Exam 3 Flashcards
Closing and opening the vestibule in voltage gated mechanisms are by what
Voltage sensors
What are three common ions in chemically gated channels
Na
K
Ca
Nicotinic if AcChRs are _________ and binds two ACh molecules which opens the channel. All 5 subunits contribute to forming the ion channel
Pentamers
What are the three states of channels
Resting (closed)
Open
Desensitized (closed)
What are the 4 important second messengers
Ca
cAMP
DAG
IP3
What are the 6 important classes of receptors
GCPR
Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
Receptor guanyl kinases
Chemically gated ion Chanel’s
Nuclear steroid hormone receptor
Adhesion receptors
How many receptors are in GCPRs
Several hundred
What are GCPRs used for
Mediate signaling by photons, odorants, tastants, hormones, NTs, inflammatory
What receptor responds to the “stress hormone” epinephrine, and initiates the “flight or fight” response
Beta-adrenergic receptor
What does Gs do
Beta-adrenergic R
Stimulate Adenylate
What does Gi/o do
a2-adrenergic R
Inhibit adenylate cyclase
What does Gq/11 do
some muscarinic ach Rs
a1-adrenergic R muscle contraction
Increase IP3 and intracellular calcium
What does G12/13 do
Angiotensin II, serotonin, thrombin
Activates RhoGEF -> Rhokinase
PLC generates ____ and _____ from PIP2
IP3 and DAG
What kind of receptor is insulin
Tyrosine Kinase Receptor
What is the name of the GTP-binding protein that is activated by the insulin receptor
IRS-1
What are the three members of families of kinases
MEK
Raf-1
ERK
What are nucleic acids made out of
sugar
phosphate
base
What bond link sugars together
Phosphodiester bonds
What makes DNA more stable than RNA
DNA has an H on the 2’ instead of an OH like RNA
Nucleic acids are always written and read in what direction
5’ to 3’
What is on the 5’ end of a nucleic acid and what is on the 3’ end
5’ : Phosphate
3’ : Hydroxyl
How many rings do purines have and which bases are present
2 rings
A and G
How many rings do pyrimidines have and which bases are present
1 rings
T, U, and C
What is the difference between a nucleotide and a nucleoside
nucleotide: phosphate
nucleoside: no phosphate
Watson and Crick model of DNA structure
Double helix
Stands run in opposite directions
Phosphates point outwards and bases point inward
Have major and minor grooves
~10 bases per turn
What is chargaff rule
Amount of A = amount of T
Amount of C = amount of G
What stabilizes a helix
Hydrogen bonds
Base Stacking
Hydrophobic Interactions
Why does DNA have major and minor grooves
N-glycosidic bonds between the bases and sugar do not point into exactly opposite diections
A-form: handedness, shape, groove, occurrence
handedness: Right-handed
shape: Broad
minor: Deep but narrow
major: Shallow and broad
occurrence: Double-stranded RNA, some DNA-RNA hybrids
B-form: handedness, shape, groove, occurrence
handedness: right-handed
shape: intermediate
major: deep and wide
minor: deep and narrow
occurrence: very common
Z-form: handedness, shape, groove, occurrence
handedness: left-handed
shape: narrowest
major: flat
minor: deep and narrow
occurrence: rare
Physical characteristics of DNA
Melting: separates strands by using heat
Anneal: cooling allows strands to come back together
Absorbance at 260nm if single strand is higher than A260 of double strand
If there is sequences similarity between two samples duplexes between DNA1 and DNA2 will form also called ________
Hybrids
Hybridization increases with _____________ similarity between DNA1 and DNA2
sequence
Palindromic sequences form __________ when single stranded and cruciforms when double stranded
hairpins
RNA structure
Single-stranded
Helical
Can form double helix with RNA or DNA
Self-complementary regions of DNA usually exist in the right-handed A-form
Unpaired nucleotides form bulges or internal loops
What is the sequence of information processing in genetic copying
DNA -> RNA -> Protein
The base complementary of the double helix allows each strand to act as a _________ for the synthesis of the other
template
What is the nucleophile and electrophile in the nucleotides
3’ - OH acts as the nucleophile which attacks the alpha phosphate
_____ encodes the sequence of proteins and then ____ is used as an intermediate produced by transcription
DNA
RNA
What is the three sequences of strands when creating new genetic informaiton
mRNA (5’-GCU-3’)
template DNA (3’CGA-5’)
coding DNA (5’-GCT-3’)
What starts transcription
-DNA bind the RNA polymerase enzyme and direct it to the start site
-The promoter directs RNA polymerase to start synthesis
How is transcription ceased
-Repressor bind promoter sequence and block transcription (operator sites)
What is the start codon for prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
prokaryotic: fMeT
eukaryotic: H2N-Met
What are the 5 characteristics of the genetic code
3 nucleotides encode 1 AA
Codons are read sequentially
Genetic code is degenerate (some AA have more than one codon)
Genetic Code contains start and stop signals for protein synthesis
Genetic code is universal