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Chapter 10 Lesson 3 DNA- Deoxyribonucleic acid 1. DNA (hereditary material) is stored in a cell’s nucleus. When copied, it gets passed to the new cells. In this way, new cells, receive the same coded information that was in the original cell. Every cell that has ever been formed in your body or in any other organism contains DNA. 2. Scientist Rosalind Franklin discovered that DNA is 2 chains of molecules in a spiral form. It turns out that the DNA structure is similar to a twisted ladder. Using the work of Franklin and others, scientists James Watson and Francis Crick made a model of a DNA molecule. 3. A DNA Model - Each side of the ladder is made up of sugar-phosphate molecules. - Each molecule consists of the sugar called deoxyribose and a phosphate group. - The rungs of the ladder are made up of other molecules called nitrogen bases. DNA has four kinds of nitrogen bases (nucleotides) Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine. - The nucleotides are represented by the letters A,G, C and T. - This led to the hypothesis that the nitrogen bases occur as pairs in DNA (like interlocking pieces of puzzle). - Adenine always pair with Thymine - Guanine always pairs with Cytosine 4. Genes: is a section on the DNA. Genes contain instructions for making specific protein. - Each gene contains hundreds or thousands of amino acids (the building blocks of protein). - The gene determines the order of amino acids in a protein (changing the order makes a different protein). 5. Cells control genes by turning some genes on and off. 6. Mutations: are mistakes that could happen when DNA is being copied. If DNA is not copied exactly, the proteins made from the instructions might not be made correctly. These mistakes are permanent in the DNA sequence. EX: some mutations include cells that receive an entire extra chromosome or are missing a chromosome. 7. Some mutations can be threatening some not. If a mutation occurs in a sex cell, then all the cells that are formed from that sex cell will have the mutation. 8. Some mutations can cause death, other are harmless, and some others could be beneficial (considering mutations in all species). Transcription (DNAmRNA) vs. Translation (RNAProtein) Steps to Protein Synthesis Step 1- DNA gets a signal that a particular protein needs to be made and unzips the part of the code. Step 2- m RNA copies the part of the code that gives the instructions on how to make a protein Step 3- m RNA takes copied code out of nucleus to the ribosomes. Step 4- The mRNA attaches the code to the ribosomes Step 5- The ribosomes "read" the copied DNA code Step 6- At every 3 base pairs (codon), t RNA attaches a particular amino acid for the particular DNA Step 7- Once the code has been completely read, a stop signal is given and protein synthesis is complete and the protein goes where it is need The nitrogen bases for RNA are Uracil (instead of Thymine), Adenine, Guanine and Cytosine. ****start codon AUG**** Protein Synthesis Now that we’ve described DNA and RNA, it’s time to take a look at the process of protein synthesis. The synthesis of proteins takes two steps: transcription and translation. Transcription takes the information encoded in DNA and encodes it into mRNA, which heads out of the cell’s nucleus and into the cytoplasm. During translation, the mRNA works with a ribosome and tRNA to synthesize proteins. Transcription The first step in transcription is the partial unwinding of the DNA molecule so that the portion of DNA that codes for the needed protein can be transcribed. Once the DNA molecule is unwound at the correct location, an enzyme called RNA polymerase helps line up nucleotides to create a complementary strand of mRNA. Since mRNA is a single-stranded molecule, only one of the two strands of DNA is used as a template for the new RNA strand. The new strand of RNA is made according to the rules of base pairing: DNA cytosine pairs with RNA guanine DNA guanine pairs with RNA cytosine DNA thymine pairs with RNA adenine DNA adenine pairs with RNA uracil For example, the mRNA complement to the DNA sequence TTGCAC is AACGUG. The SAT II Biology frequently asks about the sequence of mRNA that will be produced from a given sequence of DNA. For these questions, don’t forget that RNA uses uracil in place of thymine. After transcription, the new RNA strand is released and the two unzipped DNA strands bind together again to form the double helix. Because the DNA template remains unchanged after transcription, it is possible to transcribe another identical molecule of RNA immediately after the first one is complete. A single gene on a DNA strand can produce enough RNA to make thousands of copies of the same protein in a very short time. Translation In translation, mRNA is sent to the cytoplasm, where it bonds with ribosomes, the sites of protein synthesis. Ribosomes have three important binding sites: one for mRNA and two for tRNA. The two tRNA sites are labeled the A site and P site. Once the mRNA is in place, tRNA molecules, each associated with specific amino acids, bind to the ribosome in a sequence defined by the mRNA code. tRNA molecules can perform this function because of their special structure. tRNA is made up of many nucleotides that bend into the shape of a cloverleaf. At its tail end, tRNA has an acceptor stem that attaches to a specific amino acid. At its head, tRNA has three nucleotides that make up an anticodon. An anticodon pairs complementary nitrogenous bases with mRNA. For example if mRNA has a codon AUC, it will pair with tRNA’s anticodon sequence UAG. tRNA molecules with the same anticodon sequence will always carry the same amino acids, ensuring the consistency of the proteins coded for in DNA. The Process of Translation Translation begins with the binding of the mRNA chain to the ribosome. The first codon, which is always the start codon methionine, fills the P site and the second codon fills the A site. The tRNA molecule whose anticodon is complementary to the mRNA forms a temporary base pair with the mRNA in the A site. A peptide bond is formed between the amino acid attached to the tRNA in the A site and the methionine in the P site. The ribosome now slides down the mRNA, so that the tRNA in the A site moves over to the P site, and a new codon fills the A site. (One way to remember this is that the A site brings new amino acids to the growing polypeptide at the P site.) The appropriate tRNA carrying the appropriate amino acid pairs bases with this new codon in the A site. A peptide bond is formed between the two adjacent amino acids held by tRNA molecules, forming the first two links of a chain. The ribosome slides again. The tRNA that was in the P site is let go into the cytoplasm, where it will eventually bind with another amino acid. Another tRNA comes to bind with the new codon in the A site, and a peptide bond is formed between the new amino acid to the growing peptide chain. The process continues until one of the three stop codons enters the A site. At that point, the protein chain connected to the tRNA in the P site is released. Translation is complete.