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What is the primary structure of a protein?
What is the primary structure of a protein?
- Association of multiple polypeptide chains.
- The sequence of amino acids. (correct)
- The further folding of secondary structures.
- The interaction between neighboring amino acids.
Which type of protein structure is characterized by alpha helices and beta pleated sheets?
Which type of protein structure is characterized by alpha helices and beta pleated sheets?
- Tertiary
- Primary
- Secondary (correct)
- Quaternary
What is the result of further folding of secondary structures in a protein?
What is the result of further folding of secondary structures in a protein?
- Secondary structure
- Tertiary structure (correct)
- Primary structure
- Quaternary structure
What is necessary for a protein to possess a quaternary structure?
What is necessary for a protein to possess a quaternary structure?
What are domains in the context of a protein?
What are domains in the context of a protein?
What primarily determines the secondary and tertiary structures of a protein?
What primarily determines the secondary and tertiary structures of a protein?
What is a codon?
What is a codon?
Why is a minimum of three nucleotides necessary to specify a single amino acid?
Why is a minimum of three nucleotides necessary to specify a single amino acid?
What is the fundamental unit of the genetic code?
What is the fundamental unit of the genetic code?
What was the initial challenge in determining the genetic code?
What was the initial challenge in determining the genetic code?
What role does polynucleotide phosphorylase play in the context of the genetic code?
What role does polynucleotide phosphorylase play in the context of the genetic code?
What are homopolymers in the context of RNA synthesis?
What are homopolymers in the context of RNA synthesis?
What was the first codon-amino acid relationship identified using synthetic RNAs?
What was the first codon-amino acid relationship identified using synthetic RNAs?
What type of RNA was used to find out that UUU encodes phenylalanine?
What type of RNA was used to find out that UUU encodes phenylalanine?
Why were different amino acids radioactively labeled in different test tubes when testing poly(U)?
Why were different amino acids radioactively labeled in different test tubes when testing poly(U)?
After determining UUU, CCC and AAA, what was the NEXT step to determine more codon-amino acid relationships?
After determining UUU, CCC and AAA, what was the NEXT step to determine more codon-amino acid relationships?
How many potential reading frames are present in any given sequence of nucleotides?
How many potential reading frames are present in any given sequence of nucleotides?
What is the primary function of the initiation codon in mRNA?
What is the primary function of the initiation codon in mRNA?
Which of the following codons typically serves as the initiation codon during translation?
Which of the following codons typically serves as the initiation codon during translation?
What is the difference between how AUG is used in bacterial cells versus eukaryotic cells, regarding the start of translation?
What is the difference between how AUG is used in bacterial cells versus eukaryotic cells, regarding the start of translation?
Which of the following is NOT a stop codon?
Which of the following is NOT a stop codon?
What is a key feature of termination codons in translation?
What is a key feature of termination codons in translation?
What is meant by the term 'universality of the genetic code'?
What is meant by the term 'universality of the genetic code'?
What is the role of tRNA,Met with regards to methionine, in bacterial and/or eukaryotic cells?
What is the role of tRNA,Met with regards to methionine, in bacterial and/or eukaryotic cells?
What was the primary conclusion from Beadle and Tatum's experiments with biochemical pathways?
What was the primary conclusion from Beadle and Tatum's experiments with biochemical pathways?
What is the updated name of the hypothesis originally proposed by Beadle and Tatum?
What is the updated name of the hypothesis originally proposed by Beadle and Tatum?
If a mutation, auxotrophic mutation 106, allows growth only with supplements A or C, but not B, and mutation 102 only with C, with mutation 103 able to grow with A, B or C, what is the correct order in the biochemical pathway?
If a mutation, auxotrophic mutation 106, allows growth only with supplements A or C, but not B, and mutation 102 only with C, with mutation 103 able to grow with A, B or C, what is the correct order in the biochemical pathway?
What is the correct relationship between genes and enzymes based on the content?
What is the correct relationship between genes and enzymes based on the content?
What are the common components of all amino acids?
What are the common components of all amino acids?
What primarily determines the unique chemical properties of each amino acid?
What primarily determines the unique chemical properties of each amino acid?
What are the primary functions of proteins?
What are the primary functions of proteins?
What is the role of enzymes in a cell?
What is the role of enzymes in a cell?
