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how many ribosomes does the bacterial cell contain

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20,000 - 25% of mass of cell

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polyribosomes

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groups of ribosomes all actively translating the same mRNA
- bacteria

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benefit of polyribosomes

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  • speed, accuracy, and efficiency of polypeptide production
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coupling of transcription and translation in bacteria

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allows ribosomes to begin translating mRNAs that have not yet been completed

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where are mRNAs produced in eukaryotes

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the nucleus - processed to form mature mRNAs and then exported to cytoplasm for translation

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polypeptide-producing genes in eukaryotes

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monocistronic

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polypeptide producing genes in prokaryotes

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polycistronic

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monocistronic mRNA

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RNA that directs synthesis of single kind of polypeptide

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polycistronic mRNA

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lead to synthesis of several different proteins

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what are groups of bacterial genes called

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operons - share single promoter and produce polycistornic mRNAs

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composition of polycistronic mRNAs

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  • start and stop codon
  • Shine-Delgarno sequence (most, in bacterial and all but leaderless archaeal mRNAs)
  • intercistronic spacer sequence
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intercistronic spacer sequence

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separates segments on polycistronic gene
- not translated

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genetic code

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correspondence between nucleotide sequences of mRNAs and the amino acid sequences of the resulting polypeptides

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transfer RNAs

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adaptor molecules that interpret and then act on information carried in mRNA
- have anticodon sequences complementary to mRNA codons

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codons

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groups of 3 consecutive nucleotides in an mRNA that each correspond to 1 amino acid

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how many different codons in genetic code

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64

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64 codons but only 20 amino acids =

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redundancy

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synonymous codons

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code for same amino acid

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which amino acids have at least 2 codons?

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all except methionine (start) and tryptophan

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how many different tRNA genes in genomes

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30-50 - but have 61 different codons

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iso-accepting tRNAs

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tRNA molecules with different anticodons that carry the same amino acid

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how are most synonymous codons grouped

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so that they differ only in the 3rd base
- both carry purine
- both carry pyrimidine

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third-base wobble

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creates flexible pairing at 3’ nucleotide of codon

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what can bacteria be used for because the genetic code is universal?

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producing important proteins from plants and animals

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aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (tRNA synthetase)
enzymes that catalyzes addition of correct amino acid to tRNAs
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tRNA synthetase
large molecule that contacts several points on the tRNA in the recognition process
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acceptor stem
in correct tRNA, fits into active site of enzyme
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what provides energy for amino acid attachment
ATP
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1957 - Sidney Brenner discovery
an overlapping code was not possible because it was too restrictive
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1960 - Fraenkel-Conrat and colleagues discovery
single nucleotide changes led to single amino acid changes
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where did proof of a triplet genetic code come from
1961- Crcik, Barnett, Brenner, and Watts-Tobin created mutations by insertion/deletion of single nucleotides in rII gene in T4 bacteriophage
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what happens when an insertion/deletion occurs
change in reading frame of mRNA
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reading frame
specific codon sequence as determined by the start codon
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frameshift mutations
mutations that alter the reading frame and garble the sense of the translated message
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1961 - Nirenberg and Matthai
- strings of synthetically created repeating nucleotides were translated in vitro and resulting polypeptide identified - mRNA containing only oracles (poly(U)), resulted in polypeptides containing only phenylalanine (UUU = Phe)
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Nirenberg and Leder
- used mini-RNAs just 3 nut long to resolve ambiguities of deciphering genetic code experiment - tested all 64 possible codons - identified 61 codon-amino acid association - identified 3 stop codons
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mini-RNA experiment
- mini-RNAs added to an in-vitro translation system - each system contained all unlabeled amino acids, w/ one aa labeled w/ radioactive carbon (C14) - isolated ribosome-tRNA-mRNA complexes and determined which mini-RNA was associated w/ each labeled amino acid
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the production of functional proteins is not complete until...
polypeptides folded into their tertiary or quaternary structures
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2 categories of post-translational events
1. post-translational polypeptide processing - modifies polyp. into functional proteins by removal/chemical alteration of aa 2. protein sorting - uses signal (leader) sequences to direct proteins to cellular destinations
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types of post-translational processing
- removal of amino acids - modification of amino acids - cleavage of polypeptides
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ex. of removal of amino acids from polypeptide
fMet not found in functional bacterial proteins, nor is methionivon always first amino acid in euk. proteins - removed after translation
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one of most common amino acid modifications
phosphorylation
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phosphorylation
- kinases (enzymes) add phosphate groups to proteins - can activate or inactivate a protein
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functional groups that can be added to amino acids
- phosphates (kinase) - methyl (methylase) - hydroxyl (hydroxylase) - acetyl (actylase)
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carbohydrate side chains
can also be added to some proteins during modification of amino acids
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why are some polypeptides cleaved
- separate functions - aggregate to form functional protein
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ex. of polypeptide cleavage
- insulin first produced as preproinsulin - pre-amino segment at N-terminus cleaved to produce proinsulin - proinsulin forms disulfide bonds and is cleaved again to produce insulin
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insulin
functional protein consisting of A-chain and B-chain segments
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signal sequences
15-20 amino acids at N-terminal end that directs proteins to cellular destinations
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signal hypothesis
proposes that first 15-20 amino acids of many polypeptides contain an "address label"
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Blobel
suggested that the signal sequence directs proteins to the ER and then Golgi, where they are sorted for specific destinations
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what do proteins destined for the ER typically have
N-terminal signal sequences that direct forming polypeptide into ER lumen or membrane
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rough ER proteins
polypeptides destined for secretion
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ER and protein sortin
- polypeptides w/ signal sequence have N-terminal pushed into cisternal space through receptors on ER surface - once inside, polypeptides have signal sequence removed, are glycosylated, and packaged into vesicle for transport to Golgi - cotranslation of proteins into ER lumen or deposited within membrane itself as transmembrane proteins
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how do some diseases result
when large amounts of mutant proteins accumulate
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what are the diseases or incorrect protein folding called?
conformational diseases - can be neurodegenerative or dementias
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ex. of diseases of incorrect protein folding
- Alzheimer's - Parkinsons' - Huntington's
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6th base
inosine - purine

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