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Chapter 17
From Gene to Protein
Overview: The Flow of Genetic Information
• The information content of DNA is in the form
of specific sequences of nucleotides
• The DNA inherited by an organism leads to
specific traits by dictating the synthesis of
proteins
• Proteins are the links between genotype and
phenotype
• Gene expression, the process by which DNA
directs protein synthesis, includes two stages:
transcription and translation
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Concept 17.1: Genes specify proteins via
transcription and translation
• How was the fundamental relationship between
genes and proteins discovered?
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Evidence from the Study of Metabolic Defects
• In 1909, British physician Archibald Garrod first
suggested that genes dictate phenotypes
through enzymes that catalyze specific
chemical reactions
• He thought symptoms of an inherited disease
reflect an inability to synthesize a certain
enzyme
• Linking genes to enzymes required
understanding that cells synthesize and
degrade molecules in a series of steps, a
metabolic pathway
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Nutritional Mutants in Neurospora: Scientific
Inquiry
• George Beadle and Edward Tatum exposed
bread mold to X-rays, creating mutants that
were unable to survive on minimal medium as
a result of inability to synthesize certain
molecules
• Using crosses, they identified three classes of
arginine-deficient mutants, each lacking a
different enzyme necessary for synthesizing
arginine
• They developed a one gene–one enzyme
hypothesis, which states that each gene
dictates production of a specific enzyme
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Fig. 17-2
RESULTS
EXPERIMENT
CONCLUSION
Growth:
Wild-type
cells growing
and dividing
No growth:
Mutant cells
cannot grow
and divide
Minimal medium
Classes of Neurospora crassa
Wild type Class I mutants Class II mutantsClass III mutants
Minimal
medium
(MM)
(control)
MM +
ornithine
MM +
citrulline
Condition
MM +
arginine
(control)
Class I mutants
(mutation in
gene A)Wild type
Class II mutants
(mutation in
gene B)
Class III mutants
(mutation in
gene C)
Gene A
Gene B
Gene C
Precursor Precursor Precursor Precursor
Enzyme A Enzyme AEnzyme A Enzyme A
Enzyme B
Ornithine Ornithine Ornithine Ornithine
Enzyme B Enzyme B Enzyme B
Citrulline Citrulline Citrulline Citrulline
Enzyme C Enzyme C Enzyme C Enzyme C
Arginine Arginine Arginine Arginine
The Products of Gene Expression: A Developing
Story
• Some proteins aren’t enzymes, so researchers
later revised the hypothesis: one gene–one
protein
• Many proteins are composed of several
polypeptides, each of which has its own gene
• Therefore, Beadle and Tatum’s hypothesis is
now restated as the one gene–one polypeptide
hypothesis
• Note that it is common to refer to gene
products as proteins rather than polypeptides
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Basic Principles of Transcription and Translation
• RNA is the intermediate 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,
which occurs under the direction of mRNA
• Ribosomes are the sites of translation
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• In prokaryotes, mRNA produced by
transcription is immediately translated without
more processing
• In a eukaryotic cell, the nuclear envelope
separates transcription from translation
• Eukaryotic RNA transcripts are modified
through RNA processing to yield finished
mRNA
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• A primary transcript is the initial RNA
transcript from any gene
• The central dogma is the concept that cells are
governed by a cellular chain of command: DNA
→ RNA → protein
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Fig. 17-3
TRANSCRIPTION
TRANSLATION
DNA
mRNA
Ribosome
Polypeptide
(a) Bacterial cell
Nuclear
envelope
TRANSCRIPTION
RNA PROCESSING
Pre-mRNA
DNA
mRNA
TRANSLATION Ribosome
Polypeptide
(b) Eukaryotic cell
The Genetic Code
• How are the instructions for assembling amino
acids into proteins encoded into DNA?
• There are 20 amino acids, but there are only
four nucleotide bases in DNA
• How many bases correspond to an amino
acid?
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• The genetic code is a set of three-letter
combinations of nucleotides called
codons, each of which corresponds to
a specific amino acid or stop signal.
Codons: Triplets of Bases
• The flow of information from gene to protein is
based on a triplet code: a series of
nonoverlapping, three-nucleotide words
• These triplets are the smallest units of uniform
length that can code for all the amino acids
• Example: AGT at a particular position on a
DNA strand results in the placement of the
amino acid serine at the corresponding position
of the polypeptide to be produced
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• During transcription, one of the two DNA
strands called the template strand provides a
template for ordering the sequence of
nucleotides in an RNA transcript
• During translation, the mRNA base triplets,
called codons, are read in the 5′ to 3′ direction
• Each codon specifies the amino acid to be
placed at the corresponding position along a
polypeptide
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• Codons along an mRNA molecule are read by
translation machinery in the 5′ to 3′ direction
• Each codon specifies the addition of one of 20
amino acids
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Fig. 17-4
DNA
molecule
Gene 1
Gene 2
Gene 3
DNA
template
strand
TRANSCRIPTION
TRANSLATION
mRNA
Protein
Codon
Amino acid
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 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
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Fig. 17-5
Second mRNA base
FirstmRNAbase(5′endofcodon)
ThirdmRNAbase(3′endofcodon)
Evolution of the Genetic Code
• The genetic code is nearly universal, shared by
the simplest bacteria to the most complex
animals
• Genes can be transcribed and translated after
being transplanted from one species to another
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• The code is a triplet codon
• non-overlapping
• non-ambiguous
• code is always read in a fixed direction, i.e., in the
5’→3′ direction
• Degenerate: More than one codon may specify
the same amino acid; this is called degeneracy of
the code.
