Quiz 1
Advanced Topics in RNA and DNA DNA Microarrays Aptamers 2
Quantifying mrna levels to asses protein expression 3
The DNA Microarray Experiment 4
Application of DNA Microarrays 5
Some applications of microarrays Identification of tumor markers Distinguish between clinically distinct subgroups of leukemia, lymphoma, breast cancer, and melanoma Alterations in gene expression in response to therapeutics to identify genes involved in sensitivity and resistance 6
Aptamers DNA, RNA, or protein that bind a specific target Can be engineered or natural occurring Riboswitches are naturally occuring aptamers that regulate gene expression 7
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How do RNA aptamers work? Ligand induces conformational change allowing translation Ligand induces conformational change inhibiting translation 9
Structures of RNA aptamers Flavin Mononucleotide FMN 10
FMN aptamer binding site 11
The Genetic Code All the codons have meaning: 61 specify amino acids, and the other 3 are "nonsense" or "stop" codons The code is unambiguous - only one amino acid is indicated by each of the 61 codons The code is degenerate - except for Trp and Met, each amino acid is coded by two or more codons Codons representing the same or similar amino acids are similar in sequence 2nd base pyrimidine: usually nonpolar amino acid 2nd base purine: usually polar or charged aa 12
Biochemists Break the Code Assignment of "codons" to their respective amino acids was achieved by in vitro biochemistry Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei showed that poly-u produced polyphenylalanine in a cellfree solution from E. coli Poly-A gave polylysine Poly-C gave polyproline Poly-G gave polyglycine But what of others? 13
The Nirenberg Experiment deciphering the genetic code Ribosome-free cell extract with radiolabeled single amino acid Ribosomes alone Ribosome-free cell extract with radiolabeled single amino acid Ribosomes Trinucleotide 14
The Genetic Code is Nearly Universal Codon Standard code Mitochondrial code UGA Stop Trp UGG Trp Trp AUA Ile Met AUG Met Met AGA Arg Stop AGG Arg Stop 15
trna The trna molecules translate the mrna codon to a protein sequence There is a trna for each amino acid trna synthetase (one for each amino acid) load the amino acid onto the trna 16
How does each trna syntetase recognize which Amino acid to load each trna with? trna synthetase recognition elements Single letter amino acid code U70 G3 17
Structure of trna synthetase/trna complexes Threonyl-tRNA synthetase/trna Thr Glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase/trna Gln 18
trna synthetase classes Feature Class I enzymes Class II enzymes Structure of the enzyme active site Parallel β-sheet Antiparallel β-sheet Interaction with the trna Minor groove of the acceptor stem Major groove of the acceptor stem Orientation of the bound trna Amino acid attachment Enzymes for * V loop faces away from the enzyme To the 2 -OH of the terminal nucleotide of the trna Arg, Cys, Gln, Glu, Ile, Leu, Lys1, Met, Trp, Tyr, Val V loop faces the enzyme To the 3 -OH of the terminal nucleotide of the trna Ala, Asn, Asp, Gly, His, LysII, Phe, Pro, Thr, Ser 19
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase reaction 20
Ribosomes 21
Getting oriented with the ribosome 22
Protein synthesis Initiation Binding of mrna by small ribosomal subunit at the mrna ribosomal binding site (a purine rich sequence) Association of initiator trna to the first codon Association of the large ribosomal subunit Elongation Synthesis of all peptide binds by successive association of the appropriate (dictated by the codons) trna molecules Termination At the stop codon, releasing factor 1 and 2 along with GTP bind, the peptide chain is released from the trna at the P site, the trna is moved to the E site and the ribosome dissociates 23
Initiation Initiator trna (fmet-trna) recognizes start (AUG) codon and is unique because the N-terminal is formylated Initiation requires initiation factors (IFs) that assemble the ribosomal initiation complex IF-2 is a GTPase that delivers the fmettrna to the ribosome P site 24
Mechanism of Protein Synthesis Peptidyl transferase 25
Peptidyl transferase Mechanism is not thought to be catalyzed by acid-base chemistry (reaction ph independent) Catalyzed by several other mechanisms Proximity Proton shuttle 26
Protein synthesis overview A bit more detail Elongation requires GTPases EF-Tu loads the aminoacyl-trna into position A EF-G pushes the trna in position A into position P and the trna in position P to E 27
Termination RF-1 and RF-2 Binding of RF1/RF2/GTP complex triggers Cleavage of the polypeptide chain from the trna and then the dissociation of the ribosome complex 28
tmrna Bacterial 29
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Protein Synthesis Differences 1. Ribosomes. Eukaryotic ribosomes are larger. (Slide 29 lecture 4) 2. Initiator trna. In eukaryotes, the initiating amino acid is methionine rather than N-formylmethionine. However, as in prokaryotes, a special trna participates in initiation. 3. Initiation. The initiating codon in eukaryotes is always AUG. Eukaryotes, in contrast with prokaryotes, do not use a specific purine-rich sequence (RBS) on the 5 side to distinguish initiator AUGs from internal ones. Instead, the AUG nearest the 5 end of mrna is usually selected as the start site. A 40S ribosome attaches to the cap at the 5 end of eukaryotic mrna and searches for an AUG codon by moving step-by-step in the 3 direction. The 5 cap provides an easily recognizable starting point. 4. Elongation and termination. Eukaryotic elongation factors EF1α and EF1βγ are the counterparts of prokaryotic EF-Tu and EF-Ts. The GTP form of EF1α delivers aminoacyl-trna to the A site of the ribosome, and EF1βγ catalyzes the exchange of GTP for bound GDP. Eukaryotic EF2 mediates GTP-driven translocation in much the same way as does prokaryotic EF-G. Termination in eukaryotes is carried out by a single release factor, erf1, compared with two in prokaryotes. Finally, eif3, like its prokaryotic counterpart IF3, prevents the reassociation of ribosomal subunits in the absence of an initiation complex. 30
Eukaryotic Initiation Binding of 5 cap of mrna Ratchet search of AUG dependent on ATP Association of ribosome 31
Antibiotics inhibit protein synthesis Antibiotic Streptomycin and other aminoglycosides Tetracycline Chloramphenicol Cycloheximide Erythromycin Puromycin Action Inhibit initiation and cause misreading of mrna (prokaryotes) Binds to the 30S subunit and inhibits binding of aminoacyl-trnas (prokaryotes) Inhibits the peptidyl transferase activity of the 50S ribosomal subunit (prokaryotes) Inhibits the peptidyl transferase activity of the 60S ribosomal subunit (eukaryotes) Binds to the 50S subunit and inhibits translocation (prokaryotes) Causes premature chain termination by acting as an analog of aminoacyltrna (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) 32