Biochem - Gene Expression Transcription Flashcards
gene expression is primarily controlled at the level of _________ ___________
gene transcription
gene transcription is controlled by _____ and _______ regulatory elements
cis, trans
Stretches of DNA located near a gene - either immediately upstream, downstream, or inside an intron - that influence the expression of that gene. Cis regions often code for binding sites for one or more transposable factors
cis-acting elements
can diffuse through the cytoplasm and act at target DNA sites on any DNA molecule in the cell (transcription factors)
trans-acting elements
most DNA-protein interactions are weak, non-_________, readily __________ bonds
covalent, reversible
DNA binding proteins contact several DNA bases to increase _________
specificity
many DNA binding proteins have specificity or ________ for multiple sequences
affinity
DNA binding proteins usually access the bases of DNA via the ________ __________
major groove
repressible operon, tryptophan binds to the repressor protein and enables it to repress gene transcription. (adjacent to initiation site)
trp operon
a protein that binds to the operator site of the trp operon and inhibits transcription (ligand activated)
trp repressor
bacteria have regulatory DNA sites called ___________ (O) that control many genes at an operon
operators
operators are bound by _________ that block RNA polymerase binding to the operator
repressors
controlled by ligand-inactivated repressor
lac operon
gene products allow use of lactose as energy source; 3 gene products are up-regulated in the presence of lactose because the lac repressor is ligand inactivated
lac operon
encodes B-galactosidase, cleaves lactose into glucose and galactose
lacZ
encodes the lactose permease, required for transport of lactose into the cell
lacY
encodes galactoside transacetylase, transfers acetyl group from acetyl-CoA (detoxification)
lacA
the lac operon is _________ and low-___________ dependent
lactose, glucose
high cAMP means there is low __________
glucose
LOW lactose concentrations: lac repressor protein binds to region of the promoter called operator; VERY LITTLE _________ produced
transcript
ADD lactose, then a stereoisomer, ____________, binds to the lac repressor protein, the lac repressor dissociates, RNA pol binds, transcription BEGINS
allolactose
lac operon has ___ regulatory sites
2
the __________ binding site of lac operon contains CRP + cAMP
activator
the __________ binding site of lac operon contains lac repressor
repressor