1) The minor groove of A-DNA is shallower than its B-DNA counterpart. Would this favor the prevalence of transcription factor interactions with the minor groove of A-DNA over interactions with its major groove?
The size of the major or minor groove determines the accessibility of the DNA towards various DNA binding factors including transcription factors. In case of A-DNA, the minor groove is shallower which suggests that transcription factors will have lesser accessibility to this groove. The major groove, on the other hand, has larger size and is thus more accessible to transcription factors. Thus, the transcription factors will primarily bind to the major groove as compared to the minor groove.
1) The minor groove of A-DNA is shallower than its B-DNA counterpart. Would this favor the...
1. How would binding to the minor groove of DNA affect the number of possible sequences recognized? 2. In some proteins promoters or repressors there are two helix turn helix DNA binding motifs, how could this increase the number of unique sequences that it could bind to? (Hint: not just a doubling) Please answer both questions in detail. I am having a difficult time understanding both questions. Thank You!
What part(s) of a nucleotide will occupy the major & minor groove of a double-stranded DNA molecule? WHY? What parts are found in the DNA backbone? WHY? Where would a Restriction Endonuclease associate with DNA? How long is a double-stranded DNA molecule that is 2 x 105 bp? How many nucleosomes would be required to package this DNA if it were in a Eukaryote? When chromatin from any eukaryote is digested briefly with micrococcal nuclease (an endonuclease) and fractionated using...
1. The figure below shows a DNA double helix and its nucleotide
sequence.
A. A homodimeric helix–turn–helix protein binds to a DNA
fragment containing this sequence. Its preferred half-site is
AACAC. Show where the two recognition helices in the protein
contact the DNA.
B. Are protein–DNA contacts primarily in the major or the minor
groove of DNA? What parts of the nucleotides contact the amino acid
side chains of the protein to provide most sequence specificity?
What kind of bond...
DNA is the molecule used to store the genetic code of most living organisms on earth. Its structure was famously proposed by Watson and Crick who proposed double helix structure published in the journal Nature, April 25, 1953. For this the Nobel Prize was awarded to Watson, Crick & Wilkins in 1962. (a) (i) (ii) Show the chemical structure of the DNA backbone. What is a 1. the backbone, 2. a nucleoside, 3. a nucleotide 4. a nucleic acid? (b)...
1. Viruses are a. cells containing DNA and protein. b. larger than most bacteria. c. acellular. d. able to take in nutrients and expel wastes. e. mutated forms of DNA. 2. Beginning with a single bacterium, how many cells would be present after 4 hours of growth if they can double every 20 minutes? a. 12 b. 24 c. 64 d. 4,096 e. 34,217,728 3. The genetic information of viruses can be a. DNA. b. RNA. c. single-stranded. d. double-stranded....
Where would you find histones? A. Part of the RNA polymerase complex that transcribes DNA. B. In a virus, helping to "inject" foreign DNA into a cell. C. Bound to an enhancer to regulate transcription. D. Asscoiated with DNA to make chromatin. What is the role of DNA ligase during DNA replication? A. It unwinds the parental double helix. B. It synthesizes RNA nucleotides to make a primer. C. It joins lagging strand (Okazaki) fragments together. D. It stabilizes the...
7. Why is RNA less stable than DNA? b) it is subject to hydrolysis at high pH a) it is subject to hydrolysis at low pH it is subject to degradation by nucleases d) both a and c are reasons e) both b and c are reasons 8. Which of the following are NOT types of DNA damage? a) deamination b) depurination c) oxidative damage e) depyrimidination d) alkylation 9. What is the role of restriction endonucleases in molecular cloning?...
20. Protein amino acid side chains can hydrogen bond in the major groove of DNA, and discriminate between each of the four possible base pairs. In which one of the following groups of amino acids can all three members potentially be used in such DNA-protein recognition? A) Ala, Asn, Glu B) Arg. Gin, Leu C) Asn, Gin, Trp D) Asn, Glu, Lys E) Glu, Lys, Pro 21. Compared with DNA polymerase, reverse transcriptase: A) does not require a primer to...
Match each molecule to its description. Answers may be used more than once. a. DNA b. mRNA c. tRNA d. ribosomes 1. Chromosomes 2. Carries specific amino acids into the cytoplasm. 3. Carried protein synthesis instructions out of the nucleus. 4. Site of protein synthesis. 5. Serves as a blueprint for mRNA
1. Answer the following questions from your knowledge on the DNA analysis and amplification lab experiment. a) What molecular mechanism is thought to operate in vivo during DNA replication with the result that dinucleotide repeats become highly polymorphic loci? b) When it comes to PCR reactions that involve a DNA target containing a dinucleotide repeat, would you expect to see any additional minor PCR products in addition to the principal product on the PAGE get? Explain your answer c) What...