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DNA Replication (contd.) Flashcards

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RNase H function

A
  • removes most of RNA primers’ nucleotides (except last one)
  • auxiliary role for longer primers
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DNA pol I function, directions(!)

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  • removes the last ribonucleotide in primers (that RNase H misses)
  • fills gap with DNA (5’-3’)
  • slow (10-20nt/sec)
  • both exonuclease activities:
    – 5’-3’ (removes ribonucleotides)
    – 3’-5’ (proofreading)
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what enzyme seals the gap between DNA fragments

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DNA ligase

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is DNA pol I:
RNA-dependent DNA pol (RNAP) or DNA-dependent DNA pol (DNAP)

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DNAP! makes DNA from DNA template

basically replaces ribonucleotides with deoxyribonucleotides

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endonuclease vs exonuclease

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endonuclease cuts from the middle and cuts bonds between 2 bases (like inside the nucleotides)

exonuclease cuts at free ends only

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DNA ligase function

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  • enzyme that links DNA fragments on lagging strand following primer removal and Pol I synthesis
  • creates phosphodiester bond (b/w 3’OH + 5’PO4 of adjacent nucleotides)
  • NEEDS ATP
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topoisomerase role in DNA rep

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  • recognize + regulate supercoiling
  • 2 types (I/II); type II (gyrase) NEEDS ATP
  • introduces negative supercoils around oriC (necessary for initiation by DnaA)
  • after helicase unwinds, positive supercoils form ahead of growing fork; TOPO II converts them into negative supercoils!
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loop is growing; lagging core displaces ____ and finishes ____ ____

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SSB
okazaki fragment

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primase is positioned by ____ to make a RNA primer for lagging strand

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helicase

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replication fork for lagging strand (what happens after lagging core finishes an okazaki fragment)?

  • primase, beta clamp, lagging core, gamma complex, RNase H, DNA pol I, ligase
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  • new primer made, primase released
  • beta clamp released finished okazaki fragment from lagging core
  • lagging core stays connected to leading core through tau subunit (dimer)
  • gamma complex loads beta clamp to new primer
  • lagging core binds to beta clamp, starts DNA synthesis
  • RNase H and DNA pol I clean up ribonucleotides, DNA pol I fills gaps
  • ligase connects fragments
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what protein initiates by binding to oriC?

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DnaA

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what enzyme separates strands? what is its escort

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helicase, DnaB (DnaC as escort)

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13
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what proteins keep strands apart during DNA rep?

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single-strand binding proteins (SSB)

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what enzyme is necessary to convert +ve supercoils to -ve?

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topoisomerase II (gyrase, needs ATP)

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what enzyme makes primers for both leading and lagging?

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primase (DnaG, RNA polymerase)

lots of primers for lagging, one primer for leading

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how does primase know where to make a primer?

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primase positioned at right place through helicase - PRIMOSOME

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what is a DNAPIII holoenzyme

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the 2 cores; one for leading and one for lagging

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why is DNAPIII processive?

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beta clamp

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what are the factors that load/unload beta clamp onto DNAPIII?

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gamma complex

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20
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why is there synchronized replication of both strands?

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2 core DNA pol are kept together by tau subunits

21
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what enzymes work together to clean up RNA primers?

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RNase H (except last one) + DNAPI (removes last one and fills in w/DNA)

22
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what enzyme functions so newly made strands don’t have nicks?

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DNA ligase

23
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why is replicating bacterial genome called a theta structure?

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the replication bubble looks like the theta symbol (bidirectionality), and end as two catenated loops
- forks meet at farthest point from oriC, following two termination forks (1 each)

24
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how replication of circular DNA completes

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since they are stuck together (2 loops)
- decatenation
- denaturation of unreplicated terminus, followed by supercoiling
- replication can complete before or after decatenation
- topo IV decatenates in vivo
- topo II can decatenate in vitro

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euk vs prok DNA replication speed

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euk: 50 bp/sec (more complex chromatin structure)
prok: 1000 bp/sec

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how is euk diff from prok in DNA rep?

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  • speed (euk slower)
  • multiple replicons
  • euchromatin first
  • “domino model” of origin activation during S phase
27
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what is origin of replication in yeast?

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autonomous replication sequence (ARS)

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what is conserved in ARS?

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A-domain of ARS (11bp consensus seq)
- mutation abolishes func

29
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what recognizes euk origin (name)

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eukaryotic origin recognition complex (ORC)

30
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what is ORC made of?

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6 proteins
- 5 subunits have winged-helix domain (WHD) and AAA+ domain (contains RecA fold and lid domains)

31
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what are cyclins? what do they bind to? conc?

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main proteins in cell cycle regulation
- bind to cyclin-dependent kinases (sets off cell cycle phase)
- diff ones are more active during diff cell stages
- gets degraded after triggering Cdk

32
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licensing factor

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  • factor located in nucleus, necessary for replication
  • Cdt1 - geminin, regulates lvls
  • new rep needs new licensing factor to enter in nucleus (as old one is degraded)
  • re-entry occurs in subsequence mitosis when nuclear membrane breaks
33
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what are the polymerases for euk? their roles?

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pol alpha - prime DNA synthesis (rep and repair)
pol delta - DNA rep of lagging strand (rep and repair)
pol epsilon - DNA rep of leading strand (rep and repair)

34
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alpha pol = ?

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primase

35
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T/F: Pol I and III are in eukaryotes

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FALSE, only prokaryotes

36
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pol alpha’s interactions with pol epsilon and pol delta

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pol alpha makes RNA primers,
- pol epsilon takes over for pol alpha on LEADING strand
- pol delta takes over for pol alpha on LAGGING strand

37
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what is MCM?

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helicase

38
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what is cdc6?

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helicase loader

39
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what is FEN-1? coordinated by?

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endo/exonuclease - removes primer
(RNase H)
coordinated by PCNA (sliding clamp)

40
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what is PCNA?

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sliding clamp

41
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what is RFC?

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clamp loader

42
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euk DNA rep completion steps, coordinated by?

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  • FEN-1 removes primers from both strands (coordinated by PCNA)
  • pol delta completes gaps on lagging strand (coordinated by PCNA and RFC)
  • DNA ligase I seals gaps together on lagging strand
  • nucleosomes are reassembled
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why do we need telomeres and telomerases? what are they/their functions?

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we lose bp with every replication
- telomeres contains repeating seq (TTAGGG) w/ protruded ss 3’end that can fold into loop, acts as a safety buffer
- telomerases - repairs and replicates telomeres

44
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is telomerase RNA-dependent DNA pol or DNA-dependent DNA pol

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RNA-dependent!

45
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telomerase details

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  • ribonucleoprotein (protein-RNA complex)
  • carries its own template RNA
  • has reverse transcriptase activity
  • tandem repeat (TTAGGG), results in 3’ overhang of lagging strand template
46
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what is replicative cell senescence?

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shortening chromosome ends, losing genetic info
- after many generations, descendent cells inherit defective chromosomes
- eventually stop dividing, stop cell cycle

47
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telomeres - shelterin

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TTAGGG are bound by shelterin-telosome protein complex (protection + regulation of telomeres);
subtelomeric regions are adjacent to telomeres, also repetitive DNA

48
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telomeres - methylation

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subtelomeric DNA is VERY methylated
- these modifications at telomeres and subtelomeres negatively regulate telomere length (prevent telomerase activity)

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