Fig. 17-6
(a) Tobacco plant expressing
a firefly gene
(b) Pig expressing a
jellyfish gene
Concept 17.2: Transcription is the DNA-directed
synthesis of RNA: a closer look
• Transcription, the first stage of gene
expression, can be examined in more detail
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Some nomenclature conventions
(coding strand)
(sense strand)
(noncoding strand)
(antisense strand)
RNAP
Molecular Components of Transcription
• RNA synthesis is catalyzed by RNA
polymerase, which pries the DNA strands
apart and hooks together the RNA nucleotides
• RNA synthesis follows the same base-pairing
rules as DNA, except uracil substitutes for
thymine
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RNA Polymerase Versus DNA Polymerase
Many of the aspects of DNA and RNA Polymerases are SIMILAR:
Polymerization is ALWAYS 5’ to 3’
Polymerization is driven by release and use of PPi
Linkage is by phosphodiesterase bond formation
Several aspects of DNA and RNA Polymerases are VERY DIFFERENT
RNA polymerase only works on one strand
RNA polymerase has it’s own helicase activity
RNA polymerase does NOT need priming (primase)
RNA does NOT stay bound following synthesis
RNA polymerase does NOT proofread product (RNA)
RNA Polymerase Has Many Functions
• Scan DNA and identify promoters
• Bind to promoters
• Initiate transcription
• Elongate the RNA chain
• Terminate transcription
• Be responsive to regulatory proteins (activators
and repressors)
As might be expected, RNAP is a multisubunit enzyme
• The DNA sequence where RNA polymerase
attaches is called the promoter; in bacteria,
the sequence signaling the end of transcription
is called the terminator
• The stretch of DNA that is transcribed is called
a transcription unit
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Fig. 17-7
Promoter Transcription unit
Start point
DNA
RNA polymerase
5′
5′3′
3′
Initiation1
2
3
5′
5′3′
3′
Unwound
DNA
RNA
transcript
Template strand
of DNA
Elongation
Rewound
DNA
5′
5′
5′
5′
5′
3′
3′
3′
3′
RNA
transcript
Termination
5′
5′3′
3′
3′5′
Completed RNA transcript
Newly made
RNA
Template
strand of DNA
Direction of
transcription
(“downstream”)
3′ end
RNA
polymerase
RNA nucleotides
Nontemplate
strand of DNA
Elongation
Synthesis of an RNA Transcript
• The three stages of transcription:
– Initiation
– Elongation
– Termination
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RNA Polymerase Binding and Initiation of
Transcription
• Promoters signal the initiation of RNA
synthesis
• Transcription factors mediate the binding of
RNA polymerase and the initiation of
transcription
• The completed assembly of transcription
factors and RNA polymerase II bound to a
promoter is called a transcription initiation
complex
• A promoter called a TATA box is crucial in
forming the initiation complex in eukaryotes
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Fig. 17-8
A eukaryotic promoter
includes a TATA box
3′
1
2
3
Promoter
TATA box Start point
Template
Template
DNA strand
5′3′
5′
Transcription
factors
Several transcription factors must
bind to the DNA before RNA
polymerase II can do so.
5′
5′3′
3′
Additional transcription factors bind to
the DNA along with RNA polymerase II,
forming the transcription initiation complex.
RNA polymerase II
Transcription factors
5′
5′ 5′3′
3′
RNA transcript
Transcription initiation complex
Elongation of the RNA Strand
• As RNA polymerase moves along the DNA, it
untwists the double helix, 10 to 20 bases at a
time
• Transcription progresses at a rate of 40
nucleotides per second in eukaryotes
• A gene can be transcribed simultaneously by
several RNA polymerases
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Termination of Transcription
• The mechanisms of termination are different in
bacteria and eukaryotes
• In bacteria, the polymerase stops transcription
at the end of the terminator
• In eukaryotes, the polymerase continues
transcription after the pre-mRNA is cleaved
from the growing RNA chain; the polymerase
eventually falls off the DNA
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Transcription
Eukaryotes Versus Prokaryotes
Prokaryotes only have one type of RNA polymerase
Eukaryotes have 3: RNA Polymerase I
RNA Polymerase II
RNA Polymerase III
Types I & III transcribe genes encoding other types of RNA (i.e. transfer
and ribosomal RNA [tRNA & rRNA])
Types II transcribes genes encoding proteins (the majority of genes)
Transcription
Eukaryotes Versus Prokaryotes
Eukaryotic RNA polymerase requires a large number of proteins to
assemble at the promoter to initiate transcription
These proteins are called general transcription factors
i.e. RNA polymerase can not initiate transcription alone
General Transcription Factors work to:
- Pull the DNA strand apart
- Position the RNA polymerase correctly on the DNA promoter
- Release the RNA polymerase once transcription has ended
Concept 17.3: Eukaryotic cells modify RNA after
transcription
• Enzymes in the eukaryotic nucleus modify pre-
mRNA before the genetic messages are
dispatched to the cytoplasm
• During RNA processing, both ends of the
primary transcript are usually altered
• Also, usually some interior parts of the
molecule are cut out, and the other parts
spliced together
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Alteration of mRNA Ends
• 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 to facilitate the export of mRNA
– They protect mRNA from hydrolytic enzymes
– They help ribosomes attach to the 5′ end
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Fig. 17-9
Protein-coding segment Polyadenylation signal
3′
3′ UTR5′ UTR
5′
5′ Cap Start codon Stop codon Poly-A tail
G P PP AAUAAA AAA AAA…
Split Genes and 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
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Fig. 17-10
Pre-mRNA
mRNA
Coding
segment
Introns cut out and
exons spliced together
5′ Cap
Exon Intron5′
1 30 31 104
Exon Intron
105
Exon
146
3′
Poly-A tail
Poly-A tail5′ Cap
5′ UTR 3′ UTR
1 146
• In some cases, RNA splicing is carried out by
spliceosomes
• Spliceosomes consist of a variety of proteins
and several small nuclear ribonucleoproteins
(snRNPs) that recognize the splice sites
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Fig. 17-11-3
RNA transcript (pre-mRNA)
