Lecture 6 Flashcards
semiconservative
each DNA strand can act as a template for the synthesis of a perfect copy of the other strand
DNA polymerases direction
5’ to 3’.
3’ oxygen is the nucleophile
Origin of replication
point where replication begins and likely rich in AT bonds
Leading strand
continuously synthesized in the 5’ to 3’ direction
Lagging strand
synthesized in the 5’ to 3’ direction in a discontinuous manner
DNA ligase
required to join the discontinuous Okazaki fragments together into a continuous piece of DNA. Will join the final phosphodiester bond that DNA Poly I is not able to join.
exonuclease
nucleases that remove DNA only from the ends of DNA strands
endonuclease
degrade DNA from the interior of a DNA strand (hydrolyze the phosphodiester bond)
All E. coli DNA polymerases exonuclease direction
3’ to 5’
E. coli DNA polymerase I exonuclease direction
5’ to 3’ as well as 3’ to 5’
Processivity
number of nucleotides a polymerase will add before dissociation
Cofactors of DNA polymerase
2 magnesium ions
Which phosphate is attacked on the incoming nucleotide?
The alpha phosphate. Attacking is done by the 3’ hydroxyl of the growing DNA chain
Protein involved in Nick translation
DNA polymerase I
3 major areas of polymerase III
core polymerase, clamp loading complex, beta clamp
DnaG
primase
Primase
creates RNA primers on the Okazaki fragments to allow for DNA polymerase to function on the lagging strand. Also is operating on the leading strand.
DNA gyrase
topoisomerase. will introduce negative supercoils into DNA. occurs before the replication fork
DnaB
Helicase. Put onto the unwound single strand DNA by DnaC. Will travel in the 5’ to 3’ direction .
Helicase
hexametric ring. unwinds the DNA by hydrolyzing NTPs. These hydroxylations cause conformational changes, unwinding the DNA. On lagging strand going 5’ to 3’
SSB
single-strand binding protein will prevent reannealing. not specific
Helicase’s 3 conformations
ATP, ADP+P, and empty.
DNA ligase’s energy
from ATP hydrolysis to AMP + PPi or NAD+ to NMN+ + AMP. Adenylylation of both substrate and enzyme (sequential ping-pong mechanism).
Residue in DNA ligase
Lysine