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Lec 3: Basic of genetics: DNA, RNA, Chromosomes, Genes Flashcards

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function of chromatin

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barcoding in eukaryotic cells

  • important for differential gene expression
  • basic of phenotypic variability
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what are the 4 experiments completed to search for genetic material and determine if nucleic acid, protein/DNA or RNA?

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  • Griffiths Transformation experiment
  • Averys Transformation Experiment
  • Hershey Chase Bacteriophage experiment
  • Tobacco Mosaic Vitus (TMV) experiment
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what did Watson and Crick demonstrate?

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double-helix model of DNA

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what occurred in 1890 with Weisman?

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substance in the cell nuclei controls development

  • we can attribute RNA or DNA to what changes the characteristics of that cell
  • Know DNA is important in inheritance
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what occurs in 1900?

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Chromosomes shown to contain hereditary information, later shown to be composed of protein & nucleic acids

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Hypothesis of Griffiths Trans. Experiment in 1928

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Transfer of genetic information between cells through a process known as transformation

hypothesized that the transforming agent was a “IIIS” protein
- potentially the protein involved

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explain Griffiths Trans Experiment

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  • S. pneumoniae, major cause of pneumonia
  • Performed experiment on rats and 2 strains of bacteria that cause pneumonia:
  • Type R (rough) = non-encapsulated, avirulent, relatively harmless (NO DISEASE)
  • Type S (smooth) =encapsulated, virulent, severe pneumonia
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result of Averys Trans Experiment in 1944?

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DNA (not RNA, protein fat, or carbohydrate) is the transforming agent

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explain Averys Trans experiment

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Determined that the DNA from type S bacteria was the genetic material responsible for Griffith’s results (not RNA)

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result of Hershey-Chase 1953 Bacteriophage experiment?

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DNA (not protein) is the genetic material

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what is a bacteriophage?

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a virus that attacks bacteria and replicates by invading a living cell and using the cell’s molecular machinery.

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virulent T2 bacteriophage is compsed of ____ and ____ ___

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DNA and protein shell

  • Hijacks bacteria cells and gene expression machinery and uses it for own purpose to build more virulent to have more DNA to multiply and rupture bacteria and affect other cells
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describe the 6 stages of lytic cycle of virulent T2 bacteriophage

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1) attachment of phage to E.coli and injection of phage chromosome
2) breakdown bacterial chromosome by phage-specific enzyme
3) replication of page chromosome using bacterial materials and phage enzymes
4) expression of phage genes to produce phage structural components
5) assembly of progeny page particles
6) release of progeny phages by lysis of bacterial wall

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explain Chase-Hershey Blender experiment 1953

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  • Set-up two replicates:
    (1) Label DNA with phosphorus (32P)
    (2) Label Protein with sulfur (35S)
  • Infected E. coli bacteria with two types of labeled T2
  • Blender allowed for the separation of the phage coats from the bacteria
  • These bacteria were lysed to release phage progeny. The progeny of the phages that were originally labeled with 32P (DNA) remained labeled, while the progeny of the phages originally labeled with 35S (protein) were unlabeled
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results of Grierer and Schreamm/Fraenkel-Conrat and Singer TMV experiment

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RNA (not protein) is genetic material of some viruses

Demonstrate RNA is the genetic material of TMV

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TMV experimetn

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use 2 viral strains (A and B)

  • RNA-A is important for the synthesis of protein A
  • In TMV-B if take off protein sheath which usually synthesize protein B, and artificially put into sheath of protein A= infect it into the plants and see it still contains B progeny
  • Changing the coat doesnt change anything, will have the same coat as the progeny
  • Suggests the viral RNA is important for the inheritance and prorogation
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results of watson and crick experiment1953

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propose double-helix model of dna

The sugar-phosphate backbone is on the outside and the four different bases are on the inside of the DNA molecule

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nucleic acids are formed form

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nucleotide polymers

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name the 3 components of nucleic acids

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pentose sugar

nitrogenous bases

P group attached to 5’ carbon

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what is a pentose sugar?

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5-C sugar

DNA= deoxyribose
RNA= ribose
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what are nitogenous bases?

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purines= Adenine, guanine

pyrimidines= cytosine, thymine (DNA), uracil (RNA)

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what is a phosphodiester bond?

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Covalent bond between the phosphate group (attached to 5’ carbon) of one nucleotide and the 3’ carbon of the sugar of another nucleotide.

