Replication, Transcription,
Translation
Make up of DNA
• DNA is a polymer of nucleotides, each
consisting of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and
a phosphate group
• Sugar: deoxyribose
• Nitrogenous base: Adenine, Thymine,
Cytosine, Guanine
Figure 16.5
Sugar–phosphate
backbone
Nitrogenous bases
Thymine (T)
Adenine (A)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)
Nitrogenous base
Phosphate
DNA
nucleotide
Sugar
(deoxyribose)
3′ end
5′ end
Figure 16.6b
(b) Franklin’s X-ray diffraction
photograph of DNA
3.4 nm
1 nm
0.34 nm
Hydrogen bond
(a) Key features of
DNA structure
(b) Partial chemical structure
3′ end
5′ end
3′ end
5′ end
T
T
A
A
G
G
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
T
T
T
T
T
T
A
A
A
A
A
A
Figure 16.7a
Figure 16.UN01
Purine + purine: too wide
Pyrimidine + pyrimidine: too narrow
Purine + pyrimidine: width
consistent with X-ray data
Chargaff’s rule
• A = T, and the amount of G = C
Figure 16.8
Sugar
Sugar
Sugar
Sugar
Adenine (A) Thymine (T)
Guanine (G) Cytosine (C)
DNA replication
• Ensures that new cells will have a complete
set of DNA
• During replication the DNA molecule
separates into 2 strands, then produces 2 new
complementary strands
• Each original strand serves as a template for
the new strands to form from
• Each new DNA is composed of an old strand
and a new complementary strand
Figure 16.9-3
(a) Parent molecule (b) Separation of
strands
(c) “Daughter” DNA molecules,
each consisting of one
parental strand and one
new strand
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Semiconservative Model of
Replication
• When DNA replicates, each daughter
molecule will have one old strand (derived or
“conserved” from the parent molecule) and
one newly made strand
• Competing models were the conservative
model (the two parent strands rejoin) and the
dispersive model (each strand is a mix of old
and new)
Figure 16.10
(a) Conservative
model
(b) Semiconservative
model
(c) Dispersive model
Parent
cell
First
replication
Second
replication
DNA replication
• The copying of DNA is remarkable in its speed
and accuracy
• More than a dozen enzymes and other
proteins participate in DNA replication
DNA replication speed
• In prokaryotes DNA replication begins at one
point then spreads in 2 directions until the
entire chromosome is replicated
• In eukaryotes DNA replication occurs at
hundreds of places at once and proceeds in
both directions until the entire chromosome is
copied.
• Replication forks- sites where separation (of
the double helix) and replication are occurring
The players
• Helicases are enzymes that untwist the double helix at
the replication forks
• Single-strand binding proteins bind to and stabilize
single-stranded DNA
• Topoisomerase corrects “overwinding” ahead of
replication forks by breaking, swiveling, and rejoining
DNA strands
• DNA polymerases: add nucleotides to the 3′ end of
DNA
• The initial nucleotide strand is a short RNA primer
• Primase: enzyme that makes the RNA primer;
(uses the parental DNA as a template)
• The primer is short (5–10 nucleotides long),
and the 3′ end serves as the starting point for
the new DNA strand
Antiparallel elongation
• The antiparallel structure of the double helix
affects replication
• DNA polymerases add nucleotides only to the
free 3′ end of a growing strand; therefore, a
new DNA strand can elongate only in the
5′ to 3′ direction
• Along one template strand of DNA, the DNA
polymerase synthesizes a leading strand
continuously, moving toward the replication fork
• To elongate the other new strand, called the
lagging strand, DNA polymerase must work in
the direction away from the replication fork
