have ... like in bacteria
termination sequences
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Replication forks continue until
they meet a fork coming from a neighboring replicon
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Replication events seem to be localized to
foci
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how many foci are in a nucleus
100-300
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each focus contains how many replication forks
more than 300
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A ... is necessary for initiation of replication at each origin in eukaryotes
a licensing factor
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Licensing factor is present in
the nucleus prior to replication
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what happens to the licensing factor during S phase
Is removed, inactivated, or destroyed during the S phase
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the licensing facor is resynthesized in
the cytoplasm
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Initiation of another replication cycle becomes possible only after
nuclear membrane breaks down during M phase
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functional origins in eukaryotes requires
relaxed chromatin
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what is required in yeast for replication
Binding site for the origin replication complex (ORC) A region of DNA with a high AT content A binding site for proteins that adjust local chromatin structure and facilitate ORC binding
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prereplicative complex
Complex of four components that must form in an ordered manner at each replicator in order to initiate replication
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what is in the pre-rc
ORC, Cdc6, Cdt1, Mcm
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ORC is ... in all eukaryotes
highly concerved
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when can ORC bind to origins
anytime
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when in ORC activated
when a part of the pre-RC
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prereplicative complex steps
1. Binding of the origin recognition complex to an origin 2. Cdc6 binds to the replicator only in late M phase and early G1 3. Active Cdt1 is only present in G1 4. Cdt1 escorts Mcm to the origin 5. The pre-RC has now been formed 6. Cdc6 and Cdt1 are released 7. Mcm is fully loaded onto the origin
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Cdc6 is deactivated and degraded as S-Cdk levels ... in S phase
increase
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what protein inactivates free Cdt1
geminin
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Geminin is specifically degraded in
early G1
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Mcm2-7 contains the eukaryotic
helicase
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Activation of the helicases requires
Cdks
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In the G1 phase, S-Cdk levels are low, so helicase loading is ... and activation of helicase is...
allowed not allowed
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In the S, G2, and early M phases, S-Cdk levels are high, so helicase activation is... Helicase loading is...
allowed not allowed
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Once helicases move beyond the origin, they must be ... to initiate another replication event
reloaded
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Cell must wait until the next ... to initiate more replication events at origins
G1 phase
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S-Cdk levels rise to their maxima in the
S phase
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what happens when SCDK levels are at their maxima
Cdc45 and GINS bind Mcm Mcm and ORC are phosphorylated The helicase is activated ORC is inactivated The Cdc45-GINS-Mcm complex recruit additional proteins that form the active replicative helicase The CMG helicases are loaded onto single stranded DNA and move away from the origin ORC is displaced Any inactive origins with bound ORC that are passed by the replication fork will be inactivated

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