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Chemical Bonds-Daniel

During the transcription process in eukaryotic cells, a pre-mRNA molecule is synthesized and undergoes several modifications before becoming mature mRNA. The initial synthesis involves the RNA polymerase II enzyme, which reads the DNA template strand, creating a complementary RNA strand in the 5′

Chemical Bonds-Daniel

Secretery Pathway

Depending on a protein's function, sometimes there are additional steps before a protein can be useful to a cell.


In the secretory pathway, a signal sequence binds to the ribosome, that's creating a polypeptide, to the SRP on the Endoplasmic Reticulum. In the ER, a process called glycolysis occurs, where carbohydrates are bound, creating a more complex protein. After carbohydrates are added, signal peptidase removes the signal sequence, and the protein can be sent to the Golgi apparatus. Here, proteins are packaged and sent to work for lysosomes or the plasma membrane.

Glycolyzation

Glycosylation is the process by which a carbohydrate is covalently attached to a target macromolecule, such as proteins and lipids. 


Translation and Protein Synthesis- Charlotte



Termination


Key parts of Termination in translation

Key step to Elongation in translation:


Ribosomal slots


Key steps to initiation in translation:

**Nearly identical to translation in eukaryotes,



Transcription and RNA processing- Charlotte

In prokaryotes, transcription occurs in the cytoplasm and is coupled with translation.




Initation



Termination
Elongation


Initiation

**Note: before initiation occurs, DNA is packed into nucleosomes by histones that make DNA accessible

Mutations- Cambry

Mutations are any types of changes in DNA


Mutations occur in the coding sequence

Frameshift Mutations

Change in DNA= Reading frame changed causing a change in amino acids


Only see frameshift when one or two nucleotides are added/deleted! Anything more isn't a frameshift

Nonsense Mutations

Change in DNA= stop codon

Missense Mutations

Change in DNA= Amino acid changed

Silent Mutations

Change in DNA= No change in amino acid

Promoter

Operator

DNA switches, positioned near/within the promoter

Cluster structural genes

A cluster of genes that are involved in the same pathway and regulated together

The Lac Operon

Negative regulation

Two scenarios:

When lactose is not present, lacI bind to operator and prevent expression of lac operon genes.


When glucose is present, it inhibits adenylyl cyclase, which results in no cAMP. so CAP is not activated, and cannot help RNAP bind promoter.

Positive regulation

When lactose is present, lacI binds to lactose, so it no longer bind to the operator sequence, so RNAP can now bind promoter. In addition, when glucose level is low, adenylyl cyclase level is high, which converts ATP to cAMP. cAMP binds CAP and activated CAP helps RNAP to bind promoter to start transcription.

CAP

Adenylyl cyclase converts ATP to cAMP, which binds CAP and activate it. Activated CAP helps RNAP to bind promoter to start transcription.

Adenylyl cyclase
Repressor gene

LacI: encode repressor protein

Structural genes

LacZ: encode for beta-galactosidase

LacY: encode for beta-galactosidase permease

LacA: encode for beta-galactosidase transacetylase

Prokaryotic gene expression - Daniel

Multiple steps

Protein processing

Translation

Chromatin modification

Transport to cytoplasm

RNA processing

Transcription

Transcription factors

Specific

Increase (activators) or decrease (repressors) level of transcription

General

Bring low level of transcription (background)

Regulation

Distal control elements (enhancers)

Activator proteins bind to enhancers in DNA. A DNA-bending protein brings the bound activators closer to the promoter, further recruiting general TFs and mediator protein to form transcription initiation complex on the promoter.

Proximal control elements

Chromosomes

One way to control gene expression is to keep the chromosomes compacted so the genes are not accessible to enzymes and proteins for transcription.

Nucleosome

Histone Octamer

2 copies of histone proteins each: H2A, H2B, H3, H4.

H1 Histone

Eukaryotic gene -expression - Daniel

DNA Structure/Replication - Daniel

Double Helix

Base pairing

A is paired with T, G is paired with C

Chargaff'rule

The amount of Adenine equals the amount of Thymine. The amount of Guanine equals the amount of Cytosine.

