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Biochemfinal cornell

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Definition
Central Dogma   DNA->RNA->PROTEIN  
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DNA replication, transcription and translation all take place in the same space at the same time   PROKARYOTE  
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Compartmentalization of transcription and translation   EUKARYOTE  
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PURINES   ADENINE + GUANINE  
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PYRIMIDINES   CYTOSINE, THYMINE +URACIL  
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5'-3' ENDS   PHOSPHATE- HYDROXY  
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DNA VS RNA   2 STRANDS VS 1 STRAND THYMINE VS URACIL N-GLYCOSIDIC BONDS OF DNA ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACID HYDROLYSIS 2'OH OF RNA IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ALKALI HYDROLYSIS  
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NUCLEASE   CLEAVES PHOSPHODIESTER BOND (Rnase or Dnase)  
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RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE   CLEAVE AT SPECIFIC INTERNAL BASE SEQUENCES  
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G-?-C   3 H BONDS  
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A-?-T(U)   2 H BONDS  
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A FORM OF DNA   right-handed, short and broad, 2.6 A, 11 bp per turn. Formed in dehydrated DNA fibers, RNA/DNA hybrids, and RNA/RNA duplexes. 2’OH of ribose causes puckering of sugar  
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B FORM OF DNA   right-handed, longer, thinner, 3.4 A, 10.5 bp per turn. Natural form of DNA found in prokaryotes and eukaryotes  
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Z FORM   YOUR DRUNK DNA GO HOME LEFT HANDED, ~18A, 12 bases/turn only occurs in synthetic super high salt concentrations in runs of GC UNLESS most of the C's are methylated, then will form Z at physiological conditions  
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HOOGSTEEN PAIRING   WEIRD FUCKING 3-STRANDED HELIX (formed by mirror repeats) rare to form (temp, ph, strand osmolarity dependent)  
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G4 DNA   GUANOSINE TETRAPLEX DNA, SUPER STABLE, WITHSTANDS BOILING  
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2 FACTORS (of dna) AFFECTING MELTING TEMP   G-C CONTENT, LENGTH  
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DNA HYBRIDIZATION   measure of the relatedness between species  
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HUMAN GENOME SIZE   3200 MB  
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# OF GENES (HUMAN)   25,000  
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GENE DENSITY OF HUMANS   1/100 KB  
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# HUMAN CHROMOSOMES   23  
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"SHOTGUN" SEQUENCING APPROACH   (VENTER) Requires >10x coverage to sequence 90 % of genome. Possible only if cost of sequencing is low and computer software is sophisticated.  
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"SYSTEMATIC" SEQUENCING APPROACH   (COLLINS) 1 DNA IS DIGESTED, FRAGMENTS INSERTED INTO BACS 2. (LONGEST STEP) CONTIGS ARE MAPPED 3.BAC FRAGMENTS SEQUENCED 4 SEQUENCE OVERLAPS REVEAL OVERALL SEQUENCE  
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HUMAN GENOME SEQUENCE TYPES   TRANSPOSONS=64.7%, PROTEIN CODING GENES= 1.5%, INTRONS= 25.9%  
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EXON   PROTEIN CODING SEQUENCE OF EUKARYOTIC RNA, often encodes a single domain of a larger, multidomain protein.  
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INTRON   eukaryotic RNA sequence removed during post transcription  
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HAPLOTYPE   – groups of SNPs close to each other that are inherited together are compiled into haplotypes. Linkage of haplotypes with diseases can be used to map disease genes  
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TAG SNP   a subset of SNPs that define the entire haplotype. By sequencing just these tag positions in human populations, can identify which haplotypes are present in each individual  
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SNP   SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM (lots of variation in humans)  
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CHIMP CHROMOSOME   3.29x109 bp (VS 3.2), 96% identical genome sequences, one extra pair of chromosomes (2p + 2q) corresponding to the two arms of the human chromosome 2 (BARRIER TO REPRODUCTION WITH THEM)  
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MESELSEN- STAHL DENSITY EXCHANGE EXPERIMENT   HEAVY DNA+ NORMAL NUCLEOTIDES =SEMICONSERVATIVE DNA REPLICATION  
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ARTHUR AND TOM KORNBERG   DISCOVERED DNA POL 1,2 +3  
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DNA POL 1   1. 5’-3’ DNA dependent DNA polymerase activity (CANNOT INITIATE) 2. 3’-5’ exonuclease activity or proof reading function 3. 5’-3’ exonuclease activity 4. 10-20 nucleotides polymerized/second 5. 1 subunit  
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IS POLYMERIZATION THERMODYNAMICALLY FAVORABLE?   YES  
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Shape selectivity   TEMPLATE STRAND BINDING TO DNA POL 1 INDUCES CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE ENSURING BASE PAIR FIDELITY  
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3’/5’ exonuclease activity of dna pol 1   Proof reading improves accuracy by 10^2-10^3 folds. Repair mechanisms improves accuracy by another 10^2-10^3 folds.  
