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What is the role of histone modification in DNA packaging?

  • Prevent DNA from winding around histones
  • Regulate DNA packing and expression by altering interaction levels (correct)
  • Increase gene expression by tightly wrapping DNA
  • Decreased gene expression by allowing interaction with transcription factors

    • Which of the following correctly describes the structure of DNA?

  • Double-stranded with deoxyribose sugars and four nitrogenous bases (correct)
  • Two strands of protein polymers wrapped around histones
  • Triple-stranded polymer with a constant phosphate backbone
  • Single-stranded helix with ribose sugars

    • In DNA replication, which enzyme is responsible for synthesizing the leading strand?

  • Topoisomerase
  • Primase
  • DNA polymerase (correct)
  • Helicase

    • Which statement accurately describes how nucleotides are bonded in the DNA structure?

    <p>Base pairs are stabilized by hydrogen bonds between purines and pyrimidines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes the lagging strand from the leading strand during DNA replication?

    <p>It requires the synthesis of Okazaki fragments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following bases pairs with two hydrogen bonds in DNA?

    <p>Adenosine and Thymine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following enzymes is specifically involved in creating RNA primers during DNA replication?

    <p>Primase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately reflects Chargaff's rule?

    <p>The number of Adenosine equals the number of Thymine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of M6P in lysosomal protein sorting?

    <p>It acts as a marker for directing proteins to lysosomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Niemann-Pick C Disease?

    <p>Results from a mutation in NPC1 affecting cholesterol transport.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following correctly describes a catabolic pathway?

    <p>It generates ATP through the breakdown of biomolecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reaction is favored according to thermodynamics in biochemistry?

    <p>Exergonic reactions with negative delta G.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are NADH and FADH2 involved in ATP synthesis?

    <p>They transfer electrons to the electron transport chain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about lysosome enzyme delivery is true?

    <p>Receptors for M6P are recycled to the trans-Golgi after use.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a benefit of glycosylation in proteins?

    <p>Enhanced degradation of proteins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant consequence of the decreased LDL receptor synthesis in Niemann-Pick C Disease?

    <p>Reduced uptake of cholesterol from the bloodstream.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which metabolic process primarily occurs in the liver to maintain blood glucose levels?

    <p>Gluconeogenesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best describes the TCA cycle's role in metabolism?

    <p>It is the convergence point for carb, AA, and FA metabolism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does DNA ligase play during DNA replication?

    <p>It joins Okazaki fragments to the growing strand.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mutation type involves the substitution of a purine for a pyrimidine?

    <p>Transversion mutation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process modifies pre-mRNA by removing introns and joining exons?

    <p>Splicing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 5' cap and poly-A tail on mRNA achieve?

    <p>They prevent degradation and assist in export to the cytoplasm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a common characteristic of prokaryotic transcription?

    <p>Occurs in the cytoplasm and involves a single RNA polymerase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the RNA polymerase during transcription?

    <p>It synthesizes RNA from the template strand in a 5' to 3' direction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of RNA is responsible for carrying amino acids to the ribosome during translation?

    <p>tRNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) in gene expression?

    <p>It methylates CG-rich promoter regions to inhibit transcription.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which DNA repair mechanism can fix double-strand breaks?

    <p>Homologous recombination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In eukaryotic cells, where is DNA primarily located?

    <p>Nucleus and mitochondria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of chromatin is transcriptionally active and accessible to transcription factors?

    <p>Euchromatin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of mutation does not get passed to offspring?

    <p>Somatic mutation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens during the elongation phase of transcription?

    <p>RNA polymerase moves along the DNA template, synthesizing RNA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are stop codons responsible for during protein synthesis?

    <p>Terminating the translation process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    DNA Replication

    • DNA ligase joins Okazaki fragments to the growing strand
    • DNA gyrase prevents supercoiling of proximal DNA strand
    • Replication is semi-conservative; with strands running anti-parallel

    Genome Variability

    • Germline mutations are DNA changes that are passed on
    • Somatic mutations are DNA chagnes that are not passed on
    • Inversion: DNA segment is flipped
    • Deletion: DNA segment is removed
    • Translocation: DNA segment moves to a different chromosome
    • Transition: purine is switched for a purine or a pyrimidine is switched for a pyrimidine
    • Transversion: purine is switched for a pyrimidine
    • Duplication: DNA segment is copied
    • Mutation: uncommon alteration in DNA sequence
    • SNP: common inherited change in a single base pair that occurs in at least 1% of the population
    • Example: p53
      • Stabilizes to stop cell division to repair DNA
      • If DNA can't be repaired, then DNA is degraded
        • Tumor suppressor
        • SNP increases cancer susceptibility

    DNA Damage and Repair

    • DNA damage can be caused by replication stress, oxygen radicals, ionizing radiation, UV light, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
    • Common types of damage include base mismatches, single-strand breaks, double-strand breaks, and bulky adducts/intrastrand crosslinks
    • Repair mechanisms include mismatch excision repair, base excision repair, homologous recombination & non-homologous end-joining, and nucleotide excision repair

