Exam I Flashcards
Viruses store DNA in what form
RNA
why is it called “deoxy” ribose in DNA
no OH on the 2’ carbon
3 parts of a nucleotide
deoxy or oxy ribose sugar, 1 phosphate group, and nitrogenous base (ATCG)
backbone linkage on DNA
covalent phosphodiester bonds, between triphosphate and the 3’carbon
what direction does DNA pol read and write strands
reads 3’–> 5’ synthesizes 5’–>3’
direction of exonuclease activity, why?
3’–>5’ because if we cut from 5’ end we lose triphosphate..which we need to grow the strand
RNAse H
chews out single ribonuscleoside in between okazaki fragments
ssbinding poteins
keep DNA that has just been unzipped to stay apart
enzymes req what to get DNA pol at every primer
multi enzyme complex, DNA helices, clamp and clamp loader, DNA polymerase
DNA origin of replication usually have what sequence and proteins?
AT rich because these only have 2 H bonds
proteins are bound here: cycline dependent kinases, loads DNA helicase nearby
How many rep forks are made in DNA
2, replication bubble
When does DNA synthesis occur in cell cycle
S phase
chromatin
nuclear DNA with proteins assoc with it. lots and lots of protein. beads on a string. histones and non histonal chromosomal proteins
nucelosome
DNA wrapped in proteins and histones. Protein core with 8 different histones
fifth histone protein H1
located outside of nucleosome and holds it together
histone tails
lysine and arginine (+) charges to interact with DNA(-)
2 types of chromatin
10nm fiber and
30nm fiber from H1 interaction–>makes it a condensed structure
Want to transcribe DNA sequence, how do we unravel it from 30nm fiber form?
acetylation that will cause binding to the lysine and argentine bases so we can access the DNA. prevent 30nm fiber from forming
chromosomes
condense chromatins into chromosomes using non histone proteins.
epigenetic inheritance in DNA synthesis
50% parents histones(methylated) are passed down to daughter cells
termination of synthesis on lagging strand
use telomerase, which using reverse transcriptase(RNA template to make DNA)
short tandem sequence added. elongates 5’–>3’ of parental strand
overhang from telomerase activity
“tucked in” to prevent form degradation
Central dogma
DNA–>RNA–>proteins
gene expression
DNA synthesis, transcription and translation
differences in RNA and DNA
RNA: Uracil, extra OH on 2’, single stranded
RNA polymerase II is able to do what with no help
can bind, begin without primer and make many mistakes–> not as big of a deal because transcripts can be degraded.
RNA pol 1, 2 ,3
RNA pol I–> rRNA synthesis: makes proteins
RNA pol II–> mRNA: protein coding genes, siRNA miRNA: silencing
RNA po lII–> tRNA, rRNA, snRNA
What does RNA pol II need
General Transcription factor: TFIID, recognizes TATA box, AT rich sequence. This is before promoter and causes aggregation of more transcription factors that will help to open DNA and begin transcription
CTD tail
On C terminal domain of RNA pol II, going to be phosphorylated, functions to make changes to emerging mRNA molecule
mRNA is transcribed where
in nucleus
What needs to happen to move mRNA out of nucleus
1: methylated GMP cap at 5’ because this emerges first(5’–>3’)
2: splicing of introns- snRNPs
3: Poly A tail at 3’
Sites for splicing
edges and intersections of exons/introns
5’ site, branch point, 3’ site
ribonucleotide protein hnRNPs
ribose sugar with nucleotide with a protein
so it can complementary base pair with NT
Poly A tail initiation
sequence coding for termination, causing cleavage, Poly A polymerases add tons of As
requiring a lot a lot of energy
rRNA
80%. Pol I No CTD tail, no capping no Poly A tail
many subunits come together to make this molecule
snoRNAs help to post transcriptionally modify rRNA
small and large subunits assembled outside before brought back in
most genes encode for what
mRNA–> proteins
charged tRNA
carries aa, and anticodon that codes for that aa its carrying
wobble position
3rd nucleotide space of codon has some variability and still codes for same aa– Silence mutation
2 important areas in tRNA
charged aa at 3’ end
read transcript 5’–>3’ so the anticodon loop is read 3’–>5’
amino acyl tRNAse
add aa to tRNA using ATP 3’ OH group on NT interacts with OH on aa
aa on C terminus carries activation energy to link next aa
direction of protein synthesis
begins N terminus–> C terminus
subunits of rRNA
small is responsible for recognition of codon
large: addition of peptide bond, adding aa to protein
4 sites of ribosome
mRNA binding site, A(arrival) site, P(peptide), E(exit
where is peptide synthesis in rRNA
A site
how do tRNA get to A site
chaperones, elongation factors
ribozyme
ribosomal molecule that catalyzes a reaction
Initiation peptide synthesis
Start codon: AUG -methionine met-tRNAi
met usually removed afterwards
binds into P site in small subunit when finds AUG
(initiation factors leave at this point)
Termination of translation
Stop: UGA UAA UAG
molecular mimicry- don’t code for aa
bind in A site and peptidyl transferases add a OH to C terminus to release peptide
Protein structure vs function
structure equals function!
