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Molecular: Zaidi Flashcards

1
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T/F: Only tRNAs code for proteins.

A

False, only mRNA

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2
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What type of transcription (pro/eukaryotic) has signal factors that find the promoter region?

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Prokaryotic

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3
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Eukaryotic transcription begins with binding of the _____ to the _____.

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TFIID

TATA Box

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4
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What is the RNA cap made of?

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7-methyl guanosine

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5
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What is the wobble hypothesis?

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That the first 2 positions of the codon require accurate base-pairing, but the third can tolerate a mismatch

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T/F: The genetic code is degenerate.

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True

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7
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What are the 3 steps in translating a tRNA?

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Initiation
Elongation
Termination

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What are the stop codons?

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UAA, UAG, & UGA

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What do release factor proteins do?

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Recognize stop codons and release completed protein from tRNA

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10
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What is the only area in the cell with gated transport?

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Nucleus

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What organelles use transmembrane transport in the cell?

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Peroxisomes, Plastids, Mitochondria, & ER

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What is the name for the sorting signals to take things into the nucleus?

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NLS: Nuclear Localization Signal

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What is the process of import into the nucleus?

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Protein NLS recognized by importin and taken into nucleus. Ran-GEF adds GTP to complex and protein is released. Ran-GTP/importin complex leaves nucleus. Ran-GAP hydrolyzes Ran-GTP to Ran-GDP which releases importin

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What is the process of export from the nucleus?

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Protein with NES recognized by exportin and Ran-GTP. They exit nucleus and Ran-GAP hydrolyzes Ran-GTP to Ran-GDP releasing protein and exportin.

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15
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Which mitochondrial membrane translocators are on the outer and inner membranes?

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Outer: TOM/SAM complexes
Inner: TIM22/TIM23/OXA complexes

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16
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How are proteins transported into the ER?

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SRP binds to ribosome and ER signal sequence of protein and move the ribosome to a protein translocator on the ER membrane. Protein is then translated into the ER.

17
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What do Rab and SNARE proteins do?

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Rab: direct vesicle to spots on target membrane
SNARE: mediate fusion of vesicle with membrane

18
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What is the role of M6P?

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Acts as target for M6P receptor to move protein from ER into endosome

19
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T/F: Primary cell cultures survive for a finite period of time while continuous cell lines become immortal.

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True

20
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What technology is used to overexpress and then purify/isolate a protein?

A

Recombinant DNA technology

21
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What are the 3 different types of chromatography?

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Ion-exchange
Gel-filtration
Affinity

22
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What protein is used as a reporter to tag proteins?

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Green fluorescent protein (GFP)

23
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How does FRET work?

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Protein X emits blue light if excited by violet light. Protein Y emits green light if excited by blue light. If X & Y are not interacting, using a violet light will cause a blue light emission. If X & Y are interacting, violet light excitation will result in a green light emission

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What is the term for light-induced activation of an inert molecule to an active state?

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Photoactivation

25
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What is the term for photobleaching an area of a cell and using fluorescence recovery to monitor movement of unbleached molecules?

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Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP)

26
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Where are the instructions for producing a multicellular animal contained?

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In the non-coding regulatory DNA

27
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What is the term for a cell that has been fated to develop into a specialized cell type despite changes in environment?

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Determined

28
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What is the term for a cell that can change rapidly to to changes in environment?

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Completely Undetermined

29
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What is the term for cells that can change some attributes due to environment, but not others?

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Committed

30
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What part of an axon/dendrite allows it to enlarge?

A

Growth cone

31
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What control the movement of actin filaments that control movement of the growth cone?

A

Rho & Rac

32
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_____ _____ are released by neighboring cells and provide contact guidance to growth cones.

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Chemotactic factors

33
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What are examples of chemotactic factors and which are attractive/repulsive?

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Attractive: Netrin
Repulsive: Slit, Semaphorin

34
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What determines whether a synapse survives?

A

Neurotrophic factor released by target cells

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