Exon 1 Exon 2Intron
Protein
snRNA
snRNPs
Other
proteins
5′
5′
Spliceosome
Spliceosome
components
Cut-out
intron
mRNA
Exon 1 Exon 2
5′
Ribozymes
• Ribozymes are catalytic RNA molecules that
function as enzymes and can splice RNA
• The discovery of ribozymes rendered obsolete
the belief that all biological catalysts were
proteins
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• Three properties of RNA enable it to function
as an enzyme
– It can form a three-dimensional structure
because of its ability to base pair with itself
– Some bases in RNA contain functional groups
– RNA may hydrogen-bond with other nucleic
acid molecules
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The Functional and Evolutionary Importance of
Introns
• Some genes can encode more than one kind of
polypeptide, depending on which segments are
treated as exons during RNA splicing
• Such variations are called alternative RNA
splicing
• Because of alternative splicing, the number of
different proteins an organism can produce is
much greater than its number of genes
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• Proteins often have a modular architecture
consisting of discrete regions called domains
• In many cases, different exons code for the
different domains in a protein
• Exon shuffling may result in the evolution of
new proteins
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Fig. 17-12
Gene
DNA
Exon 1 Exon 2 Exon 3Intron Intron
Transcription
RNA processing
Translation
Domain 2
Domain 3
Domain 1
Polypeptide
Concept 17.4: Translation is the RNA-directed
synthesis of a polypeptide: a closer look
• The translation of mRNA to protein can be
examined in more detail
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Molecular Components of Translation
• A cell translates an mRNA message into
protein with the help of transfer RNA (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
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Fig. 17-13
Polypeptide
Ribosome
Amino
acids
tRNA with
amino acid
attached
tRNA
Anticodon
Trp
Phe Gly
Codons 3′5′
mRNA
The Structure and Function of Transfer RNA
A
C
C
• A tRNA molecule consists of a single RNA
strand that is only about 80 nucleotides long
• Flattened into one plane to reveal its base
pairing, a tRNA molecule looks like a
cloverleaf
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Fig. 17-14
Amino acid
attachment site
3′
5′
Hydrogen
bonds
Anticodon
(a) Two-dimensional structure
Amino acid
attachment site
5′
3′
Hydrogen
bonds
3′ 5′
AnticodonAnticodon
(c) Symbol used
in this book(b) Three-dimensional structure
• Because of hydrogen bonds, tRNA actually
twists and folds into a three-dimensional
molecule
• tRNA is roughly L-shaped
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• Accurate translation requires two steps:
– First: a correct match between a tRNA and an
amino acid, done by the enzyme aminoacyl-
tRNA synthetase
– Second: a correct match between the tRNA
anticodon and an mRNA codon
• Flexible pairing at the third base of a codon is
called wobble and allows some tRNAs to bind
to more than one codon
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Fig. 17-15-4
Amino acid Aminoacyl-tRNA
synthetase (enzyme)
ATP
AdenosineP P P
AdenosineP
PP i
P
Pi
i
tRNA
tRNA
Aminoacyl-tRNA
synthetase
Computer model
AMP
AdenosineP
Aminoacyl-tRNA
(“charged tRNA”)
Ribosomes
• Ribosomes facilitate specific coupling of tRNA
anticodons with mRNA codons in protein
synthesis
• The two ribosomal subunits (large and small)
are made of proteins and ribosomal RNA
(rRNA)
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Fig. 17-16
Growing
polypeptide Exit tunnel
Large
subunit
Small
subunit
tRNA
molecules
E PA
mRNA
5′ 3′
(a) Computer model of functioning ribosome
P site (Peptidyl-tRNA
binding site)
E site
(Exit site)
A site (Aminoacyl-
tRNA binding site)
E P A Large
subunit
mRNA
binding site
Small
subunit
(b) Schematic model showing binding sites
Amino end Growing polypeptide
Next amino acid
to be added to
polypeptide chain
mRNA
tRNAE
3′
5′ Codons
(c) Schematic model with mRNA and tRNA
• 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
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Building a Polypeptide
• The three stages of translation:
– Initiation
– Elongation
– Termination
• All three stages require protein “factors” that
aid in the translation process
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Ribosome Association and Initiation of Translation
• The initiation stage of translation brings
together mRNA, a tRNA with the first amino
acid, and the two ribosomal subunits
• First, a small ribosomal subunit binds with
mRNA and a special initiator tRNA
• Then the small subunit moves along the mRNA
until it reaches the start codon (AUG)
• Proteins called initiation factors bring in the
large subunit that completes the translation
initiation complex
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Fig. 17-17
3′
3′5′
5′U
U
A
A
C
GMet
GTP GDP
Initiator
tRNA
mRNA
5′ 3′
Start codon
mRNA binding site
Small
ribosomal
subunit
5′
P site
Translation initiation complex
3′
E A
Met
Large
ribosomal
subunit
Elongation of the Polypeptide Chain
• During the elongation stage, amino acids are
added one by one to the preceding amino acid
• Each addition involves proteins called
elongation factors and occurs in three steps:
codon recognition, peptide bond formation, and
translocation
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Fig. 17-18-4
Amino end
of polypeptide
mRNA
5′
3′E
P
site
A
site
GTP
GDP
E
P A
E
P A
GDP
GTP
Ribosome ready for
next aminoacyl tRNA
E
P A
Termination of Translation
• 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
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Animation: TranslationAnimation: Translation
Fig. 17-19-3
Release
factor
3′
5′
Stop codon
(UAG, UAA, or UGA)
5′
3′
2
Free
polypeptide
2 GDP
GTP
5′
3′
Polyribosomes
• A number of ribosomes can translate a single
mRNA simultaneously, forming a
polyribosome (or polysome)
• Polyribosomes enable a cell to make many
copies of a polypeptide very quickly
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Fig. 17-20
Growing
polypeptides
Completed
polypeptide
Incoming
ribosomal
subunits
Start of
mRNA
(5′ end)
Polyribosome
End of
mRNA
(3′ end)
(a)
