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[OS 201] 3rd Exam > Lippincott - DNA Structure, Replication, Repair > Flashcards

Lippincott - DNA Structure, Replication, Repair Flashcards

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DNA

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polymer of deoxyribonucleoside monophosphates covalently linked by 3’–>5’ phosphodiester bonds

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main bond in DNA

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phosphodiester bond

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phosphodiester bond connects:

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3’-hydroxyl group of one nucleotide to 5’ hydroxyl group of adjacent nucleotide

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3’ end

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end with the free hydroxyl

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5
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5’ end

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end with the free phosphate

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what enzyme family cleaves DNA

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deoxyribonucleases

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what enzyme family cleaves RNA

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ribonucleases

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orientation of single stranded DNA in double helix

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antiparallel

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type of bond that mediates base pairing

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hydrogen bond

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10
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DNA - adenine pairs with:

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thymine

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DNA - guanine pairs with:

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cytosine

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DNA - thymine pairs with:

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adenine

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13
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DNA - cytosine pairs with:

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guanine

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14
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methods of DNA denaturation

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altering pH (ionization), melting DNA

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15
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number of H bonds between guanine and cytosine

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3

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16
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number of H bonds between adenine and thymine

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2

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17
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which bases are purines

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adenine, guanine

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18
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which bases are pyrimidines

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thymine, cytosine

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19
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number of rings in purines

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2

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number of rings in pyrimidines

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1

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21
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what base pairing denatures at higher temperatures? why?

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GC, because of greater number of H bonds

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process of reforming the double helix from single strands of DNA

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renaturation or reannealing

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process of separating the double helix of DNA

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denaturation

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major stuctural forms of the double helix

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B form, A form, Z form

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B form

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right handed helix with 10 residues per turn, main form of chromosomal DNA

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A form

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right handed helix with 11 residues per turn, produced by dehydrating the B form

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Z form

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left handed helix with 12 residues per turn, occur naturally in regions with alternating purines and pyrimidines (ex. poly GC)

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28
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region where active DNA synthesis occurs

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replication fork

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29
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DnaA protein

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binds to specific nucleotide sequences at origin, causing AT rich regions in the origin to melt

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30
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DNA helicase

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actively unwinds the double helix

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31
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SSB

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single strand binding proteins; keep the ssDNA separated and protect it from nucleases

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32
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type of enzyme that counteracts supercoiling

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DNA topoisomerases

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33
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DNA topoisomerase I

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relax both negative and positive supercoils, does not use up ATP

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DNA topoisomease II

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relaxes both negative and positive supercoils, requires ATP

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DNA gyrase

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creates negative supercoils in order to counteract positive supercoils

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enzyme that copies the DNA templates

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DNA polymerase

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DNA polymerase - direction of reading

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3’–>5’

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leading strand

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3’–>5’ strand of template; needs only one promoter, synthesized continuously

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lagging strand

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5’–>3’ strand of template; needs multiple promoters; synthesized discontinuously

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stretches of discontinuous DNA in lagging strand

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okazaki fragments

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RNA primer

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short stretch of RNA required by DNA polymerase to begin replication

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responsible for RNA primer synthesis

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responsible for catalysis of DNA chain elongation

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DNA polymerase III

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DNA polymerase - direction of synthesis

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5’–>3’

45
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substrates of DNA polymerase III

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5’ deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates

46
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when each new deoxynucleoside monophosphate is attached to the growing chain by DNA polymerase III, what is released?

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pyrophosphate

47
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for DNA synthesis to occur, what 4 substrates must be present?

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dATP, dTTP, dCTP, dGTP

48
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2 main activities of DNA polymerase III

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5’–>3’ polymerase; 3’–>5’ exonuclease

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5’–>3’ polymerase activity of DNA polymerase III

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for synthesis of new DNA strand

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3’–>5’ exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase III

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for proofreading

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responsible for excision of RNA primer

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DNA polymerase I

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activities of DNA polymerase I that allows it to complete its function

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[1] 5’–>3’ exonuclease activity to remove the primer
[2] 5’–>3’ polymerase activity to fill in the gap with deoxyribonucleotides
[3] 3’–>5’ exonuclease acitivity to proofread

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difference between 5’–>3’ exonucleases and 3’–>5’ exonucleases

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5’–>3’ exonucleases can remove groups of altered nucleotides (up to 10) in the 5’–>3’ direction

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exonucleases used by DNA polymerase III

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3’–>5’ exonuclease

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exonucleases used by DNA polymerase II

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3’–>5’ exonuclease

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exonucleases used by DNA polymerase I

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3’–>5’ exonuclease, 5’–>3’ exonuclease

57
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responsible for sealing nicks between okazaki fragments after excision and replacement of RNA primers

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DNA ligase

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DNA polymerases in prokaryote replication

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DNA polymerases I, II, III

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DNA polymerases in eukaryote replication

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DNA polymerases alpha, epsilon, delta, beta, gamma

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DNA polymerase alpha

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has primase activity

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DNA polymerase beta

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for gap filling in DNA repair

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DNA polymerase gamma

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replicates mitochondrial DNA

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DNA polymerase delta

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elongates okazaki fragments in lagging strand

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DNA polymerase epsilon

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elongates leading strand

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telomeres - structure

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complexes of noncoding DNA + proteins at ends of chromsoomes

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telomeres - function

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mediate structural integrity, protect from nuclease attack, allow repair systems to distinguish ends of DNA

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responsible for maintaining telomeric length

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telomerase

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reverse transcriptase

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synthesize DNA from RNA template

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classes of histones

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H1, H2A, H2B, H3, H4

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charge of histones at physiologic pH

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make up core of histone beads

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H2A, H2B, H3, H4

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location and function of H1

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bind to linker DNA between beads, facilitates packing of histones into more complex structures

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effect of UV radiation on DNA

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fusing together of pyrimidine to form pyrimidine dimers (ex. thymine dimers)

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effect of high energy ionizing radiation on DNA

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double strand breaks

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principle of methyl-directed mismatch repair

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recognition of the parent strand as the methylated strand –> repairs are then based on the parent strand

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responsible for recognizing mismatch in methyl directed mismatch repair

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enzyme involved in repair of damage from UV radiation

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UV specific endonuclease

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xeroderma pigmentosum

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inability to repair UV damage, extensive mutation due to exposure to sunlight

79
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involved in removal of abnormal bases

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specific glycosylases

80
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involved in recognition and repair of AP site

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AP endonucleases (recognition of missing base), deoxyribose phosphate lyase (removal of base-free sugar phosphate), DNA polymerase, DNA ligase

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deoxyribose phosphate lyase

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removes the base-free sugar phosphate residue in repair of AP sites

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methods of repair of double strand breaks

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[1] nonhomologous end-joining repair

[2] homologous recombination repair

83
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nonhomologous end-joining repair

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crude ligation of DNA on either end of double strand break; prone to mutation (some DNA is lost)

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homologous recombination repair

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use of homologous DNA as a template to restore lost DNA from double strand breaks

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enzymes in homologous recombination repair

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enzymes that perform genetic recombination between homologous chromosomes during meiosis

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