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Eukaryotic Transcription Regulation Flashcards

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1
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what determines the startpoint for transcription?

A

basal apparatus

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2
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what determines the frequency of transcription?

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activators

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3
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coactivators

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connect activators to basal factors
- some have HAT activity and connect to SWI/SNF complexes

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4
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how do repressors work in eukaryotes?

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  • sequestered in the cytoplasm
  • concentration driven by competition
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5
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what is the role of DNA-binding domains?

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to bring the transcription-activation domain into the vicinity of the promoter
- DNA binding activity and transcription-activation are carried by independent domains of an activator

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6
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transcriptional activation motifs

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make contact with basal factors and recruit them to the promoter

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7
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heat shock factor DNA binding domain

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  • histone H1
  • helix turn helix
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8
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helix-turn-helix

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triple helical cluster reinforced with beta strands
- antennapedia phenotype

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9
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basic leucine zipper proteins (bZIP)

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coiled-coil dimerization domain plus a basic DNA interaction domain
- GCN4

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basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)

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involved in differentiation of muscle cells

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zinc containing DNA binding domains

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  • zinc fingers
  • bimetal thiolate cluster
  • nuclear receptors
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12
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zinc fingers

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Cys2-His 2 coordinated by a single zinc ion
- Zif268

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bimetal thiolate cluster

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2 zinc ions coordinated by 6 cysteines
- GAL4

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nuclear receptors

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  • steroids and related horomones
  • bind ligand to activate
  • 2 zinc molecules with 4 cysteins
  • gluccorticoid receptor
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why do nuclear receptors have 2 zinc modules?

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one for DNA interactions and the other for dimerization

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16
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how many zinc fingers fit into the major groove?

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3

17
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acidic activation domains

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  • cluster of negative charges
  • bulky hydrophobic residues
  • amphipathic
  • VP16 - mammalian herpes simplex virus
18
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what is a major class of domains found in yeast?

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acidic activators

19
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glucocorticoid receptor

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across the cellular membrane and binds to the GR. This disrupts the interaction between Hsp90 and the GR and allows the hormone/receptor complex (HR) to translocate to the nucleus where it dimerizes and binds to the promoter to target genes activating transcription.

20
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taxmoxifen

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  • used to fight breast cancer
  • causes helix 12 to block p160 binding
21
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ligand binding domain of the estrogen receptor

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helix 12 rotates when ligand binds
- allows p160 to bind later

22
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steroid activators

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do not directly recruit members of the preinitiation
complex. Instead, they make contact with coactivatorscoactivators, which in turn,
recruit basal factors.

23
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mode of activator function

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  1. p160 recruits HAT activity
  2. the estrogen receptor first recruits the CBP in the early stages of transcription and later recruits the mediator
24
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what do the following complexes have in common? p160, PCAF, and p300

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all have HAT activity

25
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glucocorticoid, mineralcorticoid, androgen, and progesterone

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  • form homodimers
  • all recognize TGTTCT
  • half sites are palindromes and spacing determines the element
  • head to head receptors
  • exception in TGACCT in estrogen
26
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thyroid, vitamin D, retinoic acid, 9-cis-retinoic acid

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  • form heterodimers, with the exception of 9-cis which is a homodimer
  • recognize half elements TGACCT as direct repeats
  • spacing influences recognition
  • head to tail
27
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9-cis-retinoic acid spacing

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1 bp

28
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vitamin D spacing

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3 bp

29
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thyroid spacing

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4bp

30
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retinoic acid spacing

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5 bp

31
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SMRT co-repressor

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  • thyroid and retinoic acid receptors bind to the SMRT corepressor at the promoter in the absence of ligand
  • binding reduces affinity for the corepressor and allows binding to coactivators
32
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what triggers the glucosinolate pathway in plants?

A

insect feeding

33
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glucosinolate pathway

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  • insect feeding
  • synthesis of jasminate horomone
  • activates glucosinolate pathway
  • promoter repressed if no feeding, resulting in chromosome condensation and repression
  • if there is feeding, Med25 and others reduce repression and start the estrogen cycle

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