Ribosomes
mRNA
(b) 0.1 µm
Completing and Targeting the Functional Protein
• Often translation is not sufficient to make a
functional protein
• Polypeptide chains are modified after
translation
• Completed proteins are targeted to specific
sites in the cell
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Protein Folding and Post-Translational
Modifications
• During and after synthesis, a polypeptide chain
spontaneously coils and folds into its three-
dimensional shape
• Proteins may also require post-translational
modifications before doing their job
• Some polypeptides are activated by enzymes
that cleave them
• Other polypeptides come together to form the
subunits of a protein
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Targeting Polypeptides to Specific Locations
• Two populations of ribosomes are evident in
cells: free ribsomes (in the cytosol) and bound
ribosomes (attached to the ER)
• Free ribosomes mostly synthesize proteins that
function in the cytosol
• Bound ribosomes make proteins of the
endomembrane system and proteins that are
secreted from the cell
• Ribosomes are identical and can switch from
free to bound
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• Polypeptide synthesis always begins in the
cytosol
• Synthesis finishes in the cytosol unless the
polypeptide signals the ribosome to attach to
the ER
• Polypeptides destined for the ER or for
secretion are marked by a signal peptide
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• A signal-recognition particle (SRP) binds to
the signal peptide
• The SRP brings the signal peptide and its
ribosome to the ER
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Fig. 17-21
Ribosome
mRNA
Signal
peptide
Signal-
recognition
particle (SRP)
CYTOSOL
Translocation
complex
SRP
receptor
protein
ER LUMEN
Signal
peptide
removed
ER
membrane
Protein
Concept 17.5: Point mutations can affect protein
structure and function
• Mutations are 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
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Fig. 17-22
Wild-type hemoglobin DNA
mRNA
Mutant hemoglobin DNA
mRNA
3′
3′
3′
3′
3′
3′
5′
5′
5′
5′
5′
5′
C CT T T
TG GA A A
A
A A AGG U
Normal hemoglobin Sickle-cell hemoglobin
Glu Val
Types of Point Mutations
• Point mutations within a gene can be divided
into two general categories
– Base-pair substitutions
– Base-pair insertions or deletions
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Fig. 17-23
Wild-type
3′DNA template strand
5′
5′
5′
3′
3′
Stop
Carboxyl endAmino end
Protein
mRNA
3′
3′
3′
5′
5′
5′
A instead of G
U instead of C
Silent (no effect on amino acid sequence)
Stop
T instead of C
3′
3′
3′
5′
5′
5′
A instead of G
Stop
Missense
A instead of T
U instead of A
3′
3′
3′
5′
5′
5′
Stop
Nonsense No frameshift, but one amino acid missing (3 base-pair deletion)
Frameshift causing extensive missense (1 base-pair deletion)
Frameshift causing immediate nonsense (1 base-pair insertion)
5′
5′
5′3′
3′
3′
Stop
missing
missing
3′
3′
3′
5′
5′
5′
missing
missing
Stop
5′
5′
5′3′
3′
3′
Extra U
Extra A
(a) Base-pair substitution (b) Base-pair insertion or deletion
Substitutions
• A base-pair substitution replaces one
nucleotide and its partner with another pair of
nucleotides
• 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 necessarily the right amino acid
• Nonsense mutations change an amino acid
codon into a stop codon, nearly always leading
to a nonfunctional protein
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Insertions and Deletions
• Insertions and deletions are additions or
losses of nucleotide pairs in a gene
• These mutations have a disastrous effect on
the resulting protein more often than
substitutions do
• Insertion or deletion of nucleotides may alter
the reading frame, producing a frameshift
mutation
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Mutagens
• Spontaneous mutations can occur during DNA
replication, recombination, or repair
• Mutagens are physical or chemical agents that
can cause mutations
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Concept 17.6: While gene expression differs among
the domains of life, the concept of a gene is universal
• Archaea are prokaryotes, but share many
features of gene expression with eukaryotes
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Comparing Gene Expression in Bacteria, Archaea,
and Eukarya
• Bacteria and eukarya differ in their RNA
polymerases, termination of transcription and
ribosomes; archaea tend to resemble eukarya
in these respects
• Bacteria can simultaneously transcribe and
translate the same gene
• In eukarya, transcription and translation are
separated by the nuclear envelope
• In archaea, transcription and translation are
likely coupled
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Fig. 17-24
RNA polymerase
DNA
Polyribosome
mRNA
0.25 µmDirection of
transcription
DNA
RNA
polymerase
Polyribosome
Polypeptide
(amino end)
Ribosome
mRNA (5′ end)
What Is a Gene? Revisiting the Question
• The idea of the gene itself is a unifying concept of life
• We have considered a gene as:
– A discrete unit of inheritance
– A region of specific nucleotide sequence in a
chromosome
– A DNA sequence that codes for a specific
polypeptide chain
– A region of DNA that can be expressed to
produce a final functional product, either a
polypeptide or an RNA molecule
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Fig. 17-25
TRANSCRIPTION
RNA PROCESSING
DNA
RNA
transcript
3′
5′
RNA
polymerase
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Poly-A
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NUCLEUS
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synthetase
AMINO ACID ACTIVATION
Amino
acid
tRNACYTOPLASM
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Growing
polypeptide
3′
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amino acid
mRNA
TRANSLATION
Cap
Ribosomal
subunits
Cap
5′
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P
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Gene to Protein Flow: DNA Transcription and Translation

  • 1. Chapter 17 From Gene to Protein
