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Gene Translation Flashcards

1
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Where its lots of gene translation taking place?

A

In the RER

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2
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What are the 3 types of RNA?

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  • rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
  • mRNA
  • tRNA
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What % of RNA is rRNA?

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> 80%

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4
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What makes rRNA?

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RNA polymerase I

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5
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What % of RNA is mRNA?

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~2%

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6
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What is mRNA made by?

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RNA polymerase II

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7
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What % of RNA is tRNA?

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~15%

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8
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What makes tRNA?

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RNA polymerase III

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9
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How many kinds of rRNA are there?

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Only 4 or 5

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10
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How is there such a high % of rRNA with so few types?

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Many copies or each

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11
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How many types of mRNA are there?

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100,000s

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12
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How many copies are there of each mRNA?

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Only a few

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13
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How are there so many types of mRNA?

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Because genes can make more than one mRNA each

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14
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How can genes make more than one type of mRNA each?

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Because splicing can be used to add another layer of complexity of gene regulation

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15
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Give an example of how splicing could be used to add complexity?

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Sometimes an intron could be spliced out, sometimes it could be left in

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16
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How many types of tRNA are there?

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~100

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17
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How many copies are there of each type of tRNA?

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Very many

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18
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How many rRNAs are there in the ribosomes of prokaryotes?

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3

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19
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How many proteins are there in the ribosomes of prokaryotes?

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56

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20
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What sub-units are in the ribosomes of prokaryotes?

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30s and 50s

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21
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What ribosomes do prokaryotes have?

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70s

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22
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How many rRNAs are there in the ribosomes of eukaryotes?

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4

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23
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How many proteins are there in the ribosomes of eukaryotes?

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82

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24
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What sub-units are there in the ribosomes of eukaryotes?

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40s + 60s

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25
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What ribosomes do eukaryotes have?

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80s

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26
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Why is translation more tricky that transcription?

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  • Changing nucleotides to amino acids

- 4 letter code to 20 letter code

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27
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What does translation require?

A

An adaptor molecule

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28
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Describe the features of the genetic code

A

NAME?

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29
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What is the result of ‘changing the language’ in translation?

A

5’ to 3’ template read-through producing N to C template extension

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30
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What is the adaptor molecule used in translation?

A

tRNA

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31
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What are the initiation codons?

A

Methionine- AUG

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32
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What are the termination codons?

A

NAME?

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33
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What is tRNAs structure?

A

Clover model

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34
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How is the specific clover model of tRNA produced?

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Complementary antiparallel sequences form hydrogen bonds, forming stem loops

35
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What does each tRNA have?

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An anticodon

36
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What does the anticodon consist of?

37
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Is tRNA charged or uncharged?

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Can be either

38
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What does tRNA being charged mean?

A

It has energy

39
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What can tRNA do when its charged?

A

Have an amino acid connected to it

40
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What is tRNA called when it has an amino acid connected to it?

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An amino acyl tRNA

41
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What does the name of the tRNA change depending on?

A

Which amino acid is connected

42
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What do anticodons recognise?

A

mRNA codons that are complementary

43
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What base can anticodons have?

A

I- inosine

44
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Why might tRNA have I?

A

It is aspecific, and so one tRNA can recognise different codons for the same amino acid

45
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What is known as the ‘wobble position’?

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The 5’ base of anticodon, and hence the 3’ base of the codon

46
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What is the purpose of the wobble position?

A

It allows a single tRNA species to recognise more than one codon

47
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Does it matter what base is in the wobble position?

48
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What base will I not bond with?

49
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What happens in initiation of translation?

A

AUG codon recognition

50
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What recognises the AUG codon?

A

A ‘special’ methionyl tRNA ribosome

51
Q

In what direction is the strand elongated in translation?

52
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What are the building blocks in gene translation?

A

Aminoacyl tRNAs

53
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When does translation terminate?

A

When it reaches a stop codon

54
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What is each aminoacyl tRNA synthase specific for?

A

A specific amino acid

55
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What binds to tRNA synthase?

A

The amino acid and ATP

56
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What happens to the ATP once binded to tRNA?

A

It is converted to pyrophosphate, then phosphate, with AMP still attached to the enzyme

57
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What happens once the ATP has been converted to phosphate on the tRNA synthase?

A

tRNA attaches to the enzyme, releasing AMP

58
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What happens once AMP has been released from the tRNA synthase-tRNA complex?

A

Aminoacyl tRNA is released

59
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What has happened once aminoacyl tRNA has been released?

A

The amino acid has been activated

60
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What is recognised in initiation of translation?

A

The 5’ cap of the mature mRNA

61
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What recognises the 5’ cap of the mature mRNA in initiation of translation?

A

Cap binding proteins, initiation factors and tRNA

62
Q

What attaches to the 5’ cap of the mRNA?

A

The 40s sub unit of tRNA

63
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Does the binding of the 40s sub unit of the tRNA to the 5’ cap require energy?

A

Yes, in the form of GTP

64
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What happens once the 40s sub unit has bound to the 5’ cap?

A

It moves along until it finds the first codon

65
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Does the movement of the 40s sub unit to the first codon require energy?

A

Yes, in the form of ATP

66
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What happens once the 40s sub unit has found the first codon?

A

The 60s sub unit binds

67
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What happens when the 60s sub unit of tRNA binds to the 40s at the first codon?

A

GDP, initiation factors and cap binding proteins are released, making a fully functioning ribosome

68
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What sites are available at the newly functional ribosome?

A

A site and P site

69
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Where does aminoacyl-tRNA bind in elongation during translation?

A

To the empty A site of the ribosome

70
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What is the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the A site of the ribosome dependant on?

A

Energy in the form of GTP

71
Q

What is formed between the two amino acids on the ribosome in translation?

A

A peptide bond

72
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What is the result of the formation of a peptide bond between the two amino acids in the ribosome?

A

It frees up the P site

73
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What happens once the peptide bond has resulting in the freeing of the P site?

A

The ribosome moves along

74
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What is the process of the ribosome moving along called?

A

Translocation

75
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Does translocation require energy?

A

Yes, in the form of GTP

76
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What is the result of translocation?

A

The A site is now empty, and the cycle can continue

77
Q

What is peptidyl transferase?

A

The enzyme that makes peptide bonds

78
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What does peptidyl transferase do with regards to the P and A sites?

A

Moves the amino acid bound to the tRNA on the P site onto the amino acid bound to tRNA on the A site, and peptide bonds them together

79
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What does peptidyl transferase produce?

A

Uncharged tRNA and peptidyl-tRNA

80
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Why does peptidyl transferase produce peptidyl-tRNA?

A

As the tRNA now has more than one amino acid attatched

81
Q

How is translation terminated?

A

A stop codon in the A site

82
Q

What is the effect of a stop codon in the A site?

A

Means water will bind with the peptidyl-tRNA in the P site, forming peptide and tRNA, hence terminating translation

83
Q

What are the differences between human and bacterial gene expression?

A

Bateria have-

  • Simple promoters
  • Different transcription factors
  • Single RNA polymerase
  • Coupled transcription-translation
  • No post-transcriptional processing
  • Short lived mRNAs
  • Simpler ribosomes
  • Distinctive translation initiation mechanism
  • Different translation factors

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