Structures of Proteins
primary: aa sequence
secondary: alpha helices and beta sheets: covalent bonds
tertiary: final form of protein
quaternary: multiple tertiary structures
Molten globules state
secondary structure needing chaperones to shift into tertiary structure
Protein folding chaperones
Help with correct confirmation, usually assoc with ribosome. Heat shock proteins (inc heat= incorrect folding so inc production of these proteins)
look for hydrophobic patches on exterior, should be on interior.
Hsp70
bind protein as emerging from ribosome if locate hydrophobic patches
Hsp60
forms a barrel or protective environment for correct protein folding (molten globule states)
if protein is incorrectly folded
no functioning properly usually degraded by proteasome that has a cap to recognize protein (poly ubiquital chain)
Ubiquitin cascade
E1 activate ubiquitin, activates E2 by transferring the ubiquitin to it then this takes it to target. E3 recognizes which protein needs to be degraded.
E3 has E2 attached and adds ubiquitin to lysine side chain to make ubiquitin tag
E3 activation/inhibition
ligand, another subunit, also can unmask degradation signals(removing subunit), cause destabilizing N terminus(removing 12 aa sequence)
cytoskeleton units
microtubules, intermediate filaments, microfilaments
microtubules
dimers of alpha and beta subunits. oligomers of dimers
protofilaments
huge chains of oligomers, form in sheets–>tubulin sheet which roles and folds into a tube
grow at one end via adding dimers, degrade at another
2 groups of microtubules
stable: permanent like cilia and flagella. don’t degrade very quickly
centrioles or MTOC are stable as well
dynamic: the mitotic spindles. come and go, always in flux.
structure of stable microtubule
ex cilium: 9+2 with dynein arms and in middle are two microtubules. Covered by cell membrane (bilaminar phospholipid)
centriole structure
basal body is anchoring structure. 9 triplet structure: more stable
g-tubulin proteins to help integrate cilia into basal body
cilia
move stuff, line epithelia tract.
centrosomal area components
pericentriolar mass and centriole
dynamic microtubules are found
cytoplasm, pave roads for like dynein motor proteins and kinesin
kinesin
brings structures to where they need to go in the cell. like vesicles or NT
microfilaments
actin or myosin(muscle) 5-8 nm
surround nucleus
actin
cell contraction! and locomotive processes
tropomodulin structural protein
caps actin so can’t grow
cofilin
severs actin
filamin
cross links actin filaments–>gelatinous structure
tropomysin
stabilizes actin filament–>skel m contraction
Intermediate filaments
6 classes of IFs very specific
Type I and II IFs
keratins and prokeratins
epithelial cells
specific keratin can be associated with cancers
Type III IFs
desmin, found in all mm cells.
vimentin, found in non muscle cells-mesoderm derived
glial fibrillary: astrocytes, stabilize neurons
Type IV IFs
neurofilaments. found in neurons
Type V IFs
lamins–> structure to nucleus and help form nuclear pore(transcription regulation)
Type VI IFs
developmental. ex nestin, usually found in islet beta cells to indicate formation of beta cells, then disappear.
blistering, whats going on inside
separation of epithelia cells in skin= fills with fluid
irritation caused
Ritters disease
neonatorum. Staph aureus infection of skin. exotoxin is released from this bacteria. Exotoxin attaches and binds to desmosome and denatures them so epithelial cells lose adhesion to one another.
2 phases cell cycle general
Interphase:G1-2n (G0) S-4n and G2-4n
M phase: mitosis: prophase metaphase anaphase telophase
homologues
not connected to each other. diploid
signals for cell to go back into G1 from Go
growth factors or mitogens
restriction point of cell cycle
G1–>S go into Go
G2/M chkpoint
chrom alignment at metaphase, need to know that DNA replicated and environment is good