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Gene Expression: from DNA to protein. How is DNA transcribed to RNA? In bacteria In eukaryotic cells How is mRNA translated to protein?. Central dogma. phenotype. Transcription of RNA from DNA. promoter. 5’. 3’. Ribosomes act as the workbench for translation.
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Gene Expression: from DNA to protein • How is DNA transcribed to RNA? • In bacteria • In eukaryotic cells • How is mRNA translated to protein?
Central dogma phenotype
Transcription of RNA from DNA promoter 5’ 3’
Ribosomes act as the workbench for translation E. coli ribosome; large subunit in pink; small subunit in blue
Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases “charge” amino acids to the right tRNAs
Translation termination No tRNAs recognize stop codons. The ribosome stalls, and a release factor terminates translation.
mRNA is translated to protein • Initiation: ribosomes bind to 5’ end of messenger RNA (mRNA), along with initiator Met-tRNA • Elongation: proceeds 5' 3' along mRNA, in 3-base increments (codons) • Polypeptide grows from N-terminus to C-terminus • Termination: at stop (nonsense) codon
Prokaryotic gene expression http://statistics.arizona.edu/courses/EEB600A-2003/lectures/lecture24/lecture24.html
Pre-mRNA processing in eukaryotes: splicing to remove introns
Pre-mRNA processing in eukaryotes: polyadenylation at 3’ end
Animations of transcription and translation • Bioflix • Molecular visualization on YouTube: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41_Ne5mS2ls