Decoding Translation: From DNA to Protein Synthesis
Understand the process of translation, from ribosomes to mRNA, amino acid pairing, and the genetic code to protein synthesis. Learn about initiation, elongation, termination, and post-translational modifications of proteins.
Decoding Translation: From DNA to Protein Synthesis
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Announcements • Homework for Chapter 7 Part 2 due Wednesday • Remember, lab 4 is Thursday • No online quiz because it was due days ago • Check your email at least 3 times a day!
Chapter 7, Part 2:The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein
The Players In Translation Ribosome mRNA • What do they do? • String amino acids together, recognize where translation begins • How does it move along mRNA? • 5’ to 3’ tRNA • Pairs with? • Codons • How it pairs? • Complementary • Carries what? • Appropriate amino acid • Made from what? • DNA • Carries what? • Genetic code • How? • 3 nucleotides make up an amino acid
How Is Translation Initiated? • Translation starts BEFORE mRNA transcription is finished! • How does the ribosome know where to bind? • There’s a sequence/binding site for that! Ribosome-binding site • When/where does it start translating after it bind to the site? • The first start codon: AUG • Remember it is going in the 5’ to 3’ direction!
Why Is The Genetic Code Redundant? • Remember a codon is a triplet of the 4 possible nucleotides • A U G C • So, how many combinations can you have? • 43=64 • How many amino acids are there? • 20 • So, how do you have 64 codons for 20 amino acids? • Because several different combinations code for the same amino acid • Example: UUU and UUC both code for Phenylalanine
More About the Start Codon… 5’ • Can it be a start codon without a ribosome binding site? • No • Why? • No ribosome binding site=no ribosome • So what is it? • Just a methionine then • Question: How can we make this AUG be a start codon? • Add Ribosome binding site. • Where? • 5’ end • **Only an AUG that is a start codon in bacteria is a chemically altered form of methionine called N-formylmethionine (f-Met)** GCACCAUG 3’
Activity Let’s work together to translate the mRNA on the board Each of you are a tRNA! Do you have a codon or anticodon? Anticodon
Once A Protein Is Made…Now What?Post-Translational Modifications • Proteins need to be folded into 3D structures to be functional • How is this accomplished? Chaperones • Transported to their respective “compartments” • How? Signal sequence • Phosphorylation
Question Now that we know how a bacteria goes from a gene encoded in the DNA to actually expressing it, do you think bacteria want to make all gene products (i.e. proteins) all the time? Why or why not?