    Mitochondrial DNA

    • Maternally inherited

    Gene Expression

    • Genome size doesn't determine complexity
      • Sophistication of gene expression helps us adapt to stimuli
      • Brings risk associated with responding to mutations

    RNA

    • 2' hydroxyl on sugar; Uracil replaces Thymine
    • Classifications
      • RNA
        • Messenger RNA
        • Non-coding RNA
          • Housekeeping ncRNA
            • tRNA
            • rRNA
          • Regulatory ncRNA
            • Long non-coding RNA
            • Small non-coding RNA
              • Micro RNA
              • Small nuclear RNA
              • PIWI interacting RNA

    Location

    • DNA: nucleus and mitochondria
    • RNA: cytoplasm

    Protein-Coding Gene

    • Regulatory sequence controls when and where expression happens in protein-coding region
    • Promoter and enhancer regulate transcription into pre-mRNA, which is then modified
    • mRNA 5' and 3' untranslated regions regulate transcription

    Transcription

    • Initiation, Elongation, Termination
    • RNA polymerase binds promoter; promoter itself isn't transcribed
    • Initiation of RNA synthesis by binding NTP to antisense strand of DNA, moving 5' to 3'
    • NTP loses 2 phosphates to generate energy (ATP)
    • Elongates until termination signal
    • Pre-mRNA detaches from the template strand and DNA rewinds; RNA polymerase detaches from the DNA

    Post-Transcriptional Modification

    • 5' cap prevents degradation and helps binding
    • Removal of introns and exons joining by differential splicing spliceosome:
      • Catalyzed by small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) of the spliceosome
      • Spliceosome recognizes splicing signals to bring introns together
        • Have GU at 5' end and AG at 3' end
        • Branching point within the intron has Adenosine
        • Splice out as a lariat structure
    • Poly-A tail enables export to cytoplasm and prevents degradation

    Prokaryotes

    • Single transcript
    • One step, fast
    • Cytoplasm
    • Single RNA polymerase synthesises all the 3 types of RNA
    • Several co-regulated genes (operon)
    • Corresponds directly to protein sequence (no introns)

    Thalassemia

    • Mutation G to A in exon-intron junction
      • snRNP doesn't recognize junction

    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    • Body produces antibodies against snRNPS
      • Defective splicing

    Translation

    • Ribosome:
      • A Aminoacyl site
      • P peptidyl transfer site
      • E exit site
      • P and A site has transfer of charges to cause PP binding
    • Stop codons:
      • UAG, UAA, UGA

    Post-Transcriptional Modifications

    • Phosphorylation
    • Methylation in CG-rich promoter regions inhibits transcription
      • Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) using SAM to close chromatin and prevent RNAPII binding
    • Acetylation Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) with acetyl-CoA
      • Chromatin opens to allow RNAPII to bind to promoter and induce expression

    Euchromatin

    • Transcriptionally able; loose and accessible by transcription factors

    Heterochromatin

    • No transcription; tight and inaccessible by TF

    Proteins and Enzymes

    Lysosomal Hydrolase Precursor

    1. Enters golgi from ER
    2. Phosphate is added, forming M6P
      • Sorting signal
      • Sugar added for solubility (glycosylation)
    3. M6P binds M6Pr in golgi to prelysosomal endosome
    4. Receptor-dependent transport of vesicle from prelysosomal endosome
    5. Endosome is acidified by H+ pump
    6. M6P dissociates
    7. M6Pr localize within budding vesicle
    8. Receptors are recycled back to trans golgi
      • Some leak outside of the cell to the PM, helpful with disease treatment

    Niemann-Pick C Disease

    • Affects children at school age; rapid neurological impairment
    • Death in teen years
    • NS mutation: Gly992Tyr
    • Affects the cell's ability to deliver cholesterol from NPC1

    Mechanism of Action of NPC1

    • NPC1 delivers cholesterol to NPC2 on the golgi
    • Cells take up cholesterol by LDL endocytosis
    • Increased unesterified cholesterol
      • Decreased LDL receptor synthesis, less intake
      • Decreased cholesterol synthesis, less production
      • Decreased esterification and storage, less storage and modification

    Therapies

    • Miglustat: decreases glycolipid synthesis; reduces lysosomal congestion
    • Cyclodextrins: synthetic cholesterol carriers; facilitate transport
    • Histone deacetylation inhibitors (HDACi): blocks the inhibition of transcription; increases transcription of functional NPC1

    Fabry Disease

    • Deficient alpha-galactosidase enzyme
    • Unable to degrade glycosphingolipids

    Therapy

    • Enzyme replacement therapy
      • After M6P and M6Pr are recycled there can be mistargeting
      • Healthy alpha-galactosidase is taken up with M6Pr and can allow some processing
    • Very expensive and unethical