Genetic Material

Hershey and Chase Experiment

Bacteriophage is only made of two components: DNA and proteins. Hershey and Chase labeled the DNA with P32, and proteins of bacteriophage with S35. The bacteriophage and bacteria were mixed in a tube, and centrifuged the mixture. The bacteria cells form a pellet at bottom and free phages (lighter) remain at the supernatant. They found that only P32 is detected in pellet , indicating that it was the DNA injected inside bacteria and not protein. DNA is the genetic material.

Griffith Experiment

Fredrick Griffith studies Streptococcus pneumoniae. He used two strains of the bacteria, the pathogenic S strain and the nonpathogenic R strain. He found that the living S cells kill mouse, while injecting living R cells or heat-killed S cells, mouse are healthy. However, when combining heat-killed S cells and living R cells, he found that the R cells are converted into S cells and kill the mouse. This experiment shows that some genetic traits can be transferred from S to R strain.

Replication

Bidirectional

ORI is in the middle of the replication bubble. The two forks at each end of the bubble move in opposite direction, so DNA replication is bidirectional.

Lagging Strand

Nucleotides are added in short segments called Okazaki fragments, in the opposite direction of the fork

Leading Strand

Nucleotides are added continuously in the direction of the fork

Proteins
Ligase

Joins 3' end of DNA of leading strand and joins Okazaki fragments of lagging strand

DNA Polymerase I

Removes RNA nucleotides of primer from 5'end and replaces them with DNA nucleotides

DNA Polymerase III

Using parental DNA as a template, adds nucleotides only to the 3' end of DNA strand

Primase

Synthesizes RNA primers using parental DNA as a template

Topoisomerase

Relieves the strain caused by DNA unwinding

Single-strand binding protein

Binds and stabilizes single-stranded DNA

Helicase

Unwids parental double helix at replication forks

ORI

ORI is the origin of DNA replication. DNA get separated here and form a bubble, which is called a replication bubble and there are two forks at each end of the bubble

Eukaryotes

Long DNA molecules have multiple ORI and replication bubbles.

Prokaryotes

Prokaryotic DNA is circular and there is only one ORI.

Semi-conserved

Two strands of the parental DNA separate, and each functions as a template for synthesis of a new complementary strand.

Messleson and Stahl Experiment

Three models were proposed: conservative, semi-conservative, and dispersive models. In the experiment, Messleson and Stahl grow bacteria in a growth medium that contains the heavy isotope of N15, and transferred the bacteria to medium containing N14. After the bacteria were grown for one round, DNA were extracted and centrifuge in CsCl gradients, there is only one intermediate density band showing. After bacterial were grown for two rounds of replication, there appeared two bands: one intermediate density, and one light density. The results supported the semi-conservative model.

Cell membranes-Charlotte

Biological Membrane: Cell membranes are selectively permeable barriers

Selective Permeability

Highly permeable molecules (meaning molecules that are able to easily pass through the phospholipid bilayer) include small, nonpolar molecules. Large, uncharged, polar molecules have lower permeability and charged ions have the lowest permeability.


Molecules that have low permeability typically need assistance from transport proteins to pass through the membrane.


Active Transport

Active Transport is the movement of substances from a low to high concentration. The most important element of active transport that separates it from passive transport is the use of cellular energy (ATP).


Electrogenic pumps:


Ion Channels

There are two main types of ion channels:



Contransport

Cotransport is the coupled transport by a membrane protein. This occurs when active transport of a solute indirectly drives the transport of other substances.


Sodium-Potassium Pump
Passive Transport

Passive transport is the diffusion of a substance across a membrane, going with the concentration gradient. In passive transport it's important to note that there is no energy investment.


Facilitated Diffusion

Facilitated diffusion is a type of passive transport where molecules move across a cell membrane with the help of transmembrane proteins (channel or carrier proteins), down their concentration gradient, without the use of cellular energy.

Osmosis

Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from a region of low solute concentration (high water concentration) to a region of high solute concentration (low water concentration), which is done without the use of energy.


