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Lecture 28 Gene Production of Proteins Flashcards

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How do cells achieve their specialized functions?

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  • Based upon the expression of specific genes and any subsequent post-translation modifications of the resulting proteins
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Translation

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  • RNA to protein
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Transcription

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  • DNA to RNA
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Eukaryotic Protein production

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  1. Transcription in nucleus
  2. 5’ capping RNA splicing
  3. 3’ polyadenylation
  4. Exported to cytoplasm
  5. Translated into protein
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Prokaryote protein production

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  1. Transcription into mRNA

2. Simultaneous translation into protein

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Introns

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  • are transcribed but not translated
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What is different in deoxyribose from ribose?

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The hydroxyl group on 2’

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How many strands of DNA is transcribed into RNA?

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one

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What direction is RNA synthesized?

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5’ to 3’

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What direction is the DNA template strand oriented in?

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3’ to 5’

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Promoters

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  • sequences in the DNA that promote or direct transcription of a gene
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What are most protein coding genes transcribed by?

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  • RNA polymerase II
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Transcription

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  • initiates at a specific point in the DNA and requires unwinding of the DNA to create the proper single-stranded template
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Gene expression regulatory proteins

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  • recognize specific DNA sequences and upon binding regulate if, when, and to what extent a gene is transcribed.
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Can you have multiple RNA polymerase molecules transcribing a gene?

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  • Yes
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mRNA

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  • messenger RNA

- Translated into proteins

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tRNA

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  • transfer RNA

- Transfer amino acids to the growing peptide chain

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rRNA

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  • ribosomal RNA

- Encodes ribosomal proteins

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microRNA

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  • Block translation of specific mRNAs and thereby regulate gene expression (at post translational level)
  • new
  • Last 10 years
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siRNA

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  • small interfering RNAs

- turn off gene expression by directing the selective degradation of mRNAs.

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snoRNA

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  • small nucleolar RNA

- Process and chemically modify rRNAs

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what is the most abundant RNA?

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  • ribosomal RNA (80%)
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Where is the TATA located?

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  • 25 base pairs upstream or downstream from start cite of transcription
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What does TATA box do?

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  • Phases binding proteins that bring in RNA polymerase so that it starts at the right spot
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What binds to TATA box first?

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TFIID

- has part called TBP that binds it at the right spot

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TFIIB

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  • binds after TFIID
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What is required for TFIID and TFIIB to bind?

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  • must have regulatory transcription factors present for the process to initiate
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TFIIH

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  • important transcription factor that has heliocase activity
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What does phosphorylation of C terminal domain of the RNA polymerase do?

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  • open the polymerase to an active conformation for transcription
  • some transcription factors will disassemble
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TFIID

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  • recognizes the TATA box

- has subunits (TBP)

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RNA pol I

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  • transcription of rRNA genes,
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RNA pol III

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  • transcribes tRNA genes, 5S rRNA
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RNA processing

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  • Capping
  • Splicing
  • Editing
  • Polyadenylation
  • Transport
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When does splicing take place?

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  • as transcription is proceeding
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Where is the cap located?

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Where is the Poly A tail located?

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Spliceosome

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  • performs splicing

- made up of snRNAs in complex with 7 protein subunits to form SNP

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snRNAs involved in splicing

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  • U1
  • U2
  • U4
  • U5
  • U6
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What do snRNAs do in splicing?

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  • provide for proper base pairing with the mRNA

- These RNA-RNA arrangements are dynamic and shift throughout the splicing process

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When does 5’ capping occur?

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  • as soon as the hnRNA emerges from the RNA polymerase

- could be before splicing has been done

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When is the poly A tail added to mRNA and what adds it?

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  • as soon as it emerges from the RNA polymerase

-

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What is microRNA?

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  • small non-coding RNA
  • 21-25 nt in length
  • bind to 3’ UTR region of target to form and RNA-inducing silencing complex
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What does microRNA do?

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  • Suppresses protein synthesis and or induce mRNA degradation
  • Each miRNA can target up to 100 different mRNAs
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codon

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  • 3 base sequence that codes for one amino acid
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Important features of the genetic code

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  • comma-less (read from beginning to end so reading frame is critical)
  • degenerate (more than one codon can make the same amino acid)
  • The third base in the triplet codon is less specific than the first tow
  • 3 of 64 possible codons do not code for amino acids but signal termination
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AUG

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  • codes for methyleline and is where translation starts
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What are the stop codons?

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  • UAA
  • UAG
  • UGA
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Where are ribosomes assembles?

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  • Nucleus (nucleolus)

- Nucleolus is not a membrane bound structure

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SnoRNAs

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  • serve as guide RNAs to direct specific modifications of the RNAs
  • These modifications include methylations, and isomerizations
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Robert syndrome

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  • mild retardation
  • retardation, craniofacial abnormalities
  • short arms/legs
  • decrease in rRNA leads to decreased protein synthesis
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Roberts syndrome

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  • decreased protein synthesis of rRNA genes
  • Homozygous mutation of ESCO2 which encodes an acetyltransferase important for the foramtion of the cohesion complex that binds to chromosomes and creates cohesion between sister chromatids.
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Free ribosomes

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  • move anywhere in the cytosol but are not found in the nucleus and other organelles
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Membrane bound

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  • if the protein being made contains an ER targeting sequence then the ribosome is associated with the ER in the rough ER
  • These types of proteins are transported to their destination through a secretory pathway and are usually associated with the plasma membrane or secreted out of the cell
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Translation

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  • mRNA is read by the ribosomal machine as a triplet of sequential nucleotides (called a codon)
  • Translation starts at the 5’ end of the mRNA
  • tRNAs are “charged” by the addition of a specific amino acid that corresponds to that codon. this aminoacyl-tRNA is created by the action of enzymes called aminoacyl-tRNA synthase
  • Protein translation uses base pairing between the mRNA codon and a triplet complementary sequence in the tRNA called the anticodon
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Four steps of translation

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  • Activation
  • Initiation
  • Elongation
  • Termination
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Activation

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  • formation of aminoacyl- tRNAs
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`Initiation

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  • binding of small ribosomes to 5’ end of mRNA and subsequent binding of initiator Met-tRNA
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Elongation

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  • synthesis of the peptide chain
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Termination

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  • synthesis stops and peptide (protein) is released from the ribosome
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What is the initiator of translation?

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When does translation stop?

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  • when two stop codons are encountered in the mRNA
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Many antibiotics target transcription or translation

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  • rifamycin
  • tetracycline
  • streptomycin
  • chloramphenicol
  • erythromycin
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Rifamycin

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  • prevents RNA synthesis
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Tetracycline

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  • Blocks binding of the aminoacyl-tRNA to the A-site (also binds to newly forming mineralizing surfaces such as bone and teeth)
  • causes staining
  • don’t use in children bc of staining
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Streptomycin

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  • prevents the switch from translation initiation to elongation and also can cause protein miscoding
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Chloramphenicol

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  • blocks the peptidyl transferase reaction so elongation is prevented
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Erythromycin

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  • blocks the ribosomal exit channel in the ribosome so elongation is inhibition

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