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Exam 3: DNA, Chromosomal Structure, Replication, Transcription, RNA Processing (Bio 375 - Genetics) Flashcards

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Friedrich Meischer (1868)

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doctor who isolated nuclei from pus cells (white blood cells + bacteria cells), chemically extracted nuclein [acidic and high in phosphorous … renamed to nucleic acid] (which was also found in nucleus of other cell types)

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James Watson and Francis Crick

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first to develop molecular model of DNA structure in 1953; used information from many researchers, including the X-ray crystallography recorded by Franklin and Wilkins and information about chemical composition

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nucleic acid structure

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composed of nucleotides

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parts of a nucleotide

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pentose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base

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pentose sugar

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a five-carbon sugar molecule found in nucleic acids… deoxyribose (in DNA) contains no OH group on carbon 2’ and ribose (in RNA) contains an OH group on carbon 2’

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nitrogenous bases

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attached to 1’ carbon of pentose sugar; includes purine and pyrimidine components

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purine

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contains a double ring; includes Adenine (A) and Guanine (G)

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pyrimidine

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contains a single ring; includes Cytosine (C), Thymine (T) (found in DNA), and Uracil (U) (found in RNA)

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chargaff’s rules

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amount of adenine (A) is always equal to amount of thymine (T) and the amount of cytosine (C) is always equal to amount of guanine (G)

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nucleoside

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base + sugar (without phosphate group)

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genome

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entirety of genetic information

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methylation

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alters structure of base, leading to alteration of chromatin structure and inhibition of transcription; reversible process and often found in CpG islands (parts of genome with many CG pairings in a row) clustered in the genome

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phosphate group

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attached to 5’ carbon of pentose sugar; has a strong negative charge… can have up to three attached phosphates

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dAMP, dADP, dATP

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deoxyribose Adenine Mono/Di/Tri Phosphate

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DNA structure

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nucleotides (base + sugar + phosphate) form polynucleotide strands linked via phosphate groups between adjacent nucleotides using phosphodiester bonds … directionality is 5’ to 3’

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DNA structure

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NUCLEOTIDES (base + sugar + phosphate) form polynucleotide strands linked via phosphate groups between adjacent nucleotides using PHOSPHODIESTER BONDS … directionality is 5’ to 3’ … two strands form a DOUBLE HELIX that is ANTIPARALLEL… strands linked using hydrogen bonds and stacked bases … strands are COMPLEMENTARY

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specificity of hydrogen bonding between nitrogenous bases

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A=T (two hydrogen bonds) and G≡C (three hydrogen bonds)

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RNA structure

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usually single stranded… can base pair with itself to form hairpins or a single strand of DNA

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information flow in cell

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  1. REPLICATION (genetic information to descendants; DNA -> DNA)… 2. TRANSCRIPTION (transfer information to RNA; DNA -> RNA)… 3. TRANSLATION (translate information into proteins (RNA -> proteins)
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4 levels of polynucleotide structure

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  1. Primary… 2. Secondary… 3. Tertiary… 4. Quaternary
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primary polynucleotide structure

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nucleotide sequence of a single strand

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secondary polynucleotide structure

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base paired strands

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tertiary polynucleotide structure

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double helix

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quaternary polynucleotide structure

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higher order folding into cellular spaces facilitated via polynucleotide-polynucleotide and polynucleotide-protein interactions

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transposable elements

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any DNA sequence capable of moving from one place to another within the genome

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genomics

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study of structure and function of genomes

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Cas-CRISPR

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modifies genes/gene editing

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B-DNA

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Right-handed helical structure of DNA that exists when water is abundant; tertiary structure that is the most common DNA structure in cells due to being the most stable conformation… 10 base pairs per turn

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tertiary DNA structure

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either A (most compressed/least extended, right handed), B (right handed, most stable conformation), or Z (least compressed/most extended, left handed) forms… has major and minor grooves

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quaternary DNA structure

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supercoiling of the DNA double helix

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supercoiling

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when DNA helix is subjected to rotational strain while ends of molecule are stabilized by proteins; shortens DNA

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positive supercoiling

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DNA is overrotated, so helix twists on itself