What enzyme is responsible for linking a specific amino acid to its corresponding tRNA?
What enzyme is responsible for linking a specific amino acid to its corresponding tRNA?
Which part of the tRNA carries the attached amino acid?
Which part of the tRNA carries the attached amino acid?
What is the energy source required for the charging of tRNA?
What is the energy source required for the charging of tRNA?
What is the function of initiation factors in the translation process?
What is the function of initiation factors in the translation process?
In bacterial ribosomes, what are the sizes of the two subunits involved in translation?
In bacterial ribosomes, what are the sizes of the two subunits involved in translation?
What is the first step in the initiation of translation?
What is the first step in the initiation of translation?
Which codon is recognized by the initiator tRNA in the translation initiation phase of bacterial protein synthesis?
Which codon is recognized by the initiator tRNA in the translation initiation phase of bacterial protein synthesis?
What is the composition of the reaction that charges tRNA?
What is the composition of the reaction that charges tRNA?
What role does rRNA play in the formation of peptide bonds during elongation?
What role does rRNA play in the formation of peptide bonds during elongation?
Which factor is required for the translocation step in the ribosome during elongation?
Which factor is required for the translocation step in the ribosome during elongation?
What happens to the tRNA that occupied the P site after translocation?
What happens to the tRNA that occupied the P site after translocation?
Which site in the ribosome does the initiator tRNA attach to during translation?
Which site in the ribosome does the initiator tRNA attach to during translation?
What is the primary consequence of the absence of elongation factor P (EF-P) during translation?
What is the primary consequence of the absence of elongation factor P (EF-P) during translation?
How does the ribosome move during translocation?
How does the ribosome move during translocation?
How does peptide-bond formation influence the tRNA in the P site?
How does peptide-bond formation influence the tRNA in the P site?
What pattern summarizes the progress of each tRNA through the ribosome during elongation?
What pattern summarizes the progress of each tRNA through the ribosome during elongation?
Flashcards
Auxotrophic Mutation
Auxotrophic Mutation
A mutation that causes a cell to require a specific nutrient for growth, which it was previously able to synthesize on its own.
One Gene, One Polypeptide Hypothesis
One Gene, One Polypeptide Hypothesis
The idea that each gene is responsible for the production of a single protein.
Biochemical Pathway
Biochemical Pathway
A series of biochemical reactions that convert a starting molecule into a final product, with each step catalyzed by a specific enzyme.
Enzyme
Enzyme
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Amino Acids
Amino Acids
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Amino Acid Sequence
Amino Acid Sequence
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Protein Structure
Protein Structure
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Primary Structure
Primary Structure
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Secondary Structure
Secondary Structure
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Tertiary Structure
Tertiary Structure
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Quaternary Structure
Quaternary Structure
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Domain
Domain
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How does primary structure determine higher structures?
How does primary structure determine higher structures?
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Codon
Codon
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Why a triplet code?
Why a triplet code?
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What is a Codon?
What is a Codon?
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What is the Genetic Code?
What is the Genetic Code?
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What is a Homopolymer?
What is a Homopolymer?
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What is Polynucleotide Phosphorylase?
What is Polynucleotide Phosphorylase?
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How were Homopolymers Used to Crack the Genetic Code?
How were Homopolymers Used to Crack the Genetic Code?
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What is a Random Copolymer?
What is a Random Copolymer?
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How were Random Copolymers Used to Crack the Genetic Code?
How were Random Copolymers Used to Crack the Genetic Code?
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What was the Significance of Cracking the Genetic Code?
What was the Significance of Cracking the Genetic Code?
