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Structure of a nucleotide (3 parts)

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Phosphate group on 5’ carbon, Pentose sugar with OH on 3’carbon, Nitrogen base

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DNA Polymerase can only build DNA from the __ end.

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3’ End. (With -OH group)

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DNA strands are connected by…

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Hydrogen bonds

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How many bonds are between each base pair?

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A-T have 2. G-C have 3.

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When does DNA replicate?

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Just before cell division

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Where does DNA replicate?

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Nucleus

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Where can you find an origin of replication site?

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At a place with a lot of A-T base pairs

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Replication proteins: Helicase

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Unwinds DNA by breaking H bonds.

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Replication proteins: Single strand binding proteins

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Prevents re-pairing of DNA strands.

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Replication proteins: Topoisomerase

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prevents “super twisting”

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Replication proteins: DNA Polymerase

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Makes DNA starting on 3’ side

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Replication proteins: Primase

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makes RNA primer

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Replication proteins: DNA Ligase

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Makes phosphodiester bond “seals nick”

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Genome

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Complete set of genetic information for an organism

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Telomeres

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ends of chromosomes, stretches of repeated bases. prevent lose of genes by buffering loss of chromosome length.

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Somatic Cells

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General body cells

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Hayflick Limit

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40 divisions

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Which kinds of cells can pass the hay flick limit?

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Zygotes and stem cells

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Telomerase

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exists in zygotes and stem cells to extend length of telomeres so that chromosomes do not shorten.

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Repair Systems for DNA (2 General)

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DNA Polymerase has a proofreading system. Also some mismatch repair systems.

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Excision Repair

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Nuclease Enzyme cuts DNA, DNA Pol fills gap, Ligase finishes

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Nuclease Enzyme

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cuts DNA during excision repair

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Chromosome cell structure

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DNA wraps around histones->8 histone nucleosome complex->nucleosomes wrapped into 30 nm fiber->fibers wrapped into looped domains (300nm) ->loops form metaphase chromosomes

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Gene Expression

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Process from DNA to building of protein

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Gene Expression (Specifics)
Transcription->Pre mRNA->RNA Processing=mRNA ->Translation at ribosome to make protein.
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Transcription Process (3 general steps)
Initiation, Elongation, Termination
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Transcription: Initiation stage
RNA Polymerase binds to promoter, unwinds DNA and reads bottom strand, builds in 5'-3' direction
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Transcription: Elongation stage
RNA Pol continues down DNA strand making RNA strand longer
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Transcription: Termination stage
signals end of gene
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TATA box
25 base pair downstream that indicates where RNA Pol must start
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Transcription Factors (object)
Binds to TATA box before RNA Pol comes in
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Transcription Initiation Complex
Combo of Transcription Factors and RNA Pol.
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Pre mRNA -> mRNA process (Step 1)
Add 5' cap and Poly A tail to pre mRNA
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Pre mRNA -> mRNA process (Step 2)
Remove introns via RNA Splicing
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Introns
Non expressed portions of gene
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Exons
Expressed section of gene
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RNA Splicing
brings exons together
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snRNA's
involved in splicing out introns
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SNURP
small nuclear ribo proteins (snRNA's and protein complex)
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Spliceosome
Complex of slurps that splice exons together
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Alternative RNA Splicing
Each gene can create more than one protein depending on which exons are cut out
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Sections of RNA
untranslated region, start codon, codons, stop codon
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Redundancy
a single amino acid can have multiple three letter codons
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Sites on a tRNA
amino acid attachment site, and anticodon part to complement mRNA
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Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetases
connect amino acids to tRNA's.
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Ribosomes
workbench of translation, made of ribonucleoprotein complexes
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Ribonucleoprotein Complex
combo of rRNA and proteins
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Formation of an Ribosome
Put together in nucleolus, 2 subunits, large and small.
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4 Binding Sites of a Ribosome
mRNA binding site, A, P, and E sites
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"A" Binding site of a Ribosome
tRNA with an amino acid sits here and waits to be connected to the mRNA
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"P" Binding site of a Ribosome
tRNA binds with the mRNA peptide
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"E"Binding site of a Ribosome
tRNA exits
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Translation: Initiation Stage (3 steps)
1. ) mRNA sits in ribosomal small subunit with AUG in P site 2. ) Anti codon of tRNA initiator binds to start codon 3. ) Large ribosomal subunit binds ontop
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Translation: Elongation Stage (4 steps)
1. ) Codon Recognition 2. ) Peptide bond formation 3. ) Translocation 4. ) uncharged tRNA leaves through E site
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Translation Elongation Stage: Codon Recognition
Anticodon of next charged tRNA binds to A site
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Translation Elongation Stage: Peptide Bond Formation
tRNA start bond broken (met) Met forms peptide bond with next amino acid
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Translation Elongation Stage: Translocation
Ribosome moves down mRNA and A site become vacant again
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Translation: Termination Stage
Ribosome reaches stop codon and in comes the "Release Factor Protein", which makes the complex decouple
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Release Factor Protein
Comes into a ribosome during termination stage to decouple the entire Ribonucleoprotein Complex
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Post Translational Localization
Proteins brought to their destination AFTER translation process
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Co-Translational Localization
Signal peptide for ER causes a "Signal Recognition Particle" to bind to signal peptide and halt translation until complex reaches ER, then resumes again.
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Point Mutations: 2 Types
Base Substitution and Deletion/Insertion
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Types of Base Substitutions
Silent, Missense, and Nonsense Mutations
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Point Mutations: Base Subs: Silent
a single base pair is substituted, however it still codes to the same amino acid
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Point Mutations: Base Subs: Missense
a single base pair is substituted, however this causes a different amino acid to be put here
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Point Mutations: Base Subs: Nonsense
a single base pair is substituted, and this causes a stop codon which causes protein truncation
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What system allows protein destruction?
Ubiquitin-Proteosome System
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Ubiquitin
a tag that is put on proteins, signaling them to be destroyed
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Ubiquitin Protein Ligase
Protein that puts the ubiquitin tag on proteins
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Proteosome
chops up ubiquitinated proteins

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