DNA and Chromosome Replication Lecture 9 BSCI 420/421/620 Sept.23, 2002 “Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.” - Cree Indian Prophecy A. Prokaryotic chromosome replication B. DNA synthesis C. Initiation of DNA replication
A. Prokaryotic and organellar chromosome replication 1. These are circular molecules w few proteins 2. 2 specialized regions: a. One origin of replication b. Membrane attachment point. Same? Yes
B. DNA Replication
DNA primase
Lagging strand synthesis
DNA helicase
Single-strand binding proteins
Replication fork in eucaryotes
Moving replication fork
DNA topoisomerases prevent DNA tangling during replication or translation
Topoisomerase 1
Topoisomerase II
C. Initiation of DNA Replication Begins at Origins of Replication
Eukaryotic (yeast) ORI genes
New nucleosome assembly