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Genomic Regulation Flashcards

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Central Dogma of Genetics

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1) DNA-> RNA-> Protein

2) Replication->Transcription-> Translation

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Transcription and it’s steps

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  • DNA–>RNA is the goal
    1) Initiation
    2) Elongation
    3) Termination
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RNA Polymerase

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1) Link nucleotides to for an RNA strand using DNA as a template
2) Adds RNa nucleotides 5’ to 3’

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Initiation

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1) RNA Polymerase binds to DNA promoter

2) RNA Poly separates DNA to make signle-strand template

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Elongation

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DNA template is read and RNA polymerase add a corresponding RNA base to a new RNA molecule

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Termination

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1) Terminators signal RNA transcript is done

2) Transcript is released from RNA polymerase

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Pre-mRNA

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Transcript of a protein-coding gene in eukaryotic cells

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Splicing

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Removing introns and extrons from pre-mRNA before assembling mature DNA sequence

-Increases the stability of mRNA

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Nucleoside structure

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Ribose sugar, phosphate group and nitrogen base

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DNA Structure

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1) Double stranded
2) Anti-parellel (5->3 and 3->5)
3) Sugar-phosphate backbone
4) Double helix w/ major and minor grooves

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Importance of DNA condensation

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To prevent physical damage to DNA as chromosomes are separated and based to daughter cells

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What is Reverse Transcription?

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  • The synthesis of DNA from RNA
  • Typically mediated by RNA viruses, which used Reverse Transcriptase to perform this event, which allows their genetic info to integrate with the host cell’s
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Histones

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1) Proteins DNA wraps around into super condensed form called chromatin
2) Linked by hydrophobic interaction and salt linkage
3) Lysine and Arginine very present residue (target of post-trans modification)
4) POSITIVELY CHARGED (DNA is negatively charged)

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Nucleosomes

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  • DNA packed around a cluster of histones make a nucleosomes

- Basic unit of chromosome packing

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Chromatin

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-A DNA-PRotein complex made up of Protein + DNA in a large quantity and wrapped very tightly

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Types of chromatin

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1) Euchromatin - lightly packed (because usually under active transcription), highly enriched in genes
2) Heterochromatin - very condensed chromatin; present at centromeres and telomeres; few active genes present

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Position effect

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Gene activity depends on position within chromosome (i.e. genes near heterochromatin)

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CGH Arrays

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Comparative Genome Hydridization — test that allows us to determine copy number variations in our DNA to determine who has what difference with respect to disease states
-Gains and losses of Chromosomes in genome

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Long Terminal Repeats (LTR)

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  • Identical sequences of DNA
  • Used by viruses to insert their genetic material into host genomes
  • Via reserve transcription
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RNAi

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  • RNA Interference

- Process that allows RNA molecules (miRNA) to stop gene expression or translation in host genomes by targeting mRNA

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miRNA

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  • microRNA
  • Important in post-transcription gene expression — silencing
  • Will bind to a protein, create complex that binds to sequence and will block translation of certain mRNA segments
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Alternative splicing

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When exons are either retained in the mRNA or targeted for removal in different combinations creating diversity in mRNA from PreRNA and thus an opportunity for mutations

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DNA Helicase

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-Unwinds DNA during replication, creating replication fork

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Topoisomerase

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  • Moves ahead of helicase to remover overwound strands of DNA from portion created by helicase
  • Target of anti-cancer drugs because inhibition leads to strand breaks, cell cycle arrest and cell death.
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Primase

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-Adds RNA primer segment to initiate start of replication

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DNA polymerase

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-Starting at RNA primer, moves 5’-3’ adding base pairs continuously on leading strand

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Okazaki Fragments

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-Short segments added 5’->3’ on lagging strand, which are primed by RNA primer

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Exonuclease

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-Removes RNA primers and replaces RNA with complementary DNA strand

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DNA Ligase

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-Seals DNA strands together by forming phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides

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High Fidelity Replication

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  • Low errors in DNA transcription
  • DNA proofread by DNA Polymerase and repair by others
  • Germ and somatic errors low to 1) maintain species and2) avoid cancer proliferation
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Histone Deacetylase (HDAC)

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-Acetyl groups on histones are removed, causing DNA to wind extremely tight, resulting in repressed gene expression

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Histone Acetyl Transferase (HAT)

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-Promotes gene expressing by adding acetyl groups, unwinding DNA and allowing to be transcriptionally active

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Post-Translational Modification (PTM)

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  • Enzymatic modification of proteins following synthesis

- Key for epigenetics

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PTM on Histones

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  • H3 & H4 histone proteins have long tails that have various PTMs and are the target of PTMs:
    • Methylation
    • acetylation
    • phosphorylation
    • Ubiquitination
    • SUMOylation