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5’/3’ exonuclease activity of DNA POL 1   Pol&I can resynthesize a stretch of DNA by chain elongation at the nick and removing nucleosides ahead to clear the way for polymerization.  
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DNA POL 2   1. 7 subunits 2. 3'-5' exonuclease proofreading 3. no 5'-3' proofreading 4. 40 nucleotides/second  
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DNA POL 3   1. more than 10 subunits 2. 3'-5' proofreading 3. no 5'-3' proofreading 4. 250-1000 nucleotides/second (highest)  
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PRIMASE   creates short RNA primer strands during DNA replication  
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REPLISOME   HELICASE, PRIMASE, DNA POL1, DNA POL 3, DNA LIGASE, TOPOISOMERASE 2  
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OriC   E. coli replication origin secquence  
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Dna A protein   Recognizes OriC sequence, initiates replication bubble (@ AT rich region, by overwinding adjacent region)  
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Helicase (DnaB)   unwinds DNA in replication  
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DnaC protein   assists helicase with unwinding  
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SSB   single stranded binding protein, necessary to keep DNA from rewinding during replication  
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DNA gyrase (topoisomerase 2)   relieves torsional strain during DNA replication  
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Dam Methylase   methylates GATC sequence necessary for mismatch repair in E. coli  
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SUPERCOILNG   WHEN (in B form) Dna is wound more or less than 10.5 bp/turn  
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LINKING NUMBER   # of times one strand of DNA winds around the other (L) L = T + W  
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TWISTING NUMBER   (# of turns resulting from base-pairing in B form DNA or # of bp divided by 10.5 bp (Lo) T in: L=T+W  
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WRITHING NUMBER   # of superhelical turns (W) L=T+W  
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TOPOISOMERS   different forms of a DNA molecule that differ only in their topological property such as linking number.  
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TOPOISOMERASE   introduce or remove supercoils by increasing or decreasing the linking number  
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TYPE 1 TOPOISOMERASE IN E.COLI   relaxes DNA by removing negative supercoils (TOPO 1+3)  
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TYPE 2 TOPOISOMERASE IN E. COLI   TOPO 2 (GYRASE): introduce negative supercoils (ANTIBIOTIC TARGET)( REQUIRES ATP) TOPO4: decatenates daughter DNA molecules at the completion of DNA replication  
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EUKARYOTIC TYPE 1 TOPOISOMERASE   (1+3) relaxes negative OR positive supercoils  
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EUKARYOTIC TYPE 2 TOPOISOMERASE   relax both positive AND negative supercoils (IIa+IIb)  
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POSITIVE SUPERCOILING TOPOISOMERASE   STOP. THIS IS WRONG. THIS MAKES NO SENSE AND DOES NOT EXIST IN NATURE OR EVER. WE DONT LIKE POSITIVELY SUPERCOILED DNA. GO HOME.  
