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DNA Replication And Repair Flashcards

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Covalent structure of DNA

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. Double stranded polymer of deoxyribonucleotides joined by 3’-5 phosphodiester bonds

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Hydrogen bonding between base pairs in DNA

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. 3 hydrogen bonds with ____
. 2 H bonds w/ ______
. Stabilizes double helix in non-polar interior

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Is phsophodiester connection btw deoxynucleotides directional or not?

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. Directional

. Connects 5’ phosphate of 1 nucleotide w/ 3’ hydroxyl group of next nucleotide

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DNA replication occurs in what phase of cell cycle?

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S phase

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Substrates for DNA replication

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Product of DNA replication

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2 identical strands???

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DNA polymerase

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. Select nucleotide that is added to 3-OH end of chain
. Catalyzes formation of phosphodiester bond
. Substrates are dATP, dCTP, dGTP, and dTTP and single stranded template DNA

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T/F there is one place for replication to begin

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F, there are multiple sites that start at different times

. When it nears completion the bubbles of newly replicated DNA meet and fuse forming 2 new molecules

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DNA chain elongation

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. DNA polymerase adds deoxyribonucleotides to 3’ end of growing chain
. Dictated by base sequence of template (coding) strand

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New DNA strand is synthesized in what direction?

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5’ to 3’ because it is antiparallel

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Leading strand DNA replication

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. 5’-3’
. In same direction as replication fork movement
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Landing strand DNA replication

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. 5’ to 3’
. Synthesis in direction opposite of fork movement
. Short (100-200 nucleotides) fragments (Okazaki fragments) made
. Lipase joins fragments together

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DNA helicase

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. Unwinds short segment of parental duplex DNA by catalyzing ATP dependent strand separation
. Forms replication fork

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DNA primase

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. Initiates synthesis of RNA molecule that primes DNA synthesis on leading and lagging strand
. First few nucleotides are ribonucleotides and then subsequent ones are ribo or deoxyribonucleotides

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Singles stranded DNA binding proteins during replication

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. Bind to single stranded DNA

. Prevent premature annealing of single stranded DNA to double stranded

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Proof reading in DNA replication

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. DNA polymerase w/ 3’-5’ exonuclease activity
. Remove nucleotides that aren’t part of double helix and are mismatched
. Do not has 5’-3’ exonuclease activity

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DNA ligase

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. Seals nick in DNA after DNA polymerase fills gaps left by RNA primers

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Topoisomerases

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. Facilitates unwinding of double helix super twisting to achieve negative supercoils for transcription
. As replication fork moves, daughter molecules rotate around each other and become overcoiled
. Relieve torsional stress by inducing reversible single stranded breaks in DNA at phosphodiester bond

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Topoisomerase I

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. Catalyzes break in only 1 strand of DNA
. Allows unwinding of broken strand
. Rejoin broken ends by catalyzing formation of new phosphodiester bonds

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Topoisomerase II

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. Catalyzes break in both strands of DNA
. Both strands unwind
. Catalyzes formation of new phosphodiester bonds

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Classes of DNA synthesis inhibitors

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. Prevent/reduce purine/pyrimidine synthesis (_____)
. Drugs affect template/priming ability of growing strand (intercalating agent doxorubicin for cancer)
. Topoisomerase inhibitors

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DNA gyrase

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. Bacterial type II topoisomerase

. Introduces neg. supercoils into DNA molecules via ATP dependent reaction ahead of replication fork

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quinolone antibacterials

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. 1st and 2nd generation: Norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin
. 3rd generation: levoflaxacin and moxifloxacin
. DNA gyrase inhibitor via inhibiting strand cutting reaction

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Camptothecins

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. Anti cancer agents

. Inhibit topoisomerase I

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Doxorubicin, etoposide, and teniposide

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. Inhibit human topoisomerase II
. Anti-cancer drugs
. Enhances rate at which topoisomerase II cleaves or reduces rate at which the breaks are resealed

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Telomere

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. Tandem array of simple sequence (TTAGGG)
. DNA replication leaves short gap where RNA primers were removed
. Linear chromosome shortened w/ each cell division, telomeres prevent actual genes form being lost in that

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Telomere maintenance

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. RNA dependent DNA polymerase
. Adds TTAGGG repeats to end of chromosomes
. Telomerase ribonucleoprotein complex contains RNA template
. DNA repeats added to leading strand
. Lagging strand completed by DNA polymerase as normal

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Basal mutations ate

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. Errors during DNA replication in absence of environmental mutagens
. Spontaneous tautomeric shifts contribute to this (rare)

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Exogenous agents that damage DNA

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. Radiation: energy rich enough to react w/ DNA, penetrates whole body causing somatic and germ line mutations
. UV radiation: can’t penetrate beyond outer layer of skin
. Chemical in environment: hydrocarbons
. Chemo chemical: carcinogenic

