Exam 4: Lecture 1 Flashcards
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Translation
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-tasked with transferring mRNA transcript sequence into protein sequence
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Ribosome Subunits
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- consists of small subunit and large subuinit
- each subunit consists of multiple different proteins
- both associated with non-coding RNAs (ncRNA)
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ncRNA
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-aids in stabilizing interactions with mRNA transcript
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Translation Brief Process
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- mRNA transcript bound by small ribosomal subunit
- initiator tRNA bound to modified Methionine (fMet) brought into contact with first AUG codon of coding sequence
- large ribosomal subunit added to complex
- complete ribosome reads transcript 5’ to 3’ and generates appropriate protein sequence
- process repeated till mRNA transcript is degraded
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Polysomes/Polyribosomes
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- multiple ribosomes that bind each mRNA transcript
- increases amount of protein produced prior to degradation because multiple ribosomes are simultaneously translating mRNA
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Increasing Protein Production
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- mRNA transcript organized into circular structure
- 5’ UTR and 5’ CAP structure bound initiation factors that interact with Poly-A Binding Protein which is bound to 3’ Poly-A tail
- circular conformation protects ends from degradation and can be translated by multiple ribosomes for longer period of time than linear mRNA (prefer to degrade single stranded DNA)
- eventually falls apart
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Ribosome Composition
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- small and large subunit
- subunits composed of many individual proteins
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Centrifugation
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- used in early attempts to understand ribosome structure
- intact ribosomes placed in sucrose solution and spun at high velocities
- size of protein complex directly proportional to sedimentation velocity
- i.e. intact ribosome travels faster through gradient than small or large individual subunits
- likewise large subunit sediments at higher velocity than smaller
- after isolated, further disrupted to yield individual proteins sequenced by Fred Sanger’s methods
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A, P, and E sites
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- three channels for tRNA binding within ribosome
- initiator tRNA recruited to P site where it interacts with first AUG within coding region of mRNA transcript
- once initiator tRNA and AUG codon intact with P site, large subunit recruited
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Alignment
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- Aligning first codon with P site automatically ensures second codon aligned with A site
- second tRNA enters ribosome and interacts with transcript via A site
- peptide bond forms between first two amino acids then ribosome moves to next codon.
- moves initiator tRNA into E pocket where it’s ejected
- second tRNA moves into P pocket leaving empty A pocket
- each subsequent tRNA enters ribosome through A site to interact with mRNA
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Translation Initiation Sequences
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- ribosome must be recruited to 5’ end of mRNA transcript
- prokaryotes: Shine-Dalgarno sequence located 3-9 bases upstream first AUG
- eukaryotes: Kozak sequence encompasses few bases upstream and downstream AUG
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Binding to Initiation Sequences
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- after binding to sequences AUG placed in P pocket
- non-coding ribosomal RNAs associated with small ribosomal subunit important in interacting with mRNA and for ensuring first AUG aligned with P pocket
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Initiation of Prokaryotic Translation: Blocks on Sites
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-initiation factors bind to E and A sites to block initiator tRNA from entering
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Initiation of Prokaryotic Translation
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- steps after blocking
- mRNA and initiator RNA recruited to small ribosomal subunit
- contact between ribosome and mRNA mediated by RNA:RNA interactions
- 16S ribosomal RNA base pairs with Shine-Dalgarno sequence in mRNA
- 5-9 base sequence that allows just enough space for AUG to be in P pocket which ensures AUG’s position
- large ribosomal subunit recruited to make complete ribosomal unit
- anticodon of initiator tRNA makes contact with AUG codon in P pocket begins elongation
- IF’s (1 and 3) removed from A and E pockets
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Length of Sequence for Alignment
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- too long, AUG won’t line up in P pocket (may be in A pocket or completely out of ribosomal subunit)
- too short also causes problems
