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Chapter 20: DNA Replication Flashcards

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What is the building block of DNA and RNA?

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Nucleotides consisting of nitrogenous base, ribose/deoxyribose sugar, and Phosphoryl group

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Which bases are purines and which are pyrimidines? What are the key differences?

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Purines: A and G
- Double rings

Pyrimidines C,T,U
- Single rings

  • AT form 2 H bonds, CG forms 3 H bonds
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What is DNA replication?

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  • The process of creating copies of DNA
  • Semi-conservative
  • Begins at origin, proceeds bidirectionally
  • Synthesized in a 5’ ->3’ direction (semi-discontinuous)
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How was DNA tested to be semiconservative?

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Meselson-Stahl
- DNA was grown in a N15 medium, transfered to a N14 and the new DNA had a N14 and N15 strand

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Compare a template and a primer.

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Template:
- Single unpaired DNA strand

Primer:
- Pre-existing short of DNA or RNA
- Provides free hydroxyl group at 3’ end which is where dNTPs are added

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Describe the polymerase mechanism of DNA polymerase.

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  • Catalysis involves 2 Mg2+ ions at active site
  • One Mg2+ ion helps deprotenate 3’ OH group making it a better nucleophile
  • The 3’ OH attacks the Phosphate from incoming dNTP
  • Other Mg2+ binds incoming dNTP and stabilizes negative charge
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What is Processivity?

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  • The average number of nucleotides added before a polymerase dissociates from template strands
  • Some Polymerases add a lot of nucleotides while others add less
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Describe the proofreading processes in DNA replication.

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  • Very accurate
  • Mistake is 1/10^9-10^10 (every 1000-10000 replications)
  • Incorrect pairings are recognized because they don’t form the correct H bonds and don’t fit in active site
  • Errors are corrected by exonuclease activity
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What is PCR?

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  • Used to selectively amplify DNA sequence in a test tube
  • Target DNA, Complimentary primers on either side of target, Nucleotides, and Thermostable DNA polymerase
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What happens in PCR?

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Melting: 94-95C

Annealing: Cool separated strands and primers anneal

Elongation: Polymerase extends primers in 5’ to 3’ (72C)

Repeat 25-30 times in 30 min

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What is DNA sequencing?

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  • A template strand has ddNTPs added and can be identified by gel electrophoresis
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What is Plasmid based gene cloning?

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  • Self replicating circular DNA
  • Circular DNA separated from bacterial genomic DNA
  • Replicate autonomously
  • Allow DNA cloning up to 15000 BP
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What are the blotting techniques?

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Southern: Used to detect specific DNA sequences with restriction enzymes

Northern: Used to detect and analyze RNA molecules by sized based separation and hybridizes with labeled DNA probes

Western: A method for identifying specific proteins by electrophoresis then membrane transfer using antibodies

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Design a forward and reverse primer for the following sequence.

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Describe how the Sanger technique is made and interpreted?

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  • ddNTPs are added one at a time and radioactively labeled
  • Numbers correspond with the sequence of the complimentary strand
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Describe the two different restrictions of endonucleases.

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  • Cleave DNA phosphodiester at specific sequences
  • In bacteria
  • Staggered cuts
  • Straight cuts
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Describe the differences in bacteria and eukaryote genes.

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Bacteria:
- Circular DNA
- No exons

Eukaryotic:
- Exon and introns
- double helix DNA

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What is cDNA?

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  • When mRNA is used to synthesize a DNA strand via reverse transcriptase
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What is a cloning vector and how is it used?

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  • Plasmids are used for sequences up to 15000 BP
  • NAC and YAC used for segments up to 300000 BP
20
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Describe selection based on antibiotic resistance

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  • Vector + insert are ligated which causes a transformation which can grow on antibiotic media
21
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What are expression plasmids?

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  • Contain sequences that allow transcription and translated of the inserted gene
  • Promoter: where RNA Poly binds
  • Operator: allows regulation
  • Ribosome binding site
  • Transcription termination sequence
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Describe the structure and function of DNA Polymerase III.

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  • 2 core domains linked by clamp loader complex
  • Interaction with dimer beta subunit increases processivity to greater than 500,000 bp
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What is a holoenzyme?

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  • The core, clamp loader, and beta sliding clamp
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What are the three phases of replication?

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  • Initiation
  • Elongation
  • Termination
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Where does prokaryotic replication initiated?
oriC
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Outline the important steps of initiation in replication as well as the enzymes involved.
Goal: - Open helix - Form pre-priming complex Steps: - DnaA bind to oriC which unwind helix - DnaB-DnaC bind to unwound DNA - SSBs bind when DnaC dissociates - Primase associates with DnaB (helicase) to make **primasome** to make primers - Fork expands as DnaA dissociates - Pol III binds to fork
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Outline the important steps of elongation in replication as well as the enzymes involved.
- Parent DNA unwound by helicase - Topological stress relieved by gyrase - SSbs bind separated strands - Primase generates primers at the origin - Deoxynucleotides are added to primer by DNA Pol III - Leading needs one primer while laging needs many
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How are both strands of DNA replicated by the same complex while both going in a 5' to 3' direction?
- The lagging strand loops around to coordinate simultaneous synthesis in opposite directions
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What enzymes are involved in the replication fork?
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Outline the important steps of termination in replication as well as the enzymes involved.
- Replication forks will meet at region with multiple Ter sequences - Ter is where Tus can bind which arrests replication fork -When a fork reaches the non permissible region of the Tus protein (red) it cannot proceed so the forks meet in the middle - In the end the rings of DNA are interlocked until they are unlinked by Gyrase and Topoisomerase II
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Explain what happens when helicase encounters the red region of the Tus-Ter complex.
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What role does methylation play in DNA?
- Methylation can regulate the replication of DNA by inhibiting replication initiation
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What are Okazaki fragments and why are they necessary?
- They are segments of DNA that have not been ligated and they are necessary to allow for synthesis of the lagging strand
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What three things can DNA Pol I do in E.Coli
5' to 3' polymerase activity 3' to 5' exonuclease activity (proofreading) 5' to 3' exonuclease activity (nick translation)
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What is the 5' to 3' exonuclease (Nick translation) activity of DNA Pol I? What role does it play in DNA replication?
- When a phosphodiester bond is broken, an exonuclease will remove nucleic acids and add dNTPs using DNA Pol I
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How does the replicated DNA in bacteria get decatenated?
- Gyrase and Type II topoisomerase

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