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Basic Molecular Biology
Many slides by Omkar Deshpande
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Overview
Structures of biomolecules Central Dogma of Molecular Biology Overview of this course Computer scientists vs Biologists
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Human Genome Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Genomics and Its Impact on Medicine and Society: A 2001 Primer, 2001
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Watson and Crick
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Macromolecule (Polymer)
Monomer
DNA Deoxyribonucleotides (dNTP)
RNA Ribonucleotides (NTP)
Protein or Polypeptide Amino Acid
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Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)
Form the genetic material of all living organisms.
Found mainly in the nucleus of a cell (hence “nucleic”)
Contain phosphoric acid as a component (hence “acid”)
They are made up of nucleotides.
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Nucleotides
Phosphate Group
Sugar
NitrogenousBase
Phosphate Group
Sugar
NitrogenousBase
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T
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G
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DNA
A = T
G = C
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The gene and the genome
Genome = The entire DNA sequence within the nucleus.
The information in the genome is used for protein synthesis
A gene is a length of DNA that codes for a (single) protein.
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How big are genomes?
Organism Genome Size (Bases) Estimated Genes
Human (Homo sapiens) 3 billion 30,000
Laboratory mouse (M. musculus)
2.6 billion 30,000
Mustard weed (A. thaliana) 100 million 25,000
Roundworm (C. elegans) 97 million 19,000
Fruit fly (D. melanogaster) 137 million 13,000
Yeast (S. cerevisiae) 12.1 million 6,000
Bacterium (E. coli) 4.6 million 3,200
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
9700 9
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Repeats
The DNA is full of repetitive elements (those that occur over & over & over)
There are several type of repeats, including SINEs & LINEs (Short & Long Interspersed Elements) (1 million just ALUs) and low complexity elements.
Their function is poorly understood, but they make problems more difficult.
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Central dogma
DNA
tRNA
rRNA
snRNA
mRNA
transcription
translation
POLYPEPTIDE
ZOOM IN
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Transcription
The DNA is contained in the nucleus of the cell.
A stretch of it unwinds there, and its message (or sequence) is copied onto a molecule of mRNA.
The mRNA then exits from the cell nucleus.
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T
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DNA RNA
A = T
G = C
T U
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More complexity
The RNA message is sometimes “edited”. Exons are nucleotide segments whose
codons will be expressed. Introns are intervening segments (genetic
gibberish) that are snipped out. Exons are spliced together to form mRNA.
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Splicing
frgjjthissentencehjfmkcontainsjunkelm
thissentencecontainsjunk
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Key player: RNA polymerase
It is the enzyme that brings about transcription by going down the line, pairing mRNA nucleotides with their DNA counterparts.
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Promoters
Promoters are sequences in the DNA just upstream of transcripts that define the sites of initiation.
The role of the promoter is to attract RNA polymerase to the correct start site so transcription can be initiated.
5’Promoter 3’
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Promoters
Promoters are sequences in the DNA just upstream of transcripts that define the sites of initiation.
The role of the promoter is to attract RNA polymerase to the correct start site so transcription can be initiated.
5’Promoter 3’
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Transcription – key steps
Initiation
Elongation
Termination
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DNA
RNA
DNA
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Transcription – key steps
Initiation
Elongation
Termination
DNA
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Transcription – key steps
Initiation
Elongation
Termination
DNA
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Transcription – key steps
Initiation
Elongation
Termination
DNA
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Transcription – key steps
Initiation
Elongation
Termination
+
DNA
RNA
DNA
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Genes can be switched on/off
In an adult multicellular organism, there is a wide variety of cell types seen in the adult. eg, muscle, nerve and blood cells.
The different cell types contain the same DNA though.
This differentiation arises because different cell types express different genes.
Promoters are one type of gene regulators
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Transcription (recap)
The DNA is contained in the nucleus of the cell.
A stretch of it unwinds there, and its message (or sequence) is copied onto a molecule of mRNA.
The mRNA then exits from the cell nucleus. Its destination is a molecular workbench in
the cytoplasm, a structure called a ribosome.
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Translation
How do I interpret the information carried by mRNA to the Ribosome?
Think of the sequence as a sequence of “triplets”.
Think of AUGCCGGGAGUAUAG as AUG-CCG-GGA-GUA-UAG.
Each triplet (codon) maps to an amino acid.
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The Genetic Code
f : codon amino acid 1968 Nobel Prize in medicine – Nirenberg
and Khorana Important – The genetic code is universal! It is also redundant / degenerate.
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The Genetic Code
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Composed of a chain of amino acids.
R
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H2N--C--COOH
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H
Proteins
20 possible groups
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R R | | H2N--C--COOH H2N--C--COOH | | H H
Proteins
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Dipeptide
R O R | II | H2N--C--C--NH--C--COOH | | H H
This is a peptide bond
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Protein structure
Linear sequence of amino acids folds to form a complex 3-D structure.
The structure of a protein is intimately connected to its function.
The 3-D shape of proteins gives them their working
ability – the ability to bind with other molecules.
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Our course (2427)
DNA rRNA
snRNA
mRNA
transcription
translation
POLYPEPTIDE
Part 1, DNA: Assembly, Evolution, Alignment
Part 2, Genes: Prediction, Regulation
Part 3, Structures & Interactions
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Computer Scientists vs Biologists
(courtesy Steven Skiena, SUNY Stony Brook)
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Computer scientists vs Biologists
Biologists strive to understand the very complicated, very messy natural world.
Computer scientists seek to build their own clean and organized virtual worlds.
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Computer scientists vs Biologists
Computer scientists get high-paid jobs after graduation.
Biologists typically have to complete one or more post-docs...
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Computer scientists vs Biologists
Nothing is ever completely true or false in Biology.
Everything is either true or false in computer science.