gene expression Flashcards
transcription define & what involves
process of DNA being copied into RNA
- DNA
- transcription factors
- RNA polymerase
- ATP
translation define
process where RNA direct synthesis of proteins (nucleotides translated into amino acids)
the phosphodiester linkages connects to which carbons on the sugars
3’C of one sugar & 5’C of another sugar
single ring amino acid in DNA
pyrimidine bases - uracil & cytosine
double ring amino acid in DNA
purine bases - guanine & adenine
non-coding strand of DNA
the template strand used in transcription, different depending on gene
coding strand of DNA
non-template strand used in transcription, complimentary to the RNA new strand
transcription steps
- initiates at TTS (embedded in a core promoter)
- core promoter assembles preinitiation complex
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what direction does RNA synthesis occur
5’ to 3’ direction
does transcription need a primer
no
define high processivity
carry out continuous DNA synthesis with little dissociation
does RNA polymerase have high or low processivity
high (starts & finishes transcription)
three type of RNA polymerase
RNA polymerase I - transcribes pre-RNA
RNA polymerase II
RNA polymerase III
what is the pre-initiation complex in transcription
complex of the general transcription factors & RNA polymerase
enhancers define
they are locally regulatory sequences that activate promoters. bind transcription factors, cofactors which increase transcription from the core promoter
Transcription promoters
- TATA box (30bp upstream of TSS)
- initiator (Inr) motif = overlaps with TSS = binds TAF1 more abundant than TATA
- DPE = increases TFIID binding in TATA-less promoters
- BRE sequence enhances binding of TFIIB to promoters
CpG islands
regions of elevated GC in promoters
- have distinct chromatin modifications & involved in constitutive gene expression
= promoter regions with high guanine and cytosine
Pre-initiation core
- RNA polymerase (I, II, or III)
- TATA box-binding protein (TBP: required for both TATA-box-less promoters)
- general transcription factors (TFIIA, TFIIB, TFIID, TFIIE, TFIIF for pol II) or related proteins for I & III.