GENE EXPRESSION L15 Flashcards
I. Relationship between Genes and Proteins - SEQ information flow in cells - CC RNA types - APPLY genetic code II. Transcription - SEQ, HD eukaryotic transcription III. Translation - SEQ, HD eukaryotic translation
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ribose
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- RNA
- has extra OH (only difference from DNA)
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uracil (U)
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- pyrimidine base
- used instead of T in RNA
- T = U-CH3
- complementary to A
- 2 H bonds
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3 main kinds of RNA
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- mRNA: messenger RNA - encodes amino acid sequence
- rRNA: ribosomal RNA - part of ribosome structure
- tRNA: transfer RNA - carries amino acids to ribosome during translation
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codons
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- sequence of 3 bases – information for 1 amino acid
- 1 start codon
- 3 stop codons
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transcription
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- first part of gene expression
- synthesis of RNA, complementary to DNA
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initiation
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- DNA serves as template for RNA synthesis
- 1 DNA strand is transcribed
- DNA read in 3’ – 5’ direction
- RNA synthesized in 5’ – 3’ direction
- other strand not transcribed
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promoter
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- specific DNA sequence on transcribed strand
- designates start site of transcription
- not transcribed
- RNA polymerase binds promotor, unwinds helix, begins transcription
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elongation
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- RNA synthesis
- anti-parallel to template strand
- uses RNA nucleoside triphosphates
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termination
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- specific DNA sequence signals RNA polymerase to stop
- RNA transcript dissociates from DNA template
- can be helped by a protein
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mRNA modification
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- only in eukaryotes
- transcription – pre mRNA - not useful for protein synthesis
- add 5’ cap, 3’ poly-A tail – export from nucleus, protection, ribosome recruitment
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RNA splicing
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- two regions in pre-mRNA
- introns and exons
- removes introns from pre-mRNA
- occurs in nucleus
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exons
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coding regions
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introns
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non-coding regions
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transcription summary
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- DNA – RNA
- initiation – elongation – termination – mRNA processing
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translation
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- mRNA – polypeptide
- occurs in ribosomes - cytoplasm or surface of ER
