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Jacobson
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Biology
Graduate
12/09/2008

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Pulse labeling experiments

Dintzis

Definition

demonstrated that polypeptides grew from their N-termini to their C-termini

 

amino acids incorporated in a brief labeling period were shown to be detectable in peptides derived from the C-terminus of full lenth B-globin before they appeared in N-terminal peptides.

 

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what experiment to determine directionality of translation?
Definition
Established by harboiring a unique 3' nucleotide ([Ap]nC-->N-(lys)n-asn-C, not the opposite[image]
Term
name the components of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic translational apparatus
Definition

prokaryotes: 70s ribosomes with 30s and 50s subunits

>50 ribosomal proteins

 

Eukatyotes: 80s ribosomes with 40s and 60s subunits

>70 ribosomal proteins

Term
How do you know if the strucure or the sequence of the RNA is the cause of the reaction (i.e.-rRNA)?
Definition

first way: use RNase T1 (which cleaves single stranded RNA) to see if there are loops and/or ds binding

 

second way: can mutate and see the behavior of the rxn then do a rescue to see if the helix is critical 

 

third way: can look at the sequencing of other sequences

Term

What is the

structure of the tRNA?

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which codon permits wobble pairing and which don't?
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Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

(how to tRNA get amino acids attached?)

Definition

soluble enzymes that catalyze a two-step esterification of amino acids to tRNAs.

 

In general, there is one synthetase per amino acid

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