1 SURVEY OF BIOCHEMISTRY Transcription and Translation
Dec 25, 2015
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SURVEY OF BIOCHEMISTRY
Transcription and Translation
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PRS
Which of the following is not an example of a DNA-binding motif in proteins?1.Beta Sheet2.Helix-turn-Helix3.Zinc Finger4.Leu Zipper
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PRS
• Which amino acid contains a hydroxyl in its side chain?
1. Threonine2. Methionine3. Aspartic Acid4. Phenylalanine
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Transcription
Transcription is the process by which RNA is producedfrom a DNA template.
Initiation Elongation Termination
Steps involved intranscription
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Transcription
DNA has to separate at the position where transcription occurs.
Fig. 26-3
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Transcription
5’-…GATCCGTAGGTC…-3’3’-…CTAGGCATCCAG…-5’
5’-…GATCCGTAGGTC…-3’
SenseStrand
AntisenseStrand
(template)
5’----GAUCCGUAGGUC…3’3’-…CTAGGCATCCAG…-5’
Newly synthesizedRNA has the
same general sequence as
the sense strand;
U in RNA, T in DNA
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Transcription Initiates at Promoter Sequences
What is a gene?
Example of E.coli Lactose Operon Organization
Fig. 26-4
P: Promoter O: Operator I: Inhibitor
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Structural genes follow promotersequences
In E. coli, the lactose operon consists of 3 structural genes:
Beta-Galactosidase (Z) Galactoside Permease (Y) Thiogalactoside Transacetylase (A)
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E. coli Promoter Sequences
Usuallysingle purine
Notice how sequence is numbered!
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Prokaryotic RNA Polymerases
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α 2ββ 'ωσCore enzyme
Holoenzyme
The sigma factor bindsspecifically to the promoter.
Core enzyme affinity to DNA ~5x10-12 M.
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σ = sigma factor
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Elongation: RNA Chain Growth
3’-OH group acts as a nucleophile, attacking the alpha phosphate group,
with subsequent release of inorganic pyrophosphate.
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DNA Supercoiling
Positivesupercoiling
Negativesupercoiling
1. RNA polymerase is processive2. Once an RNAP has moved from the promoter, another
can bind3. Transcription is fast:
constitutive enzymes vs. inducible enzymes
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Termination of Transcription
Because the newly synthesized RNA is single-stranded,hairpin structures can easily form from the
termination sequence.
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Hairpin Structure in RNA
Poly-U tail
G-C richbp region
What happens when a known terminator
sequence is missing?
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Termination: Rho Factor
Helicase: RNA-RNA and RNA-DNA complex unwinding.
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Transcription in Eukaryotes
• RNA Polymerase I– Precursors to rRNA
• RNA Polymerase II– Precursors to mRNA
• RNA Polymerase III– Precursors to 5S rRNA, tRNA– Precursors to other small RNA’s
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Eukaryotic Transcription Factors
Transcription factors are req’d to initiate transcription,and facilitate elongation in eukaryotes.
Eukaryotic Termination: Not well understood
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Portion of the Genetic Code
Wobble
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Reading Frames
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Translation: Protein Synthesis
• Messenger RNA– Template
• Transfer RNA– Carries amino acids
• Ribosomal RNA– Aids protein synthesis
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tRNA Structures
2D 3D
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tRNA’s have modified bases
Be able to name, draw, recognize structures fromFigure 27-4.
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Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetases
Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases add aa’s to tRNA.
Step 1.
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Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetases
Step 2.
+tRNA
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Ribosome
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Sites in the Ribosome
A Aminoacyl
PPeptidyl
EExit
APE
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Chain Initiation in Translation
Start Codon: AUG Methionine
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Shine-Dalgarno Sequence
upstream downstream
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Initiation
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Translation: Polypeptide Synthesis
PeptidylTransferase
Activity
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Elongation
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Administrative Updates
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