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Step1_BioChem Flashcards

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[ssDNA Repair] Nucleotiide exision repair

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specific endonucleases release the oligonucleotinde -containing damaged bases; DNA polymerase and ligase fill and reseal the gap (respectively)–> Repair BULKY helix distorign lesions

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[ssDNA Repair] Nucleotiide exision repair - Clinical relevence

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Mutated in Xeroderma Pigmentosum - which prevents repair of pyrimidine dimers because of UV light exposure

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[ssDNA Repair] Base excision repair

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Specific glycolases recognize and remove damaged bases, apurinic/apyrimidinic endonucleases cut DNA at both apurininc and apyrimidinic sites - empty sugar remoed – gap filled and resealed

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[ssDNA Repair] Base excision repair - Clinical relevance

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Repair of spontaneous/toxic deamination

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[ssDNA Repair] Mismatch repair

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Newly synthesized strand - recognized - mismatched nucleotides are removed - gap filled and resealed

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[ssDNA Repair] Mismatch repair - Clinical relevance

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Mutated in HNPCC

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[dsDNA Repair] Nonhomologus end joining

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Brings together 2 ends of DNA fragments to repair ds breaks. No requirment for homology

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[dsDNA Repair] Nonhomologus end joining

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Mutatedin ataxia telangiectasia

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rRNA

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most abundant

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mRNA

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longest

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tRNA

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smallest; CCA at the3’ end; anticodon end is opposite the aminoacyl end

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aminoacyl-tRNA

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synthase and binding of charged tRNA to codon –> responsible for accuracy of amino acid selection

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Tetracyclines

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bind 30S subunit –> prevent attachement of aminoacyl-tRNA

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mRNA Start Codons

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AUG (rarely GUG)

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[mRNA start codon] Eukaryotes

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Codes for methionine

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[mRNA start codon] Prokaryotes

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Code for formmymethionine (f-met)

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mRNA Stop Codons

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UGA, UAA, UAG

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[Eukaryotes] RNA polymerase I

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makes rRNA

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[Eukaryotes] RNA polymerase II

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makes mRNA; opens DNA at polymerase site; inhibted by alpha-amanitin (death mushroom)

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[Eukaryotes] RNA polymerase III

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makes tRNA

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alpha-amanitin [Amanita phallodes - death cap mushroom]

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inhibits RNA polymerase II –> severe HEPATOTOXICITY

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tRNA Wobble

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accurate base pairing only required in the first 2 nucleotide positions of an mRNA codon - may differ in the 3rd “wobble” posistion – code for the same tRNA/amino acid (2/2 degeneracy of genetic code)

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[Protein Synthesis] Initiation

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Activated by GTP hydrolysis; initiation factors help assemble 40S ribosomal subunit w/initiator tRNA –> released when mRNA and ribosomal subunit assemble with the complex

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[Protein Synthesis] Elongation

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(1) Aminoacyle -tRNA binds to A site (except for initiator methionine); (2) Ribosomal rRNA (“ribozyme”) - catalyze peptide bond formation –> transfer growing polypeptide to amino acid in A site; (3) Ribososome advances 3 nucleotide toward 3’ end of mRNA, moving peptidyl tRNA to P site (translocation)

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[Protein Synthesis] Termination

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Stop codon is recognized by release factor –> complete protein released frm the ribosome

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[Abx - Protein synthesis inhibitors] Aminoglycosides

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bind 30S and inhibit formation of initation complex and cause misreading of mRNA

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[Abx - Protein synthesis inhibitors] Tetracyclines

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bind 30S and block aminoacyl tRNA from entering the acceptor site

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[Abx - Protein synthesis inhibitors] Chloramphenicol

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binds 50S and inhibits petidyl transferase

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[Abx - Protein synthesis inhibitors] Macrolides

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binds 50S and prevent release of uncharged tRNA after it has donated its amino acid

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[posttranslational modification] Trimming

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Removal of N or C-terminal propeptides from zymogens to generate mature proteins

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[posttranslational modification] Covalent alterations

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P”, glycosylation, hydroxylation, methylation, and acetylation

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[posttranslational modification] Proteasomal degradation

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attachment or ubiquitin to defective prteins to tag them for breakdown

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Drugs that act on Microtubules

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Mebendazole/thiabendazole (antihelmenthic); Griseofulvin (antifungal); Vincristinevinblastine (anti-cancer); paclitazel (anti-brest cancer); cholchicine (anti-gout)

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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome - pathophys

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mutation in lysosomal trafficking regulator gene (LYST) - product required for micotuble-dependent sorting of endosomal proteins into late multivesicular endosome

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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome - clinical

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recurrent pyogenic infections, partial albinism, periferal neuropathy

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