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Lecture 16: Replication and Repair Flashcards

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Human genome replication time

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-8 hours
-200,000 bp per second
-multiple replication origins

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Error rate of replication

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one error per billion bps

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3
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DNA polymerases

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-synthesize DNA
-add nucleotide
-conserve genetic info
-requires 3’-OH of primer
-delta

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4
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DNA synthesis direction

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occurs in 5 to 3 while moving 3 to 5

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5
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dNTPs

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-deoxyribonucleotides
-substrates for DNA synthesis
-not enough = replication STOPS

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Phosphodiester bond

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-3’OH group with a-phosphate of dNTP
-releases a pyrophosphate (ppi)

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Leading strand

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-new template sequence in front of the synthesis
-continuous

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Lagging Strand

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-new template behind the synthesis
-okazaki fragmentsl

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ligase

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link okazaki frgments

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Unwinding

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-helicase unwinds DNA
-exposed DNA stabilized by single-strand binding (SSB) proteins

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Priming

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-primase synthesizes short RNA primer

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12
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Strand elongation

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DNA polymerases synthesize DNA

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13
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Primer removal

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RNA primers digested by RNase H

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14
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Gap Filling

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DNA polymerases synthesize DNA to end of okazaki fragment in front

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15
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Ligation

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ligase seals nicks in DNA strand

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Proofreading

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-DNA polymerases has 3 to 5 exonuclease activity
-removes newly added nucleotide
-proofreads nucleotide at 3’ end

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17
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proper nucleotide at 3’ end

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suppresses proofreading

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18
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mismatched nucleotide at 3’ end

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supresses synthesis

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19
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processivity

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-DNA polymerases may dissociate from DNA before completion of synthesis
-rebinding of DNA polymerase slows replication

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20
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enhanced processivity

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increased rate of DNA synthesisS

21
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Sliding Clamp

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-PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) holds down DNA polymerase
-suppresses dissociation
-increases processivity

22
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Replisome

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complex of polymerases working on the leading and lagging strands

23
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Ending replication problem

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-DNA linear
-5’ end of lagging strand cannot be replicated bc no primer can be made
-DNA shortened by 50-100 bp per replication

24
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telomere

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-located at end of chromosomal DNAs
-repeat TTAGGG w/o genetic info
-lost after 40-60 replications = cell death

25
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Hayflick limit

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-40-60 replications before telomere is lost
=cell death

26
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Telomerase

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-ribonucleoprotein complex with RNA
-adds TTAGGG to 3’ end of telomere using RNA sequence as template
-enlongates telomere
-increases lifespan of cells

27
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Cancer cell immortality

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-reactivation of telomerase

28
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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-amplifies DNA fragment tagged by DNA primers in vitro
-3 step cycle repeats 25-30 times
-cloning and detection (PCR test for covid)

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PCR phases

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  1. denaturing (94degrees)
  2. Anneling (50)
  3. extension. (72)

-each at different temp
-requires thermocycler and a heat-resistant polymerase

30
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DNA damage causes

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-reactive oxygen
-deamidation
-depurination

31
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reactive oxygen species

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-hydroxy radical (HO-)
-superoxide (O2-)

32
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Depurination

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-several thousands of purine lost a day
-generates abasic (AP) sites
-missing bp

33
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Deamidation

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N to =O

34
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External causes of DNA damage

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-carcinogens
-UV radiationca

35
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carcinogens

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-mustard gas
-N-nitroso in meat
-chemo
-benzopyrene

36
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UV RADIATION

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-pyrimadine dimers

37
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DNA repair

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-base-excision
-nucleotide-excision
-mismatch
-demethylation
-photoreactivation
-double-strand breakssdessdessdeesdesdesdewsdesxcfdscgresxcvgrew

38
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base-excision repair

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-damage base removed
-forms AP site
-AP site removed
-gap resynthesized

39
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nucleotide-excision repair

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-stretch of nucleotides with damage is removed
-gap resynthesized

40
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Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP)

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-autosomal recessive genetic disease
-defect in nucleotide-excision repair
-photosensitive and susceptive to skin cancer

41
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mismatch repair

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-fix mismatch pair
-similar to nucleotide-excision
-mutation occurs
-methylation may guide identification of parental strand

42
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direct demethylation

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removes methyl group from O-methylguanine

43
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Photoreactivation

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reverts pyrimidine dimer

44
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Double-strand break repair

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-10 breaks per cycle
-homologous recombination (Accurate)
-non-homologous end-joining (error-prone)

45
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p53

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-control DNA repair
-transcription factor responding to damages

45
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p53 functions

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-activates DNA repair proteins
-arrests cell cycle
-may initiate programmed cell death if too much damage

45
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p53 tumor suppressor

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-failure of programmed cell death may cause cancer
-frequently mutated in human cancer

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