Outline One enzyme ?? One gene Structure and function of proteins Genetic Code Process of translation Iniation Elongation Termination Release modification One enzyme ??
Prototrophs mutation Auxotrophs
The Structure and Function of Proteins
Amino Acids-R groups Nonpolar, aliphatic Polar, uncharged Aromatic Positively charged Negatively charged
Protein: Levels of structural organization
The Genetic Code and Translation
The Breaking of the Genetic Code
Experiments that “broke the genetic code” 1. Homopolymer experiment 2. Known RNA sequences and ribosomal bound tRNA
1. . 3 2 1 All these experiments used a cell free system. 4 5 ppt. protein
1. Homopolymer experiment In 1961 1 hot amino acid translation 19 cold amino acids Cell free system 20X each a different “hot amino acid
2. Known mRNA sequences + Ribosomal bound tRNA Amino acid This is transfer RNA Anti-codon
Amino Acid Transfer RNA ribosome
2. Known mRNA sequences + Ribosomal bound tRNA Amino acid This is transfer RNA Anti-codon
Isolate ribosome bound tRNA Mix with Codon of mRNA Isolate ribosome bound tRNA Analyze amino acid
Genetic Code Table 1968 Wobble Degeneracy & mRNA
Isoaccepting & tRNAs Different tRNAs accept same amino acid!
The process of translation
mRNA sequences
Translation 1. Binding of amino acids to tRNA 2. Initiation 3. Elongation 4. Termination 5. Peptide Release 6. Protein modification
Step 1 Binding of amino acid to tRNA
It takes two steps to “charge” the tRNA Aminoacyl-tRNA-synthetase Amino acid+ATP tRNA is charged
Step 2: Initiation of Translation Bacterial Initiation IF3
30S
Note 3 ribosomal sites E P A 70S E A
Eukaryotic Initiation Kozak Eukaryotic Initiation key differences
3. ELONGATION: look at the “EPA” sites
Elongation continues on ribosomes
Steps 4 and 5: UAA UAG UGA Termination and Release
6. Lipoprotein Glycoprotein
Many antibiotics target prokaryotic translation.
Antibiotics and Translation Bind and block bacterial ribosomes “A” site Binds to large subunit; blocks peptide formation Blocks initiation step Blocks translocation step Tetracyclines Chloramphenicol Streptoymycin Erythromycin
Summary of important steps involved in translation For your review: Summary of important steps involved in translation
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6. Protein Modifications
Eukaryotic translation is very similar except: More IF’s Kozak sequence 5’CAP 3’poly-A tail