BIO-1801 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Semiconservative Replication, Helicase, Nucleic Acid Double Helix
DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
Chapter Fifteen
I. Primary Structure of DNA
A. Each strand of DNA has
➢ Sugar/ phosphate backbone of deoxyribonucleotides (phosphodiester bonded)
➢ Exposed series of nitrogen-containing bases
B. DNA has directionality
➢ 3’ ed has a eposed hdrol group
➢ 5’ ed has a eposed phosphate group
➢ New ases added ol to 3’
II. Secondary Structure of DNA
A. Two DNA strands hydrogen bonded to form a double helix (hydrogen bond to
complimentary base first then for phosphodiester)
B. Antiparallel
C. The secondary structure is stabilized by complementary base pairing
➢ Adenine(A) and thymine (T)
➢ Guanine (G) with cytosine (C)
D. Parental strands serve as template for replication producing daughter strands.
III. DNA Synthesis: Three Early hypotheses
1. Semiconservative replication: (experiments of Meselson and Stahl)
➢ Parent strands separate and each is copied
➢ New double helix is half parent half daughter
2. Conservative replication: Stay together
3. Dispersive replication: Dispersed Fragments
IV. A Model for DNA synthesis
A. DNA Polymerases: enzymes that catalyze DNA Synthesis
➢ Ca add ew uleotides ol to the 3’ ed of a growig DNA hai.
➢ Daughter produed 5’ 3’
➢ Paret read 3’ 5’
➢ DNA polymerization requires E
➢ The monomers are nucleotides with three triphosphates (dNTPs)
• Removal of 2x phosphates provides E to form phosphodiester bonds
V. Where Does Replication Start?
A. Double helix separates at a specific sequence called the origin of replication
B. Forms replication bubble with two replication forks
➢ Bacteria form one replication bubble
➢ Eukaryotic form many on each chromosome
C. Replication bubbles grow in both directions (bidirectional replication)
VI. How is the helix opened and stabilized?
A. DNA helicase breaks hydrogen bonds between the two DNA strands to separate them.
B. Single-strand DNA-binding proteins (SSBPs) attach to the separated strands to prevent
them from closing.
C. Topoisomerase relieve tension from unwinding the DNA helix.
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Document Summary
Primary structure of dna: each strand of dna has. Sugar/ phosphate backbone of deoxyribonucleotides (phosphodiester bonded) Exposed series of nitrogen-containing bases: dna has directionality. 3" e(cid:374)d has a(cid:374) e(cid:454)posed h(cid:455)dro(cid:454)(cid:455)l group. 5" e(cid:374)d has a(cid:374) e(cid:454)posed phosphate group. Secondary structure of dna: two dna strands hydrogen bonded to form a double helix (hydrogen bond to complimentary base first then for phosphodiester, antiparallel, the secondary structure is stabilized by complementary base pairing. Guanine (g) with cytosine (c: parental strands serve as template for replication producing daughter strands. Dna synthesis: three early hypotheses: semiconservative replication: (experiments of meselson and stahl) Parent strands separate and each is copied. New double helix is half parent half daughter: conservative replication: stay together, dispersive replication: dispersed fragments. A model for dna synthesis: dna polymerases: enzymes that catalyze dna synthesis. Ca(cid:374) add (cid:374)ew (cid:374)u(cid:272)leotides o(cid:374)l(cid:455) to the 3" e(cid:374)d of a growi(cid:374)g dna (cid:272)hai(cid:374).