Chapter 08: Transcription & RNA Processing

Question 0

What enzyme adds the 5’ cap?

Answer 0

Guanylyl transferase

Question 1

What are the three post-transcriptional processes?

Answer 1

Addition of 5’ cap, addition of poly-A tail, and splicing of introns

Question 2

What is the nucleotide used as the 5’ cap?

Answer 2

Methylated guanine

Question 3

How long is the poly-A tail?

Answer 3

~150 adenines

Question 4

What is the addition of the poly-A tail called?

Answer 4

Polyadenylation

Question 5

What methylates the 5’ cap?

Answer 5

Methyl transferase

Question 6

What does TBP stand for?

Answer 6

TATA-binding protein

Question 7

What does TAF stand for?

Answer 7

TATA-binding associated factor

Question 8

What is TFIID composed of?

Answer 8

TBP + TAF

Question 9

What is it called when TFIID binds at the TATA box?

Answer 9

Initial committed complex

Question 10

What is formed when the initial committed complex is bound with TFIIB, TFIIF, and RNA pol II?

Answer 10

Minimal initiation complex

Question 11

TATA, CAAT, GC, and OCT boxes are examples of what?

Answer 11

Promoter or consensus sequences

Question 12

TATA, CAAT, GC, and OCT boxes are found in what kind of organism?

Answer 12

Eukaryotes