Lecture 7b- Eukaryotic DNA Replication Flashcards
What is the number of clusters in the Eukaryotic replication?
20-50 replicons initiate simultaneously (euchromatin replicates first)
How many times does DNA replicate during the S phase?
Only once
In yeast cells what is the origin elements?
Autonomous replication sequence (ARS)
True/False: ARS is highly conserved consisting of 11 bp seq known as A domain
True
What happens when you have a mutation in the A domain?
Abolishment of ARS function - if mutation in other elements that are nearby the A domain, will cause reduction but not prevention of origin function
Define consensus sequence
A theoretical representative nucleotide (or amino acid) sequence in which each nucleotide (or amino acid) is the one which occurs most frequently at that site in the different sequences which occur in nature
What is the TATA box seq?
TATAAT (-10 region)
What is the Origin Recognition Complex (ORC)?
ORC is a protein complex that consists of 6 different proteins similar to the initial complex in E.coli
What does the binding of ORC indicate?
Binding indicates the site of an origin of replication
True/False: Most of the components within the ORC remains with the ARS
True
What does it take to initiate replication in eukaryotic cell?
When new proteins are added onto the ORC or change occurs in the ORC - DOES NOT depend on the formation of a new ORC-ARS association
What are some of the important proteins that bind onto ORC in the G1 phase to prepare for initiation?
Cdc 6 (Cell division cycle kinase) CDT1 Yeast MCM (mini chromosome maintenance proteins)
What is the role of Cdc 6?
Cdc6 is unstable having a half-life of 5 mins. Synthesized and bind to ORC during G1 phase and has ATPase activity needed for initiatrion. Binding of Cdc 6 allo0ws other proteins to bind
What binds to ORC after Cdc6 binds to ORC?
CDT1 and MCM (helicase)
What happens when Cdc6 and CDT1 are released from ORC?
MCM is phosphorylated
After the MCM is phosphorylated, what forms?
origin licensing (prereplication complex)