  • 2. Overview: The Flow of Genetic Information • The information content of DNA is in the form of specific sequences of nucleotides • The DNA inherited by an organism leads to specific traits by dictating the synthesis of proteins • Proteins are the links between genotype and phenotype • Gene expression, the process by which DNA directs protein synthesis, includes two stages: transcription and translation Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 3. Concept 17.1: Genes specify proteins via transcription and translation • How was the fundamental relationship between genes and proteins discovered? Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 4. Evidence from the Study of Metabolic Defects • In 1909, British physician Archibald Garrod first suggested that genes dictate phenotypes through enzymes that catalyze specific chemical reactions • He thought symptoms of an inherited disease reflect an inability to synthesize a certain enzyme • Linking genes to enzymes required understanding that cells synthesize and degrade molecules in a series of steps, a metabolic pathway Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 5. Nutritional Mutants in Neurospora: Scientific Inquiry • George Beadle and Edward Tatum exposed bread mold to X-rays, creating mutants that were unable to survive on minimal medium as a result of inability to synthesize certain molecules • Using crosses, they identified three classes of arginine-deficient mutants, each lacking a different enzyme necessary for synthesizing arginine • They developed a one gene–one enzyme hypothesis, which states that each gene dictates production of a specific enzyme Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 6. Fig. 17-2 RESULTS EXPERIMENT CONCLUSION Growth: Wild-type cells growing and dividing No growth: Mutant cells cannot grow and divide Minimal medium Classes of Neurospora crassa Wild type Class I mutants Class II mutantsClass III mutants Minimal medium (MM) (control) MM + ornithine MM + citrulline Condition MM + arginine (control) Class I mutants (mutation in gene A)Wild type Class II mutants (mutation in gene B) Class III mutants (mutation in gene C) Gene A Gene B Gene C Precursor Precursor Precursor Precursor Enzyme A Enzyme AEnzyme A Enzyme A Enzyme B Ornithine Ornithine Ornithine Ornithine Enzyme B Enzyme B Enzyme B Citrulline Citrulline Citrulline Citrulline Enzyme C Enzyme C Enzyme C Enzyme C Arginine Arginine Arginine Arginine
  • 7. The Products of Gene Expression: A Developing Story • Some proteins aren’t enzymes, so researchers later revised the hypothesis: one gene–one protein • Many proteins are composed of several polypeptides, each of which has its own gene • Therefore, Beadle and Tatum’s hypothesis is now restated as the one gene–one polypeptide hypothesis • Note that it is common to refer to gene products as proteins rather than polypeptides Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 8. Basic Principles of Transcription and Translation • RNA is the intermediate 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, which occurs under the direction of mRNA • Ribosomes are the sites of translation Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 9. • In prokaryotes, mRNA produced by transcription is immediately translated without more processing • In a eukaryotic cell, the nuclear envelope separates transcription from translation • Eukaryotic RNA transcripts are modified through RNA processing to yield finished mRNA Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 10. • A primary transcript is the initial RNA transcript from any gene • The central dogma is the concept that cells are governed by a cellular chain of command: DNA → RNA → protein Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 11. Fig. 17-3 TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION DNA mRNA Ribosome Polypeptide (a) Bacterial cell Nuclear envelope TRANSCRIPTION RNA PROCESSING Pre-mRNA DNA mRNA TRANSLATION Ribosome Polypeptide (b) Eukaryotic cell
  • 12. The Genetic Code • How are the instructions for assembling amino acids into proteins encoded into DNA? • There are 20 amino acids, but there are only four nucleotide bases in DNA • How many bases correspond to an amino acid? Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 13. • The genetic code is a set of three-letter combinations of nucleotides called codons, each of which corresponds to a specific amino acid or stop signal.
  • 14. Codons: Triplets of Bases • The flow of information from gene to protein is based on a triplet code: a series of nonoverlapping, three-nucleotide words • These triplets are the smallest units of uniform length that can code for all the amino acids • Example: AGT at a particular position on a DNA strand results in the placement of the amino acid serine at the corresponding position of the polypeptide to be produced Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 15. • During transcription, one of the two DNA strands called the template strand provides a template for ordering the sequence of nucleotides in an RNA transcript • During translation, the mRNA base triplets, called codons, are read in the 5′ to 3′ direction • Each codon specifies the amino acid to be placed at the corresponding position along a polypeptide Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 16. • Codons along an mRNA molecule are read by translation machinery in the 5′ to 3′ direction • Each codon specifies the addition of one of 20 amino acids Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 17. Fig. 17-4 DNA molecule Gene 1 Gene 2 Gene 3 DNA template strand TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION mRNA Protein Codon Amino acid
  • 18. 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 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 19. Fig. 17-5 Second mRNA base FirstmRNAbase(5′endofcodon) ThirdmRNAbase(3′endofcodon)
  • 20. Evolution of the Genetic Code • The genetic code is nearly universal, shared by the simplest bacteria to the most complex animals • Genes can be transcribed and translated after being transplanted from one species to another Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 21. • The code is a triplet codon • non-overlapping • non-ambiguous • code is always read in a fixed direction, i.e., in the 5’→3′ direction • Degenerate: More than one codon may specify the same amino acid; this is called degeneracy of the code.
