bio41 test 2 proteins + RNAs

DNA polymerase III

DNA replication

primary player in DNA replication; catalyzes condensation rxn btwn 3’ nucleotide of growing strand and 5’ phosphate of new nucleotide

exonuclease

DNA replication

checks sequence and removes incorrect nucleotide

sliding (beta) clamp

DNA replication

keeps DNA polymerase on DNA

DNA helicase

DNA replication

breaks h-bonds between helices so DNA strands can separate

SSB

DNA replication

single-strand binding protein; protects DNA from repair molecules while Okazaki fragments are being built on lagging strand

primase

DNA replication

creates RNA primer so DNA polymerase can extend strand to build Okazaki fragment

DNA polymerase I

DNA replication

removes RNA primer on Okazaki fragment and replaces it with DNA

topoisomerase

DNA replication

nicks DNA to relieve coiling tension

telomerase

DNA replication

builds back telomere repeated sequence on end of chromosomes

TFIIH

eukaryotic transcription

general transcription factor that opens transcription bubble using ATP hydrolysis; phosphorylates RNA polymerase II tail so transcription can start; tail phosphorylation also signals to RNA processing enzymes

RNA polymerase II

eukaryotic transcription

tail phosphorylation releases its attachment to general transcription factors so it can move away from promoter onto rest of DNA and transcription can commence; phosphorylated tail allows RNA processing enzymes to find newly synthesized mRNA strands; follow windings and helices and other DNA structures; no primer or proofreading; reads template DNA in 3’ to 5’ direction and synthesizes RNA 5’ to 3’

TFIID

eukaryotic transcription

TBP subunit binds to TATA box, causing local distortion that marks spot and recruits other transcription factors to form transcription initiation complex; remains bound to promoter after RNA pol II begins transcription

TFIIB

eukaryotic transcription

helps form RNA pol ii pre-initiation and TATA-TBP complexes

TBP

eukaryotic transcription

TATA-binding protein; subunit of TFIID

TFIIF

eukaryotic transcription

helps RNA pol ii form pre-initiation complex; prevents RNA pol ii from interacting w DNA outside promoter

TFIIE

eukaryotic transcription

helps recruit TFIIH; RNA pol ii pre-initiation complex

elongation factors

eukaryotic transcription

wedge themselves btwn DNA and histones and lift FNA so that transcription factors and RNA pol ii can get in there and do transcription

RNA polymerase

prokaryotic transcription

synthesizes RNA strand from template DNA; no primer or proofreading; reads/moves 3’ to 5’ to build 5’ to 3’

sigma factor

prokaryotic transcription

binds to -35 and -10 sequences to recruit and orient RNA polymerase

nuclear pore complexes

RNA processing

control which mRNA molecules exit nucleus to control which are translated; based on proteins that bind on to components of processed RNA

aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase

translation

recognizes anticodon loop of tRNA and uses ATP to provide energy for creating covalent bond to link tRNA and its corresponding amino acid

release factor

translation

binds to A site on ribosome to terminate translation

small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP)

RNA processing

along w snRNAs, form spliceosome that complementary base pairs w splice site to do RNA splicing

mRNA

messenger RNA

transcription thru translation

protein-encoding RNA; mature form has poly A tail, 5’ cap, and has been spliced

tRNA

transfer RNA

translation

adaptor that “reads” codon in mRNA; brings amino acid to ribosome to get added to growing strand; anticodon on one end and corresponding amino acid on other strand; components covalently linked by aminoacyl-tRNA synthease

rRNA

ribosomal RNA

translation

structural and catalytic core of ribosome

snRNA

small nuclear RNA

RNA processing

abt 200 nucleotides; part of spliceosome

miRNA

micro RNA

translation

noncoding RNA that base pairs w a specific mRNA to regulate its stability and translation

siRNA

small interfering RNA

transcription thru translation

produced from breaking double stranded RNA during RNA interference; base pairs w complementary sequences of other RNAs to inactivate or destroy target RNAs

lncRNA

long noncoding RNA


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