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negative supercoiling

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DNA is underrotated, so helix twists on itself in opposite direction

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topoisomerases

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enzymes that add/remove rotations from DNA helix by temporarily breaking nucleotide strands, rotating ends around each other, then rejoining broken ends

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most native DNA is negatively supercoiled because

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it denatures more easily and fits into tighter spaces

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archaea have positive supercoiling

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so their DNA does not denature as easily in the extreme environments they are living in

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bacterial chromosomal strucutre

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overall form is circular; NUCLEOID consisting of a series of twisted loops held by proteins

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nucleoid

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“clump” of bacterial DNA that is confined to a definite region of cytoplasm; consists of a series of twisted loops held by proteins

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degree of chromatin packing varies

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during the cell cycle (less condensed during interphase when the replication is occurring); locally during transcription and replication

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types of chromatin

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euchromatin, heterochromatin

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chromatin

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combination of eukaryotic DNA with protein

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euchromatin

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undergoes normal changes in condensation during cell cycle; comprises the majority of chromosomal material

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heterochromatin

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always remains in a highly condensed state (even during interphase); found in centromeres and telomeres, Barr bodies, and the Y chromosome

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chromosomes are present

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only during the M phase

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chromatin is present

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throughout the cell cycle

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histones

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most abundant proteins in chromosomes/chromatin… consists of five major types (H1, H2A, H2B, H3, H4)… contains a high percentage of lysine and arginine amino acids (which give histones a net positive charge that attracts negative charges on phosphates of DNA)

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other proteins in chromosomes and chromatin

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non-histone proteins; scaffold proteins (which help fold and pack chromosomes)

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nucleosomes

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simplest level of chromatin structure… components: octameric core of histone proteins (all histone proteins except H1) and 1.65 DNA wraps

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chromatosomes

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components: nucleosome + H1 histone (which locks DNA into histone core)… separated from one another by linker DNA (and/or nonhistone chromosomal DNA)

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higher order chromatin structure

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nucleosome/chromatosomes twist around one another to form a tightly packed 30 nm fiber… 30 nm fibers loop and fold to form 300 and 250 nm fibers with scaffold proteins anchoring the loops… in M phase, tight coiling of 250 nm fibers produces 700 nm chromatid

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chromatin structure

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double stranded helix… nucleosomes… chromatosomes… 30 nm fiber… 300 nm loops… 250 nm fiber… chromatid of chromosome

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chromatin structure during transcription

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chromatin is relaxed in active areas of transcription… acetylase enzymes reduce charge of histones which cause the histones to release their DNA and allowing for better transcription (transcription factors are permitted to bind to DNA)… deacetylation is stimulated by nucleotide methylation (where the methylation can activate or repress transcription depending on which amino acids are methylated)

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chromatin-remodeling complexes

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proteins that alter chromatin structure without altering chemical structure of histone directly… they bind directly to particular sites on DNA and reposition the nucleosomes to allow transcription factors to bind to promoters and initiate transcription

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telomeres

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natural ends of a chromosome; caps and protects end of eukaryotic chromosomes from degradation and aids replication of chromosomal ends… structure: single stranded overhang, loops around to base pair with itself, bound by telomere proteins

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telomeric sequences

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repeated units of a series of adenine or thymine nucleotides followed by several guanine nucleotides

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replication

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always proceeds 5’ to 3’… its mode depends on the structure of the template DNA (whether it is circular bacterial chromosome vs linear eukaryotic chromosome)

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replication always proceeds

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5’ to 3’

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replicon

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individual unit of replication; contains one origin of replication

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semiconservative replication

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original nucleotide strands remain intact; original DNA molecule is semi conserved during replication

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theta replication

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occurs in circular bacterial chromosomes; both strands are replicated… occurs in a bidirectional manner involving a replication bubble and a replication fork

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replication bubble

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a region of DNA, in front of the replication fork, where helicase has unwound the double helix

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replication fork

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A Y-shaped region on a replicating DNA molecule where new strands are growing

