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High Yield (part II) Flashcards

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nucleoside

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base + sugar

could think ‘s’ in nucleoSide, stands for smaller!

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nucleotide

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base + sugar + phosphate

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What is the linkage/bond that holds the sugar phosphate backbone (single strand) together?

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phosphodiester bond -5’ end (phosphate) to 3’ end (OH)

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What is Tm?

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temperature required for denaturation of DNA -Tm is directly proportional to the number of G-C bonds

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Zidovudine

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Reverse transcriptase isn’t able to add nucleotide to 3’ end

  • reverse transcriptase inhihbitor
  • for treatment of HIV
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-non targeted cancer treatment (injures body cells too!) basically prevents thymine from being synthesized -without one of its precursors DNA can’t be made -this should stop cell division and slow the growth of the cancer

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5-FU

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-antibiotic -binds to prokaryotic robosomal subunit (50S) -but since mitochondrial ribosomes are similar to bacterial, the drug can affect our mitochondria

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Azithromycin

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topoisomerase

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breaks / rejoins phosphodiester bonds to relieve supercoiling - i.e. cuts strands (single strand - type I or double - type II)

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DNA polymerase III

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adds deoxyribonucteotides in the 5’ to 3’ direction (proof reads) -can also proof read in 3’ to 5’ (exonuclease) -makes 2 new strands leading/lagging (semiconservative replication

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name for the strand of DNA that gets transcribed

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template strand

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name for the strand of DNA that is identical to the mRNA synthesized, except with T replaced by U

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coding strand

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Beta-thalassemia

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decreased number of Hb molecules due to a mutation causing decreased transcription of the gene

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Many antibiotics work by inhibiting bacterial mRNA synthesis. Rifamycin, for example, blocks transcription in E. coli. How is it possible that this drug is such a potent antibiotic to E. coli, yet does not cause harm to the person taking it?

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  • Could be due to difference in RNA polymerase
  • Or Ribosome has different subunits in prok and eukary
  • Could block the sigma factor
  • **Sigma factor, polymerases are different, and ribosomes are different (anything that targets the difference in bacteria and us)
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What would prevent the production of a normal transcript in bacteria?

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Bacteria: Lack of sigma factor, lack of Rho factor, problem with RNA polymerase,

Both: (TATA box or promoter, lack of nuceotides, lack of ATP

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What would prevent the production of a normal transcript in humans (eukaryotes)?

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Euk: failure to splice, poly A tail or cap failure, problem unwinding DNA (issue with histones), lack of specific transcription factors (ones that enhance transcription)

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16
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Types of mutations?

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point mutation - single base change
silent mutation - change results in same AA
missense mutation - specifies a different amino acid
non-sense mutation - produces a stop codon
insertion/deletion - results in frameshift mutation unless an entire codon is inserted or deleted

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How can we convert euchromatin to heterochromatin?

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HDAC (removes the acetyl group)

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Determine if the regulation of gene expression is found only in eukaryotes (E), only in prokaryotes (P), or in both (B).

Chromatin remodeling
Initiation of transcription
Gene-specific TF
Repression of an operon
Attenuation of transcription
mRNA processing
Phosphorylation of eIF2α
A 
Chromatin remodeling (E)
Initiation of transcription (B)
Gene-specific TF (E)
Repression of an operon (P)
Attenuation of transcription (P)
mRNA processing (E)
Phosphorylation of eIF2α (E)
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19
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what technique could we use for forensic analysis or paternity test?

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DNA PCR of STR

  • note: most the the DNA between any two people is identical (so how would this work? - STR (there are some difference - called short tandem repeats)
  • so we’d have to use DNA recombination to isolate these STR portion of the DNA
20
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what is Recombinant DNA and what can we use it for?

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Joining DNA sequences into new combinations

-use it to
identify
amplify (PCR)
analyze

21
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Identifying polymorphisms to diagnose disease

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Polymorphisms = single nucleotide change in DNA

  1. Use a disease specific probe + normal probe
    - child 1 has both normal, child 2 has both F508
  2. Restriction enzymes to cut DNA (has to be a restriction enzyme site present in the region that contains the polymorphism and if the gene is normal the restriction enzyme will cut there. But if polymorphism is present the enzyme will not cut the DNA
22
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What is the purpose of a 2D gel?

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Discovery technique to analyze protein expression
but its like trying to find a needle in one hay stack that isn’t in the other hay stack)

Separate proteins by isoelectric point (separating proteins by charge)
Then placing the tube horizontally on the gen (then top to bottom they separate by size)

23
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how could we look at mRNA expression without using a northern blot? (because that involves a radio active label - fuck that we don’t want that)

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Use reverse transcriptase to convert the mRNA to DNA, you can tell how much mRNA is present based on the amount of DNA you get
*only create cDNA library (RT transcribes coding regions only!)

24
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*Can you use RT-PCR to determine viral infection?

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YEP. just need one copy of the virus

-so get a blood sample to determine if someone is infected with *HIV

25
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*what are microarrays used for?

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*great for analyzing GENE EXPRESSION

she loves microarrarys
any question involving what to use for analyzing gene expression this will surely be the answer

26
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*Are recombinant DNA techniques used to produce therapeutic compounds?

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ah YEAH. today we use e. coli to make insulin

27
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*ATP hydrolysis coupled to change in protein conformation.

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Mechanical work: muscle contraction

28
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only type that ATP physically participates in the reaction itself (adds a phosphate to the reactant.

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Biochemical work: glucose to G6P (its phosphorylation, so the enzymes will be kinases)

29
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What are the 2 regulated steps in the investment phase of glycolysis, and why are they regulated?

