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RNA Structure & Transcription Biology 50 3/18/02 I. Differences between RNA and DNA RNA has ribose (DNA has 2'-deoxyribose): prevents regular double-helix RNA has uracil instead of thymine: deamination of cytosine looks like uracil; enzymes recognize uracil in DNA and remove it RNA is single-stranded: it can adopt secondary structure that includes regions that are double-stranded; allows for diverse functions of RNA II. Types of RNA (by function) messenger RNA. DNA is in the nucleus, but protein synthesis occurs in the cytoplasm. The DNA sequence of a gene is copied into an RNA sequence by transcription; the RNA copy of a gene is the mRNA. About 2-3% of the total RNA in a cell. transfer RNA. There is no chemical basis for amino acids to recognize RNA. tRNA is the adaptor. 75-90 nt RNAs with extensive secondary and tertiary structure. After transcription they are processed by splicing and by modifications to the nucleotides. ~15% of the RNA in a cell. ribosomal RNA. Protein synthesis occurs on ribosomes, which are complexes of polypeptides and special rRNAs. rRNA constitutes ~80% of the RNA in a cell. rRNAs demonstrate several exceptions to themes in molecular genetics: Not all enzymes are proteins: rRNA performs the catalytic functions of the ribosome. Not all genes encode polypeptides: rRNA and tRNA genes encode RNA molecules. Not all genes occur only once in the genome: rRNA genes occur in clusters of dozens to hundreds of tandemly repeated copies, called rDNA. In humans, rDNA is on chromosomes 1, 13, 14, 15, 21, and 22. Recombination between rDNA can result in translocations. There are various other small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs), which associate with proteins to make snRNPs (small ribonucleoproteins, “snurps”). Involved in splicing. Recently, micro-RNAs (miRNAs) have been discovered. These function in gene regulation. III. Comparison of replication and transcription enzyme template start site substrates primer direction product REPLICATION DNA polymerase DNA (both strands) origin of replication dNTPs required 5' to 3' double-stranded DNA Page 1 of 2 TRANSCRIPTION RNA polymerase DNA template strand promoter NTPs NOT required 5' to 3' single-stranded RNA Biology 50 RNA Structure & Transcription 3/18/02 IV. Transcription Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene - the messenger RNA (mRNA). A protein sequence is encoded by one strand of the double-stranded DNA helix. We will refer to this as the coding strand (Griffiths calls it the non-template strand). To make an RNA copy of the coding strand, RNA polymerase must use the complement as a template – the template strand: We refer to the coordinates of a gene relative to the coding strand, which runs from 5' to 3'. Transcription starts at position +1. The nucleotide to the 5' side is -1; the 5' direction is said to be upstream, and the 3' direction downstream. There are three different RNA polymerase enzymes in eukaryotic cells: RNA polymerase I synthesizes rRNA. RNA polymerase II synthesizes mRNA. RNA polymerase III synthesizes tRNA (and some other RNA genes). V. Promoters The promoter is the DNA sequence that tells RNA polymerase where to begin transcription. They can vary in sequence, but usually closely match a consensus (see Figure 10-8b). In E. coli, there is a TATAAT consensus sequence at about -10; it is sometimes called the Pribnow box. Eukaryotic promoters often have a similar sequence at that location, called the TATA box, and another important sequence, the CAAT box, at about –80. Some promotors may be "stronger" than others, causing RNA polymerase to initiate transcription there more frequently than at other genes. VI. Initiation, elongation and termination In E. coli, initiation of transcription requires the sigma subunit of RNA polymerase. Initiation in eukaryotes is complex, and involved many transcription factors. Termination depends on both proteins and DNA sequences, and perhaps DNA structures (the single-stranded DNA created to allow transcription may adopt secondary structure). Note that DNA replication begins at origins of replication scattered throughout the chromosome; replication proceeds until the entire chromosome has been replicated. Transcription, however, occurs in relatively short regions along a chromosome. Thus, while 100% of the human genome is replicated in each S phase, less than 20% is ever transcribed. An individual cell transcribes probably only a few percent of the genome. However, there is still much more RNA in a cell than DNA, because of the high levels of rRNA and tRNA. Page 2 of 2