• The lagging strand is synthesized as a series of
segments called Okazaki fragments, which are
joined together by DNA ligase
Proofreading and repairing DNA
• DNA polymerases proofread newly made DNA,
replacing any incorrect nucleotides
• In mismatch repair of DNA, repair enzymes
correct errors in base pairing
• DNA can be damaged by exposure to harmful
chemical or physical agents such as cigarette
smoke and X-rays; it can also undergo
spontaneous changes
• In nucleotide excision repair, a nuclease cuts out
and replaces damaged stretches of DNA
Figure 16.UN03
DNA pol III synthesizes
leading strand continuously
Parental
DNA DNA pol III starts DNA
synthesis at 3′ end of primer,
continues in 5′ → 3′ direction
Origin of
replication
Helicase
Primase synthesizes
a short RNA primer
DNA pol I replaces the RNA
primer with DNA nucleotides
3′
3′
3′
5′
5′
5′
5′
Lagging strand synthesized
in short Okazaki fragments,
later joined by DNA ligase
Basic Principles of Transcription and
Translation
• RNA is the bridge between genes and the
proteins for which they code
• Transcription is the synthesis of RNA under
the direction of DNA
• Transcription produces messenger RNA
(mRNA)
• Translation is the synthesis of a polypeptide,
using information in the mRNA
• Ribosomes are the sites of translation
• In prokaryotes, translation of mRNA can begin
before transcription has finished
• In a eukaryotic cell, the nuclear envelope
separates transcription from translation
• Eukaryotic RNA transcripts are modified
through RNA processing to yield finished
mRNA
Figure 17.UN01
DNA RNA Protein
Figure 17.3
DNA
mRNA
Ribosome
Polypeptide
TRANSCRIPTION
TRANSLATION
TRANSCRIPTION
TRANSLATION
Polypeptide
Ribosome
DNA
mRNA
Pre-mRNA
RNA PROCESSING
(a) Bacterial cell (b) Eukaryotic cell
Nuclear
envelope
How do nucleotide bases code for
amino acids?
• 4 nucleotide bases
• 20 amino acids
• 3 bases= 1 codon= 1 amino acid
Figure 17.4
DNA
template
strand
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA
TRANSLATION
Protein
Amino acid
Codon
Trp Phe Gly
5′
5′
Ser
U U U U U
3′
3′
5′3′
G
G
G G C C
T
C
A
A
AAAAA
T T T T
T
G
G G G
C C C G G
DNA
molecule
Gene 1
Gene 2
Gene 3
C C
• During transcription, one of the two DNA
strands, called the template strand, provides
a template for ordering the sequence of
complementary nucleotides in an RNA
transcript
• The template strand is always the same strand
for a given gene
• During translation, the mRNA base triplets,
called codons, are read in the 5′ to 3′ direction
Cracking the code
• All 64 codons were deciphered by the mid-1960s
• Of the 64 triplets, 61 code for amino acids; 3
triplets are “stop” signals to end translation
• The genetic code is redundant (more than one
codon may specify a particular amino acid) but
not ambiguous; no codon specifies more than
one amino acid
• Codons must be read in the correct reading
frame (correct groupings) in order for the
specified polypeptide to be produced
Figure 17.5
Second mRNA base
FirstmRNAbase(5′endofcodon)
ThirdmRNAbase(3′endofcodon)
UUU
UUC
UUA
CUU
CUC
CUA
CUG
Phe
Leu
Leu
Ile
UCU
UCC
UCA
UCG
Ser
CCU
CCC
CCA
CCG
UAU
UAC
Tyr
Pro
Thr
UAA Stop
UAG Stop
UGA Stop
UGU
UGC
Cys
UGG Trp
GC
U
U
C
A
U
U
C
C
C
A
U
A
A
A
G
G
His
Gln
Asn
Lys
Asp
CAU CGU
CAC
CAA
CAG
CGC
CGA
CGG
G
AUU
AUC
AUA
ACU
ACC
ACA
AAU
AAC
AAA
AGU
AGC
AGA
Arg
Ser
Arg
Gly
ACGAUG AAG AGG
GUU
GUC
GUA
GUG
GCU
GCC
GCA
GCG
GAU
GAC
GAA
GAG
Val Ala
GGU
GGC
GGA
GGG
Glu
Gly
G
U
C
A
Met or
start
UUG
G
Transcription
• Making mRNA starts with RNA polymerase,
which pries the DNA strands apart and hooks
together the RNA nucleotides
• The RNA is complementary to the DNA
template strand
• RNA synthesis follows the same base-pairing
