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TRANSCRIPTION. DNA. Transcription. mRNA. Ribosome. Translation. Protein. DNA RNA Protein. Transcription. DNA is copied into messenger RNA (mRNA) by an enzyme called RNA polymerase in the nucleus mRNA is identical to DNA except Thymine (nucleotide) is replaced by Uracil
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DNA Transcription mRNA Ribosome Translation Protein DNA RNA Protein
Transcription • DNA is copied into messenger RNA (mRNA) by an enzyme called RNA polymerase in the nucleus • mRNA is identical to DNA except Thymine (nucleotide) is replaced by Uracil • mRNA is single stranded
When a cell needs a specific protein it sends a signal to the nucleus, telling it to make that protein • The nucleus makes a “photocopy” of the piece of DNA that carries the information for the desired protein: mRNA
Steps of Transcription • Initiation • transcription machinery (made of RNA polymerases) is arranged on the template strand and binds to the promoter region
a promoter • is a DNA sequence that tells the RNA polymerase • Where to start transcription • Which strand of DNA to transcribe • The direction to take from the start • every gene has a promoter, some are stronger than others
2. Elongation • RNA polymerase complex unwinds and opens a section of the double helix, about 10 bases at a time • transcription begins at the initiation site • RNA pol. adds bases at the 3’ end, elongating 5’ 3’ • many mRNAs are made at once and the synthesis is fast: no proof-reading! • error rate 1/ 10^4
3. Termination • specific DNA sequences signal the end of transcription • RNA polymerase falls off, mRNA is free to leave
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Post-transcriptional modification • in prokaryotes mRNA can be used directly • often translation begins before the mRNA is completely transcribed! • in eukaryotes mRNA needs to be modified
precursor mRNA mature mRNA • A 5’ guanine cap is added • A 3’ poly-A tail is added • Introns are spliced out - exons code
pre-RNA molecule exon intron exon exon intron intron intron exon exon exon splicesome splicesome exon exon exon Mature RNA molecule RNA Processing
enzymes that splice the pre-mRNA are called spliceosomes • alternative splicing allows for one gene to produce multiple proteins • guanine cap allows easy ribosome recognition • polyA tail allows the ribosome to stay on
start codon A U G G G C U C C A U C G G C G C A U A A mRNA codon 1 codon 2 codon 3 codon 4 codon 5 codon 6 codon 7 stop codon protein methionine glycine serine isoleucine glycine alanine Primary structure of a protein aa2 aa3 aa4 aa5 aa6 aa1 peptide bonds Messenger RNA (mRNA)