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7-methylguanosine cap

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modification added to the 5’ end of pre-mRNAs to protect mRNA from degradation and assist translation

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Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase

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enzyme that “charges” tRNA molecules by catalyzing a bond between the tRNA and a corresponding amino acid

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Anticodon

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three-nucleotide sequence in a tRNA molecule that corresponds to an mRNA codon

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CAAT box

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(GGCCAATCT) essential eukaryotic promoter sequence involved in binding transcription factors

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Central dogma

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states that genes specify the sequence of mRNAs, which in turn specify the sequence of proteins

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Codon

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three consecutive nucleotides in mRNA that specify the insertion of an amino acid or the release of a polypeptide chain during translation

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Colinear

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in terms of RNA and protein, three “units” of RNA (nucleotides) specify one “unit” of protein (amino acid) in a consecutive fashion

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Consensus

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DNA sequence that is used by many species to perform the same or similar functions

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Core enzyme

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prokaryotic RNA polymerase consisting of α, α, β, and β’ but missing σ; this complex performs elongation

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Degeneracy

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(of the genetic code) describes that a given amino acid can be encoded by more than one nucleotide triplet; the code is degenerate, but not ambiguous

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Downstream

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nucleotides following the initiation site in the direction of mRNA transcription; in general, sequences that are toward the 3’ end relative to a site on the mRNA

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Exon

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sequence present in protein-coding mRNA after completion of pre-mRNA splicing

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FACT

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complex that “facilitates chromatin transcription” by disassembling nucleosomes ahead of a transcribing RNA polymerase II and reassembling them after the polymerase passes by

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GC-rich box

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(GGCG) nonessential eukaryotic promoter sequence that binds cellular factors to increase the efficiency of transcription; may be present several times in a promoter

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Hairpin

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structure of RNA when it folds back on itself and forms intramolecular hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides

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Holoenzyme

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prokaryotic RNA polymerase consisting of α, α, β, β’, and σ; this complex is responsible for transcription initiation

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Initiation site

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nucleotide from which mRNA synthesis proceeds in the 5’ to 3’ direction; denoted with a “+1”

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Initiator tRNA

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in prokaryotes, called tRNAMetf
; in eukaryotes, called tRNAi; a tRNA that interacts with a start codon, binds directly to the ribosome P site, and links to a special methionine to begin a polypeptide chain

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Intron

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non–protein-coding intervening sequences that are spliced from mRNA during processing

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Kozak’s rules

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determines the correct initiation AUG in a eukaryotic mRNA; the following consensus sequence must appear around the AUG: 5’-GCC(purine)CCunderlineAUGend underlineG-3’; the bolded bases are most important

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Nonsense codon

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one of the three mRNA codons that specifies termination of translation

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Nontemplate strand

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strand of DNA that is not used to transcribe mRNA; this strand is identical to the mRNA except that T nucleotides in the DNA are replaced by U nucleotides in the mRNA

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Octamer box

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(ATTTGCAT) nonessential eukaryotic promoter sequence that binds cellular factors to increase the efficiency of transcription; may be present several times in a promoter

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Peptidyl transferase

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RNA-based enzyme that is integrated into the 50S ribosomal subunit and catalyzes the formation of peptide bonds

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Plasmid

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extrachromosomal, covalently closed, circular DNA molecule that may only contain one or a few genes; common in prokaryotes

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Poly-A tail

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modification added to the 3’ end of pre-mRNAs to protect mRNA from degradation and assist mRNA export from the nucleus

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Polysome

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mRNA molecule simultaneously being translated by many ribosomes all going in the same direction

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Preinitiation complex

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cluster of transcription factors and other proteins that recruit RNA polymerase II for transcription of a DNA template

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Promoter

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DNA sequence to which RNA polymerase and associated factors bind and initiate transcription

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Reading frame

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sequence of triplet codons in mRNA that specify a particular protein; a ribosome shift of one or two nucleotides in either direction completely abolishes synthesis of that protein

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rho-dependent termination

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in prokaryotes, termination of transcription by an interaction between RNA polymerase and the rho protein at a run of G nucleotides on the DNA template

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rho-independent

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termination sequence-dependent termination of prokaryotic mRNA synthesis; caused by hairpin formation in the mRNA that stalls the polymerase

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RNA editing

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direct alteration of one or more nucleotides in an mRNA that has already been synthesized

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Shine-Dalgarno sequence

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(AGGAGG); initiates prokaryotic translation by interacting with rRNA molecules comprising the 30S ribosome

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Signal sequence

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short tail of amino acids that directs a protein to a specific cellular compartment

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Small nuclear RNA

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molecules synthesized by RNA polymerase III that have a variety of functions, including splicing pre-mRNAs and regulating transcription factors

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Splicing

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process of removing introns and reconnecting exons in a pre-mRNA

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Start codon

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AUG (or rarely, GUG) on an mRNA from which translation begins; always specifies methionine

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TATA box

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conserved promoter sequence in eukaryotes and prokaryotes that helps to establish the initiation site for transcription

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Template strand

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strand of DNA that specifies the complementary mRNA molecule

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Transcription bubble

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region of locally unwound DNA that allows for transcription of mRNA

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upstream

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nucleotides preceding the initiation site; in general, sequences toward the 5’ end relative to a site on the mRNA

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