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NUCLEOSOMES   unit of organization of chromatin = one bead plus adjoining DNA that leads to the next bead or 200 bp DNA plus 2  
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HISTONE   protein core of nucleosome with DNA wrapped around found in an octomer form  
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amino-terminal tail   NH2 terminal tails of one nucleosome extrude from the paticle and interact with adjacent nucleosomes, helping to define higher order DNA packaging. highly conserved across species  
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SMC   structural maintenance of chromosome proteins  
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CONDENSIN   introduces positive superhelical tension into DNA in an ATP-hydrolysis-dependent manner (SMC)  
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COHESIN   (SMC) protein complex that regulates the separation of sister chromatids during cell division  
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MISMATCH REPAIR   POL 3 (10^2-10^3 IMPROVEMENT) 1. MUTL-MUTS BINDS TO MISMATCH 2. MUTH BINDS TO MUTL AND NEAREST METHYLATED GATC SEQUENCE 3. MUTh CUTS UNMETHYLATED STRAND 4. DNA POL 3 TRIES AGAIN  
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EXCISION REPAIR   damage occured throughout lifetime- POL 1  
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BASE EXCISION REPAIR   POL 1- removal of damaged base specifically uracil or depurinated bases  
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NUCLEOTIDE EXCISION REPAIR   POL 1- - repairs damage due to environmental mutagens such as ultraviolet rays  
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Direct repair   DNA photolyases (not present in placental mammals) Photoreactivation of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers induced by UV + methyltransferase repairs alkylated bases  
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ERROR PRONE REPAIR   (BACTERIA) Pol IV and Pol V translesion DNA synthesis (reduces fidelity to one error in ~1000 nucleotides) AT REPLICATION FORK via recombination  
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PYRIMIDINE DIMER DNA ERROR   caused by uv light, fixed by direct repair by dna photolyases  
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HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION   genetic exchanges between any two DNA molecules (or segments of the same molecule) that share an extended region of nearly identical sequence. ,  
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3 FUNCTIONS OF HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION   1. contributes to the repair of several types of DNA damage 2. a transient link between chromatids that promotes an orderly segregation of chromosomes (EUKARYOTES) 3. enhances genetic diversity in a population  
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RecBCD   helicase/nuclease generates a 3’ end single strand when it reaches a Chi site  
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BACTERIAL HOMOLOGOUS REPLICATION AS DNA REPAIR   1. 5' ND PROCESSING 2. STRAND INVASION 3. BRANCH MIGRATION 4. HOLLIDAY INTERMEDIATE RESOLUTION +LIGATION  
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SITE SPECIFIC RECOMBINATION   RECOMBINATION LIMITED TO SPECIFIC SEQUENCE (20-200 BP) duh  
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HOLLIDAY INTERMEDIATE   mobile junction between four strands of DNA found during homologous genetic recombination  
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NONHOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION   ALLOWS THE MOVEMENT OF TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS  
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2 FACTORS AFFECTING NUMBER OF RESTRICTION ENZYME CLEAVAGE SPOTS   1. A/T:G/C RATIO 2. THE RECOGNITION SEQUENCE AND ITS LENGTH  
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4 RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE USES   1. RECOMBINANT DNA 2. CLONING LARGE DNA SEQUENCES (GENOME SEQUENCING) 3. ASSEMBLING GENOMIC SEQUENCES 4. DNA SEQUENCING  
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BAC   bacterial artificial chromosomes- a cloning vector 100-300kb sequences, incorporated with electricity  
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Bacteriophage λ cloning vector   high yield ~100 phage/cell  
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YAC   yeast artificial chromosome, Used for cloning DNA segments of up to 2,000 kb. Important for the human genome sequencing project, less rearranging than BAC  
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STS   sequence tag sites used for ordering clones in a dna library  
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ETS   expression sequence tag used for ordering clones in a dna library  
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dDNA   dideoxynucleotides, used in DNA sequencing, forces termination of sequence (no OH to continue)  
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AUTOMATED SEQUENCING REACTIoN   using 5' radioactively labeled dDNA, can resolve 600-750bp  
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PCR   polymerase chain reaction 1. heat target sequence (90C) to denature 2. add synthetic oligonucleotide primers, cool 3. add thermostable DNA pol 4. repeat- amplifies 10^6 fold  
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DNA GENOTYPING   fingerprinting, forensic use using PCR to analyze multiple STR sequences that together are a unique profile  
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CODIS   combined DNA index system contains >7mil STR sequences for DNA genotyping comparison  
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PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY   This technique for preparing DNA microarray makes use of nucleotide precursors that are activated by light, joining one nucleotide to the next in a photoreaction.  