  • strong bond
  • make DNA stable
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what is 5’-3’?

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ends of the DNA or RNA chain are not the same. One end of the chain has a 5’ carbon and the other end has a 3’ carbon.

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what are the 2 sources of info for the double-helix model of DNA?

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1) base composition studies of Erwin Chargaff

2) x-ray diffraction studies

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what are base composition studies of Erwin Chargaff?

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  • indicated double-stranded DNA consists of ~50% purines (A,G) and ~50% pyrimidines (T, C)
  • amount of A = amount of T
  • amount of G = amount of C (Chargraff’s rules)
  • %GC content varies from organism to organism (thermostability)

hot environment= inc GC content in DNA

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what are x-ray diffraction studies?

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Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins

conclusion= DNA is helical structure with distinctive regularities , 0.34nm and 3.4nm

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what are the 2 main features of double helix model of DNA

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1) Two polynucleotide chains wound in a right-handed (clockwise) double-helix.
2) Nucleotide chains are anti-parallel: 5’ –> 3’ amd 3’

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major grooves are where ____ dock to parts of DNA to ….

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proteins dock

change gene expression

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function of ligase?

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glue/stick base-pairs

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how does DNA replication occur?

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  • To make a copy of itself, the twisted, compacted double helix of DNA unwinds and separates into two strands
  • Each strand becomes a template for making a new strand
  • Proper base-pairs are assembled on the template by DNA polymerase
  • Nucleotides are connected together by DNA ligase to make a new strand that is identical to the old strand
  • new DNA double helix has one strand from the original double helix DNA and one newly synthesized DNA strand
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in RNA what are the nucleotide pairs?

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A-U

C-G

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name 4 characteristics of RNA

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  • Single stranded and shorter than DNA
  • Less stable than DNA
  • Ribose is the 5-carbon sugar
  • Uracil replaces thymine
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4 examples of RNA

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mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
snRNA (small nucleus)

  • all single stranded, function in transcription (RNA processing) and translation
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structural aspects of genome

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  • Package the DNA in an orderly way
    in the cell nucleus.

e.g.,total extended length of DNA in a human cell is ~2 m, but this must be fit into a nucleus with a diameter of ~5-10 μm.

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physiological aspects of genome

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  • DNA is the same in all somatic cells of an organism.
  • 25,000 genes è ~140,000 proteins?
  • Generate many different cell types (time & space).
  • Organize different cells into different tissues/organs and express different proteins.
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DNA is transcribed into ???

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mRNA

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mRNA is _____ into protein

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trnaslated

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what is the dogma for protein synthesis?

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DNA —> [transcription] –> RNA

–> [translation] –> proteins

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translation requires 2 things

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tRNA and ribosomes

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what is the genetic code?

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nonoverlapping triplet code

  • nucleotides= ATGC
  • each 3 base pair codon in gene is transcribed into mRNA and translated to protein
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what signals initiation and termination of both transcription and translation?

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special sequences

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name 3 RNA polymerases

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RNA pol I, II, III

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what do introns do?

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break up genes

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what makes eukaryotes different than prokaryotes?

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eu=contain chromatin!!!

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what is a genophore

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chromosome without chromatin

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function of chromatin

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indexing platform

tells us where genes are

role in folding DNA

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DNA of eukaryotic cells is tightly bound to small basic proteins called

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histones

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DNA is complexed with histones to form….

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nucleosomes

49
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each nucleosome consists of how many histone proteins, and wraps DNA how many times?

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8 histone proteins

wrap 1.65 times

50
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chromatosome consists of ____ and _____

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nucleosome and H1 histone

51
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nucleosomes fold to produce …..

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30nm fiber

52
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the 30nm fiber forms loops of how long?

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300nm

53
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the 300nm fibers are compressed and produce???

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folded to produce 250nm wide fiber

54
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the tight folding of 250nm fiber produces ….

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the chromatid of a chromosome

55
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net result of chromatin folding into DNA???

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each DNA molecule has been packaged into a mitotic chromosome that is 100,000-fold shorter than its extended length

56
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which histone is an adhesive molecule?

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H1

57
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H1 sits outside of nucleosome, why???

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important for compaction of nucleosomes

58
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4 levels of packing DNA into chromosomes

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1) Winding of DNA around histones to create a nucleosome structure.
2) Nucleosomes connected by strands of linker DNA like beads on a string.
3) Packaging of nucleosomes into 30-nm chromatin fiber.
4) Formation of looped domains.

