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Molecular and Cellular Biology
3. The Cell – From Genes to Proteins
key processes
Prof. Dr. Klaus Heese
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)
Smooth ERRough ERFlagellum
Centrosome
CYTOSKELETON:Microfilaments
Intermediatefilaments
Microtubules
Microvilli
Peroxisome
MitochondrionLysosome
Golgiapparatus
Ribosomes
Plasma membrane
Nuclearenvelope
Nucleolus
Chromatin
NUCLEUS
Animal Cell ((eukaryotic cell) -----> compare with prokaryotic cell)
NUCLEUSNuclear envelopeNucleolusChromatin
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosomes
Central vacuole
MicrofilamentsIntermediate filamentsMicrotubules
CYTO-SKELETON
Chloroplast
PlasmodesmataWall of adjacent cell
Cell wall
Plasma membrane
Peroxisome
Mitochondrion
Golgiapparatus
Plant CellMonomers
vs
Polymers:
defines
cell feature
&
cell metabolism
Essential Bio-Engineering-related Bio-MoleculesOverview of four basic molecular genetic processes
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Alternative representations of a nucleic acid strand illustrating its chemical directionality.
by convention, a polynucleotide is always written 5’--->3’ direction.
Single-Strand DNA
Double-Strand DNA
The temperature at which DNA denatures increases with the proportion of GC-pairs. The higher GC%, the higher Tm.
DNA supercoils can be removed by cleavage of one strand
RNA secondary and tertiary structures
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RNA-synthesis:5’--->3’
RNA polymerase
DNA ---> RNA
Three stages in Transcription
Structure of the 5’ methylated cap of eukaryotic mRNA
Splicing: RNA processing to produce functional mRNA in eukaryotes
Threeroles of RNA
in Protein Synthesis(Translation)
mRNA, tRNA & rRNA
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read 5’ ---> 3’
Amino Acids
Genetic Code
Three possible open reading frames (start codons not shown)
Specific Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthethases activate Amino Acids by covalently linking them to tRNAs
Structure of tRNAs
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The general structure of ribosomes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Homogenization
TECHNIQUE
HomogenateTissuecells
1,000 g(1,000 times theforce of gravity)
10 min Differential centrifugationSupernatant pouredinto next tube
20,000 g20 min
80,000 g60 minPellet rich in
nuclei andcellular debris
Pellet rich inmitochondria(and chloro-plasts if cellsare from a plant)
Pellet rich in“microsomes”(pieces of plasmamembranes andcells’ internalmembranes)
150,000 g3 hr
Pellet rich inribosomes
Ph/CHCl3 – H2O-bufferSeparation of Proteins vs28S rRNA18S rRNA
5S rRNA
Lab methods
for
Ribosome isolation
DNA synthesis Bidirectional mechanism of DNA replication
A summary of transcription and translation in a eukaryotic cell
TRANSCRIPTION
RNA is transcribedfrom a DNA template.
DNA
RNApolymerase
RNAtranscript
RNA PROCESSING
In eukaryotes, theRNA transcript (pre-mRNA) is spliced andmodified to producemRNA, which movesfrom the nucleus to thecytoplasm.
Exon
RNA transcript(pre-mRNA)
Intron
NUCLEUS
FORMATION OFINITIATION COMPLEX
After leaving thenucleus, mRNA attachesto the ribosome.
CYTOPLASM
mRNA Growingpolypeptide
Ribosomalsubunits
Aminoacyl-tRNAsynthetase
Aminoacid
tRNAAMINO ACID ACTIVATION
Each amino acidattaches to its proper tRNAwith the help of a specificenzyme and ATP.
Activatedamino acid
TRANSLATION
A succession of tRNAsadd their amino acids tothe polypeptide chainas the mRNA is movedthrough the ribosomeone codon at a time.(When completed, thepolypeptide is releasedfrom the ribosome.)
AnticodonA A AU G G U U U A U G
E A
Ribosome
1
5¢
5¢
3¢
Codon
2
3 4
5
What is a gene? revisiting the question
• A gene is a region of DNA whose final product is either a polypeptide or an RNA molecule –
• A gene is the molecular unit of heredity ( = DNA // or RNA) of a living organism that codes for a protein or a (functional) RNA.
What is a gene? revisiting the question