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tRNA   transfer RNA, Between 73 and 93 bases, Contain many unusual bases, L-shaped, Half base-paired (A form)., unpaired regions that provide the structural diversity so that the tRNAs can be uniquely distinguished, 5’ end is phosphorylated, Amino acid is  
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AMINOACYL TRNA SYNTHETASE   Read mRNA codons, translate to amino acids. each one is responsible for 1 amino acid, multiple codons  
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DEGENERATE CODE   some amino acids are coded for by multiple codons, instead of initiating a stop sequence. minimizes deleterious effect of mutation  
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WOBBLE HYPOTHESIS   Synonymous codons differing in the third base read for same AA, wobble has rules, hypothesis predicts the number of codons recognized by tRNA  
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RIBOSOME   50s+30s, 23s is not protein, catalyst property  
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16s rRNA   used to differentiate archea/bacteria/eukaryota/ lots of differenciation  
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AMINO ACID ACTIVATION   step 1 of protein synthesis proofread before and after by aa-tRNA sythetase very accurate  
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PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INITIATION   STEP 2 small subunit binds mRNA and initiator aminoacyl tRNA large subunit binds requires GTP hydrolysis  
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SHINE-DELGARNO SEQUENCE   BINDS 16s rRNA before start codon in prokaryotes  
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EUKARYOTIC INITIATION COMPLEX (translation)   requires 5'cap and 3'polyadenylation of mRNA to initiate eLF's bind to 5' cap and 3' tail to bind to ribosome  
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PROTEIN SYNTHESIS ELONGATION   1. bind 2nd aminoacyl tRNA 2. form 1st peptide bond with peptidyl transferase 3. translocation (gtp hydrolysis)  
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PROTEIN SYNTHESIS TERMINATION   1. stop codon enters ribosome A site 2. RF1/2 bind (RF3 promotes) 3. peptidyl transferase hydrolyzes, releasing peptide  
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POLYSOME   ribosome aggregates translating same protein concurrently  
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PUROMYCIN   resembles aminoacyl end of tRNA, terminates peptide chains prematurely. ANTIBIOTIC  
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REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE   ONLY IN RNA VIRUSES. tRNA primer from previous host is required transcribes RNA to DNA to create RNA:DNA hybrid that can be transcribed by host polymerase degrades the RNA in DNA:RNA hybrid HIV therapy target high error rate (bad for curing/immunity  
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AZT   azido di-deoxy-thymidine HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor  
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DDI   dideoxyinosine HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor  
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TELOMERASE   special eukaryotic reverse transcriptase transcribe telomeres backwards to add buffer DNA (chromosomal ends)  
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mRNA   2-5% of all RNA short lived, heterogeneous  
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tRNA   stable, ~15% of all RNA  
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rRNA   ~80% of all RNA, stable  
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SPIEGELMAN EXPERIMENT   determined makeup/proportions of RNA  
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SECONDARY RNA STRUCTURES   BULGE, INTERNAL LOOP, SINGLE STRAND, HAIRPIN  
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4 STAGES OF TRANSCRIPTION   1.RNA pol recognizes promoter region 2. moves along DNA synthesizing RNA 3. stops at termination site 4. releases RNA  
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SIGMA 70   binds to DNA promoter region in order fo RNA POL to bind, released during transcription TATA BOX/ 10/30 sequence  
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RHO helicase   separates RNA from RNA pol in P-dependent termination  
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INTRON   NONCODING MRNA SEQUENCE IN EUKARYOTES REMOVED DURING PROCESSING  
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5' MRNA CAP   7-methylguanosine cap, added to 5'end of mRNA while still being synthesized  
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SPLICEOSOME   attached to RNA pol, removes introns, splices exons  
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POLY (A) TAIL   added to transcribed mRNA sequences when polyadenylate polymerase recognizes bound polyadenylation factors  
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lac OPERON REGULATION   1. presence of lactose removes the repressor, allowing lactase transcription 2. lack of glucose activates cAMP, activating promoter which promotes high lactase transcriptase  
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DNA FOOTPRINTING   IDENTIFY PROMOTER BINDING SITE - THE DNA SEQUENCE WHERE A PROTEIN BINDS.  
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# OF PROTEINS IN HUMANS   60,000-100,000  
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