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Biochemistry 2280A Study Guide - Final Guide: Okazaki Fragments, Pyrophosphate, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide

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Western University
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry 2280A
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Susan Meakin

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Eukaryotes have multiple origins, prokaryotes can have one or a few. Initiator proteins recognize the sequence of replication origins and pull apart the two strands of dna at the origin (replication origins are rich in at base-pairs, which are easier to pull apart than gc) Helicase bind to dna and unwinds the double helix, consuming atp. Single-strand binding protein associates with unwound region and prevents from reformation. The enzyme primase gives dna polymerase something to work with. Synthesizes short rna primers in the 5" to 3" direction. Dna polymerase synthesizes dna in 5" 3" direction, extending the primer 3" 5". Adds the complementary base from deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dntps) Mononucleotides are incorporated into the new dna strand, pyrophosphate is the by-product (2 phosphates) 2 dna polymerase complexes associate with the helicase, each one synthesizing. Dna using a different template strand (lagging and leading) Sliding clamp protein: helps dna polymerase to stay associated with template strand.

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Related Questions

1. During DNA replication, proteins unwind the DNA duplex, and separate the DNA strands. Those proteins include:

a.) DNA polymerase and ligase

b.) Single-stranded DNA binding and protein primase

c.) Helicase and DNA polymerase

d.) Helicase and single-stranded DNA binding protein

2. What determines the nucleotide sequence of the newly synthesized strand during DNA replication?

a.) The particular DNA polymerase catalyzing the reaction

b.) The relative amounts of the four nucleotide triphosphates (ATP, GTP, CTP, and TTP) in the cell

c.) The nucleotide sequence of the template strand

d.) The primase used in the reaction

e.) Both A and D

3. The leading and the lagging strands differ in that

a.) The leading strand is synthesized in the same direction as the movement of the replication fork, and the lagging strand is synthesized in the opposite direction.

b.) The leading strand is synthesized by adding nucleotides to the 3’ hydroxyl (OH) end of the growing strand, and the lagging strand is synthesized by adding nucleotides to the 5’ phosphate (PO4) end.

c.) The leading strand is synthesized continuously, whereas the lagging strand is synthesized in short fragments that are ultimately stitched together.

d.) Both A and B

e.) Both A and C

During transcription in eukaryotes, a type of RNA polymerase called RNA polymerase II moves along the template strand of the DNA in the 3'→5' direction. However, for any given gene, either strand of the double-stranded DNA may function as the template strand. Which of the following initially determines which DNA strand is the template strand, and therefore in which direction RNA polymerase II moves along the DNA?

A. the location of specific proteins (transcription factors) that bind to the DNA

B. the specific sequence of bases along the DNA strands

C. the location along the chromosome where the double-stranded DNA unwinds

D. the position of the gene’s promoter on the chromosome

E. which of the two strands of DNA carries the RNA primer

1.When a protein binds to DNA at a site defined by a particular nucleotide sequence, with which parts of the DNA does the protein primarily interact?

A. the phosphate and deoxyribose groups in the DNA backbone

B. the phosphate and deoxyribose groups in the DNA backbone, and hydrophobic interactions with the nucleotide bases

C. nucleotide bases within the major grooves of the DNA

D. nucleotide bases within the major and minor grooves of the DNA

E. none of the above

2. Which of the following proteins binds to DNA with sequence specificity?

A. POI Ill holoenzyme

B. DnaA

C. DnaB

D. Dam methylase

E. Both B and D

3. Which of the following is NOT a functional parallel among all known cellular systems of DNA replication?

A. Replication is initiated at specific sites

B. Replication is continuous on the leading strand and discontinuous on the lagging strand

C. DNA replication is semiconservative

D. Replication forks move away from the origin in one direction

E. Nucleases, polymerases and ligases replace RNA primers with DNA and seal the remaining nick

4. A DNA polymerase cannot synthesize a DNA strand de novo (from the beginning) from a mixture of dNTPs. Which of the following explains the role of the primer in the reaction promoted by this enzyme?

A. The primer is an initiation protein with attached nucleotides that binds to the template and to which new nucleotides are added to the 3 ' end.

B. The primer is an initiation protein with attached nucleotides that binds to the template and to which new nucleotides are added to the 5' end.

C. The primer is a preexisting strand of RNA or DNA to which new nucleotides are added to the 3' end.

D. The primer is a preexisting strand of RNA or DNA to which new nucleotides are added to the 5' end.

E. The primer is a preexisting strand of DNA synthesized by DNA pol I, prior to replicative DNA synthesis by DNA pol Ill.

5. Universal features of DNA polymerases include:

A. 5'-3' exonuclease function.

B. Formation of an 'closed' conformation of the polymerase when the template-nucleotide base pair is correct.

C. Use of a single magnesium ion to orient reacting molecules and assist in dissipation of the negative charge that develops during nucleotidyl transfer.

D. Alignment of conserved residues in the active site for attack of the DNA primer by the 3 'OH on the incoming nucleotide.

E. Continuous unbinding and rebinding of the polymerase to the DNA template as each nucleotide is added.