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module 2 - 3.10 protein synthesis Flashcards

1
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what is the central dogma of molecular biology?

A

DNA —transcription–> / <–reverse transcription– RNA –translation–> polypeptide

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what is transcription?

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  • the process of making a copy of something
  • info held on DNA molecule is transcribed into info held on mRNA molecule
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how is a copy of the DNA base sequence made?

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made as an mRNA molecule by RNA polymerase

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what does mRNA do?

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moves genetic information and genes from nuclear pores to ribosomes

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5
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what is translation?

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the process of conversion of something from one form into another e.g. language

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what is the sequence of codons on the mRNA translated into?

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a sequence of amino acids, making a polypeptide

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7
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what does translation use to transfer tRNA molecules?

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ribosomes

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8
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what is 1 language?
what is 2 language?

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  1. codons
  2. amino acids
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9
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why is information in DNA transcribed into mRNA?

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so it can be used multiple times

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10
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what is the first stage of transcription?

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initiation

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11
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what is the promoter region?

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RNA polymerase binding site for DNA

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12
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what is the sense strand of DNA?

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holds the triplet code for the sequence of amino acids

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13
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what is the antisense strand of DNA?

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does not code for the sequence of amino acids but is complementary in base sequence to the sense DNA strand

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14
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what does the antisense strand act as?

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acts as the template DNA strand for RNA polymerase so that the mRNA has the same base sequence as the sense DNA strand

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what is the second stage of transcription?

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elongation

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16
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what is RNA polymerase’s error rate from its proof reading ability?

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1 in 10^4 to 10^6

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17
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what is the fidelity of RNA polymerase making mRNA?

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high fidelity

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18
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how many nucleotides can RNA polymerase synthesize per second?

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40-80 nucleotides per second

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19
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what is the third stage of transcription?

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termination

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20
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what do all polypeptides have as their first amino acid?

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methionine

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21
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why don’t all proteins start with methionine?

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because some polypeptides go through post translational modification from the golgi

22
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if methionine (ATG) is the start codon, what is the codon and anticodon for methionine?

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codon - AUG
anticodon - UAC

23
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what does a tRNA molecule consist of?

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a single RNA strand - 80 nucleotides long

24
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where is the anticodon on a tRNA molecule?

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at the end (bottom) 3 single stranded bases that are complementary to a codon on mRNA

25
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what is the amino acid acceptor site?

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a short sequence of bases that can bind to the only amino acid that the anticodon is complementary to on the mRNA

26
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what do tRNA molecules serve as?

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the physical link between mRNA and amino acids used to make a polypeptide

27
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how many tRNA molecules are there compared to codons?

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the same amount - there is a tRNA molecule for every codon

28
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where are tRNA molecules coded?

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in the nucleolus

29
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what 2 components are ribosomes made from?

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  • ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
  • proteins
30
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what are ribosomes?

A
  • complex macromolecular machines, found within all living cells
  • site of biological protein synthesis
31
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what are the 2 subunits of ribosomes?

A
  • small ribosomal subunit that ‘reads’ the mRNA
  • the large ribosomal subunits that has 2 binding sites for tRNA molecules and catalytic site for joining amino acids together
32
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which bonds join amino acids?

A

peptide bonds

33
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what is the first stage of translation?

A

initiation by forming an initiation complex

34
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how does the tRNA anticodon UAC bind to the complementary codon AUG?

A

complimentary base pairing

35
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how many tRNA’s are there with the anticodon UAG? and why is this?

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  • one
  • it can only bind to the amino acid methionine (at he amino acid acceptor site)
36
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what is formed when a large ribosome subunit is joined to the party?

A

a ribosome

37
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what is the second stage of translation?

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elongation of the polypeptide

38
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what is the second amino acid that is brought into the second tRNA binding site on the ribosome during elongation of the polypeptide?

A

valine

39
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what is the catalytic site on the polypeptide called/

A

peptidyl transferase

40
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what is peptidyl transferase made of?

A

rRNA

41
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what does the catalytic site on the ribosome create?

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a peptide bond between methionine and valine by a condensation reaction

42
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what happens to the first tRNA (UAC/ valine)?

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it detaches to the ribosome and will be bound to the fresh amino acid of methionine

43
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how many does the ribosome move along the mRNA strand after the first tRNA molecule detaches?

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moves along by one codon, the second tRNA bind site is now clear

44
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what type of bond is formed from the peptidyl transferase between valine and histidine?

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peptide bond through a condensation reaction

45
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how many amino acids are joined by the ribosome per second?

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60

46
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what is the third stage of translation?

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termination of a polypeptide

47
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how long does the termination of a polypeptide continue for?

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until ribosome encounters a stop codon on the mRNA

48
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what are the stop codons in RNA?

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UAG
UAA
UGA

49
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what are the stop codons in DNA?

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TAG
TAA
TGA

50
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what do stop codons do?

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cause the ribosomal subunits to detach from each other and from the mRNA

51
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when the polypeptide folds up into its final shape, what may it undergo?

A

post translational modification to form a protein (from the golgi)

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