Key terms related to Osmosis:


Water balance in plant cells:

Diffusion

Diffusion is the movement of molecules across a cell membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. This method of transportation requires no energy input from the cell.

Membrane fluidity


Membrane Proteins

Transmembrane protiens are imbeded in the phospholipid bilayer with an extracellular facing side and a cytoplasmic facing side.

Some functions of membrane proteins include:

Phospholipid Bilayer

Cell membranes are composed of a phospholipid bilayer. This phospholipid bilayer comprises an outer hydrophilic head and an inner hydrophobic tail.

Cholesterol in membranes

Helps phospholipid bilayer to maintain ideal consistency, rigid enough to have structure but fluid enough to move materials through the membrane.

Aldosterone Pathway

Aldosterone is a steroid hormone that is secreted by cells of the adrenal gland and enters cells all over the body. The hormone passes through the plasma membrane, binds the receptor protein in the cytoplasm, and activates it. The active receptor enters the nucleus and binds to specific genes, promoting transcription of genes.

Cell Signaling - Daniel

Signaling Molecules

Molecules released by a cell which is received by another cell

Hydrophilic/Polar
Hydrophobic/nonpolar

Receptor

Present in a target cell that receives a signal

Intracellular Receptor

Present in cytoplasm in nucleus.

Membrane Receptor
Ion Channel Receptor

Acts as a gate for ions. When a signal molecule binds a receptor, the receptor changes shape, allowing specific ions to go through.

G-Proteins Coupled Receptor

Transmembrane protein with alpha helix domain. Once it is bound by signaling molecule, its shape is changed which allows it to bind to G protein.

Cellular responses

An example of cellular response occurs in the nucleus. Signaling pathways finally activate a transcription factor which binds DNA and turns on or off genes in the nucleus.

Protein Kinase A

cAMP binds and activates protein kinase A, which goes on to activate another kinase and so on.

ATP to CAMP

Activate adelylyl cyclase converts ATP to cAMP, which is a second messenger. Once cAMP started to activate the signal transduction cascade, it is converted to AMP by phosphodiesterase.

Adenylyl Cyclase

Active G protein can then activate Nearby enzyme, such as adenylyl cyclase.

G protein

When it is bound to GPCR, it changes shape and makes the bound GDP to be replaced with GTP. G protein with GTP bound is activated.

Local

If cells release the ligands or signal molecules in close proximity to cells that have the receptor to receive the signals, then it is local signaling.

Synaptic

Send neurotransmitters

Paracrine

Send secretary vesicles to target cells

Long Distance

If the cell receiving the signal is far from the cell, and it has the receptor that receives the signal, then it is long distance signaling. One example is hormonal signaling.

Photosynthesis - Cambry

The goal of photosynthesis is to produce glucose (sugar)


H2O is oxidized and CO2 is reduced

C4 Photosynthesis

Enhance CO2 uptake and reduces photorespiration to adapt to hot, arid climates

Stage 1: Light Reactions


Located in the thylakoid membrane


Convert solar energy into chemical energy

-H2O is split to provide electrons and protons (H+)

-O2 is released as a waste product

-The electron acceptor NADP+ is reduced to NADPH

-ATP is generated by adding a phosphate group to ADP in a process called photophosphorylation


Input:

-Light

-H2O

-NADP+

-ADP+Pi


Output:

-ATP

-NADPH

-Oxygen

-H+

Cyclic Electron Flow

Only PS1 is used!


Formed:

-ATP


Electrons are recycled back through Photosystem 1, where ATP is the only thing generated

Non-cyclic or Linear Flow of Electrons

H2O is oxidized


Forms:

-Oxygen

-NADPH

-ATP


-Electrons move down a path

-Water is first oxidized in photosytem II (PS II)

-Electrons move down a transport chain to photosytem (PS I)

-ATP is generated

-NADP+ is reduced to NADPH


CAM Plants

Photosynthetic adaption to arid conditions

-CAM plants opened their stomata's at night and incorporate CO2 into organic acids

-Stomata's close during the day and CO2 is released to form organic acids and used int he Calvin Cycle