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rolling circle replication

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occurs in some viruses and bacterial F factor… one of the strands is broken (only one strand of parental DNA is replicated at a time)-> new nucleotides are added to 3’ end of broken strand-> 5’ end is displaced from circle… produces a single stranded DNA and a circular double stranded DNA… is unidirectional… the single stranded DNA can serve as a template for further replication events

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linear eukaryotic replication

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have numerous replicons that are each 20,000-300,000 base pairs in length… occurs slower than bacterial replication at a rate of about 500-5000 nucleotides per minute… is bidirectional

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replication requirements

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  1. single stranded DNA template… 2. dNTPs (deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate) to be assembled into a new nucleotide strand… 3. enzymes (DNA polymerase) that read the template and assemble the substrates into a new polynucleotide chain
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DNA polymerases can only add nucleotides to free 3’OH end of a growing DNA strand, so replication occurs by:

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  1. new DNA is synthesized from dNTPs… 2. 3’OH end of last nucleotide on strand attacks 5’ phosphate group of incoming dNTP… 3. two phosphates are cleaved off… 4. a phosphodiester bond forms between two nucleotides and phosphate ions are released
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continuous replication

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replication continues unhindered as DNA is unzipped

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leading strand

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one parental strand can be used as template for a continuous complimentary strand… undergoes continuous DNA synthesis

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lagging strand

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other parental strand that is copied away from the fork in short segments called Okazaki fragments… undergoes discontinuous DNA synthesis and entails more enzymatic activity

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steps of prokaryotic replication

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  1. initiation 2. Unwinding 3. Priming 4. Elongation 5. Termination
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(steps of prokaryotic replication) Step One: initiation

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single origin of replication (oriC); initiator proteins bind to oriC and cause a short section of the DNA to unwind to provide the single stranded DNA template (initiator proteins are present long enough to open the initial “bubble” of single stranded template)

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(steps of prokaryotic replication) Step Two: Unwinding

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DNA helicase, single strand binding proteins, and DNA gyrase help to expand the single stranded template for greater accessibility by simultaneously unzipping DNA

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DNA helicase

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breaks hydrogen bonds and moves down lagging strand 5’ -> 3’… moving the replication fork… negatively supercoiling to unwind DNA

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single strand binding proteins

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stabilize single stranded DNA by preventing it from reverting back to double stranded DNA

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DNA gyrase

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relieves positive supercoiling ahead of replication fork

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(steps of prokaryotic replication) Step Three: Priming

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DNA polymerase requires an existing 3’OH group to begin DNA synthesis… Primase synthesizes a short stretch of nucleotides called a primer (10-12 RNA nucleotides), with one primer per leading strand and a new primer for each Okazaki fragment

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(steps of prokaryotic replication) Step Four: Elongation

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DNA polymerase III and DNA polymerase I aid in extending the new strands of DNA, with DNA ligase finalizing the new strands

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DNA polymerase III

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adds new nucleotides in 5’ -> 3’ direction (polymerase) and proofreads 3’ -> 5’ (exonuclease)… is stalled if an incorrect nucleotide is added, so it will back in a 3’ -> 5’ direction to replace the incorrect nucleotide with a correct nucleotide

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DNA polymerase I

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follows DNA polymerase III down the strand, removing RNA primers (exonuclease) and replacing RNA with DNA… however, it leaves “nicks” in the DNA strand

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DNA ligase

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final enzyme in replicative process… binds to nicks in phosphate backbone that remain after DNA polymerase I replaces RNA primer… seals nicks in backbone by joining adjacent nucleotides with a phosphodiester bond

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(steps of prokaryotic replication) Step Five: Termination

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termination protein binds to a terminator sequence and blocks helicase action

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replication occurs simultaneously on

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leading and lagging strands

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eukaryotic replication complexities

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complex polymerases; chromatin structure (nucleosomes assembly occurring immediately after DNA replication); linear chromosomes (telomeres– physical ends to chromosomes)

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telomerase

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an enzyme containing an RNA template that is used to extend the single stranded DNA overhang of a telomere…. the extended single stranded DNA overhang is looped into a hairpin (has nonconventional base pairing) and used a primer (because there is a free 3’OH)