  • 22. Fig. 17-6 (a) Tobacco plant expressing a firefly gene (b) Pig expressing a jellyfish gene
  • 23. Concept 17.2: Transcription is the DNA-directed synthesis of RNA: a closer look • Transcription, the first stage of gene expression, can be examined in more detail Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 24. Some nomenclature conventions (coding strand) (sense strand) (noncoding strand) (antisense strand) RNAP
  • 25. Molecular Components of Transcription • RNA synthesis is catalyzed by RNA polymerase, which pries the DNA strands apart and hooks together the RNA nucleotides • RNA synthesis follows the same base-pairing rules as DNA, except uracil substitutes for thymine Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 26. RNA Polymerase Versus DNA Polymerase Many of the aspects of DNA and RNA Polymerases are SIMILAR: Polymerization is ALWAYS 5’ to 3’ Polymerization is driven by release and use of PPi Linkage is by phosphodiesterase bond formation Several aspects of DNA and RNA Polymerases are VERY DIFFERENT RNA polymerase only works on one strand RNA polymerase has it’s own helicase activity RNA polymerase does NOT need priming (primase) RNA does NOT stay bound following synthesis RNA polymerase does NOT proofread product (RNA)
  • 27. RNA Polymerase Has Many Functions • Scan DNA and identify promoters • Bind to promoters • Initiate transcription • Elongate the RNA chain • Terminate transcription • Be responsive to regulatory proteins (activators and repressors) As might be expected, RNAP is a multisubunit enzyme
  • 28. • The DNA sequence where RNA polymerase attaches is called the promoter; in bacteria, the sequence signaling the end of transcription is called the terminator • The stretch of DNA that is transcribed is called a transcription unit Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 29. Fig. 17-7 Promoter Transcription unit Start point DNA RNA polymerase 5′ 5′3′ 3′ Initiation1 2 3 5′ 5′3′ 3′ Unwound DNA RNA transcript Template strand of DNA Elongation Rewound DNA 5′ 5′ 5′ 5′ 5′ 3′ 3′ 3′ 3′ RNA transcript Termination 5′ 5′3′ 3′ 3′5′ Completed RNA transcript Newly made RNA Template strand of DNA Direction of transcription (“downstream”) 3′ end RNA polymerase RNA nucleotides Nontemplate strand of DNA Elongation
  • 30.
  • 31. Synthesis of an RNA Transcript • The three stages of transcription: – Initiation – Elongation – Termination Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 32. RNA Polymerase Binding and Initiation of Transcription • Promoters signal the initiation of RNA synthesis • Transcription factors mediate the binding of RNA polymerase and the initiation of transcription • The completed assembly of transcription factors and RNA polymerase II bound to a promoter is called a transcription initiation complex • A promoter called a TATA box is crucial in forming the initiation complex in eukaryotes Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 33. Fig. 17-8 A eukaryotic promoter includes a TATA box 3′ 1 2 3 Promoter TATA box Start point Template Template DNA strand 5′3′ 5′ Transcription factors Several transcription factors must bind to the DNA before RNA polymerase II can do so. 5′ 5′3′ 3′ Additional transcription factors bind to the DNA along with RNA polymerase II, forming the transcription initiation complex. RNA polymerase II Transcription factors 5′ 5′ 5′3′ 3′ RNA transcript Transcription initiation complex
  • 34. Elongation of the RNA Strand • As RNA polymerase moves along the DNA, it untwists the double helix, 10 to 20 bases at a time • Transcription progresses at a rate of 40 nucleotides per second in eukaryotes • A gene can be transcribed simultaneously by several RNA polymerases Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 35. Termination of Transcription • The mechanisms of termination are different in bacteria and eukaryotes • In bacteria, the polymerase stops transcription at the end of the terminator • In eukaryotes, the polymerase continues transcription after the pre-mRNA is cleaved from the growing RNA chain; the polymerase eventually falls off the DNA Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 36. Transcription Eukaryotes Versus Prokaryotes Prokaryotes only have one type of RNA polymerase Eukaryotes have 3: RNA Polymerase I RNA Polymerase II RNA Polymerase III Types I & III transcribe genes encoding other types of RNA (i.e. transfer and ribosomal RNA [tRNA & rRNA]) Types II transcribes genes encoding proteins (the majority of genes)
  • 37. Transcription Eukaryotes Versus Prokaryotes Eukaryotic RNA polymerase requires a large number of proteins to assemble at the promoter to initiate transcription These proteins are called general transcription factors i.e. RNA polymerase can not initiate transcription alone General Transcription Factors work to: - Pull the DNA strand apart - Position the RNA polymerase correctly on the DNA promoter - Release the RNA polymerase once transcription has ended
  • 38. Concept 17.3: Eukaryotic cells modify RNA after transcription • Enzymes in the eukaryotic nucleus modify pre- mRNA before the genetic messages are dispatched to the cytoplasm • During RNA processing, both ends of the primary transcript are usually altered • Also, usually some interior parts of the molecule are cut out, and the other parts spliced together Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 39. Alteration of mRNA Ends • 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 to facilitate the export of mRNA – They protect mRNA from hydrolytic enzymes – They help ribosomes attach to the 5′ end Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 40. Fig. 17-9 Protein-coding segment Polyadenylation signal 3′ 3′ UTR5′ UTR 5′ 5′ Cap Start codon Stop codon Poly-A tail G P PP AAUAAA AAA AAA…
  • 41. Split Genes and 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 42. Fig. 17-10 Pre-mRNA mRNA Coding segment Introns cut out and exons spliced together 5′ Cap Exon Intron5′ 1 30 31 104 Exon Intron 105 Exon 146 3′ Poly-A tail Poly-A tail5′ Cap 5′ UTR 3′ UTR 1 146
  • 43. • In some cases, RNA splicing is carried out by spliceosomes • Spliceosomes consist of a variety of proteins and several small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) that recognize the splice sites Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 44. Fig. 17-11-3 RNA transcript (pre-mRNA) Exon 1 Exon 2Intron Protein snRNA snRNPs Other proteins 5′ 5′ Spliceosome Spliceosome components Cut-out intron mRNA Exon 1 Exon 2 5′
