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ch 7 DNA structure and replication Flashcards

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4 biological macromolecules

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  • polysaccharides
  • nucleic acids
  • lipids
  • proteins
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rough strain of S. pneumoniae

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  • lacks a polysaccharide coat
  • avirulent (non-disease causing)
  • immune system can detect and therefore destroy
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smooth strain of s. pneumoniae

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  • has a polysaccharide coat
  • virulent (disease causing)
  • immune system can’t recognize cell because of the slime layer
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Griffith experiment conclusion

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a non-living substance is responsible for transforming avirulent R-strain into virulent S-strain

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Avery, MacLeod, McCarty experiment

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eliminated different compound of hear killed S strain
- only elimination of DNA caused elimination of transforming ability

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Hershey and Chase expreiment

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used radioactive labels to label T2 phage components
- hereditary compound must be injected into the host
35S - protein specific (proteins get labelled); liquid (supernatant) will be radioactive
32P - nucleic acid specific (nucleic acid gets labelled); cell pellet will be radioactive

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3 pieces of info Watson and Crick discovered

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  1. DNA is composed of 4 nucleotides
  2. Rules for nucleotide composition
  3. helical in structure
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purines

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adenosine
guanine

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pyrimidines

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cytosine
thymine

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nucleoside

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a molecule composed of a nitrogen base bound to a sugar molecule

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nucleotide

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a molecule composed of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group; the basic building block of nucleic acids

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semiconservative replication

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a model of DNA replication in which each strand of parental DNA serves as a template for new DNA synthesis resulting in both daughter molecules being composed of one parental and one newly synthesized strand

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conservative replication

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a model of DNA replication which predicts that half of the daughter DNA molecules should have both strands composed of newly polymerized nucleotides
- disproved

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dispersive replication

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a model of DNA replication which predicts the more or less random interspersion of parental and newly synthesized segments in daughter DNA molecules

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Meselson and Stahl experiment

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  • labeled parental DNA by growing E. coli in 15N medium for many generations
  • transferred to 14N medium
  • extract DNA after the 1st and 2nd generations
  • centrifuged the DNA in a CsCl gradient to separate DNA of different intensities
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origin of replication

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the start point of DNA replication
- recognition sequence with an associated AT rich region

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DnaA

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protein which binds to DnaA boxes and opens the helix

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DnaB

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  • helicase
    protein which binds to the ssDNA created by DnaA, continues to open the helix
  • directional slides 5’ to 3’
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single-stranded binding proteins

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SSBs
bind to open helix, keep strands apart

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replication fork

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the point at which the two strand of DNA are separated to allow for the replication of each strand

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DNA polymerase III

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adds nucleotides to the 3’ OH (complementary to the parental)

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leading strand

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the DNA strand that is being synthesized in the same direction as the replication fork is proceeding

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lagging strand

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the DNA strand that is being synthesized in the opposite direction as the replication fork is proceeding

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okazaki fragments

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a small segment of single stranded DNA, with a RNA primer at the 5’terminus, synthesized as part of the lagging strand during DNA replication

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DNA polymerase I

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degrades RNA, fills in with DNA

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4 steps of synthesis on lagging strand

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  1. primase synthesizes short RNA oligonucleotides (primer) copied from DNA
  2. DNA polymerase III elongates RNA primers with new DNA
  3. DNA polymerase I removes RNA at 5’ end of neighboring fragments and fills gap
  4. DNA ligase connects adjacent fragments
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ligase

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links DNA fragments by forming the phosphodiester bond

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topoisomerases

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relieves the strain created from unwinding the DNA helix

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3 steps to remove strain from unwinding

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  1. DNA gyrase cuts DNA strands
  2. DNA rotates to remove the coils
  3. DNA gyrase rejoins the DNA strands
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unwinding components:

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helicase - strand separation
topoisomerase - strain relief
SSBs - keeps helix open

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catalytic components:

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2 associated polymerase III’s (dimer)
Beta clamp for processivity
primase for lagging strand synthesis

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okazaki fragment components:

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DNA polymerase I
DNA ligase

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replisome

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responsible for DNA replication

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overall DNA replication error rate

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10^-10

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exonuclease subunit of polymerase III

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recognizes mispairings (proofreading), removes the incorrect nucleotide and replaces it

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DNA polymerase III is capable of adding

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1000nt/sec

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eukaryotic differences from prokaryotes

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  • genomes are much larger
  • replication is restricted to S phase
  • chromosomes can only be replicated once
  • chromosomes are comprised of chromatin (DNA and histones)
  • chromosomes are generally linear
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origin recognition complex (ORC)

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binds to the origin (box element)

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Cdc6 and Cdt1

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  • binds to ORC at the origin
  • recruits the helicase
  • regulates replication
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helicase

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separates DNA helix
inhibited by Cdc6 and Cdt1

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regulation of replication

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M: synthesis of Cdc6 and Cdt1
G1: pre-replication complex forms (ORC, Cdc6, Cdt1, and helicase (inactive))
right before S: Cdc6 and Cdt1 degraded and complex becomes active

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telomere

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the tip/end of a linear chromosome

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telomere problem

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for linear eukaryotic chromosomes, removal of the last primer of the lagging strand leaves a gap
- chromosomes would get shorter with each replication
- unable to add nucleotides due to lacking a 3’ OH

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telomere solution

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telomerase (RNA protein hybrid enzyme) adds repeated DNA sequence to 3’ end using a RNA template
- provides a buffer zone for shortening

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steps in lengthening the 3’ overhang

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  • telomerase RNA acts as a template
  • reverse transcriptase activity (DNA from RNA template)
  • repetitive sequence allows repositioning that creates buffer that can be lost
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werner syndrome and dyskeratosis congenita

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deficiencies in telomerase

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senescence

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germ line cells have high activity of telomerase while somatic cell have lower activity
- deterioration with age

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