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Reading Frames
Reading Frames
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Initiation Codon
Initiation Codon
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N-formylmethionine
N-formylmethionine
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Stop Codons
Stop Codons
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Translation
Translation
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Universality of the Genetic Code
Universality of the Genetic Code
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Exceptions to the Code
Exceptions to the Code
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Amino Acid Attachment to tRNA
Amino Acid Attachment to tRNA
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Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase
Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase
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tRNA Charging
tRNA Charging
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Initiation of Translation
Initiation of Translation
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mRNA Binding to Ribosome
mRNA Binding to Ribosome
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Initiator tRNA Binding to mRNA
Initiator tRNA Binding to mRNA
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Large Subunit Joining
Large Subunit Joining
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Bacterial Ribosome Subunits
Bacterial Ribosome Subunits
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Peptide bond formation
Peptide bond formation
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Peptidyl transferase
Peptidyl transferase
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Translocation (in translation)
Translocation (in translation)
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Elongation factor G (EF-G)
Elongation factor G (EF-G)
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A site (ribosome)
A site (ribosome)
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P site (ribosome)
P site (ribosome)
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E site (ribosome)
E site (ribosome)
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Elongation factor P (EF-P)
Elongation factor P (EF-P)
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Study Notes
Protein Synthesis
- Proteins are essential components in living organisms, acting as enzymes, structural components, or having regulatory or communication functions
- Genes encode proteins, and a single gene encodes a single protein
The One Gene, One Enzyme Hypothesis
- Beadle and Tatum studied mutations in the bread mold Neurospora to investigate the relationship between genes and proteins
- Neurospora is easily cultivated in labs and its main vegetative part is haploid, making it easy to observe recessive mutations
- Wild-type Neurospora can grow on a minimal medium (inorganic salts, nitrogen, a碳 source, and biotin). Mutants (auxotrophs) can't grow on minimal medium but grow on a medium containing the substance they cannot synthesize themselves.
- Irradiating Neurospora spores creates mutations
- Mutations were identified by their inability to grow on a minimal medium
- The results led to the conclusion that each step in a biochemical pathway is catalyzed by a different enzyme, which is encoded by a separate gene (one gene, one enzyme hypothesis)Â
Protein Structure
- Proteins are polymers of amino acids
- Twenty common amino acids are found in proteins
- All amino acids share a similar structure with a central carbon atom, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and an R-group (side chain)
- Amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds to form a polypeptide chain
The Genetic Code
- DNA base sequences carry genetic information
- Determining how base sequences specify amino acid sequences (the genetic code) proved challenging
- A codon is a set of three nucleotides that specify a particular amino acid
- Three nucleotides per codon provide sufficient combinations to encode all 20 amino acids
- Francis Crick and his colleagues confirmed that the genetic code is a triplet code in 1961
- A codon consists of three nucleotides
The Genetic Code (continued)
- Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei cracked the code by using synthetic RNAs (homopolymers
- Poly(U) RNA produced a protein containing only phenylalanine
- Other synthetic RNAs were also used
- The genetic code was completely deciphered by 1968
- The genetic code is considered to be universal, with a few exceptions, especially in mitochondrial genes
- The genetic code is non-overlapping with 61 sense codons to specify 20 amino acids
- Stop codons include UAA, UAG, and UGA
Protein Synthesis (continued)
- Translation occurs on ribosomes which are responsible for assembling amino acids into proteins
- mRNA serves as a template for the translation process
Protein Synthesis in Bacterial and Eukaryotic Systems
- Bacterial translation initiation requires the Shine-Dalgarno sequence in the mRNA to allow ribosome binding and the initiator tRNA
- Eukaryotic translation initiation involves a series of steps involving the 5' cap of the mRNA, initiation factors, and the initiator tRNA
- Polypeptides in a polyribosome grow proportionally longer as translation proceeds
Messenger RNA (mRNA) Surveillance
- Cells have evolved several quality control mechanisms for protein synthesis, known collectively as mRNA surveillance, to detect and deal with errors that could create issues during translation
Protein Synthesis Processes
- Initiation: Components necessary for synthesis assemble at the ribosome
- Elongation: Amino acids are joined one at a time, the polypeptide chain grows
- Termination: Protein synthesis stops when the ribosome reaches STOP codons; release factors aid in releasing the polypeptide from the ribosome
Ribosomes
- Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis
- Ribosomes consist of two subunits (small and large)
- Ribosomes have three sites for tRNA attachment (A, P, and E sites)
- tRNA, a molecule that recognizes specific codons and brings the corresponding amino acid to the ribosome, participates in the process
Antibiotics
- Many antibiotics target bacterial translation machinery, inhibiting specific steps in the process
- The structure of antibiotics is similar to components of tRNA, mRNA, or ribosomes
- Antibiotics block essential components of bacterial protein synthesis
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This quiz covers essential concepts in biochemistry, focusing on the structures of proteins and the genetic code. It explores primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures, along with the significance of codons and RNA synthesis. Test your knowledge on how proteins fold and their genetic encoding!