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Base analogs

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. Can cause mutations
. Erroneously incorporated into DNA
. Bromouracil incorporated in place of thymine

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Alkylation agents

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. Alkylate N Or O atoms in bases
. Found in food, Tobacco smoke, endogenous metabolic products
. O-methyl guanine is major carcinogenic lesion on DNA
. Methylguanine DNA methyl transferase important for genomic stability to repair these lesions

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Dominating agents

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. Turn adenine to hypoxanthine
. Guanine to xanthine
. Cytosine to uracil
. Lead to errors in replication

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Categories of DNA mutations

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. Point mutations

. Length mutations

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Point mutations

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. Change occurring in single nucleotide

. Transitions of transversions

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Transition mutation

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.pyrimidine changed to another pyrimidine

. Purine changes to another purine

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Transversions

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. Purine to pyrimidine
. Pyrimidine to purine
. Less common than transitions showing mutations are non random

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Missense mutation

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. Amino acid substitution

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Nonsense mutation

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. Mutation causes stop codon to be introduced to coding sequence

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Sense/silent mutation

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. Mutation but no change in amino acid sequence

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Cystic fibrosis mutation

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. No single mutation is responsible

. Single point, deletion, and insertions found

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Types of length mutations

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. Insertion
. Deletion
. Affect reading frame depending on nu,bear of nucleotides inserted or deleted

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Frame shift mutation

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. Not a multiple of 3 nucleotides are inserted in sequence

. Resulting amino acid may be radically different from that point onward

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Inframe mutation

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. If 3 nucleotides added or deleted, an AA is added or lost, but it does not effect sequence further down the line

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Translocation mutation

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. Transfer of genetic material from one chromosomal location to another
. Large chunk or whole arm of chromosome
. Expressed normally as long as regulatory site is not severed

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Mutation in intron-exon boundary

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. Results in abnormal splicing

. Nonfunctional protein product

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Mutation in promoter or enhancer

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. Leaves polypeptide structure intact

. Inc. or dec. rate of synthesis

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Gene amplification

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. Portions of chromosomes amplify resulting in large excess of the protein product

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Sickle cell gene mutation

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. Missense mutation

. GAG to GTG

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T/F larger genes show mutations more often

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T

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Mutational hot spots

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. CG region accounts for over 30% of all single nucleotide substitutions
. More common due to issues with converting cytosine to methylcytosine because spontaneous hydrolysis of methylcytosine makes thymine

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How age of parent affects gene mutation rate

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. Some chromosomal abnormalities inc. w/ age of parent

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DNA damage response (DDR)

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. DNA damage sensors that detect damage and launch activation of stress response pathways
. Temporary arrest in cell cycle for DNA damage to be repaired
. Enzymes can recognize, remove, repair, and relegate strand

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Types of DNA repair mechanisms

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. Mismatch repair
. Base excision
. Nucleotide excision
. Double-stranded break

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Mismatch repair

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. Occurs w/ error in DNA polymerase
. Corrects mismatches of normal bases
. Repair proteins coded by MSH2, MLH1, MSH6, PMS-1, and PMS2 genes
. Mutations in these repair genes cause person more likely to get colon cancer and other cancers

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Microsatellite instability

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. Happens when mismatch enzymes are dysfunctional

. Can cause cancers

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Base excision repair

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. Fixes issues w/ spontaneous depurination of cytosine to uracil and deamination
. Removes nucleotides that have lost a base as result of either of these
. Endonuclease recognizes space from lost base, DNA polymerase and ligase fill in space and seal nick in strand

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Nucleotide excision repair

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. Fixes issues from environmental damage
. Forms pyrimidine-pyrimidine dimers from adjacent pyrimidine bases in DNA
. Smoking causes formation of benzopyrene that interacts w/ DNA
. Transcription-coupled repair or global genomic repair

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Transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair

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. DNA damaged recognized when transcription is stalled at DNA-damage site

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Global genomic nucleotide excision repair

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. DNA lesion detected on scanning of genome by enzymes (xeroderma pigmentosum group of proteins)

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Xeroderma pigmentosum

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. Disease that suggests 10 proteins required for excision of damaged bases in DNA by single repair system
. Autosomal recessive
. Defective repair of thymine dimers
. Prone to developing skin cancers

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Cockayne syndrome

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. Loss of transcription-coupled repair
. Cachexia, growth retardation
. No predisposition to skin cancer

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Double strand break repair

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. Fixes environmental damage
. Homologous recombination: gets info from homologous chromosome for break repairs, sister chromatid is template to repair
. Non-homologous end joining: permits joining of ends if there is no sequence similarity btw them
. May proteins involved in this

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BRCA 1 and 2 proteins

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. Play role in homologous recombination repair
. Inc. breast and ovarian cancer risk if dysfunctional
. Homozygous mutations in BRCA 2 cause Fanconi’s anemia

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