    Introduction to Metabolic Biochemistry

    • Catabolic pathway:
    • Breakdown biomolecules to get complex macromolecules, ATP, and/or electron donors (NADH, FADH2)
    • Anabolic pathway
    • Use ATP and reduced co-factors to make complex macromolecules
    • Catabolic and Anabolic pathways must differ by at least one step, to not be a futile cycle

    Thermodynamics and Free Energy

    • [Energy intake equals energy expenditure plus weight gain or loss]
    • Exergonic reactions are favoured
    • Final product loses free energy and has negative delta G
    • Endergonic reactions are unfavourable
    • Product has a positive delta G
    • Can be made to proceed if coupled to a exergonic reaction

    Redox Reactions and ATP Synthesis

    • Oxidoreductase enzymes transfer electrons to coenzymes NAD+ or FAD, reducing them to form NADH and FADH2
    • NADH and FADH2 are re-oxidized to NAD+ and FAD in the ETC, coupled to ATP synthesis by oxidative phosphorylation

    Glycogen

    • Branched polymer of glucose
    • Glycogen to glucose= glycogenolysis
    • Glucose to glycogen= glycogenesis
    • Two most important storage organs
    • Liver: control of blood glucose level
    • Skeletal muscle: for its own energy needs

    Glycolysis

    • Catabolic pathway converting one molecule of glucose to two molecules of pyruvate in the cytosol
    • Glucose + 2 ADP + 2 NAD+ 2 Pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH
    • Requires molecular oxygen
    • In anaerobic conditions, forms lactate through the Cori cycle

    TCA Cycle

    • Catabolism of carbs, AA, and FAs converge (mitochondria)
    • Carbon enters as Acetyl-CoA
    • Key intermediate and allosteric regulator of many enzymes
    • Provides maximum energy: up to 32 ATP per glucose oxidized

    Gluconeogenesis

    • Used mainly by liver to replenish BGL
    • Uses precursors like pyruvate, lactate, glycerol, and some AA
    • Cannot use Acetyl-CoA

    Signal Transduction and Cell Fate

    General Principles

    • Cell-surface receptors
    • Hydrophilic signal molecule binds surface receptor on the PM
    • Activates second messenger system to cause change in DNA that leads to an effect
    • Intracellular receptors
    • Carrier protein brings small hydrophobic signal molecule to the cell
    • Crosses through membrane and interacts with intracellular receptor in the nucleus to effect change

    Classification of Extracellular Signals

    • Classified chemically, by nature of transmission, or by system
    • Signal molecules are polar and need membrane receptors, or non-polar and can cross PM
    • Contact-dependent signal and receptor bound to membrane
    • Paracrine are released and have effect close by
    • Synaptic: Neuro
    • Endocrine released to have effect far away

    Important Themes in Signal Transduction

    • Foundations: Biochemistry Summary Sheet

    Genome

    DNA Packaging

    • DNA double helix wrapped around histones
    • Histones (basic) have a positive charge that binds to the negative phosphate group (acidic) of DNA
    • Histone modification helps regulate DNA packing and gene expression (epigenetics)
      • Tightly wrapped= decreased gene expression; needs to be loosened to interact with transcription factors
    • 4 histone types:
      • H2A, H2B, H3, and H4
    • DNA wrapped around 8 histones= nucleosome
    • Nucleosomes wrapped tightly into a helical fiber
    • Helical fiber wraps into supercoil

    DNA Structure

    • Consists of 2 strands of nucleotide polymers
    • Nucleotide consists of a base, sugar, and phosphodiester linkage
    • Four bases:
      • Adenosine and Guanine= purines
      • Thymine and Cytosine= pyrimidines
      • A and T pair with 2 hydrogen bonds
      • C and G pair with 3 hydrogen bonds
    • Chargaff's rule: number of A=T and C=G in nuclear genome; not the case for mitochondrial genome or in prokaryotes
    • Nucleoside Purine/pyrimidine base attached to the deoxyribose sugar
    • Nucleotide: Purine/pyrimidine base attached to deoxyribose sugar, with the phosphate attached
    • Stabilized by:
    • Base stacking
    • Hydrophobic interactions
    • Van der Waals forces

    DNA Replication

    1. Helicase unwinds the parental double helix
    2. Single-stranded binding proteins stabilize the unwound parental DNA
    3. Leading strand is synthesized continuously in the 5' to 3' direction by DNA polymerase
      • Goes towards the replication fork
      • DNA polymerase has polymerizing and proof-reading activity (3' to 5' exonuclease activity)
    4. Lagging strand is synthesized discontinuously
      • Primase synthesizes a short RNA primer
      • Primer is extended by DNA polymerase to form Okazaki fragments
      • Goes away from the replication fork
    5. RNA primer is replaced by another DNA polymerase

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