Biochemistry 2280A Study Guide - Final Guide: Arginine, Nucleosome, Mass Spectrometry

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Not all open reading frames code for proteins (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) genomic sequence for orfs (cid:1) We want to fio which do code for proteins. 1st step in annotating a genome is for a computer to search the. What criteria will we use to decide if an orf encodes a (cid:1) (cid:1) protein? (cid:1: most protein encoding genes contain 100 codons or more. Ubiquiton 73 aa and very abundant protein exceptions: most protein encoding genes contain codons typically found to. Codon bias: in any organism there are preferred codons used (cid:1) encode proteins (codon bias) for each amino acid. Relative use of the 6 arginine codons in verified orfs: huge bias towards cgu and cgc, humans and e. coli codon bias different. An orf that displays the codon bias typical of the organism is more likely to encode a protein.

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Its one problem with 7 questions

A) Most eukaryotic cells transcribe a relatively high portion of their genome, but most of those RNA transcripts are likely not encoding for proteins. Elucidating the function(s) of that "junk" RNA is one of the next big challenges in molecular cell biology. You isolate one of those transcripts and determine that its sequence consists of 50% C, 30% U, and 20% A. What is the percentage of Gs in this transcript? (don't write the unit)

B) Which stop codon(s) can be encoded by the RNA in the previous question ("How many times do we need to tell you to stop? 1").
List the codon(s) alphabetically. If you need to enter fewer codons than the alloted number of "blanks", enter N/A .

C) From what you can tell, the sequence of the transcript you isolated in the previous question* appears quite random. Assuming that it is random, you can expect to see the various combinations of any three nucleotides at a probability that depends of the frequency of each of the nucleotides. For example, you naturally should expect to see the triplet CCC more times than AAA. What is the expected percentage of triplets corresponding to stop codon(s) in this transcript (round to one decimal place and enter just the number without "%")? *(How many times do we need to tell you to stop? 1)

D) If the length of the transcript in the previous two questions is 2,500 nucleotides, how many stop codons do you expect to find in it, based on the frequency you calculated above?

E) On average, how many bases separate each of the occurrence of the stop codon(s) (round to the nearest integer).

F) The sequence between two potential stop codons is an "open reading frame" (ORF*). Upon closer examination of the RNA sequence from the previous questions** you determine the presence of an ORF that may encode for a putative protein which is 600 amino acid residues-long. How long is the ORF?

*Open reading frame: a stretch of DNA or RNA which is uninterrupted by a stop codon and may therefore encode for a protein.

**Questions "How many times do we need to tell you to stop" 1 through 5.

		27 bases
		1,800 bases
		2,500 bases
		259 bases
		600 bases
		83 bases
		200 bases

G) What may be the ramifications of your analyses of the RNA you isolated*? It is clearly containing an ORF which is longer than what you expected to find based on the sequence analysis you have conducted. What would be a logical conclusions based on the comparison of the lengths of the actual and predicted ORFs? Questions "How many times do we need to tell you to stop" 1 through 6. Pick 1, 2 or 3 below

		1) The difference between the actual and predicted sizes of the ORF is not big enough to be significant and therefore your initial hypothesis that sequence is random is clearly random, is supported.
		2) Nature is random and your results, using the Bard's words, may be "full of sound and fury" but are really "signifying nothing".
		3) The difference between the actual and predicted sizes of the ORF is rather big and may suggest that the sequence of the RNA may not be as random as it first appeared. This raises the hypothesis that what started as piece of "junk" RNA may be actually encoding for a protein.

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22. What is probably the single most important distinction between bacteria and eukaryotes?

a. transcription

b. the separation of the cell's genetic material from the surrounding cytoplasm

c. the existence of ribosomes

d. RNA processing in bacteria

e. antibiotics

23. Which one does NOT characterize an open reading frame (ORF)

a. Uses six reading frames during translation

b. Contains a start codon

c. Contains a stop codon

d. Its length is in multiples of 3 nucleotides

e. It should have the number of codons for a protein or on average ~250 codons in length.

24. Nested intronic genes lie within the non-coding intronic region of a larger gene, and occur in the human genome.

a. True

b. False

25. How would you characterize this statement: EF-Tu will hydrolyze GTP only if the codon:anticodon & tRNA:amino acid matchings are correct

a. Transcription; initiation steps

b. Transcription; termination steps

c. Translation: initiation steps

d. Tanslation: elongation steps

e. Spliceosome

26. Regarding the transcription unit architecture of the Escherichia coli genome, which one is FALSE?

a. Each of the 4,661 transcription units comprised an average of 1.1 modular units.

b. 3,010 transcription units (~65%) are monocistronic.

c. 1,652 transcription units (35%) contain more than one ORF (polycistronic)

d. The largest transcription unit is equivalent to 16 ORFs with numerous introns.

e. 398 transcription units (~9%) are nested within each other in opposite transcriptional orientation

27. Regarding RNA interference (RNAi), which one is FALSE?

a. It is a common and conserved mechanism in eukaryotic cells.

b. Originally discovered in bacteria and plant viruses.

c. A form of primitive immunity to protect the genome.

d. Pre microRNA (miRNA) genes have been found in introns.

e. Recent research shows that exogenous plant miRNAs in food can regulate the expression of target genes in mammals.

28. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

a. Recognize the 3âUTR

b. The genes for these enzymes fall into the family of inducible genes

c. The enzymes are imported into the nucleus

d. Covalently attaches an amino acid to the appropriate tRNA. This takes place in the cytoplasm.

e. Forms the peptide bond during protein synthesis

29. What is the process by which complementary RNAs are made from a DNA template?

a. translation

b. transcription

c. protein synthesis

d. transduction

e. transliteration

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