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Lecture 28. Protein translation and alternative splicing Flashcards

1
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What does RNA splicing regulate in eukaryotes ?

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The complexity of gene expression products

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What are gene coding sequences called in eukaryotes ?

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Exons

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What are exons ?

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Expressed regions

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What are introns ?

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Intervening regions

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5
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What are gene coding sequences interrupted by ?

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non-coding sequences called introns

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What is pre mRNA splicing carried out by ?

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A large molecular complex called the splicesome

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7
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What is the function of a spliceosome ?

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Recognizes the junctions between introns and exons and can exise the introns to produce a fully splice mRNA molecule

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8
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What studies show that genes were comprised of uninterrupted stretches of coding sequences ?

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Studies in bacteria

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9
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Do introns evolve rapidly ?

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Yes

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10
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What is the donor site ?

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5’ splice site

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11
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What is the acceptor site ?

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3’ splice site

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12
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What is a major source of protein diversity in higher eukaryotes ?

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Alternative splicing

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13
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When does alternative splicing occur?

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When the pre mRNA is processed in different ways to produce mature transcripts lacking one or more exons

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14
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What is the product of alternative splicing ?

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Splice variants

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15
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Do splice variants have the same or different function to the full length splice form ?

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Different function

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16
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What is alternative splicing regulated by ?

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Molecules that sit on the pre-mRNA

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17
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What do molecules that sit on the pre-mRNA prevent ?

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Access of the splicing machinery to different splice sites

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18
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What is the calcitonin/neuropeptide gene ?

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Two completely different proteins made in thyroid cells verses neurons

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19
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What is the DSCAM gene in drosphilia for ?

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Involved in specifying neural circuitry

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20
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How many different possible protein isoforms are there in the DSCAM gene in drosphilia ?

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38000

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21
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Where are mRNAs translated into proteins ?

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Ribosomes

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22
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Where does the process of translation begin ?

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cytoplasm

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23
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What happens in the process of translation in the cytoplasm ?

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mRNA binds with ribosomes

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24
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What are ribosomes ?

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Protein synthesis machines

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25
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How many binding sites do ribosomes have ?

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3

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What are the roles of the binding sites in ribosomes ?

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  1. Binding of mRNA

2. Attach tRNA molecules that carry amino acids to the mRNA template and are labelled

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27
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What are the three labels on one of the domains used to attach tRNA molecules ?

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  1. Aminoacyl site
  2. Peptidyl site
  3. Exit site
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28
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How do tRNAs bring amino acids to the ribosomes ?

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in a manner dictated by the coding sequence of the mRNA

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29
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What is tRNA function defined by ?

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Structure of the molecule

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30
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What is the structure of tRNAs ?

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Cloverleaf shaped polynucleotide sequences

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31
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What does the tRNA tail end have ?

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An acceptor stem

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32
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What is the function of the acceptor stem ?

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Binds a specific amino acid

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33
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What does the head of tRNA have ?

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Three nucleotides that form the anticodon

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34
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What is the function of an anticodon ?

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Recognises the corresponding codon sequence of the mRNA molecule

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35
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What do tRNA anticodons bind complementary to ?

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Triplet codons of the mRNA

36
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What are the three stages of translation ?

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  1. Initiation
  2. Elongation
  3. Termination
37
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Initiation: When does translation begin?

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When the mRNA molecule binds to the small subunit of the ribosome

38
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Initiation: Where does mRNA molecule bind to the ribosome in prokaryotes and eukaryotes ?

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30S in prokaryotes and 40S in eukaryotes

39
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Initiation: What makes the mRNA bind to the ribosome in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes ?

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  1. The recognition of the 5’ cap of eukaryotic mRNAs

2. A sequence upstream of the AUG codon in prokaryotic mRNAs

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Initiation: What is the shine Dalgarno sequence ?

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AGGAGG - A sequence upstream of the initiator AUG codon in prokaryotic mRNA

41
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Initiation: What is protein synthesis initiated by ?

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An AUG codon on the mRNA

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Initiation: What does the AUG codon signal ?

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Both the interaction of the ribosome with mRNA and also the tRNA with the anticodon (UAC)

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Initiation: What happens once the AUG codon is recognised ?

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The large ribosomal subunit associates with the mRNA and the small ribosomal subunit and protein synthesis begins

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Initiation: What does the start codon always code for ?

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The amino acid methionine (AUG)

45
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Initiation: Where does the start codon enter ?

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The P site on the ribosome

46
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Initiation: Where does the second codon enter ?

