transcription: from dna to rna
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Transcription: From DNA to RNA. Chapter 8.2. Why RNA?. DNA cannot leave the nucleus BUT proteins are built by the ribosomes in the cytosol! We need a messenger to transfer the genetic code to the ribosomes mRNA is a complementary copy of a gene that CAN leave the nucleus. Messenger RNA. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Transcription: From DNA to RNA
Chapter 8.2Chapter 8.2
Why RNA?
• DNA cannot leave the nucleus
• BUT proteins are built by the ribosomes in the cytosol!
• We need a messenger to transfer the genetic code to the ribosomes
• mRNA is a complementary copy of a gene that CAN leave the nucleus
Messenger RNA
Transcription:Making mRNA from DNA
Four phases1. Initiation2. Elongation3. Termination4. Processing
1) Initiation• RNA polymerase (RNAP) binds to the double
stranded DNA molecule at a promoter sequence• Promoters
– always upstream of the gene being transcribed
– Determines where RNAP binds and where transcription begins
– Usually rich in Thymine and Adenine (“TATA” box)
• RNAP has its own built-in helicase activity
TATATTRNAP
2) Elongation
• One strand of the unzipped DNA acts as a template for RNA synthesis
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2) Elongation• mRNA is transcribed in the 5’ to 3’ direction• DNA unwinds only in the region of
transcription• After transcription DNA recoils• Several RNAPs can work on a single gene at
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3) Termination
• A terminator sequence on the non-transcribed DNA strand tells RNAP when to stop transcribing the mRNA
• RNAP is released and reused
• mRNA released
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4) Processing
• Occurs only in eukaryotic cells
• Why processing?– Remove introns– Protects from degradation in the cytoplasm
4) Processing
• Splicing– mRNA still has both
introns and exons– We need to remove
introns
– Spliceosome - a complex of multiple proteins and snRNA (small nuclear)
– snRNA binds a specific mRNA sequences at the beginning and end of an intron forming a loop
– Loop is removed by spliceosome
4) Processing
• Protecting the mRNA– From what?
• 5’ cap– Modified G added to 5’ end
of mRNA
• Poly-A tail– Many A added to 3’ end of mRNA
restriction enzymes in cytosol
Final mRNA Molecule
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