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Chapter Eighteen: Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes Flashcards

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1
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bacteria are ___ and ___ their environment

A

in contact with and respond to

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2
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the ability to coordinate the expression of many genes leads to ___ and ___

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survival and energy savings

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3
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luminescent bacteria protect squid from predators by controlling the ___

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light level to match the moonlight

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4
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___ of ATP being used does into protein synthesis, don’t want to ___ when its not necessary

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80%
make protein

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5
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___ participates in all three phases of prokaryotic transcription

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RNA polymerase

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6
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in transcription initiation, RNA polymerase has four subunits (___, ___, and ___); ___ binds to RNA polymerase and recognizes the promoter site and also binds to it

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two alpha, one beta, and one beta prime
sigma factor

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7
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in transcription elongation, RNA polymerase is not bound to ___, but moves along DNA until ___

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sigma factor
it reaches a termination sequence

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8
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there are two kinds of termination in bacteria: ___ and ___

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rho-dependent and rho-independent

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9
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in rho-dependent termination, ___ binds to RNA polymerase and ___

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rho protein
removes it from RNA

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10
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in rho-independent termination, RNA forms a ___

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hairpin loop

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11
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transcription and translation occur ___ in prokaryotes

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simultaneously

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12
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sequences for start and stop of transcription are ___ from sequences for start and stop of translation

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distinct

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13
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mRNA are often ___, meaning multiple genes together can be controlled by one promoter

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polycistronic

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14
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three levels of transcriptional control

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  1. binding of RNA polymerase to promoter
  2. shift from initiation to elongation
  3. release of mRNA at termination
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15
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three levels of posttranscriptional control

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  1. stability of mRNA
  2. efficient of translation initiation
  3. stability of polypeptide
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16
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in a catabolic pathway, molecules are ___

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broken down

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17
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catabolic pathways require ___

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inducible regulation

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18
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inducible regulation means that the pathway is ___ when ___

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only turned on when molecules to be broken down are present

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19
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in an anabolic pathway, molecules are ___

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built from simpler constituents

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20
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anabolic pathways require ___

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repressible regulation

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21
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repressible regulation means that the pathway is ___ unless the cell ___

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turned off
needs more of the larger molecule

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22
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utilization of lactose by E. coli provides a model system of ___

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gene regulation

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23
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two enzymes required for lactose utilization

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permease and beta-galactosidase (B-gal)

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transports lactose into cells

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permease

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25
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splits lactose into glucose and galactose

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beta-galactosidase

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26
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lactose is a disaccharide of ___ and ___

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glucose and galactose

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27
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are permease and B-gal present when lactose is not present

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yes, in very low levels

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28
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lactose is an ___ of the genes encoding permease and B-Gal

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inducer

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29
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stimulation of the synthesis of a specific promoter

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induction

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30
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molecule responsible for induction

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inducer

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31
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lac- mutants can be maintained on media with ___, so lac genes are not ___ for survival

A

glucose
essential

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32
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if both glucose and lactose are present, E. coli cells will use ___ first; if there is a lot of ___ present, lactose does not need to be ___

A

glucose
glucose
broken down

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33
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lactose induces a ___ increase in B-gal activity

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1000 fold

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34
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studies of lac mutants revealed the ___ of gene regulation

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operon theory

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35
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one signal can simultaneously regulate expression of several clustered genes

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operon theory

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36
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three structural genes in the lac operon

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lacZ, lacY, and lacA

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37
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site to which RNA polymerase binds

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promoter

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38
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controls transcription and translation

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operator

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39
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in the absence of lactose, a ___ binds to the ___ and functions to ___

A

repressor protein
operator
prevent transcription

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40
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the lac repressor is a ___ regulatory element

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negative

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41
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when lactose is present, it binds to the ___, which moves off of the ___ because it ___; this allows for ___

A

repressor protein
operator
changes shape
transcription of the structural genes

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42
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type of repressor that reversibly changes shape and cannot bind to operator

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allosteric repressor

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43
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when lactose is bound to the repressor protein, RNA polymerase binds to the ___ and initiates ___ of the ___ lac mRNA

A

promoter
transcription
polycistronic

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44
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lacZ encodes ___

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B-galactosidase

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45
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lacY encodes ___

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permease

46
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lacA encodes ___

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transacetylase

47
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lacI encodes ___

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the repressor protein

48
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a mutation in lacI that stops the repressor protein from being made causes ___ of the structural genes

A

constitutive expression

49
Q

mutations of the lacO (operator) sequence would cause ___ of the structural genes

A

constitutive expression

50
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lacIc mutants have a super repressor that binds to the ___ but cannot bind to the ___; causes ___ in the presence or absence of lactose

A

operator
inducer
repression

51
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can diffuse through the cytoplasm and act at target DNA sites on any DNA molecule in the cell

A

trans-acting elements

52
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can only influence expression of adjacent genes on the same DNA molecule

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cis-acting elements

53
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lacI+ proteins act in ___

A

trans

54
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lacO acts in ___

A

cis

55
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lacZYA are ___

A

polycistronic

56
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lac repressor binds to the ___