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The A site

47
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Initiation: Where does the anticodon of the tRNA carrying methionine base pair with ?

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Temporarily with the start codon

48
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Initiation: Where does the second anticodon complementary to the mRNA codon to the A site form a temporary base pair ?

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The codon of the mRNA in the A site

49
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Initiation: What does the amino acid attached to the tRNA in the A site and the methionine in the P site form ?

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A polypeptide bond

50
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Initiation: What is the polypeptide bond catalysed by ?

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Peptidyl transferase

51
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Elongation: What does the A (aminoacyl) site do ?

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Binds incoming charged aminoacyl tRNAs

52
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Elongation: What does the P (peptidyl) site do ?

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Binds charged tRNAs carrying amino acids that have formed polypeptide bonds with the growing polypeptide chain but have not yet dissociated from their corresponding tRNA

53
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Elongation: What does the E (exit) site do ?

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Releases dissociated tRNAs so that they can be recharged with free amino acids

54
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Elongation: Why does the ribosome move along the mRNA sequence and the tRNA that resided in the A site moves over to the P site ?

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Due to ratchet like conformational change

55
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Elongation: Where does the ratchet like conformational change take place ?

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Between the two subunits of the ribosome

56
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Elongation: Where is the energy for each peptide bond formation from ?

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GTP hydrolysis

57
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Elongation: Where does the tRNA that was previously in the P site move to ?

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The exit site and then leaves the ribosome

58
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Elongation: Where is the growing peptide chain attached to the tRNA left ?

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The P site

59
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Elongation: What enters the A site ?

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A new mRNA codon

60
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Elongation: What does the tRNA carrying a complementary amino acid connect with ?

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The bases of the new codon in the A site

61
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Elongation: What forms a new peptide ?

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Two adjacent amino acids

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Elongation: What is GTP hydrolysis catalysed by ?

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A separate elongation factor

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Elongation: Where does the tRNA molecule from the P site move to ?

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The E site and is released into the cytoplasm where it binds to an amino acid of the same type

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Elongation: What does a tRNA complementary to the new codon in the A site do ?

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Creates a new peptide bond between the amino acid and the currently formed peptide chain

65
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Termination: When does the process of translation stop ?

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Until one of the stop codons enters the A site of the ribosome

66
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Termination: What are the three stop codons ?

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  1. TUU
  2. TUG
  3. TGU
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Termination: When does the protein chain move to the cytoplasm ?

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Once the final peptide bond is created

68
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Termination: Where is the protein chain connected ?

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Connected only to the tRNA located in the P site

69
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What is the ribosome composed of ?

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Two sub-units which are comprise of ribosomal RNAs and specific ribosomal proteins

70
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How is the ribosome formed ?

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The two sub units fit to each other and form a spherical structure

71
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What do prokaryotic ribosomes have ?

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70S ribosomes

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Prokaryotic ribosomes: What is their structure ?

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One large (50S) and one small (30S) subunit

73
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Prokaryotic ribosomes: What is the small subunit built from ?

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A 16S RNA subunit

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Prokaryotic ribosomes: How long is the small subunit ?

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1540 nucleotides

75
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Prokaryotic ribosomes: How many ribosomal proteins does the small RNA subunit bind to ?

76
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Prokaryotic ribosomes: What does the large subunit contain ?

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A 5S RNA and a 23S RNA

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Prokaryotic ribosomes: How long is each of the RNAs in the large subunit ?

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120 and 2900 nucleotides

78
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Prokaryotic ribosomes: How many proteins does the ribosomal RNA molecules bind to ?

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Eukaryotic ribosomes: What does the eukaryotic have ?

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One large (60S) and one small (40S) subunit

80
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Eukaryotic ribosomes: What does the ne large (60S) and one small (40S) subunit form ?

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A 80S ribosome

81
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Eukaryotic ribosomes: How many proteins does the small subunit contain ?

82
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Eukaryotic ribosomes: Where does the small subunit bind to and how long is it ?

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  1. 18S RNA

2. 1900 nucleotides long

83
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Eukaryotic ribosomes: How many RNAs do eukaryotes have in their large subunit ?

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Eukaryotic ribosomes: What are the 3 RNAs in the large subunit and how long are each of them ?

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  1. 28S - 4700 nucleotides
  2. 5.8S - 160 nucleotides
  3. 5S - 120 nucleotides
85
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Eukaryotic ribosomes: How many proteins does 3 ribosomal RNAs bind to ?

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