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telomere age

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the length of telomeres indicates “biological age” with a longer telomere indicating a younger biological age… only “immortal” cells (bone marrow, germ cells, intestinal cells) have telomerase which allows for telomere elongation

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RNA

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can form complex double stranded secondary structures (anti-parallel, hairpin loop); wider variation in structure and function than DNA

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primary types of RNA

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messenger (mRNA), transfer (tRNA), ribosomal (rRNA)

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messenger RNA (mRNA)

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carries genetic information from DNA to ribosome

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transfer RNA (tRNA)

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small RNA that contains a binding site for an amino acid

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ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

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part of ribosomal structure, site of protein assembly

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primary types of RNA are produced using the process of

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transcription

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all eukaryotic RNAs are transcribed in the

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nucleus

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transcription unit

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stretch of DNA that codes for an RNA molecule and sequences needed for transcription; contains promoter, RNA coding sequence, and a terminator

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template strand

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nucleotide strand used for transcription

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nontemplate strand

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nucleotide strand which is not used for transcription

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the template and nontemplate strand are

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complementary

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the template strand and RNA transcript are

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complementary

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the nontemplate strand and RNA transcript are

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identical (aside from T in nontemplate and U in RNA)

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template strand is also known as

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noncoding strand, antisense strand, minus strand

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nontemplate strand is also known as

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coding strand, sense strand, plus strand [because it shares the same sequence of nucleotides as RNA transcript]

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making RNA from template

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5’ -> 3’

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reading template

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3’ -> 5’

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promoter

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DNA sequence that transcription apparatus recognizes and binds

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RNA coding region

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sequence of DNA nucleotides that is transcribed to RNA molecule

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terminator

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DNA sequence that signals where transcription should end

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upstream

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direction towards the promoter

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downstream

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direction towards the terminator

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transcription apparatus binds to the promoter and moves downstream towards the

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terminator

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transcription requirements

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single stranded DNA template… ribonucleotide triphosphates (rNTPs) to be assembled into a new RNA strand… transcription apparatus (with RNA polymerase)

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RNA polymerase

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synthesizes a new RNA in a 5’ -> 3’ direction; the new RNA is complementary and antiparallel to template strand… does NOT NEED A PRIMER

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DNA polymerase requires a

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primer

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bacterial RNA polymerase

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large multimeric enzyme… holoenzyme composition: two alpha (α), one beta (β), one beta prime (β’), one omega (ω) [helps with stabilization], and one sigma (σ) [controls binding of polymerase to promoter]

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core polymerase

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composition: two alpha (α), one beta (β), one beta prime (β’), one omega (ω)…. responsible for extending RNA chain

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holoenzyme

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composition: two alpha (α), one beta (β), one beta prime (β’), one omega (ω) [helps with stabilization], and one sigma (σ)… only present at initiation, with the sigma (σ) required for specificity (different σ factors bind to a specific promoter of transcription unit)

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eukaryotic RNA polymerase types

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RNA polymerase I (transcribes large rRNAs)… RNA polymerase II (transcribes pre-mRNA, some snRNAs, snoRNAs, some miRNAs)… RNA polymerase III (transcribes tRNAs, small rRNAs, some snRNAs, and some miRNAs)… RNA polymerase IV (transcribes some siRNAs in plants)

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prokaryotic transcription steps

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initiation -> elongation -> termination

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transcription step 1. initiation

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σ factor associates with core polymerase to form holoenzyme (σ factor is required to direct holoenzyme to specific promoters) –>

holoenzyme binds to consensus sequence (-10 and -35) –>

holoenzyme unwinds and melts double stranded DNA from -10 start site –>

active site of holoenzyme aligns with start site –>

9-12 complementary RNA nucleotides (abortive transcripts) are added in a 5’ -> 3’ direction –>

σ is released, transforming the holoenzyme into the core enzyme –>

the core enzyme is released from the promoter and able to elongate the RNA transcript

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consensus sequence

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sequences that show considerable similarity between genes; includes the -35 sequence (TTGACA) and -10 sequence (TATAAT); is recognized by the holoenzyme during initiation

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transcription step 2. elongation

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RNA polymerase unwinds DNA as transcription progresses (making RNA), with the transcription bubble being about 18 nucleotides in length

