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What generates mRNA?

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Tanscription

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What produces proteins?

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Translation of the mRNA template on ribosomes

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What is the central dogma of molecular biology?

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Theory that genetic informations flows only in one direction
*DNA — mRNA — protein

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Of what is compose a codon?

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3 nucleotides sequences

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What is the reading frames of the mRNA?

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Start codon (AUG) neat the 5’ end

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What is the function of stop codons?

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Terminate protein synthesis and release the polypeptides

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What is the name of the central region of the cell in which prokaryotic DNA resides?

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Nucleoid region

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What is required for transcription?

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The DNA double helix to partially unwind in the region of mRNA synthesis

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What is the non template strand?

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Complementary to the template strand and almost identical to the coding strand

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What is the upstream direction of the DNA?

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5’ to 3’ «sense»

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What is the initiation site of transcription?

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Where the first 5’ mRNA nucleotide is transcribed

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In what type of cell the process of translation and transcription occurs at the same time?

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Prokaryotes

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What is the function of RNA polymerase?

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Transcribe all genes and adding nucleotides at the 3’ end of the growing mRNA strand

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What are the 5 types of RNA?

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-messenger RNA (mRNA)
-Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
-Transfer RNA (tRNA)
-Snurps
-microRNA

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What is the transcription initiation in prokaryotic?

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When RNA pol sticks to a promoter sequence and prises open the DNA

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What is the function of the promoter?

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Initiate transcription by biding with the RNA pol

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How is the transcription bubble is made?

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When the DNA is unzipped

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What facilitates unwinding of DNA template?

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-10 region where A-T is rich

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What is the process of elongation? In prokaryotic

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Release subunits from the polymerase — core enzyme proceed along the DNA template — synthesizing mRNA in 5’ to 3’ direction

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How would you qualify the base pair between DNA and RNA?

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NOT stable

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What is the function of RNA pol during elongation?

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Act as a stable linker — ensure elongation is not interrupted

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When RNA pol moves down the gene what is he doing?

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Adding RNA nucleotides at the 3’ end of the growing messenger RNA strand, using the 3’-5’ template DNA strand

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What is the name of the terminator sequence IN PROKARYOTES where the RNA pol drops off the DNA and stops transcribing?

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GC hairpin

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What is the function of the terminator? In prokaryotic

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To drops off the RNA pol and stop transcribing

