BIOCHEM 2EE3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dna Replication, Dna Ligase, Okazaki Fragments

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Dna replication semiconservative process - when copied, one of the 2 dna strands is conserved in each progeny. Dna replication is bidirectional and proceeds in both directions from same starting point (origin of replication) Need: 2 types of dna polymerases - enzymes that catalyze addition of nucleotides to a growing polynucleotide dna chain: Dnap 1 - adds nucleotides in 5" - 3" direction (leading strand) Dnap 2 - adds nucleotides in a 3" - 5" direction (lagging strand) Leading strand synthesis begins at the replication fork unwinding of dna by helicase helicase separates dna helix into 2 antiparallel strands. Ssb proteins bind to single stranded dna strands. Ssbs coat each dna strand preventing helix from reannealing before replication (keeps strands apart) get knocked o by incoming replication machinery primase enzymes "prime" parent strand with short rna primer in 5" --> 3" direction.

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