molecular biochem Flashcards
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Chromatin structure
DNA exist in the condensed, chromatin form
DNA loops 2x around the histone octomer to form a nucleoSOME
H1 binds the nucleosone and to linker DNA and stabilize the chromatin fiber
Phosphate groups give DNA a negative charge
Lysine and argininge give histone a + charge
DNA and histone synthesis occurs in S phase
mito have their own DNA which is circular and doesnt utilize histones
Heterochromatin
condensed, darker, inaccessible and inactive, increased methylation makes DNA mute
decreased acetylation that makes the DNA active
Barr bodies (inactive x chromosome in the periphery of nucleus)
Euchromatin
less condensed, appears lighter on EM
transcriptionally active, stericallu accessible
Euchromatin is expressed
DNA methylation
Changes the expression of a DNA segment without changing the sequence, involved with aging, carcinogenesis, genomic imprinting, transposabl eelement repression and inactivation of the X chromosome
impriming – dna methylation,
Methylation is within a gene promoter (CpG islands)
typically silences gene transcription
CpG islands for methylating the DNA segment
Histone methylation is reversible, can also cause activation in the right spot
histone acetylation removes the histones positive charge–> relaxed DNA coiling,
nucleotides
Nucleoside = base + deoxy ribose (sugar) NucleoTide= base + deoxyribose + phosphaTe, linked by 3'-5' phosphodiester bond
5’ of incoming base what joins the regular 3’ end
Pur As Gold (adenin, Guanin are purines and double ringed) CUT the Py (pyrimidines -cytosine, adenin guanine
CG triple bonds, AT only double bongs (increased C-G content–> melting temp increases )
Amino acids necessary for purine synthesis (cats purrr untile they GAG)
Glycine, Aspartate, Glutamine
Purine synthesis
PRPP synthase is the rate limiting step of both purine and pyrimidine (ribose 5 P to PRPP)
PRPP -> IMP is inhibited by 6MP (Azathioprine) inhibit denovo purine synthesis
PRPP-> IMP -> AMP
PRPP-> IMP -> GMP (mycophenolate and ribavirin - inhibit Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase)
Pyrimidine production
needs Aspartate
Glutamine+CO2 –> Carbamyl phosphate synthetase 2 CPS2)
Carbamoyl phosphate–> orotic acid (with PRPP)
UMP synthase (orotic aciduria-> UDP Ribonucleotide reductase->dUDP ->dUMP -> dTMP (thymidylate synthase)
DHF to THF (DHFr)
methotrexate, TMP and pyrimethamine inhibit dihydrofolate reductase (deoxy
DNA repplication
single in prokaryotes and multiple in eukaryotes
Helicase unzips DNA, deficient in Bloom syndrome (BLM gene mutation
SS-binding proteins- proteins that prevent from reannealing
DNA topoisomerases- Create single or ds breats (1 and 2)- in eukaryotes irinotecan and topotecan inhibit topoisomerase TOP 1, etoposide/teniposide inhibit TOP2, In prokaryotes: fluoroquinolones inhibit TOP 2 (DNA gyrase and TOP 4)
Primase- Makes an RNA primer on which DNA polymerase 3 can initiate replication
DNA polymerase 3
Prokaryotes only, elongates leading strand by adding deoxy nucleotides to the 3’ end, elongates lagging strand until it reaches primer of precedign fragment
DNA polymerase 3 has 5’–> 3’ synthesis and proofreads with 3’–> 5’ exonuclease
Drugs blocking DNA replicaiton often have a modified 3’ OH, thereby preventing addition of the next nucleotide (chain termination)
DNA Polymerase 1
Prokaryotes only Degrades RNA primer, replaces it with DNA
Same functions as DNA polymerase 3 also excises RNA primer with 5’-> 3’ exonuclease
DNA ligase
Catalyzes the formation of a phosphodiester bond within a strand of ds DNA
Joins Okazaki fragments, Ligase Links DNA
Telomerase
Eukaryotes only, A reverse transcriptase (RNA dependent DNA polymerase) that adds DNA (TTAGGGO to 3’ ends
Lac operon
Glucose is the preferred metabolic substrate in E coli, but when glucose is absent and lactose is present, the lac operon is activated to switch to lactose metabolism
Low glucose–> increased adenylate cyclase activity–> generation of cAMP from ATP–> activation of catabolite activator protein (CAP)–> increased transcription
