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RNA and transcription W4 Flashcards

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three main differences between RNA and DNA

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RNA is single stranded
it contains Uracil instead of thymine
it contains ribose instead of deoxyribose

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three main RNA species

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messenger RNA (mRNA)
ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
transfer RNA (tRNA)
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primary role of mRNA

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directs amino acid sequence for proteins

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primary role of tRNA

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transports amino acids to site of protein synthesis

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primary role of rRNA

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part of ribosome, involved in protein synthesis

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how is RNA made

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via RNA polymerase

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what directs the transcription process

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DNA sequence

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what is a promoter

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start signal - TATA box: 5’TATAAA3’

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what is the start signal recognised by

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TATA protein (TBP)

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what is the terminator

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stop signal- 5’ AATAAA 3’ signals polymerase to stop

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what controls the rate of transcription

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transcription factors

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what do transcription factors do

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regulate the rate of transcription

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how do transcription factors regulate the rate of transcription

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by binding to specific DNA sequences in promter regions (DNA BINDING DOMAIN) and interract with proteins that are required for transcription to alter rate (ACTIVATION/REPRESSION DOMAIN)

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what are the two types of transcription factors

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general

specific

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what is the difference between general and specific transcription factors

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general - needed for transcription to occur, same ones required for all genes and cells

specific- not needed for transcription to occur, but they increase/decrease the rate`

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specific transcription factors may be involved in …… or…..

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activation or repression

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specific transcription factors can be regulated by (3)

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  • cell specific expression
  • translocation
  • modification or binding interactions with other proteins
18
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example of specific transcription factor

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steroid hormone receptor -

only prompters with steroid responsive element will respond

19
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specific example of specific transcription factors (2)

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androgen prompter

estrogen prompter

20
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two examples of chemical modification of RNA

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%’ cappin: methylated guanine cap prevents immediate degradation

addition of poly-A-tail prevents immediate

21
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what’s the difference between pre mRNA and mature mRNA

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mature RNA is only composed of exons

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what is splicing

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the removal of non-coding introns

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whats alternative splicing

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splicing where particular exons are excluded or included

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how can different mRNA (and hence proteins) be formed from the a single gene

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through alternative splicing (the inclusion or exclusion of specific exons

25
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how does a cell know where an intron starts and ends ??

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intron concensus sequence

GU….AG

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intron consensus sequence, GU end is called ….

AG end is called ,,,

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donor site

acceptor site

27
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what does it stand for: snRNPs

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small nuclear ribonucleoproteins

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what do snRNPs do?

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they pull exons together, forming intronic loop which is cleaved and therefore the exons are spliced together

29
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what is an intronic loop

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loop made from the intron section of pre mRNA which is then cleaved to form mature mRNA

30
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DNA- 4 main problems that lead to disease

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  • mutation in non-coding regions
  • alterations in transcriptional activity
  • non coding RNAs
  • splice variants
31
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how do mutations in non coding regions lead to disease

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mutations in transcription factor binding sites may lead to an increase/decrease in protein production

32
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how do non coding RNAs lead to disease

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bind to complementary sequence and target mRNA for degradation which may impact the leves of protein

33
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how can splice variants lead to disease

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can cause proteins with altered functions

34
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example of disease resulting from alternative splicing

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hutchinson-guilford pregoria syndrome

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