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what determines the rate of translation

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initiation
-its the slowest step

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what tRNA does bacterial mRNA bind to

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formylmethionine-tRNAf

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what is the function of each initiation factor

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IF1 - binds in A-site, prevents elongator tRNA from binding
IF2 - binds the GTP and fMet-tRNAf
IF3 - prevents association with the 50s subunit, ensure fidelity of the initiation codon selection
forms the initiation complex

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what do prokaryotic mRNA possess to help locate the initiation codon

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a Shine-Dalgarno sequence that base pairs to the 3’ end of the 16s rRNA

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where is the start codon (AUG) placed

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ribosome P-site
about 10 bases 3’ of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence

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what happens after the start codon is placed

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the 50s subunit binds and IF1/3 dissociate

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what is eIF3

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eukaryotic equivalent to IF3
binds eIF4G and the 40s subunit

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outline eukaryotic initiation
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eIF2 + the small 40S ribosome subunit + methionyl-tRNAimet + GTP bind to each other
The 40S subunit binds to mRNA with other initiation factors (eIFs) bound to the cap and poly A tail regions
The 40S ribosome then “scans” the mRNA looking for the AUG initiation codon: usually uses first AUG it encounters
More efficient if this AUG is within the Kozak Consensus
eIFs then dissociate and the 60S subunit binds
Intact cap and tail regions are essential for initiation

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what are the similarities of initiation between eukaryotes and prokaryotes

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eIF2 bound to GTP and brings in first tRNA
eIF3 and eIF1 ensure accuracy of initiation and prevent association of 60S large subunit

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why does 4E-BP’s bind to eIF4E

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4E-BP has a very similar sequence motif to eIF4E binding site of eIF4G

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why does does 4E-BP dissociate with eIF4E

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4E-BP gets hyperphosphorylated

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structure of eIF2 and what part binds GTP where specifically is it phosphorylated

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alpha, beta and gamma subunit
gamma
Ser 51 on alpha subunit

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what are the implications for elF2 when it is phosphorylated

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it cannot bind GTP

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in terms of elF2, outline what happens from the point of stress

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1 - stress
2 - increase in elF2 kinase
3 - increase in elF2-α phosphorylation
4 - general translation is blocked
5 - paradoxical increase in translation of specific mRNA

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what do viral-infected cells produce and what does that induce and what does it cause

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interferons (IFN)
induces protein kinase R (PKR) in neighbouring cells - anti-viral state
causes reduction in protein synthesis in both host and viral mRNA - prevents further infection

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function of chaperones

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heat shock proteins
prevent illicit liaisons between proteins
(interactions between exposed hycrophobic regions)

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what keep PERK inactive

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BiP binds to PERK and keeps it in an inactive monomeric state

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how is PERK activated

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BiP dissociates to bind to unfolded proteins
activating PERK dimers

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what is Walcott-Rallison’s disease

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recessive
Loss of PERK function – patients develop Type I diabetes, growth retardation, multiple other effects

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in terms of a modified base in tRNAPhe, what is the function of pseudouridine

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has more possibilities for H-bonding (a,d), and more rigidity
Better for stability in tertiary structure and interaction with ribosome

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what is step 1 of the amino acid activation process

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Amino acid + ATP + enzyme ==
= enzyme-AMP-(bond)-amino acid + PPi

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step 2 of the amino acid activation process

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enzyme-AMP—amino acid + tRNA =
= Aminoacyl—tRNA + AMP + enzyme

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how much ATP is used during the 2 step process of aa activation and what is their purpose

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2 ATP is used
the second is used to drive the reaction

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what happens if an aa acid that is too large tries binding with an incorrect aminoacyl-tRNA transferase

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if its too large it wont be able to enter the acylation active site

