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BIOL 1101 Exam Three
In-Class Notes, Transcription
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which strand of DNA are templates for transcription in bacteria? | both strands can be template strands |
| What does minus mean? | upstream of the transcription |
| What does plus mean? | downstream of the promoter |
| Where does the promoter start in bacteria | -10 to -35 |
| What binds to the promoter to start transcription in bacteria? | sigma factor |
| What is the holoenzyme | sigma factor AND all other subunits |
| What is Rho protein | recognizes and binds to a sequence on RNA (free energy from ATP -> ADP) |
| How does Rho-independent termination work? | big protein on the end breaks as only A-T bonds, less h-bonds present |
| How does Rho-dependent termination work? | DNA becomes double stranded at the end, destabilizes the 3' end, detaches |
| What is rifampin | an antibiotic that can bind to the B-subunit and stop elongation |
| What is L511P mutation? | leucine and proline amino acid mutation that disrupts rifampicin for resistance |
| What is Q513L mutation? | glutamine and leucine amino acid mutation that disrupts rifampicin for resistance |
| What is the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes in mRNA? | Prokaryotes - 3-P, ribosome binding sites Eukaryotes - g+CH3 and 3-P, exons and introns |
| What are the main components of eukaryotic transcriptional processing? | introns are sliced out, 5' capping, 3' polydentation, protein is translated from mRNA |
| What is the TATA box promoter | where transcription starts |
| What makes the transcription factor complex? | transcription factors, starts RNA transcription |
| What is the C terminal domain (CTD)? | part of RNA Polymerase III, interacts with newly made RNA, capping splicing, poly-A tail, and termination |
| How does capping work? | phosphatase removes phosphate, guanyl transferase puts a g on backwards, methyltransferase adds methyl group |
| Which RNA products are capped and polydentated? | only RNA Polymerase II |
| What carries out splicing? | snRNA/protein complexes |
| What is the process of splicing? | HO binds to one end of the intron, -OH of exon binds to other end of exon (after intron), 2nd phosphoryl-transfer by lariat enzyme |
| What happens at termination? | sequence signals termination, adds -OH, poly-A addition polymerase does NOT need a template |