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Chapter 18: gene expression regulation Flashcards

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metabolic control

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  1. cells adjust activity of already-active enzymes
  2. cells adjust production levels enzymes
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coordinately controlled

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group of genes controlled by one “switch”

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operator

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segment of DNA within promoter controlling access of RNA polymerase to group of genes

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operon

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operator, promoter, genes they ctonrol

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repressor

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binds to operator and blocks attachment of RNA polymerase to promoter

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regulatory gene

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gene located away from operon with its own promoter. codes for repressor protein

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corepressor

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small molecule that works with repressor protein to turn off operon

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Trp operon

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has genes for tryptophan synthesis
tryptophan absent: repressor inactive, operon on
tryptophan present: repressar active, operon off

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repressible operon

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transcription usually on but can be repressed when specific molecule binds allosterically to regulatory protein (ex: tryptophan operon)

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inducible operon

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transcription usually off but can be stimulated when specific molecule interacts with regulatory protein (ex: lac operon)

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β-galactosidase

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enzyme catalyzing hydrolysis of lactose into glucose and galactose

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lacI

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regulatory gene that codes for allosteric repressor protein for lac operon

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inducer

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specific small molecule that inactivates repressor

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allolactose

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inducer of lac operon. isomer of lactose (indicates lactose is present)

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lac operon

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has genes for lactose metabolism
lactose absent: repressor active, operon off
lactose present: repressor inactive, operon on

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lac operon genes

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lac Z: β-galactosidase
lac Y: permease
lac A: transacetylase

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negative regulation

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operons switched off by active rterpressor protein

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cyclic AMP

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accumulates when glucose is scarce

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CAP (catabolite activator protein)

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regulatory protein activated by cAMP. attaches upstream to lac promoter, increasing affinity of RNA polymerase to promoter. stimulates gene expression (of lac operon)

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positive gene regulation

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regulatory protein interacts with genome to switch transcription on (ex: CAP and lac operon)

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activator

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protein that binds to DNA and stimulates transcription of a gene

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differential gene expression

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expression of different genes by cells with the same genome

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histone acetylation

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acetyl groups attached to lysines in histone tails. neutralizes positive charges and promotes looser chromatin. (makes transcription easier)

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methylation of histone

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addition of methyl to histone tails promotes condense chromatin

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histone phosphorylation
addition of phosphate to amino acid next to methylated amino acid in histone tail promotes loose chromatin
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histone code hypothesis
modifications to histone tails can affect chromatin structure and gene expression
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DNA methylation
important for long term inactivation of genes
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genomic imprinting
regulation of whether or not maternal or paternal allele of a gene is expressed through DNA methylation. Methylation patterns are usually passed on for each DNA replication
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epigenetic inheritance
transmission of traits not directly involving nucleotide sequence
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control elements
segments of noncoding DNA in eukaryotes that serve as binding sites for transcription factors
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proximal control elements
located close to promoter
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distal control elements
located far from poromter
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enhancers
groups of distal control elements
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activation domains
structure in protein that bind other regulatory proteins or transcription stuff
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mediator proteins
interact with bound activators on control elements and proteins at promoter
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DNA bending protein
bends DNA to bring bound activators closer to promoter
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silencing
repressors recruit proteins that deacetylate histones, leading to reduced transcription
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coordinately controlled eukaryote genes
depends on specific combination of control elements with every gene in dispersed group
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alternative RNA splicing
different mRNA produced from same transcript
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mRNA degradation
mRNA degraded within a few minutes for bacteria, sometimes up to weeks in multicellular organisms
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utr
untranslated regions at 5' or 3' end. regulatory proteins can bind to those regions and block ribosome attachment
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ubiquitin
marks proteins for destruction
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proteasomes
recognize ubiquitin-tagged proteins and degrades them
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ncRNA
non coding RNA. can regulate gene expression pathway
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miRNA
single-stranded ncRNA. forms a complex with other proteins and binds to mRNA molecule with complementary sequence. degrades target mRNA or blocks translation..
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miRNA synthesis
1. long RNA precursor folds into hairpins 2. Dicer enzyme cuts out double stranded hairpins 3. one strand of hairpin degrades remaining strand is miRNA
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RNA interference
injecting double-stranded RNA turns off expression of genes with same sequence as RNA
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siRNA
blocks translation of mRNA with the same sequence as it. multiple siRNA formed from long, linear, double-stranded RNA molecule
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piRNA
ncRNA that induces formation of heterchromatin, blocking expression of transposons
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transposons
parasitic DNA
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differention
process by which cells become specialized in structure and function
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morphogenesis
physical processes that give an organism its shape
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cytoplasmic determinants
maternal substances in egg that influence development (unevenly distributed substances in unfertilized egg)
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induction
process of signals causing changes in target cells
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determination
events that lead to observable differentiation of a cell
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tissue-specific proteins
give cell its characteristic structure and function
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myoD
master regulatory gene encoding myoD protein, a transcription factor for many genes. turns cells into myoblasts (muscle cells)
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pattern formation
development of spatial organization of tissues and organs
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positional information
molecular cues controlling pattern formation
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homeotic gene
control pattern formation in late embryo, larva, and adult Drosophila
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emybronic lethals
mutations with phenotypes causing death at early stage
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maternal effect gene
if mutant in mother, always results in mutant offspring
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egg-polarity genes
maternal effect genes. control polarity of embryos
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bicoid
gene controlling body axes of drosophila. highly concentrated at anterior end. 2 mutant alleles: posterior at both ends
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morphogen gradient hypothesis
gradients of morphogenes establish an embryo's axes and other form features
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oncogenes
cancer-causing genes
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proto-oncogenes
normal versions of oncogenes
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tumor-suppressor gene
makes proteins that help prevent uncontrolled cell growth
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proto-oncogene -> oncogene pathways
1. translocation/transposition: gene moved to new locus under new controls 2. gene amplification 3. point mutation: within control element or gene
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ras gene
makes Ras protein, a G protein for a pathway (with protein kinase cascade) that synthesizes a protein that stimulates cell cycle
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p53 gene
tumor-suppressor gene that encodes transcription factor for cell-cycle inhibiting protein genes
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p21
gene whose product halts cell cycle by binding to Cdks.
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APC gene
tumor suppressor gene. often mutated in colon cancer patients
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BRCA1/BRCA2 gene
genes often mutated in breast cancer patients.
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p53 functions
- activates p21 - activates miRNAs that can inhibit cell cyle - turns on genes for DNA repair - activates suicide genes for irreparable DNA damage

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