Lect 4 Flashcards
Eukaryotes have multiple ….compared to prokaryotes
Ori C
Polymerase a
Polymerase b
Polymerase y
Polymerase €
Polymerase delta
Both
Leading strand and each fragment begining on lagging
Primer, 10 nucleotides
Polymerase, 15 bases
5’ to 3’
DNA repair
Mitochondrial DNA
Leading strand elongation
Lagging strand elongation, filling RNA primer gaps after their removal
PCNA aid in ensuring high processivity
What is PCNA
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
Sliding DNA clamp
Do pol € and pol deltA
Yes 3’ to 5’ exonuclease activity
Pro vs eu
Primer synthesis
Sliding clamp
Primer removal
Gaps after RNA removal
Primase. Pol a
B subunit in pol III, PCNA pol€ and pol sigma
Pol I. FEN1, RNase H
Pol I. Pol delta
Removal of RNA primers
RNAse H, RNA hybridase, removes all RNA. primers leaving only 1
Flap endo nuclease 1, FEN1, removes the remaining one and a few nucleotides from 5’ end of okazaki fragment
Why is replication slower in eukaryotes
Hampered by nucleosomes
Which has longer okazaki fragments
Which has shorter RNA primers
Prokaryotes 1000-2000
Eukaryotes 100-200
Prokaryotes 5
Eukaryotes 10
The multiple ori C of eukaryotes are separated by…. Bp
Ori C site is rich in…..
Areas between ori C are called
5k-300k bp
A–T bp
Replicons
Advantages of multiple Ori C
Shorter replication time
Compensates for slow action of DNA polymerases
After the removal of the last RNA primer …..forms that cannot be fixed by polymerase delta why…
Gap
Can not work on the very end
What are telomeres
Func
They are…repeats….paired to region containing
DNA and proteins(sheltrin)
Maintain structural integrity
Prevent nucleases attacks
Allow repair systems to distinguish a true end from a break
Tandem
TTAGGG
C and A
Which strand is longer than the other
G rich is longer
3’ overhang
What happens to the 3’ overhang
Folds upon itself forming a loop stabalized by sheltrin proteins
Usually in somatic cells the region left by removal of…can not be filled hence …
RNA primers
Telomere shortening in each division till cells are senescent
Does telomeres shorten in germ cells, cancer cells and stem cells?
What happens
No
Telomerase enzyme comes to the rescue
Telomerase components and their func
Tert> protein part acting as reverse transcriptase
Terc> RNA part acting as a template, C rich
Terc template base pairs with…..and Tert uses the…to…
G rich strand, 3’ overhang
RNA template
Elongate the already long G rich 3’ overhang
Once the G rich strand is lengthened…..
Pol a can use it as a template to synthesis RNA primer by its primase activity then extended
Afterwards removed by nucleases