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what happens if an aa thats too small tries binding with an incorrect aminoacyl-tRNA transferase
it can enter the acylation active site but it also enters the hydrolytic active site so it gets hydrolysed
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how does the corresponding aa bind to its aminoacyl-tRNA transferase
enters acylation site but cannot enter the hydrolytic site properly acylated tRNA properly charged tRNA
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what plays no role in loading of the correct amino acid onto the tRNA
the anti-codon
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what does tRNA wobble usually involve
nucleotides U or inosine (I) at the first position of the anti-codon
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what is inosine
made by deamination of adenine
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what can I base pair with
A, U or C using 2H bonds
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what are the key features of bacterial 50s ribosome subunit
23S and 5S rRNAs + proteins L1– L31 23S rRNA forms 6 domains (I-VI) Contains the peptidyl transferase centre (PTC) Contains the peptide exit tunnel
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what are the key features of the 30s ribosomal subunit of bacteria
16S rRNA + proteins S1- S19 Contains the “decoding centre” (DC) Helix 44 of 16S rRNA forms the A and P tRNA binding sites 3’ of 16S rRNA complements the Shine-Dalgarno
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what is a ribozyme
RNA thats capable of acting as an enzyme
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what is the evidence to suggest that bacterial ribosomes are ribozymes
No ribosomal proteins located in the PTC (peptidyl-transferase centre) – nearest ones are 15-18Å away – too far to take part Ribosomes that are largely depleted of protein still have peptidyl-transferase activity
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how is the ester bond broken between amino acid and tRNA
nucleophilic attack by amino group of the incoming aminoacyl-tRNA
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what mutation causes a decrease in the rate of peptide-bond formation
Mutation of 2’-OH of A76 of peptidyl-tRNA decreases the rate of peptide bond formation ~million-fold
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what mutations do not effect the rate peptidyl-transferase reaction and what does this mean
mutations of rRNA bases Therefore ribosome helps to position substrates and water molecules which aids proton transfer and stabilisation of intermediates - basically decreasing necessary activation energy
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what is the speed and error rate at which ribosomes work
10-40aa per second 1 in 10,000 errors
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why is tRNA always base paired with mRNA
prevents frameshifting ensures accuracy
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what is trigger factor (TF)
coordinates folding/elongation rates
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purposes of the exit tunnel
Nascent chain passes through the ribosome exit tunnel Protects new chain from inappropriate interactions Allows it to sample multiple conformations
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function of chloramphenicol
blocks peptidyl transferase
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function of erthromycin
blocks elongation by binding to the 23S rRNA tunnel
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function of tetracycline
prevents amino acyl tRNA binding
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name two aminoglycoside antibiotics and their function
paromomycin streptomycin bind to decoding centre (DC) and introduce errors
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what is puromycin and its functions
is an analogue of tyrosyl aminoacyl tRNAtyr and causes premature peptide chain termination - also inhibits protein synthesis in eukaryotes Can use puromycin analogues as tags to assay protein synthesis
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what recycles ribosomal subunits
ABCE1
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purpose of mRNA surveillance in terms of nonsense-mediated decay (NMD)
mechanism used to detect premature termination codons (PTC) before translation prevents accumulation of truncated proteins
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what happens to the pioneer round of translation when it binds to a mRNA with a PTC
ribosome does not reach the EJC and cannot displace it
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where are EJC's placed on mRNA
20-24 nucleotides upstream of each splice site
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what is considered a PTC
Stop codons more than 50-55 nucleotides upstream from most 3’ exon junctions are recognised as premature.
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what is recruited to a mRNA with a PTC
SURF
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what does SURF contain
SMG1 (kinase) UPF1 (RNA and ATP-dependant helicase) eRFs (translation termination factors)
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what brings SURF to the PTC containing mRNA
UPF1 interacts with UPF2, bridging SURF complex to EJC
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function of SMG1
Following SURF binding, SMG1 phosphorylates UPF1 and causes dissociation of eukaryotic Release Factors and ribosome.
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what does phosphorylated UPF1 cause
recruits SMG7 decays enzymes
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what does a SURF + EJC create and cause
DECID complex causes aberrant termination
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regarding no-go decay (NGD) what happens if the ribosome doesn't dissociate
the reading frame can shift to the +1 frame and then make an aberrant protein

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