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Replication (cont.). 14 N. 15 N. Meselson, Stahl - 1958. Replication (cont.). Replication Fork Prokaryotes Eukaryotes Ingredients Replisome dNTPs Template ssDNA Energy to form bond Hydrolysis of extra phosphates Add 5’ to 3’-end of hanging hydroxyl. Replication (cont.). Replicons
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Replication (cont.) 14N 15N Meselson, Stahl - 1958
Replication (cont.) • Replication Fork • Prokaryotes • Eukaryotes • Ingredients • Replisome • dNTPs • Template ssDNA • Energy to form bond • Hydrolysis of extra phosphates • Add 5’ to 3’-end of hanging hydroxyl
Replication (cont.) • Replicons • Prokaryotes • Eukaryotes • Replisome components • DnaB, DnaG, Pol III, SSBs • Semi-discontinuous Synthesis • Leading and lagging • Okazaki fragments • Ligase
Replication (cont.) • Why is replication important to a lab tech? • Mutations • Point mutations - nonsense, missense, silent • Transitions (G:C to A:T) • Transversions (A:T to T:A) • Sickle-cell disease - due to missense point mutation in beta Hgb gene (valine inserted over glutamic acid) • Base mispairing (e.g., A:C?) • Deletions/Insertions (e.g., transposons)
Transcription • Proteins aren’t made in nucleus • Need transition medium for passing information • Messenger RNA (mRNA) to rescue! • Differences in DNA and RNA • Pentose used Ribose (2’ carbon) • Pyrimidine used Uracil vs. Thymine • Single-stranded; can bond with itself • Classes: mRNA, rRNA, tRNA, RNAi
Transcription (cont.) • 4 phases • Initiation • Elongation • Termination • Post-transcriptional mods
Transcription (cont.) • Transcription Bubble • Melt • Dock/Initiate • Extend • Close • Transcript unstable • 5’-methylated guanosine cap • Poly-A tail • Protects against exonucleases • Transcript transported outside nucleus
Transcription (cont.) • Post-transcriptional modifications • Keeping “tasty bits” • Exons - Conserved • Selective pressure • Introns - Not conserved • Lack of selective pressure • Remove these!
Transcription (cont.) Polymerase mRNA
Transcription (cont.) • Why is transcription important to lab techs? • Pathology can erupt all along Central Dogma • Mutations! • Natural background mutation rate • Repair mechanisms • Molecular basis of evolution • Mutations can be advantageous or problematic • Sickle-cell disease • Cystic fibrosis • Mutations that cause HIV resistance?
Translation Polymerase Ribosome mRNA
Translation Codons Ribosome
Translation • How is protein made from mRNA? • Protein synthesis ribosome • mRNA transcript contains codons • 3-base triplet synonymous for certain amino acid • ORF (open reading frame) • Each amino acid may have >1 corresponding codon • Other way around? NO!
Translation (cont.) • Each codon has matched tRNA • Amino acid attaches to tRNA
Translation (cont.) Tertiary Secondary Primary?
Translation (cont.) • 4 phases • Initiation • Elongation • Termination • Post-translational mod? • Amino acid structure • +NH3-CH[R]-COO-
Translation (cont.) A A E E P P
Translation (cont.) • Structural levels • Primary • Secondary • Tertiary • Quaternary
Translation (cont.) • Why is translation important to lab techs? • Protein basis for many traditional lab assays • Protein electrophoresis • Hemoglobinopathies • Sickle (quality) • Thalassemias (quantity) • Enzyme kinetics assays • CK, LDH, lipase, amylase, etc. • Colorimetric assays • Total protein, albumin • Lipoproteins • All proteins have genetic origin • Errors in translation/post-translation mods