High lactose–> unbinds repressor protein from repressor/operator site–> increased transcription
Nucleotide exicision repair
Specific endonucleases release the oligonucleotides containing damaged bases, DNA polymerase and Ligase fill and reseal the gap, respectively, Repairs bulky helix distorting lesions, Occurs in G1 phase of cell cycle
Defective in xeroderma pigmentosum (inability to repair DNA pyrimidine dimers caused by UV exposure)
Dry skin extreme light sensitivity, skin cancer
Base excision repair
base specific Glycosylase removes altered base and creates AP site (Apurinic/apyrimidic )
One or more nucleotides are removed by AP-Endonuclease, which cleaves 5’end
AP lyase cleaves 3’ end
Glycosylase-> Endonuclease-> lyase-> Polymerase-> ligase
Mismatch repair
mismatched nucleotides in newly synthesized unmethylated strand are removed and gap filled and resealed, occurs predominantly in S phase
Defective in lynch syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer)
Non homologous end joining
brings together 2 ends of DNA fragments to repair double stranded breaks
Defective in ataxia-telangiectasia
No requirement for homology, some DNA may be lost
Homologous recombination
requires 2 homologous DNA duplexes, A strand from damaged dsDNA is repaired using a complementary strand from intact homologous dsDNA as a template
Defective in breast/ovarian cancers with BRCA1 mutation and in Fanconi anemia
does not lose nucleotides
regulation of gene expression
Promoter- where RNA polymerase 2 and multiple other transcription factors bind to DNA upstream from gene locus (AT rich upstream sequence with TATA and CAAT boxes
Promoter mutation commonly results in dramatic decrease in level of gene transcription
Enhancer- DNA locus where regulatory proteins (activators bind increasing expression of a gene on the same chromosome
Silencers where regulatory prototeins repressors bind, decreasing expression of a genen on the sm
RNA processing
initial transcripts is called heterogenous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) then modified and becomes mRNA
Capping of the 5’end (addition of 7 methylguanisine cap)
Polyadenylation of 3’ end (200 As on 3’)
Splicing out of introns
Capped, tailed, and spliced transcript is called mRNA
mRNA quality control occurs at cytoplasmic processign bodies (P-bodies) which contain exonucleases, decapping enzymes, and microRNAs, mRNAs
Poly A polymerase does not require a template AAUAAA - polyadenylation signal
RNA polymerase
RNA polymerase 1 makes rRNA (nucleolus)
RNA polymerase 2 makes mRNA, microRNA, snRNA
RNA polymerase 3 makes 5S rRNA, tRNA (tiny)
No proofreeding,
a-amanitin- found in amantina phalloides (death cap mushrooms) inhibits RNApolymerase 2 –> severe hepatotoxicity
Actinomycin D- also called dactinomycin, inhibits RNA polymerase in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Prokaryotes 1 RNA pol (mutisubunit complex) makes all 3 kinds of RNA - Rifampin inhibits DNA dependent RNA polymerase in prokaryotes
tRNA
<100 nucleotides, anticodon end is opposite 3’ aminoacyl end. All tRNAs both eukaryotes and prokaryotic, have CCA at 3’ end along with a high percentage of chemically modified bases, the amino acid is covalently bound to the 3’ end of the tRNA, CCA Can carry Amino acids
t- arm- contains the TC site for tRNA- ribosome binding, T arm, Tethers tRNA molecule to ribosome
D-arm- contains Dihydrouridine residues necessary for tRNA recognition by the correct aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, D-arm allows Detection of the tRNA by aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
Charging- aminoacyl tRNA synthease uses ATP
Start and stop codons
AUG, inAUGurates protein synthesis
codes for methionine
stop UGA, UAA, UAG
Protein synthesis
initiation- eukaryotic initiation factors (eIFs) identify the 5’ cap , eIFs assemble the 40s ribosomal subunit with the initiator tRNA, eIFs released when the mRNA and the ribosomal 60s subunit assemble with the complex, Requires GTP
elongation- Aminoacyl-tRNA binds to A site, rRNA,