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23S rRNA

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  • catalytic RNA

- caalyzes peptide bond formation between amino acid on tRNA at A site and growing peptide chain bond to rRNA in P site

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peptidyl transferase

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cataltic activity of 23S rRNA

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structure domains of ribosomal RNA

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-50S (23S and 5S) of 70S prokaryotes

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functional domains of proteins

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  • sequences with 50-300 amino acids
  • fold into stable, unique conformation
  • LDL receptor protein domains
  • exon shuffling
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chromosome mutations

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  • change in total number of chromosomes
  • depletion or duplication of genes/segments of chromosomes
  • rearrangements of genetic material within or among chromosomes
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deletions and duplications in the alterations of chromosomes

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-total amount of genetic info in chromosome changes

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inversions and translocations in alternations of chromosomes

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-genetic material remains the same but rearranged

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what is a mutation?

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  • an alteration in DNA sequence in DNA sequence
  • any base-pair change in sequence
  • singe base-pair substitution
  • deletion or insertion of base pairs
  • major alteration in chromosomal structure
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where may chromosomal mutations occur?

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  • somatic or germ cells

- coding or noncoding regions

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point mutation (base substitution)

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-change from one base pair to another

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missense mutation

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results in new triplet code for different amino acid

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nonsense mutation

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results in triplet code for for stop codon (translation terminated prematurely)

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silent mutation

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A mutation that changes a single nucleotide, but does not change the amino acid created.

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frameshift mutation

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  • results from insertations or deletions of base pair
  • loss or addition of nucleotide causes shift in reading frame
  • frame of triplet reading during translation is altered
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loss of function mutation

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reduces/eliminates function of gene product

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null mutation

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results in complete loss of function

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dominant mutation

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results in mutant phenotype in diploid organism

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dominant gain of function mutation

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results in gene with enhanced, negative or new function

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lethal mutations

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interrupt essential process and result in death (highly conserved genes; natural selection does not tolerate alterations)

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lethal conditional mutations

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dependent on organism’s enviroment

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neutral mutation

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majority of mutations occur in a noncoding region, effect on genetic fitness of organism is neither beneficial nor detrimental

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spontaneous mutation

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  • changes in nucleotide sequence that occur naturally

- arise from normal biological or chemical processes that alter nitrogen bases

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induced mutation

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result from influence of extraneous factors, either natural or artificial

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what do mutations arise from?

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  • replication
  • replication is imperfect
  • DNA polymerase occasionally persists after proofreading
  • errors due to mispairing predominantly lead to point mutations
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replication slippage

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  • if loop occurs in template strand during replication, DNA polymerase musses lopped out nucleotides, and small insertion and deletion occur
  • more common in repeat sequences
  • hot spots for DNA mutations
  • contribute to hereditary diseases
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DNA repair system

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maintains the integrity of genetic material; repairs systems, counteracts genetic damage that can result in genetic disease and cancer

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DNA polymerase

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proofreads, removes, and replaces incorrectly inserted nucleotides

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mismatch repair

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  • activated when proofreading fails
  • mismatches are detected, cut, and removed (by endonuclease and exonuclease) and the correct nucleotide is inserted by DNA polymerase
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strand discrimination

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  • adenine methylase recognizes DNA sequences and adds methyl group to adenine residues on old strand
  • newly synthesized strand of replication remians unmethylated
  • mismatch repair recognizes unmethylated strand and repair
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postreplication repair

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  • responds after damaged DNA has escaped repair and has failed complete replication
  • RecA protein directs recombination exchange with corresponding region on undamaged parental strand
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excision repair

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  • light independent DNA repair
  • exonuclease recognizes and cuts distortion/error
  • DNA polymerase inserts complementary nucleotides in missing gap
  • DNA ligase seals final nick
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inducible enzymes

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bacteria adapt to environment by producing inducible enzymes only when specific substrates are present

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constitutive enzymes

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enzymes are continuously produced regardless of chemical makeup of environment

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repressible system

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  • presence of specific molecule inhibit gene expression

- abundance of end product in environment represses gene expression

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negative control

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genetic expression occurs unless shut off by regulator molecule

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positive control

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transcription occurs only when regulator molecules directly stimulates RNA production

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lactose

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galactose and glucose containing disaccharide; lactose is an inducer
-gene activity is repressed when lactose is absent and induced when available

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where are gene responsible for coding for enzymes located?

