Exam 2 pt2 Flashcards
constitutive genes
- unregulated
- constant levels of expressionn
- code proteins that are needed for survival
benefit of gene regulation is that
saving energy from only making proteins when they are needed
gene regulation is important to processes like
- metabolism
- response to stress
- cell division
regulation can happen during
transcription or translation or posttranslation
attenuation
gene regulation during transcription where it is stoped right after beginning bc of protein binding
translational repressor proteins can
bind to the mRNA and prevent translation from starting
riboswitches can
produce an mRNA conformation that prevents translation from starting
antisense RNA can
bind to mRNA and prevent translation from starting
post translational modification examples
2
- feedback inhibition
- covalent modifications
3 examples of translation regulation of gene expression
- translational repressor mproteins
- riboswitches
- antisense RNA
most common way of gene regulation
influencing rate of transcription (RNA synthesis)
repressors bind to DNA and
inhibit transcription
activators bind to _ and
DNA and increase transcription
negative control
transcriptional regulation by repressor proteins
positive control
regulation by activator proteins
small effector molecules bind to
regulatory proteins, not DNA
inducers
bind to and effect
- small regulatory molecule
- bind to activators and increase binding to DNA
- bind to repressors and decrease binding of DNA
- increase transcription
corepressors
bind to and effect
- bind to repressors and cause DNA binding
- decrease transcription
inhibitors
bind to and effect
- bind to activators and prevent DNA binding
- decrease transcription
repressible genes are regulated by
- corepressors
- inhibitors
inducers cause a _ in _ to prevent binding
conformational change in repressor proteins to prevent binding
corepressors cause a _ in _ to increase binding
conformational change in repressor proteins to increase binding
decrease transcription
corepressors cause a _ in _ to increase binding
conformational change in repressor proteins to increase binding
decrease transcription
enzyme adaptation
when an enzyme appears in the cell only after the cell is exposed to the enzyme substrate
operon is a
regulatory unit that consists of protein encoding genes under control of one promoter
polycistronic mRNA contains _ and is encoded by _
contains coding sequence for two or more protein genes and is encoded under control of operon
the lac operon consists of DNA regulatory elements…
list and what each binds
- promoter (binds RNA polymerase)
- operator (binds lac repressor protein)
- CAP site (binds CAP)
lac operon has protein encoding genes for…
list
- lac Z (beta galactogase)
- lacY (permease)
- lacA (transacetylase)
lacZ encodes _ , which _ function
- encodes beta galactosidase
- ^ cleaves lactose to allolactose
lacY encodes _ which _ function
- encodes lactose permease
- ^ required for transport of lactose
lacA encodes _ which _ function
- encodes galactoside transacetylase
- ^ covalently modifies lactose and analogs
- prevents toxic buildup of lactose
What are the two conditions for the efficient utilization of lactose?
lactose is present
What is LacI? Is lacI included in the lac operon?
No, it is not included in the lac operon. LacI has its own promoter, is constantly expressed at low levels (10 proteins per cell) and encodes the lac repressor. Negatively regulates the lac operon.
Where does the lac repressor bind? How does this prevent transcription?
Lac operator. RNA polymerase cannot access the promoter when the repressor is bound.
Where does CAP bind? What is CAP’s coactivator?
It binds to CAP site. cAMP is an inducer that allows LacI to bond. Binding of CAP is necessary for transcription to occur.
allolactose binds to _ and _
lac repressor and prevents the repressor from binding to DNA
operon is on
when there is no lactose in enviroments,
there is no allolactose so the repressor is binded and the lac operon is off
when lactose is present
beta galactosidase makes allolactose, which binds the repressor and prevents it from binding to DNA, which turns on lac operon
the lacI gene encodes _ and is _
lac repressor and is always on
the lacI- mutation
eliminates the function of the lac repressor
in the merozygote, in the absence of lactose
what does indicate
- both lac operons are repressed by >1%
- this inndicates that the repressor on the F factor can repress both operons
in the presence of lactose, in the merozygote
- both lac operons are induced
- lac operon activity is 220%
trans effect
genetic regulation between genes that are not physically next to each other
* mediated by genes that encode regalatory proteins
the lac repressor is a cis or trans effect
trans
cis effect
- DNA sequence must be next to the gene it regulates
- mediated by sequences that bind regulatory proteins
the lac operator is a cis or trans element
cis
a mutation in a trans element is _ by the introduction of a second normal gene
complemented
* the normal copy fixes the problem
a mutation in a cis acting element is _ by the introduction of another normal gene
- is not affected
- normal copy of the gene does not fix the problem since its not right next to the mutated copy
a mutated gene with a normal gene, an enzyme that has double expression in the presence of lactose but no expression without lactase is what type of effect
trans effect
the lac operon regulation by an activator is called
catabolite repression
when exposed to both lactose and glucose, e coli
uses the glucose first and lactose is catabolitely repressed
* lac operon not expressed until glucose is depleted
diauxic growth
sequential use of two sugars by a bacteria
the small effector molecule in catabolite repression of lac operon is
cAMP
in the lac operon, cAMP binds to
catabolite activator protein (CAP)
the cAMP-CAP complex is an example of transcritoinal regulation that is _ and under _ control
inducible and under positive control
the cAMP-CAP complex binds _ and _
binds CAP site and increases transcription
why does transcription of lac operon decrease in presence of glucose
- Glucose inhibits adenylyl cyclase
- cAMP levels go down
- cAMP-CAP complex cannot bind to CAP site
- transcription rate decreases
when there is no lactose or glucose but high cAMP, transcription is _
and why
low
* repressor bound bc no allolactose
* cAMP-CAP bound but repressor downstream
order of CAP site, promoter and operator on lac
- CAP site
- Promoter
- Operator (binds repressor)
lactose and glucose present, transcription is _
medium low
* no cAMP so no CAP binding
* but no repressor bound since allolactose present
glucose present but no lactose, transcription is
and why
transcription is very low
* no CAP binding bc glucose
* repressor bound bc no allolactose
the lac operon has _ operator sites for the lac repressor
3
where are the operator sites for the lac operon
- O1 next to the promoter
- O2 downstream of lacZ coding genes
- O3 slightly upstream of promoter
the lac repressor must always have binding at operator _ and should _ for good repression
always binding at operator 1 and should have two repressors for good repression
why is binding of lac repressors to two sites required
so that the lac repressors can use its domains to bind both the operator sites and form a loop that inhibits transcription
lac repressor structure and why important
lac repressor is a tetramer that uses 2 domains each to bind different operator sites to form a loop that inhibits transcription
RNA exists _ and _ is due to the binding of a small molecule
RNA exists in 2 secondary conformations (active and inhibitory) and conversion is due to binding
the active form of thiamin is
thiamin pyrophosphate (TPP)