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TranscriptionChapter 25

Objectives Understand the process of transcription

Recognize the role of RNA Polymerase

Recognize the significance of promoter and terminator regions of DNA

Explain how transcribed RNA is modified prior to exiting the nucleus. Understand the significance of this process

Transcription Consists of three stages

Initiation: attachment of RNA Polymerase to the promotor region on DNA

Elongation: building of the mRNA from the 3’ end of the DNA

Termination: release of RNA polymerase and mRNA following transcription of the terminator region of the DNA

Initiation

Genes on the DNA begin with a promoter region -- a sequence of A & T (TATA box)

Transcription initiation complex: transcription factors & RNA polymerase are bound to the promoter region on the DNA

Elongation Termination Once initiation is complete

the 2 strands of the DNA unwindto be copied into mRNA

RNA polymerase builds a mRNA strand complimentary to the DNA

Once the RNA Polymerase (Transcriptase) is done copying, the DNA strands zips back up to form their double helix

When the RNA Polymerase reaches the terminator region of the DNA, it lets go and releases the mRNA

The transcribed termination sequence on the mRNA is AAUAAA

Transcribed mRNA (pre-mRNA) must be modified before leaving the nucleus

There are special “dividers” in the mRNA that need to be cut out. They are not part of the genetic information, just organizers.

Modification of mRNA

Transcribed mRNA is too long and is shortened before it leaves the nucleus by a special cutting process

Exons are segments of the pre-mRNA that contain genetic information that will be create proteins

Introns are just divisions between the EXONS

Further Modifications

How is this done?

Spliceosomes remove introns while connecting exons together

Ribozymes also help catalyze the removal of introns from mRNA

Why bother with introns?

Introns may regulate gene activity and the passage of mRNA into the cytoplasm

Genes may play roles in multiple proteins, introns may enable a gene to be diverse in function

May increase recombination of genetic material (easier to cut and paste)