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  • organized into clusters
  • regulatory regions are located upstream of gene cluster they control
  • on the same strand; cis-acting
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cis and trans acting sites

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  • regulatory site events determine if genes are transcribed into mRNA
  • binding of trans-acting element at cis-acting site regulates gene cluster negatively or positively
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lac Z

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encodes beta-galaosidase, an enzyme that converts disaccharide lactose to monosaccharides glucose and galactose; conversion is necessary for lactose to serve as primary energy source in glycolysis

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Lac Y

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specifies primary structure of permease, an enzyme that facilitates entry of lactose into bacterial cell

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Lac A

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encodes enzyme transacetylase, which may be involved in removal of toxic by products of lactose digestion from the cell

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Lac I

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located close to but not part of lac operon structural genes. produces repressor molecule, which regulates transcription of structural genes

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lac operon structural genes

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  • lacZ, lacY, and lacA
  • all three are transcribed as a single unit
  • results in polycistronic mRNA
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constitutive mutations

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genes with these mutations produce enzymes regardless of lactose presence/absense

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operon

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group of genes is regulated and expressed together as a unit

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lac operon: negative control

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-operon subject to negative control
-transcription occurs only when repressor fails to bind operator region
-repressor normally binds DNA sequence in operator region
-inhibits RNA polymerase
-represses transcription of
structural genes

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summary of the operon

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  • invoked series of molecular interactions between proteins and DNA
  • no lactose, enzyme are not needed and expression of genes encoding enzymes are repressed
  • lactose present, indirectly induces activation of genes by binding repressor
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I- mutation

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the repressor protein is altered or absent and cannot bind to the operator region
-structural genes are always turned on

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Oc mutant

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the nucleotide sequence of the operator DNA is altered and will not bind with a normal repressor molecule
-the structural genes are always turned on

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how is gene regulation more complex in eukaryotes?

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  • Greater amount of D N A that is associated with histones and other proteins
  • mRNA s must be spliced, capped, and polyadenylated prior to transport from nucleus
  • Genes on numerous chromosomes are enclosed in a double membrane nucleus
  • mRNAs have a wide half life range
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cis-acting DNA sequences

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  • located on same chromosomes as gene that it regulates; required for accurate regulated transcription of genes
  • promoters, enhancers, and silencers
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promoters (core and proximal)

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nucleotide sequences that serve as recognition sites for transcription machinery

  • located immediately adjacent to regulatory genes
  • critical for transcription initiation
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core promoter

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-determines accurate initiation of transcription

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proximal-promoter elements

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modulate efficiency of basal levels of transcription

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focused promoters

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specific transcription initiation at start sire; major type of initiation for lower eukaryotes

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dispersed promoters

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direct initiation from several weak transcriptional start sites

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promoter structure DNA sequence is made up of?

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  • initiator
  • TATA box
  • TFIIB recognition element
  • downstream promoter element
  • motif ten element - loss of transcriptional activity upon mutation of a TATA-box or DPE can be compensated by the addition of an MTE
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enhancers

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  • regulate transcription of eukaryotic genes, cis-acting transcription of regulatory elements
  • located on either side of gene, some distance from gene, or even within gene, important in reaching maximum level of transcription
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insulators

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found between an enhancer and a promoter for a nontarget gene; allow some enhancer-promoter interactions and block others

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silencers

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  • regulate transcription

- repress the level of transcription initiation

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transcription factors

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  • transcription regulatory proteins
  • target cis-acting sites of genes regulating expression
  • multiple transcription factors bind to several different enhancers and promoter elements and fine-tune the level of transcription initiation
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activators

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-increase transcription initiation

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repressors

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-decrease transcription initiation

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DNA-binding domain

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  • transcription factor functional domain

- binds to specific DNA sequences in the cis-acting regulatory site

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trans-activating domain

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  • transcription factor functional domain

- activates or represses transcription by binding to other transcription factors or RNA polymerase

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helix-turn-helix (HTH)

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  • characteristic domains of DNA binding proteins

- present in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic transcription factors

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zinc-finger

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  • found in wide range of transcription factors that regulate gene expression
  • DNA binding proteins
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basic leucine zipper

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  • allows for protein-protein dimerization

- DNA binding proteins

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general transcription factors (GTF)

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  • required at promoter to initiate basal or enhanced levels of transcription
  • assembly of proteins in specific order forms pre-initiation complex
  • PIC provides platform for RNAP2 to recognize transcription start sites
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coactivators

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  • interact with proteins and enable activators to make contact with promoter-bound factors
  • coactivators form complex enhanceosome
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enhanceosome

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  • interacts with transcription complex

- repressors proteins at silencer elements decrease rate of PIC assembly and RNAP2 release

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