Week 3 Flashcards
RNAs carry out their functions as ___ ___ that fold back on themselves and have the potential for much greater __ ___ than DNA.
single strands, structural diversity
RNA has a role in both the ___ and ___ of information as well as in ____.
storage, transmission, catalysis
Catalytic RNAs
ribozymes
RNA proteins complexes
ribonucleoproteins / RNPs
RNAs that encode the amino acid sequence of one or more polypeptides specified by a gene or set of genes
messenger RNAs
RNAs that read the information encoded in the mRNA and transfer the appropriate amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain during protein synthesis
transfer RNAs
RNAs that are constituents of ribosomes
ribosomal RNAs
The sum of all the RNA molecules produces in a cell
transcriptome
Transcription does not require a ___ and generally involves only ___ segments of a DNA molecule. Only one DNA strand serves as a ___ for a particular RNA molecule
primer, limited, template
The 5’ triphosphate group of a newly formed RNA molecule is not cleaved to release ___ but instead remains intact and functions in ___ as a substrate for the _____ ____.
PPi, eukaryotes, RNA-capping machinery
During transcription, e. coli RNA pol generally keeps about ___ bp unwound. The ___ bp RNA-DNA hybrid occurs in this unwound region. Elongation of a transcript by E. Coli RNA pol proceeds at a rate of ___ to ___ nucleotides per second
‘17, 8, 50, 90
Movement of a trancription bubble requires considerable __ __ of the nucleic acid molecules. This is restricted in most DNAs by DNA binding ____ and other structural barriers. Thus, a moving RNA pol generates waves of __ ___ ahead of the transcription bubble and __ ____ behind it. the strain is relieved through ____.
strand rotation, proteins, positive supercoils, negative supercoils, topoisomerases
The strand that serves as atemplate for RNA synthesis
template strand
The DNA strand complementary to the template strand
non template stranding / coding strand
RNA pol in E. coli is a large complex enzyme with ___ core subunits, and a sixth one designated ___. The sixth one can vary in ___ and binds transiently to the core and directs the enzyme to specific __ __ on the DNA / These constitute the DNA polymerase _____.
5, sigma, size, binding sites, holoenzyme
RNA polymerases lack a separate proofreading _____ ____ active site. Thus the ___ __ for transcription is much higher than that for chromosomal DNA replication. Many RNA pol’s can pause when a mispaired base is added during transcription and remove it from the ___ end of a transcript by __ __ of the polymerase reaction
3’–>5’ exonuclease, error rate, 3’ direct reversal
In DNA footprinting, researchers isolate a DNA fragment thought to contain sequences recognized by a ___ ___, and then ____ one end of one strand. Then they use ___ or ___ reagents to introduce random ___ n the DNA fragment. Separation of the labeled products by ______ produces a ladder of radioactive bands. The procedure is repeated on copies of the same DNA in the presence of the ___ ____. The binding protein ___ the DNA, and produces a ___ in the series of radioactive bands. Then the precise location of the protein binding site can be determined by ____ ___ copies of the same DNA fragment on the same gel with the footprint
DNA-binding proteins, radiolabel, chemical, enzymatic, breaks, electrophoresis, binding proteins, protect, gap, directly sequencing
By using different ___ subunits, the prokaryotic cell can coordinate the expression of sets of ____, permitting major changes in __ ___. Availability of the subunits are determined by the regulated rates of ___ and ___, _____ modifications that switch individual subunits between active and inactive forms, as well as ____ proteins.
sigma, genes, cell physiology, synthesis, degradation, posttranslational, anti-sigma
In e coli the __ ___ protein increases the transcription of genes coding for enzymes that metabolize ___ other than glucose when its unavailable.
camp receptor, sugars
proteins that block the synthesis of DNA at specific genes
repressors
A protein in prokaryotes that binds the ribosome and RNA polymerase, coupling translation and transcription
NusG
RNA pol I makes ____ ____, while RNA pol II makes __ and ___. RNA pol III makes ___, _____, and _____.
pre-ribosomal RNA, mRNA, ncRNA, tRNA, ncRNA, 5s rRNA
The largest subunit of RNA pol II, ___ exhibits a high degree of homology to the B’ subunit of ___ RNA polymerase, while another subunit ____ is structurally similar to the B subunit. The ____ and ____ show homology to two bacterial alpha subunits.
