Translation

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Translation

• PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

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• Transcription Nucleic acid sequence (a gene) ?
  an identical copy of the Nucleic acid sequence
  (mRNA)
• Translation Nucleic acid sequence (mRNA) ? a
  sequence of Amino acids (a protein).
• How do we decode the sequence of nucleotides on
  mRNA and turn it into a sequence of amino acids
  (a protein)?

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• How many different amino acids are there?
• So can one base code for one amino acid ex. Can
  adenosine (the base) code for tryprophan (an
  amino acid)?
• Can two bases?
• What about three?

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• Meet tRNA the decoder
• There are 64 species of tRNA, each species
  recognizes the code for an amino acid or a start
  or stop signal
• Why 64?

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• Codons and Anticodons
• A codon is a group of three nucleotides on an
  mRNA molecule
• An Anticodon is the complimentary group of three
  nucleotides on a tRNA
• When the codon is recognized by the complimentary
  anticodon on the tRNA the correct amino acid
  corresponding to that codon is made available.

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4 Components used in Translation

• mRNA- the message to be translated into protein.
• Amino acids- the building blocks that are linked
  together to form the protein.
• Ribosomes- the machines that carry out
  translation.

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• tRNA (transfer RNA)- brings an amino acid to the
  mRNA and ribosome.
• One end of a tRNA molecule has an anticodon that
  complements with an mRNA codon.
• The other end has a specific amino acid.
• A tRNA molecule with a particular anticodon
  always carries the same type of amino acid.

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How does translation occur?

1. The ribosome binds to the mRNA molecule.
2. The tRNA with the anticodon that complements the
   first codon on the mRNA binds to the first site
   on the ribosome.
3. Another tRNA with the anticodon that complements
   the second codon on the mRNA binds to the second
   site on the ribosome.

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1. A peptide bond forms between the first two amino
   acids.
2. The first tRNA leaves, and the ribosome moves
   along the mRNA to the next codon.
3. The next tRNA brings in the next amino acid, and
   a peptide bond is formed between this amino acid
   and the growing amino acid chain.
4. The process continues with the ribosome moving
   along the mRNA molecule and the amino acids
   linking together until a STOP codon is reached.

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The CODE of translation
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• mRNA nucleotides are translated in groups of 3
  called codons.
• AUGCACUGCAGUCGAUGA

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• Each codon codes for a specific amino acid. 20
  different amino acids can be used in different
  combinations to form a protein.
• For example
• mRNA codon amino acid
• AAU asparagine
• CGC arginine
• GGG glycine

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Amino Acid sequence determines the 3-D protein
shape

• Interactions between amino acids cause folding
  and bending of the chain
• Examples
• positive () and negative (-) parts of amino
  acids are attracted to each other.
• hydrophobic regions are attracted to each other
• Folding
• http//www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/flashanimat/
  proteins/hydrophobic20force.swf
• Structure levels
• http//www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/flashanimat/
  proteins/protein structure.swf

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How is the amino acid sequence determined?

• The mRNA
• Each codon is a code for one amino acid
• DNA sequence T A C C G A G A T T
  C A
• mRNA sequence A U G G C U C U A A G U
• amino acid sequence Met -- Ala -- Leu --
  Ser

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U C A G  
U UUU Phenylalanine (Phe) UCU Serine (Ser) UAU Tyrosine (Tyr) UGU Cysteine (Cys) U
U UUC Phe UCC Ser UAC Tyr UGC Cys C
U UUA Leucine (Leu) UCA Ser UAA STOP UGA STOP A
U UUG Leu UCG Ser UAG STOP UGG Tryptophan (Trp) G
C CUU Leucine (Leu) CCU Proline (Pro) CAU Histidine (His) CGU Arginine (Arg) U
C CUC Leu CCC Pro CAC His CGC Arg C
C CUA Leu CCA Pro CAA Glutamine (Gln) CGA Arg A
C CUG Leu CCG Pro CAG Gln CGG Arg G
A AUU Isoleucine (Ile) ACU Threonine (Thr) AAU Asparagine (Asn) AGU Serine (Ser) U
A AUC Ile ACC Thr AAC Asn AGC Ser C
A AUA Ile ACA Thr AAA Lysine (Lys) AGA Arginine (Arg) A
A AUG Methionine (Met) or START ACG Thr AAG Lys AGG Arg G
G GUU Valine Val GCU Alanine (Ala) GAU Aspartic acid (Asp) GGU Glycine (Gly) U
G GUC (Val) GCC Ala GAC Asp GGC Gly C
G GUA Val GCA Ala GAA Glutamic acid (Glu) GGA Gly A
G GUG Val GCG Ala GAG Glu GGG Gly G
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Your turn

• Decoder construction-DNA Bingo
• Translation exercise (Find the secret message)
• Genes to proteins-practice worksheet.
• or
• Complete the Translation Practice worksheet