Temporal separation of steps

Same Cells

Spatial separation of steps

Occurs in different cells

Stage 2: Calvin Cycle

Occurs in the stroma


Produces sugar from CO2 with the help of NADPH and ATP produced by the light reactions

-CO2 is initially incorporated into an organic molecule through a process called carbon fixation

-ATP provides the necessary chemical energy, and NADPH provides electrons needed to reduce CO2


Input:

-ATP+Pi

-NADPH

-CO2


Output:

-ADP+Pi

-NADP+

-CH2O





Phase 1

-CO2 is taken in through the stomata and added to Ribulose biphosphate to form Rubisco- an organic molecule

-From Rubisco, 6 carbon intermediate are formed

Cell Respiration - Cambry

Cellular respirations purpose if to make ATP

Oxidative Phosphorylation

Chemiosmosis

Protons go back through the ATP synthase, moving from a high concentration to low concentration

The energy from the ATP synthase gives ADP energy to make ATP

Electron Transport Chain (ETC)

Components:

-Complex I, II, III, IV

-Q

-Cyt


Energy is released at each step

-NADH --> complex I --> Q --> complex III- ->Cyt c--> complex IV


Protons are getting pumped into inner membrane


C6H12O6 is oxidized

CO2 is reduced

Pyruvate Oxidation and Citric Acid Cycle

Citric Acid Cycle

Formed:

ATP= 1

NADH= 3

FADH2= 1

Starting molecule: Isocitrate

Enzyme: looses electrons --> NAD to NADH

Product: ketoglutarate

Starting molecule: Acetyl CoA

Enzyme: Oxaloacetate

Product: Citrate

Pyruvate Oxidation

-Pyruvate, from glycolysis, is oxidized to form Acetyl CoA

-Oxygen is required

Glycolysis

Occurs in the cytoplasm.

Total output- 4 ATP, 2 NADH, 2 pyruvate

Net output- 2 ATP, 2 NADH, 2 pyruvate

Energy Payoff Phase

Last five steps- generate net gain by producing ATP that was invested

-2 pyruvate, 2 NADH, and 4 ATP are formed

Energy Investment Phase

First five steps- require energy to prepare molecule for breakdown

-2 ADP are formed

Step Three

Starting molecule: fructose 6-phosphate

Enzyme: phosphofructokinase

Product: fructose 1,6-biphosphate

Step One

Starting molecule: glucose

Enzyme: hexokinase

Product: glucose 6-phosphate


Functional groups

Methyl Group (-CH3)

Phosphate Group (-OPO3^2-)

Sulfhydryl Group (-SH)

Amino Group (-NH2)

Carboxyl Group (-COOH)

Hydroxyl Group (-OH)

Carbonyl group (>C=O)

Biological Molecules- Charlotte

Protiens

Protein folding
Quarternary
Tertiary
Secodary

Beta pleated sheets

Alpha Helices

Primary
R groups

Basic

Acidic

Non-polar

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates serve as fuel and building materials

Alpha Glucose
Beta Glucose
Types of polysaccharides
storage

starch

glycogen

structure

cellulose

Isomers
Structural Isomers
Enantiomers
Geometric Isomers

Lipids

NOTE: LIPIDS ARE NOT POLYMERS!


Trans fats
removing double C bond and adding Hydrogen to convert cis to trans fat, however this incomplete formation of unsaturated to saturated fat is what leads to trans fat.
Unsaturated
Double bonded carbon
Liquid at room temperature
Hydrophobic
Saturated
"saturated with Hydrogen"
solid at room temperature

Nucleic acids

Nucleotides

Nucleic acids are polymers made of monomers-- called nucleotides

5 carbon sugar
phosphate group

Phosphodiester link connects phosphites and sugars

Nitrogenous base
DNA
G/C and A/T

H-bonding through complitary base pairing forms DNA double helix

RNA

Unlike DNA, RNA has oxygen

G/C and A/U

Partially Charged Atoms

Dipole-dipole Interaction

Hydrogen Bond

Water Properties
Universal Solvent
Denser as liquid than solid
High Heat of Vaporization
High Specific Heat
Cohesive behavior

GPCR Signaling Pathway

Polar

Sharing of electrons between two atoms with an EN difference of 0.5 or greater

Examples in Biological Molecules

Ester bond
Glycosylic linkage
Phosphodiester bond
Peptide bond

Nonpolar

Sharing of electrons between two atoms with an EN difference of less than 0.5

Hydrophobic Interactions

Van Der Waals

Structure and Function of Cells- Cambry

Eukaryotic Cells

Both
Vesicles

Vehicle of the cell,  the golgi apparatus packages things into vesicles where vesicles can then transport cellular materials.