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transcription step 3. termination

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core polymerase continues transcription until it transcribes the terminator –> termination occurs through either Rho-dependent termination or Rho-independent termination

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Rho dependent termination

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Rho protein binds RNA and moves 5’ -> 3’ down RNA –> upon reaching the terminator, RNA transcript forms a hairpin loop that pauses the RNA polymerase –> when Rho reaches RNA polymerase, it stops transcription by unwinding the RNA away from the DNA template strand

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Rho

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has helicase action that allows unwinding of RNA transcript from DNA template

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Rho independent termination

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upon reaching the inverted repeats present in the terminator, the RNA transcript forms into a hairpin loop, forcing the RNA polymerase to pause –> the relatively weak A-U hydrogen bonds break -> RNA separates from template and the polymerase is released

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RNA polymerase does not need

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primers or helicase

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DNA polymerase needs

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primers and helicase/gyrase

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eukaryotic transcription differences

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multiple promoters (core promoter, regulatory promoter)… more consensus sequences (-35 , -25 (TATA box), +1, +30…)… more complex RNA polymerase complex (transcription factors required for polymerase binding that correlate with all sequences of core promoter and regulatory promoter)… enhancers and silencers

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regulatory promoter

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controls promoters downstream; is upstream of the core promoter

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enhancers and silencers

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sequences distant from transcribed gene that can stimulate or repress transcription (respectively)

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mRNA structure

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5’ untranslated region; protein coding region; 3’ untranslated region

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5’ untranslated region (UTR)

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upstream of start codon; does not code for amino acids; Shine-Dalgarno rRNA binding site

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protein coding region

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between the start and stop codon

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3’ untranslated region (UTR)

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downstream of start codon and stop codon; does not code for amino acids; affects mRNA stability and translation

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mRNA processing in prokaryotes

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not extensively processed before translation; transcription and translation occur simultaneously

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mRNA processing in eukaryotes

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processed before translation; transcription (in nucleus) and translation (in cytoplasm) occur separately due to locations; initial mRNA produced from transcription is pre-mRNA and becomes mature following processing

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prokaryotic gene structure

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genes and proteins are collinear (no “breaks” in sequence from DNA -> mRNA -> protein)… direct correspondence between nucleotide sequence of a gene and amino acid sequence of a protein

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eukaryotic gene structure

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split genes:: contain exons (coding regions) and introns (noncoding regions removed from RNA using RNA splicing)

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mRNA processing steps

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  1. 5’ cap addition –> 2. Poly A Tail addition –> 3. mRNA splicing
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mRNA processing step 1. 5’ cap addition

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methylated guanine nucleotide is added

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mRNA processing step 2. Poly-A Tail Addition

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process: recognition of consensus sequence in 3’-UTR by tailing enzymes -> cleavage of pre-mRNA 11-30 nucleotides downstream of consensus sequence -> addition of 50-250 adenine nucleotides

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5’ cap end

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functions: facilitates ribosome bonding (differentiated shape directs binding of ribosome to capped end) which then aids in translation initiation, increases stability (prevents degradation), and influences splicing

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poly-A tail

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consists of 50-250 adenine nucleotides added to 3’ end of pre-mRNA… functions: increases stability of mRNA (prevents degradation), facilitates ribosome attachment, allows passage to cytoplasm (allows exit from nucleus)

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mRNA processing step 3. mRNA splicing

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process: 5’ splice site is cut by spliceosome -> 5’ end of intron attaches to branch point -> 3’ splice site is cut by spliceosome -> intron is released as a lariat -> exons are ligated

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mRNA splicing

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removal of introns from pre-mRNA… requires a 5’ splice site, 3’ splice site, and a branch point… process occurs in the spliceosome

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spliceosome

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one of the largest molecular complexes in eukaryotic cell; composed of 5 snRNAs and 300 proteins; snRNAs combined with proteins to form snRNPs (small nuclear ribonucleoparticles)

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alternative mRNA processing

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alternative splicing and multiple 3’ cleavage sites – ways to get varying mRNAs from one gene to make many different proteins

BIO 375 - Genetics (8 decks)

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