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1
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most common eukaryotic promoter consensus sequence

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TATA box located at position -25

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what is another name for the TATA box?

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Goldberg-Hogness box

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what consensus sequence in eukaryotes is often found near the -80 position

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CAAT box

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what consensus sequence in eukaryotes is often found near the -90 position

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GC-rich box
(5’-GGGCGG-3’)

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what helps RNA pol II recognize and bind to promoter sequences?

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proteins called transcription factors

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6
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what is the principle binding site for eukaryotes during promoter recognition

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TATA box

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where do transcription factors bind

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nearby regulatory sequences and interact with RNA polymerase

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TFII factors

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TFs that interact with pol II

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eukaryotic promoter recognition steps

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  1. TFIID binds TATA box sequence and TBP-associated factor (initial committed complex)
  2. TFIIB, TFIIF, and RNA pol II join complex (minimal initiation complex)
  3. joined by TFIIE and TFIIH (complete initiation complex)
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TFIID

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multisubunit protein containing TATA-binding protein (TBP)

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initial committed complex

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assembled TFIID bound to TATA box

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minimal initiation complex

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when TFIIB, TFIIF, and RNA pol II join initial committed complex

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completely initiation complex

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minimal initiation complex joined by TFIIE and TFIIH

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14
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what does the complete initiation complex contain?

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multiple proteins referred to as general transcription factors

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Band Shift Assay

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  • fragments of DNA containing suspected fragments isolated
  • mixed with RNA polymerase/transcription factors
  • fragments that bind to RNA pol/tf have slower electrophoretic migration than unbound
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16
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is the exact location of RNA pol binding in band shift assay known?

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no

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17
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DNA footprint protection assay

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  • first few steps indentical to band assay
  • all fragments end-labeled with p32
  • Dnase I added to each reaction
  • all fragments subjected to electrophoresis
  • gaps represent “footprint protection” by presence of bound transcriptional protein
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18
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Dnase I function

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randomly cleaves DNA not protected by proteins

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what do mutations inside the consensus region do

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significantly reduce levels of transcription

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20
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what do mutations outside consensus region do

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have non-significant effects on transcription

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21
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what do enhancer sequences do

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increase level of transcription of specific genes

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22
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are enhancers DNA and RNA sequences?

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DNA

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where are enhancer sequence in comparison to the gene

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  • can be upstream or downstream
  • often very different from gene sequence
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what do enhancer sequences bind to

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activator proteins and associated co-activators that interact with the TF attached to promoters

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25
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what do the activator/coactivator proteins form in enhancer sequences

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protein bridge that links enhancer proteins to initiation complex at promoter

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silencer sequences

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DNA elements that act at a distance to repress transcription of target genes

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27
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what do silencers bind to

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transcription factors called repressor proteins

28
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repressor proteins

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induce bends in the dNA to reduce transcription

29
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where are silencers located

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  • upstream or downstream
  • variable distances
30
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where are ribosomal genes found

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nucleolus

31
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nucleolus

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nuclear organelle containing rRNA and multiple copies of genes encoding rRNA

32
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what is transcription with RNA pol I similar to

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that of RNA pol II

33
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how many functional sequences do RNA pol I promoters have near start of transcription

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2

34
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2 functional sequences of RNA pol I promoters

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  1. core element
  2. upstream control element
35
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core element

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  • stretches from -45 to +20
  • initiation of transcription
  • bound by sigma-like factor 1 (SL1) protein
36
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upstream control element

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  • spans from -100 to -150
  • increases transcription level
  • bound by upstream binding factor 1 (UBF1)
37
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what do most RNA pol III promoters have

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internal control region

38
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are ICRs within or outside of the transcribed region?

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within the transcribed region

39
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internal control region composition

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2 short DNA sequences:
- box A and box B or C

40
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how many base pairs separate box A and box B/C in the internal control region

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25

41
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what kind of proteins bind to the boxes in the internal control region

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TFII proteins

42
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where does transcription begin in the internal control region

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near box A

43
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what does archaeal promoter/transcription resemble?

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simplified version of eukaryotic pol II

44
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transcription promotion in archaea

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  • 2 proteins homologous to eukaryotic tf identify 2 promoter consensus regions
  • TATA-binding protein (TBP) binds to TATA box
  • TFB binds to TFB-recognition element (BRE) upstream of TATA box
  • RNA pol then binds
45
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are bacterial or eukaryotic transcripts more stable

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eukaryotic

46
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where does transcription occur in eukaryotes

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nucleus

47
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where does translation occur in eukaryotes

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cytoplasm

48
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are introns found in bacterial transcripts?

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no

49
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pre-mRNA

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initial eukaryotic gene mRNA, fully processed to become mature mRNA

50
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modifications in post-transcriptional processing

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  1. 5’ capping
  2. 3’ polyadenylation
  3. intron splicing
51
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when does 5’ capping start

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after first 20-30 nucleotides of mRNA have been synthesized

52
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guanylyl transferase

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adds guanine to 5’ end of pre-mRNA to form unique 5’ to 5’ nucleotide bond

53
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what do additional enzymes do during mRNA 5’ capping

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methylates newly added guanine and nearby nucleotides

54
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functions of 5’ capping

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  1. PROTECTION of mRNA from degradation
  2. TRANSPORT of mRNA out of nucleus
  3. subsequent intron SPLICING
  4. enhance TRANSLATION` efficiency by orienting ribosome on mRNA
55
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3 steps of 5’ capping

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  1. guanylyl transferee removes y (3rd) phosphate of 5’ end of mRNA (leaves 2 phosphates)
  2. guanine to be added loses 2 phosphates to become monophosphate
  3. guanylyl transferase joins guanine monophosphate to 5’ mRNA by 5’ to 5’ triphosphate lihnkage
56
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name of bond between phosphates in 5’ capping

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5’ to 5’ triphosphate linkage

57
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overview of 3’ polyadenylation

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3’ end of pre-mRNA modified by action of several enzymes that remove a section of 3’ message and replace it with a string of adenines

58
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functions of polyadenylation

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  1. facilitated TRANSPORT of mature mRNA across nuclear membrane through pore complex to cytoplasm
  2. PROTECTS mRNA from degradation
  3. enhances TRANSLATION by enabling ribosomal recognition of mRNA
59
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steps of polyadenylation

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  1. cleavage/polyadenylation specificity factor binds near signal sequence
  2. cleavage-stimulating factor binds to uracil-rich region downstream
  3. CFI, CFII, and polyadenylate polymerase also bind
  4. pre-mRNA cleaved 15-30 nucleotide downstream poly. signal
  5. 3’ end of mRNA undergoes addition of 20-2000 A
  6. poly-A-binding protein joins A tail to increase rate of addition
60
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polyadenylation signal sequence

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5’ - AAUAAA - 3’
- downstream of stop codon

61
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what happens to mRNA released by cleavage during polyadenylation

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later degraded

62
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how are 20-200 A added to 3’ end of cut pre-mRNA

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through action of CPSF and PAP

63
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when does poly-A-binding protein join adenine tail

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after addition of first 10 proteins

64
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how are polyadenylation and transcription termination connected

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by activity of specialized RNase (Torpedo)

65
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Torpedo model of transcription termination

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  • after 3’ cleavage/polyadenylation, uncapped transcript still attached to RNA pol
  • digest residual transcript like torpedo
  • RNase catches up to polymerase and triggers termination

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