Lippincott - DNA Structure, Replication, Repair Flashcards
DNA
polymer of deoxyribonucleoside monophosphates covalently linked by 3’–>5’ phosphodiester bonds
main bond in DNA
phosphodiester bond
phosphodiester bond connects:
3’-hydroxyl group of one nucleotide to 5’ hydroxyl group of adjacent nucleotide
3’ end
end with the free hydroxyl
5’ end
end with the free phosphate
what enzyme family cleaves DNA
deoxyribonucleases
what enzyme family cleaves RNA
ribonucleases
orientation of single stranded DNA in double helix
antiparallel
type of bond that mediates base pairing
hydrogen bond
DNA - adenine pairs with:
thymine
DNA - guanine pairs with:
cytosine
DNA - thymine pairs with:
adenine
DNA - cytosine pairs with:
guanine
methods of DNA denaturation
altering pH (ionization), melting DNA
number of H bonds between guanine and cytosine
3
number of H bonds between adenine and thymine
2
which bases are purines
adenine, guanine
which bases are pyrimidines
thymine, cytosine
number of rings in purines
2
number of rings in pyrimidines
1
what base pairing denatures at higher temperatures? why?
GC, because of greater number of H bonds
process of reforming the double helix from single strands of DNA
renaturation or reannealing
process of separating the double helix of DNA
denaturation
major stuctural forms of the double helix
B form, A form, Z form
B form
right handed helix with 10 residues per turn, main form of chromosomal DNA
A form
right handed helix with 11 residues per turn, produced by dehydrating the B form
Z form
left handed helix with 12 residues per turn, occur naturally in regions with alternating purines and pyrimidines (ex. poly GC)
region where active DNA synthesis occurs
replication fork
DnaA protein
binds to specific nucleotide sequences at origin, causing AT rich regions in the origin to melt
DNA helicase
actively unwinds the double helix
SSB
single strand binding proteins; keep the ssDNA separated and protect it from nucleases
type of enzyme that counteracts supercoiling
DNA topoisomerases
DNA topoisomerase I
relax both negative and positive supercoils, does not use up ATP
DNA topoisomease II
relaxes both negative and positive supercoils, requires ATP