A

operator

57
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lac repressor domains correspond to ___

A

functions

58
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operator and promoter can be identified by ___

A

DNAse footprinting

59
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structure of operator and repressor allows for ___ in binding

A

cooperativity

60
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the lac repressor ___ motif binds DNA

A

helix-turn-helix (HTH)

61
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the HTH motif is found in hundreds of ___

A

DNA binding proteins

62
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duplication and divergence means each HTH motif recognizes a ___

A

different DNA sequence

63
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the lac repressor HTH motif recognizes the ___

A

lac operator

64
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DNAse footprinting identified the DNA sequence bound by the ___

A

repressor

65
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DNAse digests DNA not bound by a ___

A

protein

66
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digesting DNA not bound to protein forms ___ on a gel, with a break occurring when ___

A

bands
bound proteins protect the DNA from digestion

67
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when he lac repressor is bound to the lac operator, functional binding of ___ to ___ is blocked

A

RNA polymerase to promoter

68
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lac repressor tetramer binds to ___

A

two sites

69
Q

the lac operon has ___ operators, each of which contains two recognition sequences for ___

A

three
lac repressor

70
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___ has the strongest binding affinity for lac repressor

A

O1

71
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maximal repression occurs when ___

A

all four repressor subunits are bound

72
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___ repressor subunits bind to O1

A

two

73
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two repressor subunits bind to either ___ or ___

A

O2 or O3

74
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the lac operon of E. coli is regulated by both ___ and ___

A

lactose and glucose

75
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when both lactose and glucose are present, only ___ is utilized

A

glucose

76
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lactose induces ___ expression, but only in the ___ of glucose

A

lac mRNA
absence

77
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lactose prevents ___ from binding to ___

A

repressor
lacO (operator)

78
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lac repressor is a ___ regulator of lac transcription

A

negative

79
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lac mRNA expression cannot be induced if ___ is present

A

glucose

80
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in the absence of glucose, levels of ___ increase

A

cAMP

81
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cAMP binds to ___

A

cAMP receptor protein (CRP)

82
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CRP-cAMP is a __ regulator of lac transcription

A

positive

83
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CRP-cAMP complex makes ___ with RNA polymerase

A

direct contact

84
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without interaction from CRP-cAMP, RNA polymerase can ___ but is less likely to ___

A

bind the promoter
unwind the DNA and initiate transcription

85
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overall effect of glucose is to prevent ___

A

lac gene expression

86
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anabolic synthesis of tryptophan (trp) is regulated by the ___

A

trp operon

87
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structural genes for tryptophan (trp) biosynthesis are expressed only ___

A

in the absence of trp

88
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transcription from the trp promoter produces two ___

A

alternative transcripts

89
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tryptophan acts as a ___

A

corepressor

90
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binding of trp to TrpR repressor allows ___ to bind to ___ and inhibit transcription of the five structural genes

A

TrpR
TrpO

91
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in the absence of trp, TrpR repressor cannot ___

A

bind to TrpO to induce transcription

92
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gene regulation after transcription ignition occurs by several ___

A

RNA-based mechanisms

93
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RNA leader sequences act in ___

A

cis

94
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small RNAs (sRNA) act in ___

A

trans

94
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two examples of RNA leader sequences

A

attenuation
riboswitches

95
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after transcription initiation, RNA ___ can regulate gene expression

A

structure

96
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controls termination of transcription in the trp leader

A

attenuation

97
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when trp is present, transcription ___ in the trp leader; when trp is absent, transcription ___ in the trp leader

A

terminates
doesn’t terminate

98
Q

RNA leader sequence forms alternate ___ structures

A

stem loop

99
Q

the ___ is a transcription terminator; the ___ prevents formation of the ___, so it is an antiterminator

A

3-4 stem loop
2-3 stem loop
3-4 stem loop

100
Q

a terminator may halt ___ or prevent access to the ___

A

transcription
ribosome

101
Q

when trp is present, transcription ___ due to the formation of ___

A

terminates
3-4 stem loop

102
Q

movement of ribosomes depends on the availability of ___

A

tRNAtrp

103
Q

when trp is present, tRNAtrp is ___ and ___ ribosome movement allows for formation of a ___

A

available
rapid
3-4 stem loop

104
Q

riboswitches bind ___ to regulate ___

A

small molecules
gene expression

105
Q

a riboswitch is an RNA leader with ___, it binds small molecules through a short sequence called an ___, conformation of a second region called the ___ changes in response to first region configuration

A

several conformations
aptamer
expression platform

106
Q

small RNAs usually ___ translation by ___

A

inhibit
base-pairing with the ribosome site

107
Q

small RNAs can also ___ transcription by disrupting ___

A

activate
stem loops

108
Q

some small RNAs lead to mRNA ___

A

degradation

109
Q

___ is produced by transcription of the strand of DNA opposite the template strand

A

antisense RNA

110
Q

antisense RNA may ___ translation by base pairing with the sense strand

A

inhibit

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