TRANSLATION AND TRANSCRIPTION Flashcards
DNA to RNA (specifically mRNA)
Transcription
mRNA to protein
○ mRNA carries information from DNA
Translation
Master plan
DNA
● Blueprint of the master plan
RNA
Sequence of 3 bases called
codon
methionine or start codon
AUG
stop codons
UAA, UAG, UGA
Clover-leaf shape
● Single stranded molecule with attachment site at
one end for an amino acid
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Opposite end has three
nucleotide bases called the
anticodon
The 3 bases of an anticodon are complementary to
the 3 bases of a codon
● Example
○ Codon ACU
○ Anticodon UGA
Genetic information is primarily carried by
DNA
is located in the nucleus
DNA
DNA
A-T
C-G
RNA
A-U
C-G
Promoter and its key element
○ TATA box
Transcription Factors
recruitment of RNA polymerase
catalyzes the formation of rRNA
■ Transcribes the nucleolar organizer, DNA
Polymerase I / A
catalyzes the formation of
mRNA
Polymerase II / B
catalyzes tRNA formation
■ Transcribes small genes
○ Polymerase III / C -
Contains the TATA box
Promoter
Also known as the Hogness Box
Promoter
Can still control transcription
● TATA-less promoters
Found 1 nucleotide before the start
of the transcription site
○ Inr (initiator element)
Found 28 or 34+ nucleotides before
the start of transcription site
○ DPE (downstream promoter element)
Found before the transcriptional start site
approximately __________
25 nucleotides
For the recruitment of RNA Pol II
● Forms an apparatus that binds
DNA and initiates transcription
● Activated by signals from outside the cell such as
hormones and growth factors
Transcription Factors
Transcription Factors
Sets the stage for transcription by forming a pocking
or RNA polymerase
TFIIA
● TFIIB
● TFIID
● TFIIE
● TFIIF
● TFIIH
Transcription Steps
Initiation
● Elongation
● Termination