BIOL 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Rna Polymerase Ii, Polyadenylation, Reading Frame

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Transcription and Translation
DNA vs. RNA
Ribose has a hydroxyl (–OH) group where deoxyribose has a hydrogen (–H).
Uracil has a hydrogen (–H) where thymine has a methyl (–CH3 ) group
Initiation and Termination of Transcription
Transcription is initiated at a promoter sequence and ends at a terminator sequence. The
transcript is synthesized in a 5'-to-3' direction.
Which strand is transcribed can differ from one gene to the next
RNA Polymerase II Adds Nucleotides
General transcription factors bind to the promoter, and transcriptional activator proteins
bind to enhancers.
Through looping of DNA, transcriptional activator proteins, mediator complex, RNA Pol
II, and general transcription factors are brought into close proximity, allowing
transcription to proceed.
Primary Transcript in Prokaryotes
In prokaryotes, transcription and translation are coupled; translation begins even before
transcription is completed.
Eukaryotic Primary Transcript
The 5' end is modified by a special nucleotide called the 5' cap.
Introns are excised from the RNA strand and exons are spliced together.
Polyadenylation adds a poly(A) tail to the 3' end.
Amino Acid Structure
The primary structure is the sequence of amino acids
The secondary structure results from interactions of nearby amino acids.
The tertiary structure is the three dimensional shape of a polypeptide.
The quaternary structure results from interactions of polypeptide subunits.
Ribosomes
A codon is each group of three adjacent nucleotides coding for a single amino acid.
The reading frame is where the ribosome begins reading the sequence of nucleotides
large subunit has three binding sites for tRNA
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Ribose has a hydroxyl ( oh) group where deoxyribose has a hydrogen ( h). Uracil has a hydrogen ( h) where thymine has a methyl ( ch3 ) group. Transcription is initiated at a promoter sequence and ends at a terminator sequence. The transcript is synthesized in a 5"-to-3" direction. Which strand is transcribed can differ from one gene to the next. General transcription factors bind to the promoter, and transcriptional activator proteins bind to enhancers. Through looping of dna, transcriptional activator proteins, mediator complex, rna pol. Ii, and general transcription factors are brought into close proximity, allowing transcription to proceed. In prokaryotes, transcription and translation are coupled; translation begins even before transcription is completed. The 5" end is modified by a special nucleotide called the 5" cap. Introns are excised from the rna strand and exons are spliced together. Polyadenylation adds a poly(a) tail to the 3" end. The primary structure is the sequence of amino acids.

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