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p53 Flashcards

1
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Li-Fraumeni syndrome

A

One mutated copy of the TP53gene

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2
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Where is the TP53 gene located?

A

chromosome 17p13.1

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3
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What does overactivity of TP53 cause?

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Immune hyperactivation and premature ageing

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4
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What controls gene production in TP53?

A

2 transactivation domains (TAD1 and TAD 2)

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5
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What do genes activated by p53 do?

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Growth arrest
Repair
Apoptosis
Angiogenesis block

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6
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What are transposable elements?

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New elements added to a genome (from ancient viruses)

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7
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What gives p53 such a wide range of functions and binding abilities?

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Internal promoter

Alternative splicing

Alternative initiation of the translation

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8
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How many protein domains does p53 contain?

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6

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9
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How many exomes does p53 have?

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11

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10
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How many proteins can p53 make?

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12

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10
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What do p53 proteins do when they accumulate?

A

Bind to selected gene promoters, recruiting RNA
polymerase transcriptional machinery

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11
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What causes p53 conformational changes?

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Post-translational modifications

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11
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Examples of post translational modifications

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Modifications of serines and threonines (e.g. phosphorylation)

Modifications of lysines and arganines (e.g. methylation, ubiquitylation)

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12
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What do post translational modifications regulate?

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Promoter transcriptional activity

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13
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What transfers ubiquitin to p53 to inactivate it?

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E2

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14
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What are some hotspot p53 mutation targets?

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amino acids in contact with DNA

conformation of p53

specificity and affinity of p53 for its DNA-response element and the RNA-polymerase II transcriptional machinery

15
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Mutated p53

A

Can keep some functions

15
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How can viruses inactivate p53

A

Inactivating interaction

Ubiquitination-induced protein
degradation

Dysregulated splicing and translation of p53
mRNA (p53 isoforms)

16
Q

BCL2

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Apoptosis

17
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PD1

A

Immune cell death

18
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acetylation

A

binding to p53RE

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