rules as DNA, except that uracil substitutes for
thymine
• The DNA sequence where RNA polymerase
attaches is called the promoter; in bacteria,
the sequence signaling the end of
transcription is called the terminator
Figure 17.7-4 Promoter
RNA polymerase
Start point
DNA
5′
3′
Transcription unit
3′
5′
Elongation
5′
3′
3′
5′
Nontemplate strand of DNA
Template strand of DNA
RNA
transcript
Unwound
DNA
2
3′
5′3′
5′
3′
Rewound
DNA
RNA
transcript
5′
Termination3
3′
5′
5′
Completed RNA transcript
Direction of transcription (“downstream”)
5′
3′
3′
Initiation1
mRNA editing
• Enzymes in the eukaryotic nucleus modify pre-
mRNA (RNA processing) before mRNA leave
the cytoplasm
• During RNA processing, both ends of the
primary transcript are usually edited
• Also, usually some interior parts of the
molecule are cut out, and the other parts
spliced together
• Each end of a pre-mRNA molecule is modified
in a particular way
– The 5′ end receives a modified nucleotide 5′ cap
– The 3′ end gets a poly-A tail
• These modifications share several functions
– They seem help mRNA leave the nucleus
– They protect mRNA from hydrolytic enzymes
– They help ribosomes attach to the 5′ end
RNA splicing
• Most eukaryotic genes and their RNA
transcripts have long noncoding stretches of
nucleotides that lie between coding regions
• These noncoding regions are called
intervening sequences, or introns
• The other regions are called exons because
they are eventually expressed, usually
translated into amino acid sequences
• RNA splicing removes introns and joins exons,
creating an mRNA molecule with a continuous
coding sequence
Gene
DNA
Exon 1 Exon 2 Exon 3Intron Intron
Transcription
RNA processing
Translation
Domain 3
Domain 2
Domain 1
Polypeptide
Figure 17.13
The Basis of Translation
• A cell translates an mRNA message into
protein with the help of transfer RNA (tRNA)
• tRNA transfer amino acids to the growing
polypeptide in a ribosome
Figure 17.14
Polypeptide
Ribosome
Trp
Phe Gly
tRNA with
amino acid
attached
Amino
acids
tRNA
Anticodon
Codons
U U U UG G G G C
A
C
C
C
C
G
A A A
C
G
C
G
5′ 3′
mRNA
tRNA
• Molecules of tRNA are not identical
– Each carries a specific amino acid on one end
– Each has an anticodon on the other end; the
anticodon base-pairs with a complementary
codon on mRNA
Ribosomes
• Ribosomes help join tRNA anticodons with
mRNA codons in protein synthesis
• The two ribosomal subunits (large and small)
are made of proteins and ribosomal RNA
(rRNA)
Figure 17.17b
Exit tunnel
A site (Aminoacyl-
tRNA binding site)
Small
subunit
Large
subunit
P A
P site (Peptidyl-tRNA
binding site)
mRNA
binding site
(b) Schematic model showing binding sites
E site
(Exit site)
E
Ribosome binding sites
• A ribosome has three binding sites for tRNA
– The P site holds the tRNA that carries the
growing polypeptide chain
– The A site holds the tRNA that carries the next
amino acid to be added to the chain
– The E site is the exit site, where discharged
tRNAs leave the ribosome
Figure 17.17c
Amino end
mRNA
E
(c) Schematic model with mRNA and tRNA
5′
Codons
3′
tRNA
Growing polypeptide
Next amino
acid to be
added to
polypeptide
chain
Termination of polypeptide
• Termination occurs when a stop codon in the
mRNA reaches the A site of the ribosome
• The A site accepts a protein called a release
factor
• The release factor causes the addition of a
water molecule instead of an amino acid
• This reaction releases the polypeptide, and
the translation assembly then comes apart
Mutations
• changes in the genetic material of a cell or
virus
• Point mutations are chemical changes in just
one base pair of a gene
• The change of a single nucleotide in a DNA
template strand can lead to the production of