(uses 2 ATP)

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conversion of glucose to G6P (currency of cell!) -hexokinase is the enzyme that accomplishes phosphorylation conversion of fructose 6 phosphate to fructose 1,6 bisphosphate -phosphofructokinase enzyme -they are regulated because they require ATP (phosphorylation), dont want to run the step and waste energy if they are not needed.

30
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What are the 2 regulated steps in the payoff phase of glycolysis, and why are they regulated?

(4 ATP, net of 2 ATP 2 NAD+ are reduced)

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conversion of 1,3-Bisphospho-glycerate to 3-Phospho-glycerate is regulated (bc it requires ATP!) -enzyme: phosphoglycerokinase conversion of Phosphoenol-pyruvate (PEP) to Pyruvate is regulated (bc it requires ATP!) -enzym: *pyruvate kinase

31
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What does the Malate shuttle do?

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delivers electrons to the mitochondria

32
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examples of molecules that stimulate glycolysis?

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-things in high concentration when energy is depleted will stimulate glycolysis ↑ [AMP]* ↑ [fructose-2,6-bisP] ↑ [fructose-1,6-bisP]

33
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examples of molecules that inhibit glycolysis?

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-a build up of the products of glycolysis would inhibit glycolysis ↑ [ATP]* ↑ [citrate] ↑ [glucose-6-P]** ↑ [NADH] ↑ [acetyl-coA] ↑ [alanine]

34
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What would be the result of a partial Pyruvate Kinase deficiency?

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affects RBC survival (type of anemia)

complete deficency is lethal

35
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Glucose is at the center of / can feed into how many pathways?

A

glycogen path

pentose phosphate path

TCA cycle

fructose/lactose

lactate

glycosaminoglycans

36
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examples of glycolysis intermediates used in other pathways

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Used in protein synthesis, TG synthesis, AA synthesis

37
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Predict the effect of elevated levels of each of the following on ATP production by glycolysis:

AMP

acetyl-coA

glucose-6-phosphate

NADH
fructose-1,6-bisphosphate

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AMP: stimulate

acetyl-coA: inhibit

glucose-6-phosphate: inhibit

NADH: inhibit
fructose-1,6-bisphosphate: stimulates

38
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SO, after glycolysis, how do we get to aerobic metabolism, what is the linker step?

A
  • pyruvate molecules are converted to Acetyl CoA by:
  • Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC)
  • Now Acetyl-coA can enter the TCA cycle in the mitochondrial matrix
  • PDC also produces 2 NADH!!
39
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Pyruvate is only one source of Acetyl CoA, what other fuels can be oxidized to generate Acetyl CoA?

A

FAs

Ketone bodies

Amino Acids

Acetate

40
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TCA cycle intermediates can be used in other pathways for?

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AA synthesis (oxaloacetate, alph-ketoglutarate)

FA synthesis (citrate)

Gluconeogenesis (malate)

Heme synthesis (succinyl CoA)

41
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Anaplerotic reactions

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replenish TCA cycle intermediates

so the reverse of using intermediate to make other stuff when we have a bunch, is to synthesis intermediates

42
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A 3 year-old male is brought to the pediatrician by his mother, who is concerned about what appears to be a regression in her son’s physical abilities involving movement and coordination. She reports that he seems to be weaker than he was 6 months ago, and that he occasionally has “jerky” movements of his limbs. Blood tests reveal moderate lactic acidemia. What deficiency could explain these findings?

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  1. For some reason he’s not getting enough oxygen and therefore using glycolysis and producing lactic acid
  2. Could be some type of TCA deficiency (not getting enough of one of the enzymes)
  3. PDC deficiency (so we aren’t converting pyruvate into acetyl CoA (pyruvate accumulates and we see an increase in lactate)
    * 3 is most likely - Increase in lactate is causing the symptoms (hes not getting enough Oxygen his muscles need to grow and function properly

This is a lethal condition

43
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Movement of H+ leads to conformational changes in ATP synthase

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Rotation on the C1-C5 part will cause conformational change in (F1) head piece

note: rotation of F0 has been proven experimentally

44
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Other than thermogenin, what is another way to chemical uncouple the membrane (in other words ruin the H+ gradient)?

A

drugs/agents that disturpt the function of the ETC

(interfer with the ability of the complexes to transfer electrons)

rotenome

amytal

Carbon monoxide

CN (cyanide)

45
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–How does her iron deficiency contribute to her fatigue and weakness?

A

complexes of the ETC need Iron (and copper)

to work

also her blood O2 is low and we need O2 as the final electron acceptor

*both of these contribute to impairing oxidative phosphorylation

46
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A 55 year-old male presents to the emergency department with crushing chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue. An abnormal EKG and elevated cardiac enzymes confirm the suspected diagnosis.

In this patient’s heart tissue, what would you predict to find in terms of:

O2 level

[ATP]

[H+]

[Na+]

A

O2 level

-decreased because of blocked blood flow

[ATP]

-decresed because glycolysis is our only source of ATP

[H+]

-increased, due to the increase in lactate (from glycolysis)

[Na+]
-increased, Na+/K+ pump (requires ATP) so it isn’t pumping/functioning well

47
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A 63 year-old patient is brought to the ER with lightheadedness, dizziness, and a headache. He has shortness of breath and seems confused. The neighbor that brought him in said that the patient is a heavy smoker, and that when he found him he was smoking in a poorly ventilated room.

In terms of aerobic metabolism, how is the suspected overexposure to cyanide causing the observed signs and symptoms?

A

CN (cyanide from cigarette smoke)

affecting complex 4

  • the result is:
  • decreased H+ gradient, which causes decreased ATP synthesis* (know this)

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