DNA 5 Flashcards
protein synthesis occurs at the
ribosome
the ribosome is a
complex formed of rRNA and several proteins
what must the ribosome hold to make a polypeptide
mRNA and tRNA
the details of the molecular recognition are key to making translation
probable
recognition of tRNA happens at
the decoding site
A site
catalysis happens at the
transferase center
p site
last spot of translation complex
exit
e site
ribosome total weight
70s
two segments of ribosome
30S and 50S
the 50S subunit contains
23S RNA
5S RNA
34 proteins
the 30S subunit contains
16S RNA
21 proteins
rRNA in the 90’s
shown with 50 A by electron microscopy
the secondary structure of such large RNAs can be
elaborate
which subunits are on the top and bottom
30S bottom
50S top
the 30S subunit holds
the mRNA
the 50S subunit catalyzes
the peptide bond formation
translocation and successive binding of the next tRNA are
GTP dependent
three sites for tRNA binding
A
P
E
as the peptide is made it can either
coil into an alpha helix or wait to be picked up by a chaperonin