an abnormal protein
Types of Substitution Mutations
• Silent mutations have no effect on the amino
acid produced by a codon because of
redundancy in the genetic code
• Missense mutations still code for an amino
acid, but not the correct amino acid
• Nonsense mutations change an amino acid
codon into a stop codon, nearly always
leading to a nonfunctional protein
Frameshift mutations
• Insertions and deletions are additions or
losses of nucleotide pairs in a gene
• may alter the reading frame
Figure 17.24e
DNA template strand
mRNA5′
5′
Protein
Amino end
Stop
Carboxyl end
3′
3′
3′
5′
Met Lys Phe Gly
A
A
A A
A A A A
A AT
T T T T T
T T TT
C C C C
C
C
G G G G
G
G
A
A A A AG GGU U U U U
(b) Nucleotide-pair insertion or deletion: frameshift causing
extensive missense
Wild type
missing
missing
A
U
A A AT T TC C A T TC C G
A AT T TG GA A ATCG G
A G A A GU U U C A AG G U 3′
5′
3′
3′
5′
Met Lys Leu Ala
1 nucleotide-pair deletion
5′
Figure 17.26
TRANSCRIPTION
DNA
RNA
polymerase
Exon
RNA
transcript
RNA
PROCESSING
NUCLEUS
Intron
RNA transcript
(pre-mRNA)
Poly-A
Poly-A
Aminoacyl-
tRNA synthetase
AMINO ACID
ACTIVATION
Amino
acid
tRNA
5′Cap
Poly-A
3′
Growing
polypeptidemRNA
Aminoacyl
(charged)
tRNA
Anticodon
Ribosomal
subunits
A
AE
TRANSLATION
5′ Cap
CYTOPLASM
P
E
Codon
Ribosome
5′
3′

Replication, transcription, translation2012

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Make up ofDNA • DNA is a polymer of nucleotides, each consisting of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group • Sugar: deoxyribose • Nitrogenous base: Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
  • 3.
    Figure 16.5 Sugar–phosphate backbone Nitrogenous bases Thymine(T) Adenine (A) Cytosine (C) Guanine (G) Nitrogenous base Phosphate DNA nucleotide Sugar (deoxyribose) 3′ end 5′ end
  • 4.
    Figure 16.6b (b) Franklin’sX-ray diffraction photograph of DNA
  • 5.
    3.4 nm 1 nm 0.34nm Hydrogen bond (a) Key features of DNA structure (b) Partial chemical structure 3′ end 5′ end 3′ end 5′ end T T A A G G C C C C C C C C C C C G G G G G G G G G T T T T T T A A A A A A Figure 16.7a
  • 6.
    Figure 16.UN01 Purine +purine: too wide Pyrimidine + pyrimidine: too narrow Purine + pyrimidine: width consistent with X-ray data
  • 7.
    Chargaff’s rule • A= T, and the amount of G = C
  • 8.
    Figure 16.8 Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Adenine (A)Thymine (T) Guanine (G) Cytosine (C)
  • 9.
    DNA replication • Ensuresthat new cells will have a complete set of DNA • During replication the DNA molecule separates into 2 strands, then produces 2 new complementary strands • Each original strand serves as a template for the new strands to form from • Each new DNA is composed of an old strand and a new complementary strand
  • 10.
    Figure 16.9-3 (a) Parentmolecule (b) Separation of strands (c) “Daughter” DNA molecules, each consisting of one parental strand and one new strand A A A A A A A A A A A A T T T T T T T T T T T T C C C C C C C C G G G G G G G G
  • 11.
    Semiconservative Model of Replication •When DNA replicates, each daughter molecule will have one old strand (derived or “conserved” from the parent molecule) and one newly made strand • Competing models were the conservative model (the two parent strands rejoin) and the dispersive model (each strand is a mix of old and new)
  • 12.
    Figure 16.10 (a) Conservative model (b)Semiconservative model (c) Dispersive model Parent cell First replication Second replication
  • 13.
    DNA replication • Thecopying of DNA is remarkable in its speed and accuracy • More than a dozen enzymes and other proteins participate in DNA replication
  • 14.
