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chapter 13 part 1 Flashcards

1
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what do activator proteins bind & how do they affect transcription

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bind regulatory sequences to stimulate transcription

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what do repressor proteins bind & how do they affect transcription

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bind other (so not regulatory ones)
sequences to hinder transcription

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where are regulatory proteins often found?

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in large complexes in eukaryotes
-unlike in bacteria, one transcription factor may regulate tens to hundreds of target genes

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what are the three regulatory DNA sequences

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  1. core promoter region
  2. proximal elements
  3. enhancer/silencer sequences
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about the core promoter region!

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it contains the TATA Box & other sequences
it is immediately adjacent to the start of transcription
-binds RNA pol II & its associated general transcription factors (GTFs)

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6
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tell me about proximal elements!

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they are located upstream of the core promoter region & bind additional regulatory proteins

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tell me about enhancer/silencer sequences!

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they act from greater distances from the core promoter
-the bind regulatory proteins that interact with proteins bound to one another
-enhancers/silencers can be located upstream, downstream, close to, or very far, or even within the genes they regulate

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where can enhancers/silencer sequences

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can be located upstream, downstream, close to, or very far, or even within the genes they regulate

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9
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all three regulatory regions contain ____-_______ regulatory sequences

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cis acting
they regulate transcription of genes on the same chromosome as the sequence

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what binds the core promoter & are they cis or trans acting?

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RNA pol II & various general transcription factors (GTFs)
-trans-acting regulatory proteins which can bind to their target sequence on any chromosome

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what are enhanceosomes

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when there are aggregations of multiple proteins from large complexes at enhancers

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12
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what does the enhanceosome direct

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DNA bending/loop formation that allow enhanceosome proteins to interact with RNA pol & transcription factors at the core promoter & proximal promoter elements

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13
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what does enhancer activity typically help control

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the timing & location of gene transcription

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SV80 enhancer

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consists of seven adjacent regions that are about 200 bp upstream of the transcription start point
each segment binds specific regulatory proteins

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Enhancers and silencers typically contain ___________ _____ (modules) for several transcription factors

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binding sites

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16
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what are modules

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binding sites

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17
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what do modules allow silencers/enhancers to do?

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integrate activities of different transcription factors to produce different outputs

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18
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what are pioneer factors?

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are the first to bind regulatory molecules, facilitating the binding of additional transcription factors

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can the same sequence act as an enhancer or a silencer?

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yes! depending on which regulatory proteins are present & bind to the sequence (often cell type specific)

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20
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what is SHH

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sonic hedgehog gene

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21
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what does SHH gene do?

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directs limb formage & is controlled by an enhancer 1 million base pairs away from SHH gene

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what type of fashion is SHH expressed in?

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tissue-specific due to the action of two different enhancers

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what does LCR stand for?

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locus control region

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24
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what does LCR do?

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it is a highly specialized enhancer that regulates transcription of multiple genes packaged into complexes of closely related genes

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25
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how many sequences does the LCR regulating the beta-globin complex contain & what are they?

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4
HS1, HS2, HS3, HS4

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what do the four distinct sequences regulating beta globin work together to do?

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produce the correct expression of each type of beta-globin gene throughout development

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how does the LCR function

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by recruiting the chromatin-modifying, coactivator, & transcription complexes

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what do HS1 & HS2 do?

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they bind regulatory proteins that direct formation of small DNA loops & recruitment of additional factors

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29
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muations in the sigma- & beta-globin genes produce hereditary anemias called what

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thalassemia

30
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can some thalassemia patients have no discernible muations?

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yes, some may have no discernible mutations in the protein-coding part of the globin genes, nor in their promoters

31
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what are some thalassemia cases due to?

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deletions that alterd the LCR region, causing abnormal expression of the globin genes

32
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what is UAS

A

yeat upstream activator sequences

33
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in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, transcription of genes in what pathway are carefully refulated by enhancer-like sequences

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galactose utilization pathway

34
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what happens in the UAS when galactose is the only sugar available?

