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what is the retrovirus life cycle and its RNA to DNA genome transitions.
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- RNA goes to DNA and then back to RNA
- The infectious particle is a single strand RNA
- Must be turned into DNA and integrate into host genome before turned back into RNA
- RNA to DNA is facilitated by the protein called reverse transcriptase - viral enzyme, DNA polymerase, uses RNA as a template
- Becomes linear DNA
- Integrated into host genome - enzyme that puts it into host genome is called integrase
- When inside host genome, uses host RNA pol 2 to make a mRNA and follows normal DNA transcription to make the RNA
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What is provirus?
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When linear DNA integrates into host genome
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Q
what are the components of the retrovirus?
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RU5
U3R
complete long terminal repeat
4
Q
gag
A
structural matrix protein in the core of the viral particle
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Q
pol
A
reverse transcriptase; where all enzymes are encoded
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Q
env
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encodes what is exposed to environment, spike and stem on the spike
7
Q
where does the membrane come from in retroviruses?
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from the host
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Q
what occurs in the cytoplasm? nucleus?
A
- C: RNA reverse transcription into linear DNA
- N: linear DNA integration into nucleus, provirus made, and transcription into RNA from host RNA polymerase
9
Q
what protein products does gag produce?
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- matrix
- capsid
- nucleocapsid
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what protein products does pol produce?
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- protease
- reverse transcriptase
- integrase
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Q
what protein products does env produce?
A
- surface protein
- transmembrane
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what are LTRs?
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long terminal repeats
- RU5 and U3R
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what activities does retrovirus emply?
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- splicing
- suppression and frameshifting (suppress termination, rRNA code for amino acid instead of stop)
- processing of initial protein into several
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How are LTRs and direct repeats generated during the retrovirus life cycle?
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- Linear form is the only reconstituted form - not the integrated because there are some bases missing there
U3 and U5 loses 2 bp - DNA has to turned into an RNA infectious particle
- Host RNA polymerase
- Need a promoter in DNA to start transcription
- Promoter does not end up in RNA, needs to have stop
- LTR is the mechanism in which the ends are generated in order to make a transcription product
- Positive strand is missing start and stop
- Reverse transcriptase from RNA generates linear DNA with enact ends with same beginning and ends
- Integrase deletes two bases on both ends, so the provirus is also defected
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synthesis of the minus strand
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- Infectious +RNA, missing U3 and U5 on each ends
- Starts DNA synthesis on the edge of 5’ and makes a copy of LTR and jumps to the other strand of the DNA molecule
- Cellular tRNA (uncharged glutamate from the host), 10 bp homology so tRNA will form a hybrid
- Primes off the 3’ end of the tRNA - strong stop minus DNA
- Discrete size - starts and stops at specific place
- Strong stop region and reverse transcriptase changes template
- Jumps because there is degradation in positive RNA and is a signal for new piece of minus DNA to jump to the other end
- This is now the primer and goes all the way across the DNA
- Minus strand is complete on the right LTR
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synthesis of plus strand
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- Minus strand DNA made
- tRNA primer cut off
- Replace positive strand with plus strand DNA
- RNAH is packaged in nucleic acid and randomly regrades RNA and leaves gaps
- The remaining RNA acts as a primer to synthesize DNA
- Partial copy of strand and jumps and synthesizes the rest of the way from the opposite side
- Hybridizes the R and U5 and synthesizes it to the other side so it is complete
- Minus strand DNA completed
- Double stranded retrovirus ready for integration
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what is the primer in the minus strand?
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a specific cellular tRNA acts as a primer of reverse transcriptase
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what is the primer in the positive strand?
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RNA is degraded by RNaseH and the random spaces leftover are primers for partial synthesis
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copy choice
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- jumping of reverse transcriptase onto other templates to form recombination events in RNA
- since the virus particle contains two copies of the positive RNA, recombination is always possible by jumping to another template
- not thought to occur in regular host-mediated recombination
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integrase
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- catalyzes all the stages of integration
- the small inverted repeats at the ends of the provirus DNA are recognized by integrase as sites to cut 2 bases from the 3’ end
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can you “catch” cancer?