RBP1, RBP2, RBP3, RBP11
The __ ___ ___ is separated from the main body of RNA pol II by an intrinsically disordered __ ____. It consists of many repeats of a consensus heptad amino acid sequence, _____.
carboxyl-terminal domain, linker sequence, YSPTSPS
proteins that are needed to form the active transcription complex, required at every Pol II promoter and highly conserved in all eukaryotes
general transcription factors
transcription protein that recognizes the TATA box
TATA binding protein (TBP)
Transcription protein that stabilizes binding of TFIIB and TBP to the promoter
TFIIAT
Transcription factor that binds to TBP and recruits Pol II-FIIF complex
TFIIB
Transcription factor required for initiation at promoters lacking a TATA box
TFIID
Transcription factor that recruits TFIIH, has ATPase and helicase activities
TFIIE
Transcription factor that binds tightly to pol II and TFIIB and prevents binding of pol II to nonspecific DNA sequences
TFIIF
Transcription factor that unwinds DNA at the promoter (helicase activity), phosphorylates pol II CTD, and recruits nucleotide-excision repair proteins
TFIIH
____ also phosphorylate CTD, primarily on ___ residues of the CTD repeat sequence. During elongation, the phosphorylation state of the CTD changes, affecting which RNA __ ___ are bound to the transcription complexes
pTEFb (CDK9), serine, processing components
Newly synthesize RNA molecule
precursor transcript
Eukaryotic mRNA as it is synthesized, is nestled in a supramolecular ___ ____ complex comprising dozens of proteins. The composition of this complex changes as the transcript is processed, transport to the cytoplasm and delivered to the ___. The associated proteins can dramatically modulate the cellular ___, ___ and fate of an mRNA
messenger ribonucleoprotein, ribosome, destination, function
The 5’ cap helps protect mRNA from ____ and binds to specific ____ complexes of proteins and participates in binding of the mRNA to the ____ to intiate translation
ribonucleases, cap-binding, ribosome
Eukaryotes also contain cellular ___ enzymes, which allows RNAs to be degraded by _____, that hydrolyze the RNA in the ___ direction. Some ____ also have evolved mechanisms for removing the 5’ cap from host mRNAs. The influenza virus borrows cap structures from host cell transcripts in a process called ___ ____.
decapping, exonucleases, 5’->3’, viruses, cap snatching
Group I introns contain ___ RNA and are self splicing using a _______ cofactor. They are found in ____, mitochondrial, and chloroplast genes that encode mRNAs, rRNAs or ____. They can be found in bacteria
catalytic, guanine-derived, nuclear, tRNAs
Group II introns contain catalytic RNA, _____ and __ ___ proteins. They are self-splicing using a ___ within the intron to form a lariat. They are primarily found in ___ and ___ genes of fungi, algae and plants. They also can be found in bacteria
maturase, reverse transcriptase, mitochondrial, chloroplast
Spliceosome introns contain __ ___ and dozens of protein splicing factors. They require a large ___ for processing, using a nucleophile within the intron to form a lariat. They are found in nuclear genes of eukaryotes and are capable of __ ___ to create multiple products from a given transcript
catalytic snRNAs, RNP, alternative splicing
Protein catalyzed introns have ___ ___ and use a splicing __ and ____. They are found in __ and few mRNAs
protein enzymes, endonucleases, ligase, tRNAs
specialized RNP complexes that make up a spliceosome
nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs)
eukaryotic RNA 100-200 nucleotides that is contained within an snRNP
small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs)
The poly A tail coordinate transcription and translation and protect the mRNA from __ ____. In bacteria, they stimulate ___ of mRNA
enzymatic degradation, destruction