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Chapter 17: gene->protein Flashcards

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gene expression

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process of DNA -> protein

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Archibald Garrod

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hypothesized that genes control phenotypes through enzymes that catalyze specific reactions
- ex: alkaptonuria (lacks enzyme so urine is black)

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Beadle and Tatum

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one-gene one-enzyme hypothesis
experiment: bombarded neurospora crassa (bread mold) with X rays to cause genetic changes and found mutants that could not survive on minimal medium.
- discovered mutants were defective in single genes that made them unable to synthesize specific nutrients

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transcription

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synthesis of RNA using DNA. occurs in nucleus

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mRNA

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RNA synthesized during transcription used to make proteins

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translation

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synthesis of polypeptide using mRNA. occurs in cytoplasm

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ribosomes

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sites of translation

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primary transcript

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initial unedited RNA transcript from a gene

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triplet code

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one amino acid determined by sequence of 3 RNA nucleotides

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template strand

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strand of DNA that is transcribed in transcription. same strand used as template for a given gene

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codons

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mRNA nucleotide triplets. written in 5-3 direction

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reading frame

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correct groupings of triplet code

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RNA polymerase

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untwists DNA apart and joins complementary RNA nucleotides

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promoter

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DNA sequence where RNA polymerase attaches and initiates transcription

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terminator

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sequence signaling end of transcription

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transcription unit

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stretch of DNA transcribed into RNA molecule

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start point

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nucleotide where RNA synthesis actually begins. located in promoter

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RNA polymerase 2

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used in mRNA synthesis

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transcription factors

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mediate binding of RNA polymerase and initiation of transcription

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transcription initiation complex

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complex of transcription factors and RNA polymerase 2 bound to the promoter

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TATA box

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important promoter DNA sequence in eukaryotes

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polyadenylation signal

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sequence (AAUAAA) signaling end of transcription in eukaryotes. 10-35 nucleotides down RNA transcript cut from DNA.

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RNA processing

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enzymes in eukaryotic nucleus modify pre-mRNA. both ends of transcript altered

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5’ cap

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modified guanine nucleotide added onto 5’ end on RNA transcript

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poly A tail
chain of 50-250 adenine nucleotides added onto 3' end of RNA transcript
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RNA splicing
stage in RNA processing when large portions of RNA molecule is removed
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introns
regions of noncoding mRNA in RNA transcript
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exons
regions of RNA transcript that are expressed
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snRNP
particles that recognize splice sites in RNA. made of snRNA, 150 nucleotides long.
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spliceosome
assembly of snRNPs that cuts out intron and joins together exons
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ribozymes
RNA molecules that function as enzymes - single-stranded so it can base pair with itself to make 3D shape -some bases in RNA have functional groups that can help in catalysis - RNA can hydrogen bond with other nucleic enzymes
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alternative RNA splicing
different segments of RNA can be treated as exons. increases number of protein products for smaller amounts of DNA
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mains
discrete structural and functional regions of protein
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tRNA
transfers amino acids from cytoplasm to polypeptide in ribosome. made in nucleus and transported to cytoplasm
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anticodon
nucleotide triplet on tRNA that base-pairs with complementary mRNA codon
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aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
enzymes that match up tRNA with matching mRNA. (20 types) 1. active site binds amino acid and ATP 2. ATP loses 2 P and binds to amino acid as AMP 3. tRNA covalently binds to amino acid, displacing AMP 4. tRNA charged with amino acid released
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wobble
flexible base pairing at 3rd nucleotide of codon and anticodon (less synthetases than codons)
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rRNA
makes up ribosomes
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large subunit
has P, A, and E site and exit tunnel.
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small subunit
has mRNA binding site
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P site
holds tRNA with growing polypeptide chain
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A site
holds tRNA with the next amino acid
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E site
where discharged tRNAs leave ribosome
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translation initiation
1. small subunit with initiator tRNA binds at 5' cap of mRNA and shifts until it binds with start codon 2. large subunit joins with small subunit using GTP hydrolysis and initiation factors.
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translation elongation
1. anticodon of tRNA base pairs with mRNA codon at A site. uses GTP hydrolysis 2. rRNA catalyzes peptide bond between amino acid in A site and amino acid in P site. polypeptide shifts from P site to A site. 3. tRNA in P site moves to E site and exits. tRNA in A site moves to P site.
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translation initiation complex
small subunit and large subunit combined with iniator tRNA, mRNA, amino acid
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translation termination
stop codon in mRNA reaches A site of ribosome. translation assembly disassociates
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release factor
protein shaped like aminoacyl tRNA. binds to stop codon and causes addition of water molecule instead of amino acid to polypeptide. breakdown of translation complex needs 2+ GTP
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polyribosomes
strings of ribosome making one protein
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signal peptide
marks polypeptides of proteins for endomembrane system or secretion
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signal-recognition particle
protein RNA complex that brings signal peptide marked ribosome to ER membrane.
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translocation complex
membrane pore and signal-cleaving receptor protein in ER. polypeptide translocated through pore into ER and after termination signal-cleaving enzyme cuts off signal polypeptide.
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mutations
changes in DNA
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point mutations
small mutations in single nucleotide pair of a gene
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nucleotide-pair substitution
replacement one nucleotide and its partner with another pair of nucleotides
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silent mutation
no observable effect on phenotype
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missense substitution
changes one amino acid to another one
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nonsense mutation
changes codon to stop codon
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insertion
addition of nucleotide pair
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deletion
loss of nucleotide pair
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frameshift mutation
changes triplet grouping of nucleotides on mRNA read during translation
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mutagenes
physical/chemical agents interacting with DNA and causes mutation

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