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Transcription. … from DNA to RNA. The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology. DNA. RNA. Protein. transcription. translation. replication. Why RNA?. Why RNA?. Not all genes need to be turned on at once. We can make an RNA transcript of just ONE GENE - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Transcription
… from DNA to RNA
The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
DNA RNA Proteinreplication
transcription translation
Why RNA?
Why RNA?• Not all genes need to be turned on at
once. –We can make an RNA transcript of just
ONE GENE– Now we can make the right protein at
the right time in the right location
Why RNA?
In EUKARYOTES…
• DNA cannot leave the nucleus• BUT proteins are built by the
ribosomes in the cytosol!• We need a messenger to transfer the
genetic code to the ribosomes
Why RNA?
mRNA• Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a complementary copy of a gene that CAN leave the nucleus
Gaining Access to DNA
4 Phases of Transcription
1.Initiation2.Elongation3.Termination4.Processing
(Eukaryotes Only)
Initiation• RNA polymerase (RNAP) binds to the
double stranded DNA molecule at a promoter sequence (with the help of initiation factors)
• It is able to locally unzip DNA with its own built in helicase activity as it constructs an RNA transcript of the DNA
RNA Polymerase II
Enhancers
Promoters• DNA sequence
upstream of the gene being transcribed
• Determines where RNAP binds and where transcription begins
• Usually rich in Thymine and Adenine (“TATA” box)
Elongation• One strand of the unzipped DNA acts
as a template for RNA synthesis
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More Detail: Elongation
Elongation• mRNA is transcribed in the 5' to 3' direction
• DNA unwinds only in the region of transcription
• After transcription DNA recoils
• Several RNAPs can work on a single gene at once
Lots of copies for lots of ribosomes
Electron Micrograph
Termination• A terminator sequence on the coding
strand tells RNAP when to stop transcribing the mRNA
• RNAP is released and reused and mRNA is released
Processing• In Eukaryotic cells the RNA transcript
is called pre-mRNA (or primary RNA) because it must still be modified before it leaves the nucleus
• Why processing?– Remove introns– Protects from degradation in the
cytoplasm
Introns and Exons
Genes contain both coding regions (exons) and non-coding regions (introns)
Introns and Exons• To produce a final mRNA transcript,
introns must be removed
Splicing
Splicing• Small nuclear RNA (snRNA) in complex with
proteins are called small nuclear ribonucleic particles (snRNPs)
• These assemble with other proteins to form the Spliceosome
• snRNA binds to specific mRNA sequences at the beginning and end of an intron forming a loop
• The loop is removed and the remaining exons are linked
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Cap and Tail• To protect RNA from restriction
endonucleases in the cytosol, a poly-A tail is added to the 3‘ end of the pre-mRNA
• As an attachment site for the ribosome, a 5‘ cap of modified Gs is added