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Biochem - Gene Expression Transcription Flashcards

1
Q

gene expression is primarily controlled at the level of _________ ___________

A

gene transcription

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2
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gene transcription is controlled by _____ and _______ regulatory elements

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cis, trans

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3
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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

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cis-acting elements

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4
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can diffuse through the cytoplasm and act at target DNA sites on any DNA molecule in the cell (transcription factors)

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trans-acting elements

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5
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most DNA-protein interactions are weak, non-_________, readily __________ bonds

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covalent, reversible

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6
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DNA binding proteins contact several DNA bases to increase _________

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specificity

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7
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many DNA binding proteins have specificity or ________ for multiple sequences

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affinity

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8
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DNA binding proteins usually access the bases of DNA via the ________ __________

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major groove

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9
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repressible operon, tryptophan binds to the repressor protein and enables it to repress gene transcription. (adjacent to initiation site)

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trp operon

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10
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a protein that binds to the operator site of the trp operon and inhibits transcription (ligand activated)

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trp repressor

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11
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bacteria have regulatory DNA sites called ___________ (O) that control many genes at an operon

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operators

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12
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operators are bound by _________ that block RNA polymerase binding to the operator

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repressors

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13
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controlled by ligand-inactivated repressor

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lac operon

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14
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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

A

lac operon

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15
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encodes B-galactosidase, cleaves lactose into glucose and galactose

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lacZ

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16
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encodes the lactose permease, required for transport of lactose into the cell

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lacY

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17
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encodes galactoside transacetylase, transfers acetyl group from acetyl-CoA (detoxification)

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lacA

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18
Q

the lac operon is _________ and low-___________ dependent

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lactose, glucose

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19
Q

high cAMP means there is low __________

A

glucose

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20
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LOW lactose concentrations: lac repressor protein binds to region of the promoter called operator; VERY LITTLE _________ produced

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transcript

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21
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ADD lactose, then a stereoisomer, ____________, binds to the lac repressor protein, the lac repressor dissociates, RNA pol binds, transcription BEGINS

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allolactose

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22
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lac operon has ___ regulatory sites

A

2

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23
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the __________ binding site of lac operon contains CRP + cAMP

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activator

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24
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the __________ binding site of lac operon contains lac repressor

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repressor

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25
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what structure is found between the activator and repressor binding sites

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promoter

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26
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regulatory mechanism ensuring optimal substrate use. (for lac operon) = lactose present, low glucose = optimal transcription

A

catabolite repression

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27
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catabolite repression is achieved using the regulatory protein ______, which binds cAMP and becomes ligand activated

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CRP

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28
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___________ is high when glucose is low, CRP binds this

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cAMP

29
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to get maximal expression of lac operon genes, _______ must be bound AND ______ _________ NOT bound

A

CRP, lac repressor

30
Q

lactose intolerance means you have a ________ deficiency

A

lactase

31
Q

lactose cannot be absorbed through the ________ wall unless it is _____________ digested to glucose and galactose

A

intestinal, enzymatically

32
Q

X-gal

A

A chemical similar to lactose that turns dark blue when cleaved by beta-galactosidase (LAB)

33
Q

in eukaryotes, the functional ground state is that expression is ______

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off

34
Q

the process of chemical changes to the DNA and histones that activate and inactivate gene expression (chromatin altered to allow transcription)

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chromatin remodeling

35
Q

in chromatin remodeling, core histones are either __________ or ___________

A

acetylated, methylated

36
Q

acetylation of lysines by histone acetyltransferases (____) reduce the positive charge and decrease affinity of histones for _______

A

HATS, DNA

37
Q

transcription by RNA Polymerase 2 requires __ classes of proteins

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3

38
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what 3 classes of proteins are required for transcription by RNA Poly 2

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1) basal transcription factors
2) DNA-binding transactivators
3) Co-activators (and repressors) for protein-protein binding

39
Q

eukaryotic gene expression is repressed by ________ chromatin structure

A

condensed

40
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active transcription requires local ________ of chromatin to relieve repression

A

remodeling

41
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dense chromatin structure

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transcription off

42
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loose chromatin structure

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transcription on

43
Q

how many types of chromatin remodeling were shown to us?

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5

44
Q

acetylation
methylation
ubiquination
sumoylation
phosphorylation

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5 types chromatin remodeling (all post-translational mods)

45
Q

vitamin _____ (chemical) binds vitamin D receptor (protein) resulting in ___________ with RXR (protein)

A

D3, dimerization

46
Q

Produced in the skin by ultraviolet irradiation

A

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

47
Q

proteins that bind to the cis sequences and direct the assembly of transcription complexes at the proper gene

A

trans factors

48
Q

vitamin D receptor is a ______ ________, meaning it directs assembly of transcription complexes at the correct gene

A

trans factor

49
Q

transcription factors bind at super specific _______ sequences

A

DNA

50
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transcription factors have _________ motifs

A

conserved

51
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zinc fingers
leucine zippers
helix-turn-helix
helix-loop-helix

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examples of conserved motifs in transcription factors

52
Q

vitamin D has a role in _________ of gene expression by using different _______-_________ factors

A

regulation, trans-acting

53
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a regulatory protein that binds to a regulatory element in the DNA

A

trans acting factors

54
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DNA sequences that bind regulatory proteins

A

cis elements

55
Q

“Gene regulatory proteins that don’t bind to dna are called __________ and ___________ (proteins that bind other proteins)”

A

coactivators and corepressors

56
Q

adding a methyl group to DNA, x inactivation in females is an example of this

A

DNA methylation

57
Q

Inactivates transcription of DNA (decreases expression)

A

hypermethylation

58
Q

increased gene expression

A

hypomethylation

59
Q

important in eukaryotes; cellular and enzymatic reactions that inhibit the process by which polypeptides are synthesized on ribosomes

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translational repression

60
Q

in translational repression, if you phosphorylate initiation factors (___________ them)

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inactivates

61
Q

in translational repression, if ___________ bind to mRNA and initiation factors then it can stop ____________

A

proteins, translation

62
Q

a phenomenon in which gene expression and phenotype depend on which parent the genes come from

A

gene imprinting

63
Q

Compulsive eating; (expresses 1, 3; segment 2 not expressed)
DELETION OF PATERNAL

A

Prader-Willi Syndrome

64
Q

aka happy puppet syndrome, mental retardation, seizures (expresses 2, 3; segment 1 not expressed)
DELETION OF MATERNAL

A

Angelman Syndrome

65
Q

excess, ectopic agouti expression (yellow phenotype)

results in cancer, diabetes, obesity

A

LTR active

66
Q

“pseudoagouti phenotype, ““normal”” agouti expression

results: lean, healthy, normal lifespan

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LTR suppressed

67
Q

the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change

A

Epigenetics

68
Q

transcription at the lactose (lac) operon is maximal in bacteria when?

A

The cAMP and lactose levels are both high within the cell.

69
Q

a mechanism used to regulate transcription at a eukaryotic gene is?

A

protein-DNA interactions

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