Gene Repression And Memory Formation

Question 1

Repressor

Answer 1

Protein that binds to a gene, blocking transcription

Question 2

Ribosome profiling

Answer 2

Sequencing of ribsome protected mRNA fragments to provide a snapshot of active ribosomes in a given time

Question 3

RNA sequencing

Answer 3

Forms a snapshot of RNA using whole transcriptome

shotgun sequencing

Question 4

Gene repression

Answer 4

Inhibition of gene transcription by a repressor