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Module 2 Section 2 Flashcards

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6 Principles of DNA replication

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  1. Replication is semi-conservative
  2. Replication is initiated at specific sites
  3. Replication is typically bidirectional
  4. replication is semi-discontinuous
  5. RNA primases needed to start DNA replication
  6. nucleases, polymerases, ligases replace DNA primers with DNA and seal remaining nick
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About sites of replication

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  • linear chromosomes can have multiple origins

- circular chromosomes have one origin

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Replication fork

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point where parental duplex separates and daughter duplexes form

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Replication bubble

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open DNA being replicated

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Bidirectionality of replication

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-replication occurs toward and away from replication fork but always in 5’-3’ direction

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About replication semi-discontinuity

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  • leading strand synthesized continuously
  • lagging strand discontinuously in opposite direction of replication fork
  • Okazaki fragments produced
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About primers

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  • leading and lagging strand need 10-13 BP RNA primers to start replication
  • primers must be complementary to template and contain free 3’OH group
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What is a nuclease

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enzymes that hydrolyze the phosphodiester linkages of nucleic acids

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Polymerases

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-enzymes that catalyze template-dependent synthesis of DNA from its dNTP precursors

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Ligases

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enzymes that create phosphodiester bond between 3’ end of DNA segments and 5’ end of another

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Domains of DNA Pol I.

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  1. the DNA polymerase
  2. 3’-5’ proofreading exonuclease
  3. 5’-3’ exonuclease
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Overall goal of exonuclease

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enzyme that hydrolyzes only the phosphodiester bonds that are in terminal positions of the nucleic acid

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Process of sealing nicks w DNA Pol I.

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  • At the pick , Pol I. degrades RNA primer in 5’-3’ direction, releases dNTPs
  • simultaneously extends 3’ term with dNTP in same direction
  • nick moves in 5’-3’ direction until all RNA removed
  • Ligase seals fragments
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DNA Pol Structure

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  • resembles right hand
  • Fingers: where dNTP enter
  • Thumb: holds template DNA in place
  • Palm: DNA stand lays here, contains active site of enzyme
  • Pol I. must be in closed form for rxn to take place
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Quality control

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  • Pol. I relies on shape recognition
  • G-C and A-T have shapes that fit well in closed form of active site
  • incorrect pairs prevent full closure of Pol around DNA
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Moieties

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specific groups of atoms within a molecule responsible for characteristic chem. rxns if that mlc

17
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About Pol. active site

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  • closed conformation allows important residues to contact sugar+phosphate moieties of incoming nucleotide
    1. Asp residues (coordinate 2 divalent Mg++ atoms)
    2. 1st Mg++ deprotonates 3’OH of growing strand, forms phosphodiester bond, releases pyrophosphate
    3. 2nd Mg++ binds -ve charge phosphate groups in incoming dNTP, facilitates rapid release of phyrophosphate LG after addition of nucleotide
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Steps of DNA Pol. Rxn

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  1. Need primer strand, template strand, dNTPs
    - dNTP added to 3’OH of primer strand causing growth
  2. Pol. I moves forward to new 3’-term
  3. after dNMP added, new terminal BP occupies insertion site
    - must be translocated to postinsertion site
    - occurs by dissociation of enzyme from DNA followed by rebinding with terminal BP in postinsertion site
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Pyrophosphate

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phosphorous oxyanions with 2 P atoms in P-O-P linkage (diphosphate)

20
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Insertion site

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contains template strand nucleotide that will pair with incoming dNTP

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Postinsertion site

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  • contains 3’-OH group of primer strand
  • 3’OH attacks alpha and beta phosphates of incoming dNTP, results in addition of dNMP to primer strand + release of pyrophosphate
22
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Translocation process of DNA Pol

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  • can slide b/c of several + charge Lys residues in palm domain
  • interact with phosphodiester backbone
23
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Processivity #

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  • the average # of nucleotides incorporated before enzyme dissociates from DNA
  • low processivity used for a few bases (Okazaki frag.)
  • high processivity used for long fragments
  • Pol I has low #
  • Pol III has high #
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3’-5’ exonuclease activity (DNA Pol)

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  • when incorrect pair, Pol will fray DNA by 4 nucleotides
  • places incorrect dNMP in 3’-5’ exonuclease active site, cleaves incorrect dNMP
  • one Mg++ deprotonates H2O to form OH- nucleophile which mediates hydrolysis of incorrect dNMP (leaves free OH)
  • another Mg++ promotes departure of incorrect dNMP LG from growing strand

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