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wild-type yeast induce transcription of four enzyme-producing genes
GAL1, GAL2, GAL7, GAL 10

35
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what are the four enzyme producing genes in UAS & what do they do?

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GAL1, GAL2, GAL7, GAL10
they import and break down galactose

36
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do each of the GAL genes have their own promote and similar enhancer like sequencesr?

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yes

37
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what are the GAL genes bound by?

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Gal4

38
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what is Gal4 encodes by?

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GAL4 gene

39
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is Gal4 sometime are always present in cells?

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always
it is continuously present in cells

40
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what is the enhancer like element

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upstream activator sequence
UAS of UASg

41
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what happens to Gal4 in the absence of Galactose

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Gal4 is bound & inactivated by Gal80

42
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what is Gal4 like?

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an enhancer like sequence

43
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things about UASG (how many, how many bp, binding site for what)

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UASg element contains two 17 bp repeat sequences that are binding sites for Gal4

44
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what does Gal4 function as?

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a homodimer

45
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what happens when Gal80 is bound to Gal4 (when galactose is absent)

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the Gal4 DNA-binding domain is unable to bind to UASG

46
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what binds to Gal80 when galactose is present?

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galactose & Gal3 bind to Gal80

47
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what is Gal3 encoded by?

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the GAL3 gene

48
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what happens when galactose is present

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-galactose & Gal3 bind to Gal80
-Gal80 releases Gal4- freeing the DNA-binding domain of Gal4 to recognize & bind to the UASG sites
-the transcriptional activation domain of Gal4 homodimer then activates transcription of GAL genes

49
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what activates transcription of the GAL genes

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transcriptional activation of the Gal4 homodimer when it binds to UASG sites

50
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what leads to formation of a mediator

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when Gal4 binds UASG

51
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what is a mediator

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a multiprotein complex
an enhaceosome that induces formation of a DNA loop, contacting the general transcription apparatus at the GAL gene promoters

52
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what allows the transcription factors to bind?

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physical changes in the DNA

53
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what does physical distortion of the DNA allow?

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it allows UASG promoter to bring this sequence into contact with the promoter & RNA pol II to initiate transcription

-UASG is NOT a proximal promoter; it is further upstream

54
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do eukaryotic repressors & bacteria repressors inhibit transcription through the same mechanisms?

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no- eukaryotic repressors do it differently

55
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what is one mechanism of binding repressor proteins?

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through silencer sequences that directly prevent enhancer-mediated transcription

56
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what do silencer sequences do

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they directly prevent enhancer-mediated transcription

57
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are silencer sequences cis or trans acting?

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they are cis-acting

58
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what genes utilize silencer sequences?

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GAL genes

59
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what binds the silencer sequences upstream of the GAL genes?

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protein Mig1 is produced in the presence of glucose & binds the silencer sequence

60
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is Mig1 produced in the presence or absence of glucose?

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in the presence

61
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where are the silencer sequences of GAL genes located?

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located between the UASG sequences & the promoters

62
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what protein does Mig1 attract?

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Tup1 & the two together form a repressor complex that prevents UASG from initiating transcription

63
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what prevents UASG from initiating transcription?

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when Mig1 attracts Tup1 & they form a repressor complex

64
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what are insulator sequences?

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they are cis-acting sequences located between enhancers & the promoters of genes that need to be protected from the action of the enhancers

65
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what do insulators ensure?

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there is only the target gene is regulated by the enhancer

66
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what may insulators allow?

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DNA loops that contain the enhancers & their intended target promoters while excluding non-target genes

67
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what do DNA loops exclude?

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non-target genes

68
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Some insulator sequences function by containing the spread of ________________.

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heterochromatin

69
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what is constitutive heterochromatin

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when regions of the genome are always heterochromatic

70
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facultative heterochromatin

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regions that switch between euchromatin & heterochromatin often based on tissue type or cellular needs during certain times

71
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when does positron effect variegation occur?

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(PEV) occurs when the euchromatin is placed (by mutation) neat heterochromtain, which can then spread converting some of the euchromatin or heterochromatin, this can silence genes

72
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when euchromatin is converted into heterochromatin, when can occur to genes?

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it can silence them

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