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- retroviruses may acquire cellular ONC genes and form defective viruses that need helper viruses to replicate
- the v-onc proteins are initially expressed as gag0fusion proteins
- transducing viruses often cause unrestricted cell growth in the infected tissues
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what is the complete form of a retrovirus?
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linear DNA
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How are 2 nt lost during the integration process? From which strand?
A
the small inverted repeats at the ends of the provirus DNA are recognized by integrase as site to cut
- 2 bases from the 3’ ends
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Which genes are missing in a transducing retrovirus?
A
pol and env
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what are some examples of retrotransposons?
- Ty in yeast
- copia in drosophila
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what type of element has no infectious particle, but still produces a particle?
Retrotransposon
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how are retrotransposons produced?
- two RNAs are produced: TyA protein (gag-related) encodes a capsid protein
- TyB (pol related) encodes protease, RT and integrase
- Ty A and TyB ORF overlap by 13 amino acids, ribosome has to frameshift to synthesize TyAB proteins
- no env because it does not make an infectious particle
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what does the yeast Ty particles contain?
capsid protein packages viral RNA and transports it to the nucleus
- full length RNA
- reverse transcriptase
- dsDNA
- TyB (integrase activity)
- capsid
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arc protein
related to gag capsid protein
- involved as connection hub in neural function plasticity mammals
- required for formation of mRNA containing extracellular vesicles in neurons
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LTR-retrotransposons
- encode reverse transcriptase and integrase
- no infectious particle
- copia and Ty are examples
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what are the three classes retroelements fall into?
- LTR retrotransposons
- non-LTR retrotransposons
- SINES
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non-LTR retrotransposons
- encode reverse transcriptase, nucleic acid binding protein, and endonuclease
- no LTR
- derived from RNA pol 2 transcripts
- example: LINES, L1
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SINES
- short-interspersed nuclear elements
- no LTRs
- derived from RNA pol 3 transcripts
- always nonautonomous
- encode tRNAs, 7SL RNA, an d5S RNA
- example: Alu
- may use LINES to replicate
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SINES are derived from the transcripts of which host RNA polymerase?
RNA pol 3
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how large and how many Alu repeats are there?
- over 1 million in human genome
- 200 bp (7SL RNA)
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what gene block is missing from every type other than retroviruses?
env
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what gene does Ty and Copia have that is missing in the LINES?
long terminal repeats
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what is the unique protein present only in LINES?
nuclear binding protein
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what is the advantage of having a cis-acting mechanism for protein binding?
To ensure propagation
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what is the role of the endonuclease activity?
Endonuclease ensures the nuclear binding protein and RNA can integrate back into the hot nucleus and DNA to be copied again
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Which two classes of Retroelements are most abundant in the human genome?
LINES (17%) and SINES (15%)
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Exaptation
adapt something that originally had a function into something asa completely different function
- arc protein
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Exaptation
adapt something that originally had a function into something asa completely different function
- arc protein
Molecular Genetics
flashcards
Decks in class (28)
# Cards
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Exodus of Early Man28
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Exodus of Early Man Quiz15
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The Replicon62
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The Extrachromosomal62
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Agrobacterium43
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Bacterial Cell Cycle and ColE128
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Mitochondrial Replication24
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Proteins of DNA Replication91
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Recombination 146
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Recombination 237
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Transposition 140
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Transposition 234
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Transposition 343
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Repair Mechanisms74
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Prokaryotic Transcription 156
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Prokaryotic Transcription 243
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Prokaryotic Transcription 315
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The Operon74
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CAP Regulation31
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The Trp Operon19
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Chromatin47
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Telomeres27
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Histones and Nucleosomes54
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Eukaryotic Transcription 150
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Eukaryotic Transcription 2 & 349
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Eukaryotic Transcription 437
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Eukaryotic Transcription 518
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Eukaryotic Transcription Regulation33
