RNA splicing and alternative splicing US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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RNA splicing and alternative splicing Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Does prokaryotic mRNA have introns and exons?_____
Answer: No
Flashcard 2: Capped, tailed, and spliced hnRNA is called _____
Answer: mRNA
Flashcard 3: mRNA directs ribosomal synthesis of _____, which contains a signal peptide, the A and B chains of insulin, and a connecting peptide (insulin synthesis)
Answer: preproinsulin
Flashcard 4: Familial dysautonomia can be caused by a mutation at _____ sites for the IKAP gene
Answer: splice
Flashcard 5: Where does protein synthesis take place?
Answer: RER
Flashcard 6: ribosome
Answer: protein synthesis
Extra: 50S and 30S subunits
Flashcard 7: Northern
Answer: RNA
Extra: complementary labeled RNA
Flashcard 8: What occurs during the translation step of collagen synthesis?
Answer: translation of preprocollagen α-chains
Flashcard 9: What kinds of proteins are synthesized by membrane bound ribosomes vs. free ribosomes?
Answer: membrane-bound - secretory proteins
free - cytosolic and organellar
Flashcard 10: What functions are performed by the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)?
Answer: synthesis of secretory proteins and N-linked oligosaccharide
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