genes & chromosomes
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Genes & Chromosomes. Part III, Chapters 24, 25. Central Dogma . DNA replicates more DNA for daughters (Gene w/in) DNA transcribed RNA Gene = segment of DNA Encodes info to produce funct’l biol product RNA translated protein. Genome. Sum of all DNA - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Central Dogma • DNA replicates more DNA for
daughters• (Gene w/in) DNA transcribed
RNA– Gene = segment of DNA– Encodes info to produce funct’l biol
product• RNA translated protein
Genome• Sum of all DNA
– Genes + noncoding regions• Chromosomes
– Each has single, duplex DNA helix– Contain many genes
•Historical: One gene = one enzyme•Now: One gene = one polypeptide•Some genes code for tRNAs, rRNAs•Some DNA sequences (“genes”) =
recognition sites for beginning/ending repl’n, transcr’n
• Most gene products are “proteins”– Made of aa’s in partic sequence– Each aa encoded in DNA as 3
nucleotide seq along 1 strand of dbl helix
– How many nucleotides (or bp’s) needed for prot of 350 aa’s?
Prokaryotic DNA• Viruses
– Rel small amt DNA•5K to 170K base pairs (bp’s)
– One chromosome•Chromosome = “packaged” DNA
– Many circular
• Bacterial DNA -- larger than viral– E. coli -- ~4.6 x 106 bp’s– Both chromosomal and
extrachromosomal• Usually 1 chromosome/cell• Extrachromosomal = plasmid
– 103-105 bp’s– Replicate– Impt to antibiotic resistance
Euk Chromosomes
• Prok’s – usually only 1 cy of each gene (but exceptions)
• Euk’s (ex: human)– Book: coding region (genes codinng
for prot’s) ~ 1.5% total human genome•Exons
• Euk’s (ex: mouse): ~30% repetitive– “Junk”?– Non-trascribed seq’s
•Centromeres – impt during cell division •Telomeres – help stabilize DNA• Introns – “intervening” seq’s
– Function unclear
– May be longer than coding seq’s (= exons)
Supercoiling• DNA helix is coil
– Relaxed coil is not bent– BUT can coil upon itself supercoil
• Due to packing; constraints; tension• Superhelical turn = crossover• Impt to repl’n, transcr’n
– Helix must relax so can open, expose bp’s
– Must unwind from supercoiling
Topoisomerases
• Enz’s in bacteria, euk’s• Cleave phosphodiester bonds in 1/both
strands– Where are these impt in nucleic acids?– Type I – cleaves 1 strand– Type II – cleaves both strands
• After cleavage, rewind DNA + reform phosphodiester bond(s)
• Result – supercoil removed
DNA Packaging
• Chromosomes = packaged DNA– Common euk “X” “Y” type structures– Each = single, uninterrupted mol
DNA• Chromatin = chromosomal
material – Equiv amts DNA + protein– Some RNA also assoc’d
• Basic prot’s• About 50% chromosomal mat’l• 5 types
– All w/ many +-charged aa’s – Differ in size, amt +/- charged aa’s
•What aa’s are + charged?•Why might + charged prot be assoc’d w/
DNA helix?• 1o structures well conserved
across species
Histones
Nucleosome • Histone wrapped w/ DNA
7x compaction of DNA• Core = 8 histones (2 copies of 4 diff
histone prot’s)• ~140 bp DNA wraps around core• Linker region -- ~ 60 bp’s extend to
next nucleosome• Another histone prot may“sit” outside
– Stabilizes
Chromatin• Further-
structured chromosomal mat’l
• Repeating units of nucleosomes
• “Beads on a string”– Flexibly
jointed chain
30 nm Fiber• Further nucleosome packing • ~100x compaction• Some nucleosomes not inc’d into
tight structure
Rosettes• Fiber loops around nuclear scaffold
– Proteins + topoisomerases incorporated• 20-100K bp’s per loop
– Related genes in loop•Book ex: Drosophila loop w/ complete set
genes coding for histones• ~6 loops per rosette = ~ 450K bp’s/
rosette• Further coiling, compaction
10,000X compaction total
Semiconservative Replication
• 2 DNA strands/helix• Nucleotide seq of 1 strand
automatically specifies complementary strand seq – Base pairing rule: A w/ T and G w/ C
ONLY in healthy helix– Each strand serves as template for
partner• “Semiconservative”
– Semi – partly– Conserved parent strand
• DNA repl’n daughter cell w/ own helix– 1 strand is
parental (served as template)
– 2nd strand is newly synth’d
Definitions• Template
– DNA strand w/ precise info for synth complementary strand
– = parental strand during repl’n• Origin
– Unique point on DNA helix (strand) @ which repl’n begins
• Replication Fork– Site of unwinding of parental strand and
synth of daughter strand• NOTE: helix unwinding crucial to repl’n success
At Replication Fork
• Both parental strands serve as templates– Simultaneous synth of daughter cell dbl
helices• Expected
– Helix unwinds repl’n fork– Get 2 free ends
•1 end 5’ –PO4, 1 end 3’ –PO4
•REMEMBER: paired strands of helix antiparallel
• Expected -- cont’d– Repl’n each strand at end of parent
•One strand will replicate 5’ 3’– Direction of active repl’n 5’ 3’
– Happens @ parent strand w/ 3’ end
– Yields 2nd antiparallel dbl helix
•One strand will replicate 3’ 5’– Direction of active repl’n 3’ 5’
– Happens @ parent strand w/ 5’ end
– Yields antiparallel dbl helix
• But, exper’l evidence:– Repl’n ALWAYS 5’ 3’
•Can envision at parental strand w/ 3’ end
•What happens at other parental strand??
Okazaki Fragments
• Discovered by Dr. Okazaki– Found near repl’n fork
• Small segments daughter strand DNA synth’d 5’ 3’ – Along parental template strand w/ 5’
end• Get series small DNA
segments/fragments– So synth along this strand in opp
direction of overall replication (or of unwinding of repl’n fork)
• Called “lagging strand”– Takes longer to synth fragments + join them
• Other parental strand, w/ continuous synth = “leading strand”
• W/ repl’n, fragments joined enzymatically complete daughter strand
• Overall, repl’n on both strands occurs in 5’ 3’ direction (w/ respect to daughter)
• Don’t be confused w/ bi-directional repl’n– Bidirectional: >1 repl’n fork initiating
repl’n simultaneously– At each fork, repl’n takes place along
both strands– At each fork, repl’n in 5’ 3’ direction
ONLY along each strand