Smooth ER

attached to nucleus synthesizes lipids (can also help detoxify) 



Rough ER

composed of ribosomes that perform protein synthesis



Cytoskeleton

reinforces cell shape; functions in cell movement; components are made of protein, includes…

Microtubules

made of tubulin, this hollow shape maintains the shape of the cell. very structural and moves organelles 



Intermediate filament

in the middle, anchor organelles to the cell and help maintain a cell’s shape, composed of keratin proteins.



Microfilaments

made of actin, helps maintain cell shape but also aid with movement 



Microvilli

projections that increase the cells surface area 



Peroxisome

organelle with various specialized metabolic functions; produces hydrogen peroxide as a by product and then converts it to water  



Mitochondria

 organelle where cellular respiration occurs and most ATP is generated 



Lysosomes

digestive organelle where biomolecules are broken down, hydrolysis reaction 



Golgi apparatus

organelle active in synthesis, modification, sorting, and secretion/transportation of cell products



complexes that make proteins; free in cytosol or bound to rough ER or nuclear envelope 



Plasma membrane

 membrane enclosing the cell



Chromatin

 material consisting of DNA and protein; visible in a dividing cell as individual condensed chromosomes 



Nucleolus

non membranous structure involved in production of ribosomes; a nucleus has one or more nucleoli 



Nuclear Envelope

double membrane enclosing the nucleus; performed by pores; continuous with ER, also known as the nuclear lamina 



Plants
Plastids

 store food and make pigment 



Plasmodesmata

channels  found in plant cells that allow for the movement of water and other materials to move between cells



Central Vacuole

stores water, nutrients, and waste  



Chloroplast

double membrane organelle that has its own DNA and performs photosynthesis



 located outside the cell membrane, made of cellulose, and helps maintain cell shape



Animal
Gap junctions

structures that connect cells, things can pass through very easily



Tight junctions

secure cells very tightly, keeps stuff from freely moving around 



Desmosomes

 structure connects cells together that are semi-sealed. Desmosomes use proteins and are programed to selectively allow materials

Extracellular matrix

located outside the membrane, this  structure has many parts: fibronectin, proteoglycan (animal cell ECM), and collagen. Changes in this structure can trigger processes inside the cell



proteoglycan

found in the ECM, proteoglycan are  proteins with sugars attached, involved in organizing extracellular matrix

Prokaryotic Cells

Bacteria
Endospore

survival under harsh environmental conditions  



Flagella

movement

Pili

bacterial mating 



Fimbriae

 attachment to surfaces



- slime layers

adherence to surfaces 



Capsules

resistance to phagocytosis



Cell wall

Gives bacteria shape and protection from lysis in dilute solutions

Periplasmic Space

contains hydrolytic enzymes and binding proteins to nutrient processing and uptake



Nucleoid

localization of genetic material (DNA)

Inclusion bodies

storage of carbon, phosphate, and other substances 



Ribosomes

protein synthesis

Gas Vacuole

buoyancy for floating in aquatic environments

Plama Membrane

selectively permeable barrier, mechanical boundary of cell, nutrient and waste transport, location of many metabolic processes (respiration and photosynthesis), detection of environmental cues for chemotaxis

Archaea
Cytoplasm

gel like substance that fills the cell and and keeps the organelles in place


Circular chromosome

stores genetic information 



Chemical Bonds-Daniel

Covalent Bond

Two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons to achieve stability.

Ionic Bond

Transfer of electrons between oppositely charged irons

Can lead to ion-dipole interactions in water

Ion-dipole interactions in water