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DNA Replication Flashcards

1
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origins of mutations: human males vs females

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human males: much more divisions in germ cells
human females: fewer divisions in germ cells

frequency of mutations: (male sperm 10-50X female egg)

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DNA replication
- enzymatic/structural/regulatory

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enzymatic: nucleic acids as substrates
- DNA: restriction enzymes, topoisomerases, telomerases, methylases, polymerases, etc
- RNA: tRNA synthetases, polymerases, polyadenylases

structural: change in DNA/RNA structure
- helicases, histones, TBP (tata-binding proteins)

regulatory: binding to nucleic acids
- in both transcription (DNA binding) and translation (RNA binding)

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3
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Type of protein-nucleic acid interactions (4)

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  • ionic
  • H bonds
  • van der waals
  • hydrophobic interactions

*also stabilize tertiary and quaternary protein structures

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4
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replication is _____ (style of conservation)

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semiconservative

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5
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replication origin (prok vs euk)

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prok: bacterial genomes and plasmids often have only 1

euk: multiple origins

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replicon meaning

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entire region of DNA replicated from one origin
(a piece of DNA which replicates as a single unit)

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experiment that confirmed bidirectionality in DNA replication

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pulse-chase experiment
- pulse of ^3H-T (tritium isotope), followed by “chase” of unlabeled T
- light up areas showed bidirectional growth (going in two directions)

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discovery of enzymes in DNA rep

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  • studied prok w genetic and biochemical approaches
  • make a mutant pop, screen for DNA rep mutants
  • purify enzymes needed for rep
  • assay: add labelled dNTP to necessary DNA rep enzymes, template DNA, and measure how much label is in new DNA
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9
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what does DnaA do in DNA rep?

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initiation

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what do single-strand binding proteins do in DNA rep?

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they sheathe strands (so don’t reanneal)

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what is helicase AKA?

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DnaB

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what is primase AKA?

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DnaG, RNA polymerase

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what are clamp loader and sliding clamp AKA?

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clamp loader - DnaC
sliding clamp - beta clamp

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14
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replisome meaning

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all the proteins that function at the replication fork, as part of DNA synthesis

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3 problems in copying DNA by DNA pol:

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  1. DNA pol can’t break inter-chain H-bonds at point of origin (need other molecules)
  2. DNA pol can’t start chains, only elongate (needs primer @3’OH)
  3. DNA pol can only add from 3’OH end (chain always grows in 5’-3’ direction)
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16
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3 ways to generate 3’ ends (for DNA rep), used by diff organisms

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specific RNA pol
- synthesize small segment of RNA
- in DNA rep for prok and euk

nicked DNA
- happens in rolling circle replication; some phages do this

primed nucleotide
- some viruses can do this; also at end of euk rep (telomerase)

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17
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leading strand vs lagging strand

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leading strand - continuously made from a single primer, 5’-3’

lagging strand - DIScontinuous, from multiple primers, also 5’-3’

18
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what are okazaki fragments, what are they joined by?

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lagging strand segments

joined by DNA pol I and ligase

19
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how many replication forks in replication bubble?

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2 replication forks in 1 replication bubble

20
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processivity meaning

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how fast and continuous the polymerase copies (high processive pol are more efficient)

21
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initiation of replication in E. coli (origin of rep name, bp#, characteristic)

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OriC, ~245bp

A-T rich 13 bp (3)
repetitive 9 bp (DnaA boxes, 4)

22
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initiation depends on ______ of oriC

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methylation

23
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initiation depends on methylation of oriC:

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  • N6 of adenine is methylated in sequence GATC (copies exist in oriC)
  • note: methylations can happen on C and A residues in DNA (prok)
24
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methylation is epigenetic/trans-generational?

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epigenetic
- template keeps methyl but new strands don’t, so not passed to future strands (hemi-methylated DNA)

25
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what methylates origins for initiation

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Dam methylase

26
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DnaA function, full desc in E. coli DNA rep

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  • initiates replication at oriC
  • recognize 4 DnaA boxes (9bp) in oriC
  • 10-20 DnaA proteins and 4 DnaA boxes form an initial complex
  • starts replication only if DNA is NEGatively supercoiled (easy to unwind)
    – opens at the 13bp, NEEDS ATP
27
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DnaB function, full desc in E. coli DNA rep

what protein escorts it?

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AKA helicases!
- separate strands, NEED ATP
- hexamer, can clamp around either ss of DNA
- NEEDS DnaC to escort DnaB to DnaA (form pre-priming complex or pre-primosomal complex)
- moves toward ds region of rep fork
- processive (doesn’t fall off until end of strand or unloaded)

28
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what does SSB stand for?

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single-stranded DNA-binding protein

29
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what does SSB (single-stranded DNA binding protein) do?

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  • small protein that binds to ssDNA
  • cooperative binding: binding of one molecule promotes binding of next one
  • prevents strands reannealing and internal pairing (no hairpins)
30
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DnaG AKA, function, full desc in E. coli DNA rep

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AKA DNA primase
- makes RNA primers for DNA pol to build off
- lagging strand primase (DnaG) works with DnaB (helicase) to form next priming site (PRIMOSOME)

31
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what happens at the end of initiation?

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binding of DNAPIII, polymerization starts

32
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are DNA pol I major enzymes for DNA rep in vivo? why or why not?

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no, some mutants result in viable and normal rate DNA rep

33
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what is the most important polymerase in DNA rep?

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DNA pol III - key enzyme, synthesis of DNA from RNA primers

34
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what does DNA pol II do?

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repair

35
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how are nucleotides added? (movement of a molecule)

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addition of nucleotide triphosphate;
alpha phosphate connects backbone while base pairs match. other 2 phosphates disconnect (catalysis)

36
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how many daltons in pol I and pol III?

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pol I: 1 polypeptide, 109kDa
pol III: 10 diff polypeptides, >600kDa

37
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what is DNAPIII’s core made of? (3 subunits & their functions)

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alpha - active site for base addition (5’-3’)
epsilon - 3’-5’ exonuclease (activity that proofreads)
theta - function unclear

38
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what is function of beta subunit in DNAPIII

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beta subunit - functions as a clamp; associate with core at 3’ end of growing strand, increases processivity of polymerase (250-1000nt/sec)

39
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what is function of gamma complex in DNAPIII, parts, what proteins does it interact w/

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  • multiple subunits
  • shared by two core polymerases
  • loads and unloads beta (clamp) onto DNA template (NEEDS ATP)
  • includes tau (2) to connect 2 pol III core (dimerization) -> leading/lagging are coordinated
40
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what direction is DNAPIII’s proofreading in?

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3’-5’ exonucleolytic proofreading, high fidelity

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