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which histone proteins are inside histone complex?

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H1
H2A
H2B
H3
H4
60
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Enzyme digestion reveals that how many bp of DNA is wrapped around the histone core complex in all cell types

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146 bp

61
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describe the charge of DNA vs proteins

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DNA= negatively charged

proteins= positively charged

62
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is heterochromatin compact?

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yes

63
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heterochromatin transcribed or not?

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untranscribed

  • no gene expression
  • silent genes
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what are the 2 types of heterochromatin?

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constitutive

facultative

65
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what is constitutive heterochromatin?

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  • Chromatin that is ‘always’ heterochromatic.

e. g. Telomeres,
(peri) Centromeres.
- prevent chromosome fusion, prevent unravelling

66
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what is facultative heterochromatin

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  • does not always need to be heterochromatic
  • can convert to euchromatin when needed.

e.g., X- chromosome in female mammals (dosage compensation).

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is euchromatin compacted or not?

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uncompacted

  • bead on a string
68
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is euchromatin silent or active?

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active

69
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describe ON/OFF and open/closed chromatin

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ON= active/open chromatin

OFF= repressed, closed chromatin

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what is centromeric DNA?

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Center of chromosome

specialized sequences function with the microtubules and spindle apparatus during mitosis/meiosis.

can act as templates for DNA replication

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what is telomeric DNA?

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  • At extreme ends of the chromosome
  • maintain stability, and consist of tandem repeats. -
  • Play a role in DNA replication and stability of DNA.
72
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what is unique-sequence DNA?

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  • ‘single copy’

usually code for genes

73
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what is repetitive sequence DNA?-

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  • interspersed or clustered, vary in size

- can act as tracers, bio-markers for disease

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what are 3 types of repetitive-sequence DNA?

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SINE= short interspersed repeated seq

LINE= long interspersed repeated seq

microsatellites= short tandem repeats

75
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what are exons?

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segment of DNA that codes specific AA (introns do not)

76
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what is transcription

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DNA is copied into mRNA with the aid of RNA polymerase.

DNA–> RNA

77
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function of RNA polymerase in transcription

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bind to promoters that act as signals in the DNA sequence to make RNA.

78
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what is a way to control gene expression?

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control transcription initiation

regulatory proteins

79
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what are regulatory proteins function

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  • bind to DNA to either block or stimulate transcription, depending on how they interact with RNA polymerase
80
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why do eukaryotic cells regulate gene expression?

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to maintain homeostasis in the organism

81
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how do regulatory proteins control gene expression?

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bind to specific DNA sequences

  • reg proteins gain access to bases of DNA at major groove
  • possess DNA-binding motifs
82
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what are DNA-binding motifs?

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regions of regulatory proteins which bind to DNA

83
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name 4 types of DNA-binding motifs

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helix-turn-helix motif
homeodomain motif
zinc finger motif
leucine zipper motif

84
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what is a motif?

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domain of protein responsible for docking protein to major groove

85
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name 4 players in transcription regulation

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1) DNA-binding transcription factors (upstream)
2) chromatin regulators
3) coactivators and co-repressors: mediator, etc.
4) basal machinery: RNA PoIII, GTF

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what are the 3 large/main steps of transcription?

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initiation
elongation
termination

87
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describe the 5 steps in transcription

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INITATION

1) polymerase binds to promoter seq in duplex DNA, ‘closed complex’
2) polymerase melt duplex DNA near trans start site
- form trans bubble (‘open complex’)
3) polymerase cataylze phosphodiester linkage at 2 initial RNA nucleotide

ELONGATION

4) polymerase advance 3’–. 5’ down template strand, melt duplex DNA
- add RNA nucleotide to growing RNA

TERMINATION
5) at trans stop site, polymerase release completed RNA and dissociates from DNA

88
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list the 6 broken down trans initiation steps

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  • promoter (start site) recognition
  • promoter binding
  • promoter melting
  • transcript initiation
  • promoter escape/clearance
  • transcript elongation
89
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controlling expression of eukaryotic genes requires what???

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transcription factors

90
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2 types of Tc

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general Tc

specific Tc

91
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what is general Tc required for?

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  • are required for transcription initiation

- required for proper binding of RNA polymerase to the DNA

92
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function of specific Tc?

