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1
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how many ribosomes does the bacterial cell contain

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20,000 - 25% of mass of cell

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polyribosomes

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groups of ribosomes all actively translating the same mRNA
- bacteria

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benefit of polyribosomes

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  • speed, accuracy, and efficiency of polypeptide production
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coupling of transcription and translation in bacteria

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allows ribosomes to begin translating mRNAs that have not yet been completed

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where are mRNAs produced in eukaryotes

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the nucleus - processed to form mature mRNAs and then exported to cytoplasm for translation

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polypeptide-producing genes in eukaryotes

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monocistronic

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polypeptide producing genes in prokaryotes

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polycistronic

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monocistronic mRNA

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RNA that directs synthesis of single kind of polypeptide

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polycistronic mRNA

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lead to synthesis of several different proteins

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10
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what are groups of bacterial genes called

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operons - share single promoter and produce polycistornic mRNAs

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composition of polycistronic mRNAs

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  • start and stop codon
  • Shine-Delgarno sequence (most, in bacterial and all but leaderless archaeal mRNAs)
  • intercistronic spacer sequence
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12
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intercistronic spacer sequence

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separates segments on polycistronic gene
- not translated

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13
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genetic code

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correspondence between nucleotide sequences of mRNAs and the amino acid sequences of the resulting polypeptides

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14
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transfer RNAs

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adaptor molecules that interpret and then act on information carried in mRNA
- have anticodon sequences complementary to mRNA codons

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codons

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groups of 3 consecutive nucleotides in an mRNA that each correspond to 1 amino acid

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16
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how many different codons in genetic code

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64

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17
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64 codons but only 20 amino acids =

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redundancy

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18
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synonymous codons

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code for same amino acid

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19
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which amino acids have at least 2 codons?

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all except methionine (start) and tryptophan

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20
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how many different tRNA genes in genomes

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30-50 - but have 61 different codons

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iso-accepting tRNAs

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tRNA molecules with different anticodons that carry the same amino acid

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22
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how are most synonymous codons grouped

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so that they differ only in the 3rd base
- both carry purine
- both carry pyrimidine

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23
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third-base wobble

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creates flexible pairing at 3’ nucleotide of codon

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24
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what can bacteria be used for because the genetic code is universal?

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producing important proteins from plants and animals

25
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aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (tRNA synthetase)

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enzymes that catalyzes addition of correct amino acid to tRNAs

26
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tRNA synthetase

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large molecule that contacts several points on the tRNA in the recognition process

27
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acceptor stem

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in correct tRNA, fits into active site of enzyme

28
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what provides energy for amino acid attachment

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ATP

29
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1957 - Sidney Brenner discovery

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an overlapping code was not possible because it was too restrictive

30
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1960 - Fraenkel-Conrat and colleagues discovery

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single nucleotide changes led to single amino acid changes

31
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where did proof of a triplet genetic code come from

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1961- Crcik, Barnett, Brenner, and Watts-Tobin created mutations by insertion/deletion of single nucleotides in rII gene in T4 bacteriophage

32
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what happens when an insertion/deletion occurs

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change in reading frame of mRNA

33
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reading frame

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specific codon sequence as determined by the start codon

34
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frameshift mutations

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mutations that alter the reading frame and garble the sense of the translated message

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1961 - Nirenberg and Matthai

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  • strings of synthetically created repeating nucleotides were translated in vitro and resulting polypeptide identified
  • mRNA containing only oracles (poly(U)), resulted in polypeptides containing only phenylalanine (UUU = Phe)
36
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Nirenberg and Leder

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  • used mini-RNAs just 3 nut long to resolve ambiguities of deciphering genetic code experiment
  • tested all 64 possible codons
  • identified 61 codon-amino acid association
  • identified 3 stop codons
37
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mini-RNA experiment

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  • mini-RNAs added to an in-vitro translation system
  • each system contained all unlabeled amino acids, w/ one aa labeled w/ radioactive carbon (C14)
  • isolated ribosome-tRNA-mRNA complexes and determined which mini-RNA was associated w/ each labeled amino acid
38
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the production of functional proteins is not complete until…

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polypeptides folded into their tertiary or quaternary structures

39
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2 categories of post-translational events

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  1. post-translational polypeptide processing - modifies polyp. into functional proteins by removal/chemical alteration of aa
  2. protein sorting - uses signal (leader) sequences to direct proteins to cellular destinations
40
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types of post-translational processing

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  • removal of amino acids
  • modification of amino acids
  • cleavage of polypeptides
41
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ex. of removal of amino acids from polypeptide

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fMet not found in functional bacterial proteins, nor is methionivon always first amino acid in euk. proteins
- removed after translation

42
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one of most common amino acid modifications

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phosphorylation

43
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phosphorylation

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  • kinases (enzymes) add phosphate groups to proteins
  • can activate or inactivate a protein
44
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functional groups that can be added to amino acids

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  • phosphates (kinase)
  • methyl (methylase)
  • hydroxyl (hydroxylase)
  • acetyl (actylase)
45
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carbohydrate side chains

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can also be added to some proteins during modification of amino acids

46
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why are some polypeptides cleaved

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  • separate functions
  • aggregate to form functional protein
47
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ex. of polypeptide cleavage

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  • insulin first produced as preproinsulin
  • pre-amino segment at N-terminus cleaved to produce proinsulin
  • proinsulin forms disulfide bonds and is cleaved again to produce insulin
48
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insulin

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functional protein consisting of A-chain and B-chain segments

49
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signal sequences

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15-20 amino acids at N-terminal end that directs proteins to cellular destinations

50
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signal hypothesis

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proposes that first 15-20 amino acids of many polypeptides contain an “address label”

51
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Blobel

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suggested that the signal sequence directs proteins to the ER and then Golgi, where they are sorted for specific destinations

52
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what do proteins destined for the ER typically have

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N-terminal signal sequences that direct forming polypeptide into ER lumen or membrane

53
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rough ER proteins

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polypeptides destined for secretion

54
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ER and protein sortin

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  • polypeptides w/ signal sequence have N-terminal pushed into cisternal space through receptors on ER surface
  • once inside, polypeptides have signal sequence removed, are glycosylated, and packaged into vesicle for transport to Golgi
  • cotranslation of proteins into ER lumen or deposited within membrane itself as transmembrane proteins
55
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how do some diseases result

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when large amounts of mutant proteins accumulate

56
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what are the diseases or incorrect protein folding called?

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conformational diseases
- can be neurodegenerative or dementias

57
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ex. of diseases of incorrect protein folding

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  • Alzheimer’s
  • Parkinsons’
  • Huntington’s
58
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6th base

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inosine
- purine

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