    DNA replication speed •In prokaryotes DNA replication begins at one point then spreads in 2 directions until the entire chromosome is replicated • In eukaryotes DNA replication occurs at hundreds of places at once and proceeds in both directions until the entire chromosome is copied. • Replication forks- sites where separation (of the double helix) and replication are occurring
  • 15.
    The players • Helicasesare enzymes that untwist the double helix at the replication forks • Single-strand binding proteins bind to and stabilize single-stranded DNA • Topoisomerase corrects “overwinding” ahead of replication forks by breaking, swiveling, and rejoining DNA strands • DNA polymerases: add nucleotides to the 3′ end of DNA • The initial nucleotide strand is a short RNA primer
  • 16.
    • Primase: enzymethat makes the RNA primer; (uses the parental DNA as a template) • The primer is short (5–10 nucleotides long), and the 3′ end serves as the starting point for the new DNA strand
  • 17.
    Antiparallel elongation • Theantiparallel structure of the double helix affects replication • DNA polymerases add nucleotides only to the free 3′ end of a growing strand; therefore, a new DNA strand can elongate only in the 5′ to 3′ direction
  • 18.
    • Along onetemplate strand of DNA, the DNA polymerase synthesizes a leading strand continuously, moving toward the replication fork • To elongate the other new strand, called the lagging strand, DNA polymerase must work in the direction away from the replication fork • The lagging strand is synthesized as a series of segments called Okazaki fragments, which are joined together by DNA ligase
  • 19.
    Proofreading and repairingDNA • DNA polymerases proofread newly made DNA, replacing any incorrect nucleotides • In mismatch repair of DNA, repair enzymes correct errors in base pairing • DNA can be damaged by exposure to harmful chemical or physical agents such as cigarette smoke and X-rays; it can also undergo spontaneous changes • In nucleotide excision repair, a nuclease cuts out and replaces damaged stretches of DNA
  • 20.
    Figure 16.UN03 DNA polIII synthesizes leading strand continuously Parental DNA DNA pol III starts DNA synthesis at 3′ end of primer, continues in 5′ → 3′ direction Origin of replication Helicase Primase synthesizes a short RNA primer DNA pol I replaces the RNA primer with DNA nucleotides 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 5′ 5′ 5′ Lagging strand synthesized in short Okazaki fragments, later joined by DNA ligase
  • 21.
    Basic Principles ofTranscription and Translation • RNA is the bridge between genes and the proteins for which they code • Transcription is the synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA • Transcription produces messenger RNA (mRNA) • Translation is the synthesis of a polypeptide, using information in the mRNA • Ribosomes are the sites of translation
  • 22.
    • In prokaryotes,translation of mRNA can begin before transcription has finished • In a eukaryotic cell, the nuclear envelope separates transcription from translation • Eukaryotic RNA transcripts are modified through RNA processing to yield finished mRNA
  • 23.
  • 24.
  • 25.
    How do nucleotidebases code for amino acids? • 4 nucleotide bases • 20 amino acids • 3 bases= 1 codon= 1 amino acid
  • 26.
    Figure 17.4 DNA template strand TRANSCRIPTION mRNA TRANSLATION Protein Amino acid Codon TrpPhe Gly 5′ 5′ Ser U U U U U 3′ 3′ 5′3′ G G G G C C T C A A AAAAA T T T T T G G G G C C C G G DNA molecule Gene 1 Gene 2 Gene 3 C C
  • 27.
    • During transcription,one of the two DNA strands, called the template strand, provides a template for ordering the sequence of complementary nucleotides in an RNA transcript • The template strand is always the same strand for a given gene • During translation, the mRNA base triplets, called codons, are read in the 5′ to 3′ direction
  • 28.
    Cracking the code •All 64 codons were deciphered by the mid-1960s • Of the 64 triplets, 61 code for amino acids; 3 triplets are “stop” signals to end translation • The genetic code is redundant (more than one codon may specify a particular amino acid) but not ambiguous; no codon specifies more than one amino acid • Codons must be read in the correct reading frame (correct groupings) in order for the specified polypeptide to be produced
  • 29.