  • 45. Ribozymes • Ribozymes are catalytic RNA molecules that function as enzymes and can splice RNA • The discovery of ribozymes rendered obsolete the belief that all biological catalysts were proteins Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 46. • Three properties of RNA enable it to function as an enzyme – It can form a three-dimensional structure because of its ability to base pair with itself – Some bases in RNA contain functional groups – RNA may hydrogen-bond with other nucleic acid molecules Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 47. The Functional and Evolutionary Importance of Introns • Some genes can encode more than one kind of polypeptide, depending on which segments are treated as exons during RNA splicing • Such variations are called alternative RNA splicing • Because of alternative splicing, the number of different proteins an organism can produce is much greater than its number of genes Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 48. • Proteins often have a modular architecture consisting of discrete regions called domains • In many cases, different exons code for the different domains in a protein • Exon shuffling may result in the evolution of new proteins Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 49. Fig. 17-12 Gene DNA Exon 1 Exon 2 Exon 3Intron Intron Transcription RNA processing Translation Domain 2 Domain 3 Domain 1 Polypeptide
  • 50. Concept 17.4: Translation is the RNA-directed synthesis of a polypeptide: a closer look • The translation of mRNA to protein can be examined in more detail Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 51. Molecular Components of Translation • A cell translates an mRNA message into protein with the help of transfer RNA (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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 52. Fig. 17-13 Polypeptide Ribosome Amino acids tRNA with amino acid attached tRNA Anticodon Trp Phe Gly Codons 3′5′ mRNA
  • 53. The Structure and Function of Transfer RNA A C C • A tRNA molecule consists of a single RNA strand that is only about 80 nucleotides long • Flattened into one plane to reveal its base pairing, a tRNA molecule looks like a cloverleaf Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 54. Fig. 17-14 Amino acid attachment site 3′ 5′ Hydrogen bonds Anticodon (a) Two-dimensional structure Amino acid attachment site 5′ 3′ Hydrogen bonds 3′ 5′ AnticodonAnticodon (c) Symbol used in this book(b) Three-dimensional structure
  • 55. • Because of hydrogen bonds, tRNA actually twists and folds into a three-dimensional molecule • tRNA is roughly L-shaped Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 56. • Accurate translation requires two steps: – First: a correct match between a tRNA and an amino acid, done by the enzyme aminoacyl- tRNA synthetase – Second: a correct match between the tRNA anticodon and an mRNA codon • Flexible pairing at the third base of a codon is called wobble and allows some tRNAs to bind to more than one codon Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 57. Fig. 17-15-4 Amino acid Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (enzyme) ATP AdenosineP P P AdenosineP PP i P Pi i tRNA tRNA Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase Computer model AMP AdenosineP Aminoacyl-tRNA (“charged tRNA”)
  • 58. Ribosomes • Ribosomes facilitate specific coupling of tRNA anticodons with mRNA codons in protein synthesis • The two ribosomal subunits (large and small) are made of proteins and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 59. Fig. 17-16 Growing polypeptide Exit tunnel Large subunit Small subunit tRNA molecules E PA mRNA 5′ 3′ (a) Computer model of functioning ribosome P site (Peptidyl-tRNA binding site) E site (Exit site) A site (Aminoacyl- tRNA binding site) E P A Large subunit mRNA binding site Small subunit (b) Schematic model showing binding sites Amino end Growing polypeptide Next amino acid to be added to polypeptide chain mRNA tRNAE 3′ 5′ Codons (c) Schematic model with mRNA and tRNA
  • 60. • 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 61. Building a Polypeptide • The three stages of translation: – Initiation – Elongation – Termination • All three stages require protein “factors” that aid in the translation process Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 62. Ribosome Association and Initiation of Translation • The initiation stage of translation brings together mRNA, a tRNA with the first amino acid, and the two ribosomal subunits • First, a small ribosomal subunit binds with mRNA and a special initiator tRNA • Then the small subunit moves along the mRNA until it reaches the start codon (AUG) • Proteins called initiation factors bring in the large subunit that completes the translation initiation complex Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 63. Fig. 17-17 3′ 3′5′ 5′U U A A C GMet GTP GDP Initiator tRNA mRNA 5′ 3′ Start codon mRNA binding site Small ribosomal subunit 5′ P site Translation initiation complex 3′ E A Met Large ribosomal subunit
  • 64. Elongation of the Polypeptide Chain • During the elongation stage, amino acids are added one by one to the preceding amino acid • Each addition involves proteins called elongation factors and occurs in three steps: codon recognition, peptide bond formation, and translocation Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 65. Fig. 17-18-4 Amino end of polypeptide mRNA 5′ 3′E P site A site GTP GDP E P A E P A GDP GTP Ribosome ready for next aminoacyl tRNA E P A
  • 66. Termination of Translation • 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Animation: TranslationAnimation: Translation
  • 67. Fig. 17-19-3 Release factor 3′ 5′ Stop codon (UAG, UAA, or UGA) 5′ 3′ 2 Free polypeptide 2 GDP GTP 5′ 3′
  • 68. Polyribosomes • A number of ribosomes can translate a single mRNA simultaneously, forming a polyribosome (or polysome) • Polyribosomes enable a cell to make many copies of a polypeptide very quickly Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 69. Fig. 17-20 Growing polypeptides Completed polypeptide Incoming ribosomal subunits Start of mRNA (5′ end) Polyribosome End of mRNA (3′ end) (a) Ribosomes mRNA (b) 0.1 µm
