exam 1 Flashcards
Genes can modify
MEAD metabolism excretion absorption distribution
warfarin dosing
CYP (cytochrome P450) enzymes catalyze activation/inactivation of drugs
warfarin dose is genotype dependent based on type of CYP isoform
faster metabolism= high dose need
Avery, Macleod, McCarty experiment
mice
heat killed virulent strain + rough non virulent strain = death
nucleotide and uses (4)
nucleoside + phosphate group (1 or more)
constituents of DNA/RNA, cofactors, energy currency, cell signalling
spontaneous deamination of bases
cytosine
adenine
guanine
5-methylcytosine
cytosine -> to uracil
adenine -> hypoxanthine
guanine -> xanthine
5-methylcytosine -> thymine
thymine cannot be deaminated
analogs of base/nucleoside/nucleotide are used as
therapeutic agents
base analog
5-fluorouracil (cancer therapeutic)
nucleoside analogs (2)
gancyclovir (CMV retinitis therapy)
AZT/Zidovudine (HIV/AIDs)
nucleotide analog
Adefovir (hepatitis)
phosphodiester
5’ phosphage and 3’ OH bond of phosphate backbone
forms of DNA
A- right handed, 11 bases/turn
B- predominant in humans, right handed, 10b/t
Z- left handed, 12 b/t
DNA denaturation kinetics
zero order, NOT dependent on concentration
DNA renaturation
2nd order kinetics, dependent on concentration
purpose of non watson crick base pairing and examples
gene regulation and telomere stability
G-Quadruplex- G rick regions, increase telomere stability
i-Motif- C rich regions, pronated and neutral C on a single strand of dsDNA, cause stacking of DNA, vary with cell cycle phases (max in G1/S phase)
alkylating agents
distort DNA structure
cyclophosamide, nitroureas, cisplatin
cistplatin bind to g -> intrastrand crosslinking -> distortion in DNA structure -> cell death
causes side effects because of indiscriminate binding
start codon
AUG
stop codons
UAA, UGA, UAG
chromatin
organized structure of chromosomal DNA complexed with proteins
nucleosome (core particle)
147 bp DNA
flat octomeric disc- made of histones (H2A, H2B, H3, H4)
DNA charge
negative due to phosphate groups
histone charge
arginine gives histones positve charge
heterochromatin
transcriptionally inactive
higher methylation, low acetylation
present in mitosis, telemere, centromeric regions
euchromatin
transcriptionally active
lower methylation, higher acetylation
present in interphase
histones
102-135 AAs
conserved histone fold
N-terminal for modification (A)
3 a-helices connected by loops (B)
H3/4 most conserved across species