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lectures 10 & 11 - gene expression in eukaryotes Flashcards

1
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where does transcription happen in euks

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nucleus

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where does capping, splicing and tailing occur in euks

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nucleus

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where does translation happen in euks

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cytoplasm

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what are introns

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intervening
sequences of apparently useless RNA that have to be removed to generate functional mRNA, tRNA
and rRNA molecules

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what are the main differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene expression

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in eukaryotes the genome is contained within a nucleus, genes can be interrupted by
introns, mRNAs are capped at the 5 ends and tailed at the 3 ends before transport to the′ ′
cytoplasm for translation

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how many RNA polymerases do euks have, where are they located and what are there products

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3
pol I –> nucleolus –> pre-rRNA
pol ii –> nucleoplasm –> pre-mRNA, U1 to U5 snRNAs
pol iii –> nucleoplasm –> tRNA, some snRNAs, 5.8 S rRNA

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what are snRNAs and what is there function

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small nuclear RNAs, function in splicing

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8
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how many subunits do the RNA pols have

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all have numerous (~10)!

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9
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what is special about the largest subunit of RNA pol II

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has unique C-termail domain (CTD) which has multiple (26 to 50) repeats of the YSPTSPS amino acid sequence

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what is the YSPTSPS AA sequence stand for

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Tyr-Ser-Pro-Thr-Ser-Pro-Ser

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why is the CTD domain important and what allows for this

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the serine hydroxyl groups can be phosphorylated which is helpful in initiation as the phosphorylated CTD can bind to other transcription factors

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12
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what transcription factors can the phosphorylated CTD bind to

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capping enzyme, splicing factors and polyadenylyation complex

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are the euk pol rna enzymes able to initiate transcription themselves

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no bc they are losers

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what is RNA pol ii sensitive to and what is this result if humans consume it

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sensitive to α-amanitin (which is a peptide natural product made by Amanita mushrooms). ingesting a few grabs of these mushrooms can be fatal! #yikes

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what are the key features of pol ii operon

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TATA box and initiator (Py2APy5)

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what does Py2APy5 stand for

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two pyrimidine nucleotides, adenine, five pyrimidine nulcoetides

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where is the TATA box located

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25 bp downstream

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what happens is the RNA pol ii promoters have no TATA box

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instead have initiator and downstream positioning element about 30 bp (28-32 bp)downstream from start point

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how many TF are needed to get RNA pol ii started and what are they

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6
TFIID, TFIIA, TFIIB, TFIIF, TFIIE, and TFIIH

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what separates TFIID from other TF

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TFIID is sequence specific DNA binding protein

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what does TFIID consist of

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TATA-box binding protein (TBP) and eleven TBP-associated factors (TAD)

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what does TBD do

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binds onto the TATA box (like its a saddle) and bends the promoter DNA

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where does TFIID bind if there is no TATA box

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binds to initiator and downstream positioning element

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what is the order that the TF bind

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TFIID –> TFIIA –> TFIIB, TFIIF + Rna pol II, TFIIE –> TFIIH