  • 70. Completing and Targeting the Functional Protein • Often translation is not sufficient to make a functional protein • Polypeptide chains are modified after translation • Completed proteins are targeted to specific sites in the cell Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 71. Protein Folding and Post-Translational Modifications • During and after synthesis, a polypeptide chain spontaneously coils and folds into its three- dimensional shape • Proteins may also require post-translational modifications before doing their job • Some polypeptides are activated by enzymes that cleave them • Other polypeptides come together to form the subunits of a protein Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 72. Targeting Polypeptides to Specific Locations • Two populations of ribosomes are evident in cells: free ribsomes (in the cytosol) and bound ribosomes (attached to the ER) • Free ribosomes mostly synthesize proteins that function in the cytosol • Bound ribosomes make proteins of the endomembrane system and proteins that are secreted from the cell • Ribosomes are identical and can switch from free to bound Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 73. • Polypeptide synthesis always begins in the cytosol • Synthesis finishes in the cytosol unless the polypeptide signals the ribosome to attach to the ER • Polypeptides destined for the ER or for secretion are marked by a signal peptide Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 74. • A signal-recognition particle (SRP) binds to the signal peptide • The SRP brings the signal peptide and its ribosome to the ER Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 76. Concept 17.5: Point mutations can affect protein structure and function • Mutations are 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 77. Fig. 17-22 Wild-type hemoglobin DNA mRNA Mutant hemoglobin DNA mRNA 3′ 3′ 3′ 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 5′ 5′ 5′ 5′ 5′ C CT T T TG GA A A A A A AGG U Normal hemoglobin Sickle-cell hemoglobin Glu Val
  • 78. Types of Point Mutations • Point mutations within a gene can be divided into two general categories – Base-pair substitutions – Base-pair insertions or deletions Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 79. Fig. 17-23 Wild-type 3′DNA template strand 5′ 5′ 5′ 3′ 3′ Stop Carboxyl endAmino end Protein mRNA 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 5′ 5′ A instead of G U instead of C Silent (no effect on amino acid sequence) Stop T instead of C 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 5′ 5′ A instead of G Stop Missense A instead of T U instead of A 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 5′ 5′ Stop Nonsense No frameshift, but one amino acid missing (3 base-pair deletion) Frameshift causing extensive missense (1 base-pair deletion) Frameshift causing immediate nonsense (1 base-pair insertion) 5′ 5′ 5′3′ 3′ 3′ Stop missing missing 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 5′ 5′ missing missing Stop 5′ 5′ 5′3′ 3′ 3′ Extra U Extra A (a) Base-pair substitution (b) Base-pair insertion or deletion
  • 80. Substitutions • A base-pair substitution replaces one nucleotide and its partner with another pair of nucleotides • 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 necessarily the right amino acid • Nonsense mutations change an amino acid codon into a stop codon, nearly always leading to a nonfunctional protein Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 81. Insertions and Deletions • Insertions and deletions are additions or losses of nucleotide pairs in a gene • These mutations have a disastrous effect on the resulting protein more often than substitutions do • Insertion or deletion of nucleotides may alter the reading frame, producing a frameshift mutation Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 82. Mutagens • Spontaneous mutations can occur during DNA replication, recombination, or repair • Mutagens are physical or chemical agents that can cause mutations Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 83. Concept 17.6: While gene expression differs among the domains of life, the concept of a gene is universal • Archaea are prokaryotes, but share many features of gene expression with eukaryotes Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 84. Comparing Gene Expression in Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya • Bacteria and eukarya differ in their RNA polymerases, termination of transcription and ribosomes; archaea tend to resemble eukarya in these respects • Bacteria can simultaneously transcribe and translate the same gene • In eukarya, transcription and translation are separated by the nuclear envelope • In archaea, transcription and translation are likely coupled Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 85. Fig. 17-24 RNA polymerase DNA Polyribosome mRNA 0.25 µmDirection of transcription DNA RNA polymerase Polyribosome Polypeptide (amino end) Ribosome mRNA (5′ end)
  • 86. What Is a Gene? Revisiting the Question • The idea of the gene itself is a unifying concept of life • We have considered a gene as: – A discrete unit of inheritance – A region of specific nucleotide sequence in a chromosome – A DNA sequence that codes for a specific polypeptide chain – A region of DNA that can be expressed to produce a final functional product, either a polypeptide or an RNA molecule Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
  • 87. Fig. 17-25 TRANSCRIPTION RNA PROCESSING DNA RNA transcript 3′ 5′ RNA polymerase Poly-A Poly-A RNA transcript (pre-mRNA) Intron Exon NUCLEUS Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase AMINO ACID ACTIVATION Amino acid tRNACYTOPLASM Poly-A Growing polypeptide 3′ Activated amino acid mRNA TRANSLATION Cap Ribosomal subunits Cap 5′ E P A A Anticodon Ribosome Codon E

Editor's Notes

  1. Figure 17.2 Do individual genes specify the enzymes that function in a biochemical pathway?
  2. Figure 17.3 Overview: the roles of transcription and translation in the flow of genetic information
  3. Figure 17.4 The triplet code
  4. Figure 17.5 The dictionary of the genetic code
  5. Figure 17.6 Expression of genes from different species
  6. Figure 17.7 The stages of transcription: initiation, elongation, and termination
  7. Figure 17.8 The initiation of transcription at a eukaryotic promoter
  8. Figure 17.9 RNA processing: addition of the 5cap and poly-A tail
  9. Figure 17.10 RNA processing: RNA splicing
  10. Figure 17.11 The roles of snRNPs and spliceosomes in pre-mRNA splicing
  11. Figure 17.12 Correspondence between exons and protein domains
  12. Figure 17.13 Translation: the basic concept
  13. For the Cell Biology Video A Stick and Ribbon Rendering of a tRNA, go to Animation and Video Files.
  14. Figure 17.14 The structure of transfer RNA (tRNA)
  15. Figure 17.15 An aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase joining a specific amino acid to a tRNA
  16. Figure 17.16 The anatomy of a functioning ribosome
  17. Figure 17.17 The initiation of translation
  18. Figure 17.18 The elongation cycle of translation
  19. Figure 17.19 The termination of translation
  20. Figure 17.20 Polyribosomes
  21. Figure 17.21 The signal mechanism for targeting proteins to the ER
  22. Figure 17.22 The molecular basis of sickle-cell disease: a point mutation
  23. Figure 17.23 Types of point mutations
  24. Figure 17.24 Coupled transcription and translation in bacteria
  25. Figure 17.25 A summary of transcription and translation in a eukaryotic cell