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RNA metabolism
Translation
Zamecnik 1957
First in vitro protein synthesis
Requires GTP, soluble proteins, ribosomes, charged aminoacyl tRNAs,
mRNA
Protein synthesis catalyzed on ribosome (proteins + RNAs)
20,000 ribosomes in bacterial cell
Only 1 polypeptide synthesized on ribosome at one time
Ribosome catalyzes peptide bond formation between an aminoacyl
tRNA and a peptidyl tRNA
~20 amino acids incorporated per second
Sequence of peptide determined by order of codons within mRNA
(protein made from N- to C-terminus)
Multiple ribosomes can be simultaneously translating off same mRNA
(polyribosome)
Transcription and translation are coupled in prokaryotes
RNA metabolism
Translation
Cracking the genetic code
1. Experiments showed that each amino acid is coded by 3 nucleotides
termed a codon
42 = 16 combinations, 43 = 64 combinations
Nirenberg and Matthaei 1961
Synthetic poly(U) + E.Coli extract, GTP, ATP, 20 radioactive AAs in
separate tubes  radioactive polypeptide with only Phe
Same exp. with poly(C)  radioactive polypeptide with only Pro
Same exp. with poly(A)  radioactive polypeptide with only Lys
Same exp. with poly(G)  aggregates
RNA metabolism
Translation
Cracking the genetic code
Khorana 1960s
Termination (stop) codons:
UAG amber
UAA ochre
UGA opal
RNA metabolism
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Cracking the genetic code
2. Genetic code is nonoverlapping
RNA metabolism
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Cracking the genetic code
C
G
A
U
RNA metabolism
Translation
Cracking the genetic code
3. The code is read in a sequential manner starting from a fixed point
RNA metabolism
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Cracking the genetic code
4. The code is degenerate
RNA metabolism
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Cracking the genetic code
4. The code is degenerate
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Wobble hypothesis
1. First two bases of mRNA form strong Watson-Crick bp with tRNA
2. First base of anticodon determines # codons recognized by tRNA
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Translation
Ribosomes
RNA metabolism
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Ribosomes
RNA metabolism
The Complete Atomic Structure of the Large Ribosomal Subunit at 2.4 Å
Resolution. Nenad Ban, Poul Nissen, Jeffrey Hansen, Peter Moore,
Thomas Steitz. Science, Vol. 289 (2000)
The Structural Basis of Ribosome Activity in Peptide Bond Synthesis
Poul Nissen, Jeffrey Hansen, Nenad Ban, Peter Moore, Thomas Steitz
Science, Vol. 289 (2000)
A pre-translocational intermediate in protein synthesis observed in crystals
of enzymatically active 50S subunits Schmeing TM, Seila AC, Hansen JL,
Freeborn B, Soukup JK, Scaringe SA, Strobel SA, Moore PB, Steitz TA.
Nature Structural Biology, Vol. 9 (2002)
Translation
rRNA
RNA metabolism
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tRNA
RNA metabolism
RNA metabolism
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Activation of amino acids
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Initiation by a specific amino acid
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Initiation 5’-AUG position relative to Shine-Dalgarno sequence
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Initiation
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Elongation - step 1
Bind 2nd aminoacyl-tRNA
AA2
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Elongation - step 2
Form 1st peptide
bond
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Elongation - step 3
Translocation
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Termination
Translation
Polysome
RNA metabolism
RNA metabolism
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Coupled transcription-translation in proks
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Inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis = antibiotics
This end cannot be
used to add another
AA onto the peptide
chain
RNA metabolism
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Inhibitors of protein synthesis = antibiotics
Inhibits peptidyl transfer
Inhibits binding of aminoacyl-tRNA
Misreads genetic code & inhibits initiation
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