KEY: SUM of these modifications determine if a gene is turned on or off

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DNA Damage Types

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1) Ionizing Radiation
2) Non-Ionizing Radiation
3) Spontaneous Damage
4) Thymine Modifications
5) Intercalation

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Ionizing Radiation DNA Damage

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1) DNA strand breaks
2) base modification
3) Cross-linked DNA-proteins (thymine-tyrosine)

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Non-Ionizing Radiation DNA Damage

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Formation of pyrimidine dimers (i.e. pyrimidine cyclobutane dimer —– interfere with base pairing during replication leading to mutations)

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Spontaneous DNA Damage

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1) Depurination – 5000 purines lost per day
2) Deamination - C to U change (100 per day)

-Base deletion or substitution (One strand is good while the other is bad due to change — semi-conservative rep the reason)

Leads to negative effects with DNA replication, OBVI!!!!!

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CpG Islands and Methylation (Spontaneous DNA Damage)

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  • CpG islands are associated with inactive genes (concentrated around promoters) and methylation results in gene silencing (typically DNA repair genes, leading possibly to cancer)
  • Methylation of C leads to pairing with T, not G
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Cross-Linking & Intercalating

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When chemical agents (or something else) resulting in molecules to cross-link, leading to a potentially harmful molecule (i.e. BPDE, and carcinogen created from burning grilled meats (charcoal))

-In intercalation, agent inserts itself within DNA

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Chemical Agent Damage to DNA

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1) Cross-linking agents (mustard gas)
2) Alkylating Agents (Dimethyl sulfate)
3) Intercalating agents (Thalidimide)

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Types of DNA Repair

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1) Direct Repair
2) Base excision repair (BER)
3) Nucleotide excision repair (NER)
4) Mismatch excision repair (MER)
5) Recombination repair
6) Transcription Coupled Repair (TCR)
7) Translesion synthesis (bypass synthesis)

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Genetic Defects in DNA Repair Pathways

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1) MSH2, 3, 6, MLH1, PMS2 (Colon cancer)
2) Xeroderma pigmentosum (skin cancer)
3) Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) (Leukemia)
4) BRCA2 (Breast, Ovarian, prostate)
5) Franconi anemia (leukemia, abnormalities)

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MSH2, 3, 6, MLH1, PMS2

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  • genetic defect in DNA repair
  • Colon cancer
  • Caused by mismatch repair
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Xeroderma pigmetosum

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  • genetic defect in DNA repair
  • Skin cancer
  • nucleotide-excision repair
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Ataxia telangiectasia (AT)

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  • genetic defect in DNA repair
  • Leukemia
  • ATM protein, activated by double-strand breaks
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Franconi anemia group

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  • genetic defect in DNA repair
  • Leukemia, congenital abnormality
  • DNA cross-link repair
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Direct repair

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-i.e. photolyase removing thymine dimer from DNA, allowing light to pass

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Base excision repair

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-bad base is snipped out by DNA glycolyase and replaced with correct base

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Nucleotide excision repair

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-Segment of DNA strand removed and replaced by excision nuclease and DNA polymerase (i.e. removal of a pyrimidine dimer)

Clinical

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Mismatch excision repair (MER)

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  • Error (Nick) in new DNA strand detected by DNA polymerase and followed and fixed by MutS and MutL
  • Strand is removed
  • Repair is made via DNA synthesis, Ligase seals

i.e. colorectal cancer (Autosomal dominant)

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Double-strand base repair

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1) Non-homologous -> broken ends from breaks brought together, leading to one or more nucleotides being lost - NBD
2) Homologous -> Template strand present (sister chromatids) so damage can be perfectly repaired

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Transcription Coupled Repair (TCR)

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  • DNA repair directed to specific sequence that is being actively transcribed (i.e. urgent repair needed) – image occurs during expression
  • RNa polymerase goes to problem area and direct machinery there

i.e Cockayne’s syndrome a defect in this repair system

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Rifampicin

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  • Antibiotic that inhibits RNA Synthesis in bacteria

- -Side effects: upreg of hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes – increase other drug metabolism

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Epigenetics

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Change in gene expression, not in the DNA sequence (PTMs) that turns genes on or off

Usually at histone tails

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SUMOylation

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  • Caused by stress
  • When Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier (SUMO) adds/removes an amino group to a protein, altering function / may feed into degradation
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Ubiquitination

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Ubiquin added to protein surface (PTM), targeting it for degredation (need ATP)

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DNA Methylation

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  • methyl group added to DNA molecule (FOUND in some dietary sources)
  • REPRESSES REGULATION AT PROMOTER
  • Essential for Normal development
  • Leads to:
    - Carginogenesis
    - Genetic imprinting
    - Aging
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Methylation in cancer (CPG Islands)

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  • Abnormal hypermethylation (but hypo is bad too!)
  • Transcriptional silencing (of tumor suppressors?)
  • INHERITED by daughter cell following division

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