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Bacterial Regulation Flashcards

1
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2 approaches to regulation

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gene regulation, enzyme/protein regulation

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2
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Other name for house keeping genes

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Constitutive genes

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Proteins synthesized when needed

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Inducible genes, (such as catabolic genes)

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4
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Proteins repressed when not needed

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Repressible genes (such as anabolic genes)

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5
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Catabolic genes

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Inducible

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Anabolic Genes

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Repressable

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7
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Lac Z

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Beta-galactosidase,

Hydrolyzes monomers

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Lac Y

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Lactose permease

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Lac A

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Acetylates galactosides with Acetyl-Coa

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10
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Lac operon repressor gene

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LacL (naturally active)

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11
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CAP

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Catabolite activator protein

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12
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CAP regulatory system

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Cyclic AMP activated by PEP system, when no glucose present

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13
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mRNA attenuation

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production of a shortened mRNA, terminated within the leader sequence

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14
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Negative control of the TRP operon

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TRP repressor, tryptophan acts as a corepressor

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15
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Antiterminator stem loop in trp mRNA

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2-3 stem loop

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16
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riboswitches

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cis element that forms a loop in the mRNA to block access to the shine-delgarno sequence

17
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Regulon

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genes or operons controlled by single regulatory protein

18
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Modulon

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operon network under control of common protein (CAP system)

19
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Phosphorelay system

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turn many genes on or off in response to environmental conditions

20
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2 parts of a Phosphorelay system

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sensor kinase and response regulator (DNA binding protein)

21
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Env Z

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sensor kinase for osmolarity

22
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Quorum sensing molecule for Lux operon

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N-actyl-homoserine-lactone (AHL) binds to LuxR (Lux Activator)

23
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Methyl accepting chemotaxis proteins regulate what?

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Flagellar motion (direction)

24
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Which protein interacts with flagella

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CheY

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