    Figure 17.5 Second mRNAbase FirstmRNAbase(5′endofcodon) ThirdmRNAbase(3′endofcodon) UUU UUC UUA CUU CUC CUA CUG Phe Leu Leu Ile UCU UCC UCA UCG Ser CCU CCC CCA CCG UAU UAC Tyr Pro Thr UAA Stop UAG Stop UGA Stop UGU UGC Cys UGG Trp GC U U C A U U C C C A U A A A G G His Gln Asn Lys Asp CAU CGU CAC CAA CAG CGC CGA CGG G AUU AUC AUA ACU ACC ACA AAU AAC AAA AGU AGC AGA Arg Ser Arg Gly ACGAUG AAG AGG GUU GUC GUA GUG GCU GCC GCA GCG GAU GAC GAA GAG Val Ala GGU GGC GGA GGG Glu Gly G U C A Met or start UUG G
  • 30.
    Transcription • Making mRNAstarts with RNA polymerase, which pries the DNA strands apart and hooks together the RNA nucleotides • The RNA is complementary to the DNA template strand • RNA synthesis follows the same base-pairing rules as DNA, except that uracil substitutes for thymine
  • 31.
    • The DNAsequence where RNA polymerase attaches is called the promoter; in bacteria, the sequence signaling the end of transcription is called the terminator
  • 32.
    Figure 17.7-4 Promoter RNApolymerase Start point DNA 5′ 3′ Transcription unit 3′ 5′ Elongation 5′ 3′ 3′ 5′ Nontemplate strand of DNA Template strand of DNA RNA transcript Unwound DNA 2 3′ 5′3′ 5′ 3′ Rewound DNA RNA transcript 5′ Termination3 3′ 5′ 5′ Completed RNA transcript Direction of transcription (“downstream”) 5′ 3′ 3′ Initiation1
  • 33.
    mRNA editing • Enzymesin the eukaryotic nucleus modify pre- mRNA (RNA processing) before mRNA leave the cytoplasm • During RNA processing, both ends of the primary transcript are usually edited • Also, usually some interior parts of the molecule are cut out, and the other parts spliced together
  • 34.
    • Each endof a pre-mRNA molecule is modified in a particular way – The 5′ end receives a modified nucleotide 5′ cap – The 3′ end gets a poly-A tail • These modifications share several functions – They seem help mRNA leave the nucleus – They protect mRNA from hydrolytic enzymes – They help ribosomes attach to the 5′ end
  • 35.
    RNA splicing • Mosteukaryotic genes and their RNA transcripts have long noncoding stretches of nucleotides that lie between coding regions • These noncoding regions are called intervening sequences, or introns • The other regions are called exons because they are eventually expressed, usually translated into amino acid sequences • RNA splicing removes introns and joins exons, creating an mRNA molecule with a continuous coding sequence
  • 36.
    Gene DNA Exon 1 Exon2 Exon 3Intron Intron Transcription RNA processing Translation Domain 3 Domain 2 Domain 1 Polypeptide Figure 17.13
  • 37.
    The Basis ofTranslation • A cell translates an mRNA message into protein with the help of transfer RNA (tRNA) • tRNA transfer amino acids to the growing polypeptide in a ribosome
  • 38.
    Figure 17.14 Polypeptide Ribosome Trp Phe Gly tRNAwith amino acid attached Amino acids tRNA Anticodon Codons U U U UG G G G C A C C C C G A A A C G C G 5′ 3′ mRNA
  • 39.
    tRNA • Molecules oftRNA are not identical – Each carries a specific amino acid on one end – Each has an anticodon on the other end; the anticodon base-pairs with a complementary codon on mRNA
  • 40.
    Ribosomes • Ribosomes helpjoin tRNA anticodons with mRNA codons in protein synthesis • The two ribosomal subunits (large and small) are made of proteins and ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
  • 41.
    Figure 17.17b Exit tunnel Asite (Aminoacyl- tRNA binding site) Small subunit Large subunit P A P site (Peptidyl-tRNA binding site) mRNA binding site (b) Schematic model showing binding sites E site (Exit site) E
  • 42.
