Chapter 14 Translation and Proteins Flashcards
Translation is the _______________ of amino acids into ____________ chains
polymerization
polypeptide
Translation requires…
- amino acids
- messenger RNA
- ribosomes
- transfer RNA
What are the 4 stages of translation?
- tRNA charging
- Initiation
- Elongation
- Termination
in tRNA charging, __________ bind
amino acids
in initiation, components are assembled at the ________
ribosome
in elongation, __________ are joined
amino acids
in termination, ________________ halts
protein synthesis
What are ribosomes?
ribosomal proteins and ribosomal RNAs (rRNA)
They are subunits
rRNA’s perform _________ functions
catalytic
proteins promote _______
binding
the tRNA structure is a __ structure, like a __________
2D
cloverleaf
the tRNA structure is __-__ nucleotides long
75-90
what are tRNA’s?
triplet codons in mRNA to the correct amino acid
Posttranscriptionally modified bases are unique and ________ hydrogen bonding efficiency.
name 3
enhance
- inosinic acid
- ribothymidylic acid
- pseudouridine
tRNA structure consists of an _________
anticodon
in a tRNA structure, the amino acid is bound to the ___ sequence at the __ end
CCC
3’
pG at __ end
5’
What is the first step in charging tRNA?
tRNA is chemically linked to their amino acids
What is it called when tRNA is chemically linked to amino acids?
Charging
aminoacylation
Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase charges/ activates tRNA’s with the appropriate _____ _____
amino acids
How many tRNA molecules and how many synthetases?
31 tRNA
20 synthetases/ enzymes
CHARGING tRNA
1. Amino acid is _________- aminoacyladenylic acid
activated
CHARGING tRNA
2. Covalent linkage between __ _________ group and amino acid
5’ phosphate
CHARGING tRNA
3. Amino acid is transferred to the appropriate ____
tRNA
CHARGING tRNA
4. Bonded covalently to the adenine residue at the __ end
3’
Charged tRNA is ________ involved in protein syntheses
directly
only recognizes ___ amino acid
one
What are the 6 things initiation requires?
- mRNA
- the small and large ribosomal subunits
- GTP
- charged initiator tRNA
- Mg2+
- 3 initiation factors
TRANSLATION: INITIATION (STEP 2)
- Small subunit binds to _________ _______ and to ____
- fmet- tRNA binds to the small subunit; sets _______ _____
- Large ribosomal unit binds to complex and a molecule of ___ is hydrolyzed (providing energy); __ released
- initiation factors; mRNA
- reading frame
- GTP; IF
STEP 2
IF3 binds to ___ subunit; prevents binding to ___
30s; 50s