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Eukaryot ic mRNA processi ng Alternativ e splicing Cap and Tail Exon Intron Exon Intron Exon DNA Cap Transcription Addition of cap and tail RNA transcript with cap and tail Introns removed Tail Exons spliced together mRNA Coding sequence Nucleus Cytoplasm

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Page 1: Eukaryotic mRNA processing Alternative splicing Cap and Tail Exon Intron Exon Intron Exon DNA CapTranscription Addition of cap and tail RNA transcript

Eukaryotic mRNA

processing

Alternative splicing

Cap and Tail

Exon Intron Exon Intron Exon

DNA

Cap TranscriptionAddition of cap and tail

RNAtranscript with capand tail

Introns removedTail

Exons spliced together

mRNA

Coding sequence

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Page 2: Eukaryotic mRNA processing Alternative splicing Cap and Tail Exon Intron Exon Intron Exon DNA CapTranscription Addition of cap and tail RNA transcript

Alternative Splicing of Exons

mmnvnavyakcvtpdeavtlitsgshlsgmfaaeppallnalakrakr*

mmnvnavyakcvtpdgmfaaeppallnalakrakr*

eavtlitsgshlsgmfaaeppallnalakrakr*

Can result in related proteins

This version has all exons included:

These versions have different exons included in the final verison of the protein

Page 3: Eukaryotic mRNA processing Alternative splicing Cap and Tail Exon Intron Exon Intron Exon DNA CapTranscription Addition of cap and tail RNA transcript

Alternative splicing makes it possible for a single gene to code for a number of different variations of a protein. Splicing patterns can be tissue-specific, so that a certain variation

of a protein is produced in a specific tissue.

Page 4: Eukaryotic mRNA processing Alternative splicing Cap and Tail Exon Intron Exon Intron Exon DNA CapTranscription Addition of cap and tail RNA transcript

Gene Mutations

Which is most harmful? Which is least harmful?What would happen if a base

was inserted?

Normal gene

mRNA

Base substitution

Base deletion Missing

Met Lys Phe Gly Ala

Met Lys Phe Ser Ala

Met Lys Leu Ala His

A U G A A G U U U G G C G C A

A U G A A G U U U A G C G C A

A U G A A G U U G G C G C A U

U

Protein