    Ribosome binding sites •A ribosome has three binding sites for tRNA – The P site holds the tRNA that carries the growing polypeptide chain – The A site holds the tRNA that carries the next amino acid to be added to the chain – The E site is the exit site, where discharged tRNAs leave the ribosome
  • 43.
    Figure 17.17c Amino end mRNA E (c)Schematic model with mRNA and tRNA 5′ Codons 3′ tRNA Growing polypeptide Next amino acid to be added to polypeptide chain
  • 44.
    Termination of polypeptide •Termination occurs when a stop codon in the mRNA reaches the A site of the ribosome • The A site accepts a protein called a release factor • The release factor causes the addition of a water molecule instead of an amino acid • This reaction releases the polypeptide, and the translation assembly then comes apart
  • 45.
    Mutations • changes inthe genetic material of a cell or virus • Point mutations are chemical changes in just one base pair of a gene • The change of a single nucleotide in a DNA template strand can lead to the production of an abnormal protein
  • 46.
    Types of SubstitutionMutations • Silent mutations have no effect on the amino acid produced by a codon because of redundancy in the genetic code • Missense mutations still code for an amino acid, but not the correct amino acid • Nonsense mutations change an amino acid codon into a stop codon, nearly always leading to a nonfunctional protein
  • 47.
    Frameshift mutations • Insertionsand deletions are additions or losses of nucleotide pairs in a gene • may alter the reading frame
  • 48.
    Figure 17.24e DNA templatestrand mRNA5′ 5′ Protein Amino end Stop Carboxyl end 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ Met Lys Phe Gly A A A A A A A A A AT T T T T T T T TT C C C C C C G G G G G G A A A A AG GGU U U U U (b) Nucleotide-pair insertion or deletion: frameshift causing extensive missense Wild type missing missing A U A A AT T TC C A T TC C G A AT T TG GA A ATCG G A G A A GU U U C A AG G U 3′ 5′ 3′ 3′ 5′ Met Lys Leu Ala 1 nucleotide-pair deletion 5′
  • 49.
    Figure 17.26 TRANSCRIPTION DNA RNA polymerase Exon RNA transcript RNA PROCESSING NUCLEUS Intron RNA transcript (pre-mRNA) Poly-A Poly-A Aminoacyl- tRNAsynthetase AMINO ACID ACTIVATION Amino acid tRNA 5′Cap Poly-A 3′ Growing polypeptidemRNA Aminoacyl (charged) tRNA Anticodon Ribosomal subunits A AE TRANSLATION 5′ Cap CYTOPLASM P E Codon Ribosome 5′ 3′

Editor's Notes

  • #4 Figure 16.5 The structure of a DNA strand.
  • #5 Figure 16.6 Rosalind Franklin and her X-ray diffraction photo of DNA.
  • #6 Figure 16.7 The double helix.
  • #7 Figure 16.UN01 In-text figure, p. 310
  • #9 Figure 16.8 Base pairing in DNA.
  • #11 Figure 16.9 A model for DNA replication: the basic concept.
  • #13 Figure 16.10 Three alternative models of DNA replication.
  • #21 Figure 16.UN03 Summary figure, Concept 16.1 2
  • #24 Figure 17.UN01 In-text figure, p. 328
  • #25 Figure 17.3 Overview: the roles of transcription and translation in the flow of genetic information.
  • #27 Figure 17.4 The triplet code.
  • #30 Figure 17.5 The codon table for mRNA.
  • #33 Figure 17.7 The stages of transcription: initiation, elongation, and termination.
  • #37 Figure 17.13 Correspondence between exons and protein domains.
  • #39 Figure 17.14 Translation: the basic concept.
  • #42 Figure 17.17 The anatomy of a functioning ribosome.
  • #44 Figure 17.17 The anatomy of a functioning ribosome.
  • #49 Figure 17.24 Types of small-scale mutations that affect mRNA sequence.
  • #50 Figure 17.26 A summary of transcription and translation in a eukaryotic cell.