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what does the TFIID protein provide for other TF
docking sites
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what do TFIIA and TFIIB do
TFIIA and TFIIB join and create a binding surface for RNA pol II + TFIIF
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what transcription factor helps out RNA pol II
TFIIF
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what do TFIIE and TFIIH do
TFIIE and TFIIH join and function in unwinding duplex DNA around the start point and phosphorylating the carboxy-terminal domain of the polymerase large subunit
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what does phosphorylation do to the Pol II
releases pol ii from basal factors so it can transcribe
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what transcription factor doesn't leave rna pol ii even after phosphorylation
TFIIH
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what is the max rate of transcription in euks
~50 nucleotides/second
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what occurs when rna pol ii encounters dna damage
it stalls and the XPB and XPD units from TFIIH unwind duplex DNA allowed the damaged area to allow for excision repair
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what results in zeroderma pigmentosum
absence of XPD, SPB or other excision repair proteins
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what are upstream elements (UEs) necessary for and how does this function
necessary for high-level transcription and will increase efficiency of transcription initiation. they are series of quite short (~10 bp) elements located between 40 and 100 bp upstream and upstream factors bind these and then contact TFIID, TFIIB or TFIIA which favor assembly of the transcription initiation complex
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give examples of the upstream promoter elements
CAAT box and GC box
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what does number of upstream elements determine
basal level of transcription
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what do response elements function in and how do they work
function in gene regulation. external signals will enter cells of specific tissues, interact with receptors and enable them to bind to the response elements. this will switch on expression of the target genes
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what are enhancers and what do they do
100-200 bp blocks of sequence that increase gene transcription significantly!
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what are enhancers composed of
upstream elements and response elements similar to those in proters
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do enhancers need to be next to the gene they activate? why?
no bc dna looping allows the enhancer bound activator proteins to get to TATA box and initiator to assist with assembly of transcription initiation complex
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what TF assist in recruiting rna pol iii
TFIIIC, TFIIIA, TFIIIB
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what is the cap structure and what is it attatched to
7-methyl guanosine attatched in 5'-5' linkage to the end of 5' end of mRNA
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what is the function of the caps
binds to small 40S ribosomal subunit for translation initiation and protects 5' end of mRNA
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when does capping occur and on what types of molecules
only on mRNA! and when growing transcript is ~20 bases
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how do the RNA pols terminate transcription
rna pol i & iii have specific termination sequences, nobody knows how rna pol ii stops
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what is on the 3' end of mRNA? why?
polyA tail thats ~200 bases long which isn't necessary but stabilizes mRNA
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what are introns
200bp to 50kb intervening sequences of RNA that interrupt the sequence of the functional RNA and they have to be precisely excised to generate mature RNA
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where do introns occur
mostly in eukaryotes (vary rarely in bacteria) and occur in genes for proteins, rRNA and tRNAs
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what are the different splicing systems
1. spliceosome-catalyzed rna splicing occurs in nuclei of higher organisms 2. group i and group ii introns can autosplice (these occur in mitochondrial genes of primitive organisms and in fungal genes) 3. pre-tRNAs are spliced by cleavage and re-ligation
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how are introns structured
start with GU and end with AG. there is an adenine branch point in the middle. the distance btwn the 5' (gu) and branch point is >48 bases but the distance btwn the 3' (ag) and branch point is ~18 to 40 bases (called polypyrimidine tract)
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how do spliceosomes splice
the 2 OH of the branch point ribose splits the exon-′ intron junction and forms a lariat, (b) the exposed 3 OH of the upstream exon attacks the next′ intron-exon junction so as to join the two exons and release the intron
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what does the spliceosome contain
contain 5 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles (snRNPs) [u1, u2, ,u4, u5, u6]
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what are snRNPs important for
they bind to 5' splice site, branch point and polypyrimidine tract to bring ends of intron together and catalyze the splicing reaction
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what does alternative splicing around
enables some genes to give different forms of protein
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what causes systemic lupus erythematosus and what is it
an autoimmune disease in which autoantibodies against nuclear proteins destroy cells in the lungs, kidney and brain caused antibodies against snRNPs
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what causes thalassemia and what is it
hemoglobin deficiencies caused by abnormal splicing of globin mRNA. a mutation of G to A will create a new splice site that causes premature termination of globin synthesis
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explain translation initiation in euks
the 40S subunit initially binds to the 5 cap structure of the mRNA. The eIF4E initiation factor protein binds to the cap structure at the 5' end. The 40S subunit with the met-tRNAi then interacts with eIF4E and scans along the mRNA until the first AUG initiation codon is reached. The 60S subunit joins at this stage and chain growth starts. A polyA-binding protein PABP binds to the tail and interacts with initiation factors eIF-4G and eIF-4E bound at the 5 end. This interaction circularizes the mRNA which can help with reinitiation of ribosomes that reach end of open reading frame

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