Protein Translation Flashcards
What is a nuclear pore receptor?
- finds nuclear pore binding site and uses ATP to get mRNA out
- needed for macromolecules, including finished mRNAs
What is nuclear pore complex?
- Aqueous channel from nucleus to cytoplasm
- Diffusion for small molecules only (<50K daltons)
Does rRNA need a protein?
no
What forms around the gene cluster of 18S, 5.8S, & 28S?
Nucleolus forms around this gene cluster
Where does the rRNA (5S) get imported into?
the nucleolus
Where is telomerase RNA found?
nucleolus
What creates the large subunit of a ribosome?
5.8S, 28S, & 5S rRNAs
What creates the small subunit of a ribosome?
18S rRNA
What has many copies of the same DNA sequence for rRNA?
rDNA
Why is redundancy expected?
because there are 64 combinations of 3 NT possible, but only 20 amino acids
How many anticodons/tRNAs do we have?
48
What are common features of many cancers?
Frame shift mutation & truncated proteins
What has a template independent addition of CCA?
tRNA
What is the structure of tRNA?
cloverleaf
What is important to note about tRNA?
20 amino acetyl transferase enzymes that only charge each tRNA with one amino acid, the amino acid is specific to the different tertiary stuctures
Where is the wobble position?
at 5’ tRNA position (3’ mRNA position)