From Gene to Protein
Central Dogma of Biology
Promoter Region
Coding (sense) and Noncoding (antisense) strands of DNA: The CODING strand contains the gene- most genes start with ATG The NONCODING strand gets TRANSCRIBED! This is referred to as the TEMPLATE strand. WHY???
Initiation and Termination Sites on DNA: Initiator Sequence: TAC Terminator Sequence: ATT, ATC or ACT
Transcription: Initiation
Transcription: Elongation
Transcription: Termination
Pre mRNA and mature mRNA
Post-transcriptional Modifications: 5’ Cap
Post-transcriptional Modifications: 3’ Poly A Tail
Post-transcriptional Modifications: Splicing
Why is Splicing Important?