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What are 4 main differences between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic transcription?
Prokaryote: -Coupled to translation -No mRNA processing -Polycistronic -Termination =GC hairpin Eukaryote: -Separated from translation -Splice to form mature mRNA -Monocistronic -Complex initiation involving transcriptions factors
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What means monocistronic?
One promoter for one gene
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What means polycistronic?
One promoter for several gene (OPERON)
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What are the functions of transcriptions factors?
Proteins necessary to bind to a DNA template in the initiation complex of Eukaryotes transcription
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What is the function for RNA pol I in eukaryotes?
Synthesizes all the RNA’s from the duplicated set
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What is TATA box?
Promoter region if eukaryotic
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What alter how « strongly » the gene is expressed?
Transcription factors, Enhancers and Repressors
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What is the function of RNA pol II?
Synthesizes all protein-coding nuclear pre-mRNA *transcribes the majority of eukaryotic genes
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What is the function of coactivators?
Transcription factors that transmit signals from activator proteins to the basal factors
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What is the function of Basal transcription factors?
Position RNA polymerase at the start of protein-coding sequence then release the polymerase to transcribe the mRNA
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What is the function of Activators?
Regulatory proteins that binds at distant sites = Enhancers *Activator proteins interact with the complex to increase the rate of
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What is the function of FACT protein complex?
Pulls histone away form the DNA template — replaces histones to recreate nucleosomes
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What is nucleosomes?
DNA-histone complexes
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What is the termination of Eukaryotic transcription?
-RNA pol II takes place beyond the end of the gene being transcribed
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What is RNA processing in Eukaryotes?
Steps before the translation to remove introns to make mRNA translatable
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What would be the 3 main steps of RNA processing?
1-Pre-mRNA are protected by RNA-stabilizing proteins 2-Addition of signaling factors at the end 5’ and 3’ ends of the molecules 3-Removal of the introns
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Where and how the 5’ capping is added?
Added to the 5’ end by phosphate linkage
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what is the function of the 5’ capping?
-protects the nascent mRNA from degradation -helps initiate translations by ribosomes
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What are snurps?
Small RNA’s that recognize the introns
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What are 3 benefits of the 3’ poly-A tail?
-protects pre-mRNA from degradation -binding site for protein necessary for exporting mRNA to the cytoplasm
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What is the principle of splicing?
Removing introns and reconnecting exons
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What is the function of spliceosomes?
Conduct pre-mRNA splicing by complexes of proteins and RNA molecules
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What is the basic function of translation?
The ribosomes reads the messenger RNA and assembles amino acids in the correct sequence
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How the amino acids are carried to the ribosomes?
By transfer RNA (tRNA)
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How does the ribosomes reads the RNA?
By codon, each coding for a specific amino acid
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What forms the amine bond?
-amino group (NH2) -Carboxyl group (COOH)
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What is a tRNA?
A strand of RNA that is folded up on itself
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What gives the genetic code is bulky structure?
The ability of some tRNAs to match more than one codon
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When RNA is double stranded for short sequence what is the quality of the connections between A-U?
Weak connections — only 1 H bond
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What is called the activating enzyme?
Amino-acyl tRNA synthetase
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What tRNA has that matches the CODON?
Anticodon
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What is the codon for Methionine and what would be its anticodon?
Codon: AUG Anticodon: UAC
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In the initiation of translation, what are the functions of the initiation factors?
Positioning the initiator tRNA onto mRNA on the small ribosome subunit
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Of what are made ribosomes?
Ribosomal RNA and protein
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During the elongation of translation, what is the role of rRNA?
Catalyses the peptide bond formation between the two amino acids
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What is the function of the A site?
Binds incoming charged aminoacyl tRNAs
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What is the main function of P site?
Binds charged tRNAs carrying amino acids that have formed peptide bonds with the growinfg polypeptides
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What is the function of E exit?
Releases dissociated tRNAs so they can be recharged with free amino acids
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What occupies the P site at the beginning of elongation phase?
Methiony-tRNA
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What are the functions of elongation factors?
Hydrolyse GTP — give energy for each steps (Translocation to the P site after formation of the peptide bond)
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When does the translation termination occurs?
When it encounters a nonsense codon
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How polypeptides chains are forming?
Amino group of the amino acids attached to the A site tRNA ——(peptide bond) —— carboxyl group of the amino acid attached to the P-site tRNA
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What is the function of peptidyl transferase?
Catalyses each formation of peptide bond
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What is the function of releasing factors?
Instruct peptidyl transferase to add water molecule to the carboxyl end of the P-site amino acid
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What would be the 4 steps of translation termination?
P-site amino acid detach from its tRNA —- Newly made protein is released — small and large subunits dissociate from the mRNA — Recruited to another translation initiation complex
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What are the 3 main steps of gene expression?
Transcription — RNA processing — Translation
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What is the benefit of alternative splicing?
Increase the number of gene products form one gene
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What is the function of the rER in protein folding?
Protein is destinated to interact with the membrane — ribosomes feeds it into the rER — folds the protein correctly
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What is a point mutation?
Mutation affecting a single base pair
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What is an example of point mutation?
Substitution
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What is a silent mutation?
Mutation happening in a non-coding DNA
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What is a nonsense mutation?
Mutation that causes a codon to become a STOP codon
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What are 2 example of frameshift mutations?
-insertion -deletion
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What is a frameshift mutation?
Mutation where the resultant protein will be nonfunctional

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