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inc transcription in certain cells or in response to signals

93
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what is the TA-TA region?

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where RNA polymerase binds

94
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describe eukaryotic gene transcription

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  • general Tc bind to promoter region of gene
  • RNA polymerase II then binds to the promoter to begin transcription
    at the start site (+1)
  • Enhancers are DNA sequences to which specific transcription
    factors (activators) bind to increase the rate of transcription
  • only when transcription factors bind to the promoter region that RNA polymerase is placed in an orientation that allows the initiation (start) of transcription
95
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____ and ____ are also required for function of Tc?

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coactivators

mediators

96
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function of coactivators and mediators?

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bind to Tc and other parts of the transcription apparatus

97
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what are general factors?

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B,F, E

  • Tc
  • position RNA polymerase at start of a protein-coding seq, then release polymerase for initiation
98
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what happens if have mutation?

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  • change abundancy of gene transcription (each Tc have particular domains bind to DNA)
  • DNA can block and include Tc
  • create binding sites on promoter that didnt previously exist, Tc can properly activate gene now
99
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describe 2 general ways to alter with phenotypes

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1) altered structure
- variation in expressed seq
- altered mRNA, protein
- normal levels
= altered phenotype (diff protein function)

2) altered expression
- variation in regulatory sequence
- normal mRNA, normal protein
- altered levels
= altered phenotype

100
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if change the exon sequence by 1 nucleotide leads to … (3)

A
  • Prevention of transcription
  • Prevention or incorrect processing of mRNA - i.e., can’t make a protein
  • Protein with reduced/absent function or different function
101
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what is a mutation?

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changes in the DNA sequence passed on to future generations

102
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what is a point mutation?

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a single base substitution

e.g., Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPs) occur commonly within a population (i.e., 1%)

103
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name 3 types of point mutations

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silent
nonsense
missense (inappropriate synthesis of AA)

104
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what is frame-shift mutation?

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modification of the reading frame after a deletion or insertion,
resulting in all codons down stream being different (i.e., the codon sequence is shifted)

105
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what is substitution?

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a different nucleotide is substituted

e.g. Sickle Cell Anemia

106
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what is insertion?

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the addition of a new nucleotide

e.g. Huntington’s Disease)

107
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what is deletion??

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the loss of a nucleotide

e.g. Tay-Sachs Disease

108
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what is PKU an example of???

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insertion

109
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what is PKU??

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  • Gene mutation, insertion of premature stop codon
  • autosomal recessive
  • Genes are not expressed to make the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH)
  • Cannot convert the essential amino acid phenylalanine (Phe) to tyrosine, which is the
    precursor of the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine
  • If left untreated, phenylalanine builds up in the body to toxic levels, leading
    to progressive developmental delay, irreversible brain damage, severe mental retardation, seizures, autistic-like behaviors, a peculiar (musty) odor, hyperactivity and eczema, and excretion of large amounts of phenylalanine in urine
110
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what is chromatin remodeling?

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  • necessary for transcription
  • nucleosomes block RNA polyerase II from gainign access to promoters
  • need to decondense DNA to open
  • addition of acetyl groups to histone tail remodel the solenoid so DNA is accessible for transcription
  • during initiation, nucleosome complexes unravel–> by remodeling protein
111
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what is function of Swi/Snf complex?

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removes nucleosomes and deposits histone varients (e.g., H2AZ) for specialized functions (e.g., heterochromatin).

112
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how to dissociate protein/DNA

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use high salt conditions

  • release 146 bp from protein complex (octamer, 4 duplicate units)
113
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what is the core octamer?

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[2x] H2A, H2B, H3, H4

114
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major proteins of chromatin are….

A

histones

115
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what are histones?

A
  • small proteins contain high proportion of pos charged amino acids (arginine, lysine) that facilitate binding of neg charged (acidic) DNA molecule
116
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name the 5 major types of histones

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H1
H2A
H2B
H3
H4
117
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how does histone fold?

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  • fold into handshake structure

- dimers form with protein, heteromers (4 proteins) then 2x4 proteins is octamer, fit inside loop of 146bp of DNA

118
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what are the 4 main functions of chromatin????

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1) pack DNA into small volume
2) strengthen DNA to allow mitosis
3) prevent DNA damage (protect at heterochromatin end)
4) control gene expression and DNA replication

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